Convention |
Dates |
Venue |
Guests, Notes |
Chairs
|
Conflux |
April 23-26, 2004 |
Rydges Lakeside |
Gregory Benford, Sean McMullen, Karen Herkes |
Donna Maree Hanson
|
Conflux 2: Modern Myths and Ancient Legends |
April 22-24, 2005 |
Rydges Lakeside |
Jennifer Fallon, Terry Dowling, Maxine McArthur, Jackie French, Bob Eggleton |
Donna Maree Hanson
|
Conflux 3: A Convention of Fantastic Worlds |
June 9-12, 2006 |
National Museum of Australia |
Ellen Datlow, Kate Forsyth, Dan Abnett, Steve Jackson, Andy Chambers, Joan D. Vinge, James Frenkel, Sara Douglass, Jackie French, Jason Paulos, Queenie Chan. Conflux 3 had guest appearances via videolink from Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Lloyd Alexander. |
Trevor Stafford
|
Conflux 4: Heroes from Near and Afar |
September 28 - October 1, 2007 |
Rydges Lakeside |
Kevin J. Anderson, Simon Brown, Donna Maree Hanson, Graham Joyce, Rebecca Moesta, Garth Nix, Jonathan Strahan, Kaaron Warren |
Nicole R. Murphy
|
Conflux 5: Dreaming |
October 3-6, 2008 |
Marque Hotel |
Liz Gorinsky, Jack Dann, Cat Sparks, Gillian Polack, Mark Shirrefs, and (fan) Bruce Gillespie |
Karen Herkes
|
Conflux 6: Secrets |
October 2-5, 2009 |
Marque Hotel |
Emily Rodda, James Minz, Marc McBride |
Karen Herkes
|
Conflux 7: From Here to There |
September 30 - October 3, 2011 |
Quality Hotel Woden |
Kim Westwood, Natalie Costa-Bir, Lewis Morley, Marilyn Pride |
Karen Herkes
|
Conflux 8: On the Beach |
September 29-30, 2012 |
Novotel Canberra |
Keri Arthur, Keith Stevenson |
Jane Virgo
|
Conflux 9: Steam, Angels, Junk |
April 25-28, 2013 |
Rydges Capital Hill |
Nalo Hopkinson, Marc Gascoigne, Karen Mitchell, Kaaron Warren, and (fan) Rose Mitchell |
Donna Maree Hanson and Nicole R. Murphy
|
Conflux 10: Journeys of Discovery |
October 3-6, 2014 |
Rydges Capital Hill |
Margo Lanagan, Alisa Krasnostein |
Karen Herkes
|
Conflux 11: Light |
October 2-5, 2015 |
Novotel Canberra |
Isobelle Carmody, Tehani Wessely |
Karen Herkes and Leife Shallcross
|
Conflux 12: Red Fire Monkey |
September 30 - October 3, 2016 |
Novotel Canberra |
Alan Baxter, David Farland, Meri Amber |
Karen Herkes and Leife Shallcross
|
Conflux 13: Grimm Tales |
September 29 - October 2, 2017 |
Vibe Hotel |
Ellen Datlow, Angela Slatter, Meri Amber |
Karen Herkes and Leife Shallcross
|
Conflux 14: The Unconventional Hero |
September 29-October 1, 2018 |
Vibe Hotel |
Ambelin Kwaymullina, Rob Hood, Lee Murray |
Leife Shallcross
|
Conflux 15: What Lies Beneath... |
October 5-7, 2019 |
Gungahlin Library |
Thoraiya Dyer, John Scalzi, Les Petersen |
Alistair Ott
|
Conflux 16: Visions of Time (Australian Natcon) |
October 2-4, 2020 October 1-4, 2021 September 30-October 3, 2022 |
Rex Hotel Rydges Hotel Capital Hill, Canberra |
John Birmingham, Helen Marshall, Shauna O'Meara Amie Kaufman, Daniel O'Malley, Lisa Fuller, Tom Buckland. Postponed due to Covid-19. |
Llewellyn Dobbs
|
Conflux 17: Passages and Portals (Australian Natcon) |
September 29-October 2, 2023 |
Novotel Canberra |
Amie Kaufman, Grace Chan, Lisa Fuller, Ellen Datlow, Helen Marshall, and (fan) Perry Middlemiss |
Alistair Ott and Nathan Phillips
|
Conflux 18: Missions & Quests |
October 4-7, 2024 |
Mecure Hotel Canberra |
T. R. Napper, Aaron Dries, Maddy March
|