Australasian Association of Writing Programs

The 31st Annual Australasian Association of Writing Programs Conference: “Voicing Our Worlds”, UNSW, Sydney, 2–4 December 2026, supported by the School of the Arts and Media and the Faculty of Arts, Design, & Architecture, UNSW.

Hosted by the Literary Provocations Hub at the University of New South Wales Sydney, the 31st Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) 2026 conference will be held in-person at the UNSW Kensington campus, situated on unceded Bidjigal lands. The conference is a cross-institutional collaboration between UNSW Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, and Western Sydney University.

Registration to the conference is free for all First Nations delegates. We request that you register here for catering and logistics purposes.

Sign up for our exciting suite of pre-conference (Tuesday 1 December) professional development workshops with leading Sydney-based writers and artists including Felicity Plunkett, Julie Koh, Subhash Jaireth, Lizzie Levot, Troy Reid and Clare Britton.

Register via the button below for the conference and workshops. Early Bird closes September 30: 

Build your research skills and connect with our Creative Writing community at our free and hybrid Postgraduate Day program (Tuesday 1 December), open to all Creative Writing HDRs and ECRs, and featuring sessions with Jen Webb, Melody Ellis, Lee McGowan, Carolyn Beasley and Ariella Van Luyn. Register via the button below: