The 2023 Boundless Festival consisted of five in-person events between September and December, in partnership with Western Sydney venues.

Curated by festival director Alan Baxter, the 2023 Speculative Fiction Festival program boasted some of Australia’s best fantasy, sci-fi and horror authors, discussing everything from craft and inspiration to publishing and industry.

Congratulations to the successful applicants to our 2023 mentoring program for emerging literary curators from culturally diverse backgrounds: Alejandra Martinez, Greg Page and Simone Amelia Jordan, as well as returning curators Tina Huang and Zohra Aly.

“Boundless is a festival that celebrates our interconnectedness, amplifies our unique voices, brings us together through the power of words.”

We asked the curators a couple of questions before the festival, to provide you with a chance to get to know them and their work better.

We might be staying at home this month, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage with some fantastic literary discussions! Pull out your laptop and support writers with some of these great virtual events. This list is updated periodically so you can keep up to date with what’s happening in our (digital) literary communities.

There’s plenty happening around the state this March.

So you better get pencilling!

In June we explored the surreal worlds of science fiction, fantasy and horror at Writing NSW’s Speculative Fiction Festival.

‘It was captivating to hear about all different authors and their lives, learning about the dramatic changes that being a nonfiction writers had on them.’