Tickets are now available to the Aurealis Awards ceremony!

The Aurealis Awards ceremony will celebrate the finalists and winners of the 2025 Aurealis Awards season, and is taking place as part of GenreCon.

An initiative of Queensland Writers Centre, GenreCon is Australia’s leading conference dedicated to genre writers, annually featuring an impressive line-up of leading names in Australian and international genre fiction across a weekend of panels, seminars, and special events.

Attendance at the Aurealis Awards ceremony is included with the full GenreCon membership, but event-only tickets for the ceremony are also available. Get in QUICK, as they are selling fast!

WHEN: Saturday 21 February, 2026

WHERE: Thomas Dixon Centre, 406 Montague Road, West End, Brisbane

NOTE: All 2025 entrants and judges are entitled to the $30 ticket price – no further discounts will be available for finalists.

Current full members of GenreCon 2026 must book their spot using the GenreCon Ticketholder Admission ticket – ensure your registration details match those of your ticket booking for validation.

The 2025 Aurealis Awards shortlists will be announced in the first week of February.