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Today we have a representative online at @octocon.bsky.social if you are an online attendee, @effjayem.bsky.social is hosting the social space from 12:30pm to 2pm. #Aussiecon5

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 15h

Our newsletter, Progress Report #0, has just gone out! If you have signed up and didn't receive it, let us know. Memberships are available now! Join our Team and help to put on the 2028 Worldcon in Brisbane, Australia! mailchi.mp/38ee5def57de... #Worldcon #Brisbanein28 #HugoAwards

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Since it came up in conversation recently, here is my "Some Ways to Retell a Fairy Tale". I really want to do a little illustrated book of this one day. reactormag.com/some-ways-to...

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Some Ways to Retell a Fairy Tale - Reactor

There's more to “once upon a time” than meets the eye...

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Worldcons strive to be inclusive and accessible. Accessibility is shaped by the venues we use, the ways we use them and the things our members tell us they need. Our host city, Brisbane, is implementing A City for Everyone: Inclusive Brisbane Plan, 2019-2029 It's a downloadable pdf. #Aussiecon5

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Pitt Rivers museum is a museum of Anthropology in the U.K. "digital heritage researcher Chanel Coromandel, master weaver Hamuera Manihera & cultural interpretation expert Paora Tibble have been selected as the inaugural Te Māori Fellows at Pitt Rivers Museum, " www.facebook.com/share/p/1GBL...

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today while doom scrolling we discovered Steve the Spider (One Man Band) from Itty Bitty Beats of New Zealand. youtu.be/NDH3EuhVNGg?...

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Steve the Spider (One Man Band) 🕷️🤠 | Funny Kids Song |

YouTube video by Itty Bitty Beats - Fun Songs For Kids

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some upcoming events!

Upcoming Events
3-4 October 2026
Brisbane Illustration Fair
11 October 2026
Brisbane Writers Festival
Chair: Myth & Magic panel
17 October 2026
American Bookbinders Museum
San Francisco
Silhouette Bookplate Workshop
22-25 October 2026
World Fantasy Convention
Oakland, California
Chair: Myth & Magic panel

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Made me laugh this morning. From @punkeydoodles8.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/r/1LwE...

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As you should. Community matters. ❤️

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last week Friends of Tiny Koala visited the Baltimore Science Fiction Society building to observe club annual elections. Some remain at the building, while others have found forever homes with club members. @balticon.bsky.social #Aussiecon5

Tiny Koala balanced on a lilac ipad with a picture of a library with a few people, bejind.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Stay on th Path" — available as a print, and other things... www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3731...

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Stay on the Path by tanaudel | Redbubble

A series of pleasant diversions in a fairy-tale wood.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And finally we have Major Thomas Wussfuss. He will be chairing the Business Meeting and promises to rule with a firm and fair paw. #Aussiecon5

Ginger and white tabby cat with yellow eyes, a full white bib and a ginger Hugo rocket on his nose. His tail is peach with dark ginger stripes and his paws are white. He is sitting with bookshelves behind him .

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Apologies for the cut and paste here: I'm travelling. But meet Cleo on the maintenance team and Athena on Su-purrvision. #Aussiecon5.

Left: a black cat at the top of a ladder; right, a tabby cat staring at you hard.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thanks, all, for your patience: the certificate error on redirection of the brisbane28.org URL to the new aussiecon.org URL has now been resolved. If you experience any future issues, please do let us know with a comment here or by contacting socialmedia@brisbane28.org. 🐨

image of the new Aussiecon5 Worldcon in 2028 website front page, with the theme "Story Telling from the Past Through the Future".

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Secretly, it turns out that the best breakfast culture on Earth is Australia’s. Best of Western and East Asian dishes (poached eggs & prosciutto or seafood congee at the same caffè!), light & hardy dishes in case people are ravenous from early morning water sports, + mountains of avocado & mango!

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Miss Phryne Basset is head of investigations. She would like to investigate your back pack, your pockets and your lunch box please. #Aussiecon5

Tri colour Basset hound leasing her team of two dachshunds through the woods. Her tongue is out in anticipation

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Congratulations on your Anniversary, from the team at @aussiecon5.bsky.social !

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Noodle is available in the Quiet Space for pats. She has the softest fur in the world. Team #Aussiecon5

A lovely white mastif lying on a grey bed with a pink blanket, just waiting for you to take time for a pat.

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GeekGirlCon @geekgirlcon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last chance to come join the magic of GeekGirlCon at Rose City Comic Con! We’re at Ginko-03 just waiting to geek out with you! 😘 #Comiccon #GeekGirlCon #RoseCityCC

Tina takes a selfie at the GeekGirlCon table while four seated GGC volunteers pose randomly behind her, smiling and arms outstretched in peace signs.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In the house just behind his, lives a seal point Meezer called Rhea. She has a red collar. When they play together (every morning) they look very Snow White and Rose Red 😆 #Aussieccon #Fairytales.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Code of Conduct is a key part of the policy infrastructure of a modern Worldcon. As policies need implementation, we would like to introduce Freddie Purrcury, Pest Control Officer for #Aussiecon5. (aka MurderKit).

Bue eyed, blue point (aka grey) siamese cat, whiskers twitching with a blue collar which has a predator bell.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's appointment is Bindi. Bindi will be responsible for food quality control. All food served on the premises will have been *personally* checked out.

A brindled dog face with dark brown yes peeps out from a cream soft bed. She is wearing a blue sweater decorated with cream clouds.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Head of Tech is this handsome gentleman, S. He promises to reorganise your wires. #Aussiecon5

A handsome black labrador looks at some black piping and wonders what would happen if he chewed it. Behind hm are brown storage boxes on top of which to the left are tool boxes and to the right a lap top.

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Cora Buhlert @corabuhlert.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tiny Koala gazes across the museum harbour in Bremerhaven with the submarine "Wilhelm Bauer" and the other historical ships of the German Maritime Museum. In the background, you can also see the radio tower of the Alfred Wegener polar research institute. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Aussiecon5 #Bremerhaven

Tiny Koala gazes out across the museum harbour in Bremerhaven

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In charge of the Consuite at #Aussiecon5 is the treasurer's cocker spaniel, Bailey.

Red gold cocker spaniel standing in front of two fridges full of wine. Judging by the look in his eyes, he will accept sossidges as bribe.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 60th Birthday, Star Trek! Celebrating a show that was the entrée for many of us into SFF fandom. 🖖 #StarTrek #StarTrekDay

"Star Trek 60" appears on a background of a colourful nebula.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yes, it was! @wilwheaton.net was a Featured Guest at LAcon V. We look forward to seeing you in Montréal next year.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Congrats on being seated as the next Worldcon, Aussiecon5!" – Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net

image of actor and author Wil Wheaton at LAcon V: a dark-haired man with black glasses and a beard and moustache, wearing a black Depeche Mode t-shirt and a con badge with several ribbons, with a beige LAcon V tote bag over his shoulder and a Brisbane Tiny Koala clipped to the straps of the tote bag.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's Team Pet is Tabith, who supervises the work of @crewgrrl.bsky.social Tabith is in charge of not letting you leave, ever. Tabitha is recruiting. #Aussiecon5

You have a purple blanket over your legs. Facing away from you is a soft grey cat. When you look more closely you realise that she is a very soft grey and peach tortoiseshell.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One of the lighter things the team discusses is what roles our pets might want on staff. @yaritji.bsky.social's Greyhound Houston wishes to host the Hugos. What role would your pet play at #Aussiecon5 (more Team Pets tomorrow!)

Grey greyhound with soulful caramel eyes looking out from a cloth spacesuit with a grey and red rocket ship shaped helmet with yellow wings.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Australians! Three days remain to vote! bwf.org.au/queensland-l... If you have any networks you can activate in support of HONEYEATER, I would be so grateful (but also it's a fabulous shortlist, dagnabbit)

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The Lord Mayor’s People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award

The Lord Mayor’s People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award lets you decide the winner! The shortlist below comprises two judges’ picks each from the Fiction and Non-Fiction award categories, p...

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who showed up to our Hugo Awards Watch Party at @laworldcon.bsky.social! We also had a great Aussiecon5 celebration afterward for winning the 2028 Worldcon for Brisbane.

A hotel room full of people seated in rows of chairs in front of a large-screen TV. There is a table full of snacks and another with tubs of sodas on ice. The audience are enjoying food and drink whilst they watch the 2026 Hugo Awards ceremony.

Several rows of chairs on the Lanai deck outside the Aussiecon5 party suite, filled with more people enjoying food and drink whilst they watch the 2026 Hugo Awards ceremony through the hotel room's floor-to-ceiling windows. The Lanai deck is decorated with festive strings of lights.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Trivia: 3,000 #BrisbaneIn2028 Koalas were released into the wild @laworldcon.bsky.social That means around 75% of the membership went home with a #TinyKoala.

tiny koala toys with turquoise vests, in a blue suitcase.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yes. They will be released later.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thank you everyone who came and spoke to us @laworldcon.bsky.social In total we have 745 wsfs members, 103 attending members, and around 300 presupporters. We took 160 presupports at LA! Bookmark our new website aussiecon.org and please sign up for the convention and convention volunteering.

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Aussiecon 5 | 86th World Science Fiction Convention (Brisbane 2028)

Official site for Aussiecon 5 (Meanjin / Brisbane in '28), the 86th Worldcon. Dates: 27–31 July 2028. Membership registration, guests of honour, news PR0, venue and host city guides.

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