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Conflux will again be holding a virtual mini-con on the weekend of August 2 and 3. What’s a virtual mini-con, I hear you cry? Well, it’s an online convention, a gathering of friends and fans that follow a program to spend an hour chatting with a special guest. Best of all, it’s completely free!

This year, the virtual mini-con will run from midday on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday, with a six hour break early Sunday morning (so we can get some sleep). Current Conflux guests Jack Dann, Cat Sparks, Gillian Polack and Bruce Gillespie will be taking part, along with past Conflux guests Maxine McArthur, Karen Herkes, Ellen Datlow, Kaaron Warren, Jonathan Strahan, Sean Williams, Kevin J Anderson and Jackie French. Conflux workshop presenters, international and Australian writers and members of the Conflux committee will also be part of the fun and ready for a grilling.

Book the dates and times into your diary, and at the appropriate time go to the forum at www.conflux.org.au/forum (note it’s not working at the moment, we’re doing some work to get it ready), sign in, find the forum featuring the guest you want to chat to and join the fun. There will also be a lounge, for general conversation in between spots. There will be a special membership for the physical convention available during the weekend, so come along and join the fun.

If you have any more questions, contact Conflux 5 programmer Nicole R Murphy on programme@conflux.org.au

Saturday August 2

12pm – Glenda Larke

1pm – Chris Barnes

2pm – Gillian Polack

3pm – Bruce Gillespie

4pm – Phill Berrie

5pm – Stephen Hunt

6pm – Peter Strong

7pm – Karen Miller

8pm – Fiona McLennan

9pm – Maxine McArthur

10pm – Sharyn Lilley

11pm – Karen Herkes

12am – Ellen Datlow

1am to 6am – break

7am – Sherwood Smith

8am – Nicole R Murphy

9am – Jonathan Strahan

10am – Kaaron Warren

11am – Sean Williams

12pm – Kevin J Anderson

1pm – Cat Sparks

2pm – Jackie French

3pm – Jack Dann

4pm – Simon Haynes

5pm – Marianne de Pierres

Note all times are Australian Eastern Standard Time