The Australian Fairy Tale Society has held conferences since 2014, and we look forward to running more in the future.
Members can access details of our previous conferences, including programs, keynote addresses and sound recordings or videos by visiting the member’s conference index page.
2023 AFTS Conference, Sydney
Title: Cottage, Cauldron, Castle: Power and Place in Fairy Tales
We’ll also be celebrating our 10th anniversary!
Date: June 24-25, 2023
Location: Sydney (Suburb of Campsie)
Keynote: Dr Michelle Smith
Program and Registrations are now live!
General Call for Presentations closed March 11, 11pm AEDT.
2022 AFTS Conference, Brisbane
Title: Australian Fairy Tales: Flesh or Fossil?
Date: October 1-2, 2022
Location: Brisbane’s South Bank precinct
Keynote panel: Bettina Nissen (MC) will converse with Uncle Alan Parsons, Johanna Henwood, and Kathleen Jennings
General Call for Presentations (now closed)
Invitation to Griffith University students closes 7pm, August 29, 2022 (now closed)
Conference details here! (We’re so excited!)
2021 AFTS Conference, Online
Title: Enchanting: Music, Magic, Spells
Date: 12-13 June 2021 online
Location: Online via Zoom
Keynote speaker: Wendy Blaxland
Program: 2021 Online Conference Program
2021 AFTS Conference, Sydney
Title: Enchanting: Music, Magic, Spells
Date: 14 June 2021 live
Location: Newtown Town Hall, Newtown, NSW
Keynote speaker: Frank Oakes
Program: 2021 Sydney Conference Program
2020 AFTS Conference
Title: Magic Mirrors: The Seen and The Unseen
Date: 5-8 June 2021
Location: Online via Zoom and Facebook
Keynote speaker: Kathleen Jennings
Program: 2020 AFTS Conference Program
2018 AFTS Conference
Title: Gardens of Good and Evil: Growing Life, Plucking Death
Date: 10 June 2018
Location: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW
Keynote speaker: Kate Forsyth
Program: 2018 AFTS Conference Program
2017 AFTS Conference
Title: So Many Mattresses: Truth, Reality, Fiction On A European Bed
Date: 24 June 2017
Location: Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield, VIC
Keynote speaker: Durgah Devi (Dee) Palanisamy
Program: 2017 AFTS Conference Program
2016 AFTS Conference
Title: Into the Bush: Its Beauty and Its Terror
Date: 26 June 2016
Location: Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield, VIC
Keynote speaker: Jackie Kerin
Program: 2016 AFTS Conference Program
2015 AFTS Conference
Title: Transformations: Spinning Straw into Green and Gold
Date: 21 June 2015
Location: NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle, NSW
Keynote speaker: Sophie Masson
Program: 2015 AFTS Conference Program
2014 Inaugural AFTS Conference
Title: The Fairy Tale in Australia
Date: 9 June 2014
Location: Paddington Uniting Church, Paddington, NSW
Keynote speaker: Carmel Bird
Program: 2014 AFTS Conference Program
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