The Canberra speculative fiction convention, Conflux 8, is coming up – it will be held from 29-30 September 2012 at the Novotel. I’m planning to attend, and look forward to carrying on some of the great conversations we started at Conflux last year.

The conference convenors have just announced details of the short story contest, which closes 29 June. I wasn’t planning to submit anything, but last night a story came to me, almost fully formed. I’ll mull it over for a few more days, trying to unpack the layers of meaning, before I make any decisions about writing it. I am supposed to be fully focused on my MPhil research project, but I am a master already of ‘productive procrastination’!

Are you coming to Conflux?