We run a handful of events per month, both officially and spontaneously. Our official events are promoted via our Facebook and Meetup groups and our spontaneous events (including online and in-person write-togethers and critique forums) are organised through our Discord server.
Scheduled
- Speculative Writing Night at Chatswood Library: Fourth Wednesday of the month – RSVP through the library
- Open Mic at WestWords Parramatta: Quarterly (2026 dates TBC)
- Short Story Club: 2026 dates TBC
- Speculative Writing in Focus at Chatswood Library: Our annual one-day craft-focused event as part of the Willoughby Literary Festival, 17-19 July 2026. Save the date! More details to come.
- Speculative Writing Night: January 2026
Write-in at Chatswood Library
Speculative Writing Night is our regular write-in night at Chatswood Library. Our aim is to provide a supportive community for speculative fiction writers at all levels, offering a platform for networking, dedicated writing time, craft discussions, and publication tips. Whether you’re just starting or an established wordsmith, join us on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Chatswood Library.
- 5:30 – 6:00pm: Introductions and casual chat
- 6:00 – 7:30pm: ‘Focus & Write’ session
- 7:30 – 8:30pm: Continue writing, or socialise and share your progress
Host: Stephanie Johnson & Mandy Munro
Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Chatswood Library, The Concourse 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood (booking for ‘The Creator Space’)
Bring: Your work in progress, whether on screen or paper.More 2026 dates
- 25 February 2026
- 25 March 2026
- 22 April 2026
- 27 May 2026
- 24 June 2026
- 22 July 2026
- 26 August 2026
- 23 September 2026
- 28 October 2026
- 25 November 2026
- Short Story Club #2
‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ by Ursula K Le Guin
Short Story Club is a reading club for time-poor people who love speculative fiction. Just like other clubs we read the story and discuss it… though expect to go deeper into craft elements as writers.
This Short Story Club reading is Ursula K Le Guin’s ‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas‘.
(There’s also a bonus reading, if you feel like it, of a recent response story in Clarkesworld magazine, ‘Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole‘ by Isabel J Kim.)
Host: Adam Richard with Sheriden Goldie
Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: The Orchard Hotel, 455 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood
Bring: Your thoughts on the short story, having read it before the meeting.
Past Events
- Short Story Club #1
‘Stitched to Skin like Family Is’ by Nghi Vo Short Story Club is a reading club for time-poor people who love speculative fiction. Just like other clubs we read the story and discuss it… though expect to go deeper into craft elements as writers. The first Short Story Club reading is Nghi Vo’s award-winning ‘Stitched… Read more: Short Story Club #1 - Speculative Writing Night: November 2025
Write-in at Chatswood Library Speculative Writing Night is our regular write-in night at Chatswood Library. Our aim is to provide a supportive community for speculative fiction writers at all levels, offering a platform for networking, dedicated writing time, craft discussions, and publication tips. Whether you’re just starting or an established wordsmith, join us on the… Read more: Speculative Writing Night: November 2025 - Open Mic: November 2025
Annie McCann at WestWords Parramatta WestWords has partnered with Sydney Speculative Scribes to take your word from the page to the stage. Come read a short story or an excerpt from your longer work and listen to other speculative fiction writers in an intimate and supportive environment. Our featured reader this session is Annie McCann. Annie McCann is… Read more: Open Mic: November 2025 - Speculative Writing in Focus 2025
Part of the Willoughby Literary Festival As part of our commitment to Sydney speculative writers who are at an intermediate level looking to develop professionally, we present Speculative Writing in Focus, a one-day event full of sessions to elevate your skills, in partnership with the Willoughby Literary Festival. Schedule: Host: Adeline Teoh with Stephanie Johnson &… Read more: Speculative Writing in Focus 2025