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Monday, 3 February 2025

DarkSider News: February 2025 - Events!

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty.

It should be offered to them as a precious gift."

- Kate DiCamillo

Events our DarkSiders are attending -

featuring upcoming events for coming two months, update to events, and new events.

Books in Bars - Queen of Hearts - Valentine's Author Panel

NSW

11 February

Amy Hutton

Book Lovers Night

Umina Beach, NSW

14 February

Amy Hutton

Books In-Sight Melbourne

Q Events Melbourne

15 February

Khloe Wren

Lilliana Rose

M.L. Tompsett

M.J. Scott

Maggie Mundy / Maggie Rose

Blussh Romance Festival

14-15 February

HM Hodgson

Melanie Pickering

GenreCon: Alchemy

State Library of Queenslan

28 February - 2 March

HM Hodgson

Adelaide Fringe Festival

Pawprints in Our Hearts Book Launch,

Krazy Kat Gallery, and Mar-Kat

8 March (book launch)

8-23 March (gallery)

23 March (Mar-Kat)

Astrid Cooper

Tickets - free

Motorcycles, Mobsters and Mayhem Author Event

Dallas Texas, USA

15 March

Khloe Wren

A Romantic Rendezvous

Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA)

Multi city event

March

Brisbane

Bernadette Rowley

Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff

HM Hodgson

Melanie Pickering

Panel sessions

Our book boyfriends - includes Donna Maree Hanson

Behind the Story - includes HM Hodgson

Sydney

Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff

Efthalia

Keri Arthur

Leisl Leighton

Panel sessions
Our favourite tropes - includes Donna Maree Hanson
When romance and danger collide - includes Leisl Leighton

Melbourne

Cathleen Ross

Donna Maree Hanson / Dani Kristoff

HM Hodgson

Hellucy Howe

M.J. Scott / Melanie Scott

M.L. Tompsett

Nicole Hurley-Moore

Samantha Marshall

Panel sessions
Rural stories - includes Cathleen Ross and Nicole Hurley-Moore
Paranormal vs fantasy - includes Donna Maree Hanson, HM Hodgson & M.J. Scott
Real life in romance - includes M.L. Tompsett

Perth

Juanita Kees

L.A. Monteiro - pre-order form

Tickets

List of signing authors

Readers Unleashed

Cairns

14-15 March

Cassie Laelyn

HM Hodgson

Mila Young

Rachel Armstrong

Supanova

Melbourne

29-30 March

Keri Arthur

Tickets on sale soon!

Ages of Pages
Hamilton, New Zealand
26 April

Free entry

Tickets now available

BLC25: Book Lovers Con

Las Vegas, USA

15-17 May

HM Hodgson

BABE - Ballgown and Books Event

The Dome, Sydney

31 May - 1 June

Cassie Laelyn

Keri Arthur

- pre-order form

Lilliana Rose -

Mila Young

Rachel Armstrong

Tickets

Get Witchy With It

New Orleans, USA

28-29 June

Celestial Events

Brisbane

18-23 June

There's almost a week of activities. See event ticket listing.

Book Signing & Merch Day

20-21 June

Bernadette Rowley

HM Hodgson

Leisl Leighton

Tickets now available

(all Celestial Events)

Tales & Tomes Indie Book Convention

Sunshine Coast, QLD

19 July

HM Hodgson

Tickets now available

- pre-order form

GLO (Gay Lit Oz)

Brisbane, QLD

28 September

TJ Nichols

- pre-order form

Tickets

Meet Your Next Book Boyfriend

Hunter Valley, NSW

22 November

Bernadette Rowley

Efthalia - pre-order form

Keri Arthur

Leisl Leighton

Lilliana Rose - pre-order form

Mila Young - pre-order form

Rachel Armstrong

Tickets

Enchanted Readers & Authors

Melbourne, VIC

30 January - 1 February 2026

Mila Young

Tickets not yet available

Meet Me in the Mountains

Blue Mountains, NSW

7 February 2026

Helen Walton

Lilliana Rose

Mila Young

Rachel Armstrong

Facebook Attendee group

Tickets not available yet.

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Congratulations to our DarkSiders!

Happy Reading everyone. Be safe & well.

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