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Penguin Fantasy Fest 2025

Penguin Fantasy Fest is back and better than ever!

Coming to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart this July, Penguin Fantasy Fest 2025 will comprise of four magical evenings with some of our favourite Australian authors in the genre: Lynette Noni, Lauren Jackson, Sophie Clark, Keshe Chow and Lyndall Clipstone.

Learn more about each event and get your tickets below. It's a night you won't want to miss. 

Books will be available to purchase at events – we hope to see you there!

Penguin Fantasy Fest events

Brisbane

  • When: 21 July 2025, from 6:30 - 9:00 PM
  • Where: The Old Museum, 480 Gregory Ter, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
  • Who: Lynette Noni, Lauren Jackson and Sophie Clark
  • Get tickets here

Sydney

  • When: 23 July 2025, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
  • Where: St Stephens Uniting Church, 197 Macquarie Street Sydney, NSW 2000
  • Who: Lynette Noni, Lauren Jackson and Lyndall Clipstone
  • Get tickets here

Melbourne

  • When: 24 July 2025, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
  • Where: St Johns Southgate, 20 City Road, Southbank VIC 3006
  • Who: Lynette Noni, Keshe Chow and Lyndall Clipstone
  • Get tickets here

Hobart

  • When: 31 July, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
  • Where: Best Western Hobart156 Bathurst Street, Hobart TAS 7000
  • Who: Lynette Noni, Keshe Chow and Sophie Clark
  • Get tickets here

Featured Titles

The Prison Healer
'Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!' SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
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Die For You
Twilight meets The Vampire Diaries in this steamy new adult romantasy.
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Cruel Is the Light
THE EPIC AND SIZZLING ROMANTASY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . . SOON TO BE YOUR NEXT OBSESSION! Perfect for fans of Powerless, Fourth Wing and Divine Rivals. THEY SAY LOVE CONQUERS ALL . . . BUT CAN LOVE WIN IN A WAR BETWEEN DEMONS AND EXORCISTS? OR WILL IT JUST TEAR THEM ALL APART . . . ?
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Tenderly, I Am Devoured
Perfect for fans of Saltburn, For the Wolf, and Wuthering Heights, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody, monstrously Gothic romantasy in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous underworld god to save her family's legacy – and herself – from ruin.
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The Girl with No Reflection
A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuries—in this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Amélie Wen Zhao and Iron Widow.
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