Penguin Fantasy Fest is returning to Melbourne!
Featuring international bestseller Stacia Stark and Australian authors Lily Crozier, Bronte-Marie Wesson and Braidee Otto, this is an event not to be missed.
Join us – and other lovers of this genre – at St John’s Southgate, where we will have books for sale and signing, lucky door prizes, samplers, treats, sneak peeks and more.
Doors open at 5.45 for a 6.15 start. Book now so you don’t miss out on the fantasy event of the season.
This event is in partnership with Mary Martin Bookshop Southbank.
A standalone gothic romantasy 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling about a vampire prince and the captive bride who will do anything to break his curse – for fans of Naomi Novik, Heather Fawcett and Howl’s Moving Castle.
18 Mar
2026
Mermaid Waters, QLD
Lily Crozier with Lauren Jackson at Gold Coast Libraries
Bookings Essential
19 Mar
2026
Brisbane City, QLD
Penguin Fantasy Fest 2026
Bookings Essential
19 Mar
2026
Brisbane City, QLD
Fantasy Fest Brisbane
Bookings Essential
21 Mar
2026
Balmain, NSW
Penguin Fantasy Fest 2026
Bookings Essential
21 Mar
2026
Balmain, NSW
Fantasy Fest Sydney
Bookings Essential
22 Mar
2026
Norwood, SA
Fantasy Fest Adelaide
Bookings Essential
22 Mar
2026
Norwood, SA
Penguin Fantasy Fest 2026
Bookings Essential
24 Mar
2026
Southbank, VIC
Fantasy Fest Melbourne
Bookings Essential
28 Mar
2026
Newcastle, NSW
NWF: From Beauty to Beast - Reimagining the Gothic Fairytale
Bookings Essential
30 Mar
2026
Narellan, NSW
Lily Crozier at Narellan Library
Bookings Essential
31 Mar
2026
Corrimal, NSW
Lily Crozier at Corrimal Library
Bookings Essential
01 Apr
2026
Shepparton, VIC
Lily Crozier at Goulburn Library in-conversation
Bookings Essential