Event dates and locations

BRISBANE
Saturday 21 March 2026
Royal on the Park, 152 Alice Street, Brisbane

SYDNEY
Sunday 22 March 2026
Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills

MELBOURNE
Saturday 28 March 2026
Novotel Preston, Bell Street, Preston

PERTH
Sunday 29 March 2026
Pagoda Resort and Spa, 112 Melville Parade, Como

Program

All events will have morning panels, an author-hosted luncheon and a signing in the afternoon:

9.00 am - 11.45 am - Panels (Bris, Syd, Melb)
9.00 am - 11.15 am - Panels (Perth)

12.00 pm - 1.00 pm - Lunch (Bris, Syd, Melb)
11.30 am - 1.00 pm - High Tea (Perth)

1.00 pm to 4.30 pm - Signing (all cities)

Ticket prices

All-Day Access ticket - $105 (panels + lunch + signing)

Panels ONLY - $35
Luncheon ONLY - $55 (Bris, Syd and Melb)
High Tea ONLY - $60 (Perth)
Signing ONLY - $25

VIP upgrade - $45

VIP upgrade will add a goodie bag and souvenir booklet to your ticket. (You can use the souvenir booklet to collect a signature from each author at the event and enter our Signature Hunter competition.) The VIP upgrade MUST be purchased in conjunction with either an All-day Access ticket or a Signing ONLY ticket. If you do not purchase one of these tickets your VIP upgrade will be cancelled. There will only be 40 VIP upgrades available in each city.

Each ticket will include a 50c booking fee.

ARRA members are entitled to a discount on some tickets. Please check the member newsletter for the discount code. You must apply the discount when booking (at checkout). Discounts cannot be added once booking is complete. Member discount only applies for the actual member, not for any additional tickets they may purchase for friends.

We are happy to honour Companion Cards for the signings. Please contact us before booking to get a special code.

Children are welcome, but please be aware that many authors will have adult content on display. Children under 12 do not need a ticket.​

When booking

You are only allowed to buy tickets for one person per booking. You must complete the booking and then start again if you want to purchase tickets for another person.

If the ticket you want is sold out, please add your name to the Wait List. We will be monitoring ticket sales and moving tickets around, so tickets are likely to become available again. If you are on the Wait List you will be notified via email if this happens.

Before booking: please be aware that all ticket sales are final and no refunds will be given, unless the event is cancelled. 

If you have any questions, please contact Debbie at arra.specialevents@gmail.com

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