Melbourne Fantasy and Romance Book Events
ERA27 AUTHOR LINEUP
The Enchanted Realm
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Discover the authors joining us for a celebration of fantasy and romance.
View Full LineupMore authors will be revealed throughout 2027. Please note occasional changes may occur. Authors or vendors may need to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, and panel or workshop details may be updated accordingly.
A.M. Nelson
A.M. Nelson writes heartbreak, laughter, and happily ever after. Coupled with an obsession with chocolate and coconut, A.M. Nelson is a certified bookworm with book dragon tendencies. If she's not writing sweet and spicy romcoms filled with banter, she's adding books to her own TBR.
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B. Nova Kardinalis
B. Nova Kardinalis is an urban dark fantasy writer who balances darkly magical storytelling with a handful of day jobs and a healthy dose of iced vanilla lattes – yes, even in winter. Nova shares her creative world (and naps) with Kasper, her feline companion.
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Bindi Kennedy
Bindi Kennedy lives in Melbourne, Australia. She loves potatoes, hates balloons, and has an unhealthy obsession with Scottish Highlanders in kilts. When she’s not adding a heartfelt twist to her fun, flirty and spicy romcoms, Bindi can be found reading, or listening to Taylor Swift...probably while crying.
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Cassandra B. Andreucci
Melbourne native and resident chaos demon with one of those last names most people can't pronounce (it's Andre-oochi). She's a multi-genre author who likes to keep people on their toes with a new hair colour every other month and spicy, chaotic romances that will take you on a journey.
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Charlize K. Kelly
Charlize K. Kelly writes dark paranormal romance featuring unorthodox characters and deliciously corrupt adventures. When she’s not creating fictional worlds, she can be found reading, spending time with her dog Satan, and dreaming of bringing eighties glam rock back.
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Demi Clorissa
Demi Clorissa is a proud Wiradjuri woman, who writes heart breaking dark romantic fantasy. You will find body diverse FMCs, men who YEARN, and emotional damage within the pages of her novels. When not writing, you'll find her at the cinema, reading BL, or binging her next favourite fantasy novel.
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Chloe Hodge
Chloe Hodge is an author of Fantasy Romance and Urban Fantasy. She writes strong female characters with a penchant for the morally grey, and dark and broody males. Don't forget dark, magical worlds with a dash of banter and tension!
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E.J. Campbell
E.J. Campbell is an Aussie who lives in Melbourne, loves her caffeine and books, and spends most of her time in Romancelandia. She writes dark, irreverent why choose romance; stories filled with red flag harems, all of the heat, and none of the hard choices.
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Elisse Hay
Elisse lives on the unceded land of the Kulin Nation in Australia. She has become the cat lady everybody promised she could be; her next goal is swamp hag.
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Elsie Hawthorne
Elsie writes what she loves; soft sapphic romances filled with obsession and yearning, set in queernormative dark fantasy worlds. Her writing is steeped in gothic atmosphere, featuring morally grey nightmare love interests and the intense, often cursed objects of their affections.
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G.R. Thomas
GR Thomas is a Melbourne based author of urban fantasy, gothic, folk and cosmic horror. Bringing her nightmares and dreamscapes to life with relatable but complex characters, she likes to delight and fright her readers. Addicted to good coffee, she weaves her stories on her farm surrounded by many fur babies.
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Harley Jane Rose
Harley Jane Rose is a fantasy author exploring the light and darkness of the human condition through fantasy romance and dark fantasy. Inspired by world history, folklore and cultures, she creates stories designed to make readers laugh, cry, hope and swoon.
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HM Hodgson
Award-winning Brisbane author, HM Hodgson, writes about romance (spicy scenes a must!), intrigue and magic. Magic that moves worlds and takes her to another place. When not writing, reading or daydreaming about her next literary hero, you can find her watching action movie reruns, sipping coffee and eating mint chocolate (usually together). And yes, Die Hard is a romance!
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Isabelle MacDowall
Isabelle MacDowall is a Melbourne-based writer whose debut novel, Unravelled, explores stolen memories, forbidden devotion, and the dangerous pull between duty and desire. When she’s not escaping into imaginary realms, she runs on caffeine and attempts to resist her two persuasive sausage dogs.
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Jonathan Maloney
Jonathan Maloney is an Australian author who writes grim murder mysteries with a monster and fae twist. His stories explore crime, found family, tragedy and triumph against the backdrop of Victorian London.
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JL Skye
JL Skye is an Australian indie author who writes emotional rollercoasters that tear your heart out before putting it back together again. Her stories span contemporary sports romance, romantic suspense and queer romance, with a strong focus on mental health awareness and no third-act breakups.
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Lauren M Clark
Lauren M Clark is an Australian indie author from Sydney whose debut novel, Nights of Noctis, brings together her love of dark, spooky stories and swoon-worthy villains. Her fantasy world blends supernatural and gothic elements with an urban twist.
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Laura Catherine
Laura Catherine is an indie fantasy author specialising in cosy fantasy and YA fantasy with queer representation. Based in Melbourne, they balance writing with raising two children, camping outdoors, and curling up with their cats and a good book.
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Leila Thorne
Leila Thorne is a dark romance author who writes stories with wide-open-door spice and guaranteed happy endings. Expect plenty of heat, intense romance, and a happily-ever-after worth chasing.
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Lex Logan
Lex Logan is a queer and neuro-spicy author from Queensland writing a sweet and spicy monster romance series of interconnected standalones. When she's not imagining up more stories than she can physically write, she is working in her online indie romance bookstore - Tales & Tomes, or rotting in bed with a book.
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Lucy Scott Bryan
Lucy writes what she likes to read; strong men falling hard and fast for stronger women. Her female leads are intelligent women who always get the happy ever after they deserve. After a bit of drama and angst, of course. When Lucy's not writing, she's reading or she's watching true crime documentaries and trying her hand at baking.
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M.L. Jewell
M.L. Jewell is an Australian author of dark adult urban fantasy romance, crafting stories filled with haunting monsters, mythical beasts and tension-filled romance. Based in Brisbane, her debut novel Rise of the Witches combines flesh-eating creatures, buried secrets and elemental magic.
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Mandi Kontos
Mandi Kontos is a Melbourne-based urban fantasy writer who loves blending the supernatural with the mundane and turning mythology on its head. She is also a writing mindset mentor, podcast host, and author of The Nexus Series, including Faded Fragments and Fractured Pieces.
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Matt Mememaro
Matt is a fantasy, romantasy and romance author coming to you hot out of Brisbane, Australia. He excels in creating worlds and characters that leave you begging for more.
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MG Hunt
MG Hunt is a fantasy author and host of Indie Author Life Show, based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. Her novels are tales of elemental magik and mystery, drawing readers into a richly imagined universe filled with vivid characters and captivating adventures.
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Myles Alan
Myles Alan is the author of Beautiful Chaos , a dark M/M romance. He lives in Melbourne, Australia with his husband, puppy and kitten. When he's not writing you can find him snuggled up with coffee and a good book or watching way too many TikTok's!
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R. Moody
"R. Moody has an interest in all things fantasy and worlds that don't exist. You can expect to read about whimsical realities, political intrigue, and romance with a dash of spice. She hopes you like kicking your feet and giggling with slow burns, fanning yourself from the spicy heat, crying—from devastation one moment to joy the next—and immersing yourself in new and exciting worlds.
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Rebekah Bertram
Rebekah is a Melbourne based fantasy and romance author. Tropes that she included without fail in her books are slow burn, found family and sweetness without the spice.
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Roxy Leigh
Roxy Leigh is an Australian author who writes sweet and spicy omegaverse and fantasy, with the occasional dip into darker stories. When she’s not lost in a fantasy world, she enjoys survival RPGs, crafting, baking with her daughters, and watching far too much reality TV.
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S.K May
S.K May enjoys creating worlds for people to escape into with men who fall first. She writes varying spice levels, if you like slow burn or fast burn, she has you covered. S.K May has a completed vampire trilogy, a mafia-esque witch duology and another trilogy that is Outlander meets Game of Thrones.
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Shaina Veronica
Shaina Veronica is a Filipino-Australian author and certified hopeless romantic who brings her background in film production and love of visual storytelling to her writing. Her young adult romantic comedies celebrate Filipino storytelling, comfort characters, cosy places and unforgettable fictional crushes.
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Sommer-Lee Deaves
Sommer-Lee Deaves is a fantasy and romance author and mother of four who has always used stories as a portal into new worlds. When she’s not writing, she’s dancing, being a dance mum, enjoying a girls’ night, or planning how she’d survive the zombie apocalypse.
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TF Johnson
TF Johnson is the award-winning author of The Sharp Edge of Fate and its sequels, writing gaslamp fantasy filled with fierce women, strong friendships and green-flag book boyfriends. When she’s not writing, she can be found buying books, enjoying coffee and wine, or cuddling with her English Bulldog, Ellie.
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Thea Hawthorne
Thea Hawthorne is an artist and an author, she creates myth-steeped fantasy worlds full of found family, queernormative society, charming banter, and romance that is both heart-aching and heart-warming.
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Zoe Jae
Zoe Jae is the author of The Faerie Realm trilogy, where ancient mythology, magical realism, and the unseen threads of fate intertwine to create unforgettable stories. Her work blends timeless folklore with modern themes, inviting readers into rich, immersive worlds that blur the line between the mystical and the everyday.
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Ticket Information
VIP Plus Admission
Includes early entry, VIP Goody Bag, and a seat at all panels and workshop - plus an exclusive VIP Plus attendee gift.
- First access to the event floor from 10:00AM
- Access to 50+ authors and bookish vendors
- Reserved access to all panels and workshops
- Exclusive VIP Plus attendee gift
- Commemorative VIP lanyard
- Commemorative VIP Plus badge
- Curated VIP goody bag
- Guaranteed DIY Enchanted Bookmark activity
- Discover your Enchanted Creature through our interactive quiz
- Full access to ERA27 quests and interactive experiences
- First access to tickets for exclusive ERA27 experiences and special events
VIP Admission
Includes early entry, VIP Goody Bag, and access to one workshop or panel of your choice.
- First access to the event floor from 10:00AM
- Access to 50+ authors and bookish vendors
- Reserved access to 1 x panel or workshop of your choice
- Commemorative VIP lanyard
- Commemorative VIP badge
- Curated VIP goody bag
- Guaranteed DIY Enchanted Bookmark activity
- Discover your Enchanted Creature through our interactive quiz
- Full access to ERA27 quests and interactive experiences
- Second access to tickets for exclusive ERA27 experiences and special events
General Admission
Includes a GA Goody Bag and full access to all ERA27 quests and activities.
- General access to the event floor from 10:30AM
- Access to 50+ authors and bookish vendors
- Commemorative GA badge
- Curated GA goody bag
- Option to purchase workshop or panel tickets *Limited*
- Access to DIY Enchanted Bookmark activity *Limited*
- Discover your Enchanted Creature through our interactive quiz
- Full access to ERA27 quests and interactive experiences
- Third access to tickets for exclusive ERA27 experiences and special events
Afternoon Admission
No frills ticket - join us later in the day for a final taste of the magic.
- Afternoon access to the event floor from 1:30PM
- Access to 50+ authors and bookish vendors
- Discover your Enchanted Creature through our interactive quiz
- Full access to ERA27 quests
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Tickets and entry
Your digital ticket will be emailed after purchase. Have it ready to scan at the door (on your phone or printed). Goody bags and VIP packs can be collected from the ERA table in the lobby.
Workshop and panel tickets
These are add-ons and not included with General Admission (GA). You must have at least a GA ticket to attend any session. Seats are limited and bookings open closer to the event.
VIP: 1 included session (Seats still must be reserved!)
VIP Plus: All sessions included (Seats still must be reserved!)
We highly recommend securing your panel/workshop spot early.
Accessibility
The venue is accessibility-friendly, with a separate accessible entry with lift available. Clear signage will be in place, and our ERA team will be there to welcome and assist you every step of the way.
If you are a wheelchair or mobility scooter user, we kindly ask that you let us know when purchasing your ticket so we can ensure your goody bag is ready for you at the accessible entry and provide the best possible experience.
More details will be shared closer to the event. We’re here to make sure everyone feels comfortable, supported, and part of the magic!
Companion Cards
ERA27 accepts Companion Cards. If you hold a valid Companion Card and require a companion to attend the event with you, one companion may attend at no additional cost.
The companion will receive the same event access level as the Companion Card holder. A valid Companion Card must be presented upon entry.
Refunds and cancellations
All ticket sales are final. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds for change of mind or inability to attend.
All sales are final. No refunds for change of mind. If you are unable to attend, you can transfer your ticket by emailing us with the new attendee’s details by 25 September 2027.
If ERA27 is postponed or cancelled, we’ll contact you with next steps in line with Australian consumer laws.
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