Is it just us, or is it getting hot in here? Lana Pecherczyk and Anna Campbell join Queensland Writers Centre CEO Lori-Jay Ellis to dig in to the sexy side of Aussie and international romance - and its many subgenres.

Everyone loves YA fantasy - even the adults! Kate Armstrong chats to fellow YA authors about why they love writing in this space, and what keeps readers of all ages coming back for more.

What is speculative fiction, anyway? Is it fantasy, sci-fi, dystopian, utopian or something else? Spec-fic author/academic Kim Wilkins is joined by writers Kathy George and Jason Fischer and publisher Kate Cuthbert as they discuss how they define this ‘super genre’ - if they can - and the current trends in the speculative space.