Events

The WordFam runs lots of different kinds of events throughout the year. Check out the calendar for what’s coming up!

All times are in AEST / Brisbane Australia times.

WordFam Calendar of Events

December 2025

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  • Words With the Fam: Brisbane Edition
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  • Check-in & Write Night
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  • Friyay Blanket Fort
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  • Craft with the Fam
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  • Roving Words
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  • Check-in & Write Night
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  • Friyay Blanket Fort
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  • Words With the Fam (Ipswich Edition)
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  • Craft with the Fam
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6 December 2025
  • Words With the Fam: Brisbane Edition

    6 December 2025  11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    The Library Cafe, 22 Stanley Pl, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

    Our monthly central catch-up! This month, we're at: The Library Cafe, State Library of Queensland 
    Look for the purple hair when you get there!

    We are trying different locations until we find a new permanent home for our central Brisbane WWTF meetups. Got a suggestion? Let us know! Watch this space for updates. 

    If you can't make it in person, join in online on our Discord server!

    See more details

10 December 2025
  • Check-in & Write Night

    10 December 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    Join us for a monthly check-in, to talk about what's happening with you and how you're going. Come and share with us!

    Afterwards, we'll move on to do some writing sprints.

    See more details

12 December 2025
  • Friyay Blanket Fort

    12 December 2025  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    Join us for a cosy evening hangout! We will be streaming a game for people to watch and having a chill time in the event channels.

    See more details

14 December 2025
  • Craft with the Fam

    14 December 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    It's time to get crafty! Bring your art or craft project of choice (writing is good too!), and make some progress with company.

    How it Works

    This event is entirely online, so you don't need to move your project or equipment anywhere.

    We'll start off with a bit of a chat about what we're all working on and our craft of choice. It would be great if you could share a photo of your project with us! Then we'll have some focus time to get some work done.

    If you want to join the voice channel, feel free to share a video stream of your crafty progress! Look out for people who have their mics and headphones muted, as they can't hear any chatter, but they might be sharing a view of their work with us or viewing others' streams. In Discord, you can view multiple streams at once.

    At the end of the event, it would be lovely to have another photo of your project, so we can have before-and-after views!

    *Pictures and videos are entirely voluntary, comfort is key!

    See more details

20 December 2025
  • Roving Words

    20 December 2025  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    Join us to write wherever you are! To take part:

    • Go to a writing spot near you (preferably outside your home)
    • Share a picture of the place with us on Discord
    • Write with us! (Or plan or edit; whatever works for you)

    See more details

24 December 2025
  • Check-in & Write Night

    24 December 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    Come write with us! There will be sprints, chat, and maybe some prompts.

    See more details

26 December 2025
  • Friyay Blanket Fort

    26 December 2025  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    Join us for a cosy evening hangout! We will be streaming a game for people to watch and having a chill time in the event channels.

    See more details

27 December 2025
  • Words With the Fam (Ipswich Edition)

    27 December 2025  9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    9 Blackstone Rd, Eastern Heights QLD 4305, Australia

    Hi Ipswich Word Fam! Due to skyrocketing prices and feeling much less supported as valued cafe patrons since new management took over, we are relocating!  We will now be meeting at Wild Rose Cottage in Eastern Heights. It's a lovely small business with good coffee, pretty treats, and light meals.

    Join the Ipswich branch of the Word Family for Breakfast, conversation about what we're writing, and OF COURSE, writing time!

    See more details

28 December 2025
  • Craft with the Fam

    28 December 2025  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    http://discord.word-family.com

    It's time to get crafty! Bring your art or craft project of choice (writing is good too!), and make some progress with company.

    How it Works

    This event is entirely online, so you don't need to move your project or equipment anywhere.

    We'll start off with a bit of a chat about what we're all working on and our craft of choice. It would be great if you could share a photo of your project with us! Then we'll have some focus time to get some work done.

    If you want to join the voice channel, feel free to share a video stream of your crafty progress! Look out for people who have their mics and headphones muted, as they can't hear any chatter, but they might be sharing a view of their work with us or viewing others' streams. In Discord, you can view multiple streams at once.

    At the end of the event, it would be lovely to have another photo of your project, so we can have before-and-after views!

    *Pictures and videos are entirely voluntary, comfort is key!

    See more details

3 January 2026
  • Words With the Fam: Brisbane Edition

    3 January 2026  11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    TBC

    Our monthly central catch-up!

    We are trying different locations until we find a new permanent home for our central Brisbane WWTF meetups. Got a suggestion? Let us know! Watch this space for updates. 

    If you can't make it in person, join in online on our Discord server!

    See more details

Regular Events

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