Events

AsylumFest 22, a new pop-culture festival was held in beautiful, historic Beechworth, Victoria.

Sat 29th/Sun 30th October 2022.

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Incorporating the Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition (registration required, with a trophy and cash prize for first place and cash/certificates for second and third, decided by a panel of judges) on stage in the Bijou Theatre on Saturday night.

$5 ticketed entry to convention hall. One ticket price fits all from 8yo and up. Seven and under free.

All held in Mayday Hills, a historic 1800s asylum situated in 11 hectares of heritage gardens.

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GUESTS

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Tim Miller (via Zoom from LA), director of Deadpool and co-creator of the Netflix Original series Love, Death + Robots

Kaaron Warren, author

Aaron Dries, author

J. Ashley-Smith, author

David Schembri, author/artist

Cat Sparks, author

Robert Hood, author

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TIMETABLE

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SAT OCT 29

- 11am Start.

- 1pm Tim Miller (via Zoom from LA) speaks to publishers/editors Geoff Brown and Amanda J Spedding, discussing Love, Death and Robots and how short stories were chosen to be adapted for the hit Netflix series

- 3pm History tour (ticket pricing discounted for Asylumfest attendees) - limited numbers

- 5pm Podcast ‘Let the Cat In’ - Kaaron Warren, Aaron Dries and Joseph Ashley-Smith live on stage (topic TBA)

- 7pm Ghost Story Competition

- 9pm Ghost Tour (ticket pricing discounted for Asylumfest attendees) - limited numbers

- 10.30pm Close.

SUN OCT 30

- 11am Start

- 1pm Podcast ‘Let the Cat In’ - Kaaron Warren, Aaron Dries and Joseph Ashley-Smith live on stage (different topic to yesterday).

- 3pm History tour (ticket pricing discounted for Asylumfest attendees) - limited numbers

- 4.30pm Finish and pack up.