2026 Audio Fiction Convention

About This Event

Podcast Book Club's 2026 Audio Fiction Convention is a virtual community event celebrating all things fiction podcasting. The event will be held primarily through the PBC Discord server, with panels being streamed via Twitch. Participation is completely free, with the option to upgrade to a donation ticket if you wish to support the project financially. The con will run on a 24-hour schedule to accommodate the widespread timezones of attendees, panelists, and event staff. AuFiCon, like most conventions, will host a variety of panels and events, an artist alley, games, and more.

Further details regarding the event schedule, guest speakers, panel topics & similar information will be shared closer to the event. See the below section, "Community Goals", for ways to unlock some of the exciting things we have in store ahead of the full schedule announcement. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us via email at mail@podcast-bookclub.com, via server ticket in the Discord, or by putting in a support request on our website.

If you're unfamiliar with the bookclub - hi! We're a Discord-based community of podcast fans and creators that spend our days sharing and enjoying audio fiction. Affectionately shorthanded to "the PBC", our work most often takes the form of various server projects that serve to encourage creativity and foster community online. Since 2023 we have hosted three podcast creation events boasting nearly 300 combined sign-ups, and last year's AuFiCon saw over 800 attendees join via Twitch, continutally trying to find innovative ways to celebrate audio fiction every day. We sincerely hope you enjoy year two of the con, and we can't wait to catch you in the server sometime soon!

Community Goals

Inspired by our friends over at The Holmwood Foundation, Community Goals are a collaborative, more affordable way to share the news about AuFiCon and Podcast Book Club. When a goal is completed, we'll give away some AuFiCon secrets ahead of schedule, or add a fun activity to the weekend's roster. Applicable rewards (emojis, merch designs, mod streams, etc) will be voted on by server members. The below goals and rewards may change as-needed.

Social Media (Tumblr + Bluesky)

25 Tumblr reblogs - New server emoji

50 Tumblr reblogs - Sequel to the mod team's PodCamp episode "ModCamp: Cabin Sickness"

100 Tumblr reblogs - Digital "care package" for con weekend

25 Bluesky reposts - New server emoji

Tickets/Members (Free tickets + Discord Members)

Every 10 tickets reserved, an event title OR guest will be revealed. Every 50 tickets reserved, a detailed breakdown of an already-known event will be explained in full, including any previously shared guests who will be speaking.

50 new server members - Server art contest for temporary Discord logo

100 new server members - Mods will do SOMETHING on stream

Support (Donation + Sponsorship tickets & Ko-Fi)

10 tickets purchased - New server role for AuFiCon supporters

20 tickets purchased - Behind-the-scenes AuFiCon "documentary" video

50 tickets purchased - AuFiCon & new PBC merch available for preorder

100 tickets purchased - Sticker sent to every Ko-Fi subscriber and paid ticket

5 new Ko-Fi memberships - Ko-Fi exclusive postcard for all subscribers

Schedule

Wouldn't you like to know, weatherboy? AuFiCon events are scheduled in GMT (UTC +0); a timestamped version with local conversions will be available in the Discord with full schedule. Complete schedule will be released at a later date - until then, see "Community Goals" above to get to revealing some secrets.