AUSTRALIAN RURAL ROMANCE GALA BALL ✨

An evening celebrating love, stories and life in the Australian bush. 🤎

Slip into your favourite country glamour, gather your favourite people and join us for an unforgettable night celebrating Australian rural romance.

Inspired by the romance, resilience and community spirit of rural Australia, this is a night for readers, romance lovers, authors, aspiring authors, the agricultural community, or anyone who simply loves a beautiful night out.

🍽️ Your evening includes:

✨ Two-course dinner
📚 A celebration of Australian rural romance literature
🎤 Author conversations and special guests
💃 Music and dancing
📸 Beautiful photo opportunities
📖 Blind Date with a Book
🎁 Bookish trinkets and surprises
🤎 A room full of people who love books, the bush and great company

📚 Meet our guest authors and publishers!

We are thrilled to welcome guest authors Fion McArthur and Katja Williams, alongside publishers Karen Weaver of KMD Books and Robyn Verrall of KMB Books and HHM Press.

Expect conversations celebrating rural romance, the stories that connect us and the people bringing Australian rural stories to life.

✨ More information, guest announcements and treats are still to come!

📅 Date: Saturday 5 December 2026
📍 Location: Savannah Room, Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo NSW
🕕 Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

👗 Dress Code: Country Glamour

Think elegant dresses, boots or heels, jackets, hats (optional) and a touch of country style.

Come with your partner, your book club, your best friends, or come on your own. You'll be welcomed into a community that celebrates stories, connection, love and rural Australia.

📚 Make a weekend of it!

Join us earlier in the day for a writing and publishers workshop and Q&A, or event Katja's debut Novel Book Launch, then return in the evening to dress up, dine, dance and celebrate under the lights with fellow readers, authors and romance lovers.

One unforgettable night.
One incredible community.
Countless stories waiting to be shared.