Glitch 2026
Tales After Dark Sundowner
This free event celebrates the launch of KSP's 2026 spooky and horror story anthologies, featuring all the winning and shortlisted entries from the KSP 2026 Spooky and Horror Story Competitions sponsored by Tabetha Rogers Beggs of Little Black Dress Productions.
Judge Fionna Cosgrove will announce the Youth and Teen Winners followed by a select number of readings, after a short break Ruth McIver will announce the Open winners, followed readings from a select number of authors.
Registration is essential.
Exact timetable will be advised closer to the event.
When: Saturday 5 September 2026, 4:00pm to 7:00pm AWST
at the KSP Writers' Centre.
The Youth and Teen awards will be presented first, followed by light refreshments. The Open awards will be presented from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, including food and drinks at the end.
How to Get Your Hands on an Anthology
Pre-Orders are now open, use the link above
or email office@kspwriterscentre.com
Anthologies
We will have 2 separate anthologies printed in 2026, one for the youth and teen categories, and the other for
the open/adult category.
Adult anthologies are $17 pre-order before 21 August 2026 and $20 after 21 August 2026.
Pre-orders can be ordered through Humanitix using the ticket section of this link.
All packages will be postaged with tracking, with shipping charged separately.
1 anthology will be $10 postage, and each additional anthology will incur an extra $2 charge each.
e.g 3 Adult anthologies will equal $14 tracked postage.
Youth and Teen anthologies are $12 pre order before August 21st 2026 and $15 after August 21st 2026.
Preorders to be ordered through Humanitix using the ticket section of this link.
1 anthology will be $10 postage, each additional anthology will incur an extra $2 charge each.
e.g 3 Youth and Teen anthologies will equal $14 tracked postage.
Anthologies can be collected from the library during the break of our Tales After Dark Sundowner, September 5th 2026. Please note due to the new event structure, adult anthologies will only be sold to those planning to leave to event and will be wrapped in brown paper to avoid Open/Adult winners being revealed.
Anthologies will also be available for collection from the Centre during our office hours, Monday to Thursday 10:00am to 2:00pm from 7 September 2026.
Or will be posted the week following the event.
Please email the office at office@kspwriterscentre.com if you have any questions or concerns.
The KSP Spooky Story Competition is sponsored by Tabetha Rogers Beggs of Little Black Dress Productions and the KSP Foundation Inc, published by Dragonfly Publishing and supported by Shire of Mundaring.
