Hosted by the Podcast Book Club

Friday, January 30th to Sunday, Feburary 1st 2026

PBC’s AuFiCon is a virtual convention for audio fiction, created to celebrate audio drama and actual plays through a variety of panels, events, and a community-centric artist alley. It is hosted via a combination of Discord and Twitch and takes place over one weekend.

About AuFiCon

It is entirely online, free to attend, and scheduled on a 24-hour timetable to accommodate as many timezones as possible.Events are hosted via Twitch livestream, and our Discord is home to the artist alley, general chatter, and most everything else. We recommend you follow/join us at those places prior to the con so you don’t miss any updates.Tickets for the 2026 AuFiCon can be reserved now via EventBookings. Again, attending the con is free, but we also have options to purchase a Donation ticket, or the new Sponsorship ticket, if you wish to further support the bookclub.Further details — such as this year’s panel topics, and guests — will be shared closer to the event. Our EventBookings page also includes a list of Community Goals that, when met, will reveal some of this information early and add some additional activities to the weekend.Follow us on Tumblr or join the PBC Discord to catch any updates and announcements about the convention!

The inaugural con took place from Friday, January 31st to Sunday, February 2nd 2025. You can find the full 2025 event schedule here and watch the VODs of the event gathered in a playlist on our YouTube page.

Schedule coming 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.

  • 25 new server members – Mods will do SOMETHING on stream

  • 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

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