Past Events Writing the Family When: May 29th, 3:00 pm EST Details: this is a Member Only event, login and click HERE Tales From Home: Drawing on one’s heritage, history, culture and folklore to create genre fiction When: April 9th, 7:00 pm EST Details: this is a Member Only event,… Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a great many challenges and hazards, and has been a difficult time for everyone. Those of us who are on the Can*Con team have spent some of our time over the past few months trying to determine if it would be possible to… Read more
REGISTER TODAY! To attend Can*Con, please click HERE to register. Early Bird prices are available only until March 31, so panic early and often! Please note that we might sell out of passes during pre-registration. On-site ticket sales are not guaranteed. IMPORTANT: to attend Can*Con, you must agree to abide by our Code… Read more
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Virtual Can*Con April 20, 2024 In Person Can*Con November 1 to 3, 2024 Sheraton, Ottawa THIS WEEKEND ONLY – Both events for the price of 1! Get your ticket(s) NOW! There was just too much cool. Honestly, it was a problem. Every year, trying to contain all… Read more
Nivia Evans is a Senior Editor at Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, where she indulges in her lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy. She began her publishing career at the Overlook Press after working as an English teacher for three years. Nivia is a Hugo Award nominee… Read more
Sara Megibow (she/her) is the Vice President and Senior Literary Agent at KT Literary out of Highlands Ranch, CO. She has worked in publishing since 2006 and represents New York Times bestselling authors including Rebecca Roanhorse, Casey McQuiston, Margaret Rogerson and Jason M. Hough. Sara specializes in launching debut authors… Read more
Thank you for attending Can*Con 2023. See you in 2024! 2023 Editor Guest of Honour Nivia Evans 2023 Author Guests of Honour Fonda Lee Annalee Newitz 2023 Agent Guest of Honour Sara Megibow Special Guests E.D.E. Bell Marie Bilodeau C.S.E. Cooney Julie Czerneda Suyi Davies Okungbowa David Demchuk Amal El-Mohtar… Read more
Suyi Davies Okungbowa is an award-winning Nigerian author of fantasy, science fiction and general speculative fiction.He has published various novels for adults, the latest of which is Son of the Storm (Orbit, 2021), first in the epic fantasy trilogy, The Nameless Republic (the second book in the series, Warrior of… Read more
Hi friends! Spring is here! We’re not buried in snow anymore. People are jogging. Well, Evan is jogging, but we’re cheering him on. Run, Evan, run! We wanted to let you know where things are with Can*Con 2022. First though, we want to say how proud we are of the… Read more
Monique Manatch is a member of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Monique is a Knowledge Keeper working closely with Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont. Currently, Monique is a student at Carleton University taking a doctorate program in Anthropology focusing on the impact, use and creation of digital arts in the Indigenous… Read more