DongWon Song is an agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency representing science fiction and fantasy for adults, young adult, and middle grade readers as well as select non-fiction. They were formerly an editor at Orbit, a product manager for an ebook startup, and taught as an adjunct instructor in the… Read more
Mark Robinson is a Canadian adventurer, storm chaser, and meteorologist. Recently named as one of Canada’s Top 100 Explorers by Canadian Geographic, he is also a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. He has been intercepting hurricanes since 2005, and has documented many major storms including Katrina, Ike, and… Read more
Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and storyteller. Her speculative fiction has won several awards and has been translated into French (Les Éditions Alire) and Chinese (SF World). Marie has told stories across Canada in theatres, tea shops, at festivals and under disco balls. Read more
Arley Sorg is co-Editor-in-Chief at Fantasy Magazine, Associate Editor and reviewer at Lightspeed & Nightmare, Associate Editor and film/book reviewer at Locus, interviewer at Clarkesworld, and reviewer for Cascadia Subduction Zone. Born in California, Arley grew up in England, Hawaii, and Colorado. He lives in Oakland, CA. Read more
Tracy Townsend is the author of The Nine and The Fall (books 1 and 2 in the Thieves of Fate series), a monthly columnist for the feminist sf magazine Luna Station Quarterly, and an essayist for Uncanny Magazine. She’s the former chair of the English department at the Illinois Mathematics… Read more
Avi Silver is an author and editor of speculative fiction. They co-created The Shale Project, an award-winning indie arts collective, and are passionate about stories that wield tenderness as a tool of change. Their first novel, Two Dark Moons, was released in 2019, with the sequel due out this summer…. Read more
Kari Maaren is a writer, cartoonist, musician, and academic whose first novel, the YA fantasy Weave a Circle Round, was published by Tor Books in 2017. It tied for the 2018 Copper Cylinder Award (YA category), was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and… Read more
Kate Heartfield writes science fiction and fantasy, including the Aurora-winning novel Armed in Her Fashion and the Nebula-shortlisted novella Alice Payne Arrives, along with dozens of stories. She is the author of The Road to Canterbury and The Magician’s Workshop, both of which were shortlisted for the Nebula in game… Read more
Another timely event coming from Can*Con! A lot of being a professional creative is out of our control, which admittedly … kinda sucks. Issues with publishers, lack of sales, deals falling through, and more can put a serious block on not just your career, but also your energy to continue… Read more
Yet another virtual Can*Con event looming! As the nights get longer and colder, book lovers turn to words that soothe the soul. What’s bringing you solace these days? What are those stories that feel like coming home, or perhaps escaping it for a while? Join our panelists for a cozy… Read more