Edward Willett is the award-winning author of more than sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers of all ages. His latest fantasy/science fiction novel for DAW Books, MASTER OF THE WORLD, will be brand-new at Can-Con, having released in mid-September; it’s Book 2 of his series, WORLDSHAPERS,… Read more
Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and storyteller, with eight published books to her name. Her speculative fiction has won several awards and has been translated into French (Les Éditions Alire) and Chinese (SF World). Her short stories have also appeared in various anthologies. In a past life not-so-long ago,… 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. Mark has chased (and has been chased) by tornadoes across Canada and the United States. Mark has… Read more
Jay Odjick is an Anishinabe writer and artist from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation in Quebec. After KAGAGI: The Raven was published by Arcana Comics, Jay co-founded a production company that produced a television series called Kagagi based on the graphic novel and is an executive producer on the… Read more
The Can*Con co-chairs and organizing committee are pleased to invite you to join them for the Aurora Award ceremony, which will take place off-site, at the Christchurch Cathedral’s Great Hall. A reception will be hosted there, with paid bar and appetizers served round. There is no entry fee, and all Can*Con attendees are… Read more
Derek Newman-Stille (they/them) PhD ABD is a queer, nonbinary, disabled activist, artist, author, and academic. Derek teaches at Trent University, where they research representations of disability in Canadian Speculative Fiction. Derek has two new books out this year – We Shall Be Monsters (Renaissance Press) and Over the Rainbow: Folk… Read more
Shirley Meier has been writing professionally since the 1980s and lives in Toronto. She is launching her latest book, ‘Blood Marble’, a Fifth Millenium fantasy, later this year and is working on a YA novel to come out early next year. As well as being an award-winning author, she is… Read more
An update from your friendly neighbourhood co-chairs ___ TL:DR: We’re almost sold out of pre-registration passes! PANIC! Read all of it if you want to find out allll of the details and what’s happening for 2020 and 2021. <3 ___ It’s safe to say that, for the past couple of… Read more
Derek Künsken writes science fiction, fantasy and horror in Gatineau, Québec. His short fiction has appeared in top markets like Asimov’s, Analog, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Clarkesworld, in several year’s best anthologies and in foreign translations. His debut novel, The Quantum Magician, was nominated for the Locus, Aurora and Chinese… Read more
Sandra Kasturi is a poet, writer and editor, and the co-publisher of the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Award-winning press, ChiZine Publications. Born in Estonia to an Estonian mother and Sri Lankan father, she now lives in Canada. She is the co-founder (with Helen Marshall) of the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium… Read more