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
Fonda Lee is the author of the epic urban fantasy Green Bone Saga (beginning with Jade City and continuing in Jade War and the forthcoming Jade Legacy) and the science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time… Read more
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
Publishing Journey I took a bit of an unconventional path to publishing. I am in the last stages of completing a PhD in social work at McMaster University, and I even studied professional circus arts in a former life, but I really fell in love with this industry while working… Read more
Born in Manhattan, Kim-Mei grew up in Singapore and started her publishing career there, finding her way back to New York and to the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in 2013. After a few years as the agency assistant, she began taking on her own clients and moved into agenting full-time… Read more
Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the epic Green Bone Saga (beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in the forthcoming Jade Legacy) as well as the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo, and Cross Fire. Fonda is a… Read more
Tricia Narwani is the editorial director at Del Rey Books/Random House. Tricia oversees the creative direction and acquisitions for RH’s science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel imprint as well as manages Del Rey’s editorial staff. She has worked with authors such as NY Times bestsellers Kevin Hearne, Joe Abercrombie, Michael… Read more
Sara Megibow is a literary agent with kt literary out of Highlands Ranch, CO. She has worked in publishing since 2006 and represents New York Times bestsellers authors including Margaret Rogerson, Roni Loren, Jason M. Hough and Jaleigh Johnson. She specializes in launching debut authors and working on long-term career development and profit… Read more
Brock Dickinson is an Assistant Director of the Economic Development Program, and has worked in local economic development for 25 years. He is currently the Entrepreneur in Residence and an Adjunct Professor with the University of Waterloo. He was previously CEO of MDB Insight, Canada’s largest specialist economic development consultancy,… Read more
Deborah Raji is a research fellow at the Partnership on AI, and an incoming tech fellow at the AI Now Institute at New York University. She works closely with Joy Buolamwini of the MIT Media Lab on several projects to highlight cases of bias in computer vision, supporting the Algorithmic… Read more