On Spec Magazine
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Canadian journal of Literature of the Fantastic
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GTA friends! Now you know what you’re doing on Saturday afternoon!
Come one, come all! Join us for the launch of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 this Saturday, Nov 8 at Bakka-Phoenix @ 3pm. Ten contributors will be doing brief readings from their work and the fine folks at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social will have copies for sale. See you there and pls share WIDELY.
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
GTA friends! Now you know what you’re doing on Saturday afternoon!
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Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych
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October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.
She’s right about this. Our stories don’t get stale or go bad. Something we published 5 or 10 or 30 years ago still has an amazing shelf life.
The good news? Stories don't go bad. Find a back issue, and I know you'll find something in there to enjoy. 5/5
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
She’s right about this. Our stories don’t get stale or go bad. Something we published 5 or 10 or 30 years ago still has an amazing shelf life.
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
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In case you missed it: my story "Two Voices, One Song" a tale of overnight horror set in Iceland, will be in the next issue of On Spec magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social ! More info here:
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On Spec Issue #133 Preview
Here’s a peek at what we’re offering in this issue: We’re happy to bring back some writers you’ve seen on our pages before. And equally happy to introduce new voices at the start of the…
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October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In case you missed it: my story "Two Voices, One Song" a tale of overnight horror set in Iceland, will be in the next issue of On Spec magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social ! More info here:
onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...
onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...
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Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social! It's perfect for the spooky season. weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social! It's perfect for the spooky season. weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...
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New issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social is here! weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...
On Spec Magazine #133 VOL 35 No 3
Volume 35 No 3 issue of On Spec Magazine. This issue features short stories by Liz Westbrook-Trenholm ("The Bag of Holding"), Gillian Secord ("the love song of house and lake"), John Park ("When the S...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Thrilled to announce that the contracts have been signed and NeWest Press (@newestpress.bsky.social) will be republishing my novel NAPIER'S BONES, possibly as a Landmark Edition, possibly as a part of Barbour Books, their new SF/F line. #publishing
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thrilled to announce that the contracts have been signed and NeWest Press (@newestpress.bsky.social) will be republishing my novel NAPIER'S BONES, possibly as a Landmark Edition, possibly as a part of Barbour Books, their new SF/F line. #publishing
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We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
August 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!
Issue #133 is at the proofing stage now. But you can buy and read #132 while you wait!
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Issue #133 is at the proofing stage now. But you can buy and read #132 while you wait!
We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
August 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!
Almost ready to send On Spec Issue #133 to the designer for a mid-September release. Please support us by making a small donation or purchasing a copy of issue #132 from our Ko-fi page.
August 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Almost ready to send On Spec Issue #133 to the designer for a mid-September release. Please support us by making a small donation or purchasing a copy of issue #132 from our Ko-fi page.
On Spec hasn’t had a Kickstarter to raise funds for production of new issues, but buying even a single issue from our Ko-fi page will add up if enough of you do it.
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July 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On Spec hasn’t had a Kickstarter to raise funds for production of new issues, but buying even a single issue from our Ko-fi page will add up if enough of you do it.
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If you buy a copy of our new issue, it helps us to pay more fabulous writers, poets and artists!
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you buy a copy of our new issue, it helps us to pay more fabulous writers, poets and artists!
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June 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social is here! weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...
On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
June 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
Our friends at the Sunburst Award have announced this year's Long list of juried titles. These titles are a selection of the best Canadian-authored SFF books received for 2024. Check them out. www.sunburstaward.org/node/143 Winner to be announced in the Fall.
The Sunburst 2025 Longlist | The Sunburst Award Society
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June 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our friends at the Sunburst Award have announced this year's Long list of juried titles. These titles are a selection of the best Canadian-authored SFF books received for 2024. Check them out. www.sunburstaward.org/node/143 Winner to be announced in the Fall.
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Goood morning! It's time to announce the Table of Contents for the anthology Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell! 🧵incoming--and at the end, we will reveal the cover! (so stick around!)
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June 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Goood morning! It's time to announce the Table of Contents for the anthology Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell! 🧵incoming--and at the end, we will reveal the cover! (so stick around!)
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We would really appreciate some new sales on our Ko-fi page. It will help us to buy new stories. Every little bit helps.
June 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We would really appreciate some new sales on our Ko-fi page. It will help us to buy new stories. Every little bit helps.
Issue #132 is close to completion after final edits done. Beautiful cover by Dan O’Driscoll.
June 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Issue #132 is close to completion after final edits done. Beautiful cover by Dan O’Driscoll.