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Ottawa's Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Conference! THANK YOU for Can*Con 2026! Stay tuned to this etherwave channel for details on our next event!
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We are very excited to announced that our 2026 Agent Guest of Honour will be @hel-no-wai.bsky.social!

Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.

We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Agent Guest of Honour Hana El Niwairi. Dates of the con are October 16-18, 2026.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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We are HYPED to announce that our 2026 Editor Guest of Honour will be @jenralbert.bsky.social - Jen is an acquiring editor at ECW Press, won a British Fantasy Award for her editing work and has been nominated for the Hugo, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Awards.

So excited to have Jen with us next fall!
Graphic advertising the 2026 Can*Con Editor Guest of Honour, Jen Albert. Dates of the convention are 16-18 October, 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We are EXCITE to be able to announce our Guests of Honour for 2026 this week!

First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade was released in June from ECW Press.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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We are EXCITE to be able to announce our Guests of Honour for 2026 this week!

First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade is forthcoming this summer from ECW Press.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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In one week, LIVE ON THE INTERTRON, join 2025 GoH @premeemohamed.com, @gregoryawilson.com, Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social, and @valerievaldes.bsky.social as they engage in a rare and perilous cross border communique!

9 pm EST on Nov 25th on the Arvan Eleron Twitch channel!
A poster for the Arvan Eleron Twitch show appearance of Premee Mohamed, Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon Crilly, and Valerie Valdes. Text: 'Crossing the 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop', November 25, 9pm EST.
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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TOMORROW! @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social hosts @thescreambean.bsky.social and Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and we have been promised things will get WEIRD!!
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation. Saturday November 15th, 3pm, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON'
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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One week from NOW!

You can see Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and Certified Brilliant @thescreambean.bsky.social at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social discussing found family, their rad new books, and what else?

WHO KNOWS?

YOU MUST COME AND FIND OUT!
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation. Saturday November 15th, 3pm, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON'
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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It is #CanCon2025 Day One!

What to do today? WE HAVE IDEAS!
Can*Con To-Do List: Attend some panels. Get my books signed. Check out the vendors' room. Go to a reading. Sign up to chat with an industry expert. Pitch my novel?? Goals: Make new friends. Support local artists. Have fun.
October 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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It is #CanCon2025 Eve, which means leaving out a plate of cookies in case @derekkunsken.bsky.social visits in the night and getting ready to hang stockings on @brandoncrilly.bsky.social!

We are so looking forward to seeing you this weekend! A few last minute reminders!
Final Can*Con Reminders! As of Thursday, tickets will only be available at the door. The vendor's room is open to the public - ask if you need help getting there! If you have any questions or concerns, go to the registration/information desk. Alternatively, find someone with a purple "volunteer" or a black "staff" ribbon on their badge. Emails/social media are not being actively monitored during the con. Changes to schedule will be posted next to the reg desk. Most importantly: have fun! :)
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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We will be celebrating Canadian Small Presses at the Small Press Party Friday Night!

This is going to be a great event for readers and writers who love our precious small (but shiny!) publishers and want to show them the love!

Presses are awkward to hug but the people who run them ... less so!
A graphic for the Canadian Small Press Party, 7pm October 17th in the Celtic Room. Text: "Canadian Small Press Party: Chat with authors, editors, and guests of honour, enter the raffle to win cool prizes, and have a drink as we celebrate Canadian small press book pubishers!"
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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What else do we got? Would you enjoy ... a Glow Party?

Allllll our bioluminescent friends are gonna get down on Saturday night!

We will break out the Emergency Strategic Can*Con Glow Stick Reserve for this one.
A graphic for the Can*Con Glow Party, 9pm October 18th in the Celtic room. Text: "Glow Party: We've got a dance floor and we're not afraid to use it. Wear your best neon or glow-in-the-dark, grab a drink from the pop-up bar, and shine bright (almost) all night."
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Hello Can*Con friends!

Room bookings at our new Brookstreet venue are OPEN!

We are also offering MEAL PLANS and CAFFEINE PLANS for the first time - when you book your room you can also reserve your meals at the con!

Full details and FAQ at the link, plus shiny graphic!

www.can-con.org/meal-plans
This is the price list for hotel bookings and meal plans at Can*Con 2025. Full details are available at https://www.can-con.org/meal-plans. Staying Friday night with breakfast & lunch costs $195, additional meal plan $34. Staying Saturday night with lunch Saturday and breakfast Sunday costs $195, with additional meal plan $34. Staying both nights with all the meals costs $390, additional meal plans $48.50. The cost of just the Saturday or Sunday breakfast buffet or Saturday lunch is $39. The weekend Caffeine pass is $35, or $49 with a Can*Con mug.
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Corrected graphic for this amazing panel! Apologies to @jdragsky.bsky.social and we hope this doesn't dampen the enthusiasm (or coziness) for this conversation with @clh2oars.bsky.social, @domsdickey.bsky.social, and @therisingtithes.bsky.social!

Join Us!!

www.can-con.org/events/virtu...
A poster style ad for the 'Progression and Chill: Cozy Gaming' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12 from 1 pm to 1:50 pm EST. Featuring Dominique Dickey, Brandon O'Brien, Jay Dragon, and Claudie Arsenault.
April 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Would you like a warm and cuddle conversation about the importance of fan communities?

WE GOT THAT.

Join @ninocipri.bsky.social, @faye-gabriel.bsky.social, @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stille TOMORROW at 10 am EST!

Do not miss!! www.can-con.org/events/virtu...
A poster-style ad for the (Re)Claiming what we Love panel at Can*Con Virtueal, April 12th from 10 am to 10:50 am EST. Featuring Faye Gabriel, Georgina Kiersten, Nino Cipri, and Derek Newman-Stille.
April 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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You want more? WE GOT MORE!

How about a cozy chill chat about progression and gaming?

Featuring @clh2oars.bsky.social, @domsdickey.bsky.social, J. Dragon, and @therisingtithes.bsky.social!

1 pm to 1:50 pm EST TOMORROW!

You don't even have to wear PANTS!
A poster style ad for the 'Progression and Chill: Cozy Gaming' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12th 1:00 - 1:50 pm. With Dominique Dickey, Brandon O'Brien, J. Dragon, and Claudie Arsenault! https://www.can-con.org/events/virtual-cancon
April 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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TOMORROW!

The Cozy Arc of a Molotov COCKTAIL!

DO NOT MISS @nathanburgoine.bsky.social, @brentclambert.bsky.social, @sillysyntax.bsky.social and @lilithsaintcrow.com!

LET'S GET REVOLUTIONARY.

From the comfort of our own home, possibly wearing jammies.
A poster style ad for the 'Cozy Arc of a Molotov Cocktail' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12th from 7 pm to 7:50 pm EST. Featuring Suzan Palumbo, Lilith Saintcrow, Brent Lambert, and 'Nathan Burgoine. https://www.can-con.org/events/virtual-cancon
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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What can you expect at Can*Con Virtual, coming up on April 12th? Stuff like THIS! What makes a home? How do we explore its complexities and contradictions in fiction? Feat: Naseem Jamnia, @silviamg.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social & @suyidavies.com!

JOIN US!!

www.can-con.org/events/virtu...
A poster style ad for the 'There's no Place Like Home' panel at Can*Con Virtual. April 12, 4pm to 4:50 pm EST. Includes pictures of panelists Naseem Jamnia, Silvia Moreno Garcia, Tiff Morris, and Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
March 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Virtual Can*Con LOOMS ON THE HORIZON (April 12th) like an approaching ship laden with astounding treasures and beguiling wonders!

Maybe also pirates! (But the fun kind)

Join us, and special guests Hiromi Goto and @silviamg.bsky.social!

www.can-con.org/events/virtu...
A poster type ad for Can*Con Virtual, featuring Special Guests Hiromi Goto and Silvia Moreno Garcia. Get Online and Get Cozy. April 12, 2025.
March 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Until midnight tomorrow you can get our best price on April’s Can*Con*Line virtual con and Can*Con 2025 in October!

Leap onboard!!
A poster advertising the $95 special offer for registration for both Virtual CanCon April 12 2025 and CanCon 2025 October 17-19th. GoHs will be Premee Mohamed, Kate Heartfield, and Stephen Kotowych.
November 3, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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Another of our silent auction items is this original painting by @smcarriere.bsky.social!

Come meet the dragon and place a bid in the vendor’s room!
A painting by S.M. Carrière, depicting a blue dragon with antlers … I’m not doing it justice.
November 2, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Everyone makes friends at Can*Con but you can get some pretty cool ones in the vendor’s room Right Now!
This table is covered with vibrantly coloured little spiders, dragons, and octopi, among others.
November 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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One of Can*Con’s silent auction items is this super rad collection of cyberpunk fiction!

All the big names are here in vintage editions!

Come by the vendor’s room to salivate and make a bid!
A table stacked extensively with many different cyberpunk books.
November 2, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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Hallowe'en Party TONIGHT at the Wise Town Cafe, 329A Elgin St. in downtown Ottawa!

Costumes! Haunted food! Tarot readings! @brandoncrilly.bsky.social may lose his soul!

... some tickets available at the door!
Ad poster for the Can*Con Halloween Party, depicting a spooky graveyard with hands reaching up from the earth, a big full moon in the night sky, and little bats flying around. Text: "Can*Con Halloween Party. Spooky Stories, Tarot Readings, Costumes, Themed Drinks, Prizes. Tickets $20, October 31 7pm. Wise Town Cafe, 329A Elgin ST. Ottawa."
October 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Hello goblins and ghouls: there's still tickets left for our first-ever Hallowe'en bash on Can*Con eve at the Wise Town Cafe!

They've crafted a special eldritch menu for us, there will be contests and prizes, and probably @brandoncrilly.bsky.social in a bedsheet ghost costume! Deets on the website!
The menu for the Can*Con Halloween party. The graphic is a tombstone in a graveyard with a raven or crow perched on it and a lil spider. Text: Can*Con Menu. Food: Zombie Roast Turkey sub $16, Creepy Crispy Meat & Potato scores $4, The Haunted Eggplant $15. Drinks: Pumpkin Spice Cider $12, Silent Killer $14, Elexier $15. Dare to ask the Wise Town Cemetery Staff for More Secrets!
October 24, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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Our second Experiment is a Sunday Reading Salon, with coffee and delicious things on hand. Hosted by the immortal @derekkunsken.bsky.social!

We're very excited to try this new format for our reading series this year, and if it doesn't work out, there's always emergency containment.
A poster for the Can*Con Sunday Reading Salon, taking place in the Con Suite at 10am. It will be hosted by Derek Künsken, with readings from Hayden Trenholm, Carolyne Topdjian, Tiffany Morris, Michèle Laframboise, Victoria Goddard, Ai Jiang, Madona Skaff, and Ben Berman Ghan. Coffee and sweet treats will be provided.
October 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM