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Jed Looker
@jedlooker.bsky.social
College professor and writer of speculative and often quirky fiction. 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦
My first sale! “The Superposition of Ramen” is featured in the current issue of OnSpec magazine. @onspecmag.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#montreal wins 2027 #worldcon bid!
August 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congrats winners of the 2025 #Aurora Awards! #SFF 🇨🇦 www.csffa.ca/2025/08/2025...
2025 Aurora Award Winners – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)
www.csffa.ca
August 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Just been updating the **FREE** resources section on my website. Hopefully lots of useful stuff here on everything from body language to collective nouns, sensory inspiration to proverbs & sayings. PLUS lots of lists of example stories including a list of lists...

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/resources
Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk
Free resources from Matt Kendrick.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Look forward to the 2025 @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social #Writing #Conference! Great line-up of 🇨🇦 authors 🤓
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Had loads of fun on this project getting behind-the-scenes access to #airport systems. Next we pilot with an #airline in #Canada.
Delighted to attend National AccessAbility Week where we showcased our collaboration with NRC, Transport Canada and CTA to design a #jobaid for #groundhandlers and check-in agents that facilitates the safe transportation of #mobilityaids. @algonquincollege.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Finally read Annual Migration of Clouds by @premeemohamed.com. Beautifully crafted prose and a story that embedded itself under my skin. Look forward to more.
June 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Excited to work in the community on this new project.
Every Wednesday Danny Nhu, Maria Montaño and Jasmin Lewis will be working at the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Centre as part of our new project that examines pathways to postsecondary for youth not in employment education or training #NEET. #servicetransformation #socialinnovation
May 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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1. Every once in a while I’ll read about or be told about or see nominated for an award a novel that, when I read it for myself, I don’t understand what the fuss is about; it’s something I don’t find particularly interesting or worthy of the praise. And when that happens, do you know what I do?
May 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This past year I've had the honour of working with these wonderful humans on a project that is close to my heart. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Announcing #PrideClub, one of two programs that sprung from our study of #SLGBTQIA+ international students. A warm thanks to the Victimology Research Centre, @maxottawa.bsky.social and @algonquincollege.bsky.social Student Support Services for their support.
May 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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✨ I have started a broad #CanSpec starter pack!

This isn’t JUST writers, authors, editors…

It’s also stores, booksellers, community organizers.

ANYONE in CanSpec (Canlit + Specfic) !

Reply for an add ✨ It’s very much only a rough beginning right now !

go.bsky.app/Q7MUTiT
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Interesting new Canadian social media platform. 🇨🇦
After a long bit of toiling, we're proud to announce the launch of Gander Social—a project to bring a new kind of social to Canadians.

Canadian owned and hosted, a feed you control, privacy-first, consent-based, respectful by default.

Join the Early Access program: gandersocial.ca
Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built for Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your data taking an unexpected trip south.
gandersocial.ca
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Look forward to the @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social #writers #conference this year 📝
April 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My niece found this database of old #queer #scifi and my #TBR just went boom. 🏳️‍🌈🚀 balsam-salamander-c02.notion.site/Older-LGBT-s...
Older LGBT science fiction database | Notion
tinyurl.com/oldgaySF
balsam-salamander-c02.notion.site
April 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2025 - Reactor
This month, we're celebrating quick, bite-sized stories.
reactormag.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Woke up at 7:47. Going to be a big day.
April 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Super exited for @canconsffh.bsky.social virtual tomorrow!
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.
April 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Voting for the Locus Awards is OPEN! As a nonprofit, Locus Magazine champions authors of all kinds, from big names to indies and small press. Subscriber votes count double!

Voting ends April 15—make your voice heard! Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
April 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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We are AKONG to see upcoming GoH @premeemohamed.com as a Hugo Finalist! Congrats Premee and our friends @leeharris.ft.com, @aijiang.bsky.social, @littlebadger.bsky.social, and @dianapho.bsky.social, who are also finalists for Hugo or Locus Awards!

A Vinjastic Day!!

locusmag.com/2025/04/1579...
2025 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Finalists
Finalists for the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book have been announced by Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fictio…
locusmag.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My house gets so clean when I sit down to write.
April 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Local #Ottawa #SFF writers at #Indigo South Keys this Sunday, 12pm to 3pm! 🤓👽🦄
April 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Year's Best #Canadian #SFF Volume 3 campaign is now live! @ourmankoto.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🚀 🦄
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...
Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 3
Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.
www.kickstarter.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for April’s #SciFanSat issue until 04.17.2025 at scifansat.com/landing.html!

Our theme this month is… ADVENTURE!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
April 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Happy Trans Rights Readathon! Some trans book recs for you!
March 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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We're open to submissions this month by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds!

We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks writing their truths!

Send us something!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM