TriCon
@tricon-hfx.bsky.social
TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026 at The Westin Nova Scotian.
https://tricon-halifax.com
https://tricon-halifax.com
ICYMI, our tshirt is being designed for this year by local tattoo artist & design legend, Sorry Sacha!
$20 now, with the pre-order price going up when the shirt is revealed, and on-site pricing at full retail. It's a bargain!
$20 now, with the pre-order price going up when the shirt is revealed, and on-site pricing at full retail. It's a bargain!
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
ICYMI, our tshirt is being designed for this year by local tattoo artist & design legend, Sorry Sacha!
$20 now, with the pre-order price going up when the shirt is revealed, and on-site pricing at full retail. It's a bargain!
$20 now, with the pre-order price going up when the shirt is revealed, and on-site pricing at full retail. It's a bargain!
One month left for Early Bird tickets! The all-weekend pass is just $85, and mystery t-shirt pre-order, $20! Prices on both will go up Dec 21st.
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One month left for Early Bird tickets! The all-weekend pass is just $85, and mystery t-shirt pre-order, $20! Prices on both will go up Dec 21st.
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
Charles R. Saunders, father of "Sword and Soul", was an author & journalist whose work established him as a pioneer of Black specfic.
TriCon is proud to present readings from winners of NS's Charles R. Saunders Prize, as well as a lecture on Saunders from his biographer, Jon Tattrie!
TriCon is proud to present readings from winners of NS's Charles R. Saunders Prize, as well as a lecture on Saunders from his biographer, Jon Tattrie!
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Charles R. Saunders, father of "Sword and Soul", was an author & journalist whose work established him as a pioneer of Black specfic.
TriCon is proud to present readings from winners of NS's Charles R. Saunders Prize, as well as a lecture on Saunders from his biographer, Jon Tattrie!
TriCon is proud to present readings from winners of NS's Charles R. Saunders Prize, as well as a lecture on Saunders from his biographer, Jon Tattrie!
TriCon is at Hal-Con! Come grab bookmarks from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia booth, or chat with @charlotteashley.bsky.social on Sunday!
(Get a free zine of local SFF flash stories while you are at it, or the Emergency Writing Prompts booklet! We ❤️ the WFNS.)
(Get a free zine of local SFF flash stories while you are at it, or the Emergency Writing Prompts booklet! We ❤️ the WFNS.)
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
TriCon is at Hal-Con! Come grab bookmarks from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia booth, or chat with @charlotteashley.bsky.social on Sunday!
(Get a free zine of local SFF flash stories while you are at it, or the Emergency Writing Prompts booklet! We ❤️ the WFNS.)
(Get a free zine of local SFF flash stories while you are at it, or the Emergency Writing Prompts booklet! We ❤️ the WFNS.)
What kind of programming will you find at TriCon? All kinds of stuff, like the Blue Pencil Cafe!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What kind of programming will you find at TriCon? All kinds of stuff, like the Blue Pencil Cafe!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
Sign up for a 1-on-1 session with an editor! Spaces are limited, & sign-ups open December 22nd!
Featuring @englelaird.bsky.social, @mythaxis.bsky.social, and @heartlines-spec.com, with more to come!
Vendor applications are now open for TriCon 2026!
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Vendor applications are now open for TriCon 2026!
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
We are looking for vendors showcasing anything that writers might love!Applications will be open until February 1st.
PLEASE READ our policies before applying. We have separate opportunities for Indie Authors!
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
One more sleep til @canconsffh.bsky.social! We're getting (mildly) swag'ed up!
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
One more sleep til @canconsffh.bsky.social! We're getting (mildly) swag'ed up!
Today we’d like to shine a spotlight on our designer, Sorry Sacha!
Sacha is an incredible designer & tattoo artist, and are also designing our tshirt. It will be revealed closer to the con, BUT, if you pre-order it now with your ticket, you do get a discount!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
Sacha is an incredible designer & tattoo artist, and are also designing our tshirt. It will be revealed closer to the con, BUT, if you pre-order it now with your ticket, you do get a discount!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today we’d like to shine a spotlight on our designer, Sorry Sacha!
Sacha is an incredible designer & tattoo artist, and are also designing our tshirt. It will be revealed closer to the con, BUT, if you pre-order it now with your ticket, you do get a discount!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
Sacha is an incredible designer & tattoo artist, and are also designing our tshirt. It will be revealed closer to the con, BUT, if you pre-order it now with your ticket, you do get a discount!
www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
TriCon will be at @canconsffh.bsky.social! Look for our Executive Chair, @charlotteashley.bsky.social, in Ottawa the weekend of October 17-19 2025. She'll have TriCon swag & all the answers you could want about Kjipuktuk's newest literary event!
Come say hi and introduce yourself! 💙📚🔱
Come say hi and introduce yourself! 💙📚🔱
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
TriCon will be at @canconsffh.bsky.social! Look for our Executive Chair, @charlotteashley.bsky.social, in Ottawa the weekend of October 17-19 2025. She'll have TriCon swag & all the answers you could want about Kjipuktuk's newest literary event!
Come say hi and introduce yourself! 💙📚🔱
Come say hi and introduce yourself! 💙📚🔱
Finally, our author guest of honour is Amal El-Mohtar! 🎉✨
Amal is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, & criticism, including the NYT bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War, (with Max Gladstone.) Her solo debut, The River Has Roots, was published in 2025 by Tordotcom. Welcome, Amal!
Amal is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, & criticism, including the NYT bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War, (with Max Gladstone.) Her solo debut, The River Has Roots, was published in 2025 by Tordotcom. Welcome, Amal!
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Finally, our author guest of honour is Amal El-Mohtar! 🎉✨
Amal is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, & criticism, including the NYT bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War, (with Max Gladstone.) Her solo debut, The River Has Roots, was published in 2025 by Tordotcom. Welcome, Amal!
Amal is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry, & criticism, including the NYT bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War, (with Max Gladstone.) Her solo debut, The River Has Roots, was published in 2025 by Tordotcom. Welcome, Amal!
Our second guest of honour is agent Kurestin Armada! 🎉✨
Kurestin is with Root Literary in New York, where she specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels. Some of her recent titles include Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young. Welcome, Kurestin! 🎉🎉🎉
Kurestin is with Root Literary in New York, where she specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels. Some of her recent titles include Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young. Welcome, Kurestin! 🎉🎉🎉
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our second guest of honour is agent Kurestin Armada! 🎉✨
Kurestin is with Root Literary in New York, where she specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels. Some of her recent titles include Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young. Welcome, Kurestin! 🎉🎉🎉
Kurestin is with Root Literary in New York, where she specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels. Some of her recent titles include Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young. Welcome, Kurestin! 🎉🎉🎉
Our first guest of honour is editor Carl Engle-Laird!
Carl is a Hugo-nominated editor at Tor Publishing Group. He has worked on books that have won the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards, including Gideon the Ninth, The Saint of Bright Doors, and Even Though I Knew the End. Welcome, Carl!
Carl is a Hugo-nominated editor at Tor Publishing Group. He has worked on books that have won the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards, including Gideon the Ninth, The Saint of Bright Doors, and Even Though I Knew the End. Welcome, Carl!
September 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our first guest of honour is editor Carl Engle-Laird!
Carl is a Hugo-nominated editor at Tor Publishing Group. He has worked on books that have won the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards, including Gideon the Ninth, The Saint of Bright Doors, and Even Though I Knew the End. Welcome, Carl!
Carl is a Hugo-nominated editor at Tor Publishing Group. He has worked on books that have won the Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards, including Gideon the Ninth, The Saint of Bright Doors, and Even Though I Knew the End. Welcome, Carl!
TWO great opportunities from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia!
The Charles R. Saunders Prize for an "emerging or early-career writer with a speculative fiction work-in-progress" and the Hal-Con 2025 zines are both OPEN for applications, and closing next month!
Apply at writers.ns.ca
The Charles R. Saunders Prize for an "emerging or early-career writer with a speculative fiction work-in-progress" and the Hal-Con 2025 zines are both OPEN for applications, and closing next month!
Apply at writers.ns.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
TWO great opportunities from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia!
The Charles R. Saunders Prize for an "emerging or early-career writer with a speculative fiction work-in-progress" and the Hal-Con 2025 zines are both OPEN for applications, and closing next month!
Apply at writers.ns.ca
The Charles R. Saunders Prize for an "emerging or early-career writer with a speculative fiction work-in-progress" and the Hal-Con 2025 zines are both OPEN for applications, and closing next month!
Apply at writers.ns.ca
Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...