@canconsffh.bsky.social
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!
Clown music, you say?
Only (roughly) 100 minutes remain!
DO NOT MISS!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
We are not sure how feral Avi will get if this hits 100 backers bu it would probably be fun to find out?
Also this audiobook is going to be SO GOOD, friends - jump aboard!!
Congratulations to friend of the con @suyidavies.com for his 2025 Nommo Award win!
Suyi's work is amazing and you should read all of it.
This is going to be great!
Our understanding is that Brandon is going to share a secret family recipe!
TUNE IN!
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Author Guest of Honour Chuck Wendig. Dates of the convention are 16 to 18 October, 2026.
Our final Guest of Honour for 2026 will be author @chuckwendig.bsky.social!
Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Agent Guest of Honour Hana El Niwairi. Dates of the con are October 16-18, 2026.
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!
Fun video interviewing some authors @canconsffh.bsky.social in October, including yours truly! 😀📚
youtu.be/gHaEtTlCWuE?...
We like Countess!
19.11.2025 16:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Graphic advertising the 2026 Can*Con Editor Guest of Honour, Jen Albert. Dates of the convention are 16-18 October, 2026.
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!
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
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.
Our apologies: tonia's 'Seventhblade' was released in June, and her *next* novel, 'Black Dog', which is the first in a supernatural dystopian YA trilogy, will be out in the fall.
Can*Con regrets the error.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
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.
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.
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 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'
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!!
14.11.2025 22:12 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 2
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'
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!
Right about EVERYTHING?!?
07.11.2025 18:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Much beloved friend of the con Sienna Tristen is bringing out an audiobook of their 'Heretic's Guide to Homecoming'!
If you had a chance to listen to the sample in our vendor's room, you know this is going to be AMAZE!
If you didn't - it's going to be AMAZE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
They are smiling in Valhalla as you sack France.
30.10.2025 15:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0CONGRATUMALATIONS to 2025 Guest of Honour Premee Mohamed for pillaging another award!
Huzzah!
As #CanCon2025 comes to an end, we'd like to thank all our amazing volunteers who made the whole weekend possible, all the vendors who brought wonderful things for us to take home, and all the guests who came to be a part of our community's weekend!
Thank you for supporting us, and see you in 2026!
Day 3 of #CanCon2025 is about to begin!
Today on the Program of Myriad Excitements (tm) we have Queercoded Villains, Enticing Gamers, Speculative Songwriting, and Indie Platform Publishing!
We've also got more pitch sessions and author signings firing off as we pack in 1 more day of SFFH treats!
Folks who are at @canconsffh.bsky.social : if you would like to find the panelists, vendors and volunteers on here, behold a starter pack for just that purpose: go.bsky.app/UXVrVHZ
19.10.2025 13:41 — 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
Come say hi in Newbridge (vender room) at 2.00-2:30 today. I'm next to my fav bookstore @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social
@canconsffh.bsky.social
It is #CanCon2025 Day 2 and today we have Robot Lovers, we Deal with Self-Doubt, and we Explore Space *and* the Biology of Zombies! The Program of Myriad Excitements (tm) has something for all!
We've also got book launches and author pitch sessions happening all day long!
Come and CAVORT!
Later today at @canconsffh.bsky.social : @gianttourtiere.bsky.social @stephanneauthor.bsky.social and I host Maggot Story Hour.
This should be memorable.
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.
It is #CanCon2025 Day One!
What to do today? WE HAVE IDEAS!
Go for the high five next!
17.10.2025 03:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We're going to be at @canconsffh.bsky.social this weekend!
Stop by our table to say hello and find out about our bid to bring Worldcon to Edmonton.
We're planning to make 2030 #NorthOfOrdinary!
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! :)
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!
Wanna grab some exclusive Augur merch or meet the team? 👀 Find us in the Vendor Room this weekend at @canconsffh.bsky.social!
Check out our tabling schedule ⬇️
-October 17th (5pm-8pm)
-October 18th (10am-6pm)
-October 19th (10am-4pm)
We can't WAIT to see you there! ✨
