@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
Fixed! It was there all along. ๐
tricon-halifax.com/vendors/
It will! I am putting it together right now--apologies for the oversight. These should have launched together!
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A blue card reads "Vendor Applications Now Open" above a circular image of a table covered in books, next to the TriCon logo.
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/
Hey #WriteSky, have you heard about @tricon-hfx.bsky.social?
The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
Kjipuktuk | Halifax
May 15-17, 2026
GOHs Amal El-Mohtar, Kurestin Armada & Carl Engle-Laird
tricon-halifax.com
๐๐๐ #WritingLife #SpecLit #DiverseBooksky ๐๐ชโ๏ธ๐ฉธ๐๐
After years of watching Canadian cons disappear and American ones become more inaccessible, I am SO PSYCHED for this renaissance in Canadian spec!! Our talent & tastemakers & visionaries deserve the spotlight with WorldCons like this (and cons like @canconsffh.bsky.social every year.)
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A fan of TriCon bookmarks held in front of a bookshelf.
One more sleep til @canconsffh.bsky.social! We're getting (mildly) swag'ed up!
16.10.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If anyone wants to get a TriCon tattoo during their visit, just sayingโฆ thereโs a nonzero chance it could be arranged. ๐๐ฑ
Thanks again Sacha for being such a great pal to the con and knowing what we mean when we say, โeldritch and weirder.โ Much love.
You can find Sacha on Instagram at:
www.instagram.com/sorrysacha
Blue-bordered card that reads "Thankyou, @sorrysacha!" with a playground of various Trident-themed logos surrounding the TriCon logo in the center.
Today weโd 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...
TriCon's schedule: Saturday, October 18, 11:30-12:20pm, Reading Like a Writer w/ several panelists; Sunday, October 19, 2:30-3:29pm, Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them w/ several panelists.
An October calendar indicating the dates of Can*Con (October 17, 18, and 19) reading Let's hang at Can*Con! Includes social media handles.
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! ๐๐๐ฑ
Itttt's spooky season!
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A blue card branded with TriCon logos, featuring a photo of a dark-haired individual in a dashing red velvet coat (Amal El-Mohtar.)
Finally, our author guest of honour is Amal El-Mohtar! ๐โจ
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!
A blue card branded with TriCon logos featuring a photo of a dark-haired individual in a twxtured grey coat (Kurestin Armada.)
Our second guest of honour is agent Kurestin Armada! ๐โจ
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! ๐๐๐
Oh my god, applogies! This is what we get for snipping copy. ๐ Correcting!
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A blue card branded with TriCon logos, with a photo of a smiling individual with glasses (Carl Engle-Laird.)
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!
We all know publishing is much more than putting words on a page! A book is created by a team of skilled people beyond the author, and to excel in this industry is to include them all in our celebration!
In that spirit, TriCon welcomes three Guests of Honourโan editor, an agent, & a writer. ๐๐๐งต
Image of a person on a rocky planet facing a portal superimposed with information about the WFNS Hal-Con 2025 Call for Speculative Writing
Infographoc for the Charles R. Saunders Prize in green and white with a line drawing of Charles R Saunders in the top right
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
Yes, this is in the works! ๐
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A promptional image for TRICON, a new SFF convention, showing me as their author Guest of Honour.
Iโm really looking forward to TriCon in Halifax next May! A new convention spearheaded (as it were) by @tridenthalifax.bsky.social & @charlotteashley.bsky.social ! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
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A central TriCon logo featuring a trident with the tip a pencil and a tentacle around the central tine. Image also says EARLYBIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE, TRICON-HALIFAX.COM, and THE TRIDENT CONFERENCE FOR SPECULATIVE FICTION. Kjipuktuk/Halifax, May 15-17, 2026.
Photo of Editor Guest of Honour Carl Engle-Laird.
Photo of Author Guest of Honour Amal El-Mohtar.
Photo of Agent Guest of Honour Kurestin Armada.
TriCon: The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
May 15-17, 2026
Kjipuktuk | Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration now open! More details: tricon-halifax.com.
GOHs: @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social @kurestinarmada.bsky.social
#amwriting #speculativefiction @tricon-hfx.bsky.social
I'm proud to confirm that I will be the editorial guest of honor at the inaugural TriCon in Kjipuktuk | Halifax, Nova Scotia. See you in the Maritime!
24.09.2025 13:02 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That absolutely fits within our "professional development" mandate! ๐
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Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026
Introducing TriCon! โจMay 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! ๐๏ธ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
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