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College professor and writer of speculative and often quirky fiction. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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2025 Aurora Award Winners – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)

Congrats winners of the 2025 #Aurora Awards! #SFF πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.csffa.ca/2025/08/2025...

11.08.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk Free resources from Matt Kendrick.

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

15.06.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 10
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Look forward to the 2025 @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social #Writing #Conference! Great line-up of πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ authors πŸ€“

06.06.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had loads of fun on this project getting behind-the-scenes access to #airport systems. Next we pilot with an #airline in #Canada.

05.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

04.06.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to work in the community on this new project.

30.05.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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?

23.05.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 18

This past year I've had the honour of working with these wonderful humans on a project that is close to my heart. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

21.05.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ 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

17.11.2024 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 2

Interesting new Canadian social media platform. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

01.05.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Look forward to the @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social #writers #conference this year πŸ“

27.04.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for this!

26.04.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Older LGBT science fiction database | Notion tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

My niece found this database of old #queer #scifi and my #TBR just went boom. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸš€ balsam-salamander-c02.notion.site/Older-LGBT-s...

26.04.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2025 - Reactor This month, we're celebrating quick, bite-sized stories.

Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

16.04.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Woke up at 7:47. Going to be a big day.

12.04.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super exited for @canconsffh.bsky.social virtual tomorrow!

11.04.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 15β€”make your voice heard! Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

09.04.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 23
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2025 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Finalists Finalists for the Hugo Awards, theΒ 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…

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...

06.04.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My house gets so clean when I sit down to write.

05.04.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Local #Ottawa #SFF writers at #Indigo South Keys this Sunday, 12pm to 3pm! πŸ€“πŸ‘½πŸ¦„

04.04.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 3 Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.

Year's Best #Canadian #SFF Volume 3 campaign is now live! @ourmankoto.bsky.social πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸš€ πŸ¦„
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...

01.04.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! April’s theme is ADVENTURE. The deadline for submissions is April 17th, 2025.

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! April’s theme is ADVENTURE. The deadline for submissions is April 17th, 2025.

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

01.04.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Six book covers on a light pink background. The books are: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi; The Seep by Chana Porter; Embodied Exegesis, edited by Ann LeBlanc; Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane; Countess by Suzan Palumbo; The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

Six book covers on a light pink background. The books are: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi; The Seep by Chana Porter; Embodied Exegesis, edited by Ann LeBlanc; Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane; Countess by Suzan Palumbo; The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

Happy Trans Rights Readathon! Some trans book recs for you!

24.03.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 177    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page Fiction for the 21st Century!

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/

10.03.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My teeny tiny story as featured in @fridayflashfiction.bsky.social a few weeks back. #microfiction #flashfiction #100words

30.03.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can*Con 2025 Ottawa’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Literature Convention, with panels, readings, book launches, pitch sessions, parties, and so much more! Organized by The Rocket Words Society (same people, new non...

Got my tix for @canconsffh.bsky.social www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

29.03.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a delight to be listed with these fine folks πŸ€“πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

22.03.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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18.03.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A treat to read these this morning. Shout out to Ciel Stynes for Caleb. May everyone read your story.

11.03.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats shortlisters! Look forward to reading these.

02.03.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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