We are ENTHRABULATED to see friends of the con @amalelmohtar.com and @ourmankoto.bsky.social on the final ballot for the 2026 World Fantasy Awards! Congratulations to all the finalists!! locusmag.com/2026/08/2026...

2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists

The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…

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Hey we know this guy! Catch Vice-Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social doing it all for the workers!

Workers’ Lit Podcast@workerslit.bsky.social · 5d ago

Patrons and Future Patrons! It's time to talk about craft, publishing, not fighting with fans, and what @brandoncrilly.bsky.social has been up to! @ayshaufarah.bsky.social starts a new Patreon-exclusive subseries talking to writers about their work! Like writing and cool people? This is for you.

BRING FORTH YOUR WORD HOARDS!

Horned Lark Press@hornedlarkpress.com · 6d ago

*takes deep breath* *ululates* WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS hornedlarkpress.moksha.io/publication/...

Take note, friends.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

We are super excited to hear that Ottawa has a fantasy bookstore coming! Fables and Pages has an active Kickstarter (link is in the news story) and this will be a huge win for local readers and writers! ca.news.yahoo.com/fantasy-book...

New fantasy bookstore in the works for Ottawa this fall

Fables & Pages is searching for a central storefront while asking local readers what should reach the shelves.

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Hello dear fronds - if you applied to be on programming with us this fall you should now have received the draft list of panels for you to indicate your interest in. Please check your spam and other folders if you can't find it! The day APPROACHES!

We are ENHYPENED to see past GoH @premeemohamed.com on the shortlist for the Le Guin Prize! Congratulations to all the finalists!

Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com · last mo.

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

All of us at Can*Con are saddened to hear of the passing of April Laramey, who was the chair of Ottawa's Renaissance Press. Our best wishes for all her friends and family.

If you can be at Stratford, this will be SO COOL!

Kate Heartfield@kateheartfield.com · last mo.

The Stratford Festival has a big sale on, and if you plan your play(s) to overlap with Sept. 24, you can come see me talk about fairies with professor Chester Scoville and actor Laura Condlin. (This is mainly because my new novel, Mercutio, has a lot of Mab in it.) I am looking forward to this!

Hello fronds! If you are planning on joining us for Can*Con 2026, you can now book your rooms at our special rate for the weekend! Last year the Brookstreet did get fully sold out, so resist those procrastination demons! bookings.travelclick.com/13193?groupI...

After a slight misadventure in time and space, we would like to congratulate our friend @amalelmohtar.com for taking home the Nebula for best Novella! Our congratulations to all the winners, and our apologies for our confusion. www.sffworld.com/2025/06/news...

Huge congratulations to long-time friend of the con @amalelmohtar.com for taking home the Locus Award for Best Novella! Can*Con salutes all the winners! locusmag.com/2026/05/2026...

2026 Locus Awards Winners - Locus

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2026 Locus Awards on May 30, 2026, during the Bay Atea Book Festival. Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, and Nnedi...

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Are you passionate about SF, fantasy, and pop culture? Our Managing Editor is looking for original essay pitches: author appreciations, scholarly analysis of all aspects of pop culture, critical and personal essays, think pieces, literary analysis and deep dives into film, television, and fiction

SEEK out CanCon senior programmer and keeper of the secret knowledge Erin Rockfort at @tricon-hfx.bsky.social! OBTAIN their insight and wisdom! BE CHANGED by the experience. Changed FOREVER.

Erin Rockfort (they/she)@pineapplefury.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Excited to be heading to @tricon-hfx.bsky.social in *checks watch* a little over a week??? Ahhh???? Super pumped to be talking to some VERY cool people about fanfic and unshittifying the internet!! Come say hi, I'm very easy to spot!!!

This looks SO GOOD. @tricon-hfx.bsky.social is going to be super rad. Go. GO TO THE SEA. tricon-halifax.com/panels/

Panels - TriCon Halifax

PANELS & PROGRAMMiNG TriCon offers a diverse slate of lectures, workshops and panels, booked continuously from 1pm-5pm on Friday, 8am-5pm on Saturday, and 8am-1pm on Sunday. All attendees will be give...

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Hail.

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

CJ Cherryh has announced retirement, everyone, raise your cups to a legend of the game. Thank you for your service www.facebook.com/groups/Balti...

A very happy birthday to our wonderful chair and Glitter Queen of Can*Con, @mariebilodeau.bsky.social!! It literally could not happen without her.

Our most Pulsating Congratulations to our friends @phoebebarton.bsky.social, @amalelmohtar.com, Lee Harris, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, and Sheila Williams - all finalists for Hugo Awards! It is a fantastic ballot. locusmag.com/2026/04/2026...

2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists - Locus Online

Finalists for the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer have been announced by LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. The...

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All of us at Can*Con are saddened to hear that Renaissance Press have taken the difficult decision to cease operations. Renaissance Press and the writers they publish have been a big part of our convention for many years. We will miss them, and the loss will be felt by the SFFH community.

We are BEHEXED to see so many delightful friends of the con among the nominees for this year's Aurora Awards! Congratulations to all! We would also like to thank everyone for nominating our convention for Best Fan Related Work. www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

Can*Con Virtual: DISRUPTION is TOMORROW!! The first panel starts at 9:30 am EDT and then we have a whole series of great programming running all day until 7:20. We're so excited to translocate the very essence of Can*Con into your house! Get tickets:https://www.can-con.org/virtual-cancon

This is happening TOMORROW and I am so thrilled to be a part of it! I'm going to be on two panels: "Making It & Breaking It: Navigating A Career In Writing" and "Fighting the Empire: Unflinching Looks at Fascism."

Can*Con@canconsffh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We also have two Special Guests for Can*Con: DISRUPTION to announce: Suzan Palumbo and @nataliezed.bsky.social! Suzan is a multi-award nominated author and co-founder of the @theignyteawards.bsky.social and loves a good cape. Natalie is a game designer and author of the novel 'Hench'.

I'll be doing an online panel for Virtual Can*Con tomorrow (Saturday): Making It & Breaking It: Navigating A Career in Writing kicks off at 5 PM EST. Come for the discussion on surviving safely in the industry. Or to find out what I, gender dysphoric and thus camera averse, actually look like. :p

Can*Con@canconsffh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Can*Con*Line 2026 is less than a month away and our theme is DISRUPTION! Disruption is about exploring, dissecting, and upending systems. We'll be hosting conversations about disrupting craft, narrative, and expectations, on and off the page! Get tickets on the website!!

SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY: Can*Con Virtual Join @daviddemchuk.com, @aijiang.bsky.social, Suzan Palumbo, and @kellyrobson.com for a discussion of why normal people scare them and abnormality in horror! Register at the website! If you're not at least a little scared by David you win a prize*!

THIS SATURDAY! Can*Con: Disruption Virtual Conference, featuring @gaga.bsky.social, @ada-hoffmann.bsky.social, Suzan Palumbo, and @thesuiway.bsky.social discussing Revolution in SFF! Register at our website, Disrupt your weekend!!

Just look at this cover for the latest from Primordial Chair @derekkunsken.bsky.social!!!

Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨COVER REVEAL!🚨 To celebrate #worldquantumday our friends @scifinow.bsky.social have revealed Justin Adams' STUNNING cover art for THE QUANTUM DAWN the highly-anticipated 4th book in @derekkunsken.bsky.social 's QUANTUM EVOLUTION. https://bit.ly/4ccT0v2 Oct '26. Preorder: https://geni.us/quantdawn

We are bejoyed to see our friends @amalelmohtar.com, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @ourmankoto.bsky.social, @teresempierre.bsky.social, @premeemohamed.com, @kellyrobson.com, and @acwise.bsky.social among the top ten Locus Award finalists! Celebrate with your most arcane artifacts!!

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists

Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced…

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Can*Con*Line 2026 is SOON! Our first DISRUPTION approaches: Writing Groups to Propel Your Career! Get LAUNCHED at a VERY HIGH VELOCITY! Featuring: Kim Abrahamse, @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social @ympang.bsky.social and @deannajvaldez.com! Register at our website!

Long have the scrolls predicted that one day past GoH Premee Mohamed would release her eldritch secrets into the world. That day is at hand! TREMBLE! Also, register. But also, tremble.

Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · 4mo ago

Also NEWS! I am teaching an updated and improved, also I would say cyclopean and batrachian, perhaps cthonic, version of my MODERN COSMIC HORROR WRITING class for @carlbrandon.bsky.social ! May 16-17! This is a deep dive with text analysis, examples, a reading/resource list, and exercises!

Ahhhh it is also RELEASE DAY for this grreat new story from our friend Claudie Arsenault! SEIZE THE DAY BY SEIZING THE BOOK!

Claudie@clh2oars.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's the Big Day for COMMON BONDS 2! If you missed on our crowdfund and long "late pledges" tail, you can now get COMMON BONDS 2 from (most of) your favourite retailers 💙 🧡 Massive thank you to all of our backers who made this possible Buy it: buy.bookfunnel.com/yilbsiz3a6