Optimism should be defined as buying books that you want to read while knowing your TBR pile is so big that it shows up on satellite images from space. Not having enough time to read all the books I want never stops my enthusiasm for buying more books. Writing conventions…
Category: Convention Reports
CanCon2023 Round Up (Part 1)
Can*Con continues to be a shining beacon for genre writers of all stripes in Canada (and North America) and this year was no exception. In its second year back “post-pandemic” they increased the maximum number of attendees from 250 to 350 and it felt noticeably busier IMHO. Then again maybe…
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Return from Ottawa and CanCon SF 2018
Last week (October 12th to 14th, 2018) I attended my second CanCon SF in Ottawa. It was every bit as good (if not better!) than last year’s convention with great programming, wonderful conversations, and BOOKS. Oh, my goodness the books. Despite having a huge TBR (To-Be-Read) Pile lurking at home, I…
Indigenous Culture and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
I attended my first CanCon (The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature) in Ottawa last month (Oct 13 – 15, 2017) and was very much impressed by the level of programming offered. It went beyond a lot of the rehashed 101 SF & writing topics I have…
Con Report: Ad Astra 2016 – Part I
The annual Ad Astra convention in Toronto* is one of those local SF&F conventions that I have been attending off and on since early 2000s. After I moved North ten years ago, its gotten a lot more challenging to attend, logistically, financially, and requires a time commitment from both my work and family…