Can-Con, or the Conference for Canadian Content in Speculative Art and Fiction, is one of our favourite events of the year. This year, our authors are going to be very present, on tons of panels, and even doing a special reading event!!
We will be taking pitches (our preferred way of meeting new authors) on Saturday from 12-1 PM. Please register at the front desk, I do believe we have 2-3 spots left!!
Please see below for opportunities to come and see (and meet!) your favourite Renaissance authors:
Signing sessions at the table:
Each author has a special spot this weekend where they will definitely be at the table. This doesn’t mean that they won’t be there at any other time, but if you come during these scheduled spots, you can be sure not to miss them!
Eric Desmarais: Saturday, 12-1 PM
Caroline Frechette: Saturday, 1-2 PM
Cait Gordon: Saturday, 4-5 PM
Evan May: Sunday, 1-2 PM
Aurelia Osborne: Saturday, 2-3 PM
Madona Skaff-Koren: Saturday, 3-4 PM
Reading by Renaissance authors:
Four of our authors will be reading from their books on Saturday, from 2 to 3 PM. Come and listen to the new works of Eric Desmarais, Caroline Frechette, Cait Gordon and Madona Skaff-Koren!
Authors on panels:
A few of our authors will be speaking on panels this year! Here is their schedule:
Caroline Frechette
FRIDAY: 7 PM, Ursula K. Le Guin, contributions and legacy; 8 PM, Challenging creative marriages: comic book writers and artists working together
SATURDAY: 10 AM, Different ways to pitch a novel to a Publisher or Agent; 5 PM, Beyond the Coming Out Story: New queer narratives in speculative fiction
SUNDAY: 10 AM, 40 creative choices that drive away audiences; 1 PM, The Diversification of the Comics industry
Evan May
SATURDAY: 11 AM, Why doesn’t epic fantasy get critical respect?; 7 PM, Ye Olde Medievalisms in Fantasy
SUNDAY: 11 AM, Want to be on Programming Next Year?
Madona Skaff-Koren
SATURDAY: 10 AM, Weird and Different Sensory Perception in Animals
SUNDAY: 11 AM, Bodies of Difference: Disability in Spec Fic
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