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Can*Con Virtual 2026 will be Can*Con: DISRUPTION! We'll be hosting conversations on disrupting craft, narrative, and expectations, on and off the page! Get tickets at www.can-con.org.

Ad poster for the 'Normal People Scare Me: Abnormality in Horror' panel at Can*Con Virtual, April 18th from 11 am to 11:50 am EST. Featuring Suzan Palumbo, David Demchuk, Ai Jiang, and Kelly Robson.
Ad poster graphic for the 'Revolution is not for the sane' panel at Can*Con Virtual, April 18th from 2-2:50 pm EST, featuring Suzan Palumbo, C.L. Clark, A.D. Sui, and Ada Hoffman.
Ad poster for the 'Writing Groups to Propel Your Career' session at Can*Con Virtual 2027, April 18th from 9:30 am to 10:20 am. With pictures of panelists Kim Abrahamse, Y.M. Pang, Megan M Davies-Ostrom, and Deanna Valdez.
Ad poster style graphic for CanCon special guests Suzan Palumbo and Natalie Zina Walschots, with pictures of Suzan and Natalie. Text: 'Can*Con Virtual, featuring special guests Suzan Palumbo and Natalie Zina Walschots. Disrupt the Status Quo. April 18, 2026'
The rather beautiful cover of Kate's book, which is mostly purple with a rose, a sword and shield, and a Renaissance-style tower.
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Author Guest of Honour Chuck Wendig. Dates of the convention are 16 to 18 October, 2026.
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Agent Guest of Honour Hana El Niwairi. Dates of the con are October 16-18, 2026.
Graphic advertising the 2026 Can*Con Editor Guest of Honour, Jen Albert. Dates of the convention are 16-18 October, 2026.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
A poster for the Arvan Eleron Twitch show appearance of Premee Mohamed, Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon Crilly, and Valerie Valdes. Text: 'Crossing the 49th: Canadian and American Authors Talk Shop', November 25, 9pm EST.
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation. Saturday November 15th, 3pm, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON'
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation. Saturday November 15th, 3pm, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON'
Can*Con To-Do List: Attend some panels. Get my books signed. Check out the vendors' room. Go to a reading. Sign up to chat with an industry expert. Pitch my novel?? Goals: Make new friends. Support local artists. Have fun.
Final Can*Con Reminders! As of Thursday, tickets will only be available at the door. The vendor's room is open to the public - ask if you need help getting there! If you have any questions or concerns, go to the registration/information desk. Alternatively, find someone with a purple "volunteer" or a black "staff" ribbon on their badge. Emails/social media are not being actively monitored during the con. Changes to schedule will be posted next to the reg desk. Most importantly: have fun! :)
A graphic for the Canadian Small Press Party, 7pm October 17th in the Celtic Room. Text: "Canadian Small Press Party: Chat with authors, editors, and guests of honour, enter the raffle to win cool prizes, and have a drink as we celebrate Canadian small press book pubishers!"
A graphic for the Can*Con Glow Party, 9pm October 18th in the Celtic room. Text: "Glow Party: We've got a dance floor and we're not afraid to use it. Wear your best neon or glow-in-the-dark, grab a drink from the pop-up bar, and shine bright (almost) all night."
This is the price list for hotel bookings and meal plans at Can*Con 2025. Full details are available at https://www.can-con.org/meal-plans. Staying Friday night with breakfast & lunch costs $195, additional meal plan $34. Staying Saturday night with lunch Saturday and breakfast Sunday costs $195, with additional meal plan $34. Staying both nights with all the meals costs $390, additional meal plans $48.50. The cost of just the Saturday or Sunday breakfast buffet or Saturday lunch is $39. The weekend Caffeine pass is $35, or $49 with a Can*Con mug.
A poster style ad for the 'Progression and Chill: Cozy Gaming' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12 from 1 pm to 1:50 pm EST. Featuring Dominique Dickey, Brandon O'Brien, Jay Dragon, and Claudie Arsenault.
A poster-style ad for the (Re)Claiming what we Love panel at Can*Con Virtueal, April 12th from 10 am to 10:50 am EST. Featuring Faye Gabriel, Georgina Kiersten, Nino Cipri, and Derek Newman-Stille.
A poster style ad for the 'Progression and Chill: Cozy Gaming' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12th 1:00 - 1:50 pm. With Dominique Dickey, Brandon O'Brien, J. Dragon, and Claudie Arsenault! https://www.can-con.org/events/virtual-cancon
A poster style ad for the 'Cozy Arc of a Molotov Cocktail' panel at Can*Con Online, April 12th from 7 pm to 7:50 pm EST. Featuring Suzan Palumbo, Lilith Saintcrow, Brent Lambert, and 'Nathan Burgoine. https://www.can-con.org/events/virtual-cancon
A poster style ad for the 'There's no Place Like Home' panel at Can*Con Virtual. April 12, 4pm to 4:50 pm EST. Includes pictures of panelists Naseem Jamnia, Silvia Moreno Garcia, Tiff Morris, and Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
A poster type ad for Can*Con Virtual, featuring Special Guests Hiromi Goto and Silvia Moreno Garcia. Get Online and Get Cozy. April 12, 2025.
A poster advertising the $95 special offer for registration for both Virtual CanCon April 12 2025 and CanCon 2025 October 17-19th. GoHs will be Premee Mohamed, Kate Heartfield, and Stephen Kotowych.
A painting by S.M. Carrière, depicting a blue dragon with antlers … I’m not doing it justice.
This table is covered with vibrantly coloured little spiders, dragons, and octopi, among others.
A table stacked extensively with many different cyberpunk books.
Ad poster for the Can*Con Halloween Party, depicting a spooky graveyard with hands reaching up from the earth, a big full moon in the night sky, and little bats flying around. Text: "Can*Con Halloween Party. Spooky Stories, Tarot Readings, Costumes, Themed Drinks, Prizes. Tickets $20, October 31 7pm. Wise Town Cafe, 329A Elgin ST. Ottawa."
The menu for the Can*Con Halloween party. The graphic is a tombstone in a graveyard with a raven or crow perched on it and a lil spider. Text: Can*Con Menu. Food: Zombie Roast Turkey sub $16, Creepy Crispy Meat & Potato scores $4, The Haunted Eggplant $15. Drinks: Pumpkin Spice Cider $12, Silent Killer $14, Elexier $15. Dare to ask the Wise Town Cemetery Staff for More Secrets!
A poster for the Can*Con Sunday Reading Salon, taking place in the Con Suite at 10am. It will be hosted by Derek Künsken, with readings from Hayden Trenholm, Carolyne Topdjian, Tiffany Morris, Michèle Laframboise, Victoria Goddard, Ai Jiang, Madona Skaff, and Ben Berman Ghan. Coffee and sweet treats will be provided.
A poster for the Can*Con Saturday Reading Soirée, which will be in the Penthouse at 7pm. Kate Heartfield will host, with readings by JF Garrard, Julie Czerneda, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Andrew F. Sullivan, Kari Maaren, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Mark Robinson, and Sonia Carrière.
A poster for the CanCon Halloween party, depicting a spooky graveyard with hands reaching up from the earth towards a big full moon with bats flying around. Text reads: "Can*Con Halloween Party. Spooky Stories, Tarot Readings, Costumes, Themed Drinks, Prizes. Tickets $20. October 31st, 7pm. Wise Town Cafe, 329A Elgin St. Ottawa. Register at www.can-con.org."
This is a screen shot of the Eventbee registration screen from the Can*Con website. I have circled the field where you can contribute to the Community Fund in yellow. I may also have added a lil smiley.
A banner advertising the Can*Con Level Up: The Business of Writing workshop titled 'Project Management for Writers'. It will be led by Jennifer Brozek and takes place on May 16th at 7pm ET.
A banner advertising the Can*Con Level Up: The Business of Writing workshop titled 'Maximizing your Marketing with Emails'. The workshop will be led by Terezia Barna and takes place on May 30th and 7pm ET.
A banner advertising the Can*Con Level Up: The Business of Writing workshop titled 'I wrote a Book ... Now what?' lead by Heather Roberts and Veronica Adams. The workshop will take place on May 23rd at 7pm ET.
A banner advertising one of the Can*Con 'Level Up: The Business of Writing' workshops. This workshop's title is 'The Professional Author's Approach to Working with Libraries and Bookstores' and will be led by Mark Leslie Lefebvre. The workshop is on May 28th at 7pm ET.
A banner advertising the Can*Con Level Up: The Business of Writing workshop with Jessica Barna, titleed 'The Focus Blueprint for Authors'. The workshop is on May 14th at 7pm ET. You can sign up a www.can-con.org/level-up
A banner advertising Can*Con's Level Up: The Business of Writing Workshop with Clayton Noblit on 'How to Run a Successful Price Promotion for Your eBook'. The workshop is on May 21st at 7pm ET. Sign up at www.can-con.org/level-up
A banner advertising the 'Monsters and Poetry and Place: Grappling With Home' panel at Can*Con Virtual. It has pictures of panelists Eugen Bacon, Nisa Malli, and Tiff Morris, along with moderator Brandon O'Brien.
A banner advertising the 'Agents are just people' panel at Can*Con Virtual April 20th. It has pictures of panelists Jennie Goloboy, Gabrielle Harbowy, and Emmy Nordstrom Higdon, as well as moderator Kate Heartfield.
A banner advertising the 'Godpunk, in all Its Glory' panel at Can*Con Virtual April 20th. It has pictures of panelists Bendi Barrett, Andrea Stewart, and Sienna Tristen, along with moderator Kelly Robson.
A banner advertising the 'Plucky Outcast Hero, Examined' panel at Can*Con Virtual. It features pictures of panelists Charlie Jane Anders, Mike Chen, and Premee Mohamed, along with moderator 'Nathan Burgoine.
A banner advertising the Virtual Q&As at Can*Con Virtual. There is a picture of Jennie Goloboy (Q&A from 12-1 EST) and Diane Walton (Q&A from 3:30-4:30 EST)
A banner advertising the Can*Con Virtual panel 'Get Bent: The Mythologizing of Gender'. It has pictures of panelists C.L. Clar, Maya Deane, and Naseem Jamnia, along with moderator Avi Silver.
A banner for the 'Celebrating Unapologetically Black Books' panel at Can*Con Virtual. It has pictures of panelists Sean Dowie, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Terese Mason Pierre, and moderator Arley Sorg.
The Can*Con registration desk manned by its stalwart volunteers!
A poster advertising the 'Book of Witches: an Evening of Readings and Conversation with Amal El-Mohtar, Fonda Lee, Millie Ho and Premee Mohamed at Perfect Books (258A Elgin St.) in Ottawa, Oct. 14 at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30.