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CFP: Canadian Science Fiction: Northern Speculations in the Canadian Context 21st-century Canadian science fiction is unique and varied. Its production is a reflection of the country’s size, history, its status as a former colony of both Great Britain and France, its vast geography and its close proximity to the United States, as a country of immigrants and a colonizer in its own right over its Indigenous Peoples. The Canadian imagination expresses itself in English, French, Indigenous languages and the languages of its immigrant groups, and speaks to a multicultural environment. The Canadian landscape, so vast and varied, inspires the writers, and has been re-imagined as alien worlds and foreign cities. The editors seek contributions which present an overview of current Canadian science fiction in all media. The volume’s objective is to create a comparative overview demonstrating the variety and depth of the Canadian science fictional imagination. The editors aim to include sections on narrative fiction, television and cinema, and gaming. This will be a part of McFarland’s Critical Explorations in Science Fiction series and will be edited by Gillian I. Leitch (independent scholar) and Caroline-Isabelle Caron (Queen’s University). Suggested topics include: History of Canadian science fiction Colonialism and Empire Afro-futurisms Indigenous futurisms Linguistic communities and science fiction Regionalisms in science fiction Science fiction production in Canada Canadian futures Specific authors If you are interested in contributing to this book, please submit a proposal of 250 words along with a short biography to: gilliandoctor@gmail.com The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2026.
Prompt list for the October Art Challenge Omphalos Struthious Syzygy Umbriferous Histrion Velleity Psithurism Limerence Acnestis Temulency Artophagus Flavescent Qalam Eleutheromania Bombinate Uberty Verspertine Ultracrepidarian Eudaimonia Hamadryad Absquatulate Sybarite Heliotherm Quarrelsome Rosacea Boustrophedon Dinkle Logomachy Prolespsis Smaragdite Fifollet
It's gonna be May
Advertisement against Trumpist policies restricting women's rights depicting a woman of colour whose mouth appears to have been sown shut by Donald Trump's signature over her lips. The advertisement says: Don't let Trump sign away women's rights, voices and lives. msiunitedstates.org
Screengrab of tweet by dezzarray: Dear America, You've pissed off the Quebequois. Do you know how badly you've got to fuck up to get Quebec to be proudly canadian?
Cover of the book Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-in Fiction, edited by Caroline-Isabelle Caron, with Kristin Noone