I am excited to be a returning special guest at Can*Con: The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature, which is taking place October 17–19 at the Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa. The author guests-of-honour are Premee Mohamed and Kate Heartfield, and the editor guest-of-honour is Stephen Kotowych.

Here is my schedule:

Author Signings
Saturday, October 18th, 4:30pm‑5:00pm
Newbridge Room
Eric Choi, Carolyn Charron, Jamieson Wolf

Anthology Building 101
Saturday, October 18th, 5:30pm‑6:20pm
Ever thought about editing an anthology? Have an idea you’re hungry to develop, but not sure where to start? Our expert anthologists discuss the many paths to see your book out into the world, from going indie versus pitching to publishers, to submissions and curating your table of contents, to the lesser-known costs and pitfalls and how to properly budget.
Claudie Arseneault, Chris Krawczyk, Stephen Kotowych, Eric Choi (moderator)

Advice to Aspiring Authors: Live Q&A
Sunday, October 19th, 10:00am-10:50am
Established pros assemble for a full 50 minutes of brain-picking on as many aspects of writing as we can fit, from developing your craft to navigating the industry, hard lessons learned and stories of triumph, and more. Our moderator will introduce the panellists and their expertise (including what areas are off limits) and then the floor is yours, dear attendees. Bring your questions!
Eric Choi, Brandon Crilly, Julie E. Czerneda, Nathan Burgoine (moderator)

Rewriting the Course of History
Sunday, October 19th, 1:00pm‑1:50pm
When it comes to alternate history, rewriting history by removing or fundamentally altering events is a common trope. But how does a writer realistically explore the ramifications of, say, World War II never happening, or the Communist Revolution in China, or the birth of Ashoka the Great? How do we navigate writing about the aftershocks of an event, and figuring out a new world state based on it? What does the choice of which event to alter or remove say about how we as a society view the event, and the stories we therefore tell about it?
Eric Choi, Ashley Deng, Sylvain Neuvel, Geneviève Hébert-Jodoin (moderator)