Tag: Conventions

  • My Ad Astra 2016 Schedule

    So here we are driving to Toronto for Ad Astra, when I suddenly remember that I forgot to tell anyone where I’d be once I got there. Or, for that matter, even that I was going (apart from a couple of brief posts on Facebook and Twitter). Oops. And now here I am, writing this…

  • Post-Con Musings

      And just like that, life returns to normal. (Kidding! Kind of… 😉 ) But it is post CAN-CON, which means that people have packed up and returned home to their day jobs and “other” lives. The hotel is most likely a little quieter in our absence. The adrenaline-fed high is gone. And the organizers…

  • Can-Con Schedule

    It felt like it would take forever to get here, and then BAM! Can-Con is here! This weekend!!! And I’m so excited to be going again! How excited am I? I’ve roped half my family into not just going with me, but participating, too. My youngest daughter will be streaming the event live on TwitchTV —…

  • The Many Reasons You NEED to be at CAN-CON 2015!

    THIS is coming up at the end of October, folks, and if you’re in (or have a way of getting to) Ottawa, you really, really, REALLY need to go. Because fun. Writers. Readers. Scientists. Subject-matter experts. More fun. Awesome panels. Pitch sessions with editors. Blue pencil cafe. And did I mention FUN??? See for yourself…

  • Social Media Workshop Notes

    If you were one of the participants in my social media workshop yesterday at CAN-CON 2014, please accept my apologies! I had handouts of all the slides for you, but in the rush of finding a projector and starting late, I completely forgot (and my husband, who stopped to have the printing done on his…

  • Can-Con 2014: Where I’ll Be & What I’m Doing!

    The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature (Can-Con) is back for another year in Ottawa, running from October 3 to 5 at the Ottawa Downtown Sheraton. This will be my third time attending the conference, and I’m thrilled to be participating in a variety of panels this time around…plus giving a workshop!…

  • Wherein I Write of Con Antics and Turtle Zombies…

    So I’m back from the Ad-Astra Toronto convention, and It. Was. Grand. I’m still riding the high. Well, that and the caffeine buzz from the multiple cups it’s taking me to wake up post-con the last couple of mornings. 😀 My husband came with me, both to share the driving (Toronto is a not-insignificant 5…

  • Ad-Astra 2014

    Planning to head to Ad-Astra 2014 in Toronto this weekend? Me, too! It will be my second time attending the event, and I am sooo excited. I’m still relatively new to the con scene (this Ad-Astra will be my third-ever fan convention), but I am totally hooked. The people, the cosplay, the artwork, the panels…what isn’t to…

  • Fan Expo 2013 Highlights

    So…Fan Expo Canada? Totally. Awesome. Seriously, I had such a good time that the only question running through my head all weekend was how did I not start going to these years ago?!? The people, the costumes, the displays…the sheer energy was simply astounding. People of all ages, shapes, sizes, colours, and religions, in costume and out, brought…

  • Fan Expo Day One

    I’m sitting in a coffee shop across from my hotel as I write this, and already I’ve seen three costumed Fan Expo goers walk past on their way to breakfast. And not a single business-suit clad person has even reacted. Toronto’s Fan Expo? You’re awesome. I’m so excited to be here. Oh, we had a few setbacks in…