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Can*Con 2022: The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts

5:00pm EDT

Making the Most Out of Short-Term Travel Salon E Opening Ceremonies Salon F Readings: Julie E. Czerneda and Kate Heartfield Salon D New Queer Extremities In Horror Virtual 1 Readings: John Wiswell and Jordan Kurella Virtual 2

6:30pm EDT

Disease and Medicine: How the Near Future Has Changed Salon E Jumping Into Volcanoes and Other Insane Ways to Write What You Know - Presentation by Stormchaser Mark Robinson Salon F Pitch Sessions: ECW Press (sign-up in advance) Executive Boardroom Readings: Carolyn Charron and Leo Valiquette Salon D Kaffeeklatsch with Special Guest Kevin Hearne (sign-up in advance - max 12) Virtual 2 Worldbuilding Focus: Journalism Virtual 1

7:00pm EDT

Book Launch - The Winter Wars by Ian H. McKinley Con Suite

8:00pm EDT

Advice to Aspiring Authors on the Craft Salon F Kaffeeklatsch with Author Guest of Honour Suyi Davies Okungbowa (sign-up in advance - max 12) Executive Boardroom Writing What Scares You Salon E Readings: Sean Dowie and Alanna McFall Virtual 2 Transitioning to Postcapitalist and Post-Climate Change Futures Virtual 1 Microfiction Party with Editor Guest of Honour E.D.E. Bell Salon D

10:00am EDT

Kaffeeklatsch with Publisher Guest of Honour Nathan Caro Frechette (sign-up in advance - max 12) Executive Boardroom Readings: Andrew F. Sullivan and James K. Moran Salon D So This Is Your First Con ... In A While? Salon F What Are We Writing For? Salon E Bridging Worlds Virtual 1 Readings: Gigi Ganguly and Michael J. DeLuca Virtual 2

11:30am EDT

Ask the Editor: Guest of Honour E.D.E. Bell (Atthis Arts - by appointment) Executive Boardroom Let Me Tell You About the Very Alien Penthouse Life Beyond Us: Exploring Astrobiology with Science Fiction Salon E Readings: Kari Maaren and Avi Silver Salon D The Economics of Worldbuilding Salon F Getting Into IP Writing Virtual 1 Readings: Mari Ness and Madeline Ashby Virtual 2 Signings: 11:30-12:00 - Gerald Brandt, Linda Poitevin; 12:00-12:30 - Éric Desmarais, John Haas Dealer's Room

1:00pm EDT

Imagining A Better Craft Workshop Salon F International Security and AI - Presentation by Dr. Sarah Shoker Penthouse Kaffeeklatsch with Special Guest Arley Sorg (sign-up in advance - max 12) Executive Boardroom Readings: Selena Middleton and Tamara Vardomskaya Salon D The Multiverse: What Is It, What Do I Do With It, and Am I Already Doing It? Salon E Readings: J.R.H. Lawless and Sarah Pinsker Virtual 2 Surviving Your Firsts in Publishing Virtual 1 Signings: 1:00-1:30 - Julie E. Czerneda, Kelly Robson; 1:30-2:00 - Susan Forest, Madona Skaff-Koren Dealer's Room

2:30pm EDT

Kaffeeklatsch with Special Guest David Demchuk (sign-up in advance - max 12) Executive Boardroom Marginalized and Dangerous Salon F Other Covenants Reading: Eric Choi, Andrea D. Lobel, Mark Shainblum Salon D Practical Digital Necromancy - Presentation by Professor Shawn Graham Penthouse Quiet Fantasy Examined Salon E Readings: Jen Frankel and Derek Newman-Stille Virtual 2 The Horror of Time Loops Virtual 1 Signings: 2:30-3:00 - James Alan Gardner, Su J. Sokol; 3:00-3:30 - Melissa Yuan-Innes, James K. Moran Dealer's Room

4:00pm EDT

Celebrating the CSFFA Hall of Fame Inductees Salon F Pitch Sessions: Renaissance Press (sign-up in advance) Executive Boardroom Readings: Susan Forest and Ed Willett Salon D The Terror of the Second Book Salon E When Zombies Attack! Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection - Presentation by Professor Stacey Smith? Penthouse Readings: Don Butler and Peter Chiykowski Virtual 2 The Elephant in the Room Virtual 1 Book Launch: Heretic's Guide to Homecoming II: Practice by Sienna Tristen Con Suite Signings: 4:00-4:30 - E.D.E. Bell, Gregory A. Wilson; 4:30-5:00 - Christian Baines, Shirley Meier Dealer's Room Stelliform Press Launch Party - Arboreality and The Talosite Stelliform Zoom Room

5:30pm EDT

Ask the Editor: Selena Middleton (Stelliform Press - by appointment) Executive Boardroom Marketing: Lessons from the Indie Scene Salon F Readings: Suzanne Church and Maaja Wentz Salon D The Void Screams Back Salon E Why Do We Insist on Gendering Robots and AI? Penthouse Readings: Cat Rambo and Michael R. Underwood Virtual 2 Solarpunk and Fantasy Cities Virtual 1

7:00pm EDT

Nightmare Fuel: What We Can Learn From Horror Movies - Presentation by Nina Nesseth Salon F Readings: Shirley Meier and Ira Nayman Salon D The Lure of the New Gothic Salon E Readings: Eugen Bacon and Premee Mohamed Virtual 2 The Future of Queerness Virtual 1 Derek and Marie Celebrate Brandon and Evan's New Books! (Book Launch - 7:00-8:30 pm) Penthouse

8:30pm EDT

Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Celebration! Con Suite

10:00am EDT

Blue Pencil - Gerald Brandt (sign-up in advance) Executive Boardroom IP Writing: The Playground and the Structure Salon E Let's Replace Quicksand! Salon F Readings: John Haas and Gregory A. Wilson Salon D Act Your Age: Writing Realistic Older Characters Virtual 1 Readings: Tiffany Morris and A.C. Wise Virtual 2 Renaissance Press Launch Party Con Suite

10:30am EDT

Signings: 10:30-11:00 - Rich Larson, Ed Willett Dealer's Room

11:30am EDT

Homemade is Fine: The Use and Making of Niche Genre Terms Salon F Kaffeeklatsch with Editor Guest of Honour E.D.E. Bell (sign-up in advance - max 12) Executive Boardroom Police Procedure 101 for Authors - Presentation by Pat Poitevin Salon E Readings: James Alan Gardner and Eli K.P. Williams Salon D Let's Build a Fantasy City! Virtual 1 Readings: Phoebe Barton and Ren Hutchings Virtual 2 Signings: 11:30-12:00 - Sylvain Neuvel, Lynne Sargent; 12:00-12:30 - Kate Heartfield, Leo Valiquette Dealer's Room

1:00pm EDT

Blue Pencil - Julie E. Czerneda (sign-up in advance) Executive Boardroom It's Not Personal: When Editors Make the Tough Call Salon F Readings: Jen Desmarais and Madona Skaff-Koren Salon D Your Corpse Is So Exquisite Salon E Kaffeeklatsch with Editor Guest of Honour Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (sign-up in advance - max 12) Virtual 2 No Plot, Just Vibes Virtual 1 Signings: 1:00-1:30 - Marie Bilodeau, Brandon Crilly, Derek Kunsken; 1:30-2:00 - Elizabeth Hirst, Carolyne Topdjian Dealer's Room

2:00pm EDT

Book Launch: Shapers of Worlds Volume III Con Suite

2:30pm EDT

Historical Swordplay Revisited - Interactive Demonstration! (Limited Capacity) Salon F Indie Publishers: Kicking Ass in 2022 Salon E Pitch Sessions: ECW Press (sign-up in advance) Executive Boardroom Readings: Rich Larson and Liz Westbrook-Trenholm Salon D Everything But the Writing (Workshop) Virtual 1 Kaffeeklatsch with Author Guest of Honour C.L. Clark (sign-up in advance - max 12) Virtual 2

4:00pm EDT

Breaking Form in Game Design Virtual 1 Pitch Sessions - emmy nordstrom higdon (sign-up in advance) Virtual 2