Can*Con 2024
Can*Con 2024 was held November 1-3 in person at the Sheraton Hotel in Ottawa, Canada. Guests of honour were Jennifer Brozek, Sarah Gailey, Diana M. Pho, Waubgeshig Rice, and Arley Sorg. A separate virtual Can*Con was held on April 20 with roughly one hundred attendees.
There were 400 in-person registered attendees. Programming featured 115 panelists and 107 items on writing, literature, and more, such as ‘‘Post-Colonial Perspectives on the Post-Apocalypse’’ with Ariel Kroon, Tiffany Morris, Suzan Palumbo, and Waubgeshig Rice; ‘‘Climate Fiction: Existential Anxiety or Inspiration?’’ with Ben Berman Ghan, Selena Middleton, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and Su J. Sokol; and ‘‘Mundane Horror: The Terror of the Everyday’’ with David Demchuk, Sarah Gailey, Ai Jiang, and Matt Moore; plus pitch sessions with agents and editors. Additional options included the book launch of Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction, signings, reading parties, the BIPOC hangout, and writing workshops.
The dealers’ room had 25 vendors including Bakka Phoenix, Wolsak & Wynn, Little Ghosts Books, and Augur, with goods like books, jewelry, dice, and accessories.
The next in-person Can*Con will take place October 17-19, 2025, with Guests of Honour Kate Heartfield, Stephen Kotowych, and Premee Mohamed at the Brookstreet Hotel Ottawa. Virtual Can*Con is April 12, 2025 with guests of honour to be announced in 2025. For more information, visit the Can*Con site: <can-con.org>.
-Arley Sorg
A selection of photos from the convention follows.
Photographer: James Coughlan
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