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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
28 Sep 2025
Check out the website for TorontoSFF writers collective. #Toronto #torontoculture #writerscommunity #TO torontosffwriters.com/sff-wr…

News | Toronto SFF Writers

Stay updated with the Toronto Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers' latest news, event recaps, member achievements, and newsletter archives. Our News page keeps you connected to our vibrant community of specul...

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Y.M. Pang@YMPangWriter
Feb 13
EMPTINESS, the 9th installment of Toronto SFF Writers' one-shot series, is here! Get 120k words of fantasy and science fiction, all written in one day. Ebook will be free on Amazon this weekend Feb 14-15! books2read.com/emptiness #sciencefiction #fantasybooks #CanadianWriters
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K.M. McKenzie@Kmmauthor
Feb 13
UnKnown World open.substack.com/pub/ebonsp…
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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
21 Oct 2025
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K.M. McKenzie@Kmmauthor
17 Oct 2025
Hello. This weekend is #cancon in Ottawa. You can check out the excellent selection from #TorontoSFF authors. The Vendor room is open to the public this weekend. Come check out our table.
cancon, a photo of the vendor room.

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Y.M. Pang@YMPangWriter
9 Oct 2025
On the weekend of Oct 17 -19, I'll be at Can*Con Ottawa. I'll be on three panels (one as moderator) and at the vendor room with the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers and @tdotSpec ! #CanCon #fantasybooks #sciencefictionbooks #writingcommunity #CanadianWriters
Can*Con 2025. The Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa ON. Hooking the Reader: Breaking Down What Works Friday Oct 17, 2025 6:30pm - 7:20pm. The Continuation of Epic Fantasy Sunday Oct 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm. No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction Sunday Oct 19, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm. Vendor Room Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Fri Oct 17, 2025, 5pm - 8pm Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10am - 6pm Sun Oct 19, 2025: 10am - 4pm.

ALT Can*Con 2025. The Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa ON. Hooking the Reader: Breaking Down What Works Friday Oct 17, 2025 6:30pm - 7:20pm. The Continuation of Epic Fantasy Sunday Oct 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm. No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction Sunday Oct 19, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm. Vendor Room Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Fri Oct 17, 2025, 5pm - 8pm Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10am - 6pm Sun Oct 19, 2025: 10am - 4pm.
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Bright Flash@brightflash1000
27 Sep 2025
Submissions have been a bit slow. Remember we are always open and always free. @brightflash1000
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Andy Dibble@AndyDibble2
27 Sep 2025
My Bible translation into alien languages story out in @PenumbricMag! Also first time I'm #1 in a table of contents.
Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag@PenumbricMag
21 Sep 2025
When Pius was assigned to Murk, he assumed he would be translating the Bible into the language of genius octopuses. -from "A Word That Means Everything" by Andy Dibble (@AndyDibble2), in Aug's #Penumbric, penumbric.com/currentissue/d… (pdf penumbric.com/currentissue/I…) #scifi #shortstory
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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
27 Sep 2025
Is this the end?
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27 Sep 2025
Multiple talent agents are reportedly in talks to sign AI “actress” Tilly Norward, created by AI talent studio Xicoia. (deadline.com/2025/09/talent-…)
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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
25 Sep 2025
TorontoSFF writers will be at #WordontheStreet literary festival this aeekejd, September 27&28, from 11am. We’ll be at booth B23!!! instagram.com/p/DPAMeAdEYUo/…

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25 Sep 2025
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25 Sep 2025
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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
23 Sep 2025
Publishing SCAM ALERTS: authorsguild.org/resource/pu…

Publishing Scam Alerts - The Authors Guild

Alert: Rise in Email Scams Targeting Authors Our 2026 update explains what to look for and what to do if you’ve been targeted by a scam. Scams are an unfortunate reality in the publishing world. To...

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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
18 Sep 2025
Have you been affected by the Anthropic AI lawsuit? #authorlife authorsguild.org/news/what-a…

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

Updated April 8, 2026 Background  Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models....

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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
18 Sep 2025
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Copyright Registration: Steps Authors Should Take to Ensure Their Work Is Protected - The Authors...

The Copyright Act of 1976 (effective January 1, 1978) provides that U.S. copyright subsists in a work from the time of creation, whether or not it is registered. Yet registration is critical to an...

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Y.M. Pang@YMPangWriter
12 Aug 2025
Thank you to @BCSmagazine and @tdotSpec for publishing my works! Thank you to Toronto SFF Writers for believing in me over the years!
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Y.M. Pang@YMPangWriter
23 Aug 2025
Look what arrived in the mail! Aurora Awards in their natural habitat. #auroraawards #sff #CanadianSFF #shortstories #poetry
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K.M. McKenzie@Kmmauthor
22 Jul 2025
Hello Ebonscapers! Get a sneak preview of my article, "On Ancient African Kingdoms, Black Girl Heroes, and Ancestry' via the @twuc WRITE magazine SUMMER 2025 issue. #Reading writersunion.ca/write-magazi…
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tdotSpec@tdotSpec
5 Jul 2025
Join us at Celebrating 10 Years: Anniversary Party meetu.ps/e/P7cs1/wddKx/i #freeevent #toronto

Celebrating 10 Years: Anniversary Party, Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 4:00 PM | Meetup

How time flies... like Drogon riding atop the Enterprise. 2025 marks the 10-Year Anniversary of the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers. That's 10 years' worth of wri

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Y.M. Pang@YMPangWriter
28 Jun 2025
First bookstore event! Launch party at @BakkaPhoenix in Toronto on Saturday July 12! Stop by for signed books, refreshments, free stickers, and an in-person look at the gorgeous painting behind the cover art! #fantasybooks #booklaunchparty #booklaunch #darkfantasy #epicfantasy
All the Broken Blades Book launch and signing Bakka Phoenix Books 84 Harbord St, Toronto ON Saturday July 12, 2025 @ 2 pm Readings Q&A with the author Light refreshments Free stickers In-person look at the painting behind the cover art

ALT All the Broken Blades Book launch and signing Bakka Phoenix Books 84 Harbord St, Toronto ON Saturday July 12, 2025 @ 2 pm Readings Q&A with the author Light refreshments Free stickers In-person look at the painting behind the cover art

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