For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon!
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
I wrote a novelette about a research cruise gone wrong, called "Sounds of the Sea," published in a science fiction/fantasy anthology called "Emptiness" - available as a free e-book download this weekend (Feb 14-15): www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT
Alien ship’s cook Tai can get through this. Things’ll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop being scared of the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop having feelings for the human. Easy. #DVPit #A #SF #LGBT #DIS #ND
THE LAST OF US w/ aliens:
Alienated & abused, 16 yo Nellie runs away, leaving her vulnerable on the streets when 👽 invade.
She seeks refuge in the wilderness with grieving geologist Anna.
Survival is hard. But trusting someone is harder. And this invasion seems... personal.
#DVpit #YA #SF #ND #MH
Yes!
A poster for Word on the Street. Confirmed Exhibitor is at the top, with the Word of the Street logo. In the middle is the Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' logo, around which are names of all the authors displayed at our table. David Pecault Square Sept 27 - 28, 2025 Free. All ages.
Biographies of 9 authors from Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers who are attending Word on the Street
Photograph showing the book ALL THE BROKEN BLADES, alongside a mug and pen with the book title printed on them, a bookmark of the book cover illustration, and a set of four postcards.
Map showing layout of Word on the Street, with an arrow pointing to Booth B32 with label "Find us here"
I'll be at Word on the Street this weekend, alongside my partners-in-crime from Toronto SFF Writers!
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street W, Toronto ON
Booth B32
#WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS #fantasybooks #sciencefiction #bookfestival
Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest!
David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!
Public service announcement:
ONTARIO SFF WRITERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY FOR THE OAC RECOMMENDER GRANT
AUGUR IS A RECOMMENDER
WE WANT TO RECOMMEND SFF WRITERS GET GRANTS
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Geologic Journey by Melissa O. Anderson At the top of the lonely mountain, I extracted my quarry from the cold slate. "Hello, my friend," I said to the Cambrian trilobite, whose slow tectonic ascent mirrored my own. Inch by inch, irresistible forces conspired with time to bring us here. In the language of geology, my rock companions spoke of the history of the world: trilobites ruled the oceans for millions of years before extinction. How long until our own? Yet, as my mind expanded to encompass Eons, the constraints of humanity relaxed: anxieties that were fossilized in my chest gave way to awe.
#AugurMicros2025
@augursociety.bsky.social
For a geologist, the past is the key to the present and future.
Link to RSVP: www.meetup.com/toronto-scie...
(Or just show up and meet some new friends!)
Flyer for the Book Launch event of "Realities End" by Jamie Babb, Sept 13, 4 pm, at the Imperial Pub, Toronto. Hosted by the Toronto Sci-Fi Fantasy Writers Group. RVSP on MeetUp.
Upcoming book launch for the incredible "Realities End" by Jamie Babb, Sept 13 at the Imperial Pub, Toronto. Hosted by the Toronto Sci-Fi Fantasy Writers Group. Everyone is welcome! Available now for pre-order! a.co/d/bepcnyD
#booksky #fantasysky #scifisky #writingcommunity
Thanks!
Graphic with a background showing two photos: one of a young woman in a forest, wearing a yellow jacket with a hood that obscures her face, and one of a man facing away from the camera, holding a torch inside a stone arch. The photos blend into each other. In the middle is the logo for “Bridges of Smoke,” featuring futuristic white text with interconnected letters. White text at the top reads, “A Julie March Production.” White text at the bottom reads, “Available Now.” There are 4 reviews in white text, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom, which read top to bottom, left to right: “I didn’t order a post-apocalyptic latte with a side of conspiracy. But 10/10 based on vibes. Kaylynx.” “Came for the asexuality, stayed for the drama. Beverly Anne Michel.” “Who wants to read about a whiny teenager with a cold? One star. Some Guy in a Dream I Had.” “I have not read this book. I just followed signs to the popcorn shrimp buffet and ended up here. S. Morgan Burbank.”
Critics are raving: BRIDGES OF SMOKE is the post-apocalyptic sci-fi event of the season. Get your tickets now at juliemarchbooks.itch.io
#PosterPit #P #NA #SF
A move poster for "A Different Kind of Fear" with a young woman wearing a backpack hiking over rocks under a green starry sky. Text reads: Inspired by We are the Ants and the Last of Us. Two Women struggle to survive and find purpose in a collapsing world: A teen runaway coping with PTSD. An anxious geologist hiding from her past. The wounded stray dog they save. A looming alien threat. A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR. A WIP by M.O. Anderson. Survival is hard. Trusting someone is harder. Image credits: Karol Smoczynski (foreground; Unsplash); NASA/Keegan Barber (sky)
A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR - 80K Contemporary YA Sci-Fi
🔎Creeping Sci-Fi mystery
👽Alien invasion as a metaphor for trauma
🥾Gritty wilderness survival
👩👧Unconventional found family
🌻Neurodivergent protagonists
🧠Mental health awareness
🐶The emotional glue that bonds them
#PosterPit #YA #SF #ND #MH #W
Ok this is brilliant. Both the pitch and the graphic.
♥️♥️♥️♥️ so freaking good!
Every version of the pitch for this story is *chefs kiss* ♥️ really high-concept work. Let me know when you need an ARC reader because I cannot wait!
A movie poster for "CARGO", depicting a sunset with two crescent moons in the sky. In the foreground are silohettes of two people, only their arms visible, their pinky fingers grasping each other tightly. The arm on the left is thinner and has four fingers. The arm on the right is of average proportions and has five fingers. The top of the poster reads "A match made in space. While stealing things." Below the name "CARGO", there is smaller writing in an alien language, presumably the title translated. At the bottom of the poster, the credits section is as follows: CATHERINE WINTERS AND COREWARD BAKER PRODUCTIONS LTD PRESENT A CATHERINE WINTERS NOVEL ‘CARGO’ STARRING TAI OF MICAPA THYLLIS CHAUMEDEROT TALATAGARI QUIRIN TALATAGARI ANENTO FRANK THE CAT JEREL BESKROS CHOST MOL RAZIK FEATURING COOL MOSS ABOVE STILL WATER AND INTRODUCING CLARKE SHIPS BY SETEBO-URANQ AND CONSTANT VERIDITY INTERSTELLAR COSTUMES BY UPPER CORE ATELIER “HUMAN” CREATURE EFFECTS BY 3.8 BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION CASTING BY THE TRADE AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CATHERINE WINTERS DIRECTED BY CATHERINE WINTERS WRITTEN BY CATHERINE WINTERS
WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN
Tai can get through this. Things'll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop thinking about the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop thinking about the human. Easy. #PosterPit #Q #LGBT #R #A
My MC is also Nellie so I immediately love this book haha. But seriously, can't wait to see this in print :)
A movie poster, at the top is the title “Hell Is Work” and underneath it a tag line “The Devil is in the details” The background is red with a light red graph showing a plummeting arrow representing a failing business. In the foreground is a three pronged Devil’s pitchfork with a halo around the central tine. Sitting on the curved crook of the right tine, nonchalant, with one arm wrapped around the tine is a black silhouette of a man wearing a suit and tie. His legs dangle casually above a field of flame. On the curved crook of the left tine, staring at the other man, is a white figure of a man with wings spread, casually playing footsie with the other man. At the bottom is the words “A novel by Zed Prospero”
THE OFFICE x GOOD OMENS
Virgil Mora has three months to turn around a vampire-ran Ohio gas station to restore Heaven’s faith in Hell and save his boss, Lucifer, the angel he’s fallen for.
Before his past mistakes come back to haunt him. Literally.
#PosterPit #W #A #C #F #LGBT
A faux movie poster for The Pirate, the Princess, and John featuring a silhouetted ship sailing on a layered blue ocean toward a distant castle under a pale moon, with three character names at the top: “Amir (the pirate),” “Mira (the princess),” and “John (for now).” Below the ship is the quote: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that isn’t what ships are built for.” The title appears in large white serif letters, and at the bottom is the tagline: “YA fantasy, 82k, multi-POV; anti-colonial, non-Western, political intrigue; besties to lovers, found family, platonic ‘touch her and die’; strong girls, big feelings, sharp prose; diverse, queer, magical.” The author’s X handle @SARADURANAUTHOR and Bluesky handle SARADURAN.BSKY.SOCIAL appear in the lower right corner.
THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN is now in query inboxes near you ✨
#PosterPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q #amquerying
This is a horror movie-style poster for "DAD BODIES" with the tagline "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." The design features a large D20 die (showing numbers 19, 1, 7 and 13) at the center top, surrounded by blood splatter effects against a dark background with a gothic manor silhouette.Six men are arranged around the bottom portion, each showing expressions of terror or shock with hands raised defensively. They're labeled with names: Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, and Dave. The poster includes several review quotes in decorative frames: "I had to stop eating" and "OMG" and "EW! Haha!!" all attributed to beta readers.The poster credits "Written and Directed by B. van Bodegom" at the top and includes a "BIG 5 INTEREST" badge. At the bottom is a movie rating-style disclaimer with "RESTRICTED" rating and warnings about strong language, violence, and adult content.
CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END
When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign.
#PosterPitQ #A #H #M #Posterpit
♥️ sounds lovely, can't wait to read it!
I love this, super compelling!
I'm already invested in these characters ♥️
I want to read this so bad!
I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com
Re-reading "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson and I'm just in tears -- it's an incredible emotional journey. From a YA Sci-Fi no less!
Looking for recommendations for other YA/adult Sci-Fi/contemporary mashups that will make me feel all the feels!
These are all so beautiful! The cover of Future's Edge really caught my eye a few days ago and this is an excellent reminder to read it! :)
Yay Malachite! I also have a WIP (very early stages) about a dwarven geologist named Malachite! Let's start a name trend lol
