Hayden Trenholm is quite prolific. He is a writer, playwright, editor, and now owns a publishing company, Bundoran Press. And on top of all that, he won the Aurora Award in 2013 for Best Related Work for Blood and Water! I got to take this picture of him not too long after he won his award. Looks pretty awesome!
The winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel in 2013 is The Silvered by Tanya Huff, and I got to talk to her! (And her book is now in paperback!) Listening to her panel was a great experience, and I wish I could have gone to more. I am so glad she won her category.
Tara Tallan is the mastermind behind the Galaxion Webcomic, and an extremely nice and funny person. We bought all three of her webcomic books, and she signed and drew a sketch in each one. SO awesome!
The StormHunter Mark Robinson was the Science Guest of Honour at Can-Con. He had just returned from shooting footage in the Arctic, which will be playing the week of November 10-15 on The Weather Network, so check it out when you get the chance! He was an incredibly dynamic panelist, so to any teachers in the Toronto region, email him because he does presentations at schools and he’s totally worth it!
Matt Moore is the Communications Director for ChiZine Publications in Ottawa, and he writes science fiction and horror. He was nominated for an Aurora Award in the Short Story category. I enjoyed the panel he moderated, and wished I could have seen more of him.
Martin Bueno is the author of The Rainbow Alchemist.
Ira Nayman is one of the funniest people, especially in a panel! I was very happy to meet him at Can-Con. He has many books, and we bought too many of them. (“too many books”…odd concept, and it does not apply here!)
Victoria and Meghan have become a staple at Ottawa’s geeky events, and I love talking to them. Their book, Alice Hearts Welsh Zombies by Victoria Dunn, is going to be read at Halloweenie Reading Night on October 24th at Venus Envy at 7:30pm. Be sure to check it out for a Halloween treat!
Before selling my stuff at the Geek Market today and tomorrow, I wanted to get a picture of all my Amigurimi. And then this happened:
Ottawa’s Geek Market starts TOMORROW! I hope a lot of you will stop by my booth (#825) to say hi!
This year the Geek Market is proud to be showing their support for the anti-bullying movement in Ottawa, and will be donating proceeds (to be divided equally) raised at the event to these three amazing charities: Kids Help Phone, Jer’s Vision and the Distress Center of Ottawa and Region.
