Kaffeeklatsch
These 45-60 minute “coffee dates” will be held at Trident Booksellers & Cafe with a small group: your chosen author and 3-7 others. The Kaffeeklatsch includes one Free Drink voucher for the cafe.
Chat, ask questions, make friends–the only thing we ask is that you are respectful, mindful, and kind!
Sign ups available for:
Amal El-Mohtar (The River Has Roots, This Is How You Lose the Time War)
Julie Czerneda (A Shift of Time, To Each the World)
Isaac Fellman (The Two Doctors Górski, Notes from a Regicide)
Terese Mason Pierre (Myth, As The Earth Dreams (ed.))
Tiffany Morris (Carnalis, Green Fuse Burning)
Jennifer Giesbrecht (The Monster of Elendhaven, The Homestuck Epilogues.)
David Demchuk (The Butcher’s Daughter, Red X)
Agent Pitch Sessions!
These 15 minute sessions give you an opportunity to work 1-on-1 with the excellent Kurestin Armada of Root Literary! This is your opportunity to ask all your burning questions, workshop your pitch, present your materials for critique, or even pitch your project!
These sessions are now FULL. Please email us if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
Kurestin Armada spent time as an assistant at The Lotts Agency before becoming a literary agent at P.S. Literary in 2015. She then joined Root Literary in 2020, where she partners with storytellers who combine artistry with the drive to build a lasting body of work. Kurestin is based in New York City and spends most of her time in the city’s thriving indie bookstores. She specializes in science fiction and fantasy, as well as graphic novels for all ages; some of her recent titles include the Hugo award-winning Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Hello Sunshine by Rosalie Lin.
Blue Pencil Café
Bring a 2-3 page sample or just your questions to a 1-on-1 meeting with an editor, and receive feedback, advice, and insight! Spaces with each editor will be limited, and assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
These sessions are currently FULL. More may be added in the future.
Participating Editors:
Carl Engle-Laird, Editor, Tor Publishing Group
Andrew Leon Hudson, Editor-in-Chief, Mythaxis UK
Rebecca Bennett, Managing Editor, Heartlines Spec
Ashley Hisson, Managing Editor, Wolsak & Wynn
Selena Middleton, Publisher & EoC, Stelliform Press
Joe Mahoney, Donovan Street Press
Imaro Book Club!
In the months leading up to TriCon, attendees are invited to read Charles Saunders’ iconic Sword & Soul epic, Imaro. Read alone or join the Discord to chat as we go, then join Jon Tattrie for a live discussion the weekend of the con!
Local attendees are welcome to buy a physical copy at Trident Booksellers & Cafe, or source your own copy as you see fit!
The Charles R. Saunders Readings
Charles R. Saunders is the father of “Sword and Soul”, fantasy fiction based on African myth, history, and culture. Saunders was an author and journalist who lived much of his life in Nova Scotia, after relocating in 1969 to avoid the draft. The novels and essays he wrote here established him as a pioneer of Black speculative fiction.
The Charles R. Saunders Prize was established with the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia to help support an emerging or early-career writer, with priority given to writers from equity-deserving communities.
In celebration of Saunders and his legacy in Nova Scotia, TriCon is proud to present readings from past Saunders Prize winners, as well as a lecture on Saunders’ contribution to fantasy from his biographer, Jon Tattrie (@tattriejon)!
