BOARD of DIRECTORS
Charlotte Ashley
Executive Chair
Charlotte Ashley is a writer, book historian, and the owner of Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been nominated for both the Aurora and the Sunburst awards, and is the former administrator of the Friends of the Merrill Short Story Prize.
Joanne Merriam
Registar
Joanne Merriam is a writer and poet and the publisher at Upper Rubber Boot Books, best known for releasing the first English-language anthology of solarpunk, ‘Sunvault’. Her novel Aether and Ego will be released in autumn 2026 by Inanna.
Camille Hunt
Director of Sponsorship
Camille’s experience lies in event organization, being heavily involved with Hal-Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Gaming Con and GameDev Altantic. She is a project manager by trade, working in game development.
Mel Hattie
Director of Brand and Marketing
Mel is an award-winning content creator and visual artist with a background in journalism. Her short fiction has been supported by the Banff Centre for the Arts and NS Talent Trust. By day, she works in public affairs in the post-secondary sector.
Jennifer Giesbrecht
Director of Programming
Jennifer Giesbrecht is a Shirley Jackson Award nominated fantasy author based in Atlantic Canada. Her first novel is The Monster of Elendhaven. She has publications with Apex, Nightmare Magazine, and Tor (dot) Com, and was the primary writer of The Homestuck Epilogues.
Tiffany Morris
Director of Inclusion & Accessibility
Tiffany Morris is an L’nu’skw (Mi’kmaw) writer from Nova Scotia. She is the author of the ecohorror novella Green Fuse Burning and the horror poetry collection Elegies of Rotting Stars. Her work has appeared in Never Whistle At Night, as well as in Nightmare, Uncanny, and Apex, among others.
Shannon Fay
Volunteer Coordinator
Shannon Fay is the author of two historical fantasy novels, Innate Magic and its sequel, External Forces, both out from 47North. She is the winner of the 2013 James White Award, and has had short stories published in a variety of publications including Flame Tree Press, Interzone, and Daily Science Fiction.
Molly Rookwood
Secretary
Molly Rookwood is a writer, freelance editor, and writing coach at the University of King’s College. She has presented at numerous writing and editing conferences, and specialises in educating writers and editors about antisemitic tropes in fiction and fantasy.