In conversation with Guest of Honour Amal El-Mohtar!
Saturday, May 16th @ 2pm, join us for this mainstage event featuring an exclusive interview with author Guest of Honour, Amal El-Mohtar.
Amal will discuss writing and creative life. Afterwards, we will host a Q&A, Amal will read from her new short story collection, Seasons of Glass and Iron, and there will be the opportunity to buy books from both authors and get them signed.
Open to all attendees!
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)
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)
Dead Dove, Do Eat
Welcome to the application for our special Friday night showcase, ‘Dead Dove, Do Eat’. Come read your weirdest, raunchiest writing in front of an audience of like minded degenerates! Keep it short, but don’t keep it clean. If you write vanilla missionary position between old married lesbians you are welcome; if you write xenophilic alien fluid exchange through arcane circuitous plant-like genitals you are welcome; if you write anthropic sex priests who practice mystical BDSM with sacred inflation spells, you are welcome; if you write about beefy guys beating the crap out of each other and then exchanging heated frottage that they will never talk about, we’ve got you.
Both original and fanfic are welcome!
TriCon Ghost Walk!
Come take a tour through Halifax’s historic city streets, with tales of ghosts, spirits, forerunners, and devils collected from the folklore of Nova Scotia! Local icon Dusty Keleher will lead this 1h 40m walking tour from Citadel Hill down to the waterfront on Friday, May 15th @ 8:30pm (weather allowing.)
$25 General Admission
$15 for Students & Seniors
Reserve your place in the ghost walk below. Payment will be taken by Dusty in-person on the night of the walk.
North Brewing Presents: The TriCon Starlight Dance Party!
Saturday, May 16th @ 8pm, we’re having a party! Join us at NSCAD Port Campus for a night of music, lights, and incredible craft brews (alcoholic and non) from our sponsor, North Brewing!
Attendees must be 19+. TriCon attendees can bring non-attending guests with special registration–visit the registration desk for details. Cash bar. TriCon rules and policies apply.
Editorial Idol S1!
Think your manuscript has what it takes to get through a gauntlet of editors? Here’s one way to find out!
Editorial Idol a fun, slightly brutal way of having your manuscript critiqued by industry editors. All stories are anonymous, read by our volunteer reader, and nobody knows whose is whose! The whole audience can listen to the feedback and learn what works and doesn’t work for our editors.
Here’s how it works:
- You submit the first 250 words of your manuscript in advance of the event.
- Your story will be read anonymously and out-loud to the panel of expert judges, Carl Engle-Laird, Andrew Leon Hudson, and Rebecca Bennet!
- The judges will “buzz out” when they have heard enough.
- When all three judges buzz out, the reading ends and they will provide feedback to the audience!
Will they read to the end? Will they ask to see more after the event? Nobody knows! Sign up to submit your story below or just come to hear the feedback and enjoy the drama, Saturday May 16th @ 6:30pm at the Westin Nova Scotia
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. triconhalifax@gmail.com
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.
A limited number of sessions are now open.
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
Fazeela Jiwa, Fernwood Publishing, Fernwood Publishing
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)!
