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Are you going to Bouchercon?

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Are you going to Bouchercon in Calgary (Oct. 21 to 25)? If so, come visit! I’ll be at:

Three Truths and a Lie, organized by Crime Writers of Canada, on Thursday, Oct. 22 @ 11:30 a.m. in the Media Room.

Crime writers are experts at crafting believable lies, but can they fool a room full of readers? Each presenter will arrive with three true facts about themselves. Then, just before taking the stage, they’ll be given a false fact to weave into the mix. Their challenge is to convince the audience that all four statements are true. Armed with curiosity and a healthy dose of suspicion, audience members will play detective, questioning the authors and searching for clues. Join us for a lively game of deduction, storytelling, and literary sleuthing.

Presenters: Charlotte Morganti, Madeleine Callway, Marcelle Dubé, and Sara Driscoll

Host: Erik D’Souza; Chief Lie Detector: Barbara Fradkin

Join us—it’s sure to be fun!

Crime Writers of Canada Table, on Friday, Oct. 23 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the Bouchercon Book Room. I’ll be sharing the table with Hilary Davidson, Vicki Delany, and Madona Skaff-Koren.

Drop in and say hi!

ON SPEC 2026: New Canadian Literature of the Fantastic

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The On Spec Anthology Kickstarter is now live! Until April 15, you have a chance to help fund this anthology of Canadian speculative fiction, featuring the following anchor authors: Candas Jane Dorsey, Marcelle Dubé [Hey! That’s me!], Michèle Laframboise, Fiona Moore, Douglas Smith, Hayden Trenholm, and Liz Westbrook-Trenholm. Once the Kickstarter funds, there will be an open call for submissions, and the anthology will launch at Can*Con: Ottawa’s Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Convention in October. Thanks to Shadowpaw Press, our wonderful On Spec Magazine will live on.

The cover art is by Calgary artist James Beveridge, who has created many covers for On Spec Magazine, and the interior will include, as is On Spec tradition, a cartoon by Lynne Fahnestalk.

There are some amazing rewards, including SFF novels and collections, and signed artwork by Lynne Fahnestalk.

Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edwardwillett/on-spec-2026-new-canadian-literature-of-the-fantastic

Help bring the project to life!

BARNEY’S DINER

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I have a short story in the March/April 2026 Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. “Barney’s Diner” tells the story of a young waitress who is alone in a diner late at night in the aftermath of a blizzard when her greatest fear comes to visit her. As well, I discuss how the story came to be in Trace Evidence, the AHMM blog.

This is my eighth story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

In a Christmas mood…

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Occasionally, I write short stories set at Christmas time. It’s the only time I ever get romantic in my writing–at least, as romantic as I get. I have four to offer. Note that “McKell’s Christmas” is free until after Christmas.

Here’s where to find them:

Running Away from Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/b6Z7LZ

A Yukon Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/bPdDrb

Trepalli’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/m2vDp7

McKell’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/brWJ8w (FREE!)

A podcast!

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My short story, “No Title, No Clout,” which was originally published in the Jan/Feb 2025 Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, is now on The Mystery Hour podcast, read by the fabulous Rabia Chaudry. You can find it on your favourite podcast platform. I listened to it for free on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-title-no-clout/id1581854514?i=1000716490599