@cjlavigne.com
Canadian SFF writer. Author of IN VERITAS and THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER. Short stories in On Spec, Fusion Fragment, Augur, PodCastle, and other fine publications. Rep: Arley Sorg. I like coffee and cats. www.cjlavigne.com
I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
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ARC of Rabbit Test and Other Stories held up outdoors against a sunny sky and bright green leaves
It is March already. 😱 It is unseasonably warm out. 😱 My first short story collection comes out April 21. 😱😱
Rabbit Test and Other Stories contains all my favorite experiments in scifi and fantasy. I'm very proud of it. :)
Preorder links at samtasticbooks.com/collections
don't forget the second bag for cat treats
Still avoiding bsky but as I have nowhere else to promote these:
I wrote a brief and frankly angry post about RE Requiem's "Chunk" enemies and I think the title says it all
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I'm participating in the SFWA MG/YA Constellation mini-conference, and so can you!
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Middle Grade/Young Adult Committee is hosting a FREE virtual Constellation Series mini conference March 21-22 with workshops, presentations, and readings (1/2)
What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material.
Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.
My book (which is on the Calgary Public Library's shelves) was stolen by Meta to be part of the dataset used to train their AI. They didn't ask if they could use it, they didn't pay me, and there's nothing I can do about it.
I'd like to talk to someone at CPL about "ethical" use of generative AI.
Submission Open!
We would like your poetry for our official launch at the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair 06/26, and beyond!
Send your mini/micro chaps!
See our guidelines at, sider0xylon.carrd.co#submit
My three 2025 stories eligible for the Canadian SFF awards the Auroras:
1. Merriment in Amazing Stories December 2025
2. The Second Maud in Sally Port Magazine July 2025
3. Hera's Bargain in Polar Borealis July 2025
To nominate got to Csffa.ca
Costs $10 Cdn
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Everything is terrible. I can’t sleep. Please buy my book.
Your reminder that I'm giving away 3 autographed copies of my novella, 'The Unbearable Taste of Fruit & Wine', to 3 lucky contributors to my breast cancer Go Fund Me during the month of March!
An update & details are at the link. Please feel free to share widely!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
To my Canadian friends, an acquaintance started a petition to allow US transgender citizens to claim refugee status here.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
If you’re Canadian please sign it.
If you’re not, please share ❤️
"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"
arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...
SFWA's Constellation Series is back a full slate from our MG/YA team. 🥳
Join us March 21-22 for master classes, mentorship, & readings, featuring traceybaptiste.bsky.social, vriccithode.bsky.social, ctaylorbutler.bsky.social, & more! These events are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, but you need to register! 👀👇️
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Are you a speculative fiction author who identifies as female or nonbinary? Then we want you to read with us! It's fun and low-pressure, and you don't even have to leave your house! Fill out the form below to let us know!
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This is my fave easy comfort recipe! I use orange or lemon juice instead of vinegar, and add in a little cumin and hot curry powder. :)
The Drowned Man's Daughter is a fine book: rich, dark, intense, sneaky, secretly literary. On first reading I was simply lost in the strange and complex world of Naia and her cohort of generational slow-apocalypse survivors. As I read, I also wondered: does every generation of writers write the apocalypse that they have not earned but their forebears deserve?
Grateful for Candas Jane Dorsey's lovely review of THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER in Alberta Views: albertaviews.ca/the-drowned-...
im doing a crazy thing and starting a tiny press that wants your poetry, maybe a follow, maybe a repost, definitely your submission
<very awkward self-promotion> If you're a CSFFA member & looking at nominations for the #AuroraAwards, my story "The Fish of Cart Lake" (published in Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: An Anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada) is eligible for Best Short Story. It's northern Ontario climate horror :-)
The Drowned Man's Daughter is a fine book: rich, dark, intense, sneaky, secretly literary. On first reading I was simply lost in the strange and complex world of Naia and her cohort of generational slow-apocalypse survivors. As I read, I also wondered: does every generation of writers write the apocalypse that they have not earned but their forebears deserve?
Grateful for Candas Jane Dorsey's lovely review of THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER in Alberta Views: albertaviews.ca/the-drowned-...
Good news: my dragon is now on Netgalley!
It’s a different sort of dragon rider novel: one from the dragon’s POV. He’s just here for the free food, he swears.
If you are an ARC-ish sort, there is a Read Now window open through Friday.
Going to re-up our call to nominate On Spec for Best Semiprozine at the Hugos
With Canadian identity under attack by USA-based alt-right political forces, it's an important moment to celebrate things that are weirdly Canadian
This is also their last year of eligibility. Throw them a vote, please.
It is women in horror month. I am one of those and here is my gothic/horror lit collection that people said was pretty good.
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/skin-...
I want this and I don't even own a fountain pen writelovepens.com/products/wea...
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Fellow Canadians: If you've never participated in Aurora voting before, it's super easy! A membership is only $10 and that gets you electronic copies of just about everything that makes the final ballot, which is a heckuva deal!
Psst! Canadians! The nomination period for the Aurora Awards is now open!
We're down to the FINAL HOURS on our Nebula nominations, where SFWA chooses the best of what they loved in 2025. REMEMBER: This is the first year for Best Comic & Best Poem! Let's make all our awards shine.
Vote for some truly moving SFF before 11:59 PM PST on March 1!
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