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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you are new to On Spec and curious about the magazine, you can buy many of our issues at Weightless Books!

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Watching the semi-prozine virtual panel on the Worldcon page was gratifying. They all spoke so well of the genre we love. Best wishes to all the finalists on the Hugo ballot!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We at On Spec are so pleased by the news that Liz Westbrook-Trenholm’s story “The Bag of Holding” has been short-listed by the Washington Science Fiction Association in their annual short story competition. Winner to be announced at Capclave this fall.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Congratulations to all the winners at the Aurora Awards ceremony held yesterday!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This weekend, the Aurora Awards will be announced. It’s a fan-voted award in Canada, and On Spec is on the final ballot. We are in a very strong group of contenders, so best wishes to everyone involved.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 05/06/2026

If not wanting "AI" anything in my magazine makes me the villain in the eyes of some, I can live with that. No amount of whining will change my mind. I do not need to explain myself. My house. My rules.

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Tyche Books 🇨🇦 @tychebooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🚨Call for Submissions🚨 We are looking for dinosaur ghost stories! Edited by Halli Reid, submissions OPEN NOW May 1-Jun 30. Stories must have a connection to the province of Alberta, Canada. More info: tychebooks.com/submissions

Book promo post. Title text in white says: Call for Submissions. Black background with fog obscuring the image. Through two "rips" in the image, a large carnivorous dinosaur, probably a Tyrannosaurus Rex, charges at the viewer through the fog. Additional text says: Jurassic Ghosts, edited by Halli Reid. Submissions Open May 1 through June 30 2026. The website is www dot tyche books dot com

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Did y’all notice that On Spec is at last a finalist for the Hugo? If you aren’t a Hugo voter who gets the free 2025 issues in the Hugo voter package, you can get them for a mere pittance at Weightless Books. Just sayin’

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Here’s the wonderful news. Shadowpaw Press’ Kickstarter for the On Spec 2026 anthology is fully funded, and they are open to submissions of original short stories from Canadian writers!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Just a reminder that the Kickstarter for On Spec 2026 is close to being fully funded, but time is running out. This anthology could be the start of a new market for Canadian speculative fiction. See our website for links.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Visit onspec.ca for the link to the Shadowpaw Press On Spec Anthology Kickstarter! The magazine has stopped but the name can carry on. Plus you can buy back issues.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Pleased to see people buying our final issue. Enjoy!

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Chris Patrick Carolan 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @cpcwrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Odd-Eyes Mullin was still swinging from the gallows, naught but a ten-minute walk from the stinking wharfside tavern where Captain Ollie Hallett raised a tankard to his second mate’s memory. The opening line from my story 'Seven for a Secret,' featured in @onspecmag.bsky.social issue 134.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New short fiction wrapping up 2025. This also features the last issues for two publications, Fantasy (technically on hiatus) and On Spec. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2025 - Reactor

Ten excellent works of short fiction you may have missed in 2025

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

On Spec has ended publication. But remember that you can still find some awesome short fiction in all the issues available through Weightless Books, and the On Spec Ki-fi page.

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Patrick Barb @patrickbarb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

#BuyMyBooks THE CHILDREN’S HORROR. Check out my themed collection (of stories inspired by kids TV programming) from Northern Republic Books, featuring 2 stories (“The Dogcatcher” & “Your Selkie Lover”) included in @datlow.bsky.social’s Recommended Reading List.

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The Children’s Horror – Northern Republic Press

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

As we start the new year, the editors of On Spec want to thank all our friends, writers, poets, and artists for thirty-five years of support and trust. Best wishes to all in your future endeavours. And if you are new to On Spec, you can get some excellent deals at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Our first magazines for 2026 are 2 days away, but in the meantime, we've just added @onspecmag.bsky.social #134 weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga... AND The Complete Astreiant series from @qospress.bsky.social weightlessbooks.com/the-complete...

Cover art for On Spec magazine #134, featuring "Dancing with the Holly King" by Janice Blaine, an illustration of a green-bearded tree entity dancing with a swirly blue wind/water entity

Cover art for The Complete Astreiant by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett, featuring two men's portraits against a mottled blue-green background in a gold decorative frame

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Our final issue is now available. Twice as many stories as most of our issues!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The final issue of On Spec is at the proofreading stage, and, with 21 stories and 4 poems, it’s our biggest issue in years! Watch for it!!!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A very nice review of a story from On Spec #133!

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Since @onspecmag.bsky.social is closing up shop next month, its publishers have reduced prices on all 100+ back issues of OnSpec to just 99 cents! weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...

Cover art for OnSpec #91, featuring a young astronaut in front of a rocket, rendered in 19th century portrait style

Cover art for OnSpec #100, featuring a green tentacle alien trying to break into an apartment in a floating city

Cover art for OnSpec #116, featuring a blue dragon sitting on a frozen stone perch

Cover art for OnSpec #97, featuring a spaceship approaching an enormous concentric space station

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Pauline Barmby @pbarmby.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

GTA friends! Now you know what you’re doing on Saturday afternoon!

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

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Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

She’s right about this. Our stories don’t get stale or go bad. Something we published 5 or 10 or 30 years ago still has an amazing shelf life.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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David Jón Fuller 🇨🇦 @davidjonfuller.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

In case you missed it: my story "Two Voices, One Song" a tale of overnight horror set in Iceland, will be in the next issue of On Spec magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social ! More info here: onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...

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On Spec Issue #133 Preview

Here’s a peek at what we’re offering in this issue: We’re happy to bring back some writers you’ve seen on our pages before. And equally happy to introduce new voices at the start of the…

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Stefani Cooke @stefthescribbler.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social! It's perfect for the spooky season. weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Thrilled to announce that the contracts have been signed and NeWest Press (@newestpress.bsky.social) will be republishing my novel NAPIER'S BONES, possibly as a Landmark Edition, possibly as a part of Barbour Books, their new SF/F line. #publishing

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Issue #133 is at the proofing stage now. But you can buy and read #132 while you wait!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Almost ready to send On Spec Issue #133 to the designer for a mid-September release. Please support us by making a small donation or purchasing a copy of issue #132 from our Ko-fi page.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

On Spec hasn’t had a Kickstarter to raise funds for production of new issues, but buying even a single issue from our Ko-fi page will add up if enough of you do it. Onspec.ca

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onspecmag

The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This is a class worth checking into.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

If you buy a copy of our new issue, it helps us to pay more fabulous writers, poets and artists!

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Weightless Books @weightlessbooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

New issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social is here! weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

Cover art for On Spec #132, featuring the surface of a moon with domed craters, a lander taking off, stars and a habitable world in the sky

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618

Image shows an artist's rendition of a lunar landscape with a spacecraft about to land on it.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Our friends at the Sunburst Award have announced this year's Long list of juried titles. These titles are a selection of the best Canadian-authored SFF books received for 2024. Check them out. www.sunburstaward.org/node/143 Winner to be announced in the Fall.

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The Sunburst 2025 Longlist | The Sunburst Award Society

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Tyche Books 🇨🇦 @tychebooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Goood morning! It's time to announce the Table of Contents for the anthology Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell! 🧵incoming--and at the end, we will reveal the cover! (so stick around!) 1/5

Book promo post. A book shaped white rectangle dominates the left-hand side of the image. A portion of the white has peeled away like paper, revealing part of a book title, Starship Librarians. Additional text reads Cover Reveal Coming Soon. Tyche Books Dot Com.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We would really appreciate some new sales on our Ko-fi page. It will help us to buy new stories. Every little bit helps.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Issue #132 is close to completion after final edits done. Beautiful cover by Dan O’Driscoll.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

All set up for the weekend at Y-Con in Yarmouth NS. That’s our pet Tribble on the table.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We are proofreading the new issue right now. Should be ready by early June.

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

We are still looking for some new downloads and/or donations on our Ko-fi or Patreon pages. While it’s nice to be followed, we don’t exist in a vacuum. Help us to buy some awesome new stories! Onspec.ca will take you to our Support and Buy pages.

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