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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hiring is frustrating. Applying for jobs is frustrating. I try to be as flexible as possible, put up as few barriers as possible, and genuinely just find people who look like a good fit for my business. I don't have an HR team and I don't use any tools. I definitely don't involve AI. 🧵

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you heard a banshee cry this morning, it was me. A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING, 3 weeks after release, is OFFICIALLY A USA TODAY BESTSELLER DEBUTING AT #117!! I was floored when I saw the list. I may have made a noise that was not appropriate given I was at my day job. I'm a bestseller!!! 😭😭😭

A screenshot of the USA Today Bestseller list showing A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING as the #117 bestselling book.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pretty delighted that Trident got to be part of this documentary about Halifax cafe culture from Hanna Korthöber. ☺️ A lovely little piece about community spaces! youtu.be/8K6uFjBwrhg?...

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WHERE WE GATHER by Hanna Korthöber

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Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

In exciting news not only with this issue be available at Atlantic news and @kingsbookstore.bsky.social AND also available to read for free with your coffee when you visit @tridenthalifax.bsky.social.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Grand Parade is now available to read for free in @tridenthalifax.bsky.social

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Trident Halifax is at @editorscanada.bsky.social! If you are in town for the conference, come on up yo the Dal Student Union building. We have merch, coffee, local authors, and info about future @tricon-hfx.bsky.social!

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A green table holds shirts, mugs, books, a large blue TriCon sign, and more.

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Leslie Allen @cozywitch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thanks @tricon-hfx.bsky.social! It was so much fun meeting old and new friends, from near and far! Amazing conversations and ideas (and of course, some great coffee from @tridenthalifax.bsky.social) can't wait to do this again soon!

A pile of convention loot from tricon including a forest spirit print by F. Foustall, Natalie Zina Walschots new book, Terra Nova Scotia by the WFNS, a 3D printed sword bookmark by the Crying Cryptid, business cards from Wizards and Spaceships podcast, Cheapo Comics, Rachel A. Rosen, Deanna Foster, and a name tag lanyard

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Alright, coffee nerds. We are thrilled to present our newest coffee blend @ @tricon-hfx.bsky.social! This is a medium-dark roast with notes of berry & chocolate. It's fruit, nutty & unusual, just like us. 🖤 Available in limited quantities at the cafe & at the Fabulist Fair this weekend!

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to pre-register for TriCon Halifax! You can also buy tickets at the door, but pre-registration gets you (among other things) a Swag Bag w/ coupons & goodies INCLUDING a discount code from Bird for 25% off your scooter & bike rentals this weekend! Dodge traffic like a champ!

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A blue card reads "Advance Registration Ends May 12th" above a while illustration of three candles.

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Saturday May 16th, come dance the night away with your weirdo writing colleagues! Sponsored by @northbrewing.bsky.social, the Starlight Party is a 19+ night of drinks, dancing, light & music for TriCon attendees! Bring a +1! Non-attendees are welcome with a guest pass. See Registration for details!

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Trident Halifax & @tricon-hfx.bsky.social are hosting a fair! May 15-17th, visit us @ NSCAD's Port Campus (1107 Marginal Rd) for a lively market of all thing fantastic: art, crafts, fashion, books, books, & more books! For a more info: tricon-halifax.com/vendorsroom/ Free & open to the public! ☀️

A pink-and-yellow card frames a photo of a bearded man labeled "Frank Forrestall" with a blurb about his art.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The @tricon-hfx.bsky.social timeline is full of panelist schedules & they are a DAMN FINE bunch of people. You still have 8 DAYS to pre-register for TriCon! We have a weekend of panels, workshops, book launches, lectures, parties & more. Interested in sff books? This is for you. tricon-halifax.com

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

You have to be an attendee of the @tricon-hfx.bsky.social conference to go to these and others' panels and @tridenthalifax.bsky.social readings but good news: we still have some tickets left! tricon-halifax.com 📚🪐 #YHZ #HaliSky #SFFH #SciFi #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Joanne Merriam @ TriCon
Friday May 15, 1 pm
Joanne Merriam (mod), Joe Mahoney, Kate Phillips, and Vanessa Ricci-Thode
Lunenburg Room, Westin, 1181 Hollis St

Saturday May 16, 5 pm
TriCon Reading Series
Phoebe Barton, Madona Skaff-Koren, Joe Mahoney, Eric Choi, and Joanne Merriam
Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St.

Sunday May 17, 8 am
The Rhythmical Creation of Beauty
Sonia Urlando (mod), Terese Mason Pierre, Tiff Morris, and Joanne Merriam
Maritime Room, Westin, 1181 Hollis St

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

TriCon, the scifi/fantasy/horror/weird literary conference we're hosting, now has a full program schedule posted! Nova Scotia, if you love sff books, writing, publishing, and are interested in the issues that face our culture, this us for you. May 15-17 2026! tricon-halifax.com

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Home - TriCon Halifax

TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for writers of speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We are honoured and delighted to welcome Frank Foreestall to the Trident walls! His mini-exhibit, "Knickknacks and Psychopomps," was curated to complement @tricon-hfx.bsky.social! Forrestall's work is on display at Trident Halifax now, and we'll have prints available soon!

A man in a baseball cap hangs large paintings in an orange wall.

A man on a ladder hangs large paintings on an orange wall.

A man on a ladder hangs paintings on an orange wall, spotted by a woman in a black sweater.

The walls of a cafe are adorned with surrealist paintings.

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Brittni Brinn @brittnibrinn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Happy Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Always grateful for the wide selection and kind community at Bookmark Halifax, @tridenthalifax.bsky.social , and @kingsbookstore.bsky.social . I'm especially excited to have a physical copy of Carnalis by @tiffmorris.bsky.social to add to my shelf! #CIBD2026

Books, stickers, and bookmarks fanned out on a wooden surface, including Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele, Dinosaurs by Michael J Benton, Carnalis by Tiffany Morris, and The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.

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king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

don’t forget to leave out milk and cookies for Saint Jerome the patron saint of books on this Indie Bookstore Day Eve

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It's almost Indie Bookstore Day! 🤩🥳📚 Visit all the bookstores on the Passport and enter a draw for a sweet prize! You choose which store you want to enter at: this year, Trident's swag bag includes one of our sweet new totes, a Trident mug, & two free drink vouchers! See you tomorrow!

A black tote bag with white branding lies on a table with a white mug and two giftcards.

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This one is gonna be good! We are delighted to celebrate our GoH, @amalelmohtar.com, with this main event! francesca ekwuyasi will join Amal for this hour of conversation, questions, reading, & signing! This event (like all of them) is open to all conference attendees. Tickets @ tricon-halifax.com

A blue card reads "amal el mohtar in conversation with francesca ekwuyasi" above a circular photo of a woman with dark hair and a red collar on the left and a circular photo in black and white of a long-haired woman in a white shirt, as well as event details and TriCon branding

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Lezlie Lowe ~ lezlielowe.com @lezlielowe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Good Saturday morning! Planning your day? Come join Ian Roy and me for a sure-to-be interesting and undoubtedly funny conversation about Ian's new collection of short stories, Astrid, Aghast. @kingsbookstore.bsky.social @tridenthalifax.bsky.social

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Lezlie Lowe ~ lezlielowe.com @lezlielowe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Fun times this Saturday evening... please join us! @tridenthalifax.bsky.social @kingsbookstore.bsky.social

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

TriCon after dark! Whatever your jam, we will have fun, nerdy things for you to do while you are in town. We're almost done the daytime schedule of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and more, but fun? That's ready to go. More details, sign up forms and more at tricon-halifax.com/events/

A blue card reads "Halifax Ghost Walk" with a picture of the Citadel belltower and details on the event.

A blue card reads "TriCon 1st Annual Editorial Idol" above event details and three circular photos of editors/judges

A blue card reads "Imaro Book Club" over a circular cutout showing a book cover, and details on a book club event.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Trident Halifax is hiring an assistant barista. You will back up the on-shift barista w/ dishes, bussing, stocking, etc! No experience necessary, but must be 19+ Looking for someone who will fit the Trident vibe & add to the culture of our community! Send cvs to tridenthalifax@eastlink.ca

A brown card reading "Hiring: Assistant Barista" contains fleshed out details on the role described in the post.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Trident Halifax is hosting TONNES of great events, with 4 this week alone! 08/04: Dal Creative Writing Spring Review! 09/04: Music w/ Agnes and the Orchard & co! 10/04: Phenology Wheel workshop w/ CCI! 11/04: Launch Graeme Bezanson's Ultra Blue! All upcoming events @ tridenthalifax.ca!

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Trident will be hosting an Indie Pop-Up at this fair! A whole booth dedicated to indie and self-published authors from across Canada! Come check out the bleeding edge of Canadian scifi, fantasy, horror, and wierd!

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Next week: opening sessions with our Agent GoH, @kurestinarmada.bsky.social! These 15-min 1-on-1 sessions are your opportunity to work with a top agent on your pitch or materials, to ask questions, to workshop your query, or even to pitch the project! Sign-ups will open on Mon, March 9th. 🔱🫡📚

A blue card reads "Agent Pitch Sessions" over a round portrait of a dark-haired woman identified as Kurestin Armada

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Charlotte Ashley @charlotteashley.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Arts & culture funding in Nova Scotia just got absolutely gutted by our Provincial Government. Send a letter to your MLA. ESPECIALLY if you live outside the HRM, OH MY GOSH PLEASE DO THIS. Your voices disproportionately matter here. Protect arts funding in Nova Scotia. halifamous.ca/speak-up

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Nova Scotia Cut Arts Funding by 32%. Speak Up.

$14M slashed. 72 programs gutted. 14,000 culture jobs at risk. Send your MLA a message in 60 seconds.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Pretty psyched for @writerstrust.bsky.social 's Amplified Voices campaign this month! We've got books to borrow, read, & enjoy! 🍁🔱☺️

A round table holds a stack of books topped by Katherena Vermette's The Strangers, a black tote bag, a mess of maple leaves, bookmarks, and pens, and a Thank You sheet.

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A page of a notebook has directions on how to read some free books and leave shared notes about them, with a maple leave sticker in the bottom left corner.

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Enjoy free coffee & casual conversation with a writer & 3-7 friends @tridenthalifax.bsky.social! We will be opening sign-ups for kaffeeflatsches ON TUE, FEB 17th! Space is limited with each writer & will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis to registered attendees only.

A blue card with "KAFFEEKLATSCH" running up the left side has a picture of a cappuccino over the names and credits of seven authors: Amal El-Mohtar, Julie Czerneda, Isaac Fellman, Terese Mason Pierre, Tiffany Morris, Jennifer Giescrecht, and David Demchuck.

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Blue Pencil Cafe sessions are now open for sign-ups! These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. tricon-halifax.com/events/

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Events - TriCon Halifax

Blue Pencil Café Sign up for a one-on-one session with an attending editor! Bring a 2-3 page sample or just your questions, and receive feedback, advice, and insight! Spaces with each editor will be l...

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

REMINDER! We're opening signups for pitch & crit sessions on MONDAY (Feb 2nd)! Slots are first come, first serve, so make sure you are registered and ready! 🖊️

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Artist wanted! In conjunction with @tricon-hfx.bsky.social this May, we're looking to exhibit a Nova Scotia artist who works with fabulist, speculative, or otherwise fanciful themes! If you are interested, please email tridenthalifax@eastlink.ca with an introduction & link to your work.

A poster with a green and white background (art by Calcifer Poolar) reads "Fabulist Art Wanted" with the call for applications in black text.

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Now accepting book launch proposals! Got a new book? Celebrate with us at TriCon! We will be scheduling launch parties all weekend in the WFNS atrium, with a variety of refreshment options. Read, sign books, & mingle with friends new and old. Email triconhalifax@gmail.com with details!

A blue card with a line drawing of an open book with eyes reads "Book Launches Wanted!"

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Neon Sign Comedy with Luba Magnus returns! Feat. Brandon Michael, Bita Joudaki, Kyle Carpenter, Roz Kennery, & comedian/author Bryn Pottie! When: Thurs, Jan 29th 2026 @ 7pm Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax $10 at the door or via www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-sign-...

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Local readers looking for a hardcopy of the book can pick one up at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social but you are welcome to source your own copy any way you like! No sign up necessary, but feel free to comment to let us know you'll be reading along! Maybe you'll find a reading buddy. 📖☕️

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Welcome to the Imaro Book Club, reading Charles Saunder's iconic epic, Imaro! Read alone or join the TriCon Discord to chat as you go. Then, during the con, come to a live book club session w/ Jon Tattrie to discuss the work. Be part of upholding Saunders' legacy as a black Nova Scotian writer!

A blue card reading "Imaro Book Club" features the cover of the novel Imaro in a circle, captioned by a description of the book club event.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We have copies of the New Yorker that you can read in the cafe, if the paywall is keeping you out. I feel like this one will resonate with all of us who are a certain kind of person...

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

TriCon Halifax: State of Affairs Welcome to our first newsletter, in which we cover the basics. More detailed news to come--please sign up for our newsletter @ Buttondown to stay in the loop! buttondown.com/tricon/archi...

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TriCon Halifax: All the Basics!

Hello all, and thank you! Since announcing the inaugural TriCon and opening registration, we have been so honoured by the support and enthusiasm we’ve...

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Get em while they're hot.* * These will always be hot

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The 2026 Nova Writes Competition is open for submissions until JAN 22! NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology. writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Hey Halifax: now serving flights of our new, in-house roasts! We've got Trident Blend, Italian Roast, and a double Macchiato for $5, bags for $20, and refills for $1.50. It's a good day to come in and caffeinate with a discerning palate!

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This made me wonder about Hal-Con. And I'm happy to relay that Hal-Con also bans AI "art" hal-con.com/information/...

AI Generated Art Policy
Hal-Con Sci-Fi Fantasy Association (Hal-Con) values the creative arts and encourages the skill, craftsmanship and artistic achievement of the vendor community. Due to ongoing controversy relating to copyright infringement and uncertainty concerning the data being utilized by AI creation platforms, Hal-Con will not accept AI generated art and images as a medium sold by vendors in whole or in part of the items being presented and sold on the vendor floor. It is a vendors’ responsibility to ensure no products violate this policy and hold all appropriate permissions for any merchandise they have for sale. The consequences of violating this policy may include but are not limited to: a request to remove items in whole or in part from the vendor floor, expulsion from the vendor floor without refund, or/and a temporary ban from applying to become a vendor for future Hal-Con events.

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Next Thurs, Jan 15th, come celebrate the (re-) launch of the Trident Roastery with an all-day Tasting Party! Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25! We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

2 days left on Early Bird pricing! We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30! (They look SO GOOD. 🔥) tricon-halifax.com

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Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Just in time!!! We've got new cafe mugs, and they're for sale too! 😍 A lil bigger, a lil chunkier than the old model, for a few extra ounces of caffeine in your morning. 👌 Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

With 5 days left for Early Bird Registration, we have to gush about our Author GoH, Amal El-Mohtar! Author of This Is How You Lose the Time War, The River Has Roots, and soon Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal will be participating in programming as well as a mainstage event. tricon-halifax.com

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Brittni Brinn @brittnibrinn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Join us for a night of festive frights at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event! Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!

Poster features a dimly lit sitting room with two people in vintage dresses sitting by a fireplace. The text reads "Haunted Holidays: Readings by horror writers. Dec 22, 7 pm. Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Brittni Brinn, Peter Brinn, Elliott Gish, Sarah Hawthorn, Tiffany Morris, Vanessa Penney."

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Is TriCon for me? If you are asking yourself, the answer is yes! TriCon is a conversation and an exploration: it will be what we bring to it. With this community, that means a lot! Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now! tricon-halifax.com

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

One week left!! Weekend pass pricing will go up to $125 on December 22nd, and shirt preorder pricing will also go up. We will be sharing our tshirt design at that time and we are SO THRILLED with it. You're gonna love it! Let's go! tricon-halifax.com

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Home - TriCon Halifax

TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for writers of speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026.

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