Past Events
Events which have already happened.
- Lockstep book launch (Bakka-Phoenix Bookstore, Toronto, from Mar 29, 2014 03:00 PM to Mar 29, 2014 05:00 PM)
- Keep Toronto Reading: St. Lawrence Branch (, from Apr 30, 2013 07:00 PM to Apr 30, 2013 08:00 PM)
- A reprise of my provocative 'speed-forecasting' exercise exploring in an interactive way, the future of data privacy and censorship in the 21st century.
- Keep Toronto Reading: Pape branch (, from Apr 22, 2013 06:30 PM to Apr 22, 2013 08:00 PM)
- A short talk and workshop based around the question of how fragile our knowledge is in a time when increasingly, we store everything--including books--online.
- Keep Toronto Reading: Fahrenheit 451 - Parallels in the 21st Century (TPL Spainda Road branch, from Apr 18, 2013 06:30 PM to Apr 18, 2013 07:30 PM)
- An hour-long discussion and exercise surrounding censorship, the Cloud, and the 'internet of things' taking place at the Spadina Road branch of the Toronto Public Libraries.
- Fencon! (Dallas, from Sep 21, 2012 12:00 AM to Sep 23, 2012 12:00 AM)
- FenCon IX will be held September 21-23, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas/Galleria. (That's at 14315 Midway Road in the north Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas.)
- 2012 Audies Gala and Awards Presentation (New-York Historical Society, from Jun 05, 2012 12:00 AM to Jun 05, 2012 12:00 AM)
- Canvention Guest at SFCOntario 2 (, from Nov 18, 2011 12:00 AM to Nov 20, 2011 12:00 AM)
- SFCOntario is back for its second year, and I'm the Canvention Guest!
- Speaking at Applied Brilliance (Jackson Hole, WY, from Oct 11, 2011 12:00 AM to Oct 14, 2011 12:00 AM)
- I'll be talking about the New Materialists (philosophy, not money) at this Jackson Hole event in October
- Chiaroscuro Reading with Cory Doctorow (, from Mar 06, 2011 08:00 PM to Mar 06, 2011 11:00 PM)
- Boskone 48 (, from Feb 18, 2011 12:00 AM to Feb 20, 2011 12:00 AM)
- SFCOntario (Ramada Plaza, from Nov 19, 2010 12:00 AM to Nov 23, 2010 12:00 AM)
- Toronto's newest Science Fiction Convention
- Toronto SpecFic Colloquium (Music Room, Hart House, from Oct 23, 2010 09:00 AM to Oct 23, 2010 06:00 PM)
- Canadian speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) has been recognized internationally for the calibre of its authors. At their best, these stories provide glimpses of alternate realities and possible futures and pasts that provoke an ethical, social, political, environmental and biological inquiry into what it means to be human. We will run ten 45-minute lectures from 10 AM - 8:00 PM. Our authors will be "off leash" so expect some some lively debate! From 8:00 PM until midnight, join us for a cash bar and author readings from our cabal of talented writers including special guest, Guy Gavriel Kay.
- Jen Dodd interviews me (Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, from Jul 20, 2010 06:30 PM to Jul 20, 2010 08:00 PM)
- Polaris 24 (Richmond Hill, Ontario, from Jul 16, 2010 12:00 AM to Jul 18, 2010 12:00 AM)
- Lecture & Discussion: Rewilding Humanity (Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, from Jun 04, 2010 11:15 AM to Jun 04, 2010 12:00 PM)
- I'll be talking about a new vision of humanity for a sustainable future, at the Subtle Technologies 2010 annual festival
- On TVOntario's show "Our Voice" (, from May 24, 2010 06:00 PM to May 24, 2010 06:30 PM)
- Airtime is 6:00 on Sunday, May 24. The show will also be available on the TVO website and on YouTube.
- Workshop: Wrangling your Novel into Shape (Lillian H. Smith Branch Lower Level, from May 20, 2010 05:30 PM to May 20, 2010 08:15 PM)
- This workshop deals with the process of creating science fiction, how writers can identify and correct their mistakes, when to rewrite and when to stop.
- Demicon 21, Des Moines (Des Moines Holiday Inn, from May 14, 2010 12:00 AM to May 16, 2010 12:00 AM)
- I will be Author Guest of Honour at this event
- Penguicon 2010 (Troy Marriott, Troy Michigan, from Apr 30, 2010 12:00 AM to May 02, 2010 12:00 AM)
- I'll be guest of honour at this event
- Workshop: short story structure and plot (Lillian H. Smith Branch Lower Level, from Apr 15, 2010 05:30 PM to Apr 15, 2010 08:15 PM)
- A Saturday afternoon workshop where you can learn how to identify and correct story weaknesses and sharpen your writing skills while writing short science fiction and fantasy stories.