"There will be no more gossamer ballgowns and no more soot-stained rags
and no more poisoned candy and candied poison,
no more sisters to drive black-painted nails through my back
and whisper,
told you so"
Read "BeCause" by @ympang.bsky.social in @heartlines-spec.com 🩸
Super excited for this!
My poem "BeCause" is available to read online in @heartlines-spec.com!
Family, fairy tales, royalty, and witches: www.heartlines-spec.com/because-by-y...
#poetry #Canadianpoetry #fairytales #darkfantasy
Ad poster for the 'Writing Groups to Propel Your Career' session at Can*Con Virtual 2027, April 18th from 9:30 am to 10:20 am. With pictures of panelists Kim Abrahamse, Y.M. Pang, Megan M Davies-Ostrom, and Deanna Valdez.
Can*Con*Line 2026 is SOON!
Our first DISRUPTION approaches: Writing Groups to Propel Your Career!
Get LAUNCHED at a VERY HIGH VELOCITY!
Featuring: Kim Abrahamse, @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social @ympang.bsky.social and @deannajvaldez.com!
Register at our website!
I just backed On Spec 2026: New Canadian Literature of the Fantastic on @kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/edw...
Participating authors:
- J.P. Babb
- Brandon Butler
- K.M. McKenzie
- Jesse McMinn
- Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social
- Y.M. Pang (me)
- Peter G. Reynolds
- Danny F. Santos
- Colin Searle
This Saturday, March 14, 2026, the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers will be at Indigo the Well (486 Front Street West, Toronto ON). Say hi to us, get your books signed, and grab some free merch!
#booksigning #fantasybooks #sciencefictionbooks #Canadianwriters
This was so fun to be apart of :3
Happy v-day, grab a copy, embrace the existential dread 🥰🥰🥰
The world is not ready ⛸️
Get the book in one click, no Kindle Unlimited necessary. Available in all territories: Canada, US, UK, and more! Use the universal book link to be taken to your Kindle shop: books2read.com/emptiness
EMPTINESS features 48 stories all written in a single day, including:
- A mother who destroys her son’s path to becoming a sage
- A woman who empties all vessels at a touch
- A figure skater who will do anything for Olympic gold, including adopting dangerous futuristic technology
For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon!
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
I had the honour of compiling the anthology, and of receiving so many incredible stories.
For my personal contribution: "The Rejuvenation Machine" is a #sciencefiction #figureskating story landing just in time for the Olympics!
EMPTINESS, the 9th installment of Toronto SFF Writers' one-shot anthology series, is here! Get 120k words of fantasy and science fiction, all written in a single day.
The ebook will be free on Amazon this weekend Feb 14-15!
books2read.com/emptiness
#sciencefiction #fantasybooks #CanadianWriters
"The Laughing Knight and the King of Ink: A Tragicomedy in 2.5 Parts" is a fantasy story first published in ALL THE BROKEN BLADES, a spoof on King Arthur, and eligible for "Best Short Story." 3/4
ALL THE BROKEN BLADES is a fantasy short story collection, so it is eligible for categories such as "Best Collection/Anthology" or "Best Related Work."
Info on the book: www.ympang.com/all-the-brok... 2/4
Before January ends, here is the award eligibility post for my 2025 publications.
#amwriting #fantasybooks #shortstories 1/4
Current progress:
- 1/2 on poems completed
- 5/20 on short story or poetry submissions
- 2/10 on blog/newsletter posts
My personal writer bingo for 2026, focusing on items within my control.
#amwriting #writerslife #writergoals
Happy new year! Latest blog post: a retrospective on 2025, the most pivotal year in my writing career so far. I discuss my debut short story collection, the Aurora Awards, Word on the Street, Can*Con, and a WIP novel.
#amwriting #fantasywriter #fantasybooks
www.ympang.com/2025-a-retro...
Pics from the Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Vol. 3 book launch at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social.
Thank you to @ourmankoto.bsky.social for bringing this project together! Met so many awesome authors, including my fellow finalists in the Aurora Awards!
#fantasyscifi #booklaunch
Photo of three people at a table at Can*Con. From left to right: Louise Koren, Rebecca Bennett, and myself (André Geleynse)
Photo of three people standing at a table at Can*Con. From left to right: Monique Cuillerier, Y.M. Pang, and myself (André Geleynse)
Huge shout-outs to fellow panelists @loukoren.bsky.social and @rebecca-b.bsky.social for a great panel on (sustainably) running a magazine.
Also to @moniqueac.bsky.social and @ympang.bsky.social for such a fun talk about submitting short fiction. Could've talked with you all for hours!
Three people standing in front of a wall with a white table in front of them.
I really enjoyed talking about submitting short fiction with @ympang.bsky.social and @andregeleynse.com this afternoon at #CanCon2025 -- I think we could have kept going for quite a while! What a pleasure to meet you both!
@canconsffh.bsky.social Day 1 photos
1. at the On Route with my car pool passengers @donmiasek.bsky.social @blooburds.bsky.social and J.W. Lang
2. Toronto SFF Writers Vendor table
3. With fellow panelists at “Hooking the Reader” panel
4. With my cover artist Lana Kamaric
#cancon2025 #amwriting
Can*Con 2025. The Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa ON. Hooking the Reader: Breaking Down What Works Friday Oct 17, 2025 6:30pm - 7:20pm. The Continuation of Epic Fantasy Sunday Oct 19, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm. No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction Sunday Oct 19, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm. Vendor Room Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Fri Oct 17, 2025, 5pm - 8pm Sat Oct 18, 2025, 10am - 6pm Sun Oct 19, 2025: 10am - 4pm.
On the weekend of Oct 17 -19, I'll be at @canconsffh.bsky.social in Ottawa. I'll be on three panels (one as moderator) and at the vendor room with the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers and TDotSpec Publishing.
#CanCon #fantasybooks #sciencefictionbooks #writingcommunity #CanadianWriters
Aww, thank you! And thanks for sharing your favourite stories—I always love hearing about that.
I recently enjoyed and would like to recommend ALL THE BROKEN BLADES by @ympang.bsky.social. My favourites were “Dress of Ash” and “Glass Gardens,” and I look forward to her next book! #Booksky
Picture of the following authors from Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers: Kevin R. Coleman, Danny F. Santos, Jesse McMinn, Brandon Butler, David T.E. Foster, James Downe, Y.M. Pang, and Peter G. Reynolds.
Day 1 at Word on the Street!
#wots2025 #wordonthestreet #bookfestival #sffwriters
Heading down to Word on the Street today to see a particularly awesome group of people. If you're in the area make sure to stop by the Toronto SFF Writers table!
#wordonthestreet #WOTS2025 #sffwriters #badassbooks #toronto
