Category: Interviews

December 15, 2023

An Interview with Mark Shainblum about Other Covenants

As part of Hanukkah this year, I was able to interview Mark Shainblum about the Other Covenants collection of Jewish alternative histories. Mark and I talk about the Jewish diaspora, imagining alternative histories, identity for Jewish Canadians, and a new upcoming project Mark is doing with Andrea Lobel as a Hanukkah surprise!! Mark Shainblum is an award-winning comics and science...

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December 9, 2023

An Interview with Chadwick Ginther About Shared World Fiction and Sword and Sorcery

I had a wonderful opportunity to revisit and chat with Chadwick Ginther about his recent work, especially focussing on his recent Sword and Sorcery Work, Lovecraftian horror, creating a shared world story, and creating magical geographies in his fiction. Chadwick Ginther is the author of two short story collections: Khyber: Sinister Tales of Sword and Sorcery in a Shared World...

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December 6, 2023

An Interview of Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman About Folklore and Fairy Tales

Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman are both doctors of folklore and they run the Carterhaugh School of Folklore, and online school for teaching folklore in an accessible way. In our interview, we explore the diversity of folklore and fairy tales, examining things like shadow tales, the role of food in fairy tales, disability, and get a Folklore and Fairy Tales...

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November 21, 2023

An Interview with Simon Bacon About Vampires and the Monstrous

In this episode of Speculating Canada, I interview independent scholar and researcher Simon Bacon about the monstrous, and, particularly, about the figure of the vampire in folklore and popular culture. Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznań, Poland. He has written and edited 30+ books including Becoming Vampire (2017), Eco-vampires (2019), Nosferatu in the 21st Century (2023), 1000...

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November 17, 2023

An Interview with Jen Desmarais

In this episode of Speculating Canada, I interview Jen Desmarais. Jen is the author of Crushing It, co-author of Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers, a crafter, and ghost writer. We discuss Queer writing, the interrelationship between craft-making and writing, writing with a community, and writing with a partner. Jen Desmarais is the creator of the sex education game Blush and co-author of...

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November 5, 2023

Interview with Cait Gordon on Disability in Science fiction, Humour, and Space Opera

In this episode of Speculating Canada, I interview Cait Gordon, editor of Nothing Without Us and Nothing Without Us Too and author of Iris and The Crew Tear Through Space, Life In the ‘Cosm, and The Stealth Lovers. We explore disability in science fiction, the need for disabled stories, space opera, and humour fiction. Cait wants to remind the audience...

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March 27, 2021

An Interview with Amanda Leduc

Spec Can: To begin our interview, could you tell folks a little bit about yourself? Amanda Leduc: Absolutely! I am A Canadian writer currently based in Hamilton Ontario. I’ve been an avid reader of spec fic for most of my life, and have a BFA in Creative Writing and Philosophy from the University of Victoria and a Masters degree in...

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January 23, 2021

An Interview with Kate Bullock

This week, I had the opportunity to interview game designer and monster writer Kate Bullock about her work. She gives us insights into the game industry, some of the issues in gaming, and some background on amazing and fascinating monsters. Kate Bullock is a Canadian community and convention organizer with a passion for striving to create safer and more inclusive...

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August 29, 2020

An Interview with Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

By Derek Newman-Stille Today, I chat with CanLit scholar Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay about some trends in Canadian literature, ideas of belonging and the Canadian Nation State, and Canadian music. Thank you to Sebastian for joining us here and sharing his insights. Spec Can: To begin our interview, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay: Absolutely, I’m currently...

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August 24, 2020

An Interview with Nathan Caro Frechette on SFCanada

I have had the wonderful opportunity to do some writing for SFCanada and as an introductory interview, I was able to interview author and Renaissance Press editor Nathan Caro Frechette. Here are some quotes from our interview: “So often, our stories are told by people who’ve never even met a person like us. It’s not just a question of it...

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