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Quick note to say I had a super time being interviewed by Michael Elves on the 101.5 UMFM Turning Pages Podcast about all things Pale and Grey: https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/turning-pages-june-4-2025 Per the synopsis: “While [Don] has been part of the Canadian science-fiction writing community for years, Pale Grey Dot is Torontonian Don Miasek’s debut novel. He discusses the decisions behind the future he has crafted, how telling the story from multiple viewpoints has both benefits and complications, as well as more behind the writing & plotting of the book.”
On May 5th, 2024, the Aurora Award nominated Pale Grey Dot was released into the wilds, so I thought we’d take a quick glance at the year of successes.
I’m happy to report that Pale Grey Dot has been nominated for an Aurora Award in the category of Best Novel! This annual award handed out by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) for English-language Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards. Needless to say, this is a great honour, and my thanks go out to my editors (Adria Laycraft and Melissa Morrow), Jamis Paulson and Sharon Caseburg from Ravenstone Press, and my critique group from the Toronto Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers. All of them helped to make PGD the best it could be!
March 7th to 10th was the retreat of one Aurora Award winning author, Peter G. Reynolds, up in the Blue Mountains of Ontario, attended to by twelve incredible authors, all allegedly working on their individual projects. As for me? I was wrote REDACTED, which I can’t wait to share with you later in the year.
An after action report of my November 30th signing at Indigo Barrie.
Today we have Y.M. Pang, Aurora finalist and author of too many fantasy and science fiction stories to list out here. She is one of Toronto’s most successful short speculative fiction authors.
In a quick bit of news, I’ve been tagged to do signings at Can*Con this year in Ottawa alongside Mona Storm.
– 10 AM, Sunday, November 3rd
– Sheraton Hotel, Ottawa
Major upcoming events:
– Toronto SFF Newsletter: Now!
– SeanGeek & FastFreak Podcast Interview: Releasing July 8th
– Book Launch: Vore Tech by A.R. St.Pierre: July 16th
– Book Launch: The Civilization, by K.M. Mckenzie: October 11th
– Barrie Indigo Book Signing: November 30th
What’s this? A recommended reading list by yours truly has been posted on the 49th Shelf? And it’s about ships in speculative fiction? Go check it out!
Major upcoming events:
– Toronto SFF Newsletter: Now!
– SeanGeek & FastFreak Podcast Interview: Releasing July 8th
– Book Launch: Vore Tech by A.R. St.Pierre: July 16th
– Book Launch: The Civilization, by K.M. Mckenzie: October 11th
– Barrie Indigo Book Signing: November 30th
