Julie Czerneda: a talented science fiction writer (A Thousand Words For Stranger) and editor of Tales From the Wonder Zone anthology series.

Eric Choi: my co-editor for The Dragon and the Stars, whose story "Dedication" won the first ever Isaac Asimov Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Science Fiction.

Polaris, the beloved media science fiction convention, is run by fans and offers the most varied programming of any convention in Canada. It's mostly a media convention (the main emphasis is on TV shows and movies), but it in recent years, it has developed a lively literary program with writer guests.

Constellation Awards, Canada's awards for excellence in science fiction television and film. Its annual ceremony is held at the Polaris convention.

Ad Astra is Toronto's main literary science fiction convention. I'm a frequent writer guest at Ad Astra too.

www.amykerr.ca : actress from Halifax with roles in Lexx: The Dark Zone, Martha Inc. (with Cybil Sheppard as Martha Stewart), Phase IV (with Dean Cain), Boyclops, and other movie and TV productions.