#sfq

21st-century Canadian science fiction is unique and varied. Its production is a reflection of the country’s size, history, its status as a former colony of both Great Britain and France, its vast geography and its close proximity to the United States, as a country of immigrants and a colonizer in its own right over its Indigenous Peoples.

The Canadian imagination expresses itself in English, French, Indigenous languages and the languages of its immigrant groups, and speaks to a multicultural environment. The Canadian landscape, so vast and varied, inspires the writers, and has been re-imagined as alien worlds and foreign cities.

The editors seek contributions which present an overview of current Canadian science fiction in all media. The volume’s objective is to create a comparative overview demonstrating the variety and depth of the Canadian science fictional imagination. The editors aim to include sections on narrative fiction, television and cinema, and gaming. This will be a part of McFarland’s Critical Explorations in Science Fiction series and will be edited by Gillian I. Leitch (independent scholar) and Caroline-Isabelle Caron (Queen’s University).

Suggested topics include:

History of Canadian science fiction

Colonialism and Empire

Afro-futurisms

Indigenous futurisms

Linguistic communities and science fiction

Regionalisms in science fiction

Science fiction production in Canada

Canadian futures

Specific authors

If you are interested in contributing to this book, please submit a proposal of 250 words along with a short biography to: [email protected]

The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2026.

Haha, this was something I gave a lot of thought to. I never pictured Emma or Regina changing their last names, no matter who they married. However, I thought the baby having 3 last names would be overkill.