Here’s the wonderful news. Shadowpaw Press’ Kickstarter for the On Spec 2026 anthology is fully funded, and they are open to submissions of original short stories from Canadian writers!

Just a reminder that the Kickstarter for On Spec 2026 is close to being fully funded, but time is running out. This anthology could be the start of a new market for Canadian speculative fiction. See our website for links.

Visit onspec.ca for the link to the Shadowpaw Press On Spec Anthology Kickstarter! The magazine has stopped but the name can carry on. Plus you can buy back issues.

Pleased to see people buying our final issue. Enjoy!

Odd-Eyes Mullin was still swinging from the gallows, naught but a ten-minute walk from the stinking wharfside tavern where Captain Ollie Hallett raised a tankard to his second mate’s memory. The opening line from my story 'Seven for a Secret,' featured in @onspecmag.bsky.social issue 134.

New short fiction wrapping up 2025. This also features the last issues for two publications, Fantasy (technically on hiatus) and On Spec. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

On Spec has ended publication. But remember that you can still find some awesome short fiction in all the issues available through Weightless Books, and the On Spec Ki-fi page.

#BuyMyBooks THE CHILDREN’S HORROR. Check out my themed collection (of stories inspired by kids TV programming) from Northern Republic Books, featuring 2 stories (“The Dogcatcher” & “Your Selkie Lover”) included in @datlow.bsky.social’s Recommended Reading List.

As we start the new year, the editors of On Spec want to thank all our friends, writers, poets, and artists for thirty-five years of support and trust. Best wishes to all in your future endeavours. And if you are new to On Spec, you can get some excellent deals at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social

Our first magazines for 2026 are 2 days away, but in the meantime, we've just added @onspecmag.bsky.social #134 weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga... AND The Complete Astreiant series from @qospress.bsky.social weightlessbooks.com/the-complete...

Our final issue is now available. Twice as many stories as most of our issues!

The final issue of On Spec is at the proofreading stage, and, with 21 stories and 4 poems, it’s our biggest issue in years! Watch for it!!!

A very nice review of a story from On Spec #133!

Since @onspecmag.bsky.social is closing up shop next month, its publishers have reduced prices on all 100+ back issues of OnSpec to just 99 cents! weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...

GTA friends! Now you know what you’re doing on Saturday afternoon!

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

She’s right about this. Our stories don’t get stale or go bad. Something we published 5 or 10 or 30 years ago still has an amazing shelf life.

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

In case you missed it: my story "Two Voices, One Song" a tale of overnight horror set in Iceland, will be in the next issue of On Spec magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social ! More info here: onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...

Check out my story, "An Unsparing Harvest," in the latest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social! It's perfect for the spooky season. weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

New issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social is here! weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

Thrilled to announce that the contracts have been signed and NeWest Press (@newestpress.bsky.social) will be republishing my novel NAPIER'S BONES, possibly as a Landmark Edition, possibly as a part of Barbour Books, their new SF/F line. #publishing

We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!

Are you in Alberta? You can read On Spec along with many other Alberta-produced magazines by searching the digital magazine options at any Alberta public library!

Issue #133 is at the proofing stage now. But you can buy and read #132 while you wait!

We just added a few more back issues of On Spec to our Ko-fi shop. Yours for 99 cents or pay what you will. These and more can also be found at Weightless Books. Help us out with a small donation and enjoy the stories!

Almost ready to send On Spec Issue #133 to the designer for a mid-September release. Please support us by making a small donation or purchasing a copy of issue #132 from our Ko-fi page.

On Spec hasn’t had a Kickstarter to raise funds for production of new issues, but buying even a single issue from our Ko-fi page will add up if enough of you do it. Onspec.ca

This is a class worth checking into.

If you buy a copy of our new issue, it helps us to pay more fabulous writers, poets and artists!

New issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social is here! weightlessbooks.com/on-spec-maga...

On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618

Our friends at the Sunburst Award have announced this year's Long list of juried titles. These titles are a selection of the best Canadian-authored SFF books received for 2024. Check them out. www.sunburstaward.org/node/143 Winner to be announced in the Fall.

Goood morning! It's time to announce the Table of Contents for the anthology Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell! 🧵incoming--and at the end, we will reveal the cover! (so stick around!) 1/5

We would really appreciate some new sales on our Ko-fi page. It will help us to buy new stories. Every little bit helps.

Issue #132 is close to completion after final edits done. Beautiful cover by Dan O’Driscoll.

All set up for the weekend at Y-Con in Yarmouth NS. That’s our pet Tribble on the table.

We are proofreading the new issue right now. Should be ready by early June.

We are still looking for some new downloads and/or donations on our Ko-fi or Patreon pages. While it’s nice to be followed, we don’t exist in a vacuum. Help us to buy some awesome new stories! Onspec.ca will take you to our Support and Buy pages.

Looks like the link did not work for the Amazing Stories Clubhouse review. You can follow it if you go to our newest blog post at onspec.ca

On Spec has a Ko-fi account where you can pick up one (or more) of our recent issues to check us out. It's a great way for all our followers to show their support for what we are doing to publish new short speculative fiction and poetry. ko-fi.com/onspecmagazine

"Thanks" to Am*zon, we've added a "new" "feature"! In addition to never using DRM to ensure you don't own the ebooks you buy AND never selling AI-generated chum disguised as literature, NOW Weightless will never, ever use AI to "summarize" aka ruin the 100% human-made art you came here to enjoy!

We are chuffed that @wilwheaton.net picked a fabulous story by @cscott-author.bsky.social for his podcast. It’s a great plan to bring the smaller magazines to the attention of the readers!

So thrilled Year’s Best Canadian F&SF: Vol 2 is an Aurora Award nominee! It's especially meaningful THIS year. One great joy of doing this antho has been meeting and getting to know so many Canadian SFF writers, and its great to see so many familiar names on the ballot--congrats, all!

The 2025 Aurora ballot is live! Check out the finalists for each category here: www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

On Spec is on the final ballot for this year’s Aurora Awards!