On Spec 2026: New Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
A project in Regina, Canada by Edward Willett000days
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An anthology of science fiction and fantasy by Canadian authors, following in the footsteps of the late, great On Spec Magazine.
Backers: 227
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52 CAD
Funded: $11,781 CAD of $10,000 CAD
Dates: Mar 17th -> Apr 16th (30 days)
Project By: Edward Willett
Backers: 227
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52 CAD
Funded: $11,781 CAD of $10,000 CAD
Dates: Mar 17th -> Apr 16th (30 days)
Project By: Edward Willett
$11,781 CAD
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 16 @ 12:02 -0400 GMT
117%
of goal
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Latest News
Just 11 hours to go, and $11,616 pledged 
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Now the end really is near. Just over 11 hours as I type this. It's been fun, and it's succeeded! I'll update tomorrow with the final total. After that, I'll take a break while I wait for the pledges to be collected and the money to come in, and... (Read More)
35 hours to go and just under 114% funded. Tick tick tick!
April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and thank goodness, it's not a freight train. Less than a day and half to go as I type this. We're well and truly funded--we're at just under $11,400 tonight. Nothing much else to say tonight. Thanks for... (Read More)
Just $9 shy of $11,000 with 2 1/2 days to go...
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
"And now, the end is near, and so we face the final curtain..." Near, perhaps, but not quite here yet. Two and a half days to go, so it's still not too late for anyone you know who might like to be part of this amazing project to kick in and help... (Read More)
Into the final week! Up more than $400, and we've topped 200 backers. Also: new podcast episode
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Very good day today, as the Kickstarter kept climbing, reaching $10,781. We've now topped 200 backers. I've received 13 stories so far and, of course, the submission window is open until the end of May, so there's going to be a great selection of... (Read More)
Up a bit more, with four days to go--and we've reached 190 backers!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update today. We've bumped up a bit more, to $10,366, and we've also just reached 190 backers. Thanks so much to everyone! Submissions are starting to trickle in. I can tell it's going to be hard process winnowing them down to the 12 or... (Read More)
Stories are starting to come in...
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Three or four stories have already come in since I opened submissions yesterday. Looking forward to seeing more! No movement today; we're still at $10,291. Do please keep sharing the campaign--overfunding provides more resources for marketing the... (Read More)
Funded and open for submissions! Here are the guidelines...
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I already let you know the good news that we've fund--woo-hoo! Thanks yet again for making this happen! The campaign continues and is just under $10,300 this evening. That seems safely enough past the goal to (drum roll, please) open for submission!... (Read More)
BREAKING: We've funded!
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're at $10,036 as of right now. ON SPEC 2026: NEW CANADIAN LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC is a go! In tonight's update, I'll give submission details! Thanks so much for making this happen! Can't wait to start reading stories! (Read More)
Um, should have been $59 to go, not $49. Oops.
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
And you know what? I was always good at math... (Read More)
We're on the verge . . . just $59 from funding . . . one more pledge could do it!
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Not much to add to the headline. $9,941 as I type this. And $60 came in in the last few minutes (I had just sent a note to recent backers saying we were $119 shy, and it changed two seconds after I clicked SEND.) Could happen overnight! I'll wait a... (Read More)
Not much movement, but there's a new Shadowpaw Press title to tell you about
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
So near, and yet, so far! We only inched up today--there was one cancellation, which set things back a bit, so the overall movement was slight. Still, only $429 to go, and eight days to get there. Looking good! Today I was a bit more focused on... (Read More)
Just a quick one tonight: less than $500 to go!
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Nothing long-winded tonight, just a quick update to let you know we're now less than $500 from funding--$454, to be precise, as I type this. So close! Can't wait to go over the top . . . As you can see, Shadowpaw is very excited. Thanks again for... (Read More)
Less than $600 to go! It's been a great weekend
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I hope you had a great long weekend. The Kickstarter campaign certainly did! As of this moment, we're at $9,401 — which means we're less than $600 away from funding. Woo-hoo! I thought tonight I'd tell you a bit more about the previous... (Read More)
Good Friday was followed by Good Saturday: Less than $1,000 to go!
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We didn't advance quite as much today as yesterday, but it was still a pretty good day. We've broken the $9,000 barrier and now, at $9,076, have less than $1,000 to go before reaching $10,000 and opening the anthology for submissions. Online chats... (Read More)
Good Friday was a good Friday! Up $460 to $8,921--less than $1,100 to go!
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, what a great day for the campaign! Thanks so much to everyone who kicked in so generously today. We went up a full $460, which puts us at 89 percent funded. Less than $1,100 from that $10,000 goal, and there are still 12 days to go. Keep sharing... (Read More)
Edged up a little today. Also: The Saga of Shadowpaw
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We edged up just a little today, to $8,461. Slow and steady wins the race, but, you know, fast wins the race, too. The campaign closes on April 16. Keep sharing it with people! The sooner we fund, the sooner I'll open the anthology to submissions.... (Read More)
Up another percentage point! Just $1,600 to go. Also: Aurora Award nominations close Saturday
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A small increase today, but better than yesterday, and enough to move us up another percentage point. We're now just over $8,400, so just under $1,600 to go and two weeks to get there. There's always a surge at the end, but wouldn't it be nice to go... (Read More)
Nothing to report. I blame the cat.
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter campaigns have a way of keeping you humble. I beamed happily yesterday because the campaign did so well, but it has not moved at all today. We are still just $9 short of 83%, or, to put it another way, still $1,709 shy of funding. So,... (Read More)
A good day! Just $9 short of 83%
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This will be a short update, which boils down to: it was a good day, and we've jumped up from just barely over 80 percent to just barely under 83 percent ($8,291 as I write this) with more than two weeks still to go! Keep talking it up, and thanks... (Read More)
New milestone! We've topped $8,000--less than $2,000 to go
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Woo-hoo! Good day today, as we top $8,000. Less than $2,000 to go! (Okay, $1,999, because we're just $1 over $8,000, but still). Still more than two weeks to go, too, so looking very good. But please keep sharing! tinyurl.com/onspec2026 Nothing much... (Read More)
Inching up: 78% but only one pledge today. Also: more about Shadowpaw Press
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Only one pledge today, but it was enough to put us officially over 78 percent. Hope you're having a great weekend. If you happen to meet anyone you think might be interested in supporting On Spec 2026: New Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, point... (Read More)
A better day--just $19 shy of 78 percent funded. Today, meet the editor (me!)
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
A better day today as we moved up from just under 76% funded to just under 78% funded. Heading into the weekend. What better way to celebrate than convincing everyone you see over the weekend to kick in? I've now introduced you to all of our anchor... (Read More)
Inched up a little--just $14 from 76%. Today, meet cartoonist Lynne Fahnestalk!
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Barely moved today — just one $60 pledge — but that puts us within $14 of the 76% mark. One thing I've noted is that very few of the more expensive backers' rewards have moved yet, so ... feel free to take a look at those. You can always... (Read More)
We're officially over 75% now! Today's featured anchor author: Liz Westbrook-Trenholm
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday I rounded up to get us to 75 percent, but shortly after I posted that, we officially went over 75 percent. We haven't moved much up from it today, though--we're at $7,526--so we're definitely in the mid-campaign doldrums. I continue to do... (Read More)
Can I round up? Just $4 shy of being 75% funded! Also: meet Hayden Trenholm
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
As you see in the headline, we are soooooooo close to 75% funded. I'd been hoping a pledge would come in before I sent the update, but 'twas not to be. Still, 74.96% funded is pretty darn close, so maybe rounding up is okay. As I mentioned last... (Read More)
Up another percentage point: over 73% funded. Featured anchor author: Michèle Laframboise
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Not a huge surge today, but we did climb past 73%. It'd be great to top the three-quarter mark tomorrow, the end of the first full week, so if you know someone who'd like to back the campaign but hasn't yet, give them a nudge! Remember,... (Read More)
Slow and steady wins the race: now at 72% funded. And, meet Douglas Smith
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're into the slow-and-steady (well, I hope it's steady) part of the campaign. We topped 72% funded today: $7,201, to be precise. The next milestone will be the 75% mark. Share the campaign with anyone you think might be interested (remember,... (Read More)
We've topped 70%! Meet the next anchor author: Fiona Moore
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Bit slower on the pledges today, but we moved up close to another $300, putting us over $7,000 ($7,051, to be exact), so we're at 70.5 percent. Keep sharing! I did a bit of sharing today myself, putting out two newsletters on Substack, starting with... (Read More)
Over two-thirds funded! Meet Marcelle Dubé, and discover another great project to back
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Moving on up! We're 3 1/2 days in and more than two-thirds funded: $6,760 as I write this. Please keep pointing people this way! Now, today's featured anchor author--and then, I'd like to point you to another project you might be interested in... (Read More)
Another great day! 65% funded, Kickstarter names us a favorite, and meet Candas Jane Dorsey
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, this is very encouraging! Just 60 hours after launch, and we're already closing in on two-thirds funded--$6,525 as I write this. A great, great beginning. Also, look what Kickstarter emailed me today: Congratulations! We’ve selected On Spec... (Read More)
A great second day! Just 36 hours into the campaign, we're at $5,580. Also, meet the cover artist!
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it's been a pretty great second day for the campaign. I was pleased the campaign was already a third funded last night; tonight, we're at $5,580, 55.8% funded. (One nice thing about a $10,000 goal is that it's really easy to calculate... (Read More)
Twelve hours in, and we're already well over 1/3 funded: $3,715
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Woo-hoo! We're off and running and had a really good launch — we're already more than one-third funded, standing at $3,715 as I type this, just 12 hours into the 30-day campaign. Now, I know from previous Kickstarters I've run that this opening... (Read More)
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