Author Readings: Fantasy Authors
Description
Join these Canadian authors as they read from their books, and be sure to check out our full list of live virtual sessions for this year's event at: FictionFest.ca/events
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Crystal Keesler
Crystal Keeslar is a writer from Ontario Canada who writes in the paranormal fantasy genre. She runs a YouTube channel Crystal’s Cluster, where she posts content about writing, gaming and whatever else she decides to do at any given time. When she isn’t writing she is gaming, playing D&D, snuggling with her cat Azurite the Archfey, and watching either Forever Knight or Loki for the millionth time. Incarnate’s Rise is her first novel.
Tao Wong
Tao Wong is the author of the A Thousand Li progression fantasy series and the System Apocalypse LitRPG series, among others. His work has been released in audio, paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats, and translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and several other languages. He was shortlisted for the UK Kindle Storyteller Award in 2021 for A Thousand Li: The Second Sect. In 2026, the first three books in the A Thousand Li series will be republished in hardcover by Ace Books. When he’s not writing or working, he enjoys practicing martial arts, reading, and dreaming up new worlds. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Kalleigh Royn
Kalleigh Royn lives in a mountain town in Southern Alberta, where she balances work as a middle school administrator with her passion for writing. Drawing from her experiences, she weaves themes of resilience and leadership into her stories. When she’s not writing or working, she can be found hiking, running, biking, or spending time with her partner and their adventurous corgi, Corgmander Riker.
HOSTED BY: Steve Hugh Westenra
Steve is a trans author of fantasy, science fiction, and horror (basically, if it’s weird he writes it). He's also a book reviewer, a SFINCS and SPFBO judge, and runs the Trans Reading Group discord. He grew up on the eldritch shores of Newfoundland, Canada, and currently lives and works in (the slightly less eldritch) Montreal. He holds advanced degrees in Russian Literature, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies. His current academic work focuses on marginalized reclamations of monstrous figures. He has taught the History of Satan; Religion and its Monsters; and Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion. Steve is passionate about queerness, Late Antiquity, and spiders.
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