I am a professional speaker on the topics of writing, crowd sourcing and self-publishing and travel throughout the year to various conferences to share my knowledge. If there are other topics which are interesting such as Japanese Anime Horror, DNA History or Women in Science, I’ll pitch in as I have a strong interest in Asian culture and work in the healthcare industry.
Upcoming Events 2023
Can*Con 2023
Can*Con 2023 is a writing and publishing event held in Ottawa, Canada on October 13-15, 2023.
if you happen to be going to the conference, feel free to come chat with me!
- Friday, October 13, 8:00pm – 8:50pm – Making a Podcast That Survives and Thrives
- Saturday, October 14, 10:00am – 10:50am – Hope in the Age of AI-Generated Content
- Sunday, October 15, 10:00am – 10:50am – Putting the PR in DePRession: Indie Publishing and Mental Health and 1:00pm – 1:50pm Dark Helix Press office hours (offering free consulting on publishing)
The schedule looks action packed with lots of writing sessions, book launches and interesting topics about the future of publishing. It’s one of the few conferences left in Canada that features genre writing and it should be hopping!
Ongoing Events
As the Co-President of the Canadian Authors Association – Toronto Branch, I’m constantly planning events for them. Click here for our events page.
Past Events
Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop Write-Rice seminars
Ad Astra (Toronto, Canada)
- The LEGO Movie: Everything is Awesome
- Advantages and Disadvantages in the Self-Publishing Game
- Creating Authentic Settings in Urban Fantasy
- The Chuck Tingle Effect: Earning Respect as a Self-Published Author
- Crowdfunding Strategies
- Ex Machina: The Greatest Scientific Event in the History of Man
- What Can Your DNA Tell You?
Anime North (Toronto, Canada)
- How To Get Published
- Japanese Kyonshî
- Self-publishing & Marketing
- Getting Published: Self or Traditional?
- Horror Anime
- World and Characters Building
- How to Impress or Annoy Editors
- Colours in Japanese Animation and Manga
- Ghost In The Shell Controversy
- Crowd Funding Your Dream!
- Women in Fiction
- The Business of Writing
- Economics of Traditional Publishing
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety in Our Creative Spaces
- Future of Publishing
- Horror and Dark Fantasy Writing
- Frankenstein: An Assemblage of Flesh
Toronto Writers Community
- Which Publishing Path is Right for You?
Dark Helix Press events
- Belief Book launch – held in partnership with Canadian Authors Toronto and Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop
DetCon1 (Detroit, USA)
- Econ 101 of Self-Publishing
- Women in Science and STEM
- Crowdfunding: A New Path To Possibility
- Fat, Fandom and Physiology
Editor’s Toronto Seminar
Forest City Comic Con (London, Ontario)
- Crowdfunding: A New Path For Creations
LiterAsian (Vancouver, Canada)
- Take Control of Your Writing and Self Publish in Canada!
LiterASIAN Toronto – an annual Asian Canadian Literary annual. Serving as festival coordinator and MC’ed first year.
Unplugged Expo (Toronto, Canada)
- On Writing
- Crowdsourcing How to Get it Right!
SFContario6 (Toronto, Canada)
- QUILTBAG in the Media
- Self Publishing in Canada
Tartan Turban Secret Readings #5 (Toronto, Canada)
Toronto Public Library Seminar on Self-Publishing in Canada (Toronto, Canada)
Undead Sorceress Book Launch (Toronto, Canada)
University of Toronto’s “New Directions in Canadian Short Fiction”, co-sponsored by the Canadian Authors Association, Iguana Books, Editors Toronto, and the Creative Writing Program at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto.
Visionary Women’s Fiction Book Launch with Zainab Amadahy (Toronto, Canada)
Musings of a Generic Asian 
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