Don Miasek
@donmiasek.bsky.social
Author of Pale Grey Dot, Aurora nominated editor for TDotSpec.
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"Cinematic Storytelling" was a panel I pitched and got accepted. Sitting there talking how I approach BIG storytelling with @donmiasek.bsky.social, Rick Overwater, Michael Peterson, and @chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com was simply amazing.
August 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"Cinematic Storytelling" was a panel I pitched and got accepted. Sitting there talking how I approach BIG storytelling with @donmiasek.bsky.social, Rick Overwater, Michael Peterson, and @chrisofthevoid.thehouseofvoid.com was simply amazing.
August 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I (and others) will be at Indigo Erin Mills Town Centre August 22nd for their Fantasy & Sci-Fi Meetup. Should be fun!
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August 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I (and others) will be at Indigo Erin Mills Town Centre August 22nd for their Fantasy & Sci-Fi Meetup. Should be fun!
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Scored an interview with THE @gilliansecord.bsky.social whose short story "the love song of house and lake" is up an Aurora Award this year!
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June 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Scored an interview with THE @gilliansecord.bsky.social whose short story "the love song of house and lake" is up an Aurora Award this year!
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Super cool news. While Pale Grey Echo might be the new hotness, fans of the first in the series, Pale Grey Dot, have a little something new to feel out...
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@nnelsca.bsky.social
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May 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Super cool news. While Pale Grey Echo might be the new hotness, fans of the first in the series, Pale Grey Dot, have a little something new to feel out...
dmiasek.com/2026/05/07/i...
@nnelsca.bsky.social
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@nnelsca.bsky.social
Happy Major Announcement: PALE GREY ECHO, the sequel to the Aurora Award Finalist Pale Grey Dot, will be releasing in 2027 from Ravenstone.
Read on for details: dmiasek.com/2026/04/27/i...
Read on for details: dmiasek.com/2026/04/27/i...
April 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy Major Announcement: PALE GREY ECHO, the sequel to the Aurora Award Finalist Pale Grey Dot, will be releasing in 2027 from Ravenstone.
Read on for details: dmiasek.com/2026/04/27/i...
Read on for details: dmiasek.com/2026/04/27/i...
I (along with @james-downe-author.bsky.social) will be appearing on three panels at this year's WHEN WORDS COLLIDE festival in Calgary, August 14 to 16. Read on to learn more!
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April 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I (along with @james-downe-author.bsky.social) will be appearing on three panels at this year's WHEN WORDS COLLIDE festival in Calgary, August 14 to 16. Read on to learn more!
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Participating authors:
- J.P. Babb
- Brandon Butler
- K.M. McKenzie
- Jesse McMinn
- Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social
- Y.M. Pang (me)
- Peter G. Reynolds
- Danny F. Santos
- Colin Searle
- J.P. Babb
- Brandon Butler
- K.M. McKenzie
- Jesse McMinn
- Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social
- Y.M. Pang (me)
- Peter G. Reynolds
- Danny F. Santos
- Colin Searle
March 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Participating authors:
- J.P. Babb
- Brandon Butler
- K.M. McKenzie
- Jesse McMinn
- Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social
- Y.M. Pang (me)
- Peter G. Reynolds
- Danny F. Santos
- Colin Searle
- J.P. Babb
- Brandon Butler
- K.M. McKenzie
- Jesse McMinn
- Don Miasek @donmiasek.bsky.social
- Y.M. Pang (me)
- Peter G. Reynolds
- Danny F. Santos
- Colin Searle
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For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon!
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
For this Valentine’s weekend, EMPTINESS: A ONE-SHOT ANTHOLOGY OF SPECULATIVE FICTION is available as a free ebook on Amazon!
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
CAN: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GL42LJJZ
#fantasybooks #sciencefiction #Canadianwriters #freebooks #shortstories
Fashionably late as always, here is the retrospective on the highly successful sci-fi and fantasy Can*Con last weekend.
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Books! Panels! Vendor tables! Games! More!
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Books! Panels! Vendor tables! Games! More!
October 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Fashionably late as always, here is the retrospective on the highly successful sci-fi and fantasy Can*Con last weekend.
dmiasek.com/2025/10/26/c...
Books! Panels! Vendor tables! Games! More!
dmiasek.com/2025/10/26/c...
Books! Panels! Vendor tables! Games! More!
Happy to report I'll be appearing on two Can*Con panels in Ottawa this upcoming Sunday.
- The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships
- Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them
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Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!
- The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships
- Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them
dmiasek.com/2025/10/15/c...
Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Happy to report I'll be appearing on two Can*Con panels in Ottawa this upcoming Sunday.
- The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships
- Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them
dmiasek.com/2025/10/15/c...
Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!
- The Bond of Brothers: Writing Sibling Relationships
- Local Writing Communities & How to Join Them
dmiasek.com/2025/10/15/c...
Check me (and my fellow panelists) out at the Brookstreet Hotel!
Finally had time to post a retrospective of Pale Grey Dot featuring at Word on the Street, Toronto's biggest literary festival. Come check it out, dear reader!
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October 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finally had time to post a retrospective of Pale Grey Dot featuring at Word on the Street, Toronto's biggest literary festival. Come check it out, dear reader!
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Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest!
David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!
David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p...
Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!
September 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest!
David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p...
Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!
David Pecaut Square
Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p...
Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!
And we have the last (but not least) of my Aurora Award finalist interviews.
It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame!
It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine?
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It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame!
It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine?
dmiasek.com/2025/06/30/a...
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And we have the last (but not least) of my Aurora Award finalist interviews.
It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame!
It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine?
dmiasek.com/2025/06/30/a...
It's @gilliansecord.bsky.social of BUDDY RAYMOND'S NO-BULLSHIT GUIDE TO DRONE HUNTING fame!
It takes place in an imaginary world where the USA is hostile to Canada. Ha ha, could you imagine?
dmiasek.com/2025/06/30/a...
Snagged another Aurora Award finalist interview, this time with R H Wesley! His short story, "A World of Milk and Promises", was published in Clarkesworld last September.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Snagged another Aurora Award finalist interview, this time with R H Wesley! His short story, "A World of Milk and Promises", was published in Clarkesworld last September.
dmiasek.com/2025/06/27/a...
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In a first for my blog: I interview a fellow writer, @donmiasek.bsky.social! We talk about #sciencefiction, his novel Pale Grey Dot, and how it feels like to be nominated for an Aurora Award.
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#SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview
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#SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview
June 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
In a first for my blog: I interview a fellow writer, @donmiasek.bsky.social! We talk about #sciencefiction, his novel Pale Grey Dot, and how it feels like to be nominated for an Aurora Award.
ympang.com/interview-wi...
#SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview
ympang.com/interview-wi...
#SFF #sciencefictionbooks #novels #authorinterview
In a first for me, I've gone ahead and added a Part 2 to my interview with @ympang.bsky.social.
Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly!
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Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly!
dmiasek.com/2025/06/23/p...
June 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In a first for me, I've gone ahead and added a Part 2 to my interview with @ympang.bsky.social.
Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly!
dmiasek.com/2025/06/23/p...
Why? Because she's a finalist for yet another two Aurora Awards. Is she bored of them yet? Possibly!
dmiasek.com/2025/06/23/p...
Guess who was at Y.M. Pang's book (All the Broken Blades) launch last Sunday? This guy!
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June 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Guess who was at Y.M. Pang's book (All the Broken Blades) launch last Sunday? This guy!
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Had a great time on UMFM podcast, talking about the Pale Grey process. Check it out!
Coming up in 30 minutes on UMFM and online now, my conversation with sci-fi writer @donmiasek.bsky.social about Pale Grey Dot on today's Turning Pages episode. umfm.com/programming/...
June 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Had a great time on UMFM podcast, talking about the Pale Grey process. Check it out!
It's been exactly one year since Pale Grey Dot was launched at Bakka-Phoenix, and so I thought it'd be great chance to have a little year in review...
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May 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's been exactly one year since Pale Grey Dot was launched at Bakka-Phoenix, and so I thought it'd be great chance to have a little year in review...
dmiasek.com/2025/05/05/a...
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A fantastic collection of fantasy short stories.
It's heeere! #coverreveal for ALL THE BROKEN BLADES!
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#fantasybook #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #fairytale #shortstories #mermaids #fantasyart #darkfantasyart #anthology
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#fantasybook #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #fairytale #shortstories #mermaids #fantasyart #darkfantasyart #anthology
April 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A fantastic collection of fantasy short stories.
I'm proud to announce that Pale Grey Dot has been nominated for a 2025 Aurora Award for Best Novel!
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April 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I'm proud to announce that Pale Grey Dot has been nominated for a 2025 Aurora Award for Best Novel!
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Finally got around to collecting my favourite photos from a March, 2025 Writers Retreat with eleven other fantastic authors. Check 'em out!
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March 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Finally got around to collecting my favourite photos from a March, 2025 Writers Retreat with eleven other fantastic authors. Check 'em out!
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Fourth bestseller for Bakka-Phoenix in 2024. Not too shabby!
1. This is How You Lose the Time War by @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social
2. Stories of your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
3. All Systems Red by @marthawells.com
4. Pale Grey Dot by @donmiasek.bsky.social
5. The Dragonfly Gambit by @thesuiway.bsky.social
2. Stories of your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
3. All Systems Red by @marthawells.com
4. Pale Grey Dot by @donmiasek.bsky.social
5. The Dragonfly Gambit by @thesuiway.bsky.social
December 31, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Fourth bestseller for Bakka-Phoenix in 2024. Not too shabby!