Trident Booksellers & Cafe
@tridenthalifax.bsky.social
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Enjoy free coffee & casual conversation with a writer & 3-7 friends @tridenthalifax.bsky.social!
We will be opening sign-ups for kaffeeflatsches ON TUE, FEB 17th! Space is limited with each writer & will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis to registered attendees only.
We will be opening sign-ups for kaffeeflatsches ON TUE, FEB 17th! Space is limited with each writer & will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis to registered attendees only.
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Enjoy free coffee & casual conversation with a writer & 3-7 friends @tridenthalifax.bsky.social!
We will be opening sign-ups for kaffeeflatsches ON TUE, FEB 17th! Space is limited with each writer & will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis to registered attendees only.
We will be opening sign-ups for kaffeeflatsches ON TUE, FEB 17th! Space is limited with each writer & will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis to registered attendees only.
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Blue Pencil Cafe sessions are now open for sign-ups!
These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
tricon-halifax.com/events/
These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
tricon-halifax.com/events/
Events - TriCon Halifax
Blue Pencil Café Sign up for a one-on-one session with an attending editor! Bring a 2-3 page sample or just your questions, and receive feedback, advice, and insight! Spaces with each editor will be l...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Blue Pencil Cafe sessions are now open for sign-ups!
These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
tricon-halifax.com/events/
These 1-on-1 sessions with an editor are an opportunity for you to pitch a book, submit a small sample for review, or simply pick their brains! Spaces are limited, & will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
tricon-halifax.com/events/
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REMINDER! We're opening signups for pitch & crit sessions on MONDAY (Feb 2nd)! Slots are first come, first serve, so make sure you are registered and ready! 🖊️
Heads up! We will be opening sign-ups for our Blue Pencil Pitch sessions on MON, FEB 2nd.
These are 10-15 min 1-on-1 meetings for you to pitch, present a small sample, or ask questions. The limited slots are granted on a 1st-come, 1st-serve basis. You must be registered for the Con to sign up!
These are 10-15 min 1-on-1 meetings for you to pitch, present a small sample, or ask questions. The limited slots are granted on a 1st-come, 1st-serve basis. You must be registered for the Con to sign up!
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
REMINDER! We're opening signups for pitch & crit sessions on MONDAY (Feb 2nd)! Slots are first come, first serve, so make sure you are registered and ready! 🖊️
Artist wanted! In conjunction with @tricon-hfx.bsky.social this May, we're looking to exhibit a Nova Scotia artist who works with fabulist, speculative, or otherwise fanciful themes!
If you are interested, please email [email protected] with an introduction & link to your work.
If you are interested, please email [email protected] with an introduction & link to your work.
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Artist wanted! In conjunction with @tricon-hfx.bsky.social this May, we're looking to exhibit a Nova Scotia artist who works with fabulist, speculative, or otherwise fanciful themes!
If you are interested, please email [email protected] with an introduction & link to your work.
If you are interested, please email [email protected] with an introduction & link to your work.
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Now accepting book launch proposals!
Got a new book? Celebrate with us at TriCon! We will be scheduling launch parties all weekend in the WFNS atrium, with a variety of refreshment options. Read, sign books, & mingle with friends new and old.
Email [email protected] with details!
Got a new book? Celebrate with us at TriCon! We will be scheduling launch parties all weekend in the WFNS atrium, with a variety of refreshment options. Read, sign books, & mingle with friends new and old.
Email [email protected] with details!
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Now accepting book launch proposals!
Got a new book? Celebrate with us at TriCon! We will be scheduling launch parties all weekend in the WFNS atrium, with a variety of refreshment options. Read, sign books, & mingle with friends new and old.
Email [email protected] with details!
Got a new book? Celebrate with us at TriCon! We will be scheduling launch parties all weekend in the WFNS atrium, with a variety of refreshment options. Read, sign books, & mingle with friends new and old.
Email [email protected] with details!
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Neon Sign Comedy with Luba Magnus returns!
Feat. Brandon Michael, Bita Joudaki, Kyle Carpenter, Roz Kennery, & comedian/author Bryn Pottie!
When: Thurs, Jan 29th 2026 @ 7pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax
$10 at the door or via www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-sign-...
Feat. Brandon Michael, Bita Joudaki, Kyle Carpenter, Roz Kennery, & comedian/author Bryn Pottie!
When: Thurs, Jan 29th 2026 @ 7pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax
$10 at the door or via www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-sign-...
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Neon Sign Comedy with Luba Magnus returns!
Feat. Brandon Michael, Bita Joudaki, Kyle Carpenter, Roz Kennery, & comedian/author Bryn Pottie!
When: Thurs, Jan 29th 2026 @ 7pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax
$10 at the door or via www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-sign-...
Feat. Brandon Michael, Bita Joudaki, Kyle Carpenter, Roz Kennery, & comedian/author Bryn Pottie!
When: Thurs, Jan 29th 2026 @ 7pm
Where: Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 1256 Hollis St, Halifax
$10 at the door or via www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-sign-...
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Local readers looking for a hardcopy of the book can pick one up at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social but you are welcome to source your own copy any way you like!
No sign up necessary, but feel free to comment to let us know you'll be reading along! Maybe you'll find a reading buddy. 📖☕️
No sign up necessary, but feel free to comment to let us know you'll be reading along! Maybe you'll find a reading buddy. 📖☕️
January 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Local readers looking for a hardcopy of the book can pick one up at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social but you are welcome to source your own copy any way you like!
No sign up necessary, but feel free to comment to let us know you'll be reading along! Maybe you'll find a reading buddy. 📖☕️
No sign up necessary, but feel free to comment to let us know you'll be reading along! Maybe you'll find a reading buddy. 📖☕️
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Welcome to the Imaro Book Club, reading Charles Saunder's iconic epic, Imaro!
Read alone or join the TriCon Discord to chat as you go. Then, during the con, come to a live book club session w/ Jon Tattrie to discuss the work.
Be part of upholding Saunders' legacy as a black Nova Scotian writer!
Read alone or join the TriCon Discord to chat as you go. Then, during the con, come to a live book club session w/ Jon Tattrie to discuss the work.
Be part of upholding Saunders' legacy as a black Nova Scotian writer!
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Welcome to the Imaro Book Club, reading Charles Saunder's iconic epic, Imaro!
Read alone or join the TriCon Discord to chat as you go. Then, during the con, come to a live book club session w/ Jon Tattrie to discuss the work.
Be part of upholding Saunders' legacy as a black Nova Scotian writer!
Read alone or join the TriCon Discord to chat as you go. Then, during the con, come to a live book club session w/ Jon Tattrie to discuss the work.
Be part of upholding Saunders' legacy as a black Nova Scotian writer!
We have copies of the New Yorker that you can read in the cafe, if the paywall is keeping you out. I feel like this one will resonate with all of us who are a certain kind of person...
“I saw my people lean—
not toward hope but toward each other.”
—Ilya Kaminsky
not toward hope but toward each other.”
—Ilya Kaminsky
“Psalm for the Slightly Tilted”
“This is not / a good year. / But it has / witnesses.”
www.newyorker.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
We have copies of the New Yorker that you can read in the cafe, if the paywall is keeping you out. I feel like this one will resonate with all of us who are a certain kind of person...
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TriCon Halifax: State of Affairs
Welcome to our first newsletter, in which we cover the basics. More detailed news to come--please sign up for our newsletter @ Buttondown to stay in the loop!
buttondown.com/tricon/archi...
Welcome to our first newsletter, in which we cover the basics. More detailed news to come--please sign up for our newsletter @ Buttondown to stay in the loop!
buttondown.com/tricon/archi...
TriCon Halifax: All the Basics!
Hello all, and thank you! Since announcing the inaugural TriCon and opening registration, we have been so honoured by the support and enthusiasm we’ve...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
TriCon Halifax: State of Affairs
Welcome to our first newsletter, in which we cover the basics. More detailed news to come--please sign up for our newsletter @ Buttondown to stay in the loop!
buttondown.com/tricon/archi...
Welcome to our first newsletter, in which we cover the basics. More detailed news to come--please sign up for our newsletter @ Buttondown to stay in the loop!
buttondown.com/tricon/archi...
Get em while they're hot.*
* These will always be hot
* These will always be hot
They just don't make em like they used to. #vintagepaperbacks
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Get em while they're hot.*
* These will always be hot
* These will always be hot
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The 2026 Nova Writes Competition is open for submissions until JAN 22!
NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology.
writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...
NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology.
writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...
January 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The 2026 Nova Writes Competition is open for submissions until JAN 22!
NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology.
writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...
NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology.
writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...
Hey Halifax: now serving flights of our new, in-house roasts! We've got Trident Blend, Italian Roast, and a double Macchiato for $5, bags for $20, and refills for $1.50. It's a good day to come in and caffeinate with a discerning palate!
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Hey Halifax: now serving flights of our new, in-house roasts! We've got Trident Blend, Italian Roast, and a double Macchiato for $5, bags for $20, and refills for $1.50. It's a good day to come in and caffeinate with a discerning palate!
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This made me wonder about Hal-Con. And I'm happy to relay that Hal-Con also bans AI "art"
hal-con.com/information/...
hal-con.com/information/...
January 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This made me wonder about Hal-Con. And I'm happy to relay that Hal-Con also bans AI "art"
hal-con.com/information/...
hal-con.com/information/...
Next Thurs, Jan 15th, come celebrate the (re-) launch of the Trident Roastery with an all-day Tasting Party!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Next Thurs, Jan 15th, come celebrate the (re-) launch of the Trident Roastery with an all-day Tasting Party!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
Come try a flight of our house roasts for $5, or take a bag of coffee home with your flight for $25!
We will also be introducing our new loyalty cards. Buy 10 bags of beans and get 1 free!
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2 days left on Early Bird pricing!
We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30!
(They look SO GOOD. 🔥)
tricon-halifax.com
We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30!
(They look SO GOOD. 🔥)
tricon-halifax.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
2 days left on Early Bird pricing!
We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30!
(They look SO GOOD. 🔥)
tricon-halifax.com
We have Early Bird TSHIRT pricing in effect now too! Pre-order your TriCon shirt sight unseen for only $20 until Dec. 21st. We will reveal the design from Sorry Sacha on the 22nd, when the price will go up to $30!
(They look SO GOOD. 🔥)
tricon-halifax.com
Just in time!!! We've got new cafe mugs, and they're for sale too! 😍 A lil bigger, a lil chunkier than the old model, for a few extra ounces of caffeine in your morning. 👌
Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄
Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just in time!!! We've got new cafe mugs, and they're for sale too! 😍 A lil bigger, a lil chunkier than the old model, for a few extra ounces of caffeine in your morning. 👌
Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄
Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄
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With 5 days left for Early Bird Registration, we have to gush about our Author GoH, Amal El-Mohtar!
Author of This Is How You Lose the Time War, The River Has Roots, and soon Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal will be participating in programming as well as a mainstage event.
tricon-halifax.com
Author of This Is How You Lose the Time War, The River Has Roots, and soon Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal will be participating in programming as well as a mainstage event.
tricon-halifax.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With 5 days left for Early Bird Registration, we have to gush about our Author GoH, Amal El-Mohtar!
Author of This Is How You Lose the Time War, The River Has Roots, and soon Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal will be participating in programming as well as a mainstage event.
tricon-halifax.com
Author of This Is How You Lose the Time War, The River Has Roots, and soon Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal will be participating in programming as well as a mainstage event.
tricon-halifax.com
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Join us for a night of festive frights at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Join us for a night of festive frights at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
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Is TriCon for me? If you are asking yourself, the answer is yes! TriCon is a conversation and an exploration: it will be what we bring to it. With this community, that means a lot!
Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now!
tricon-halifax.com
Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now!
tricon-halifax.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Is TriCon for me? If you are asking yourself, the answer is yes! TriCon is a conversation and an exploration: it will be what we bring to it. With this community, that means a lot!
Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now!
tricon-halifax.com
Early Bird pricing on weekend passes & tshirt ends on December 21st. Register now!
tricon-halifax.com
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One week left!!
Weekend pass pricing will go up to $125 on December 22nd, and shirt preorder pricing will also go up. We will be sharing our tshirt design at that time and we are SO THRILLED with it. You're gonna love it!
Let's go!
tricon-halifax.com
Weekend pass pricing will go up to $125 on December 22nd, and shirt preorder pricing will also go up. We will be sharing our tshirt design at that time and we are SO THRILLED with it. You're gonna love it!
Let's go!
tricon-halifax.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One week left!!
Weekend pass pricing will go up to $125 on December 22nd, and shirt preorder pricing will also go up. We will be sharing our tshirt design at that time and we are SO THRILLED with it. You're gonna love it!
Let's go!
tricon-halifax.com
Weekend pass pricing will go up to $125 on December 22nd, and shirt preorder pricing will also go up. We will be sharing our tshirt design at that time and we are SO THRILLED with it. You're gonna love it!
Let's go!
tricon-halifax.com
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Very excited to start reading As the Earth Dreams. As always, @tridenthalifax.bsky.social provided the book and caffeine fix I needed! 💜📚☕
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Very excited to start reading As the Earth Dreams. As always, @tridenthalifax.bsky.social provided the book and caffeine fix I needed! 💜📚☕
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Come hang out with us at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22 for some seasonal scary stories!
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Come hang out with us at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22 for some seasonal scary stories!
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One month left for Early Bird tickets! The all-weekend pass is just $85, and mystery t-shirt pre-order, $20! Prices on both will go up Dec 21st.
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One month left for Early Bird tickets! The all-weekend pass is just $85, and mystery t-shirt pre-order, $20! Prices on both will go up Dec 21st.
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com
3 days of panels, workshops, lectures, launches, and networking with other writers & creatives in speculative genres? Yes plz!
tricon-halifax.com