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TIAC 2027 / The lineup

Meet the presenters.

Independent voices. Shared experience. Meet the authors and publishing professionals joining us in Toronto.

Interested in presenting?

2 presenters announced. More to come.

Portrait of Tao Wong TIAC 2027

Writer & Publisher

Tao Wong

  • Audiobooks
  • Fantasy
  • Finance
  • Hybrid publishing
  • Marketing
  • Publishing contracts
  • Science fiction
  • Self-publishing

Tao Wong is a full-time hybrid author and publisher with 50+ books in science fiction and fantasy.

Books published
50+
Years in the industry
9

Owner · Starlit Publishing

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Portrait of Mark Leslie Lefebvre TIAC 2027

Author & Book Industry Consultant

Mark Leslie Lefebvre

  • Business of writing
  • Horror
  • True ghost stories
  • Urban fantasy

Mark Leslie Lefebvre is a Canadian author, podcaster and Draft2Digital’s Director of Business Development, with decades of bookselling, publishing and author-advocacy experience.

Books published
43
Years in the industry
35

Director of Business Development · Draft2Digital

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The 2027 lineup is growing. More presenters and session details will be announced.

From TIAC 2026

Experience on the stage.

Presenters sharing their publishing experience at TIAC 2026.

A presenter addresses the room from a lectern at TIAC 2026.
A look back at the TIAC 2026 stage.
A presenter speaks on stage while holding session notes at TIAC 2026.
Publishing experience shared in person at TIAC 2026.

TIAC 2027 / Speaker interest

Share your
publishing experience.

Have practical publishing experience to share? Suggest a topic that could help independent authors build sustainable careers. Our 2027 speaker expression-of-interest form asks for your biography, proposed presentation and any panel or workshop ideas.

TIAC 2027: April 16-18, 2027 at YWCA Toronto, 87 Elm Street. The linked form still contains preliminary dates and venue information. For the current submission deadline or presenting arrangements, contact IAC.

The survey opens on Google Forms in a new tab. Proposals are expressions of interest; confirmed presenters and session details are announced separately.

Open speaker survey
Contact IAC

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