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Discover›Fiction›Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: …
Fiction★ Staff Pick🏁 Project EndedKickstarter

Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 4

Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.

Created by Stephen Kotowych · Launched Apr 7, 2026 · Ended May 1, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView archived on Kickstarter →
Final Raised
$10K
Goal $2K
Backers
354
63 data points
Final Funded
460%
Goal hit ✓
Ended
May 1, 2026

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Fiction category average. This project has hit 460% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 1% (459.6× the category median).

Lens Score: 74 / 100 — strong potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal).

Compare against 2 other live Fiction projects →

Funding trend

63 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Apr 26, 2026Apr 30, 2026

Backer growth

View archived campaign on Kickstarter →

This campaign ended May 1, 2026. Pledging is closed; we keep the historical funding curve and final stats here for research.

Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in week 3.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

day 1day 5

Most popular pledge tiers

327 backers across 8 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$25
I want the PAPERBACK & eBook!
159 backersShips 2026-09
49%
OF BACKERS
$10
I want the EBOOK!
150 backersShips 2026-09
46%
OF BACKERS
$50
Writer's Package I
8 backersShips 2026-09
2%
OF BACKERS
$100
Writer's Package III
5 backersSOLD OUTShips 2026-09
2%
OF BACKERS
$2
I just want to support the campaign!
2 backersShips 2026-09
1%
OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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LENS SCORE
74/ 100
Strong potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion460%
Backers354
Days running22d
Staff pickYes
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