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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social Literary magazine that has been publishing Canadian Writers & Writing for over 40 years.
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Vancouver Manuscript Intensive @vmiprogram.bsky.social Local. Global. One-on-one literary mentoring for emerging and established authors.
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VerseFest Ottawa @versefestottawa.bsky.social Poetry Festival in Ottawa since 2011. https://verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
filling Station @fillingstation.bsky.social Canada's experimental literary magazine. https://linktr.ee/fillingstation?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=42f26869-3a42-45a1-a3cc-034a1ec1d613- B Black Bond Books @blackbondbooks.bsky.social Canadian independent booksellers since 1963
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