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Raoul Fernandes @raoulfernandes.bsky.social Poet, dad, and library guy | (he/him) | Wrote a book called Transmitter and Receiver (Nightwood Editions) | Poetry editor for EVENT Magazine | lives on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ (Vancouver) raoulfernandes.com
Melanie Siebert @melaniesiebert.bsky.social Poetry, adventure, swimming, planting, rewilding, decolonizing, therapy, heartbroken justice-doing as best one can, movement trying to know movement. She/Her
PRISM International @prisminternational.bsky.social Periodical literary magazine located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Vancouver, BC)
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Catherine Owen @cowenwriter.bsky.social Poet, writer, maker of things. Seventeen collections of poetry and prose. Born and raised Vancouverite now living in Edmonton. ANTI-artificial thievery. Editor, reviewer, teacher of poetic forms. Loves: books, cats, gardening, family, real life. #canlit
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Jeff Hiller @boomboomhiller.bsky.social Actress of a certain age out June 10!
Griffin Poetry @griffinpoetryprize.bsky.social The world’s largest international poetry prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated in English
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social Author, horror nerd, queer mom. She/her. ASK A QUEER CHICK (Plume, 2016), THE Z WORD (Quirk, 2024), THIS IS MY BODY (Quirk, 2025). https://www.lindsaykingmiller.com/
Monica Kidd @monicakidd.bsky.social Author of THE CRANE (Breakwater, 2025) and HOLDING GROUND, THE WORLD'S ERODING COASTLINES forthcoming from Harper Collins Canada (2027) || Journalist || MD MSc MFA || associate editor at CMAJ || monicakidd.ca || represented by Aevitas
Eleonore Schonmaier Author @eleonoreschonmaier.bsky.social Poetry, fiction, song lyrics, music-theater. Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete, Dustblown Side of the Journey, Wavelengths of Your Song and Rush of Wingspan (2026, MQUP).
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author of novels, children’s books, poetry and essays. This account is managed by her estate.
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca 🔎 Ontario Reporter and Digital Production Lead @pressprogress.ca
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Jean Paul Langlois @jeanpaullanglois.bsky.social Métis/WASP artist from Vancouver Island.
Turn ons include muscle cars, kittens and cognac. Turn offs include police and other fascists.
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Rachel Reid @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social Author of the GAME CHANGERS series and TIME TO SHINE. New book: THE SHOTS YOU TAKE out March 4, 2025. Living that Early Onset Parkinson’s life in Nova Scotia. she/her
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Garth Martens @garthmartens.bsky.social Poet. Palmero. Member of Palabra Flamenco. Producer of Dark Sounds. Author of Prologue for the Age of Consequence (Anansi, 2014) and Who Else in the Dark Headed There (Biblioasis, 2026). Pronouns: he / him. 🇵🇸 🌈 🍉
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Word Vancouver @wordvancouver.bsky.social Western Canada's largest free literary festival. 2026 Festival runs Sept 10-28, with main day Sat, Sept 19.
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Ronna Bloom @ronnabloom.bsky.social Writer of poems and essays. Taker of photographs.
IN A RIPTIDE is out now! Published by Brick Books.
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Natalie Rice @nataliericepoetry.bsky.social "Nightjar" Gaspereau Press, 2025
"Scorch" Gaspereau Press, 2023
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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social Writer. My latest is The Art of Forgiveness, from @galleon-books.bsky.social, a collection of linked short stories about three boys growing up (roughly) in the suburbs outside Halifax. I also advocate for sustainable energy. https://chris-benjamin.ca
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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social tiny poems & strange movies // 🚫🤖 // EIC at @pizamapress.bsky.social // chapbook soon with @gasherpress.bsky.social // writing prompt every Sunday via Substack (neonpajamas)
Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social Professor of art history at Portland State University. Author of Artemisia Gentileschi: The Language of Painting (Yale University Press) and some other stuff. 2 parts Weltschmerz, 1 part vermouth
Martha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social Writer, editor, dancer, souper. Coeditor of NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: WHAT SINEAD O'CONNOR MEANS TO US. Various responsibilities @ University of Illinois Press, South Side Weekly, Theater Oobleck, Soup & Bread. Essays @ marthabayne.substack.com. .
King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social 🌍 Official Bluesky account for the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London, consisting of 11 academic departments. #KingsArtsHums
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CV2 Magazine @cv2magazine.bsky.social Celebrating 50 years of poetry in 2025 ✨
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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social Eight-time award losing author and true crime podcaster with a passion for history. Latest book: Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck http://evelazarus.com/
Chris Hutchinson @unfamiliarweather.bsky.social Poet, Educator, Human
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Nightwood Editions @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social Innovative literary book publisher based in British Columbia, Canada. https://linktr.ee/nightwoodeditions
The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Carla Gillis @carlagillis.bsky.social Music & writing, writing & music. New Overnight album, Put Me In Your Light, released Nov 7, 2025. gillismusicarchive.bandcamp.com
Treena C @adogabroadayear.bsky.social I scream into the void and make institutions a little less colonial. Mostly surviving.
g @thrillandgrace.bsky.social • Fruity poet. Probably on your left.
• Be Water 🌊
• Writing in: ROOM, Arc Poetry, Grain, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead + more…
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[somewhere on Georgian Bay, Ontario]
So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social They/them. Overthinker. Reads things, writes things. BAD LANGUAGE out now with Peninsula Press 🐉 THE WORD FOR WORLD (co-ed) out now with @silver-press.bsky.social 🌳 Website & newsletter: somayer.net. Won't age-verify so no DMs.
kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social literary home of the trans, queer, Crip, and sick
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Jessica Lee McMillan @jessicaleemcmillan.com Poet, civil servant, music nerd | CV2, Malahat Review, QWERTY, ROOM, Crab Creek Review, The New Quarterly & others. jessicaleemcmillan.com
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Anna Swanson @annajswan.bsky.social Writer + Librarian + Wild Swimming | The Garbage Poems (Brick 2025) | The Nights Also (Tightrope 2010) | annaswanson.ca | garbagepoems.com | she/her 🏳️🌈 | no one is free until we all are free
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Palabra Flamenco @palabraflamenco.bsky.social Traditional flamenco meets English-language poetry. Members include dancer Denise Yeo, guitarist Gareth Owen, and poets Garth Martens and Jan Zwicky. Ongoing performances on Vancouver Island. Upcoming performance in Vancouver.
Matthew Hooton @matthooton.bsky.social Author of the novels Deloume Road, Typhoon Kingdom, and Everything Lost, Everything Found. Short fiction and non-fiction in journals and magazines. www.matthewhooton.com
Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social Born & raised somewhere in South Vancouver. On air at CBC Vancouver.
Marsha Lederman @marshalederman.bsky.social Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Author, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed
Vancouver, Canada
Ali Blythe @aliblythe.bsky.social Bright star! Would I were…
@cv2.bsky.social @cv2.bsky.social 
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Running the Goat Books @runningthegoat.bsky.social A Newfoundland-based micropress specializing in children's books and letterpress-printed chapbooks.
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Little Engines @littleengines.bsky.social Books & Magazines. Est. 2001.
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Jodie Young, verray jangleresse @jangleresse.bsky.social Poet (reading more than writing atm) in Naarm | Melbourne, Australia
Poetry, books, art, history.
Resisting the urge to despair.
jade y. liu @jadeyuliu.bsky.social writer, dreamer | she/她 | articling student ⚖️ | poems @ jadeyliu.weebly.com | cognitive metaphor enthusiast!
Leesa Dean @leesadean.bsky.social Poet and CWRT instructor, editor, community arts. Author of 2 books and some chapbooks; book 3 forthcoming from Gaspereau 2026. Lots of 📕ish tattoos. On Sinixt Territory in BC. www.leesadean.ca
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Taylor Strickland @taylor-strickland.bsky.social Poet. Translator. Winner of 2023 Saltire Award for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year. Get a copy of DASTRAM/DELIRIUM now -> https://linktr.ee/taylorstricklandarts
Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org Lambda Literary, celebrating LGBTQ+ storytellers since 1985. Home of the Lammy Awards, Writers in Schools, the Emerging Writers Retreat for LGBTQ Voices, and the Lambda Literary Review.
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Tig Notaro @tignotaro.bsky.social tignotaro.com
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Chad Galloway @chadgalloway.bsky.social trailfilms.ca
Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com Since 1768.
Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi @dearkestrel.bsky.social Author of 4 Poetry collections.. A Translation of Ghazal Mosadeq's "Andarznama" forthcoming with @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social Late 2025. 5th Poetry Collection "A Book of Interruptions" forthcoming with @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social Fall 2025
Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Host - The Early Edition - CBC Radio One Vancouver
Janaya Fuller Evans @janayafe.bsky.social Canadian writer and witch. Pansexual and gender fluid. They/Them.
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jaye simpson @jayesimpson.bsky.social i’m like sorta a writer, sorta a dream girl (evil), i’m like kinda bisexual but like a whole lot crybaby. award winning writer + award losing writer // from SCN 🧡
Tara Lee @taralee3.bsky.social Toronto ex-pat now living in
Treaty 1 Territory 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🏳️⚧️💜
Settler under deconstruction.
Field Interviewer for Toronto-Centre and downtown with Statscan 2002-2005 and still alive to talk about those
peculiar demographics.
MK ULTRA/abuse
psychology
Music
BC and Yukon Book Prizes @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social Our mission is to recognize and promote the achievements of the book community in BC and Yukon through the BC and Yukon Book Prizes and related programs. The 10 Prizes are presented annually recognizing authors, illustrators, and publishers.
Scrivener Creative Review @scrivener1980.bsky.social Scrivener is a literary journal published at McGill University in Montreal, founded in 1980. https://scrivenerreview.com/
Submit to issue 48: http://tinyurl.com/scrivener48.
Rebecca Salazar Leon @rsalazar.bsky.social haunted swamp femme, PhD // author of sulphurtongue (2021) & antibody (2025) // (she/they) 🇨🇴🤎🇵🇸
Tea Gerbeza @teagerbeza.bsky.social She/her. Disabled neuroqueer writer and artist. Author of How I Bend Into More (Palimpsest Press, 2025).
teagerbeza.com
The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com by transfemmes. for transfemmes. about transfemmes. | @transjournalists.org member | thetransfemininereview.com | ed. Bethany Karsten
League of Canadian Poets @canadianpoets.bsky.social The LCP supports poets & builds communities, supports inclusive and equitable free expression, & promotes Canadian poets and poetry. www.poets.ca
Daniel @whatdanieldrew.bsky.social Toronto based Artist and Writer
Author of Unwashed
https://www.danielmaluka.net/
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Melinda Roy @melindaroy.bsky.social Queer neurodivergent nature nerd and writer.
Writing appears in: The Malahat Review, filling station, untethered, Thimbleberry, Ex-Puritan, and others. Data analyst (citizen science and Higher Ed). Opinions my own.