McCormack Writing Center @mccormackwc.bsky.social Write. Revise. Karaoke.
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Since 2003
Formerly the Tin House Workshop
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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.
GOLDbard @goldbard.bsky.social Queer songwriter, poet, artist, witch, drag thing. Making things weird is my jam.
Spillious @spillious.bsky.social Parent, Musician, Poet, Educator, activist, Ukrainian/Celtic descent
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Daniel Cowper @danielcowper.bsky.social Writer, etc.
Catherine Garrett @cathgarrett.bsky.social Video journalist @ CBC Grande Prairie
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Nightwood Editions @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social Innovative literary book publisher based in British Columbia, Canada. https://linktr.ee/nightwoodeditions
Kegedonce Press @kegedoncepress.bsky.social All-Indigenous press on the territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (Neyaashiinigmiing and the land occupied by the city of Owen Sound, ON).
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Stelliform Press @stelliform.press Award-winning SFFH & literary books engaging with environmental justice. Now: THE OTHER SHORE, THE WILDCRAFT DRONES. www.stelliform.press.
RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social Jesus, Justice and a side of Jazz Hands.
Canadian Anglican priest. Husband to James. Dogdad to Chester. (He /Him/His)
This is my only account.
Cathie B. @cjbcat.bsky.social Poetry writer, book artist, letter-writing, collaborative art projects, mail art. Grimm Brothers: ongoing poetic reimagination of the original tales.
Estlin McPhee @estmcphee.bsky.social Writer, reader, librarian. Poetry book In Your Nature out now with Brick Books. More info on emcphee.com
Bi+ Canada @bipluscanada.bsky.social Bi+ Canada advocates for all bi+ people in Canada to have the support needed to flourish
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Shiri Eisner 🩷💜💙 @shirieisner.bsky.social Bisexual, genderqueer, feminist, Mizrahi, disabled, anarchist, anti-Zionist, vegan. Writer and activist. Author of BI: NOTES FOR A BISEXUAL REVOLUTION.
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@thetemzreview.bsky.social @thetemzreview.bsky.social 
Ontario Book Publishers Organization @obpoofficial.bsky.social The OBPO is your connection to Ontario's vibrant literary scene. Posts via Holly and Sarah. Visit our website to learn more: https://obpo.ca
alice wu @alicewu.bsky.social Filmmaker. Improviser. Order muppet. #SavingFace (Sony Classics) #TheHalfOfIt (Netflix)
Meghan Kemp-Gee, SPACE POET @meghankempgee.bsky.social Teacher | Writer (she/her)
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Kyeren Regehr @byallmeanswrite.bsky.social New to this platform!
Literary Poet (author of Cult Life)
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Artistic Director of Planet Earth Poetry
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Host of The Poet Laureate Podcast
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7th Poet Laureate of Victoria (2025-2027)
The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social Hosted by Kyeren Regehr and featuring poets laureate from across the country and beyond.
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
CV2 Magazine @cv2magazine.bsky.social Celebrating 50 years of poetry in 2025 ✨
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University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social The official page of the University of Guelph Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, located at the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto, Canada.
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Janet Kvammen @janetkvammen.bsky.social Poet Laureate of the City of New Westminster.
Visual Artist, Mixed Media.
Joanne Betzler (she/her) @jo-betzler.bsky.social I am a late-blooming
#writer , scrambling to sort the clutter of stories in my head.
Royal City Literary Arts Society @rclas.bsky.social www.rclas.com
RCLAS’s mission is to maintain and build a welcoming community of writers and readers, to support the goals of writers at all stages of their development, and to promote an appreciation of all forms of literary arts.
Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com Artist whose mediums include film, tv, and soda. www.StillersSoda.com
kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social literary home of the trans, queer, Crip, and sick
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Charles Jensen @charlesjensen.bsky.social Author of SPLICE OF LIFE: A MEMOIR IN 13 FILM GENRES, poetry coll. INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN TAKEOFF AND LANDING, & more. EIC: @villaineralit.bsky.social. Genre is a construct. Opinions mine. He/him. https://charles-jensen.com
Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social Doctor, writer, Canadian Spice, lasso of truth, I speak for no one but me. 2X NYT bestsellers. More thoughts at TheVajenda.com
Access Copyright @accesscopyright.bsky.social We make it easy for users to share content responsibly, collect payment for this use, and distribute the royalties we generate to creators and publishers.
The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing @theampersandreview.bsky.social 
Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social A literary trade publisher, publishing poetry and fiction by Canadian authors since 1975.
Prairie Fire Magazine @prairiefiremag.bsky.social Award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that has been publishing exceptional writing for over 45 years. One of Canada’s oldest literary magazines.
@jeanettelynes.bsky.social @jeanettelynes.bsky.social Writer, writing teacher. Upcoming novel on women codebreakers in WW Two. The Paper Birds. Summer 2025! Professor of Creative Writing, University of Saskatchewan
McNally Robinson Booksellers @mcnallyrobinson.com Canada's largest, most eventful independent bookstore.
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Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social Six books including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven. St. John is just my middle name; the books go under M.
Emily Austin @emilyraustin.bsky.social 
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River Street @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social A ragtag team of creatives celebrating amazing CanLit. Join the party, pals!
Est. 2010.
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
@gritlitfestival.bsky.social @gritlitfestival.bsky.social 
Wilfrid Laurier University Press @wlupress.bsky.social WLU Press publishes books in the humanities and social sciences in Waterloo, Ontario. Member of the Association of University Presses. www.wlupress.wlu.ca
Literary Review of Canada @reviewcanada.bsky.social 
Sanna Wani @sannawani.bsky.social poetry, pottery, publishing
Cormorant Books @cormorantbooks.bsky.social Cormorant books is a Canadian independent book publisher of fiction and nonfiction. We’ve been publishing diverse Canadian voices since 1986.
VERSe Ottawa / VERSeFest (prior account lost, @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social Ottawa's International Festival of Poetry / le festival international de poésie d’Ottawa / administrator of the City of Ottawa's Poet Laureate Program / l’administration du Programme des poètes lauréats d’Ottawa / https://www.verseottawa.ca/
Shelf Life Books @shelflifebooks.bsky.social Independent bookstore in Calgary [Moh’kinstsis]. Open 7 days a week. Free local delivery. Dog friendliest. Find good books here. www.shelflifebooks.ca
Coach House Books @coachhousebooks.bsky.social Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publisher of poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction. Good on paper since 1965. https://linktr.ee/chbooks
The Walrus @thewalrus.ca Award-winning independent journalism, fact checking, national ideas-focused events, and podcasts. Stay connected: http://thewalrus.ca/newsletters
Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social Cheerleader for other poets' poems | Founder of Conscious Writers Collective | www.consciouswriterscollective.com
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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knife | fork | book @knifeforkbook.bsky.social Poetry. Well-served.
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VerseFest Ottawa @versefestottawa.bsky.social Poetry Festival in Ottawa since 2011. https://verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
Tyler Pennock @pennockty.bsky.social Poet, OCD, former teen-ish sex worker, Queerdo gaymer NDN,
Doctoral student in Communication and Culture
(They/Them)
Author of two poetry books, New one in 2026. tylerpennock.ca
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Jael Richardson @jaelrichardson.bsky.social Author, Executive Director - The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson @biidaasamose.bsky.social Michi Saagiig Nishnaabe writer, musician, intellectual
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Poets & Writers @pw.org Official account of Poets & Writers, the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers since 1970. Sign up for our newsletter: at.pw.org/newsletter
The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Canadian Literature @canadianlit.bsky.social DMs are not monitored. Contact us at link below!
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long con magazine + Collusion Books @longconmagazine.bsky.social longconmag.com: canadian magazine for art replying to art
ISSUE 2.6: submit by Sept 30
Montebank Prize: enter by Sept 30
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longconmag.com/collusionbooks: canadian micro-press for collaborative poetry
PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921.
Greg Santos @gspoet.bsky.social Poet/Editor/Educator | Ghost Face 2020 & more | Editor in Chief of carte blanche | Adoptee 🇰🇭🇵🇹🇪🇸🇨🇦 | Lives with GAD/asthma/prediabetes| He/Him | Tiohtià:ke/Montréal
ottawa small press book fair @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social twice a year since 1994 : the best of the small press in Ottawa,
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Talonbooks @talonbooks.bsky.social Publishing words that matter since 1967. www.talonbooks.com
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Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
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Assembly Press @pressassembly.bsky.social Independent publisher of ambitious literature.
Leigh Nash @nashls.bsky.social Publisher @pressassembly.bsky.social, lapsed poet, occasional tarot reader
Jennifer LoveGrove @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social Writer / Collager/ Novice Drummer / Reader / Music Nerd
Derek Mascarenhas (he/him) @dpmasca.bsky.social Author of | COCONUT DREAMS🌴🥥 | 100 CHAPATIS & 🥭THE MANGO MONSTER🥭 |✍🏾spec novel | Goan | tea & fruit lover | www.derekmascarenhas.ca
Nancy Huggett @nancyhuggett.bsky.social Writer, caregiver, crone, that kinda gal. Work @ Event, The New Quarterly, Rust & Moth, American Lit Review, anti-heroin chic, Gone Lawn, Full Mood &&&
The Carol Shields Prize For Fiction @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social The first major English-language literary award to celebrate creativity & excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. https://carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/
Association of Canadian Publishers @cdnpublishers.bsky.social The Association of Canadian Publishers is the voice of Canadian independent book publishers. 
The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize celebrate the best English-language fiction. https://thebookerprizes.com
@riddlefence.bsky.social @riddlefence.bsky.social 
Kenyon Review @kenyonreview.bsky.social In the heart of literature since 1939. journal | workshops | fellowships
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Ayelet Tsabari @ayelettsabari.bsky.social Author of SONGS FOR THE BROKENHEARTED (HarperCollins Canada, Random House US), THE ART OF LEAVING, a memoir, THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH, stories.
Amy LeBlanc @amyjleblanc.bsky.social Doctor of Words 🦊 “I used to live here” available now 🎓 Killam Laureate 2022-2024 📚Gothic studies 🕷️
Hoa Nguyen @peacehearty.bsky.social Poet. Educator. Aquarius stellium. Not really here.
Neil Surkan @neilsurkan.bsky.social Latest: Empties (McGill-Queen's UP)
Die Workbook | Ruin | Unbecoming | Their Queer Tenderness | On High | Super, Natural
Poet Laureate of Nanaimo :)
neilsurkan.com
Emma Donoghue @emmadonoghue.bsky.social writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
Amanda Leduc @amandaleduc.bsky.social Disabled writer, dreamer, dog mom. Space enthusiast. Lover of chocolate and stories, student of wonder and grief. New novel, WILD LIFE, out now.
Might say things here…might not. To be continued!
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Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social Writer, teacher, editor.
Chair, The Writers' Union of Canada
The Donoghue Girl (Latitude 46, 2024)
The Pollination Field (Turnstone, 2025)
www.kimfahner.com
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 
Creative Nonfiction Collective @cnfc.bsky.social Canadian non-profit and registered charity for nonfiction writers.
creativenonfictioncollective.ca
almajor.bsky.social @almajor.bsky.social Director of Online Programs @tinhouse.bsky.social | rep'd by Jin Auh @ Wylie | they/them
Maggie @maggiederrick.bsky.social Author & artist • queer as in 🩷💜💙 • Rep'd by Dana Murphy at Trellis Literary Management • 📍Vancouver, BC
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PEN Canada @pencanada.bsky.social We defend free expression, aid writers in peril, and celebrate literature.
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Verse Daily @versedaily.bsky.social The largest daily poem anthology... 22 years of poems in our archives! You know you need a little more poetry in your life.
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Robyn Ochs @robynochs.bsky.social 💖💜💙 Global speaker, educator, advocate. Editor of Bi Women Quarterly + 2 bi anthologies: Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World: & RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men. 💖💜💙
Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social If the ocean isn’t in a story I don’t want to read it (probably).
Anya Kirshbaum @anyakirshbaum.bsky.social Pacific Northwest poet, queer mama, somatic therapist, beekeeper, and lover of wild and tended gardens.
https://anyakirshbaumpoet.com
Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen @jtvnguyen.bsky.social A writer from Houston, currently creating in Oakland. Tin House '25
Sugar Sammy @sugarsammy.bsky.social 🇫🇷 Juge #LFAUIT | 🎤 🇨🇦 20-City Canadian Tour 2025: Montréal, Gatineau, Québec, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, New Brunswick, Halifax and more
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Coda @seawoof.bsky.social ocean yote!
marine biologist, artist, and writer
music and shenanigans at: youtube.com/@codacanepa
fiction at:
medium.com/@jamie.canepa
thevoice.dog/?tag=by:coda
https://trashcatlit.com/my-life-as-a-bear/
Ashley @ashleyespinoza.bsky.social Writer and also complainer. Millennial. Leo. Mother.
2025 Periplus Fellow.
Words in JMWW, The Forge, Reckon Review, Assay, Bending Genres, River Teeth, Brevity’s Blog, Atticus Review, Janus Literary, Mom Egg Review.
ashleyespinoza.com