Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social Freelance writer for hire: music, movies, books, comics, video games, TV… (he/him)
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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/
Sisters of Sci-Fi Podcast @sistersofscifi.bsky.social Podcast about female & non-binary sci-fi writers, STEM interviews, the Earth Crew 2042 radio play, the monthly micro-fiction series Sci-Fi Snack Stop, and more. 🚫AI🚫
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Liberty Hardy @libertyhardy.bsky.social Raised by wolves who watched Reading Rainbow. Co-host of Book Riot's All the Books! podcast. "My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."—D. Thomas She/her. https://www.patreon.com/libertyhardy
Canadian Notes & Queries @cnandq.bsky.social Canada's oldest magazine of literary criticism. Books, culture, a Canadian perspective, a backward glance. Design by #Seth.
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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.
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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social from the author of POETRY IS QUEER, SHE, + THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF
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Westwood Creative Artists @westwoodcreative.bsky.social Westwood Creative Artists is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected literary agencies. 🍁
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Good Dog Books @gooddogbooks.bsky.social Indie bookstore in Bridgewater, NS. We host suggestion nights once a month 📚
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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social Independent Publisher of Diverse #CanLit: No Borders. No Limits.
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Bob Calhoun @bobcalhoun.bsky.social Author of The Murders That Made Us, a true crime history of San Francisco. Co-host of Old Movies for Young Stoners, the podcast that pairs cannabis with classic cinema. Former SFWeekly, Incredibly Strange Wrestling. He/him www.murdersthatmadeus.com
Rachel(le) Tremblay | author @racheltremblay.bsky.social Artist & writer of 4 + LAVENDER SPIKE out now with @ecwpress 🍁
Atlantic Provinces Library Association @aplacontact.bsky.social Promoting the interests of libraries in the Atlantic provinces while fostering the development of librarians, library technicians & information professionals through cooperative efforts and the promotion of library interests.
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.
Website: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/cwmfa
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Donna Seto @donnaseto.bsky.social Writer | Artist | Nerd
Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History (available May 1, 2025).
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Montreal International Poetry Prize @montrealprize.bsky.social The Montreal Poetry Prize is committed to poetry and poets around the world. For our 2024 winner and finalists, visit us at:
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Submit to the 2026 competition at https://montrealpoetryprize.awardsplatform.com/
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Natalie Porter @natalieporter.bsky.social Librarian, skateboarder, zine collector.
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Oren Weisfeld @orenweisfeld.bsky.social “The Golden Generation” is out now! 🇨🇦🏀
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Samantha Mary Beiko @smbeiko.bsky.social I write young adult fantasy novels, write and draw my own comics, organize comic events, and generally hang out in my lair attempting to conjure good trouble in YWG.
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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
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.
Joelle Kidd @joellekidd.bsky.social Writer and editor | Tkaronto | she/her
Meredith Hambrock @meredithambrock.bsky.social Novelist, OTHER PEOPLE'S SECRETS (Crooked Lane Books, 2022), and SHE'S A LAMB! (ECW Press - 2025), Screenwriter (Corner Gas Animated,) and Writing Instructor. Curling- biking-reading repeat. Canadian.
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Heather J. “Lives in a city on Lake Ontario” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social Author, Publicist, World Fantasy Award Nominee, Cat Lover, Feminist (she/her but they/their is good too!)
Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin.bsky.social I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit 
Alicia Elliott @wordsandguitar.bsky.social Mohawk from Six Nations. Writer and Editor. Pro wrestling and makeup enthusiast. Horror and nail polish fanatic. She/her. Lit agent: Ron Eckel Speaking agent: rob AT transatlanticagency.com. AND THEN SHE FELL. A MIND SPREAD OUT ON THE GROUND. 
Michelle Arbuckle @marbuckle.bsky.social Librarian, nonprofit executive director - Ontario Library Association, ENTJ, ♒️ Sun ♊️ Rising ♋️ Moon. Host of the Library Land Loves pod. she/her
Dave Bidini @davebidini.bsky.social Publisher @westendphoenix Rheostatics. Author of 13 books. Hockey Nomad. Movies. Also: Ballpoint Agency.
Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social Stories for the futures we need | SFF and dream realism | Canadian, Indigenous & worldwide creators | Pub @kercoby COO @suntorya CPO @teresempierre
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soraya roberts @sorayaroberts.bsky.social culture writer. contributing @defector.bsky.social. in my humble opinion: my so-called life (ecw, 2016). new book in the works (liveright/norton). sorayaroberts.com
Amy Jones @amylaurajones.bsky.social Writer, manatee enthusiast, keeper of the Great Potato 
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social journalist and film critic in Toronto; words in Film Daze, RogerEbert[dot]com, Catapult, Exclaim!, The Asian Cut; book on The Crow out via ECW
Cassidy McFadzean @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social Poet and writer
Rob Madden @robmadden.bsky.social writer.
second hand smoke, 2024 Pinhole Poetry.
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Gary Barwin @garybarwin.bsky.social writing, multimedia, music, art, Hamilton ON Canada https://linktr.ee/garybarwin
“There’s a wisecrack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
Waubgeshig Rice @waub.bsky.social Latest novel MOON OF THE TURNING LEAVES is available via Random House in Canada and William Morrow in the USA
Peter Counter, Nightmare Host @peterbcounter.com Culture critic in the horror space. Author of BE SCARED OF EVERYTHING (Invisible Publishing, 2020). HOW TO RESTORE A TIMELINE (House of Anansi, 2023). Ace. https://peterbcounter.com/
Cole Nowicki @colenowicki.com Wrote some books, publish others.
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A weekly newsletter about skateboarding, the internet, and other means of escape: https://simplemagic.ca/
The Tyee @thetyee.ca Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
Christi Belcourt @handle.invalid Artist. Metis. The earth is my government.
#antifascist #Landback
mânitow sâkahikanihk âpihtawikosisân.
She/her.
Limited editions: www.christibelcourt.ca
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Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social Author of 7 books: fiction, poetry, self-help
Activist and Reg Social Worker/Psychotherapist
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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com Nightmares for sale. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Sunburst winner; Giller Prize, Amazon, Aurora & Shirley Jackson nominee. The Stone Garden. The Butcher’s Daughter. RED X. The Bone Mother. Gay/Queer. Cis. Old. No AI. https://daviddemchuk.com
Leigh Nash @nashls.bsky.social Publisher @pressassembly.bsky.social, lapsed poet, occasional tarot reader
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.
Douglas & McIntyre @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social One of Canada’s pre-eminent independent book publishers.
Palimpsest Press @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Small independent publisher 📍Windsor ON CAN
Beautiful Poetry | Fresh, Innovative Literature
David A. Robertson @davidarobertson.bsky.social 2-time Governor General’s Literary Award winner, podcaster, public speaker, Editorial Director at Tundra Books.
Jen Neale @jennyanne.bsky.social Writer and editor. Author of Land Mammals and Sea Creatures (ECW, Spring 2018) and some short fictions.
arsenalpulp.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social Leading 🇨🇦 indie publisher of LGBTQ2S+ & BIPOC stories | Literary fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, poetry, and YA & children’s books 📚🏳️🌈
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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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Jael Richardson @jaelrichardson.bsky.social Author, Executive Director - The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Aaron Kreuter @aaronkreuter.bsky.social Rubble Children: Seven and a Half Short Stories, out now! Lake Burntshore, April 22 2025. Ludic Luddite. #BLM #FreePalestine #LandBack
FOLD @thefoldcanada.bsky.social Updates on the Festival of Literary Diversity, FOLD Kids Book Fest, FOLD Academy, FOLD Reads and all year-round events supporting underrepresented Canadian authors.
Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social Poet, novelist, children's picture book author. Associate Professor Emerita UBC School of Creative Writing. Canadian. www.rheatregebov.ca 🇨🇦
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
Brockton Writers Series @brocktonwriters.bsky.social A literary series featuring diverse writers. The 2nd Wednesday of every other month, at Glad Day & livestreamed on YouTube. Funded by Toronto Arts Council and Access Copyright.
brocktonwriters.com
Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social Author of bestselling memoir,
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com Canada's national newspaper, but on Bluesky
Steven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social Okapi in my next life. Podcast Producer/Engineer/Editor. He/Him 💖💜💙 Podcasts: @sjrpod @KeananAndLakin Formerly: @Ologies @MyFavMurder @JordanJesseGo @ThePurrrcast @ExactlyRight
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
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anne t. donahue @annetdonahue.bsky.social writer and yapper
she/her
Michel Vrana @michelvrana.com Award-Winning Book designer • Comics publisher • Fuji photography enthusiast • He/him • http://linktr.ee/michelvrana
hana is CLOSED to queries until Nov. @hel-no-wai.bsky.social she/her.
works in 📚: literary agent and 🌍 rights manager
co-founder of BIPOC of Publishing in Canada.
views shared are mine alone, kthnxbyeeee!
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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
@james-lindsay.bsky.social @james-lindsay.bsky.social Book publicist and writer in Toronto.
Leslie Hurtig @lesliehurtig.bsky.social Artistic Director Vancouver Writers Fest; New Yorker cartoon aficionado; fast walker. Views are my own but you could consider adopting them. Canadian made.
Little Ghosts Books @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social Your Queer Spooky Bookstore x Small Press.
“A Good Story Will Haunt You”
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Elaine Hsieh Chou @elainehsiehchou.bsky.social Author of WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM: STORIES (2025) and DISORIENTATION (2022) from Penguin Press | she/her
www.elainehsiehchou.com
Sea Crow Press @seacrowpress.bsky.social Award Winning Independent Press. www.seacrowpress.com
#indiepublishing #Booksky
Fran Kimmel @frankimmel.bsky.social Writer, dog lover, book club fan. Author of the novels The Shore Girl and No Good Asking, and Cattail Lane.
Tidewater Books & Browsery @tidewaterbooks.bsky.social Tidewater Books has been in operation since 1995. Locally-owned and operated, we are Southeastern New Brunswick’s only general trade independent bookseller.
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Cole Davidson @coledavidson.bsky.social he/him 🌈
Co-owner, @thespanielstale.bsky.social
Vice President, Canadian Independent Booksellers Association.
Recovering political staffer.
Former communications director for Liberal caucus.
Oxford comma user.
The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore @thespanielstale.bsky.social Ottawa's proudest indie.
Free shipping across Canada.
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1131 Wellington Street West, Ottawa.
Canadian Scholars @canadianscholars.bsky.social Publishing independent, thought-provoking Canadian scholarship. https://linktr.ee/canadianscholars
Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social Canada's online magazine of book news and reviews. https://quillandquire.com/
Missy Marston @marstonshmelzer.bsky.social Novelist.
All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social An independent online bookstore and blog showcasing and selling Canada's best in indie books. Visit us at alllitup.ca
Indigenous Bookshelf🌈🪶 @indigenousbooks.bsky.social @indigenousbookshelf on ig
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Audreys Books 📚 Edmonton @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social 50-year-old indie bookstore in amiskwaciwâskahikan, Alberta. We sell new books, run a podcast called The Audpod, host author events, have a fabulous bunch of well-read booksellers, and are occasionally a bit snarky.
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Belmont Books @belmontbooks.bsky.social The biggest independent bookstore in Belmont, MA! (Also, the only one.) Loves: Books, readers, teachers, schools, kids, parents, dogs, cats, mythical creatures and desserts of all kinds! Visit us at https://belmontbooks.com or on Instagram!
Lisa Whittington-Hill @lisawhitt.bsky.social This Magazine Publisher. Words in Longreads, The Walrus, Catapult, Hazlitt and more. Author of Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture Is Failing Women and a 33 1/3 on Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Go's.
University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social University of Alberta Press is a contemporary, award-winning publisher of scholarly and creative books distinguished by their editorial care, exceptional design, and global reach. https://ualbertapress.ca/
CMU Press @cmupress-ca.bsky.social Publisher since 1974 of literary, scholarly, reference & general interest books at Canadian Mennonite University. Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg.
In Winnipeg shop at CommonWord.
Website: http://www.cmupress.ca
Industry orders: http://www.litdistco.ca
Lauren Perruzza @laureenybean.bsky.social Tell me I’m good. | Book person. (she/her)
TouchWood Editions @touchwooded.bsky.social An indie 🇨🇦 book publisher with a big love of eating, drinking, and diving into 📚 stories that expand and deepen our worldview.
Blue Heron Books @blueheronbooks.bsky.social Voted Canada's #1 independent bookseller! Serving the community of Uxbridge since 1989.
A bookstore + so much more
tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social Writer of novels and lorekeeper of video games. Michif living in Treaty 6. No kings, only kin.
Black Dog - Book 1 of the Kin Trilogy (coming 2027)
Seventhblade (out now!)
www.tonialaird.com