Word Vancouver @wordvancouver.bsky.social Western Canada's largest free literary festival. 2026 Festival runs Sept 10-28, with main day Sat, Sept 19.
Kelly @kellylouro.bsky.social ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ป Writer
Matriarch ๐ฉ๐ป๐ง๐ป
๐ Apocaloptimist
www.kellylouro.com
nancyforde.com @nancyfjorde.bsky.social don't dream it's over โข ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช mamaรญ (she/they) โข Writer. Photographer. Settler. Kjipuktuk | SSHRC CGRS M Winner โข MFA Creative Writing (2026) โข MA Photojournalism & Doc Photography (2021) | โจnoli timereโจ b.322ppm linktr.ee/nancyforde
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...
Ivanka Fear @ivankawrites.bsky.social Writer of poetry and short stories. Author of the Blue Water Mystery and Jake and Mallory Thriller series.
Julie Cohen โ๐ @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social Not Giving Up.
Oscar Nominated Director:
RBG, JULIA, MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY, GABBY GIFFORDS (w/Betsy West)
PATH FORWARD (w/Mo Husseini)
EVERY BODY, STURGEON QUEENS
I โค๏ธ @PaulTheDogMan & ๐ ๐
Co leader w @lizzylady: MontclairSundays INDIVISIBLE.
Michelle Barker @michellebark.bsky.social Senior #editor at DarlingAxe.com. Award-winning #author, Ironman #triathlete. michellebarker.ca
Sue Archer ๐ @suearcher.bsky.social Canadian fantasy writer, sometime editor, and #StetWalk enthusiast. Trying to read all the things before my TBR topples. She/her. Books2read.com/FortunesShadow
#AmReading River of Crows by N.P. Thompson
Sue Finch (she/her) @suefinch.bsky.social Poet. Coach. #ElasticBandPhotos. Loves coasts, peculiar things and the scent of ice-cream freezers. โMagnifying Glassโ and โWelcome to the Museum of a Lifeโ published by Black Eyes Publishing UK.
https://suefinch.co.uk/
Amelinda Bรฉrubรฉ @metuiteme.bsky.social Writer, editor, terrifying bog witch, werewolf of productivity ๐๐ Ottawa, she/her
Three spooky YA books on shelves now!
Latest: THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY
Writing romantasy as Elise Saint-Sรฉverin ๐
Rep: Jacqui Lipton
Jennifer Rahn ๐จ๐ฆ @jennrahn.bsky.social SF and F enthusiast.
deadeyebooks.ca
Direct Sales
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I generally don't reply to DMs. (No, I'm not hiring. Sorry.)
Steve Hugh Westenra ๐ท๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐โ๏ธ @stevewestenra.bsky.social
WARNING: May cause "discomfort & distress" ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Dr. Monster (PhD)
E-mail: stevehughwestenra@proton.me
Canadian author of questionable taste. Words in New Edge Sword & Sorcery. Book reviewer. Expert on monsters. HWA. He/him
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NO AI
Jason Pchajek @jasonpchajek.bsky.social | He/him | Canadian Cli-Fi Author | Co-Host of The Hockey Show | Winnipegger | Author of โBOUNTYโ available now from Turnstone Press | ๐จ๐ฆ๐
Website: https://www.jasonpchajekwriting.com/
N.P. Thompson ๐ @nptwrites.bsky.social Canadian author of magical middle grade books. Probably in the garden.
On social media break; return date unknown. Books news on author site.
books2read.com/NPTwrites | shop.nptwrites.com | nptwrites.com/links
(Also: @CanadaFictionFest.bsky.social)
Peggy Bechko @peggybechko.bsky.social Writer, editor, creator. Refugee from both Twitter/X and Facebook. Frequently published author - traditionally and indie.
Lorna Suzuki @authorlsuzuki.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆBuilder of worlds,a destroyer of nations; been called a liar & mass murderer but mostly a YA & epic fantasy novelist.Working to develop my series for TV! Real & word ninja,martial arts instructor all while battling cancer! https://www.imagochronicles.com
Kevin T. Davis @kevintdavis.bsky.social โ๏ธ Sci-fi author & graphic designer
๐ Building bridges between worlds
๐ฟ THE DREAM CONTINUUM - PART ONE is out!
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Lothlorien Poetry Journal @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social Lothlorien Poetry Journal is a literary journal featuring free verse/rhyming/experimental poetry, short stories, flash fiction and art.
https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines.html
Pumpkin Spiced Hannah ๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐๐ต๐ธ @tooriekep.bsky.social Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2021. She / her / hers / shรถ. Shetlander in Aberdeen. Writer, library assistant, archivist, book and music enthusiast, views my own because who else's would they be? https://linktr.ee/tooriekep
Beaumont House Press @beaumonthousepress.bsky.social Publishing the best Canadian writing
https://www.beaumonthousepress.com
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/
Matt Cahill @mattcahill.bsky.social Novelist (Radioland, The Society of Experience) / short fiction / essays.
Agent: Kelvin Kong, K2 Literary
Former film/TV post supervisor, currently Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
Haunting the margins
Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. (UK) Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform.
'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
Adrian Markle @amarkle.bsky.social BA English/Creative Writing Course Leader at Falmouth University. Fiction editor for Aethlon journal. ๐จ๐ฆ in ๐ฌ๐ง. Author of many stories and the novel BRUISE. Writing about class, gender, pedagogy, and sometimes sport.
https://linktr.ee/adrianmarkle
booksbyjeffrey @booksbyjeffrey.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Canadian writer in #hamont
THE MANDALA (spec thriller)
VERTEBRAE: dark sci-fi comedy (in progress)
Querying for debut โข #booksky
D&D teacher on Outschool
1300+ day Japanese streak
Read along:
https://booksbyjeffrey.substack.com
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social Like a great big online book fair, featuring Canadian fiction books and authors from all across the country. ๐๐ฆซ๐ซ | FictionFest.ca
(Also @nptwrites.bsky.social)
JAMESON QUINN @realjamesonquinn.bsky.social SAG-AFTRA Award Winning Actor | Voice Artist Pittsburgh PA
4 bookings email BOOKTHEJQWAY@gmail.com or PODSTARZ.net
https://www.IMDb.me/TheJQWay
RopeAnn D. Knotts (writing comms open) @ropeanndknotts.bsky.social Erotica writer who loves to have fun, telling stories about people enjoying play, and making the world better one orgasm at a time. Author of the โThe Neighborhoodโ, a multi-orientation series of shorts. Learn more: https://linktr.ee/RopeAnnDKnotts ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Strider Marcus Jones @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social Poet. Five published books.DMU Law graduate. Pushcart Prizex4/Best of the Netx3 Nominations. Founder/Editor/Publisher of Lothlorien Poetry Journal https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.co https://stridermarcusjonespoet.blogspot.com/p/about-strider.html
Sandy McIntosh @sandymcintosh.bsky.social Author of twelve volumes of poetry, a Chinese cookbook, and three computer software programs.
https://sandymcintosh.info
Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter.
https://marymackey.com/
Dorian Nightingale @secretsoliloquies.bsky.social Poet from Sussex, England. BOTN nominee. iamb poet. Performs around SE England. Debut pamphlet โSongs from Last Imaginationsโ now available to buy at:
doriannightingale.com
Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social Writer
Poetry: Debut collection due Spring โ27
(Broken Sleep Books)
Forward Prize/BOTN nominee
100+ poems in Agenda, Stand, Poetry Salzburg, Chiron Review, IS&T etc & on BBC
Charles Causley & Bridport shortlists
Prose: Orwell Prize/Bridport Novel longlists
Daniel Hinds @danielghinds.bsky.social Poetry collection New Famous Phrases @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social, UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award, Ilkley New Northern Poet, New Writing North North East Poet, BBC New Creative
https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/daniel-hinds-new-famous-phrases
Finbarre Snarey @finbarre.com Arts and culture journalist. Host of Tarot Interviews and Tarot DMs. Founder of the British Tarot Archive. Likes people with a sense of wonder. Nottinghamshire, UK.
Visit: https://finbar.re/bsky
A.G. Pasquella @agpasquella.bsky.social Writer, teacher, editor. Words in McSweeneyโs, Utne Reader, Joyland, Broken Pencil & more. Author of the Jack Palace crime series. Most recent book: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD AMERICA. As co-editor: DEVOURING TOMORROW
Guy Hee Author ๐จ๐ฆ @guyhee.ca Greetings from Toronto, Canada. ๐จ๐ฆ Author of Sci-Fi, Historical Epics, and Crime Thrillers. ๐โ๏ธ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Creator of The Blazing Sword, Chinese Zodiac Murders, Earth's Last Stand, and the Inspector Lelouche series.
guyhee.ca
Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social โ๏ธ Dystopian Author
๐ Erased & What Happened To Ava
โก๏ธ https://a.co/d/9wxT23L
๐ www.andersedwards.com
Canadian Authors Association @canadianauthors.bsky.social Writers helping writers since 1921! Are you a Canadian writer looking for support and community? You can join now at https://canadianauthors.org/national/join-renew/.
Leia Butler @leiabutler.bsky.social Writer from London. Studying MA at Royal Holloway. Tear and Share (brokensleep) - Thoughts I lost in the Laundry (stanchion) - make up my mind (steelincisors) other work in Streetcake magazine - she/her
Phelim Kelly, London @phelimkellycom.bsky.social ๐: ๐ช๐บ HowToEnjoy.eu
โ๏ธ โ๏ธ ๐ท TRAVEL writer linktr.ee/PhelimKellyCom
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John Adlam FRSA ๐๐ @johnadlam.bsky.social groups ๐ activist research โ #welcometheboats โต #antiracistpractice โ #traumanotpd โ Gaia theory ๐ psychosocial studies ๐ practices of equality ๐ค open mic poetry ๐ค Bob Dylan ๐ธ Brixton ๐งก https://barrelblog.org https://open.substack.com/pub/johnadlampoems
Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Poet, Husband, Northumbrian, Sax novice.
Forward/Pushcart/BOTN nominated
Work in FH Lit, Dust, IS&T, The Winged Moon, Black Bough and more
https://paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-legacy/
https://linktr.ee/paulwritespoems
Survivors' Poetry ๐ค๐๐ @survivors-poetry.bsky.social Survivorsโ Poetry was founded in 1991 by poets with first-hand experience of the mental health system. We host monthly live open mic meetings 2nd Tuesdays of the month at The Harrison in King's Cross and 4th Tuesdays via Zoom https://survivorspoetry.co.uk/
Traci @tracihug.bsky.social Iโm writing my first novel. I also love to read and will go mama bear for humanity when threatened. Current state of humanity: threatened.
Bookshelfie โญ๏ธ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Desi Lydic @desilydic.bsky.social NYC ๐ The Daily Show Hostess
Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social Check out the amazing handcrafed gifts made by my daughter at www.idlehandmade.com
You know you want a Holy Grail bag, or that guitar bag, owned only by me and Micky Dolenz. Updates coming shortly...
Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social | Emmy Winner | Entertainment/Talent Publicist | DeraneyPR | Contributor on 60 Minutes,News Nation, NPR |#girldad | ๐ฑ๐ง ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐น | Always Optimistic | Danny D from Twitter | ๐ |
https://linktr.ee/DannyDeraney
Giles Blunt @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social Author of John Cardinal mysteries morphing from crime to literary fiction. Don't wanna whine but, like they say about getting old, it ain't for sissies! No DMs.
JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social Toronto Reading Series
September 13: Dina Del Bucchia (virtual)
๐๐
www.junctionreads.ca
Opinions shared are Alison's.
MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social Remarkable artwork, fiction, and poetry.
MoonLitGetaway.com
Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social Writer. Stories in The New Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, Literally Stories, NลD Magazine, Shift, and others. ๐จ๐ฆ
Executive Editor: @MGLiterary.bsky.social
MoonLitGetaway.com/brandon-nadeau
Blair Trewartha @btrewart.bsky.social Poet with 3 chapbooks and one full-length book. Next full-length "Half-Earth" forthcoming in 2026 with Palimpsest Press. Chapbook editor at Anstruther Press. Learning Specialist & Instructional Designer at Western University. Father of two.
@deaconsteve.bsky.social @deaconsteve.bsky.social Anglican Church minister who actually serves the marginalized, precariously-housed, hungry, hurting, and afraid. Loving husband, child-free, car-free, reader, writer, and friend to guinea pigs everywhere. Has actually punched a Nazi. Lives in Ottawa.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver UPDATE @lastweektonight1.bsky.social / video / info / resources /
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
~ unaffiliated
N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social I like big cats. ER doc. Horror author. Artist. Cohost of The Scream Kings Podcast. Member of HWA. Pro-choice. BLM. I voted for her. Star Wars & BravoTV fanatic. She/her. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Personal site: https://njgallegos.com
Podcast: https://www.screamkingspodcast.com
Calvin and Hobbes @calvin-and-hobbes.bsky.social Posting all the greatest from the famous Calvin & Hobbes comics by Bill Watterson. Not affiliated with Calvin & Hobbes Contact: contactcalvinandhobbes@gmail.com
https://thetigersletter.beehiiv.com/
God @thegodshow.com Creator of the Universe.
thegodshow.com
https://youtube.com/@thegodshowlive
rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social poet, fiction writer, publisher, critic, papa, etc.
out now: edgeless (Caitlin Press)
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/
https://www.patreon.com/robmclennan
http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/ https://robmclennan.substack.com/
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@karlasmith.bsky.social @karlasmith.bsky.social 
Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social Alien Buddha Press has been publishing emerging writers and artists since 2017. Open for submissions at abuddhapress@yahoo.com
The Criterion Collection @criterion.bsky.social Since 1984, weโve dedicated ourselves to gathering and publishing the greatest films from around the world. criterion.com
Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda @krishna-author.bsky.social I write because I feel most alive when Iโm creating stories, stories about love, loss, memory, and the small, quiet moments that often shape our lives the most.
https://amzn.to/45EHFzg
You can support me on
https://patreon.com/KrishnaPrasanthGuttikonda
Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social You know... the weird one.
Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) โข Blood Type: Curry โข Leeds United โข Anti-AI
#LUFC
jmthornberry.wordpress.com
sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-finish-line-jason-thornberry
Dawna Rae @dawnamatrix.bsky.social poetry lover, WW2 veteranโs daughter, mother and ND lover of peace, insurance geek and recovering news junkie.
K. R. Wilson ๐จ๐ฆ @krwbooks.bsky.social The wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of Canadian Literature. www.krwilson.ca No A.I.
Stan On Guard now available.
Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social We publish poetry and fiction chapbooks by UK debut authors with an emphasis on global majority writers. Founder/editor: @carrieetter.bsky.social; co-editor: Kaycee Hill Website: https://foxandstarbooks.org
Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social THE CASTLE! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, ๐ฆ Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath๐, Kubricks ๐ฆ, Lost at ๐, ๐ง๐ผ๐ถ๐, Them Jonronson.com
@ptrkoz.bsky.social @ptrkoz.bsky.social 
Oatleaf Poetry @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social An online poetry publication.
Submissions are open year-round!
oatleafpoetry.com
Bay Street Video @baystreetvideo.bsky.social Sun-Thurs 10am-8pm/Fri-Sat 10 am-10 pm Shipping available! Contact 416-964-9088/baystreetvideoto@gmail.com.
https://linktr.ee/baystreetvideo
Like A Blot From The Blue @finhall.bsky.social Performance, Poet, Publisher, Producer, Collaborative Artist, Sometime Photographer, Zoom Show Host, Live Show Host, Editor, Book Reviewer, Filmmaker.
David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
Medha Singh @medhawrites.bsky.social Poet, editor and translator. Edinburgh. SciencesPo, UoE / TEDx / New Writer Awardee โ23 (Scottish Book Trust). www.medhawrites.com
Julian Matthews @julianmatthews.bsky.social Poet, writer, essayist. Links: http://linktr.ee/julianmatthews
Pelayo Matute @pelayomatute.bsky.social 
@chrislinnell.bsky.social @chrislinnell.bsky.social 
Canadian Veterans 'Anyone But Conservative' (ABC) @canadianvetsabc.bsky.social We remember the 9 years of abuse under the Conservative government of Stephen Harper (With Poilievre beside him). We remember the skyrocketing suicide and homelessness rates under the Conservatives. We do not forgive & we do not forget. 
(ottawa) small press almanac @smallpressalmanac.bsky.social , a collective of Ottawa small and micro press literary publishers : https://smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov This account is maintained by federal staff to share services and legislation relevant to constituents of NY-14.
Howl @howl895fm.bsky.social Valentino Assenza, Alison Gadsby & Hollay Ghadery welcome Authors, poets, scriptwriters & songwriters Tuesdays 10pm-11pm on CIUT 89.5FM.
Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social Winner of the 2025 Thurber Prize for American Humor, Cartoonist and Author https://www.paulnoth.com https://substack.com/@paulnoth?r=7j6we&utm_medium=ios
David Bryant @23daves.bsky.social "I don't mean half the things I say/ So just ignore the half that you don't like"
All views expressed are personal, not those of my employer.
Writer of "Everybody's Number 1 to Someone", about NME Indie Chart toppers: https://indienumber1s.blogspot.com
Pixie Muse Poetry @pixiemusepoetry.bsky.social Druid, storyteller, author, poet, speaker
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
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Kids in the Hall @kithonline.bsky.social Official Bsky account for legendary Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall ๐จ๐ฆ๐ค kidsinthehall.ca
Kazik Radwanski @redvineski.bsky.social Toronto filmmaker/ @mdff co-founder
Tower (2012) How Heavy This Hammer (2015) Anne at 13,000 ft (2019) Matt and Mara (2024) Available on MUBI, CBC and AppleTV.- N ๐บ๐ธ @n976wow.bsky.social
J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social The Globe and Mail television critic and recovering theatre critic. I'm gonna bleet about baseball sometimes. Find me by email at knestruck@globeandmail.com. ๐จ๐ฆ
ottawa small press book fair @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social twice a year since 1994 : the best of the small press in Ottawa,
lovingly organized/curated by rob mclennan
https://bsky.app/profile/robmclennan.bsky.social
member of https://bsky.app/profile/smallpressalmanac.bsky.social
Meghan Daum @meghandaum.bsky.social Don't make me come over here. 
Poetry Emma Meier @poetryemmameier.bsky.social Poet. Writer. Reader. Thinker. โ๏ธ๐- D @darrellepp.bsky.social @darrellepp.bsky.social
Liz Worth @lizworth.bsky.social Poetry. Tarot. Oddities. Punk rock etc. My new book "INSIDE EVERY DREAM, A RAGING SEA" is out now through Book*hug Press: www.lizworthauthor.com | #hamont