Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social He/Him. Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS, Mi’kma’ki. Solarpunk. Community planning. Labour organizing. Tabletop Roleplaying Games.
Nancy Hunter @huntgather.bsky.social She/her- Kjipuktuk/Halifax, defund police, local politics, transformative justice, Free Palestine, all things queer including figure skating. 
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social 🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
📚 Award-winning Author.
👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad.
Latest book: With or Without You.
Next: The Adopted Kids’ Guide to Surviving Seventh Grade (Crown, Spring 2027)
🚪 https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com
Lunenburg Bound Books @lunenburgbound.bsky.social We are a family owned and operated independent bookshop in E'se'katik (lunenburg) Mi'kma'ki (nova scotia) We are working towards social justice and inclusivity, and trying to make a positive contribution to our community.
Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia @gacns.bsky.social Public policy beyond the binary.
Registered non-profit CIC.
gacns.ca
info@gacns.ca
Conundrum Press @conundrumpress.bsky.social "Based in Nova Scotia, Andy Brown's Conundrum Press has quietly become a major force in alt-comics publishing." - The Comics Journal
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Rock Clan Productions @rock-clan.com Official account of Rock Clan Productions, a small tabletop game creator and publisher based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Our first publication will be ANDERS, a tabletop RPG which is a little bit different.
URL: https://rock-clan.com/
Bradan Press @bradanpress.bsky.social Nova Scotia publisher connecting readers worldwide with Scottish Gaelic language & culture from an inclusive perspective. Nonfiction, children's, poetry, graphic novels, Tattoo Handbook Series 🍁
Joanne @kidspoet.bsky.social Canadian retired elementary school teacher who rewired as a home stager and then as a children's author/poet whose '2 in 1' flip me over book is now in a number of stores in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
Lisa MacDonald @authorlisamac.bsky.social Author of gold medal award winning book Me, My Selfie, and I: Discovering and Embracing a True Love of Self, creator and facilitator of It’s a Girl Thing esteem group, philosopher and instructional/educational leader in Nova Scotia
Rose Sutherland🌈 @sutherrose.bsky.social Queer historical fiction author, pastry and theatre nerd. (she/her)
My sapphic selkie wife reimagining A SWEET STING OF SALT is now available!
Rep: Maggie Cooper, Aevitas Creative Management
📍Mi'kma'ki/Nova Scotia
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
Trevor J. Adams @trevorjadams.bsky.social Canadian, Nova Scotian, Haligonian. Editor-in-Chief, Saltscapes Magazine/Advocate Media. Author of Long Shots (Nimbus Publishing). 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰
Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social Writer/Poet, Editor. SFF/LitFic. CPO @ Augur. Work in: The Walrus, Year's Best Canadian FSF, Brick. Toronto, Canada. She/Her.
Author of MYTH. Editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS (House of Anansi, 2025)
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social The first openly French-Canadian author to be banned in Texas. 🏳️⚧️
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Tipjar : www.ko-fi.com/sophielabelle 
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social Hong Kong / Halifax, urban & transportation things
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
Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of picture books for children 3-7 & non-fiction, fiction & graphic novels for children 8-12.
Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social Comics and things
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Gaspereau Press @gaspereaupress.bsky.social ¶ One of Canada’s most innovative and tenacious literary publishers
¶ http://linktr.ee/gaspereaupress
Helen Creighton Folklore Society @hcreightonsociety.bsky.social The Helen Creighton Folklore Society is named in honour of folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989), who collected and published traditional music, stories and lore of Maritime Canada.
Nocturne: Art at Night @nocturnehalifax.bsky.social Experience Kjipuktuk/Halifax transformed by artists 🌚✨ Nocturne: Embodied City, Curated by Annalise Prodor: Oct 15-18, 2025
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Visit NocturneHalifax.ca 🔗
🇨🇦 Turtle Island (Canada)
Ellie Arscott @elliearscott.bsky.social Illustrator, scenic artist, kid book collector, creator and stationery lover✨
📚Books in the world🌎•Night Walk•Nonna and the Girls Next Door•Auntie’s Rez Surprise•A is for Anne•The Warmest Blanket in the World•Levi’s Gift November 2025!
www.elliearscott.com
Nimbus Publishing Ltd. @nimbuspub.bsky.social 📍 Halifax, NS
Publishing award-winning Atlantic Canadian books since 1978, and okay-ish Bluesky posts since right now.
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Atlantic Book Awards @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social Celebrating excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing!
The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social Delivering news to Nova Scotians since 1874. And, later, to the rest of the world via thechronicleherald.ca
Open Secrets @opensecretsbooks.bsky.social independent booksellers located in kentville, nova scotia. in-store and online shopping available, click the link below to shop the online store—flat rate shipping or in-store pickup available!
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Fernwood Publishing @fernpub.bsky.social Critical Books for Critical Thinkers https://linktr.ee/fernwoodpublishing
A. Zwissler @antonihfx.bsky.social Freelance reporter in Kjipuktuk
Published mostly at Grand Parade but also the Halifax Examiner, BBC, and The Signal
Mark Dennis @markcdennis.bsky.social A birder and writer living in Nova Scotia. You can find my books at the evil/convenient Amazon. I'm anti stupidity and lean left, not religious. Follow the science and watch Corner Gas.
Jeff Hennigar @mrhennigar.com Grade 5 teacher in Nova Scotia, Canada with a passion for project-based learning and intentional tech integration.
Senator Stan Kutcher @stankutcher.sencanada.ca Senator from Nova Scotia. Committed to improving mental health/health outcomes and the use of best available scientific evidence to guide decision making.
Claudia Chender @claudiachenderns.bsky.social Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP and MLA for Dartmouth South.
Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social WFNS fosters the profession, the success, and the public recognition of Nova Scotian writers at all stages of their careers. More at writers.ns.ca
Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social High School Math Teacher | Desmos Fellow | Nova Scotia Math Teachers Assn President. #ITeachMath. I occasionally blog about math at https://pbbmath.weebly.com/
Lyndsay Armstrong @lyndsayarmstrong.bsky.social Reporter-editor with The Canadian Press in Nova Scotia
Lakefielder turned Haligonian
She/her 🌈
Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social CCPA-NS Director; mom of 3; PhD poli sci; Acadian; justice-seeker; equity promoter. Cupe 3912 member. Opinions are mine. https://policyalternatives.ca/offices/nova-scotia
Melanie Mulrooney @melmulrooney.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Writer (mostly flash), reader (gimme all the books), mama (so many kids), living in Nova Scotia. she/her
Always yes to: a cup of tea, books, board games, new pens, writing contests, em-dashes, pockets
Always no to: hard pants
Bruce MacKinnon @mackinnonart.bsky.social Editorial Cartoonist for The Chronicle Herald sharing his interpretation of local and world events from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social Cafe & Bookshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Elisabeth Tower🇨🇦 @etower.bsky.social Mom, wife (no trad here), red-head, certified teacher, alternative education/ culture/museums consultant, disability advocate, feminist, homeschooler, environmentalist, gardener, buy nothing, jill-of-all-trades, loves data, nature and cats [she/her]
Mike Jamieson @msjamieson.bsky.social Unionist and educator. Astronomy, physics, archaeology and history are passions. 
Adam Boyd @boydmath.bsky.social Tweets ∈ {education} ∪ {mathematics} ∪ {politics}. I live in Mi’kma’ki. He/Him/His. boydmath@mstdn.ca & @boydmath “X” (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Sandra @NSGEU @sandramnsgeu.bsky.social President, Labour leader, foodie
Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social Health & Transformative Justice
Radical pedagogy & creative methods
Sociology Prof.
Suburban Dad.
www.ourpublicsafety.ca
www.imaginingfutures.ca
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/insurgent-love
Michael Gorman @michaeltgorman.bsky.social Nova Scotia-based reporter covering provincial politics. Posts non-work photos at www.michaelgorman.xyz 
Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social A broken man on a Halifax pier. Founder of HalifaxExaminer.ca. Opinions are my own, and not necessarily shared by my colleagues.
Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social Reporter/Managing Editor @halifaxexaminer.ca
Health/research/social justice.
Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Fuelled by lukewarm coffee and hope for a better world. Fan of forests, fireflies, dark skies and the sunrise.
Opinions are mine.
Acadienne
She/her
Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social Author, independent investigative journalist, member ICIJ global network - environment, climate, and corporate capture my obsessions - allergic to hypocrisy, propaganda and greenwashing grifters. Still writing after all these years. Opinions my own.
Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social Award-winning investigative journalist with the Halifax Examiner. Horsewoman. Birder. Unapologetically driven. Opinions expressed here are my own.
She/her
Madiha Mughees @mmughees.bsky.social Halifax Examiner Reporter
Cape & Cowl Comics @capeandcowl.bsky.social Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Comic Shop & Community 🏳️⚧️
Safe haven for rainbow youth 🏳️🌈
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capeandcowlcomics.ca
Open Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am-5pm
Jay @jayaaronroy.bsky.social Owner of Cape & Cowl Comics
in Lower Sackville, NS
Canada 🦸🏻♂️🏳️⚧️
Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com L’nu (Wetapeksi We'koqma'q, Tleyawi Kjipuktuk), Mi’kmaw educator, Indian Day School Survivor, runner (42.2K 14x), yogi, SMU/Dal Law alumnus.
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The Signal @signalhfx.bsky.social The Signal is the award-winning online portal for work produced by
King's Journalism students at @ukings. 🔍📝📱📷🎙️📹💡
https://signalhfx.ca/
Jennifer Pierce @imajennarium.bsky.social (She/her) Will defend my kid’s right to exist with my last breath. Will post about dogs. Craft all the things. Halifax | Kjipuktuk
TalksWithNerds @talkswithnerds.bsky.social Let's turn Nova Scotia News Into A Conversation
Check out the other platforms here
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CUPE SCFP @cupescfp.bsky.social CUPE is Canada’s largest union, with over 800,000 members. Le SCFP est le plus grand syndicat canadien avec plus de 800 000 membres.
The Coast @thecoast.ca The best media outlet for Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1993. https://www.thecoast.ca
John Hutton @johnhutton.bsky.social Socialist. Nova Scotian in Montréal. Dandy fop.
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Socialiste. Néo-Écossais et néo-québecois d'impur laine.
CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social Your source for progressive economic & social policy research in Nova Scotia, providing public commentary & opinion on alternative policy positions.
Candace Rennick @candacerennick.bsky.social National Secretary-Treasurer of CUPE, Canada's largest union.
Mom to Jackson.
Sal Sawler @salsawler.bsky.social Author | Book Reviewer | Teacher
Books: Written and illustrated by humans.
Posts: Do not represent my employer.
Stephen Kimber @skimber.bsky.social Author of 15 books. The latest: "Traitor's Game: A Mick Blackwell Mystery" will be published by Vagrant in October 2026. Inglis Professor, University of King's College MFA.
Sheldon MacLeod @sheldonmacleod.bsky.social Thinking....out...loud. 
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Cynthia Thibodeau @cthibodeau.bsky.social Learning Centre Teacher
Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia Parody @dimhouston.bsky.social Parody: Not the Premier of Nova Scotia. Serious posts signed by ND.
Indigo Clarke @indigoclarke.bsky.social Queer Nova Scotia photographer. Hoarder of books. Lover of the ocean and foghorns. Bleeding heart liberal Gen X. My dogs are cooler than I am. she/her 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
#halisky www.indigoclarke.ca
NS Parents for Public Education @nspfpe.bsky.social 26,000+ parents promoting and protecting public education in Nova Scotia. We advocate for strong, safe, inclusive public schools.
https://nsparentsforpubliceducation.ca/
Nova Scotia School Eyes @nsschooleyes.bsky.social We highlight the violence problem in Nova Scotia schools. We hold the system accountable for secrecy. If the school system did their jobs we wouldn’t exist. Source identities are confidential. Pro-educator. Pro-student. Confidentiality is assured.
Kym she/her @kymswy.bsky.social Virgo, lawyer, single mom, queer, mycology enthusiast in Mi'kma'ki.
Protect Trans kids 🏳️⚧️
Susan Leblanc MLA @dartmouthsue.bsky.social She/her. MLA for Dartmouth North. NSNDP critic for Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage; Service NS; Status of Women; & Energy. Caucus & Public Accounts Chair.
Government of Nova Scotia @nsgov.bsky.social Official Nova Scotia Government Bluesky Account.
CUPE Nova Scotia @cupens.bsky.social CUPE Nova Scotia represents over 22,000 members in 140 locals across the province who provide quality public services.
Taryn Grant @taryngrant.bsky.social CBC reporter covering stories for and about people in Nova Scotia. Longtime gone Calgarian in Halifax.
taryngrant.ca
Tips and feedback: taryn.grant@cbc.ca
John DeMont @coalblackhrt.bsky.social I am a writer of books and articles based in the luminous province of Nova Scotia in the wonderful country of Canada, where I write columns for Halifax’s Chronicle Herald.
Nova Scotia Teachers Union @nsteachersunion.bsky.social The Nova Scotia Teachers Union promotes and advances the teaching profession and quality public education.
Grand Parade Newspaper @grandparade.bsky.social An independent Halifax city hall newspaper. An actual paper. Available weekly on Mondays, starting May 5, 2025. Check us out online at www.grandparade.news
Tattletales Books and Toys @tattletalesbooks.bsky.social We specialize in books for infants, toddlers, children, and young adults, along with top-quality resources for educators—all available at our store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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CityNews Halifax @citynewshalifax.bsky.social Follow us here for Halifax's #1 source for local news.
Dalhousie Faculty Association @dalfaculty.bsky.social Representing professors, instructors, librarians and counsellors at Dalhousie University since 1978
NSSBCU @cupe-nssbcu.bsky.social 
Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social Journalist | Deputy managing editor, The Chronicle Herald.
📍Halifax, N.S.
Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social Newfoundlander living in Nova Scotia. Politically and socially literate. Advocate for school safety. Idling at full snark.
Nova Scotia LIVE Music @livenovascotia.bsky.social Artists from Nova Scotia | Artists with Nova Scotia ties.
All Genres.
Enjoy!
@therisingsound.bsky.social
Dr. LurkHer 🇨🇦 @lurkher.bsky.social Hurkle-durkler.
She/her/hers. Scientist, feminist, mother. Loves cats, dogs, weird sea creatures, rain, lakes, rivers and oceans. Always punch up. Halifax (Darkside) Nova Scotia. #HaliSky 🇨🇦
Patricia "Grandma" X2 @msvugraduate.bsky.social Kayaks and sunsets
My cat Desiree
Social justice
Not necessarily in that order
Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (HRM, NS)
Christy Linders @mmcmdl.bsky.social New Waterford girl turned Haligonian
Interested in data, policy, transparency and jigsaw puzzles
Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social I live by the ocean near Halifax, NS. Journalist and audio producer who also publishes crime fiction, poetry, and essays. Author of a book on fermentation. Roots in Montreal and Greece. Editor of Write magazine. All opinions my own.
Ang 🫶🎄🇨🇦🌻 #halisky @girlinacathouse.bsky.social “Nasty and Entitled Canadian”. Inclusion/Equity. Oxford commas, cats, genealogy, politics, and warm beverages. Dx of MS. Fluent in sarcasm. She/her. Nova Scotian. Education FOR ALL and housing is a HUMAN RIGHT!
@mommsieb.bsky.social @mommsieb.bsky.social 
NobleMel @noblemel.bsky.social Teacher. Reader. Covid cautious since the beginning. Recovered covid long-hauler after 18 months. She/Her
J.Stoffer (she/they), BA, BEd, MEd, Phd candidate @jastoffer.bsky.social Neurodivergent/#DisabledEducator | PhD Candidate disrupting ableism in education. Anti-ableist agent of chaos. Member, Disabled Educators' Curriculum Collective. Lived experience is evidence based research.
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