#canlit — Public Fediverse posts

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

So, I did my very first author visit in a school this week, with a couple of classes that are doing my book, River of Crows, as a novel study. It was an evening event and I was the special mystery guest for a live recording of their class podcast (they hadn't been told that I would be there). Check out this segment, in which a bunch of sock puppets discuss my book. 😆

#reading #ottawa #OttCity #bookstodon #CanLit #CanKidLit

https://youtu.be/eiZyuXAP9eU?si=EmwbVd0BZfbS54dx&t=1591

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/

I’m home recovering after a bug, post-finishing my doctorate, post-finishing-school-vacation-trip, and in that in‑between space where I’m figuring out how to bring my doctoral thesis into the world as a book while preparing to release the third ecofiction novel in my trilogy.

I’ll share the trilogy more on Instagram soon; but of course I’ll talk about it here too.

While I’m resting, I’ve been thinking about two things:

1. How to share what I’ve learned from writing visionary ecofiction; not as formal tutorials, but as small, generous micro‑snippets of thought.
2. How much I enjoy posting Three Good Things here on Mastodon.

This led me to realize that the micro‑tutorials can become Three Good Things. A small, informal, unstructured series about what I’ve learned so far.

Here we go.

---

Three Good Things I’ve Learned About Writing Visionary Ecofiction

1. It brings community together; even when people disagree.
Across all three novels, I learned so much from people with different perspectives:
• fracking / hydraulic fracturing (Book 1)
• medical marijuana (Book 2)
• high‑speed rail (Book 3).
Ecofiction is a meeting place; not a consensus.

2. Writing is solitary; but you don’t have to be lonely in it.
Anything that helps you contextualize yourself in your larger community is healthy;
walks, cafés, writing groups, reading groups, sharing drafts.
People’s commentary is subjective but sharing your work is grounding.
Place yourself in your wider spheres; it helps.

3. Take joy in the finishing and sharing stages.
There’s real pleasure in thinking about the special parts of your process and how you want to share them.
I love outlining, first drafting, sculpting, revising, hearing the text read back to me, and working with an editor and designer, but also, imagining the visual vignettes that accompany the trilogy. I’m figuring out a visual narrative to share the trilogy on Instagram.
Finishing is its own creative act.

Working in a genre that’s still emerging (visionary ecology or visionary ecofiction) gives me freedom to genre‑bend fearlessly.
Book 1 is a love story (but not a romance).
Book 2 is a mystery (but not a cozy).
Book 3 is an adventure (but not Indiana Jones).
The elasticity is part of the joy.

These are my three good things today, the first in what I hope will become an informal series of micro‑tutorials on writing visionary ecofiction.

What lights are you up? When you write, how do you define yourself within your genre?

Keep writing and share!

PS, the photo was taken at Giverny, Monet’s Garden in France, on my recent trip.

#VisionaryFiction #VisionaryEcoFiction #VancouverAuthor #TransportationFiction #ThreeGoodThings #NewYorkAuthor #NewJerseyAuthor #MetaphysicalFiction #MedicalMarijuanaFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndiePublisher #IndieAuthor #FrackingFiction #EcoFiction #CreativeWriting #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #BritishColumbiaAuthor #Bookstodon #AmericanAuthor

I’m home recovering after a bug, post-finishing my doctorate, post-finishing-school-vacation-trip, and in that in‑between space where I’m figuring out how to bring my doctoral thesis into the world as a book while preparing to release the third ecofiction novel in my trilogy.

I’ll share the trilogy more on Instagram soon; but of course I’ll talk about it here too.

While I’m resting, I’ve been thinking about two things:

1. How to share what I’ve learned from writing visionary ecofiction; not as formal tutorials, but as small, generous micro‑snippets of thought.
2. How much I enjoy posting Three Good Things here on Mastodon.

This led me to realize that the micro‑tutorials can become Three Good Things. A small, informal, unstructured series about what I’ve learned so far.

Here we go.

---

Three Good Things I’ve Learned About Writing Visionary Ecofiction

1. It brings community together; even when people disagree.
Across all three novels, I learned so much from people with different perspectives:
• fracking / hydraulic fracturing (Book 1)
• medical marijuana (Book 2)
• high‑speed rail (Book 3).
Ecofiction is a meeting place; not a consensus.

2. Writing is solitary; but you don’t have to be lonely in it.
Anything that helps you contextualize yourself in your larger community is healthy;
walks, cafés, writing groups, reading groups, sharing drafts.
People’s commentary is subjective but sharing your work is grounding.
Place yourself in your wider spheres; it helps.

3. Take joy in the finishing and sharing stages.
There’s real pleasure in thinking about the special parts of your process and how you want to share them.
I love outlining, first drafting, sculpting, revising, hearing the text read back to me, and working with an editor and designer, but also, imagining the visual vignettes that accompany the trilogy. I’m figuring out a visual narrative to share the trilogy on Instagram.
Finishing is its own creative act.

Working in a genre that’s still emerging (visionary ecology or visionary ecofiction) gives me freedom to genre‑bend fearlessly.
Book 1 is a love story (but not a romance).
Book 2 is a mystery (but not a cozy).
Book 3 is an adventure (but not Indiana Jones).
The elasticity is part of the joy.

These are my three good things today, the first in what I hope will become an informal series of micro‑tutorials on writing visionary ecofiction.

What lights are you up? When you write, how do you define yourself within your genre?

Keep writing and share!

PS, the photo was taken at Giverny, Monet’s Garden in France, on my recent trip.

#VisionaryFiction #VisionaryEcoFiction #VancouverAuthor #TransportationFiction #ThreeGoodThings #NewYorkAuthor #NewJerseyAuthor #MetaphysicalFiction #MedicalMarijuanaFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndiePublisher #IndieAuthor #FrackingFiction #EcoFiction #CreativeWriting #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #BritishColumbiaAuthor #Bookstodon #AmericanAuthor

I’m home recovering after a bug, post-finishing my doctorate, post-finishing-school-vacation-trip, and in that in‑between space where I’m figuring out how to bring my doctoral thesis into the world as a book while preparing to release the third ecofiction novel in my trilogy.

I’ll share the trilogy more on Instagram soon; but of course I’ll talk about it here too.

While I’m resting, I’ve been thinking about two things:

1. How to share what I’ve learned from writing visionary ecofiction; not as formal tutorials, but as small, generous micro‑snippets of thought.
2. How much I enjoy posting Three Good Things here on Mastodon.

This led me to realize that the micro‑tutorials can become Three Good Things. A small, informal, unstructured series about what I’ve learned so far.

Here we go.

---

Three Good Things I’ve Learned About Writing Visionary Ecofiction

1. It brings community together; even when people disagree.
Across all three novels, I learned so much from people with different perspectives:
• fracking / hydraulic fracturing (Book 1)
• medical marijuana (Book 2)
• high‑speed rail (Book 3).
Ecofiction is a meeting place; not a consensus.

2. Writing is solitary; but you don’t have to be lonely in it.
Anything that helps you contextualize yourself in your larger community is healthy;
walks, cafés, writing groups, reading groups, sharing drafts.
People’s commentary is subjective but sharing your work is grounding.
Place yourself in your wider spheres; it helps.

3. Take joy in the finishing and sharing stages.
There’s real pleasure in thinking about the special parts of your process and how you want to share them.
I love outlining, first drafting, sculpting, revising, hearing the text read back to me, and working with an editor and designer, but also, imagining the visual vignettes that accompany the trilogy. I’m figuring out a visual narrative to share the trilogy on Instagram.
Finishing is its own creative act.

Working in a genre that’s still emerging (visionary ecology or visionary ecofiction) gives me freedom to genre‑bend fearlessly.
Book 1 is a love story (but not a romance).
Book 2 is a mystery (but not a cozy).
Book 3 is an adventure (but not Indiana Jones).
The elasticity is part of the joy.

These are my three good things today, the first in what I hope will become an informal series of micro‑tutorials on writing visionary ecofiction.

What lights are you up? When you write, how do you define yourself within your genre?

Keep writing and share!

PS, the photo was taken at Giverny, Monet’s Garden in France, on my recent trip.

#VisionaryFiction #VisionaryEcoFiction #VancouverAuthor #TransportationFiction #ThreeGoodThings #NewYorkAuthor #NewJerseyAuthor #MetaphysicalFiction #MedicalMarijuanaFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndiePublisher #IndieAuthor #FrackingFiction #EcoFiction #CreativeWriting #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #BritishColumbiaAuthor #Bookstodon #AmericanAuthor

I’m home recovering after a bug, post-finishing my doctorate, post-finishing-school-vacation-trip, and in that in‑between space where I’m figuring out how to bring my doctoral thesis into the world as a book while preparing to release the third ecofiction novel in my trilogy.

I’ll share the trilogy more on Instagram soon; but of course I’ll talk about it here too.

While I’m resting, I’ve been thinking about two things:

1. How to share what I’ve learned from writing visionary ecofiction; not as formal tutorials, but as small, generous micro‑snippets of thought.
2. How much I enjoy posting Three Good Things here on Mastodon.

This led me to realize that the micro‑tutorials can become Three Good Things. A small, informal, unstructured series about what I’ve learned so far.

Here we go.

---

Three Good Things I’ve Learned About Writing Visionary Ecofiction

1. It brings community together; even when people disagree.
Across all three novels, I learned so much from people with different perspectives:
• fracking / hydraulic fracturing (Book 1)
• medical marijuana (Book 2)
• high‑speed rail (Book 3).
Ecofiction is a meeting place; not a consensus.

2. Writing is solitary; but you don’t have to be lonely in it.
Anything that helps you contextualize yourself in your larger community is healthy;
walks, cafés, writing groups, reading groups, sharing drafts.
People’s commentary is subjective but sharing your work is grounding.
Place yourself in your wider spheres; it helps.

3. Take joy in the finishing and sharing stages.
There’s real pleasure in thinking about the special parts of your process and how you want to share them.
I love outlining, first drafting, sculpting, revising, hearing the text read back to me, and working with an editor and designer, but also, imagining the visual vignettes that accompany the trilogy. I’m figuring out a visual narrative to share the trilogy on Instagram.
Finishing is its own creative act.

Working in a genre that’s still emerging (visionary ecology or visionary ecofiction) gives me freedom to genre‑bend fearlessly.
Book 1 is a love story (but not a romance).
Book 2 is a mystery (but not a cozy).
Book 3 is an adventure (but not Indiana Jones).
The elasticity is part of the joy.

These are my three good things today, the first in what I hope will become an informal series of micro‑tutorials on writing visionary ecofiction.

What lights are you up? When you write, how do you define yourself within your genre?

Keep writing and share!

PS, the photo was taken at Giverny, Monet’s Garden in France, on my recent trip.

#VisionaryFiction #VisionaryEcoFiction #VancouverAuthor #TransportationFiction #ThreeGoodThings #NewYorkAuthor #NewJerseyAuthor #MetaphysicalFiction #MedicalMarijuanaFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndiePublisher #IndieAuthor #FrackingFiction #EcoFiction #CreativeWriting #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #BritishColumbiaAuthor #Bookstodon #AmericanAuthor

I’m home recovering after a bug, post-finishing my doctorate, post-finishing-school-vacation-trip, and in that in‑between space where I’m figuring out how to bring my doctoral thesis into the world as a book while preparing to release the third ecofiction novel in my trilogy.

I’ll share the trilogy more on Instagram soon; but of course I’ll talk about it here too.

While I’m resting, I’ve been thinking about two things:

1. How to share what I’ve learned from writing visionary ecofiction; not as formal tutorials, but as small, generous micro‑snippets of thought.
2. How much I enjoy posting Three Good Things here on Mastodon.

This led me to realize that the micro‑tutorials can become Three Good Things. A small, informal, unstructured series about what I’ve learned so far.

Here we go.

---

Three Good Things I’ve Learned About Writing Visionary Ecofiction

1. It brings community together; even when people disagree.
Across all three novels, I learned so much from people with different perspectives:
• fracking / hydraulic fracturing (Book 1)
• medical marijuana (Book 2)
• high‑speed rail (Book 3).
Ecofiction is a meeting place; not a consensus.

2. Writing is solitary; but you don’t have to be lonely in it.
Anything that helps you contextualize yourself in your larger community is healthy;
walks, cafés, writing groups, reading groups, sharing drafts.
People’s commentary is subjective but sharing your work is grounding.
Place yourself in your wider spheres; it helps.

3. Take joy in the finishing and sharing stages.
There’s real pleasure in thinking about the special parts of your process and how you want to share them.
I love outlining, first drafting, sculpting, revising, hearing the text read back to me, and working with an editor and designer, but also, imagining the visual vignettes that accompany the trilogy. I’m figuring out a visual narrative to share the trilogy on Instagram.
Finishing is its own creative act.

Working in a genre that’s still emerging (visionary ecology or visionary ecofiction) gives me freedom to genre‑bend fearlessly.
Book 1 is a love story (but not a romance).
Book 2 is a mystery (but not a cozy).
Book 3 is an adventure (but not Indiana Jones).
The elasticity is part of the joy.

These are my three good things today, the first in what I hope will become an informal series of micro‑tutorials on writing visionary ecofiction.

What lights are you up? When you write, how do you define yourself within your genre?

Keep writing and share!

PS, the photo was taken at Giverny, Monet’s Garden in France, on my recent trip.

#VisionaryFiction #VisionaryEcoFiction #VancouverAuthor #TransportationFiction #ThreeGoodThings #NewYorkAuthor #NewJerseyAuthor #MetaphysicalFiction #MedicalMarijuanaFiction #LiteraryFiction #IndiePublisher #IndieAuthor #FrackingFiction #EcoFiction #CreativeWriting #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #BritishColumbiaAuthor #Bookstodon #AmericanAuthor

"TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to sign up for #CanadaFictionFest! Join our awesome mix of indie and tradpub authors and let's shine a light on Canadian fiction! Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for Fiction Fest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province and territory in the country."

#PSA #Canada @bookstodon

Sign up:
https://fictionfest.ca/

"TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to sign up for #CanadaFictionFest! Join our awesome mix of indie and tradpub authors and let's shine a light on Canadian fiction! Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for Fiction Fest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province and territory in the country."

#PSA #Canada @bookstodon

Sign up:
https://fictionfest.ca/

"TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to sign up for #CanadaFictionFest! Join our awesome mix of indie and tradpub authors and let's shine a light on Canadian fiction! Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for Fiction Fest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province and territory in the country."

#PSA #Canada @bookstodon

Sign up:
https://fictionfest.ca/

"TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to sign up for #CanadaFictionFest! Join our awesome mix of indie and tradpub authors and let's shine a light on Canadian fiction! Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for Fiction Fest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province and territory in the country."

#PSA #Canada @bookstodon

Sign up:
https://fictionfest.ca/

"TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to sign up for #CanadaFictionFest! Join our awesome mix of indie and tradpub authors and let's shine a light on Canadian fiction! Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for Fiction Fest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province and territory in the country."

#PSA #Canada @bookstodon

Sign up:
https://fictionfest.ca/

ICYMI, our third book for 2026 is now available for pre-order! Check out this amazing technicolor cover from designer Juliane Van Huizen! THE HUNGER OF THOSE WHO BUILT IT by Wendy Waring is a literary solarpunk debut. Pre-order here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-hunger-of-those-who-built-it-by-wendy-waring/

#TheHungerOfThoseWhoBuiltIt #WendyWaring #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #EcoFiction #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #CanadianBooks #IndiePress #SmallPressPublishing #DebutAuthor #BookCommunity #CoverArt #JulianeVanHuizen

ICYMI, our third book for 2026 is now available for pre-order! Check out this amazing technicolor cover from designer Juliane Van Huizen! THE HUNGER OF THOSE WHO BUILT IT by Wendy Waring is a literary solarpunk debut. Pre-order here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-hunger-of-those-who-built-it-by-wendy-waring/

#TheHungerOfThoseWhoBuiltIt #WendyWaring #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #EcoFiction #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #CanadianBooks #IndiePress #SmallPressPublishing #DebutAuthor #BookCommunity #CoverArt #JulianeVanHuizen

ICYMI, our third book for 2026 is now available for pre-order! Check out this amazing technicolor cover from designer Juliane Van Huizen! THE HUNGER OF THOSE WHO BUILT IT by Wendy Waring is a literary solarpunk debut. Pre-order here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-hunger-of-those-who-built-it-by-wendy-waring/

#TheHungerOfThoseWhoBuiltIt #WendyWaring #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #EcoFiction #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #CanadianBooks #IndiePress #SmallPressPublishing #DebutAuthor #BookCommunity #CoverArt #JulianeVanHuizen

ICYMI, our third book for 2026 is now available for pre-order! Check out this amazing technicolor cover from designer Juliane Van Huizen! THE HUNGER OF THOSE WHO BUILT IT by Wendy Waring is a literary solarpunk debut. Pre-order here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-hunger-of-those-who-built-it-by-wendy-waring/

#TheHungerOfThoseWhoBuiltIt #WendyWaring #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #EcoFiction #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #CanadianBooks #IndiePress #SmallPressPublishing #DebutAuthor #BookCommunity #CoverArt #JulianeVanHuizen

ICYMI, our third book for 2026 is now available for pre-order! Check out this amazing technicolor cover from designer Juliane Van Huizen! THE HUNGER OF THOSE WHO BUILT IT by Wendy Waring is a literary solarpunk debut. Pre-order here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-hunger-of-those-who-built-it-by-wendy-waring/

#TheHungerOfThoseWhoBuiltIt #WendyWaring #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #EcoFiction #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #CanadianBooks #IndiePress #SmallPressPublishing #DebutAuthor #BookCommunity #CoverArt #JulianeVanHuizen

Posting this here in the hope we can reach a few #authors on #bookstodon ... We now have authors participating in Fiction Fest from every part of Canada except Newfoundland & Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We're still accepting sign ups from all provinces/territories, but If you are a Canadian author living in any of those 3 places, we would especially love to have you join us in our summer showcase.

This is a completely online/virtual event and it already has a really good mix of tradpub, indie and hybrid authors signed up. It comprises of a book showcase and author gallery, plus a roster of live author readings and discussion panels.

It's free to join, you don't need to provide copies of your books, and this is a grassroots cooperative effort that has all of us working together to shout out each other's books and #CanLit in general.

We are also accepting #Canadian illustrators of graphic novels and picture books (even if the text of the book they illustrated is not written by a Canadian).

Check out our Author FAQ for more details! ** Submissions close on May 1st. **

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#author #Newfoundland #NL #Labrador #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #NU #Nunavut #CanLit #CanKidLit #CanCon #Canada #WritingCommunity #writing #FictionFest

Posting this here in the hope we can reach a few #authors on #bookstodon ... We now have authors participating in Fiction Fest from every part of Canada except Newfoundland & Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We're still accepting sign ups from all provinces/territories, but If you are a Canadian author living in any of those 3 places, we would especially love to have you join us in our summer showcase.

This is a completely online/virtual event and it already has a really good mix of tradpub, indie and hybrid authors signed up. It comprises of a book showcase and author gallery, plus a roster of live author readings and discussion panels.

It's free to join, you don't need to provide copies of your books, and this is a grassroots cooperative effort that has all of us working together to shout out each other's books and #CanLit in general.

We are also accepting #Canadian illustrators of graphic novels and picture books (even if the text of the book they illustrated is not written by a Canadian).

Check out our Author FAQ for more details! ** Submissions close on May 1st. **

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#author #Newfoundland #NL #Labrador #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #NU #Nunavut #CanLit #CanKidLit #CanCon #Canada #WritingCommunity #writing #FictionFest

Posting this here in the hope we can reach a few #authors on #bookstodon ... We now have authors participating in Fiction Fest from every part of Canada except Newfoundland & Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We're still accepting sign ups from all provinces/territories, but If you are a Canadian author living in any of those 3 places, we would especially love to have you join us in our summer showcase.

This is a completely online/virtual event and it already has a really good mix of tradpub, indie and hybrid authors signed up. It comprises of a book showcase and author gallery, plus a roster of live author readings and discussion panels.

It's free to join, you don't need to provide copies of your books, and this is a grassroots cooperative effort that has all of us working together to shout out each other's books and #CanLit in general.

We are also accepting #Canadian illustrators of graphic novels and picture books (even if the text of the book they illustrated is not written by a Canadian).

Check out our Author FAQ for more details! ** Submissions close on May 1st. **

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#author #Newfoundland #NL #Labrador #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #NU #Nunavut #CanLit #CanKidLit #CanCon #Canada #WritingCommunity #writing #FictionFest

Posting this here in the hope we can reach a few #authors on #bookstodon ... We now have authors participating in Fiction Fest from every part of Canada except Newfoundland & Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We're still accepting sign ups from all provinces/territories, but If you are a Canadian author living in any of those 3 places, we would especially love to have you join us in our summer showcase.

This is a completely online/virtual event and it already has a really good mix of tradpub, indie and hybrid authors signed up. It comprises of a book showcase and author gallery, plus a roster of live author readings and discussion panels.

It's free to join, you don't need to provide copies of your books, and this is a grassroots cooperative effort that has all of us working together to shout out each other's books and #CanLit in general.

We are also accepting #Canadian illustrators of graphic novels and picture books (even if the text of the book they illustrated is not written by a Canadian).

Check out our Author FAQ for more details! ** Submissions close on May 1st. **

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#author #Newfoundland #NL #Labrador #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #NU #Nunavut #CanLit #CanKidLit #CanCon #Canada #WritingCommunity #writing #FictionFest

Posting this here in the hope we can reach a few #authors on #bookstodon ... We now have authors participating in Fiction Fest from every part of Canada except Newfoundland & Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We're still accepting sign ups from all provinces/territories, but If you are a Canadian author living in any of those 3 places, we would especially love to have you join us in our summer showcase.

This is a completely online/virtual event and it already has a really good mix of tradpub, indie and hybrid authors signed up. It comprises of a book showcase and author gallery, plus a roster of live author readings and discussion panels.

It's free to join, you don't need to provide copies of your books, and this is a grassroots cooperative effort that has all of us working together to shout out each other's books and #CanLit in general.

We are also accepting #Canadian illustrators of graphic novels and picture books (even if the text of the book they illustrated is not written by a Canadian).

Check out our Author FAQ for more details! ** Submissions close on May 1st. **

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#author #Newfoundland #NL #Labrador #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #NU #Nunavut #CanLit #CanKidLit #CanCon #Canada #WritingCommunity #writing #FictionFest

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

I wrote a book review of a not new but always timely Canadian classic.

#bookstodon #bookreview #literature #canlit

https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2026/05/better-call-saul/

I enjoyed reading this poem from @tolu today.

https://newpoetry.ca/2026/03/20/provisions/

#PoetryMonth #CanLit

With a long weekend ahead, there's plenty of time for you to submit your book(s) to Fiction Fest! 😊🍁

Check out the Author FAQ page for info. We're still looking for authors from all provinces and territories. Indie, hybrid, and tradpub are all welcome (and we do already have a mix of all three!)

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#Canada #Canadian #CanLit #FictionFest #WritingCommunity #authors #bookstodon

(Quoted from Kalin Stacey)

The nomination period for the 2026 Aurora Awards CLOSES in three days, on Saturday April 4, at 11:59pm Eastern.

If you're already a member and haven't nominated yet, please go do that! Nominating numbers are never that high so your vote can make a big difference to who gets on the final ballot. Don’t wait until the last moment! Add what you are currently sure of right away and you can always go back to add more before our deadline.

And if you're not yet a member, you can STILL get a 2026 membership and vote before the Saturday deadline. It's only $10 for a membership which allows you to nominate and vote for your favourite Canadian speculative genre authors and artists, plus you get access to the Voters Package which includes ebook/digital copies of the all works on the final ballot.

Unsure about our process?: https://www.csffa.ca/awards-information/general-awards-process/
Lists of what is eligible for 2026: https://www.csffa.ca/awards-information/eligibility-lists/

#CanLit #SpeculativeFiction #SpeculativePoetry

A reminder my publisher is having a #FlashSale thru the end of March - use code SPRING30 & save 30% off all Inanna titles including mine, which I promise will look good on your shelf AND be fun to read: https://inanna.ca/product/aether-and-ego/

#PrideAndPrejudice #JaneAusten #bookstodon #booksale #canlit #bookish #books

Preorders are open for the poetry collection "Canada is Our Poem." I have a piece in here, and it is definitely not patriotic. https://fanfarebooks.ca/item/K3AMujldZ2Sa3m9qhadHaw #poetry #PoetryCommunity #CanLit #bookstodon

Yooo a reminder that my publisher is having a ⚡FLASH SALE⚡! Use code SPRING30 thru March 31 & save 30% off all Inanna titles including mine, which will look gorgeous on your shelf AND be a friggin' great read: https://inanna.ca/product/aether-and-ego/

#bookstodon #books #flashsale #booksale #canlit #PrideAndPrejudice #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #ExceptInSpace #bookish #steampunk

Hey all! #CanadaFictionFest is looking for #authors from every part of #Canada to feature in our summer book showcase and author gallery, and that includes authors from all 3 territories. If you fit the bill, please consider joining us, and if you know someone else who does, please tell them about us! (Yes, you can share any of our posts on other platforms, please copy and paste the ALT text if you do.)

Check out our Author FAQ to learn how to participate! There is no cost to submit your books, and the whole event is online, so there's no travelling or accommodations you need to worry about. It's basically a great big online book fair dedicated to #Canadian fiction for all ages, and we're trying to shine a light on all the literary talent we have here!

Indie, tradpub, and hybrid authors are all welcome (and we do currently have a mix who have already submitted!)

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#bookstodon #WritingCommunity #writing #author #IndieAuthor #FictionFest #SomethingBIGIsComing #CanLit #CanKidLit #authors #Fiction #Nunavut #Yukon #NWT

Hey all! #CanadaFictionFest is looking for #authors from every part of #Canada to feature in our summer book showcase and author gallery, and that includes authors from all 3 territories. If you fit the bill, please consider joining us, and if you know someone else who does, please tell them about us! (Yes, you can share any of our posts on other platforms, please copy and paste the ALT text if you do.)

Check out our Author FAQ to learn how to participate! There is no cost to submit your books, and the whole event is online, so there's no travelling or accommodations you need to worry about. It's basically a great big online book fair dedicated to #Canadian fiction for all ages, and we're trying to shine a light on all the literary talent we have here!

Indie, tradpub, and hybrid authors are all welcome (and we do currently have a mix who have already submitted!)

➡️ https://FictionFest.ca

#bookstodon #WritingCommunity #writing #author #IndieAuthor #FictionFest #SomethingBIGIsComing #CanLit #CanKidLit #authors #Fiction #Nunavut #Yukon #NWT