Leigh
Writing, reading, kayaking & hiking.
Trying my best to walk softly on this planet. 🌎 💚
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@uofguelphnews.bsky.social
#UofG | Official University of Guelph news service highlighting our unique expertise 🗞 News.uoguelph.ca
@johnathanfahey.bsky.social
Writer • Fiction published or forthcoming in Hazlitt, Geist, subTerrain, The Fiddlehead, and elsewhere. https://johnathanfahey.com/
@aibast.bsky.social
nature lover, photographer, defender of people and a nation, father, petrol head
@poetry-enthusiast.bsky.social
Poetry & nature enthusiast ~ reader ~ writer ~ traveller ~ photographer
@cincinnatusc.bsky.social
I was the shadow of the waxwing slain by the false azure in the windowpane birdsandbeesandblooms.com
@jennhoule.bsky.social
Award-winning, Maritime Canadian author (poetry, children's lit, nonfic), feminist, mother, skygazer, amateur nature photographer. Books. Myth. Symbolism. Joy in spite and joy because. jenniferhoule.com https://substack.com/@jenniferhoule
@sarahwolfson.bsky.social
Poet. Teaching Artist. A Common Name for Everything (Green Writers Press). UmichWriters MFA. Montreal & Vermont. wordplay. cuttlefish. writing pedagogy. ferns.
@jessicaleemcmillan.com
Poet, teacher, music nerd | New/forthcoming poems in The Malahat Review, QWERTY, Pinhole Poetry, CV2, Canadian Literature, Consilience, The New Quarterly | BLM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉🌻 www.jessicaleemcmillan.com
@jojojohi.bsky.social
@emily-vanderploeg.bsky.social
Writer, cat person, 🇨🇦 in 🏴, “Strange Animals” (Parthian, 2022). “Suppertime” (Substack) for hot takes on books, dinner, and pop culture of the past! https://substack.com/@emilyvanderploeg
@jessicajlee.bsky.social
Author / Env Historian / TURNING, TWO TREES MAKE A FOREST, DOG HEARTED, DISPERSALS, A GARDEN CALLED HOME / Queries to David Godwin Associates please she/her
@metaphorosis.com
Publisher of speculative fiction anthologies, Metaphorisis magazine, etc. run by @BMorrisAllen.com
@dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social
DreamForge, a magazine of science and fantasy fiction, focusing on speculative stories, demonstrating enduring and indomitable parts of the human spirit.
@ashvalewrites.bsky.social
🇨🇦 canadian writer, DM, gremlin (they/them) 🏳️🌈 co-founder of Otherside Spec 🖋 fantasy, romance, horror 📖 words at Heartlines, DreamForge, and more website: https://linktr.ee/ashvale newsletter: https://ashvale.beehiiv.com/subscribe
@jonolfert.bsky.social
Stories in Analog, On Spec, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies. History's eighth or ninth most prolific writer of speculative paleofiction. Polling and policy by day. http://jonathan-olfert.carrd.co
@ourmankoto.bsky.social
SF/F Writer | Aurora Award winner | World Fantasy Award finalist | Editor, Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction, SFWA Nebula Award Showcase anthologies | Ansible Press | Tesla: The Life & Times Podcast | 🇨🇦+🇺🇦
@unfortunatelypod.bsky.social
A podcast about fiction, failure, and moving forward. Hosted by Mona West & Courtney Floyd. New episodes on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month. 💻 https://unfortunatelypod.com/ 🎙️ https://pinecast.com/feed/unfortunately
@artbyemilyhare.bsky.social
Folklore, fantasy & fairytales with a light dusting of peril - human made art - watercolours & sculpture. Creator of Strangehollow. #fantasyart #watercolour #fairytale UK Based She/Her NO Ai No DMs All useful links here: bio.site/theartofemilyhare
@angrygablepress.bsky.social
a publisher of niche speculative fiction and poetry angrygablepress.com This Exquisite Topology is closed to subs! Extrasensory Overload available now! https://a.co/d/at5E6fq
@thecosmicbgr.bsky.social
🚀 SF/F Magazine 👻Flash Fiction + Poetry 👁️Open for Submissions 📒 Stories are Free to read NOW Editor Sam Asher https://bsky.app/profile/samasherwriter.bsky.social https://www.thecosmicbackground.com
@smokelong.bsky.social
Dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web, by widely published authors or those new to the craft. Est.2003. Paying up to $150. www.smokelong.com. No Trump supporters.
@elliottgish.bsky.social
TT, LL. Writer, librarian, too many freckles, not enough sleep. Debut novel GREY DOG available now. She/her. https://linktr.ee/elliottgish
@sffmagazines.bsky.social
A list of active, regularly published fiction markets, including stories by today's best science fiction, fantasy and horror writers. Visit our web page and subscribe to your favorite titles: https://www.trollbreath.com/sff-magazine-subscriptions/
@talesfeathers.bsky.social
Slice of life fantasy. Pro-paying, open worldwide. @augursociety.bsky.social's little sibling. Publisher @kercoby.bsky.social Lead Editor @loukoren.bsky.social Socials @andregeleynse.com Follow #TinyTalesTuesday for weekly cozy writing prompts!
@csffa.bsky.social
We are a non-profit dedicated to celebrating the best in Canadian speculative fiction. Run by a volunteer board, CSFFA facilitates the annual Prix Aurora Awards & administers the Canadian SF Hall of Fame: www.csffa.ca Managed by @kalinstacey.bsky.social
@pas-mal.bsky.social
Now I got a laptop computer. New novel: https://chbooks.com/Books/A/All-You-Can-Kill Job: https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/pmalla/
@bookshelfie.bsky.social
The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Review Site) Accepting book submissions now! https://book-shelfie.com/submit-book/
@poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social
A luminous space for listening Each month: one poet, one moment Hosted by Kyeren Regehr 7th Poet Laureate of Victoria www.kyerenregehr.ca/poetlaureatepodcast Recorded at Haus of Owl on lək̓ʷəŋən homelands (Victoria BC)
@inkfishmagazine.bsky.social
Magazine & Press edited by @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social @petermcallister.bsky.social | short fiction | flash | non-fiction | concrete, vispo, experimental | prose, poetry & hybrid chapbooks https://inkfishmag.com
@byallmeanswrite.bsky.social
New to this platform! Literary Poet (author of Cult Life) www.kyerenregehr.ca Artistic Director of Planet Earth Poetry www.planetearthpoetry.com Host of The Poet Laureate Podcast @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social 7th Poet Laureate of Victoria (2025-2026)
@octopusbooks.ca
Woman owned, independent, and committed to making the world a better place. 116 Third Ave, Ottawa Anishinaabe Territory Canada octopusbooks.ca tiktok.com/@octopusbookstore instagram.com/octopusbooks facebook.com/octopusbookstore
@cv2magazine.bsky.social
Celebrating 50 years of poetry in 2025 ✨ https://linktr.ee/cv2magazine
@andrewtuckerleavis.bsky.social
Literary editor - Leftlion Magazine Words in Under the Radar, Comma Press, Nottingham Post Writer-in-residence with Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature '24 Tall, dark and haggard.
@smallwondersmag.com
An online monthly magazine for speculative poetry and flash fiction! Edited by @cislyn.bsky.social and @granades.com.
@susansavagelee.bsky.social
I write academic articles focused on Indigenous Studies and Comparative Literature. For fiction, I write magical realism, psychological thrillers, and horror.
@doorisajarmag.bsky.social
Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey. Always open for submissions (guidelines on our website) https://www.doorisajarmagazine.net/
@swsworlds.bsky.social
Our mission is to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary characters; and to share these stories with readers of all
@agirlincyber.bsky.social
Kind is sexy. Bibliophile | Photography | Travelling A girl in cybersecurity💻🖥️ Hey👋😊, You follow me and I'll definitely follow you back. Thanks for following, you are wonderful 😊.
@openbookon.bsky.social
Open Book is your connection to Ontario's vibrant literary scene. Posts via Kevin, Holly, and Sarah. Visit our website to learn more: https://open-book.ca/
@btrewart.bsky.social
Poet with 3 chapbooks and one full-length book. Next full-length forthcoming in 2026 with Palimpsest Press. Chapbook editor at Anstruther Press. Learning Specialist & Instructional Designer at Western University. Father of two.
@michaelkfalciani.bsky.social
Epic fantasy author | Steampunk Dwarves | Fantasy Romance | 3x Imajinn award winner | High Aces Author of the Year 2024 | Avid reader | Educator | Hiker | Lover of irony and Cricket | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09717GFMQ
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Shining a light on indie authors. List your book for just $8.99 – one-time fee, one year of exposure! Readers discover. Authors grow. 🔗 indiebookspotlight.com
@leesadean.bsky.social
CWRT instructor, editor at Black Bear Review, community arts. Author of 2 books and some chapbooks; book 3 forthcoming from Gaspereau 2026. Lots of 📕ish tattoos. On Sinixt Territory in BC. www.leesadean.ca
@carolshieldsprize.bsky.social
The first major English-language literary award to celebrate creativity & excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. https://carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/