@novasc0tia.bsky.social
Join us here: https://x.com/novasc0tia . "Nova Scotia - What's New?" is not a media outlet. We do not employ journalists or produce original editorial content. We primarily share information from open sources and do not verify third-party materials.
@katiederosa.bsky.social
Legislative reporter for CBC News BC. LSE alum, Travers Fellowship recipient, Amnesty International Canada media award recipient. Loves to travel (even with two toddlers apparently).
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
Internet Archive Canada is a non-profit digital library that works with universities, and memory institutions throughout Canada. https://internetarchivecanada.org
@richardlevangie.bsky.social
#Author. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Survivor. Warrior. Settler. Climate activist. Woke AF. MFA. Secrets of the Hotel Maisonnueve, 2020. Red Tiger, Spring, 2025 (Galleon). Kjipuktuk. Halifax, Nova Scotia. He/him. Be kind, be cool. 🇨🇦 315ppm
@deanjobb.bsky.social
Strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime. A Gentleman and a Thief • The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream • Empire of Deception (Algonquin Books/HarperCollins Canada) Website: www.deanjobb.com Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y935u82h
@jennthornhillverma.bsky.social
🌊 Journalist, 2024-25 Pulitzer Ocean Reporting Network fellow @theglobeandmail.com | @RCGS_SGRC Fellow | @ExplorersClub 🇨🇦 FI’23 | @ukings Board
@jenniferbain.bsky.social
Canadian travel writer, Canada editor for National Parks Traveler, Lowell Thomas award-winning travel writer, journalist, 3 x guidebook author and 2 x cookbook author. Home base: YYZ. Fogo Island cottager.
@hfxwordy.bsky.social
Writer | cat enthusiast | mental health advocate | MFA, MSW, PTSD | Author of "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" (Vagrant 2024) - A Toronto Star summer 'must read'! Halifax/Mi'kmaqi https://linktr.ee/michellehebertwrites
@lmelcombe.bsky.social
Writer, editor, writing coach. Graduate of University of King's College Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Nonfiction Writing. Mother of three spectacular grown children, grandmother of two, fur baby mom of one adorable little dog.
@debdundas.bsky.social
Toronto Star Opinion Editor, former Books Editor; author "On Class"; Book #2 "Adoption Stories" in the works. Interests: books, social justice, class, politics. Make me laugh! Pitch me ddundas@thestar.ca.
@mjfaubert.bsky.social
Writer, recovering lawyer. Author, Wanda’s War (Goose Lane). Next: Sarnia/Oil environmental history. Gardens, Great Lakes, WWll and workplace law. www.marshafaubert.ca
@kellysthompson.bsky.social
Kellysthompson.com Author of #memoirs STILL, I CANNOT SAVE YOU (2023) & GIRLS NEED NOT APPLY (2019). Instructor at King’s U nonfiction MFA. Canadian Forces Veteran. Bull terrier mom. Dreamer. Ally & safe space She/Her
@lorri.bsky.social
writer (poetry/essays), editor, instructor, researcher, prof emerita, ex-poet laureate, RRMetis #womannotlady #NovaScotia #Ukings #MSVU #CanadaStrong 🇨🇦 —-NO DMs please. None—-
@carolinetopperman.bsky.social
Was on Sesame Street. Danced. Moved to Europe on a whim. Author, Your Roots Cast a Shadow (HCI Books) & Tell Me What You See Book Coach Co-owner MountainAsh.press
@jmollins.bsky.social
Journalist | Twitter refugee @jmollins | Toronto bike lane user | Communications: agriculture & environment projects for international development bank | Bsky user 2,560,484, Dec 17, 2023 | Instagram: @julie.mollins | https://www.julie-mollins.com
@jamescasenl.bsky.social
Writer / published author of historical fiction (Ananias: Nevermore Press), architect, lover of Wolfhounds, blues / folk musician, news / political junkie. https://www.jamescaseauthor.com/
@laurapratt33.bsky.social
journalist, memoirist—Heartbroken: Field Notes on a Constant Condition, Penguin Random House, 2023. Lover of all things doggy, despiser of all things Poilievre.
@helgarausch.bsky.social
Veteran. Writer and word nerd. Doting Oma. Dog person. Religion: Old-school courtesy, kindness, and respect for the dignity of all people.
@sharper52.bsky.social
writer, presenter, podcaster Memoir - Winter in the City of Light: A search for self in Retirement. Three book series for kids on museums - Time To Wonder: A kid's guide to BC's regional museums. Podcast: timetowonderpodcast.com inspired by the books.
@amandaleslie.bsky.social
Journalism I Marine Biology I Science Communication - Learn more about my publications and experience: https://www.aaleslie.com/
@brianrendellwrites.bsky.social
Upmarket historical fiction writer fascinated by how our lives are inextricably linked to the past. Pic is of British Lady & one of my key protagonists who inspired creation of tabloids. MS based on true family stories. Say hi at https://brianrendell.com
@skimber.bsky.social
Author of 14 books: "The Phelan Feud: The Bitter Struggle for Control of a Great Canadian Food Empire," "The Sweetness in the Lime," "Alexa: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics," "Bitcoin Widow," etc. Cohort Director, University of King's College MFA.
@angusmaccaull.bsky.social
Freelance journalist in Canada. Work on music, politics, wellness + more in Newsweek, Maclean's, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus and others. Also host of Creative Nonfiction Collective's Memoir Book Club.
@philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Writer. Editor of Write magazine. Ex-Montrealer in Halifax. Baseball, baking, fermentation. I am a journalist and audio producer who also publishes crime fiction, poetry, and essays. Got a pitch? write@writersunion.ca.
@chadgalucas.bsky.social
Dad, writer, tall person | award-winning middle grade author | chadlucaswrites.com
@kevinmacdonell.bsky.social
Writer and lifelong diarist. Nova Scotia, Canada. Creative nonfiction, personal essays. Recent/forthcoming: Malahat Review, Queen’s Quarterly, Grain, Rural Delivery, Globe & Mail. Member of board of directors of the Writers’ Federation of NS. He/Him
@agpasquella.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor. Words in McSweeney’s, Utne Reader, Joyland, Broken Pencil & more. Author of the Jack Palace crime series. Newest book: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD AMERICA. Next up: DEVOURING TOMORROW
@sandwichpope.com
(she/her 🏳️⚧️) Founder of the Church of Sandwichism. Author: Broken Down Ghost Town, https://evetara.com https://sandwichpope.com for links and things Luna's Goddess. Heidi's Princess. Symphony's Biggest fan. Kristin's sister.
@anndouglas.bsky.social
Author of 26 non-fiction books, including NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE (a book about midlife). Trying to teach myself how to write my first novel. Passionate about democracy and social justice. http://anndouglas.ca
@danilabotha.bsky.social
Author of Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness (Guernica 2024) A Place for People Like Us (Guernica 2025) For All the Men... reissue (Guernica 2025) Short story and fiction enthusiast. Humber School for Writers faculty.
@agawilmot.bsky.social
Author (lit, horror, surrealism), editor, painter, communications professional. Represented by K2 Literary. Ace, nonbinary trans woman—they/she. 🏳️⚧️ "Withered," ECW Press Spring 2024 http://agawilmot.ca https://k2literary.com/authors/aga-wilmot/
@guygavrielkay.bsky.social
Author, punster, baseball fan, whisky lover, cocktail maker. Limericks happen here. Written on the Dark coming end of May. Pre-order links courtesy of publishers: linktr.ee/GuyGavrielKay, https://hodderscape.co.uk/products/written-on-the-dark?_po
@nancyforde.bsky.social
(she/her) Writer/Documentary Photographer | all opinions here are my own | Settler in Kjipuktuk 🇨🇦📷 🇮🇪mamaí 🌈I dig with my pen/lens. MA Doc Photography & Photojournalism (2021) | MFA Creative Nonfiction (Class of 2026) b. 322ppm. linktr.ee/nancyforde
@teresawong.bsky.social
Canadian cartoonist and author of graphic memoirs DEAR SCARLET (2019) and ALL OUR ORDINARY STORIES (2024). Comics in The Believer, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, and The Walrus. I'm Nobody! Who are you?
@empapel.bsky.social
Tarot reader by day, tech worker by night, writer all the time. Confused US+Canadian citizen. Stay queer, friends! 🍁🎆🏳️🌈
@acantle.bsky.social
2025 Rachel Carson WiR at LMU, Munich, debut novel (The Saltbox Olive - Breakwater 2025), Writers at Woody Point co-host, former CBC, MUN PhD candidate - #petrocultures #climatejustice #EnvHum Energy Futures www.theindependent.ca www.angelaantle.com
@clairecameron.bsky.social
Author of How to Survive Bear Attack, out now — Recently in The Globe & Mail, Outside Magazine, and The New York Times. I write about wild things, I run, I read. 🍁 https://www.claire-cameron.com