Ottawa/NCR Writers, Artists and Visual Poets
writers and artists of all genres who live in the National Capital Region
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@amandaearl.bsky.social
@colinwhiteca.bsky.social
Artist & Illustrator based out of Ottawa www.ColinWhite.ca - an old school website not tied to some weird social media entity!
@jordandanger.bsky.social
Professional Canadian artist and writer. Sculptor, painter, muralist. Official Artist in Residence for the nation’s capital, Ottawa. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🎨🏺✍️
@jrrrremy.bsky.social
Penny fiction at its worst. Author of Death and the Intern (Invisible Publishing, 2017).
@theboop.bsky.social
@karenemassey.bsky.social
Poet & artisan. Lives in Ottawa, Canada on unceded Algonquin Anishinabe territory. 3 chapbooks from above/ground press, incl SONGS FROM THE DEMENTIA SUITCASE (2023). 2020 ARC Diana Brebner Award winner 2024 Finalist MIPP karenmassey.wordpress.com
@smallpressalmanac.bsky.social
, a collective of Ottawa small and micro press literary publishers : https://smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/
@ehjchang.bsky.social
poet, author and co-founder of Riverbed BLOOD BELIES (Wolsak & Wynn) https://ehjchang.com // https://riverbedreads.ca
@brandoncrilly.bsky.social
He/him. Canadian SFF author of CATALYST (2022), B.O.A. (2024) and CASTOFF (2025). Freelance games writer for Green Ronin, Kobold Press, GKG, Story Engine and more. 2500-year-old Time Lord and snake parent. linktr.ee/brandoncrilly
@funnyposts.online
poet, game dev, retired movie extra, fundamentally good person they/them
@thesedayszine.bsky.social
issue 51 I mean 31 out April 14 https://linktr.ee/these_days Avatar by @brickgrouse.bsky.social
@avonlea.bsky.social
@coffeego.bsky.social
🇨🇦 he/him BLM. Writer, photographer, occasional gym-goer, aspiring ally, and okay lawyer. Loves the Charter and human rights, admin law and accountability, intersectional feminists, books, art, alt/indie music, Apple products, frogs, and kindness.
@anotherdavidcurrie.bsky.social
I writer of things, who more often than not does not write of things.
@textcurious.bsky.social
poet & performer, author of chapbooks: missing matrilineal (above/ground, 2023), a:of:in (Gap Riot Press, 2021), knewro suite (2019)
@jenniferbaker.bsky.social
Canadian lit and agriculture scholar; poetry editor, Arc Magazine; poet. Abject Lessons (above/ground press, 2014), Groundling (Trainwreck Press, 2021; above/ground press, 2023), Memento Mishka (Apt. 9 Press, 2023).
@versefestottawa.bsky.social
Poetry Festival in Ottawa since 2011. https://verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
small press poetry / poet / editor / lawyer / feminist killjoy
@theleveller.bsky.social
An independent, not-for-profit, left-leaning Carleton University campus and community newspaper. We publish on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory in so-called Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Read: leveller.ca Subscribe: leveller.ca/newsletter
@helendestroy.bsky.social
Witch, bitch, and full-time disaster. Trans, genderqueer, bisexual, dyke poet. Member of the poetry collective VII www.helen-robertson.com
@jenped.bsky.social
Poet, musician, etc. Repository of useless information re: the long 18th century. Fermentation enthusiast. Compulsive reader of news. Recording second album.
@christinemcnair.bsky.social
Book person — read them, bind them, fix them, write them. I like type. Author of Conflict (2012) and Charm (2016) & Toxemia (poetic non-fiction) from Book*hug (fall 2024). President of CBBAG. Former co-organizer of the Ottawa Promise Walk for Preeclampsia.
@margolapierre.bsky.social
Freelance literary editor, poet, writer. UBC MFA fiction candidate. Editor @ Arc Poetry Magazine. Neuroqueer 🏳️🌈She/her. White settler living in Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. i of vii collective. margolapierreeditor.com.
@ajdolman.bsky.social
They/she. Writer, editor, goldstar #bisexual. Shhh...I'm reading. Poetry collection Crazy / Mad: https://www.gordonhillpress.com/products/crazy-mad
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
he/they : white settler : managing editor at Arc Poetry : board member for Ottawa Arts Council : i of VII : opinions are my own : profile photo by Curtis Perry
@mahaila.bsky.social
Co-Editor for The Sprawl Mag Poet Water-Kin (2024) with Metatron Press Enter the Hyperreal (2024) with above/ground press Seed Beetle (2025) with Stelliform Press Mahailasmith.ca
@pearlpoet.bsky.social
poet living slowly, insect- & mushroom-portraitist, Good Omens DT MS fan, incessant reader, p/t abled, cat valet. If you need me to know something, email me directly. 🏳️🌈 she/her Alt image: long greying hair, red framed glasses, lace top, leather vest.
@manahil.bsky.social
Writer, artist, editor, etc. Author of Heliotropia (Brick Books 2024) www.manahilbandukwala.com
@jeremystewart.bsky.social
I, DANIEL: AN ILLEGITIMATE READING OF JACQUES DERRIDA'S "ENVOIS" https://www.peterlang.com/document/1434241 | once dropped a piano off a building | https://linktr.ee/jeremystewart.ca
@amazonsyren.bsky.social
Unusually Tall. Queer, leather femme. Poet, pagan, glamazon, and kitchen witch. Not-so-secretly a sea monster. (She/Her) https://allisonlarmstrong.wixsite.com/writer
@dewline.bsky.social
Writer/artist/office worker; openly meddling 🇨🇦; nerd re: superheroes + starships. He/him/il; Do say "Hi!" (💉 x9) + 😷=Peace of mind! Ottawa/Adàwe/Odàwàng, Canada https://web.ncf.ca/ad696/
@arcpoetry.bsky.social
Canada's Poetry Magazine, founded in 1978. Arc Poetry #106 is available now. Subscribe today at arcpoetry.ca!
@mizmulligan.bsky.social
Born in the wilds of West Quebec. Writer, filmmaker, cat herder, dog companion, and authentic hillbilly bloodlines. Future Sixth Generation Farmer. Distant relative to the famous Mulligan Golf Dude! Opinions mine.
@conyerclayton.bsky.social
Poet/Writer/Editor from KY living in Canada | Latest 📚 But the sun, and the ships, and the fish, and the waves. | Senior Editor @augursociety.bsky.social | Fiction & Essays in The Ex-Puritan, This Magazine, and more | conyerclayton.com | they/them
@arieltroster.com
City Councillor for #SomersetWard in Ottawa. Queer Jew. A better city is possible. Let’s build it together. 🏳️🌈
@periodicities.bsky.social
est. March 2020 : editor/publisher rob mclennan https://bsky.app/profile/robmclennan.bsky.social built as a curious extension of above/ground press (b. 1993 https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/ member of Literary Magazines Canada Collective,
@robmclennan.bsky.social
poet, fiction writer, publisher, critic, papa, etc. out now: On Beauty: stories, (University of Alberta Press) https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/ https://www.patreon.com/robmclennan http://robmclennanauthor.blogspot.com/ https://robmclennan.substack.com/
@kateheartfield.com
Novels: Mercutio (2026). The Tapestry of Time. The Valkyrie. The Chatelaine. The Embroidered Book. Games. Assassin's Creed books. Former journalist. University instructor. Ottawa, Canada. She/her. Trans rights or gtfo 🏳️🌈 https://kateheartfield.com
@tomfowler.bsky.social
Cartoonist/Genius/Monster Wrote some ricks, drew some morties. Also drew some Venoms, some Hulks, and some refrigerators full of heads. Currently drawing French mustelids. (shhhhhhh) No NFTs. I do not consent to any form of “ai” or llm scraping.
@amalelmohtar.com
Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War. Next book: The River Has Roots, March 4, 2025. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
@amandaearl.bsky.social
she/her: sharing Ottawa -area literary, spoken word, storytelling & nonfiction events daily ish. Out now!: Beast Body Epic, Autumn 2023. https://linktr.ee/amandaearl. NO DMS. No "Only Fans"!