Creative writers of Canada
Some amazing Canadian authors, poets, and other creative writers to help you get started on BlueSky.
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@chyx-xyng.bsky.social
@nycterosea.bsky.social
Writer, editor, critic, leftist & co-founder of MA|DE. Poetry collection Love Is A Place But You Cannot Live There (Guernica 23), novel ANOMIA (Palimpsest 24), collaborative poetry collection ZZOO (Palimpsest 25). ๐ https://jadewallace.a
@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.
@jacobwren.bsky.social
Artistic Director at PME-ART The Air Contains Honey Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim Rich and Poor Polyamorous Love Song https://radicalcut.blogspot.com
@laurasergeant.bsky.social
๐จ๐ฆWriter/Poet/Pushcart Prize Nom. Former kids mental health social worker. Exercise nerd. โ90s indie rocker. WIP=midlife memoir. Carbon-conscious. Green thumb. Ally. Kindness matters website: laurasergeant.com ๐ โฟ๏ธ
@alexicon.bsky.social
non-binary writer/editor. author of The New Masculinity (2023), translator of Made-Up (2021), working on Post-Man (2025), editor at AskMen. nominal determinism in human form. alexmanley.com
@sonalchampsee.bsky.social
Writer, procrastinator, fake therapist Writer Therapy, the newsletter: http://sonalchampsee.substack.com
@lorri.bsky.social
writer (poetry/essays), editor, instructor, researcher, prof emerita, ex-poet laureate, RRMetis #womannotlady #NovaScotia #Ukings #MSVU #CanadaStrong ๐จ๐ฆ โ-NO DMs please. Noneโ-
@clairecameron.bsky.social
Author of How to Survive Bear Attack, out now โ Recently in The Globe & Mail, Outside Magazine, and The New York Times. I write about wild things, I run, I read. ๐ https://www.claire-cameron.com
@sharonberg.bsky.social
Poetry: 3 books/ 3 chapbooks; Short Fiction: 1; CNF: 1 FN history 2020 IPPY Nonfiction Award/ Finalist: 2022 International Book Awards Resident Interviewer at The tEmz Review (London, ON, Canada) https://sharonbergauthor.wixsite.com/my-site #fiction #poet
@kevinmacdonell.bsky.social
Writer and lifelong diarist. Nova Scotia, Canada. Creative nonfiction, personal essays. Recent/forthcoming: Malahat Review, Queenโs Quarterly, Grain, Rural Delivery, Globe & Mail. Member of board of directors of the Writersโ Federation of NS. He/Him
@candietanaka.bsky.social
#Writer Trans (They/He) Hฤfu ใใผใ @anvilpress @guernica_ed @orcabook #Artist #Librarian on Stolen Indigenous land | BFA Emily Carr University | MFA University of Alberta | SFU Creative Writing | BCIT New Media |
@mbatiz.bsky.social
Mexican-Canadian writer, professor & translator based in the Greater Toronto Area. Book, music & animal lover. Mother of three. โA Daughterโs Place,โ my first novel, is ready to preorder through your favourite bookseller! Published by House of Anansi Press
@yukondawn.bsky.social
Poet. Yukoner. Knitter. Book hoarder. Author of Northerny (University of Alberta Press, 2024). Reviewing older books alongside new stuff at https://reviewsofbooksigotforfreeorcheap.substack.com/
@brentvans.com
Canadian. Award-winning, bestselling novelist (brentvans.com), Co-host of the Rejected Central podcast (rejectedcentral.com). Husband. Dad. Son. Resister of fascism. Deconstructed/Reconstructing Christian. Forge FC supporter. Human. He/Him.
@njcullen.bsky.social
She/her. Writer of poetry & fiction. Sometimes a proofreader. Ridiculous about my dog. Most recent: NOTHING WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE, THE WESTERN ALIENATION MERIT BADGE, both with Wolsak & Wynn. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@lydiakwa.bsky.social
She/Her. Queer, racialized writer of fiction and poetry. Living and working on unceded Coast Salish territories in the county known as Canada.
@laurairock.bsky.social
Reading, writing, walking in Ontar-i-air-i-air-io (Can-Am). Author of a short story collection (MOTHERISH), essays & more TK. ED of the Literary Press Group of Canada (association of independent literary publishers). Posts are mine, not theirs. She/her
@juliapoly.bsky.social
Assistant Professor Communication & Media Studies, Memorial University, Newfoundland | Feminist Archives & Tech | Artist Archives & Networks | Digital Archives | Critical DH | Curator-poet-critic | they/she
@mattcahill.bsky.social
Novelist (Radioland, The Society of Experience, both w/ @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social) / short fiction / essays. Agent: Kelvin Kong, K2 Literary https://k2literary.com/ Former film/TV post supervisor, currently Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
@jtennant.bsky.social
Writer, editor, broadcaster, pop culture enthusiast. Host of the GET LIT SHOW and author of The Captain of Kinnoull Hill and River, Diverted https://tinyurl.com/2vydhc3p
@natehendley.bsky.social
Toronto-based writer and author of several true-crime and history books. My latest book, Atrocity on the Atlantic, recounts the torpedoing of a Canadian hospital ship in WW1. Books: https://tinyurl.com/4rvtkp7d My website: www.natehendley.ca
@bookninja.bsky.social
Poet. 10 books. Neuromancer. Dog person. Recovering Bookninja. Habitual founder of things. Future partisan guerrilla. https://linktr.ee/georgemurray
@sebastianlwrites.bsky.social
Writer of creative nonfiction. My personal essays explore fertility, feminism, and the Catholic faith.๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น Hamilton, ON. She/her.
@arjoonlal.bsky.social
Writer. Social worker. Mother. Poetry and prose have appeared in numerous publications and two anthologies. charmainearjoonlal.wordpress.com.
@karensmythe.bsky.social
Writer. Author of novels This Side of Sad (Goose Lane, 2017) and A Town with No Noise (forthcoming from Palimpsest Press, 2025).
@hollay.bsky.social
Writes. Mothers. Neurodiverges. Poet Laureate of Scugog Township. ๐: Fuse (CNF), Rebellion Box (poems), Widow Fantasies (stories). Co-host of HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM. Host of 105.5 HITS FM Bookclub. NBN host. www.hollayghadery.com
@fishgottaswim.bsky.social
a devotee of essays, novellas, hybrid writing, rivers, trees. 17 books. Let A Body Venture At Last Out of its Shelter forthcoming (Thornapple Press, 2026). North American half of fishgottaswimeditions.com theresakishkan.com
@rollwithheather.bsky.social
Author, Publicist, World Fantasy Award Nominee, Cat Lover, Feminist (she/her but they/their is good too!)
@rinapalumbo.bsky.social
Ph.D. (JHU - history); Italian-Canadian expat. Writer, Editor, avid reader. Writing in Hopkins Review, Identity Theory, Ghost Parachute, et al. https://rinapalumbowriter.com/ EIC Third Street Review https://third-street-review.org/
@katerilanthier.bsky.social
Poet, teacher, editor. Author of Siren (Signal Editions, Vehicule Press, 2017) and Reporting from Night (Iguana, 2011).
@kategies.bsky.social
writer/educator/cat enthusiast Author of IT MUST BE BEAUTIFUL TO BE FINISHED: A MEMOIR OF MY BODY (Simon & Schuster) linktr.ee/kategies
@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
@kellypedro.bsky.social
Winner CRAFT '24 Flash Prose Prize โข SmokeLong Fellow '24 โข Room Magazine Fiction Prize shortlist โข Fiction in PRISM international, The New Quarterly, Cleaver, Archetype Literary, Bending Genres, Flash Frog, Fictive Dream, 100 Word Story, Moon City Review
@tarasidhoofraser.bsky.social
Author of WHEN MY GHOST SINGS from Arsenal Pulp Press. tarasidhoofraser.com
@themockler.bsky.social
she/they | fiction writer | experimental filmmaker | poet | Author of Anecdotes @bookhugpress.bsky.social #ArmsEmbargoNow Send My Love to Anyone: http://sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com https://linktr.ee/kathrynmockler | https://www.kathrynmockler.com
@trinyfinlay.bsky.social
Queer & genderfluid settler poet & writer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Prof at UNB Fredericton (English & Creative Writing)๐Author of Myself A Paperclip etc. she/they ๐ซ๐งถ๐
@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.
@barbararadecki.bsky.social
Novelist (THE DARKHOUSE, MESSENGER 93), Screenwriter, Creative Writing Instructor at UofT SCS, agent: Sam Hiyate @TheRightsFactory ๐จ๐ฆ
@bobbifrench.bsky.social
๐จ๐ฆ Psychiatrist turned novelist. Author of THE GOOD WOMEN OF SAFE HARBOUR (HarperCollins Ca). Big mouth, bigger heart. #PWD bobbifrench.com Rep: Hilary McMahon of WestWood Creative ยท
@ajdolman.bsky.social
They/she. Writer, editor, goldstar #bisexual. Shhh...I'm reading. Poetry collection Crazy / Mad: https://www.gordonhillpress.com/products/crazy-mad
@s17-c.bsky.social
Writing Canadian fiction, about a time travelling family band, an ode to Canadian music and a look at how history repeats itself, and the healing power of music.I love to run.
@bevrosenbaum.bsky.social
Freelance developmental editor, formerly at Harlequin and McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Rates and testimonials on website. Also a YA author. Kirkus called I'm Good and Other Lies 'important'. Yay, me. http://bevkatzrosenbaum.com/
@kellysthompson.bsky.social
Kellysthompson.com Author of #memoirs STILL, I CANNOT SAVE YOU (2023) & GIRLS NEED NOT APPLY (2019). Instructor at Kingโs U nonfiction MFA. Canadian Forces Veteran. Bull terrier mom. Dreamer. Ally & safe space She/Her
@cmsouaid.bsky.social
Novelist, poet, visual artist. 11 books including This Side of Light: Selected Poems (2022) & Looking for Her (2024). Montreal/Tiohtiร :ke ๐จ๐ฆ #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp www.carolynmariesouaid.com
@cindyphanauthor.com
A human going | Best of the Net Nom | Pushcart Nom | Stories in Augur Magazine, khลrรฉล magazine, Baffling Magazine & more | Bi | She/her ๐ฉท๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฆ cindyphanauthor.com Banner: a black standard poodle with a big topknot lounges on a stair landing.
@chyx-xyng.bsky.social
A Toronto-based writer currently working on a genre-nonconforming novel about gender dysphoria, forbidden love, and acceptance over three generations of gender nonconformists. www.chyx-xyng.com