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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) will be at Can*Con! @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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Similarly, here’s three of us Canucklehead YA authors reading from our YA books for @canadafictionfest.bsky.social and in a week it will vanish from the tubes that you! #BookSky

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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If you've been meaning to check out our livestream replays or our book showcase, please do it now -- everything comes down on July 18th! #FictionFest #ReaderSky #BookSky #reading #books

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Sue Archer 🍁 @suearcher.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Finally caught this replay from #FictionFest and in addition to hearing great story segments from Rachel, K.A. and Trinity, I learned about Rachel's upcoming event! Absolutely perfect timing, since I'm working on a fantasy dystopia! GTA friends, care to join? m.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKf...

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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New AUTHOR YOUTUBE VIDEO is up! 📹In this one, I'm recapping my time as a panelist at #CanadaFictionFest - what I did, how it went, and my thoughts on the whole experience!🍁 youtu.be/RRFHw1Fzb0o?... #booksky #writesky #FictionFest

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Canada Fiction Fest 2026 Recap!

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Ivanka Fear @ivankawrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Check out this news article about Canada Fiction Fest, then head to fictionfest.ca to explore the author gallery and book showcase. Author panels and readings are still up on Canada Fiction Fest's Youtube channel for another week. @canadafictionfest.bsky.social www.granthaven.com/post/canada-...

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Canada Fiction Fest celebrates Canadian storytelling

Bringing together 121 authors from 11 provinces and territories, Canada Fiction Fest offered a two-week celebration of Canadian storytelling.

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Jennifer Rahn 🇨🇦 @jennrahn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Wow! This is the second book I got through @canadafictionfest.bsky.social which has absolutely delighted me. So nice to have well-written, engaging books. #FictionFest #CanadianLit #Booksky

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Jennifer Rahn 🇨🇦 @jennrahn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Bounty has restored my faith in science fiction. #FictionFest #sciencefiction #amreading #readingcommunity #CanadianSF fictionfest.ca/showcase/

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Sue Archer 🍁 @suearcher.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So #FictionFest is over, which would be a letdown, except now I am catching replays with my kid, who is also a writer, and we are nerding out about Canadian books together. 💙 📚 🇨🇦

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If you missed any of our #FictionFest livestreams, the replays will be available on our YouTube channel until July 18th! 🧵 THREAD of our playlists follows below...

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I did a reading and a panel for anyone interested.

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Jennifer Rahn 🇨🇦 @jennrahn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thank you @nptwrites.bsky.social and @stevewestenra.bsky.social for a wonderful festival! I'll be catching up on some of the sessions I missed over the next week. So glad it's on YouTube.

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Sue Archer 🍁 @suearcher.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thread! What a wonderful, positive event for Canadian authors. I've already watched a lot of sessions, and I'm looking forward to catching the rest on replay and finishing my showcase shopping before the 18th! Bonus: Many panels featured spontaneous cats, and we also had a parrot! 🐈 🦜 💙 📚

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Canada #FictionFest has come to a close and and I SO happy to have taken part in this! 🍁 Huge thanks to @nptwrites.bsky.social for organizing this and to N.P. and @stevewestenra.bsky.social for moderating and hosting all 36 panels! 😁 I hope this comes back next year.♥️ #booksky #writesky

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

And with that final livestream, #FictionFest comes to a close. Thank you so much to all our authors for being a part of this— it couldn't have worked without you! Thank you to anyone who tuned in to watch, and thank you to @stevewestenra.bsky.social for helping to host all these sessions! 😊

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Replay links for all of today's livestreams are up on our events page! FictionFest.ca/events (You can also just check out the YouTube Channel directly -- everything is sorted into genre-based playlists so should be easy to find!) #BookSky #ReaderSky #CanadaSky

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

All good things must come to an end, and we'll be closing out #FictionFest with a bonus panel discussion and author reading in ten minutes, in which N.P and Steve will read from their own books and chat about their experiences with this book festival. youtube.com/live/PBh...

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

WHOO! #FictionFest has been a blast and while I'm looking forward to the rest I'm also sad that it's coming to a close. It's been such a great distraction from social media. If you'd like to close out the festival with us or hear NP and I read from our work, please join us!

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Coming up in a bit, the very last livestream of Fiction Fest 2026!

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Next up today we have a horror discussion panel in ten minutes, at 2:00 EDT, and you can catch that livestream at: youtube.com/live/QHk... And be sure to find our full event schedule and all our replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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In about 45 minutes, at 2:00pm EDT, @stevewestenra.bsky.social will be hosting a horror-themed panel, "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend", over at #FictionFest! #BookSky #ReaderSky youtube.com/live/QHknZui...

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Ellie Ash @ellie-ash.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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LAST DAY! Do you love #CanLit? I’m in this great all-Canadian book showcase featuring authors from all across the country. 🍁📚 ➡️ FictionFest.ca

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Our final day of #FictionFest kicks off with our last group of #fantasy author readings, and you can catch that livestream at: youtube.com/live/xPK... And be sure to find our full event schedule and replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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Last chance to check out this showcase full of #books from authors all across #Canada (including mine!), for all ages and fiction genres! 🍁📚 ➡️ FictionFest.ca

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Peggy Blair @peggyjblair.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

There were some really great panels here that are now up on YouTube. If you're looking for Canadian authors that you may not be familiar with, this is the place to find them!

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

So excited for the final day of Canada Fiction Fest! I'll be on the horror panel chatting with some amazing folks about why horror is so powerful in this moment

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today is our LAST DAY of #FictionFest, & we have these livestreams: - 12:00pm EDT Fantasy Author Readings - 2:00pm EDT "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend" horror panel - 3:30pm EDT Host Chat: Fiction Fest Wrap-Up panel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Find replays at FictionFest.ca/events! #BookSky ⏰📚

What's On Today? - YouTube

These are the live Fiction Fest events happening today. Check out our playlists to find livestreams by genre, and head to https://FictionFest.ca/events to fi...

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Replays for both of today's livestreams are now linked on our Events page! (You can also find them all on our YouTube channel... everything has been organized into genre-based playlists so it should be easy to find what you're looking for.) #BookSky #ReaderSky ➡️ FictionFest.ca/events

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In ten minutes' time our last group of literary fiction authors will be reading from their books! Catch that livestream at: youtube.com/live/k3p... And be sure to find our full event schedule and replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I'll have to catch up on the cozy fiction panel later (and currently catching up on other panels) but I look forward to watching these!🤩 #booksky #CanadaFictionFest #FictionFest

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Matt Cahill @mattcahill.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In just under an hour I'll be reading from my latest novel, RADIOLAND, along with Kris Jamison, Bruce Bishop and K.R. Wilson as part of Canada Fiction Fest. You can tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/k3pJNm9... @canadafictionfest.bsky.social

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Coming up in about 45 minutes, at 7:00pm EDT, @stevewestenra.bsky.social will be hosting as some of our literary fiction authors read from their #books! #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky www.youtube.com/live/k3pJNm9...

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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 03/07/2026

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Had a great time with @canadafictionfest.bsky.social and the Rise of Cozy panel - it’s now 2am and time for bed 😅🤣

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Our cozy fiction panel discussion starts at noon EDT, and you can catch that livestream starting in 10 minutes at: youtube.com/live/d70... And be sure to find our full event schedule and replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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K. R. Wilson 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I’m in the Literary Fiction reading group tonight at 7:00 EDT. See you there?

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Sue Archer 🍁 @suearcher.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Cozy vibes on the schedule for today...perfect as I curl up next to my air conditioner 😂

K.V. Johansen @kvjohansen.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Okay, I'm pretty sure today is really Friday, this time, which means that tonight at 8 p.m. EDT Kris Jamison is reading from Love/Rock/Compost as part of a lit panel for @canadafictionfest.bsky.social and you can sign up for that one here: www.youtube.com/live/k3pJNm9...

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It's DAY 13 of #FictionFest and today we have the following livestreams: - 12:00pm EDT panel on Cozy Fiction - 7:00pm EDT literary fiction author readings www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Check out the full schedule & find links to all our replays at FictionFest.ca/events! #BookSky ⏰📚

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And if you missed any of our previous panels and/or author readings, you can find our full schedule and links to all the replays at FictionFest.ca/events! (I'll have today's replay links up for you in just a minute or two!) #FictionFest #BookSky

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A correction if you were watching the mystery panel that just ended: tomorrow we have a Cozy Fiction panel at noon, followed by literary fiction author readings in the evening, and then fantasy authors on Saturday at noon, followed by horror authors, and then a wrap-up panel with Steve and N.P!

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Next up today, we have a #mystery themed panel discussion! Watch the livestream at: youtube.com/live/MWA... And be sure to find our full event schedule and replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io · 02/07/2026

I popped onto BlueSky just in time! Started the morning with "Folk Horror," and since I'm awake I can join "Building a Mystery" - double win of writing information!

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A discussion panel for the #mystery fans, coming up in half an hour! #reading #books #CanadaSky

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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’m doing #FictionFest this year! It’s like a great big online book fair celebrating #Canadian fiction #books and authors. Check it out today and find yourself a new favourite read! 🍁📚 #booksky #CanCon #ReadCanadian ➡️ FictionFest.ca

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Canada Fiction Fest @canadafictionfest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today kicks off with more #fantasy author readings, and you can catch that livestream at: youtube.com/live/_c8... And be sure to find our full event schedule and replay links at FictionFest.ca/events #FictionFest #BookSky #ReaderSky ⏰📚

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N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Coming up in about 1 hour, at noon EDT, @stevewestenra.bsky.social will be hosting #FictionFest fantasy author readings! #BookSky #ReaderSky www.youtube.com/live/_c8VghT...

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