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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. Sep 27th at 10:30am PT in person and online on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The next in person + online #TWSsprints session is coming up, so save the date for this Sunday, September 27th at Waves Coffee 10:30am PT on Howe Street. Come out to say hi to other #TWS folx, enjoy some writing and social time in a fun and relaxed environment.

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Save the date for the next #TWSOchat on Sunday, November 12th at 10:30am (PDT). We will discuss FanFiction Join in with TWS alumni + mentors to ask q's and share your knowledge. #writerschat #WritingCommnunity

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, September 13th at 10:30am (PDT) and the subject is: Letter Writing. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

One thing I wish people would realize is just how central JK Rowling is to the entire anti-trans ecosystem. Looking at a network node analysis of the top 200 anti-trans X accounts, she is the most central figure spanning both sides of the Atlantic from Republicans to Labour.

A network graph visualization on a dark background showing connections between various accounts. The central, highly connected node is labeled "J.K. Rowling," with lines radiating out to many other nodes color-coded by region (UK, US, etc.). A detail panel on the right displays stats for her account, including her role as "Author & commentator," an in-degree of 153, an out-degree of 84, and 14 million followers.

A scatter plot graph on a dark background comparing accounts based on "followers (log)" on the x-axis and "in-degree" on the y-axis. The data points are color-coded by region. J.K. Rowling is highlighted as a major outlier in the top right corner, possessing the highest number of followers and the highest in-degree. Other labeled points lower on the graph include various politicians, individuals, and campaign organizations.

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The next @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session is tomorrow morning Sun. Aug 23rd at 10:30am PT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers

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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Publishing for young readers in September, I Am Indigenous is a unique and thoughtful picture book that explores what it means to be Indigenous. Hear from Orca designer Dahlia Yuen on this book's design process and what it was like to work on. blog.orcabook.com/inside-the-o...

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Inside the Orca book: Designing I Am Indigenous

With mindful affirmations and stunning artwork, I Am Indigenous is a unique and thoughtful picture book that explores what it means to be...

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, August 9th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: Unusual Texts. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Reminder, join us tomorrow (Sunday, July 26) in person at Waves Coffee on Howe St. at 10:30am PT or online for the #TWSsprints session. Meet and catch up with other writers in the community over a cup of coffee. We socialize and sprint together as a fun way to start off our writerly mornings.

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hey all, the next #TWSsprints session will be in person with Laura and Candie on Sunday, July 26th at 10:30am (PT) at Waves Coffee on Howe at Smithe. That's next week already, so join us for 3 x 15 mins sprints sessions + some fun writerly catch ups and chat. All writers in the community are welcome

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candie tanaka @candietanaka.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I heard from a friend in Alberta that Vancouver might be experiencing some smoke from fires but I haven't noticed anything downtown. There might have been a whiff of something out in Burnaby, but has anyone else smelled Canada burning?

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, July 19th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: Soliloquies and Rants (previously postponed). Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Hi everyone, the #TWSOchat that was scheduled today has been postponed until the following Sunday, July 19th at 10:30am PT. Apologies for the short notice but we'll do our ranting next week! :) Thank you for understanding.

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. July 27th at 10:30am PT at Waves Coffee Shop and on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some creative writing before you start your day! #writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Join us tomorrow for #TWSsprints Sun. June 28th at 10:30am PT here on Bluesky! Short notice but Candie will be at Waves Coffee Shop! Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day. #WritingCommunity #WritingLife

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Big love to the writers participating in today's #TWSOchat on Cutting Down Your Manuscript: @catherinewinters.com @emath.bsky.social @keepreading89.bsky.social @candietanaka.bsky.social

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, June 14th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: Cutting Down Your Manuscript. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. May 24th at 10:30am PT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Our next @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session is tomorrow morning Sun. May 24th at 10:30am PT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, May 10th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: Revisiting Scrivener. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Writers! Give @TWSSFU a follow & enter into your 2026 calendars the upcoming #TWSsprints and #TWSOchat sessions. Twitter Sessions: 2nd Sunday of each month -- TWS Twitter Chats #TWSOchat 4th Sunday of each month -- TWS Writing Sprints #TWSsprints

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The next #TWSsprints session will take place in person at Waves Coffee House this Sunday, Apr. 26 at 10:30am PT. Come and sprint your little hearts out with Laura and Candie + other #TWS and writing community members. All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there. So, save the date!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Save the date for the next #TWSOchat on Sunday, May 10th at 10:30am (PT). We will discuss Revisiting Scrivener after our previous chat and share new things we've learned bout the program. Join in with TWS alumni + mentors to ask q's and share your knowledge. #writerschat #WritingCommnunity

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Big love to the writers participating in today's #TWSOchat on What We Can Learn From Poetry: @jessicaleemcmillan.com @roblucastaylor.bsky.social @candietanaka.bsky.social

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today at 10:30am (PT) is the next #TWSOchat, join us as we discuss What We Can Learn From Poetry w/@TWSSFU (SFU's Writers Studio) mentors & alumni. Share your writing experiences with us. Open to all writers on Bluesky #amwriting #writerschat #writing

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Everyone on Bluesky is welcome to join @TWSSFU (SFU's The Writers Studio), as we discuss What We Can Learn From Poetry during the #TWSOchat today at 10:30am (PT)! #amwriting #writers #writing #writingtips #WritingCommunity

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, April 12th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: What We Can Learn From Poetry. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Looking for writing prompts and essays for our #TWSsprints or other writing? Check out "Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing" by editors @so_chez & @laura_farina of @TWSSFU (Writer's Studio Program at SFU). 43 essays via @AnvilPress - bit.ly/3u3nGsg

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Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing : Books : Anvil Press

Anvil Press is an independent publisher from Vancouver, that publishes contemporary Canadian Literature with a Distinctly Urban Twist

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. Mar 22 at 10:30am PDT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers

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SFU Continuing Studies @cs-sfu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join The Writer's Studio at SFU writing sprint on Bluesky where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PT. ow.ly/Scb850YwTCQ

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This Sunday, Mar 22nd at 10:30am (PDT) is the next #TWSsprints session online with Bluesky. Open to writers everywhere, sprint with us in 3 sessions of 15 mins each with a 5 mins break in between. Share info on your writing week and get some writing done before noon to start your day off right!

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candie tanaka @candietanaka.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

When they say "baseball cap" I think they mean "golf cap"

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candie tanaka @candietanaka.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I tried Lightlife (USA) sorry but it sucks. Although their veggie dogs aren't bad. Looking for a Canadian alternative to Yves veggie products #SOS

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candie tanaka @candietanaka.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Man, I miss Yves Veggie crumble so much :(

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Save the date for the next #TWSOchat on Sunday, April 12th at 10:30am (PDT). We will discuss What We Can Learn From Poetry. Join in with TWS alumni + mentors to ask q's and share your knowledge. #writerschat #WritingCommnunity

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Q8. Here's an article about simplicity of the first sentence and how that can be the hook that draws a reader in - lithub.com/jonathan-lee... i.e. Toni Morrison's, “124 was spiteful. Full of Baby’s venom.” #TWSOchat "No one wants to feel the writer trying to hard." ~ cringe Have you seen this?

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Jonathan Lee on Hooking a Reader with the First Line

The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. * In Ursula LeGuin’s essay “The Fisherwoman’s Daughter,” she writes that “first sentences are doors to worlds…

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Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca · 02/03/2026

The 2026 VWF Youth Writing Contest is open now! Tell an aspiring young writer in your life. We run two annual writing contests for students in BC: one for grades 5–7, and one for grades 8–12. Deadline: May 31, 2026 Read the rules and enter: writersfest.bc.ca/youth-writing-contest

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Reminder, that tomorrow the next #TWSOchat on Sunday, March 8th at 10:30am is around Simplicity in Your Writing. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This Sunday, March 8th at 10:30am is the next #TWSOchat where we discuss simplicity in your writing. Is this something that you struggle with in that you tend to overwrite? How do you make your text clean and clear? Open to all writers + follow along with the hashtag above to share your thoughts!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Tomorrow, Sunday, Feb 22nd at 10:30am (PST) is the next #TWSsprints session online with Bluesky. Open to writers everywhere, sprint with us in 3 sessions of 15 mins each with a 5 mins break in between. Share info on your writing week and get some writing done to start your day off right!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This Sunday, Feb 22nd at 10:30am (PST) is the next #TWSsprints session online with Bluesky. Open to writers everywhere, sprint with us in 3 sessions of 15 mins each with a 5 mins break in between. Share info on your writing week and get some writing done before noon to start your day off right!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Today at 10:30am (PST) is the next #TWSOchat, join us as we discuss Writing About People (Interviews) w/@TWSSFU (SFU's Writers Studio) mentors & alumni. Share your writing experiences with us. Open to all writers on Bluesky #amwriting #writerschat #writing

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The next #TWSOchat is tomorrow, Sunday, February 8th at 10:30am (PDT) and the subject is: Writing About People (Interviews). Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

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candie tanaka @candietanaka.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

When will we have the ability to make Bluesky private? Don't say never!

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The Writer's Studio at SFU @twssfu.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The next #TWSOchat is this Sunday and we'll be discussing Writing About People, how to best go about it and how the interview process can be useful. Share your knowledge or ask questions of #TWS alumni and other writers. Open to all writers worldwide. Follow along using/sharing the above chat tag.

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