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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I will be the feature @ Word4Word this month and read poems from Scar/city etc. October 19th, 2026 @ 7:30pm Features: Daniela Elza & Open Mic - sign up at 7:30 readings begin at 8. Hosted by Kyna and Em @ The Fringe, 3124 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC Word4Word is a monthly poetry open mic.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC launches a Parliamentary Petition calling for radical transparency for AI training processes and the works they subsequently produce. See for link of petition in first comment. Please sign and share. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition e-7774 - Petitions

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're delighted that Daniela Elza's poetry collection, SCAR/CITY, has won the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Award for BC Authors! SCAR/CITY was also short-listed for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature! Check out the collection: buff.ly/y8n1HiB

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some media after the ceremonies in Gibsons. *Scar/city* was a winner in the poetry category, and *Is this an Illness or an Accident?* was a finalist and the Honourable Mention in the non fiction category. Thank you SCWES www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/b...

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Book awards honour David Roche and B.C. talent

Writers from across British Columbia travelled to the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons on Aug. 22 for the culmination of the Book Awards for BC Authors.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Both "Scar/city* and *Is this an Illness or an Accident?* are fianalists in the Annual Book Awards for BC Authors, presented by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society in Poetry & Creative Non-fiction categories respectively. ❤ Winners will be announced at Award Ceremony on August 22nd.

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Caitlin Press/Dagger Editions @caitlinpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Exciting news! Daniela Elza's book, "Is This an Illness or an Accident," has been named a finalist at the Fourth Annual Book Awards for BC Authors, presented by the SCWES. @danielaelza.bsky.social Grab your copy today and join us in celebrating this achievement: caitlinpress.com/Books/I/Is-T...

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Is This an Illness or an Accident?

Is This an Illness or an Accident? is a profound exploration of the conflicts and contradictions of what it means to belong, to work and to find home. Drawing on the bleak and occasionally absurd mome...

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The exhibit opens today. Each of the featured poets will be writing to it for Art & Poetry in the Gallery event on June 2, 6:30pm. There is an open mic part of the evening which invites you too to pen some lines to the art and share that night.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hello Nanaimo, looking forward to seeing you on June 10th at this Poetry in the Harbour reading series hosted Nanaimo Poet Laureate Neil Surkan. I will be reading from Scar/city predominantly, but also the broken boat, etc depending on the mood. Looking forward.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I will be joining three new to me writers to read poems from poets who are alive in our lives and minds, even if they have left this mortal plane. Looking forward to seeing some friends there and making some new ones. Please help spread the word to those who might find this of interest.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Scar/city makes the 2026 George Ryga Award shortlist: an annual literary prize for a BC writer who has achieved an outstanding degree of social awareness in a new book published in the preceding calendar year <3 bcbooklook.com/ryga-award-s...

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Ryga Award shortlist, 2026 - BC Booklook

Five authors have been shortlisted for the 2026 George Ryga Award, an annual literary prize for a BC writer who... FULL STORY

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Hello Gibsons, I'll be reading @ Gibsons & District Public Library, 470 South Fletcher Road.Thursday on May 28, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM from my new books. The library requests people to register: QR code below. And Here's the link to the event. Hope to see you there. 🧡 gibsonslibrary.ca/event/poetry...

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join us for a virtual book reading of Sublime: Poems for Vanishing Ice with readings from contributing poets across North America. Date: April 19, 2026 at 2pm PT, 5 pm ET. Please register at www.crowdcast.io/c/rswz8h8ifafm

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Hello Salt Spring Island, I will be visiting you, and reading at the Library on April 9th. This will be Scar/city's first national poetry month appearance. Thank you to Brian Day for running the Poetry Open Mic reading series. And thank you to the Library for hosting us.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

An impromptu stop by Book Warehouse led to chatting, signing books, and taking photos. *Scar/city* was between Mary Oliver and *Crushed Wild Mint*. A block later ran into a neighbour drinking coffee outside Elysian Coffeeshop on the corner of Broadway and Ash, and we talked about book.

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Caitlin Press/Dagger Editions @caitlinpress.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"Is This an Accident or an Illness? is a deep-hearted memoir full of uncomfortable reflections and questions...Best read under a tree, if you can." Read Jessica Poon's review of @danielaelza.bsky.social's debut prose collection on BC Review at thebcreview.ca/2026/02/10/2... #memoir #bcreview

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Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident? by Daniela Elza

Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident?, by Daniela Elza (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2025) $24 / 9781773861630

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I read this first review of my debut essay collection with trepidation ... as it is a first. I love how the reviewer pulled through a number of threads and picked up on the unifying themes. Thank you Jessica Poon for the review of this close to my heart book. ❤ thebcreview.ca/2026/02/10/2...

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Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident? by Daniela Elza

Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident?, by Daniela Elza (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2025) $24 / 9781773861630

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Another view of Scar/city. "These poems are meant to disrupt, interrupt, and unsettle you just as the threat of losing one’s home unsettles... It highlights the slipperiness of language, of politicians and planners who try to 'torture you by obfuscation'. ❤ textingthecity.wordpress.com

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Not the kind of texting that comes to mind

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Hello, North Vancouver. This Saturday 17th, 4-6pm I look forward to sharing the stage with Robin Susanto, Christi Kramer, Anna Meliha, and Rev. Claire Morgan at Mount Seymour United Church. All are welcome. Details below.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Here she comes! Here we go! 🥳💕🕛💥 Happy New Year. ⭐️🌟✨🍾🥂 🔥💜 May she be kinder, and wiser, and a lot more peaceful. ❤

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Happy Solstice to all. What will you leave behind? ❤ What will you carry forward? Robin Wall Kimmerer gathers us around the Plant Baby Plant circles. What are you planting for the new year? What kind of plants and ruckus will you raise? ❤ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXbj...

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Plant Circle | Winter Solstice | Dec 21, 2025

YouTube video by Plant Baby Plant

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I will be back at LUNCH POEMS in the new year to read from Scar/city. Thank you to the Lunch Poems team for running this most unique series at lunch time between 12-1pm where you can feast on both lunch and poems at the same time. ❤ www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poem...

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Lunch Poems presents Daniel Cowper and Daniela Elza (In Person)

Lunch Poems at SFU is a unique opportunity to celebrate poetry and is held the third Wednesday of every month, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Scar/city made the BC Review year-end reviewer picks: "These poems—on the tough topic of community and the forces that break it—dance through the streets with characteristic pitch-perfect timing, self-awareness, and sheer lyric exuberance." thebcreview.ca/2025/12/11/2...

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Reviewer picks 2025 (part II)

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

the Patriotic Millionaires -they own a lot more than homes- they are asking to be taxed more - thank you Sean <3

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Looking forward to engaging with JJ Lee and Onjana Yawnghwe on crossing borders~crossing genres.<3

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Hello Burnaby and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts - I will see you on Nov. 6th for this final launch of the "Scar/city" and "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" in Studio 103 on the main floor.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The final planned launch event for Vancouver: October 15th at the Book Warehouse Main Street. DOUBLE book launch for both books with moderators Rob Taylor and Christina Myers to speak across the genres the books span. You can reserve a seat at the link below. blackbondbooks.com/events/18281...

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Double Book Launch - One Author, Two Books! SCAR/CITY and Is This An Illness or an Accident? by Daniela Elza | Black Bond Books

Local Independent Bookstore with 6 locations in Vancouver's Lower Mainland

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Oh, how beautiful Rahat. Thank you. <3 Can I keep these words and use them on my blog?

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Victoria, See you next Friday, Oct. 3rd. <3 I will be sharing the stage with Jeremy Loveday at Planet Earth Poetry. More info at the link below: planetearthpoetry.com/october-2025

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Caitlin Press/Dagger Editions @caitlinpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

@danielaelza.bsky.social will be launching her latest memoir, Is This An Illness or An Accident at the SFU Teck Gallery on September 24th, 2025 at 7 pm. The event will be moderated by Bonnie Nish and @angelarebrec.bsky.social. @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social will sell at the event.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Next up: debut non-fiction launch of "Is this an Illness or an Accident?" It get's its own birthday celebration: Sept. 24th, 7pm, at the Teck Gallery, SFU downtown Vancouver. Thank you to SFU for the space. It will be great to be back in my alma mater for this reading.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Thank you to the staff at 49th Shelf for the shout for SCAR/CITY (MQUP, 2025). So many amazing books are coming out this fall. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08...

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Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Poetry to look forward to in the second half of 2025

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Thank you <3 I had not seen this.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

First interview - in anticipation of Sept. 9th launch of SCAR/CITY at the VPL. Seats are sold out. thelasource.com/culture/2025...

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Examining the life of a city: Poet Daniela Elza explores community and belonging – The La Source

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

*Is this an Illness or an Accident?* will be part of Word, Vancouver festival on Sept. 20th. www.wordvancouver.ca/hsbc-hall/be...

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This months Twisted Poets Literary Salon is part of Word, Vancouver. I will be reading alongside to power poets.

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Daniela Elza @danielaelza.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Hello Quadra Island, Poet Leanne Boschman & I will be coming to you for an evening of poetry and music in collaboration with the local band Willow. Please share with those who are near and dear and would be interested in joining us for a 4pm afternoon soiree. ❤

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