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Peatsmoke Journal @psmokejournal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of our Summer 2026 Editor's Prize Contest! We would like to thank everyone who submitted their beautiful work!

Summer 2026 Editor's Prize Contest Fiction Winner: "Kelly & Lazarus" by Elena Steiert Finalists: Dani Guerrero, Bethany Bruno, Danila Botha & Rachel Whalen Poetry Winner: "Differentiation" by Tamar Jacobs Finalists: Terry Hall, Susan Shea & Eric Wittkopf Flash Winner: "The Last Book of Weirdos" by Kathryn Kulpa FInalists: Kristina Garvin, Valerie Hughes & Aaron F. Schnore Congrats! We would like to that all who shared their wonderful writing with us!

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maryanneyarde.bsky.social 💙📚📜 @maryanneyarde.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐ EDITORIAL REVIEW From Tiberias to France and the horrors of the Holocaust, 'Vidal' by Danila Botha is an ambitious and deeply personal story of memory, identity, family and survival. 📖 Read the full review: maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2026/08/edit... @danilabotha.bsky.social 💙📚

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Sometimes we could hear the distant lapping of Lake Kinneret against the rocks on the shore." #SundaySentence from @danilabotha.bsky.social's VIDAL. www.erikadreifus.com/2026/08/sund...

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#SundaySentence - Erika Dreifus

The best sentence I've read during the past week, "out of context and without commentary."

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I’m incredibly excited for the official launch of Vidal this September 🧡🧡 Thanks so much to my wonderful publisher At Bay Press, Heather Wood Koffler Arts , Ben McNally Books and the amazing Gary Barwin for sharing the stage with me Join us Sept 9th TV at 6:00pm www.kofflerarts.org/more/public-...

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Check out an excerpt from @danilabotha.bsky.social novel, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US, which explores friendship and identity, Judaism and cults, and hypocrisy and family. —David Michael, Judith Magazine on Substack. 🙏 judithmagazine.substack.com/p/a-place-fo...

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A Place For People Like Us

“Make for yourself a friend.” — Pirkei Avot

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darkwinterlitmag @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

For our third Shortlist Saturday, we offer you this intriguing story, Everything is Temporary by Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social, now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/everyth...

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Everything is Temporary by Danila Botha

Alice was always asking Paul to scratch her back. She’d ask reflexively almost immediately after he sat down beside her on the couch. [...]

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Thank you CBC Books for including "A Place For People Like Us," by @danilabotha.bsky.social on your list of 15 Canadian Books to Read for Jewish Book Month! #JewishHistoryMonth

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Bravo @danilabotha.bsky.social!!!! Thrilled to see "A Place For People Like Us," is a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award!!!! Congrats to all the incredible finalists! 🙏✨🤸‍♂️

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Also so excited to see A Place For People Like Us on CBC Books’s list of Fifteen Canadian Books to Read For Jewish Book month. An honour to be there with Cary Fagan, Rebecca Hirsch Garcia, Elise Levine and more 💗 www.cbc.ca/books/15-can... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @rollwithheather.bsky.social

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15 Canadian books to read for Jewish Heritage Month | CBC Books

From poetry to children's books and nonfiction, we've compiled a list of books by Jewish Canadians.

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Emotional and grateful to find out this morning that A Place For People Like Us is a finalist for the Eric Hoffer award 🧡🧡💗Thank you so much to my incredible publisher, congrats to the amazing finalists www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @rollwithheather.bsky.social

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Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists

independent book award for the small press, academic press & independent press, including self-published books

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Jean Dubuffet, Building Facades, July 1946 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Thank you from us too, Asher! 🙏

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Bravo @danilabotha.bsky.social! "A Place For People Like Us," won an Independent Press Award, for Contemporary Novel.

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

AMAZING! @danilabotha.bsky.social and @rollwithheather.bsky.social🙏✨❤️👏🔥

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Grateful for this beautiful review of A Place For People Like Us in Reader’s Favourite 💗🎉📚 thank you so much Asher Syed “beautifully written and fully immersive, this is women’s fiction at its finest.” 🥹 @guernicaeditions.bsky.social

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A few more photos from the Independent Press Awards, where A Place For People Like Us won for Contemporary Novel 💗💗📚🎉🥹 @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @rollwithheather.bsky.social

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What an incredible night. Thank you so much to the Independent Press Awards for creating such a special event. It was so much fun to celebrate with these amazing authors! thank you to Heather for best photos and company 🧡🧡🧡📚 🥳 @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @rollwithheather.bsky.social

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Hey #WritingCommunity! With all the chaotic world events dominating headlines, you may have missed the recent releases by these authors. Check ‘em out! @fionawriter.bsky.social @glawackus.bsky.social @coreypoetry.bsky.social @danilabotha.bsky.social @smcconnaha.bsky.social @mquigley1963.bsky.social

Check out the recent releases by these authors.

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kara oakleaf @karaoakleaf.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

very surprised and grateful to see this little story win the 2025 new flash fiction review prize! the whole @nffr.bsky.social issue is phenomenal and i’m so glad to be in such good company 🥰 newflashfiction.com/body-as-a-si...

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New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed) (@nffr.bsky.social)

New Flash Fiction Review is an online magazine devoted to flash fiction. Read more: https://newflashfiction.com

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I really can’t say enough about how wonderful this experience was. If you’re in DC, the 804 Literary Salon is fantastic, and so is the writing community 📚🧡

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Look at the amazing writers 🧡🧡🧡🧡📚

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A few more 804 Literary Salon, what an amazing experience 🧡📚🎉

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I had the best time reading at 804 Literary Salon in Washington DC! Look at this incredible company. Thank you so much to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and Lauren Woods for having me 🩷📚🎉

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kara oakleaf @karaoakleaf.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

so much fun to read at the 804 lit salon this weekend - huge thanks to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social for including me with this absurdly talented group of writers ♥️ @margarethutton.bsky.social @janinalapapita.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @danilabotha.bsky.social @tmcallister.bsky.social

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Howl @howl895fm.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm host @valentinoaaaa.bsky.social talks to Lindsay Wong “Villain Hitting For Vicious Little Nobodies” (Penguin Random House) & @hollay.bsky.social talks to @margolapierre.bsky.social for her book “Ajar” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A few more photos from OLA today, what an awesome conference 💗💗

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I had the best time at the OLA conference today. What an amazing experience 🧡🧡🥳📚so awesome to get to sign so many books so quickly, to connect with readers, librarians, and other writers 📚🥳

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

On this #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay I'm reading a lot of thoughtful posts & pieces. For the moment, though, I just want to share this feature on an exhibit about the late, great Lore Segal, which opened last week and runs through April 15. www.jta.org/2026/01/26/c...

screenshot showing article headline: "A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths."

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Mawenzi House @mawenzihouse.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Our first book of 2026 is coming out on February 10! Trachea: a novel in linked stories by Mayank Bhatt is a vivid existential novel about an uncomfortable, uncompromising new Canadian.

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Gorgeous cover @francesboyle19.bsky.social! Looking forward to Oct. 1!!!!

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GUERNICA EDITIONS @guernicaeditions.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Don't miss Lynda's interview with Kristin Marquet, "On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer," featured in Authority Magazine. medium.com/authority-ma...

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Lynda Williams On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

A support network. Writing can be lonely work at times. It’s easy to get caught up in your own head, and connecting with other writers who…

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Heather J. Witchy🧙 Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📣Hamilton ON! The awesome @hollay.bsky.social and I will be giving a session on the subtle (and not so subtle) art of book publicity at the Hamilton Sharpwords Super Crawl, Saturday, January 31, 11:00am, Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline St. N #HamOnt Sharpwords.ca

Sharpwords Super Crawl, The subtle art of book publicity 11-12pm, Join River Street's Hollay Ghadery and independent publicist Heather Wood to learn about how book publicity reall works, why review copies are your friend and the best and worst ways to get the word out about books. Photo of a woman with brown hair, photo of a woman with blonde hair.

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays? Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books: alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...

A graphic labelled "What We're Reading for the holidays" with five book covers: Old Souls by Jackarais, The Longest Night by Lauren Carter, As We Forgive Others by Shane Peacock, Thyme Travellers edited by Sonia Sulaiman, and Skin by Catherine Bush.

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Howl @howl895fm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Our latest show on CIUT 89.5 FM @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/

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Heather J. Witchy🧙 Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📣Canadian speculative fiction writers and publishers: submissions for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic are open until January 31, 2026. #SpecFic #CanLit #SFF #Horror #MagicRealism #Surrealism

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Howl @howl895fm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!

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Howl @howl895fm.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Listen to the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm

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Valentino Assenza @valentinoassenza.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Tune into the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm Host

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Danila Botha @danilabotha.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

It’s always such a joy to be interviewed by @valentinoassenza.bsky.social @howl895fm.bsky.social 📚We talked about my new @guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡

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