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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ritual, Interrupted! 🩶🪶 Out September 15 — pre-order from your fave local indie bookstore today, or directly from Palimpsest: palimpsestpress.ca/books/ritual...

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Into poetry that reads like spells? My poetic grimoire RITUAL, INTERRUPTED is out next month with @palimpsestpress.bsky.social! Pre-order your copy today: palimpsestpress.ca/books/ritual...

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Dragons be here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/not...

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Big thanks to Becky Tu who interviewed me for Pancouver! I hope Not All Dragons continues to find who needs it🖤🐉. You can read the full interview, here: pancouver.ca/not-all-drag...

Promotional graphic featuring a review of Not All Dragons by David Ly. The headline reads, “Not All Dragons: David Ly’s Debut Novel Weaves Together Myth and Self-Identity,” credited to Becky Tu for Pancouver. The book cover appears on the left, showing a silhouetted figure against a stormy blue sky with a dragon overhead. Beside it is a review quote praising the novel as a fantastical adventure filled with wings, shimmering tails, and delicious fruit, calling it “a breathtaking adventure from the sea to the sky.” The design uses soft beige, blue, and gold tones with decorative dragon illustrations in the corners.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The dreamy counterpart to Queer Little Nightmares is coming and we want you to submit! @adelebarclay.bsky.social and I will be filling QUEER LITTLE DAYDREAMS with writing that purposefully plays with the strange and surreal. Full details: arsenalpulp.com/News/2026/Qu...

Poster with a soft gradient background in warm orange, yellow, and green tones. Large green text reads “QUEER LITTLE DAYDREAMS.” Below, smaller black text says “EDS. ADÈLE BARCLAY & DAVID LY.” Bold blue text reads “CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS,” followed by “(DEADLINE AUGUST 1, 2026)” in black.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

VANCOUVER: Not All Dragons will have its launch Iron Dog Books on MAY 27, generously hosted by @jensookfonglee.bsky.social with a reading by the always-magical @adelebarclay.bsky.social. ⚡️ RSVP 🔗: irondogbooks.com/events/49345... (not mandatory, but will help Iron Dog know how many to expect!)

A poster for the launch of Not All Dragons. There is an image of the book cover, along with headshots of David Ly, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Adèle Barclay. The details of the launch read: Wednesday, May 27, Doors at 6:30 PM, 261 E. Hastings St.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Some generous, early words for Not All Dragons. Pre-orders are now open! 🐉: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/not...

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Thank you @bcbooklook.bsky.social for the mention! 🐉: bcbooklook.com/david-ly/

Promotional graphic for BC BookLook’s Who’s Who feature. The design uses muted blue and storm cloud tones with faint lightning in the background. The heading reads “BC BookLook Who’s Who” with “D is for David” below. A quoted description highlights David Ly’s debut fantasy novel Not All Dragons and its themes of myth, memory, destiny, and transformation. A circular badge reads “Coming May 19, 2026.” The book cover appears on the right, showing a dragon silhouette against a stormy sky.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

⚡️Cover reveal!⚡️ I’m so excited to share the cover of my debut novel, Not All Dragons, beautifully designed by Jennifer Rawlinson at @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social. Pre-orders are now happening! Go show your local bookstore some love 💙 👉 bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/not...

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

⚡️Cover Incoming⚡️ 🐉 A hunt for the truth beneath story and prophecy 🐉 Mermaids, witches, and transformative magic 🐉 “A fascinating and fresh take on dragons and destiny” Designed by the wonderful team at @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social. Coming very soon! #NotAllDragons #CanLit #FantasyBook

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Cold days mean dreaming of warmer places until they feel real. Step into the world my novel, Not All Dragons, this coming spring. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 🏔️🌊🌩️ #NotAllDragons #FantasyNovel #CanLit #Fantasy

Digital graphic featuring layered feather- or scale-like textures in shades of blue, purple, and black. Centered text reads ‘The world of Not All Dragons’ above the large title ‘Lanilia.’ Below that, smaller text reads ‘Look for a beginning, lose the way back.’ Along the bottom: ‘Poplar Press, an imprint of Wolsak and Wynn’ and ‘May 2026.’

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This holiday season, give the gift of queer little nightmares and mythic, dreamy poetry.

The cover of queer little nightmares against a dark background

The covers of Mythical Man and Dream of Me as Water by David Ly

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Big edits are done. The story found its shape. Just tidying up the last typos the fay scattered behind. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social Spring 2026

A graphic with a starry night sky on the left and the title “Not All Dragons: A Novel” by David Ly on the right, with text reading “Editing Complete” and “Coming Spring 2026.”

A collage of fantasy-themed images, including a dragon eye close-up, flowing metallic textures, and a star-filled sky. Overlaid text reads: “A reckoning with the past,” “The resistance of a myth,” and “And a truth resurfaces — Spring 2026.”

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

My ritual is set. The interruption arrives Fall 2026. My next book of poems, Ritual, Interrupted, is on its way with Anstruther Books, @palimpsestpress.bsky.social 🦇🦇🦇

The book announcement of Ritual, Interrupted by David Ly. The design is stark and striking, with deep black and muted gray tones. A white serif title sits centered above the skeletal image of a creature, giving it a solemn and elegant feel.

A simple announcement graphic with soft neutral tones. The text reads: Ritual, Interrupted — Fall 2026 with a poem excerpt “white talons etch / runes onto a rib cage to denote where / forgiveness has begun, complete once / you feel safe and brave enough to put / the heart back in.”

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Editing my dragons on a day hot enough to hatch some. #NotAllDragons. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 🥚🔥

A laptop screen displays a Word document titled “NOT ALL DRAGONS, A Novel, David Ly,” with “DRAGONS” in red text, shown during a hot summer day while the author edits the manuscript.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Not a love letter, exactly—but maybe something close. 🫀 “Florence” is now in Issue 94 of The Cortland Review. Inspired by the music of Florence + The Machine. Thank you @christiangullette.bsky.social for giving this poem space: www.cortlandreview.com/issue-94/dav...

A close-up image of soft, pale orchids pressed against a rain-speckled window. The text on the image reads: “The Cortland Review, Issue 94 – New Poem: Florence by David Ly.” The mood is gentle and reflective, evoking the emotional resonance of music and poetry.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The contract is signed. The wings have stirred. Not All Dragons is coming Spring 2026.

A majestic golden dragon wing, illuminated by soft, ethereal light, stretches over a sky filled with swirling clouds. Centered in a translucent text box, the words read:
“Signed. Sealed. Not All Dragons are myth. Coming Spring 2026.”
The overall tone is mythical, mysterious, and full of quiet anticipation.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

New year, new poem—catch my poem “New Familiar” in PRISM international’s SPELLS issue.

An image of a fire salamander with text overlayed reading “new poem, PRISM International 63.1 | Spells, ‘New Familar’, David Ly”

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My debut novel, Not All Dragons, is coming in spring 2026. 🐲✨ 🐲 A speculative fantasy about grief, transformation, and the myths we feel beholden to. ✨ 🐲✨ Can’t wait to share more soon.

A graphic announcing David Ly’s debut speculative fantasy novel, Not All Dragons. The title text is overtop a close-up of reptilian scales. The novel comes out Spring 2026 from Poplar Press, an imprint of Wolsak and Wynn

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

SAD Mag is having a sale on their SEX ISSUE! Printed in the summer of 2020, the issue was nominated for two National Magazine Awards and includes an interview I did for my debut poetry collection Mythical Man. 💦 Pick up your copy in the next week for something sexxxy: www.sadmag.ca/shop/issue-n...

An image of SAD magazine’s Sex issue cover

A cover of Mythical Man: Poems by David Ly. The image notes themes that appear in the book: chthonic imagery, nuances of queer love, and subversions of masculinity

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

As we ring in the year of the snake in the coming days, 2025 marks five years of Mythical Man!🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍. Thank you to all my readers! Can’t wait to show you what’s coming next. Soon. ish. 🤫

An image of the cover of the poetry collection Mythical Man by David Ly. There is text on the image thanking readers who have read the book in the last five years.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thank you for giving my story a home, @ex-puritan.bsky.social and @anuja-v.bsky.social 🪸 Time to raise the dead: ex-puritan.ca/necromantic

“NECROMANTIC” is in a gold serif font and underneath are the word “A Short Story by David Ly, The Ex-Puritan, issue 64”. All text is over a light purple gradient on top of coral and anemones

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Some recent poems of mine! Thank you Plenitude, SAD Mag, and carte blanche for giving my writing space💙 Dragon Hunting: plenitudemagazine.ca/dragon-hunti... Ritual, Interrupted: www.sadmag.ca/blog/2024/6/... Ode to Kindred, the Eternal Hunters: carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-49/ly-...

Over a starry night sky are the words: "New Poem Dragon Hunting Plenitude Magazine" in the centre of the image if is the light blue silhouette of a dragon.

A close-up of the feathers of a vulture, cast in a maroon light. "New Poem SAD MAG | ONLINE" is in small white text at the top while "RITUAL, INTERRUPTED" is in red. My name, "David Ly" is in white at the bottom.

An image of swirling beige overtop a blue background. The words "Carte blanche | Issue 49: Play" is in white while the poem title "ODE TO KINDRED, THE ETERNAL HUNTERS" is centred with my name "David Ly" beneath. At the bottom of the image is white text reading: "A poem inspired by League of Legends"

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello, Blue Sky! My name is David Ly (pronounced "Lee") and I'm a poet, editor, and writer and these are my books. I’m also the Poetry Editor at This Magazine 📖. Follow along as I post more new writing and announcements!👋

An image of the front covers of MYTHICAL MAN (pink and light green text over green snake skin) and DREAM OF ME AS WATER (white and yellow text over a blue and gold betta fish fin. Both books are surrounded by leaves and vines of a pothos plant.

The cover of QUEER LITTLE NIGHTMARES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MONSTROUS FICTION AND POETRY (Edited by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli). The cover is a purple with a green, webbed monster hand ending in long pink nails.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My poem “Dream of Me as Water” recently received a choir adaption by Stuart Beatch and performed by Ottawa’s Tone Cluster choir. It’s giving open-world video game vibes! Have a listen! 🌊🎶🎧: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnZt...

A close-up image of the ends fins belonging to a blue betta fish. The text “DREAM OF ME AS WATER” are overlayed in blocky white text with “Choir Adaptation,” “Stuart Beatch, Composer” beneath in smaller white text.

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David Ly @davidlywrites.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thank you for publishing SIREN SEASON, Plenitude Magazine! 🖤 🦑 My little story about finding light in the dark, treading through uncomfortable moments, and weird and slimy sirens: plenitudemagazine.ca/siren-season/

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