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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Atlantis Journal is now on Bluesky! Follow for CFPs, new issues, and events!

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Literary Magazines Canada Collective @litmagscan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We now have 72 magazines in our #litmag directory! The best writing from new, emerging and established writers in Canada and beyond. See the full list here: litmags.ca/directory/

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Literary Magazines Canada Collective @litmagscan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Looking for the best new writing in Canada? We now have 70 literary magazines listed in the LMCC directory! litmags.ca/directory/

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Answers to age-old questions about that poetry singsong voice 😆 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/a...

screenshot from the NYT with the headline: "What's with that voice people use when reciting poetry" with a cartoon/caricature of a poet reading at a lecturn

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Support for Wild Talk has been -- wild! Second printing is on the way.... Orders via wildflowerpress@proton.me #chapbook #linocut #reliefprinting #novascotiaartist #novascotiawriters #nativeplants #naturewriting

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

If you have a Linkedin profile, your info is -- by default -- being used to train gen AI. Turn it off via settings > data privacy.😡

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The Wild Talk chapbook sprouts today! Copies available at the Torn Edges show, Lunenburg Art Gallery. Also via wildflowerpress@proton.me. Wild Strawberry linocut shown here is by the inimitable @vanessamckiel.bsky.social. #chapbook #bookbinding #nativeplants #novascotia #handmadebooks #naturewriting

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The Wild Talk #chapbook is coming! A year of conversations with Beach Pea, Hackmatack & many other characters. Copies available at the Lunenburg Art Gallery Torn Edges show Dec 2-7 & wildflowerpress@proton.me #nativeplants #naturewriting #micropress #linocuts #novascotia @vanessamckiel.bsky.social

Cover image for chapbook. White background. Green text: "Wild Talk: Conversations with Plants. Written by Katherine J Barrett. Artwork by Vanessa McKiel." Image is a linocut of branches and cones of a hackmatack or tamarack tree.

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Thanks @udemy for exploiting centuries of work by human poets to further enshittify the internet. #noaiart

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A plant that crackles and pops! Jewelweed was our latest interviewee in the Wild Talk outdoor studio. With an original print by the marvellous @vanessa_mckiel www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi... @lunenburgbarnacle #nativeplants #jewelweed #fallcolours #naturewriting

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

It has been almost a full cycle of Wild Talk. And we have a real *treasure* of a plant coming up in Oct! With original linocuts from the inimitable @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/tag/wild-talk/ #naturewriting #nativeplants #naturalizedplants #ediblewildplants #weedsnotlawns

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The latest Wild Talk features Wild Carrot (aka Queen Anne's Lace). With original linocut by the talented @vanessa_mckiel. @lunenburgbarnacle www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi...

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Canadian Arts Coalition canadienne des arts @artscoalitionca.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We need your voice now to support arts and culture in Canada! Please send a letter through our campaign. We need all who care about culture - business leaders, students, artists, audiences, everyone - to submit a letter before Sept 15. canadianartscoalition.com/campaign-for-culture-2025/

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Thank you @malahatreview.bsky.social and Courtney Bill for the interview about my short story "Half." #litmags #fiction malahatreview.ca/interviews/b...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18/08/2025

BREAKING: Gaza's Health Ministry says that five Palestinians, including two children, have died due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wwmxfl

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who pushed back. Yes, we need to "talk about AI." And more: we to talk about the corporations, the real people, who are creating AI & deciding how it works. AI did not just appear like a meteor. It is a *product.* So, no, hosting AI authors at lit festivals is not the way forward.

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

The oh-so-August edition of Wild Talk. Five questions with Beach Pea. Illustrated by the incomparable @vanessa_mckiel. www.thebarnacle.ca/five-questio... @lunenburgbarnacle #localmedia #beachpea #nativeplants #novascotia #naturewriting

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Microsoft: Most at risk from AI -- translators, historians, passenger attendants, sales reps, writers, customer service, machine tool programmers. Least at risk: phlebotomists, nursing assistants, hazardous material removal, *painters, and embalmers. [*not creative painters, of course] #noaiart

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

*No one* has asked for AI. Stop the force-feeding. #noAI

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Literary Magazines Canada Collective @litmagscan.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Post #2 highlighting results of our survey. #Litmags are a significant contribution to writing communities and the publishing industry in Canada. We estimate that litmags publish 3,000 to 4,000 authors/yr & pay $250,000 to $500,000 in contributor fees. See full report at litmags.ca

Yellow background with black and pink text: We estimate that litmags collectively publish 3,000 to 4,000 authors per year and pay $250,000 to $500,000 in contributor fees to those authors.

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Literary Magazines Canada Collective @litmagscan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

How do #litmags in Canada operate? How to they support writers & publishers? What challenges do they face? We asked these questions and more in our survey. Full results are here: litmags.ca/survey/. #publishing #literary #canada

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Thrilled to have a story in the latest issue of The Malahat Review! A big thanks to the whole TMR team. #fiction #litmags #shortstory

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Ottawa folks! Catch The Couch at Avant-Garde tonight. www.instagram.com/thecouchband/

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The mysteries of the garden. Last year: no strawberries but a herd of haskaps. This year, no haskaps but a swarm of strawberries! #zone6b #permaculture #strawberries

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This is going to be a fabulous gathering! Resurgence and Revolution: Celebrating #Feminist #Publishing. In Halifax/ Kjipuktuk November 2025. Proposals due July 15. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... or contact me!

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Ian LeTourneau @ianletourneau.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Let’s kill it

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Shannon Sanders @shanders.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I tried to say this earlier today; @thelincoln.bsky.social said it a lot more succinctly: “Despite what techno-optimists have claimed, AI use is nearly always lazy. Yes, exceptions exist. But they are exceptions. The point of AI, for most people in most circumstances, is to do less work.”

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Newspapers Are Recommending AI-Hallucinated Novels

The GenAI Slop Flood Has Overflown the Internet Container

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Call for Abstracts: "The Indigenous New Wave Movement: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Production." Co-edited by Dr. Margaret Robinson and Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis. Deadline: July 31, 2025. Details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at... #callforpapers #indigenousnewwave #genderstudies

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Thirty minutes into figuring out how to create -- and keep -- a professional, consistent font in #office365. 🤯

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Latest Wild Talk interview: Canada #Rosebay aka #Rhodora reveals a very special BFF and favourite poet. Original lino cut by @vanessamckiel.bsky.social. www.thebarnacle.ca/wild-talk-se... #naturewriting #nativeplants

Print from lino cut showing 3 large pink-purple flowers on 3 stems. Bright green and dark green leaves are smaller. White background with grey border.

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Calling writers, editors, publishers, activists, organizers, scholars.... "Revolution and Resurgence: Celebrating Feminist Publishing." Hybrid event Nov 28-29 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). What is feminist publishing? What could it be? What has it been? See details: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at...

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

According to polls, it's still a toss-up in South Shore-St. Margarets. VOTE! (And compare platforms on key issues here: www.thebarnacle.ca/south-shore-... 🤔)

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made? LPG publishers are committed to keeping Canadian stories, talent, and production close to home, checking all the boxes.

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

New on @bandcamp.com -- compilation of #eastcoastmusic produced by Engender Records. All proceeds go to Canadian Alliance to End #Homelessness. engenderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/harmon...

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Harmony In Housing, by Engender Records

42 track album

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The latest Wild Talk interview: Seven Question with Lungwort Lichen. www.thebarnacle.ca/seven-questi... #naturewriting #lichen #novascotia

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Literary Magazines Canada Collective @litmagscan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Literary magazines publishing in Canada -- join us! Send an email to connect@litmags.ca to be added to our directory and email list. We meet monthly to share ideas, questions, and challenges. litmags.ca

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Hey, it's Bandcamp Friday! All proceeds go to the artists. Here's an artist who would really appreciate proceeds :-) as12.bandcamp.com/album/earth-...

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Earth Moon Transit, by earth moon transit

11 track album

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 07/03/2025

Bandcamp Friday is back for 2025. Today, we’ll once again waive our revenue share, ensuring more money goes directly to artists. Last year, fans spent $3.1 million in a single day—the biggest since 2022. Let’s keep that momentum going. Get your wishlist ready and support the artists you love!

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Lorri Neilsen Glenn 🇨🇦 @lorri.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Join us! Women on the Page -- Webinar Series on Writing. Seven celebrated women authors offer insights into writing. Real talk. Technique. Inspiration. Check it out at womenonthepage.com Weekly from April 9-May 15, 2025. 🇨🇦 #writers #creative #writing #womenwritersofinstagram

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Women on the Page

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Katherine J Barrett @kathj.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture and Social Justice is open for submissions of literary work during March and April. Please see full guidelines before submitting: atlantisjournal.ca/index.php/at...

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