Sign in

Shana Ross

@shanaross.bsky.social
354 followers 487 following 258 posts

Writer of poetry and more; facilitator/coach of leadership learning; recent transplant to Edmonton/Treaty Six lands. Yale Theater Studies and <checks notes> MBA?

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Shana Ross
Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 07/10/2026
get in, we're raising funds for Elise
01715
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hate when my most cynical dystopian imagination remains relevant. From @smallwondersmag.com , last year: smallwondersmag.com/piece/inters...
smallwondersmag.com
Interstellar Catalog: Death Penalty - Small Wonders
On this world they still have the death penalty. / If found guilty of certain crimes, you / are sent into space, alone in a capsule.
042
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you are in Alberta- this is an amazing opportunity!!!
001
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At least physical junk mail had a meaningful cost, which kept things in check…
010
Reposted by Shana Ross
Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
COMING OCTOBER 1: 🌏🦠⚗️📺 More author reveals for Radon #14!!!! Featuring works from @olusegunajayi.bsky.social, @bchase9.bsky.social, @mynachang.bsky.social, and @shanaross.bsky.social
073
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I get email meant for all of them.
110
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If someone ever wants to give me a documentary crew and funding, I would love to do a documentary on name twins. There’s a Shana Ross in Montreal, in Houston, and one or two in Georgia/Tennessee (I’ve never been able to untangle whether it’s one person or two; she or they are fairly transient).
110
Reposted by Shana Ross
Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In Augur Issue 9.1, you'll find: ✒️"Prayer Song" by @snehaskanta.bsky.social ✒️"Interstellar Catalogue: No Bridges" by @shanaross.bsky.social ✒️"Horse Trailer, Ash, Pumpjack" by EC Dorgan ✒️"Dance As A Response Mechanism For Fear And An Act Of Survival" by Gospel Chinedu 🧵 buff.ly/bBotj6s
141
Reposted by Shana Ross
Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions for the last time this year in about a month (October 18-24). Will you be ready? Will any of us? kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/
static.klipy.com
Siap-siap, Gadis Cilik!
Alt: Get ready!
03728
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WOOOOOOO! 👏💪
110
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Such a lovely evening. :)
010
Reposted by Shana Ross
Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/09/2026
Also yes hello this is TOMORROW Sept 15 at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social ! 7 pm! Be there or be a rectangular thing and get a small amount of swag! :D (You will be expected to dress as a spy BUT you can be undercover if you like.)
audreys.ca
"Wickhills" Book Launch with Premee Mohamed | Audreys Books
Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children
58819
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You have my attention. What a great idea for an art form that's being noticed in new ways.
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Welp. OK then. <bumps entire back catalogue to top of library hold list>
000
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Argue with me that all fiction is speculative by definition. FFS. <insert Danny Glover gif>
170
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
CONGRATULATIONS!
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Sure - I'd be happy to chat, happy to feed folks. I've hosted house concerts in the past, so maybe that's analogous? Things I'd want to know: what are your expectations/needs - how many people, what vibe, what would success look like, etc. I'm @jaclynf.bsky.social 's friend in Edmonton.
120
Reposted by Shana Ross
Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Announcing: my next book! THE LAST INFINITY is a time travel novel full of queer characters, wonky timelines, and cute robots. Check it out here! alexisamesbooks.com/2026/05/18/a.... #WritingCommunity #indieauthor #SFF
alexisamesbooks.com
Announcing: THE LAST INFINITY
If you are subscribed to my newsletter, you have already heard the news, but: my next book is coming out in August! (This is a fake book cover made in Canva and not the real cover. Stay tuned!) The…
01212
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
OMG I cannot wait for this one...
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
wishing you speedy recovery!
000
Reposted by Shana Ross
It's me, Nico. @nicasio.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to Deadlands 2025 poets continued!! Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, Belle Biscotti, @shanaross.bsky.social, and last but not even a little be least: Ellen Romano. These writers are astounding, powerhouse craftspeople. I'm so thankful to be entrusted with bringing their work to the world.
1112
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Valid. Sous chat is sous chat. Nothing to be done now but wait.
110
Reposted by Shana Ross
The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 09/04/2026
"War in the dust, in the glass pitcher / of water with the sun flooding through. / Today my people are grieving / and I am in a city far away" From "Poem in the City with Maryam, ya Maryam," one of two new poems by Philipe AbiYouness for National Poetry Month. ➡️ buff.ly/29LV40o
031
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sigh. Yup, still relevant.
000
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hoooooo-wheeeee this is a dense and toothsome story
121
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Putting this bug in your ear, @nicoledubuc.bsky.social (will vouch for it being a hell of a novella)
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Godspeed.
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
3) Dewberry and Clinique? I *told* you there's a time eddy here... it's obviously 1992 in this pocket universe called Edmonton.
000
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
1) love the crab 2) Absolutely fierce. The photo does not do justice to the *SPARKLE* 🔥
001
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I mean...I did sort of expect that you'd have more of a dangerous and feral quality to your smile... beyond that, I'm sorry people suck, and wishing you crone wisdom to not give a flying fig.
110
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
poets.ca/incomplete-r... Thanks to the LCP for showcasing this one - it's particularly tender for me, still.
poets.ca
"Incomplete Rendering" by Shana Ross - League of Canadian Poets
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Incomplete Rendering" by Shana Ross, part of the League's Fresh Voices program.
000
Reposted by Shana Ross
SFCanada.org @sfcanadawriters.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
It's that time of the year: time to nominate your favourite Canadian spec fic! Nominations close on April 4, 2026.
01211
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
<instant waterworks> Back at you. OMG, to be in such company is a dream/honour/joy...
010
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This is one of my favorite games!!! 1) Anything Quan Barry has ever written, especially The Unveiling 2) Anything Megan Giddings has ever written, especially The Women Could Fly 3) Ravishing by Eshani Surya 4) Dava Shastri's Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti
000
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Honestly? A little tempting.
110
Reposted by Shana Ross
H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
friends, please share ❤️👹: everyone who follows my bsky account between now (1:08PM EST) and when i’ve crashed into bed with my yasso bar (8PM EST) will be entered into a raffle for a free full edit of 3k words or less i’m tired of being unpopular lfg
21812
Reposted by Shana Ross
Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
You’ll find lots of fantastic work here, including “Flighty” by @ianli.bsky.social (Spring ‘25) and “I have been to the market” by @shanaross.bsky.social (Autumn ‘25), both in the Best Poem/Song category!
042
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is SO. WICKEDLY. GOOD.
110
Reposted by Shana Ross
Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Many years ago I wrote a recipe fairytale :) silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/j...
silverbirchpress.wordpress.com
Journeybread Recipe, poem by Lawrence Schimel (Mythic Poetry Series)
Journeybread Recipe by Lawrence Schimel “Even in the electric kitchen there was the smell of a journey.” –Anne Sexton, “Little Red Riding Hood” 1. In a tupperware wood…
132
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This is fantastic! Also: this is devastating - my to-be-read list may never recover!
030
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Oh, this is a fun challenge: Sarah Pinsker Lydia Davis Ted Chiang Emma Burnett Yiyun Li Etgar Keret (although I feel most of my experience with him is dancing at the 10 year cutoff)
060
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
In case you are nominating/voting on things...
011
Reposted by Shana Ross
emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
@mynachang.bsky.social says I’m harrowing, and I couldn’t be more flattered 😍
194
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Peine forte et dure - the news feels like stone after stone being added, and I'm still trying to stand.
000
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
And all backers now get a copy of my gingerbread recipe, which...is actually that good. You'll never bother with another.
2103
Reposted by Shana Ross
Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Hey folks! Come out to support this fantastic anthology - edited by a Canadian, and published by a Canadian small press with a global group of authors. Next up for stretch goals: interior art www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
kickstarter.com
Fascination: Dark Fantasy Anthology
A macabre story collection of nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods.
3569126
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
There's nothing like getting sick (cough, headache, general bleh) to make me realize how much work it takes to stay open to people, always find a generous interpretation, stop myself from fiery rants about complicity and malignant capitalism, etc. Am tired. Please send soup.
120
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
My friend referred to two of her colleagues as "the minor gods of meh" and yeah, now I'm obsessed with the pantheon of mediocrity.
220
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I'm incredibly finicky about taking classes. I'll be kind about it, but I'm not spending time or money with people who aren't good teachers. I keep coming back for these workshops.
110
Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
He flew away before I could get a picture, but I have met the fattest of fat magpies. Anyone know what that portends? (I believe he flipped me off as he flew away, but, like, that's all magpies all the time, right?)
000