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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Congratulations to the writers shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. All stellar books -- it will be very difficult to decide on a winner, but our jury is working hard and debating. Read them all before they decide on a winner. You have till June 2!

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 17/12/2025

No two human reactions look the same, and none of them resemble the neat “adrenaline surge” we often see in fiction. Learn about the four major stress responses—fight, flight, freeze, fawn—to reveal your character’s emotional architecture. Insight from nurse and editor Sarah Brinley.

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Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Use Stress Responses to Strengthen Your Scenes | Jane Friedman

Understanding stress responses as learned survival strategies can help you turn every high-stakes scene into character development on the page.

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

“…we don’t know if we’re brave until we first face genuine physical risk. We don’t know if we’re honest until telling the truth carries a consequence. We don’t know if we’re kind until our kindness is tested by cruelty.” David French, NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

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Opinion | What Courage Does for Us

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

writersunion.ca/short-prose-... Calling Canadian Writers to submit stories for the short prose competition of the Writers Union of Canada

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Short Prose Competition | The Writers' Union of Canada

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

“Not only is reality horrible, you also don’t know what the real story is.” Etfar Karet Israeli novelist quoted in Letter from Israel: Zones of Denial by David Remnick. The NewYorker July 31, 2025

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Save public radio & PBS. If public media funding is clawed back, it would rip out vital services – early education, local journalism, emergency alerts. Call/email your reps b4 it’s too late. @MyPublicMedia: bit.ly/3YMxiXB #ProtectMyPublicMedia

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Urge Congress: Save Public Media

Save your local stations. Email your Members of Congress now!

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Congratulations to the five women/BIPOC writers from Canada and the United States whose books are shortlisted for the Carol Sheilds prize. Winning book to be announced on May 1 2025. Stay tuned! bsky.app/profile/caro...

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Shauna Singh Baldwin @ssinghbaldwin.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Calling literary translators from South Asian languages to apply! www.armorysv.com/translation-...

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Armory Square Prize for Literary Translation — Armory Square Ventures

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