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Derek Beaulieu @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

WRITERS! Apply today for @banffcentre.bsky.social's FUTURISMS INTERSTIVE WRITING RESIDENCY with faculty Joshua Whitehead, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Nalo Hopkinson (and guest speaker Jenna Butler from Barbour Books)!: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/lit... #writing #futurism #fiction

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

My microgreens' baby mushroom appears to be growing out of the nest... #mycology #mushrooms #gardening #fungi

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Shhh…the micro greens in the gardens have a newborn mushroom and we wouldn’t want to wake it... #gardening #mushrooms #mycology #fungi #summersolstice

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Derryl I hope all goes well and your wife has a good recovery. Take care!

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Last night's NeWest volunteer appreciation event was great! Thanks Jacek Chocolate for donating a $50 gift certificate as a doorprize. Winner Eva R. is dreaming about Jacek Chocolate! Thanks to our volunteers--your contributions are truly valued! @newestpress.bsky.social @lavermeer.bsky.social

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J.Day @thejeffday.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thanks.... to AlbertaViews Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social for featuring my photo "Immediate Seating" on the inside front cover of their upcoming June issue. The image is related to a story on housing in Alberta. #thanks #magazines #alberta #photography

A photo of the June issue of AlbertaViews.

A photo of a chair on a balcony on a walk-up apartment in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"Portraits" appears in Issue 177 of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social and my "Finding the Form" blog post describes how it came to me, unbidden. Thanks to my sons for the background info and thank you to the #prairiegrindstoneprize! Read the entire post here: tnq.ca/finding-the-...

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Wendy McGrath's "Portraits" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/portra... #readersofbluesky #essay #amreading

Excerpt from Wendy McGrath's essay "Portraits" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I talked to Laurence Miall for Shadow City (part of a larger project Who’s Afraid of Edmonton?) about Edmonton, my commitment to highlight working class voices in my writing, and...my sacred Edmonton space... Working Class Voices Have Not Been Heard in Canada open.substack.com/pub/laurence...

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Working Class Voices Have Not Been Heard in Canada

Shadow City Interviews: Wendy McGrath

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🌑 🌒 NeWest New Moon Giveaway! 🌘 🌑 Subscribe to our newsletter for your chance to a NeWest book every New Moon! Have you signed up to our newsletter yet? buff.ly/GeeFZGz #NeWestPress #NeWestNewMoonGiveaway #CrowSaidPoetry #NationalPoetryMonth #ReadCanadian

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

It was an awesome night indeed! Thank you for inviting me, Kim, and thank you to @prairiedarkroom.bsky.social @thejeffday.bsky.social for the great poetry, discussion, and beautiful photographs!

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Kim Mannix @kimmannix.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This was an awesome night, even if the #YEG weather tried to thwart our fun. Jeff, @prairiedarkroom.bsky.social and @wendymcgrath.bsky.social were such a talented and delightful trio.

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J.Day @thejeffday.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

April is #poetry month in #edmonton. On April 7, I'm joining Wendy & Tricia to speak about how poetics can be seen as influencing & cross pollinating #photography. It's a free evening of talk around the fascinating intersections between poetry & photography, in #yegdt. Learn More shorturl.at/wqv3d

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Excited to be part of the POETOGRAPHY event along with the very talented Jeff Day and Trisia Eddy! PoFest sched: edmontonpoetryfestival.com/2026-festiva... @newestpress.bsky.social @edmpoetryfestival.bsky.social @prairiedarkroom.bsky.social @thejeffday.bsky.social

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Delighted to host NeWest's Crow Said Poetry Showcase as part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival featuring: Jide Salawu, Jaspreet Singh & Sarain Frank Soonias. April 15 7 pm Arts Hub Gallery 10131-97 street @newestpress.bsky.social @jidesalawu.bsky.social @edmpoetryfestival.bsky.social

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

So grateful for Catherine Walker's insightful and sensitive review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES in The Miramichi Reader! Read it here: miramichireader.ca/2026/03/the-... #dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #miramichireader #ekphrasis #birding #birdphotography #poetry

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is "Portraits" by @wendymcgrath.bsky.social from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/portra... #amreading #readersofbluesky #art

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Our winter issue is now live on our website and available for purchase! 🎉 Issue 177: Nuance is Required features new Dispatches essays, Spirit Ink Writing, and a new Day Jobs essay by Ben von Jagow. Grab your copy today: shorturl.at/GEoex #newreleases #litmags #amreading

Announcement that our Winter 2026 Issue "Nuance is Required" is now published and available for purchase on our website tnq.ca.

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

If you like your fiction wonderfully weird, this Off/Kilter roundup is for you. Check out our eight most anticipated books this spring: alllitup.ca/off-kilter-2...

A graphic reading "Off Kilter Spring 2026's Most Anticipated Reads" with eight book covers: The Wildcraft Drones by T.K. Rex; The Library Cosmic by Ben Berman Ghan; Sailors Can’t Swim by Dominique Scali, translated by Jessica Moore; Super Castle Fun Park by Daniel Zomparelli; Sinner’s Banquet by Randy Nikkel Schroeder; Event Horizon by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel; Weird Babies by Jaclyn Desforges; and Mom Camp by Véronique Darwin.

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Manderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This afternoon I’ve been packing up the first batch of our brand new subscription service - two books and a signed-by-the-artist tote bag. Feeling like the luckiest indie publisher alive - thanks everyone! #booksky #publishing #subscription

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Our Spring Preview is out! Check out some of the books we're excited to read this season: alllitup.ca/the-all-lit-...

A collage graphic featuring the six featured books in the All Lit Up 2026 spring preview: Nightberries, Welcome to Sunny Town, Super Castle Fun Park, Saudade, and Bad Advice.

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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Josephine is being banned by the Calgary Catholic School Board from reciting this great poem by Sarah Tsiang that deals with the online sexual harassment of young women for the Poetry In Voice contest. Let's all listen to her brilliant reading for Freedom to Read Week www.youtube.com/shorts/LNY3Y...

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“Dick Pics” by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang. I will post another version tomorrow:) #poetryinvoice

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thank you to Rebecca Foster @bookishbeck.bsky.social for the wonderful review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on her blog: shorturl.at/cbDeJ #dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #ekphrasis #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

SPRUCE TO CEDAR (Brick Books) is a collection of poems by debut poet Lasänmą exploring healing despite the limitations of a colonial society. The poems reflect on growing up Indigenous & the ongoing work of reconnecting with language & culture. Read two poems here: alllitup.ca/two-poems-sp...

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Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Growing up, Tara Gereaux knew her grandfather was Métis, but she was always told to tell people the family was French. In Wild People Quiet, she explores the factors that led him and many other Métis to keep their heritage hidden. Read the interview at bit.ly/4kYvox9

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our contest season continues with our 16th annual Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest! Share your passion with us and submit your personal essay by March 28th: tnq.ca/contests/ #writingcontest #personalessay #writingsubmissions #nonfiction #writersofbluesky

Annoucement that our Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest is now open for submissions. Deadline is March 28, 2026.

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The bpNichol.ca Digital Archive @bpnichol.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Delighted to share this Call for Papers: “the leafless page”: bpNichol and the (true, eventual) Digital Archive. Please consider sharing this CFP to all who might be interested. It would be wonderful to see you at the launch of the new digital archive and to think through its future together.

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thrilled my essay “Portraits” is in the latest issue of The New Quarterly! The piece is an excerpt from a full-length manuscript I began in Milan. An amazing trip made possible by my Prairie Grindstone Award. I'm feeling very grateful. @thenewquarterly.bsky.social

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Beautiful review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on Paul Pearson's 'Lunatic Engine the Blog' paulpearson.ca "Part ekphrasis, part confessional, all good, Wendy McGrath’s latest book of poetry...pairs Wendy’s words with photos, mostly of birds, by Danny Miles." @newestpress.bsky.social #dannymiles

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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Hamilton friends, Sharp Words is just one week away! Come down to Bridgeworks next Saturday to see all the great books available and catch this wonderful panel featuring all the Hamilton Literary Award Winners as well!

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 20/01/2026

Futurisms?? A future???? 🤩

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Wendy McGrath (she/her) @wendymcgrath.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more."

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/01/2026

*gloatily* V. pleased to have written two entire books about how terrible empires are (THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS, containing two extremely stupid and self-destructive empires, and ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, containing, mostly, one, but in active acquisition mode)

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