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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

FRIDAY. NOON. PROVINCE HOUSE. ALL HANDS ON DECK: WE WON'T STOP SINGING! We've been thousands strong before. Can we grow even more, and surround the whole building with song?

A black poster with white and yellow text. The text reads: All hands on deck. We won't stop singing. Friday, March 27 - Noon. Province House. 1726 Hollis St, Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Raising our voices together. We are all treaty people. There is a graphic of the province of Nova scotia in the middle.

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Dalhousie Libraries @dallibraries.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join us with @writersfedofns.bsky.social to celebrate David Huebert's Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award-winning novel Oil People. David will sit down with Alexander MacLeod on March 26 @ 7:30 pm to discuss writing, fiction, storytelling, and the impact of the award. Register: bit.ly/2025-raddall

A graphic featuring the Oil People book cover, showing a close-up of oil-covered rocks, along with a photo of David Huebert and details about the March 26th virtual event.

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Liz LeClair (she/her) @lizleclairhfx.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Make it make sense #nspoli

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

a reminder that the deadline for the Poet Laureate Mental Health Poem Project is coming up Saturday February 28, 2026! If you'd like the invitation letter and consent form to submit with your poem emailed to you, please contact me at plmhpoemproject@gmail.com.

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The 2026 Nova Writes Competition is open for submissions until JAN 22! NS emerging writers, send us your submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or writing for children. All entries receive feedback and winners are published in our annual anthology. writers.ns.ca/programs/nov...

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New to nonfiction writing? This upcoming workshop series is for you! Foundations of Nonfiction with Tina Capalbo, Andrea Currie, & Darryl Whetter Sundays, Jan 18 to Mar 15 (1-3pm AST) Open to both WFNS members and nonmembers 😀 writers.ns.ca/workshops-events/foundations-of-nonfiction-winter-2026

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Still a few seats left in our upcoming virtual workshop "How to Self-Edit Your Novel" with Sarah Mian! Workshop starts tomorrow (January 13) and runs on Tuesday evenings for five weeks. Register here: writers.ns.ca/workshops-events/self-edit-your-novel-mian-2026/

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

For Hal-Con 2025, we published a free zine featuring flash fiction pieces and excerpts by 13 Nova Scotian writers of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. For a limited time—from now until December 15—you can download and enjoy the PDF version of the zine! writers.ns.ca/announcement...

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Hal-Con Zine available as a free ebook

Featuring Brittni Brinn, Peter C Church, Gus Doiron, Joshua Elliott, Lindsey Harrington, Richard Levangie, Cole Martin, Baleigh McWade, Jude Mire, JS Sarick, Sunil Sarwal, Nailah Tataa, & Brenna Thibo...

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

UPCOMING VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Death by Info Dump with donalee Moulton (Nov 18 & 25) This workshop tackles the common trap of the info dump and discusses how to reveal character histories, settings, and key facts in ways that feel natural, compelling, and necessary. writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev...

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Introducing the WFNS 2025/2026 Board of Directors! Thank you to those directors who are returning for another year, and welcome new directors Sonja Boon and Renée Hartleib! See the full list of board members here: writers.ns.ca/about/staff-...

Background is a blue, ocean illustration. Text reads "Introducing our 2025/2026 Board of Directors" and "Welcome and welcome back to the people who give their time to keep WFNS vibrant and running!" Thirteen rectangular photos show headshots of board members.

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

WFNS AGM tonight! 7:00pm to 8:30pm Atlantic, on Zoom Register: us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_ylvlB.... Important docs: writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev... Join us to hear from WFNS’s staff and outgoing Board of Directors, review the annual financial statements, and get up-to-date on our newest programming.

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Well my poem is on a power box in Graves-Oakley Memorial Park! Thanks HRM for the fun opportunity!

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Susan Gillis @susangillis.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Gratitude to @writersfedofns.bsky.social for a week of recharging and renewal at Jampolis Cottage #fundy #minasbasin #highesttidesintheworld #newmoon #neaptide #amwriting #poets #neilandjanejampolis

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Just a reminder that tonight I will be in conversation with the wonderful Yputh Poet Laureate Asha Abdosh!

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Block Shop Books @blockshopbooks.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

SAVE THE DATE! It’s the talent portion of our 10th anniversary bash at Block Shop Books in Lunenburg Nova Scotia! #janedoucet @deanjobb.bsky.social @amimckay.bsky.social @tomryanauthor.bsky.social

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Congratulations to the the three finalists for the 2025 Ellemeno Visual Literature Prize: Sonja Boon, Doretta Groenendyk, and Jamie Samson! The Ellemeno Prize annually celebrates creative cross-pollination between the literary arts and the visual arts. Stay tuned for an announcement of the winner!

Blue and white square graphic that reads "Ellemeno Visual Literature Prize: 2025 Finalists. Sonja Boon, At Sea (textile; Doretta Groenendyk, We Just Swim (visual); and Jamie Samson, Still, Life. (poetry)."

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Virtual panel, WED April 23, 7PM Atlantic Join trans and gender non-conforming writers Zoë Comeau, K.R. Byggdin, Luke Hathaway, Trynne Delaney, and moderator Sal Sawler for an evening panel on reading, writing, storytelling, and celebrating trans narratives. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

today’s plan

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Our Self-Directed Retreat program at Jampolis Cottage is available to Nova Scotian, Canadian, AND international writers! Now booking for weeks between May 25 and December 6. Apply by APR 17: writers.ns.ca/jampolis/sel...

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Rita Joe Poetry Prize "Family Function" by Susie DeCoste Joyce Barkhouse Middle-Grade & YA Fiction Prize "Going Back Home" by Charlie Bligh Mark your calendars for our Celebration of Emerging Writers on June 11, where we'll launch our new Nova Writes Anthology! 🎉 2/2

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

WFNS is delighted to announce the four winners of the 2025 Nova Writes Competition! Budge Wilson Short Story Prize "two girls at the end of the world" by Sophia Linfield Silver Donald Cameron Essay Prize "Helicopter Down in the Barrens" by Larry Hicks 1/2

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Anna Quon @annaquon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

So I've started the process of collecting mental health and illness and mental health care related poems from people who live and working HRM, with the aim of creating a new work of art or collection them as my legacy project during my 2024-27 term. Come out April 29 to the Central Library for more!

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

You asked, and we’re answering: WFNS is finally offering a creative writing day camp for adults! 😎 June 23-27 at our office on the Halifax waterfront writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev...

Background photo of a camping tent brightly lit from within, under a starry night sky. Text reads “in-person workshops with Alice Burdick, Stephanie Domet, Joanne Gallant, Tiffany Morris, and Sal Sawler. Flexing your creative muscles: summer camp for adults. June 23-27, Halifax”

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Upcoming panel on Trans Joy and Authorship on April 23!

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Annick MacAskill @thisisannick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Join us next Thursday evening for a National Poetry Month event here in Halifax, featuring Clare Goulet, Nanci Lee, @nolannatasha.bsky.social, @annaquon.bsky.social, and yours truly. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Halifax, 7 pm, April 10.

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

These awards (and more!) will be handed out at the Nova Scotia Book Awards Gala on June 2 (Brightwood Golf Course, Dartmouth) and the Atlantic Book Awards Gala on June 5 (Halifax Central Library). Follow @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social for more info about the Atlantic Book Awards Festival! 📖

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

And finally, the 2025 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award nominees are: Martin Bauman, Andrea Currie, and Dean Jobb! 🙌 5/6

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The 2025 Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award nominees are: Alice Burdick, Cory Lavender, and Annick MacAskill! ✨ 4/6

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The 2025 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award nominees are: Carol Bruneau, Charlene Carr, David Huebert, Susie Taylor, and Mark Blagrave! 🥂 3/6

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The 2025 J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award nominees are: Clare Goulet, Annick MacAskill, Johanna Skibsrud, Bren Simmers, and Douglas Walbourne-Gough! 🥳 2/6

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We're thrilled to announce the nominees for our 2025 Nova Scotian and Atlantic Book Awards! First up, the nominees for the 2025 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature (YA) are: Chad Lucas, Rebecca Phillips, Valerie Sherrard, Hannah State, and Gloria Ann Wesley! 🎉 1/6

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Congratulations to Claire Morley, the winner of this year's Message on a Bottle contest! Claire's poem, "Starfall Scrumping," will be published on Island Folk Cider House's new elderflower cider. Both the poem and the eponymous cider will be revealed at a Halifax launch in May. Details to come!

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University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA @uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Happy International Trans Day of Visibility! Check out this fantastic upcoming virtual panel with @writersfedofns.bsky.social featuring our very own @krbyggdin.bsky.social, Zoë Comeau, @lukehathaway.bsky.social Trynne Delaney and Sal Sawler, April 23at 7:00 pm AST. writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev...

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Beyond Survival: 5 Writers on Trans Joy and Authorship

Author panel (virtual) Wednesday, Apr 23 (7pm - 8:30pm) Free registration

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Congrats!! Thanks for coming out to our shortlist announcement tonight!

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Congratulations to the four finalists in this year's Message on a Bottle contest! Jamie Feldman (Cape Breton | @jamiefeldman.bsky.social) Melissa Kuipers (Antigonish) Claire Morley (Halifax) Jamie Samson (Halifax) Winner announced April 3. Full details: writers.ns.ca/award-news/m...

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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

OK SO, 25% book tariffs are set to go live April 2. this is tricky for a number of reasons but the simplest is that most books are published & warehoused in the US, even those by Canadian authors, so this makes it infinitely more complicated than "Buy Canadian Authors" or slapping on a sticker

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia @writersfedofns.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

You sold it so you could buy a cargo bike to fill with books, right? RIGHT!?

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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

thanks to Global News for talking to us about the recent counter tariff response on books, and thanks to everyone who shared my original post to call attention to the issue! ❤️

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long con magazine + Collusion Books @longconmagazine.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We're emerging from our slumber & open for submissions! Our eternal theme remains—art about art—but Vol 2 will publish only writers/artists living in canada. Creative nonfiction is now welcome. Submit by Apr 30: longconmag.com/submit/ (🎨 John Macallan Swan's Studies of a Recumbent Polar Bear, 1903)

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Elliott Gish @elliottgish.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Less than a week until Perpetual Astonishment! Big news: there shall be SNACKS.

An image advertising Perpetual Astonishment, an event at the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia on March 20.

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vaguelyokay @andrefentonauthor.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Apply now !!! Application link docs.google.com/forms/d/1ECW... Email writerscirclecoord@busstoptheate.coop

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