I'm wildly, insanely, and unbelievably excited to share this photo! I recently visited the new Breakwater Books Ltd. HQ in downtown St. John's at 263 Duckworth Street. What a wonderful surprise to see "Ship Moms" in this giant collage poster of Breakwater titles. 🥰 Thank you, Breakwater Books! 🥲

Fun fact: today (Aug. 15) is National Sting Ray Day! There really is something to celebrate every day, hey? 😂🤪 I'll be hosting my own day of celebrations soon... Stay tuned for details about my upcoming BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!!! 🎉📘🎉 I can't wait to invite you to the event & hopefully see you there! 🥹

Psst... Have you ordered your copy of "Ship Moms" yet? 🤱🚢🛟💕 I can't wait to share more updates with you regarding an official release date and perhaps a book launch or signing... some sort of party or event to celebrate this momentous occasion! 😋 🔗: breakwaterbooks.com/products/shi...

Like many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, my heart is been with Conception Bay South and North as crews work hard to battle out of control wildfires in numerous communities. This photo from 2023 was taken at the beloved Ochre Fest in beautiful Ochre Pit Cove – currently on evacuation alert. 😔

No links, no promotions, no shout-outs, no tags – Just a straight up appreciation post for my amazing and wonderful friends, and the natural breathtaking beauty of a rugged landscape. 🫶🫶🫶

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador got me out and "On The Go" on the air to talk about "Ship Moms"! 😍 Huge thanks to host Jamie Fitzpatrick, and Emily Ferrier. 🗣 🤝 📻 Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... Thanks again, CBC!

I'll be on air with Krissy Holmes of CBC's "On The Go" to discuss "Ship Moms" this afternoon – Tune in to hear more about the Ship Moms Project, from concept to reality! 🤰 🌊 🚢 💕 Check it out live on the radio, or via the CBC website: 🔗: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-47-on-the-go

Wow! Somebody pinch me, because it still doesn't feel real... 🤩 I want to send a HUGE thanks to all the amazing humans that have already pre-ordered "Ship Moms" via Breakwater Books!

Big news to celebrate today, folks... "SHIP MOMS" IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! 🎉 📘 🎉 My debut novel, published by Breakwater Books Ltd., will be officially released on September 16, 2025. Click the link below to pre-order your copy today! 🤩 🔗: breakwaterbooks.com/products/shi...

Check out this hot new series, released TODAY on July 7! 🔥🎬🎧📲 "Writers on the Road" is a new video and podcast series from Writers at Woody Point and Diving Gannet Productions. Visit a link below to tune in: 🔗 www.writersatwoodypoint.com/podcast ▶️ www.youtube.com/@writersatwpofficial

A belated Happy Canada Day to all Canadians, and Happy Memorial Day to all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians! ❤️🍁❤️ I'm so proud to be a Canadian and a Newfoundlander – to have had the freedom to take in all the wonderful experiences I've been blessed to have all over the world. 🚢 🌊📍🗺

Another beautiful day on the East Coast Trail! 🌲 🥾 🌊 The North Head trail can be challenging (so... many... stairs... 😅) but the views are simply unbeatable – the Atlantic Ocean, Signal Hill tower, the Battery, the Narrows, Fort Amherst, Cuckhold's Cove... You get to see it all on this trail!

OH, HI SUMMER! SO NICE TO FINALLY SEE YOU AGAIN! ☀️🌺🌱🌼🌿🌷🌲🌸🌳🌹☀️🌺🌱🌼🌿🌷🌲🌸🌳🌹☀️🌺🌱🌼🌿🌷

There's nothin' like enjoying dazzling view while standing on the edge of a cliff to make you feel truly alive! 🌅 🏞 🌄 This past weekend, myself and a few pals tackled Silver Mine Head Path, ending at Middle Cove Beach, all part of the always stunning East Coast Trail.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! 🥳 Sending a special Father's Day wish to my sweet Luiz – You are such a great partner and a wonderful father to our amazing kiddo!

Reminder – There's still time left to enter Riddle Fence's ongoing contests, open to fiction, poetry, and visual arts. 🏅📖 🎨 The grand prize is $1,000 (‼️) and winners + honourable mentions will be published in Riddle Fence #56. Submit ASAP – the deadline for entries is July 1, 2025!

Get excited to read Melodie's Ship Mom story this fall! Like Melodie says in her post, this book has been YEARS in the making. It has been my honour to be trusted with their personal stories. <3 Thanks for your kind words, Melodie! I appreciate you so much! 🫂

I'm still buzzing with excitement from Friday's book cover reveal, so it was extra special to take some time to relax and unwind on the beautiful East Coast Trail. Tinkers Point Path was a truly gorgeous hike... How lucky are we to live on such a beautiful island!? 🌲 🌊 ⛰ 🗺

#CoverReveal: "Ship Moms" 🚢 🤰 🛟 The debut novel by author Jen Winsor Published by Breakwater Books, Fall 2025. 🥹 🥹 🥹

Tomorrow is a BIG day! 📖 I am so excited to finally share with you, my future readers (😘), the official #CoverReveal of my debut novel "Ship Moms." 🚢🤰 The book cover image will be dropping bright and early tomorrow morning!

For #WaybackWednesday... here's a snap from the time I won "Smile of the Month" on board! 😁 This photo perfectly encapsulates how I pumped I am about sharing some big news about my upcoming book and my personal life... Please stay tuned for some exciting announcements!

Thank-you to everyone for the kind birthday wishes! 🎂🎉🎈 Stay tuned for upcoming announcements about some special personal news as well as updates about my upcoming novel... ✨ I can't wait to spill the beans! 🫘 📸: Ritche Perez

Happy birthday to... me! 😉 🥳 🥰 I'm SO grateful to be celebrating yet another successful trip around the sun. Thank you to everyone who has supported me this past year (and every year)! I cannot wait to see what the next 365 days will bring... ☺️ 📖 📦 💌

On cruise ships, a small thing can come in a big package! Crew cabins are ~120 square feet, with bunk beds, a mini-fridge, a desk, and a TV. The bathroom is tiny and results in having to get creative with positions to shave your legs... 😂😅🤪 What's the tiniest space you've ever stayed in? 🏢 🤏

Help my publisher Breakwater Books Ltd. lighten their load on moving day! 📦📚📦 Keep adding to your To Be Read pile and grab a fresh stack of novels by talented local authors at the Breakwater Books Moving Sale, starting today! 🤩 🔗: www.facebook.com/events/12074...

Check out this incredible opportunity from Women's Work Festival! Facilitated by the Santiago Guzmán, this playwrighting class is part of WWF's "Seedlings Project." It's also part of their 20th anniversary celebrations – Congrats on 20 years, folks! 👏 Register now: 🎟 forms.gle/j3Sd6ojcscJr...

Cruising into the weekend like... 🌊 🛳 😎 Happy Friday to all my friends, family, and followers! Photo by @ritche.perez 📸

Looking to get a little more "wild" with your writing?🌲🐻🌾🐿 Learn from one of the best – author Lisa Moore! 📚 ENGL 4924 Nature Writing 📚 📅 Portfolio submission deadline: May 20th.

📚📚📚👀 This year’s book sale is on May 24, 2025 at the A.C. Hunter Public Library community room. Children’s books are $1, and books for adults are only $2! Cash only. Tag a fellow book lover in the comments to let them know! 📖💕

Reminder: there's still time to enter my contest to win a copy of Leslie Vryenhoek's "We Will All Be Received!" View my post below for full details. This contest ends on May 10, 2025. Winner will be announced on May 11, 2025 to celebrate Mother's Day and all of our amazing Ship Moms! 🤰🤱 Enter now!

Help me reach my next milestone of 300 Instagram followers AND get a chance to win a copy of "We All Will Be Received" by Leslie Vryenhoek, published by Breakwater Books Ltd.! 🎉✍️ Want to win this incredible book? Just follow these steps...

Sparks Literary Festival – fun for the whole family! 🤩 This year's festival features a Children's Story Hour. ✨💫✨ 🗓️ Sunday, April 27, 9:30 a..m.-10:45 a.m. NST 📍 Gushue Hall, Memorial University 🎟️ FREE ADMISSION! For full festival details, please visit 🔗: hss.mun.ca/sparks

Mark yer calendars for Ochre Fest 2025! This year’s festival, like all the Ochre Fests before it, boasts another stacked lineup of talented authors and artists. No better reason to take a trip to the beautiful Western Bay area of our island. 🗺️📚💙

Happy "Take A Wild Guess" Day... If you guessed that the man in yesterday's photo was my partner Luis, you are correct! 🥇 🏆 😂 Here's a much, MUCH more recent picture of Luis and I, with our son Gabriel – they're my biggest supporters, as well as major "characters" in my "Ship Mom" story! ✍ 💕

In honour of April 15th apparently being "Take A Wild Guess Day"... I dare you to take a wild guess on who that handsome man in the blue and white printed shirt is? 😏 Answer will be revealed tomorrow! 😉

St. John's based poets and writers – Check out this awesome event from Sad Clown Poetry Collective (@sadclownpoetrycollective on Instagram)! It's happening tomorrow (Thursday, April 10) at 6:30 p.m. NST at The Newfoundland Embassy in downtown St. John's. Check it out!

#currentlyreadi̇ng: "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams" by Wayne Johnston. It's truly bizarre to read about Joey Smallwood's walk across the frozen province to sign up isolated railroad workers, whist melting in the heat here in Capo Frio! ❄️🌞 P.S. Shout out to Writers NL for the bookmark. 🤓

Mark your calendars now – Sparks Literary Festival 2025 is taking place THIS MONTH! 🎆🎇🎆 📍: @ the Junior Common Room, Gushue Hall, Memorial University 🗓: Sunday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. NST 🔗: www.hss.mun.ca/sparks/

Hello, April, from my workstation here in Brazil while I complete substantive editing! 🤓📝 My host is an artist, so I'm surrounded by some of the greatest books of all time, translated into Portuguese. It's really special to complete this part of the book's journey here in beautiful Brazil. 🌴☀️

Weekend greetings from beautiful, sunny Brazil! ☀️ 🌴 😎 Myself, Luiz, and our son Gabriel are currently spending some time with our family in South America. Our newest family photo was taken in Petrópolis at the Quitandinha Palace – No filter needed! 💓

#WaybackWednesday: a snippet from my life on the open seas... 🚢 🌊 😍 The best part about working onboard is that you are also LIVING your life on board too! I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to see the world & meet so many wonderful people – here we are at the Miami Casino! 😎 🎰 🎲

Our friends at Admiralty House Communications Museum are hiring Museum Assistants! In my experience at WritersNL, working with AHCM has always been a pleasure! Best of luck to all candidates. 📝📰📜 🔗: admiraltymuseumblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/were...

This Sunday – The March edition of Spoken Word St. John's has Craig Francis Power as the featured reader. 🤩 Spoken Word St. John's is an excellent organization working hard to give writers of all genres a platform to share their works. Support local orgs supporting local writers! 📖 🤝 🗣

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🇮🇪 🍀 Here's hoping everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating and commemorating our rich Irish heritage here in Newfoundland and Labrador. I really enjoyed getting a "taste" of Irish culture and heritage during my visit to Dublin many years ago. Sláinte! 🥳

Sending out a huge congrats to the long-listed authors for the 2024 BMO Winterset Award. 🏆📚💕 4/7 titles are published by my publisher, Breakwater Books Ltd. 🤩 Congrats to all, with a special thanks to Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council for everything they do for writers in our province.

As the temperature slowly climbs here in Newfoundland, I'm dreaming of t-shirt weather... 😍 Bring on the spring... I'm so excited to get yet another season closer to releasing my book. 🥳 Stay tuned folks, I have some exciting updates coming your way very soon!

The 2025 theme for #InternationalWomensDay is to #AccelerateAction. 🗣⏩ Through my writing, I aim to amplify women’s voices, to tell not only my story but to tell other womens’ stories as well.

Another excellent event for local literary lovers: Head to Coles Avalon Mall on Mar. 15 and Mar. 22 for a chance to have your book signed by the author! 🤩 Many local publishers are represented on this talented and diverse roster of artists... Don't miss this star-studded event! 🗓 👏

Breakwater Books Ltd. said it best: "What better way to celebrate International Women's Day than by shopping books by local, female authors from a local and woman-owned publisher?" Mark your calendars for March 9th! 💃 💅 🎀 🥰 🔗: www.facebook.com/events/62777...

Happy Saturday! Cheers to having fun with friends on your well-deserved weekend off. 🎉 This somewhat blurry photo was taken at Det Rene Glas, a lovely little pub in Copenhagen, Denmark during my time working on cruise lines. What's your fav pub for a casual drink with friends? 🍻