My new working definition for asap.

Congratulations to Sheree Fitch, winner of the $40,000 #MattCohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. #WTAwards #canlit Thank you to Lorraine Greey for her continuous support of this prize.

Tim Berners-Lee’s original “design for the [world wide] web was an antidesign, refusing to impose particular structures, leaving space for unanticipated uses and possibilities.” —@around.com

“Who we were, who we are, and who we will be: these are condemned to remain…strangers to each other.” Philip Weinstein explores philosophical and literary approaches to the end of life.

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Taking suggestions for a German word for that feeling on exiting a stationery store empty-handed after searching through rack upon rack of pricey greeting cards and failing to find a single one suitable for a loved one.

Pulling all ads from Meta, removing all official government accounts from the site formerly known as Twitter would be an easy place to start

I’m nearly done ridding my inbox of all newsletters that display the X/Twitter logo. Sad to see these go: Capilano Review, EVENT, Dartmouth Book Exchange, Ampersand Review, CBC News (two newsletters), Grain, Public Books, and Electric Literature. But it’s long past time to move off that platform.

One of the most beautiful things about the Irish is their respect for the arts. You find live music at most bars, I went to a literary pub crawl & saw monuments & museums dedicated to writers, poets, musicians, etc. They understand the value of supporting artists & I wish Canada did, too.

Well, I know which anthem wins. Good start.

Come celebrate with us at our book launch: November 26 at 7 pm at The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive). Readings. Laughter. Games (yes, games... with prizes!). Snacks. Fun. We'll have a grand time! Hope you can join us! @memorialup.bsky.social

Love when a CEO undermines the work that their company produces www.theguardian.com/business/202...

What beats writers block is not treating your body like a factory. What beats writers block is healthcare. What beats writers block is gardening, & rest, & food, & companionship, & reading, & leisure, & anti-capitalism—but of course that’s not a very profitable thing to write, & won’t sell LLMs.

Pottersfeld Press is looking for submissions from writers who can provide a manuscript of 30,000 to 150,000 words in any existing or new category that uses the nonfiction medium to tell a story. DEADLINE IS APRIL 30, 2026. Early submissions are encouraged. More info at: www.pottersfieldpress.com

this should be a lot of fun! November 22, from 2-4 pm. Come here Opaat Press poets read their work! Halifax Central Library

‘Come with an open mind, and know that it’s going to be fun’: The AfterWords Literary Festival Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

Get @reshare_app • @thishourhas22minutes When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦

there is no one on this earth you should respect less than a politician who claims Canadian cities are terrifying war zones. like awwww, are you afraid of Halifax, Nova Scotia? it's okay, little buddy, that cannon they fire downtown is a show for tourists, it isn't real

#NoKings demonstrators across the US. Canada is behind you all the way!! 🇨🇦 #democracynotautocracy #publicservantsnotkings

Today, the United States of America seems more … recognizable. #nokings

ISSUE 2.2 (longconmag.com/issue-2-2/) is Connor Andersen, Yvonne Blomer, Sarah Burgoyne, A. Damon Cutter, Angela Hibbs, Lori Langille, Marilyn Letts, Gil McElroy, Jessica Patterson, Anton Pooles, Emma Rhodes, Natalie Rice, Hugh Thomas, Kieran Valde, & Hannah Zamora

Writers among you, is there a craft book you return to at least once a year?

Today! 11am-3pm. Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road! Free admission. See you there! 👀

We're excited to announce the winner of our 2024 Creative Nonfiction Contest is Shelley Pacholok for her essay "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor"! Keep an eye out for when our autumn issue goes live to read an excerpt from her essay! See the full announcement on our website: bit.ly/4obSKPU

Are there best practices for navigating the push-pull of editors, publishers, and media? What about managing the expectations of fans, friends, and family? Join us in discussing how to write a memoir. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/.../troublin...

📚 🎨 COVER REVEAL! Check out that incredible cover illustration by Adam de Souza!

I have letter to the editor this week in our local paper. Our community is, once again, facing a developer who wants to turn public, protected coastal land into a golf course. We've been here before. This time, it's shadier. And God knows it was shady last time. www.invernessoran.ca/top-story/co...

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

“We will soon need to read books for protection. We will need them for survival. We will seek them out because they offer an escape from the degraded digital domains, where duplicity is now dictated by the largest platforms with the richest owners.”

Wisdom here from Kate Cayley.

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

In this week's Stop! Look! Listen! Kim Pittaway recommends something different: Art-scrolling! Listen to how she accessibly finds art that inspires here: thefiddlehead.ca/content/stop...

Clam Harbour Beach this morning. Twenty degrees. Barbecue dinner home on our deck in Bedford where it is 29 degrees. Normal Nova Scotia weather for October. Yep TOTALLY NORMAL.

Booktoberfest at Halifax Central Library is Oct 11! writers.ns.ca/programs/boo...

Lovely piece in today's Observer (no paywall) about @lettersofnote.com's latest, DIARIES OF NOTE, which looks like it'll be as fascinating and well-made as the other books in the series. By Anthony Quinn. observer.co.uk/style/featur...

Say what.

Where they went I cannot name— those liquefying emissaries or my aunt’s wishes, whatever it was that she held tight that morning— —from Votive by Annick MacAskill, Gaspereau Press, 2024 Read the full excerpt: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/8/... @gaspereaupress.bsky.social

The Writing Rumble is happening again! Time to sponsor your favourite tag-team in this fun, totally non-violent fundraiser for the Nova Scotia Writers’ Federation!

What will you be doing at exactly this moment next Thursday evening? I'll be starting up another Writing Your Family Story workshop. 8 weeks, online, all levels — come join in, why don't you? ukings.ca/programs/non... ✍️

Reminder that @theguardian.com has a partnership with OpenAI, and has of late published a spate of asinine articles that are uncritical in framing, and just read as press releases for the company and for "AI" in general. The headline/implicit framing of this article seems consistent with its biases.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Anyone remember a brilliant children’s book called “Drummer Hoff”? I loved that book; so colourful, so scary. The words “Drummer Hoff fired it off” come to mind as Trump and Hegseth make their short-lived strut across the stage.

Best Canadian Series: CALL FOR 2025 JOURNAL ISSUES! Every year, Biblioasis publishes Best Canadian Poetry, Best Canadian Essays, and Best Canadian Stories, anthologies which feature works that were published in magazines/journals/online publications the previous year. 1/5

My splendid translator in France, Mikael Cabon, asked me to support an urgent campaign, launching today, opposing AI being used instead of people. I do so willingly, and feel same on behalf of audiobook readers and bookworld artists. I hope readers worldwide will show their agreement.

Shane Neilson on protecting time to write: “Let everyone in your life know that they cannot intrude. ... If anything threatens the fortress, then overreact. Behave like you’re five years old, with a wooden sword. Rush out of your fortress and brandish it at the interloper.” Malahat Review interview.

THIS ANALOGY THO 🔥

Join us in discussing how poetry can help us make sense of uncertain times and how they informed the panelist's latest poetry collections. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/betw...