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🚨Attention Writers!🚨 This Magazine is looking for pitches for our next print issue—news stories, arts stories, memoirs and opinion pitches, and a culture column. The deadline for submissions is July 31! More info on our site: this.org/contribute/

We’re looking for a Sales Manager! 👀 The Sales Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of sales campaigns and strategies. This is a leave replacement position of approximately 12 months. Learn more and apply by July 31: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs...

happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press! , in which an anniversary continues to be celebrated, / @amishtrivedi.bsky.social @orchidtierney.bsky.social @amandaearl.bsky.social @travissharp.bsky.social @reneesarojini.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...

If you’re looking to fill up a box of 4 chapbooks during the above/ground press bday sale, why not check out my collection of surreality cover arted by my beloved sister, Leona Smith abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2024/07/new-...

“We still print and bind all our books in our coach house, and we’re proudly Canadian, though we sometimes publish books by writers from beyond our borders.” Read our member spotlight on @coachhousebooks.bsky.social:

Writers’ Trust of Canada is celebrating its 50th anniversary! As part of #WT50, our author video series features notable Canadian writers and WT honourees sharing the books, authors, and experiences that shaped them and Canada. Discover their recommendations: www.writerstrust.com/recommended-...

“Subtle, intricate, fascinating” —Katherine Arden 12 years on, @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's much loved fantasy classic THE GOBLIN EMPEROR is still enchanting readers and the Hugo Award nominated series that it began - The Chronicles of Osreth - is still growing! Buy geni.us/TheGoblinEmp...

Beware of companies promising to make sites completely accessible, compliant, and immune from lawsuits with just a few lines of code. This just isn't possible. Disabled users have long said these tools don't actually help them, and can often make things worse.

Sheri Byrne-Haber's "Giving A Damn About Accessibility" has great tips on how to deal with people who challenge or dismiss the need for accessibility. uxdesign.cc/giving-a-dam...

It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers.

Just a reminder that our Backlist Blowout Sale is running for the month of July. You can see our on sale titles here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/collections/...

You foster new talent, you open doors to diverse perspectives, you take chances, you build a good name among artists and readers alike, and you end up with a culture of comics worth talking about. Help Conundrum stay exactly where they are and where they should be: crowdfundr.com/ThirtyYearso...

Please visit our website and contribute to the work we do. As a federally registered charity, you get a tax receipt. We don't have a marketing budget; your funds go directly to those needing help! www.coalition4jhr.org/contribute-t...

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 5, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

Trying to figure out your footnotes or style-check a book? Access to @chicagomanual.bsky.social Online is included with Editors Canada membership. Learn how our members and student affiliates can access it at no additonal cost: www.editors.ca/members/reso... (member link)

#CanadianNews #TourDivine🚴‍♀️ - Meaghan Hackinen rode from Banff, Alta., to Antelope Wells, N.M., in 14 days, 10 hours, two minutes, breaking the women's record at the Tour Divine, an event many consider the pinnacle of off-road ultra-distance bike racing.  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#Reading today: A False and Fatal Claim by Iona Whishaw. The newest volume in an enjoyable #historical #mystery series set in #BritishColumbia. If you haven't met accidental sleuth Lane Winslow, check out these #books: they're a delight!

Alberta is home to an incredible community of talented writers whose stories and creativity make our already vibrant province shine even brighter. For the #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge, here’s a sample of the fantastic authors that work, play, and create in this province. buff.ly/dlhI8ik

Food insecurity affects one in four Canadians—that amounts to about 10 million people! Writer Abigail Popple covers the organizations coast to coast working to combat this widespread issue: this.org/2025/12/18/s...

Interested in #cdnenv? Statistics Canada Study: Feeling the heat: More than half of Canadians are highly concerned about climate change www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo... @berlinskyjohn.bsky.social

Vicki Hallett and I are in the current issue of Newfoundland Quarterly with an essay on letters as material objects We think beyond text to context: handwriting, formatting, spelling, paper, marginalia and more. @nlhistorical.bsky.social @memorialup.bsky.social

Thrilled to see Locus's 'Year's Best' fund in a day. Reminder that our little 'Best Of' could use some pre-order love, as well. If you're able and inclined. We think it's pretty good. You might, as well. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

Now available as an open access download, “The Working Class and Politics in Canada” demonstrates that class differences have enduring relevance to contemporary political outcomes and behaviour. www.ubcpress.ca/the-working-...

Undertow publishes great stuff. We had an interview with Rebecca Campbell a few years ago where she talked about her World War I necromancy novella The Talosite.

awaiting my pal Jason for dinner/drinks, going through the new essay collections by Therese Estacion and Derek Beaulieu, // @bookhugpress.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social

In this NBN episode, I speak with acclaimed poet Laurie D. Graham about her new book of poetry, Calling it Back to Me (McClelland & Stewart, 2026). Listen to the episode here: newbooksnetwork.com/calling-it-b... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @lauriedgraham.bsky.social #poetry

📚 Coming September 1st: "Indigenous Writes," 2nd Edition by Chelsea Vowel. This bestselling and widely taught resource returns with expanded and updated essays reflecting the changes & challenges of the last ten years. Pre-order your copy today and join the conversation. Link in bio 🔗

If you aren't subscribed to the tuesday poem email newsletter, it's a weekly delight. Rob does immense work connecting poems and poets with readers.

"With sharply detailed, precise language, Zorn conjures a parade of cars carrying moose carcasses along a Gaspé highway as beautifully as she summons the nighttime murmurs of birds..." A gorgeous review of Alice Zorn's MIND THE GAP! mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/mind... @newestpress.bsky.social

When writing alt text, focus on what's truly important. In an image with text about a canceled event, the borders of the image are not nearly as vital as conveying that this event is now canceled. A decorative border can be mentioned, perhaps, but it's not the most important element.

Happy Canada Day Eve! I will be leaving maple cookies and Canadian milk out for Bryan Adams. We’re better off together. We’re better hand in hand. #CanadaDay

This is it. Last day! Get your stories in by midnight! tychebooks.com/submissions

Join author and @thefoldcanada.bsky.social Executive Director Jael Richardson for a FREE practical workshop on designing virtual #author presentations for classrooms. The workshop is Wednesday, July 15 at 11 a.m. CDT. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/designing-... #authors #indieauthor #writer

A short book is the perfect companion for tomorrow's stat holiday. These six book recommendations are easy to slip into your bag and enjoy wherever the day takes you. See the full list here: buff.ly/8MbNvRR #ReadAlberta #ABbooks #CanLit #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge

We are deeply saddened by the news of author Gail Bowen’s passing. She will be deeply missed by all at ECW Press. ecwpress.com/blogs/news/r...

FINAL DAY TO ENTER! The Alberta Views short story contest ends tonight at midnight. We are in the office to answer questions until 4:30 MDT. For full details check out: albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #WritingContest #BookSky #WriteSky #FictionContest #Magazine #CanLit #Writers #LiteraryContest

@talonbooks.bsky.social is one of Canada's first literary publishers and is dedicated to publishing works of the highest literary quality by diverse Canadian and Indigenous authors. Check out 6 must-read titles from their backlist: alllitup.ca/press-playba...

Tales from the Silence, edited by James Bow (Shadowpaw Press ), brings together some of the best Canadian science fiction writers to build out the world of The Silent Earth with short fiction. Read the review at www.skbooks.com/bookstore/Ta...

Calling all editors with expertise to share: our call for webinar proposals is now open! Apply by July 20 to present a webinar for Editors Canada's 2026–2027 cycle: editors.ca/news/present... #EditorsCanada #Editing #Professional Development

Wow! The Atlas Keeper is one of Indigo's most anticipated Canadian books! From today, June 28, to July 5, you get 30% off preorders. Yay! For more go to: www.indigo.ca/products/the... #amreading #canlit

Lookee here: A Canadian book subscription that is centred around banned and challenged books! Sign me up!! www.litresistance.com

DO IT WRONG: HOW TO BE A POET IN THE 21ST CENTURY in the wild! This time at the South Street Seaport location of McNally Jackson in NYC (and they have copies across the city!) ... Photos courtesy @slipsslips.bsky.social; thanks! @pressassembly.bsky.social

So many good choices on this list! How delightful to see SUBLUNARY by Lisa Richter getting lots of attention. @lisarichter.bsky.social #books #readers #poetry

Automated captions and transcripts can save time so that you don't have to manually transcribe on your own. But automated captions and transcripts aren't 100% accurate, so they need manual editing before you publish them. www.w3.org/WAI/media/av...

Sheri Byrne-Haber's "Giving A Damn About Accessibility" has great tips on how to deal with people who challenge or dismiss the need for accessibility. uxdesign.cc/giving-a-dam...

To avoid being censored by social media platforms, some people intentionally misspell words or replace letters with symbols or numbers. This causes confusion and problems for screen reader users, people with cognitive and reading disabilities, and people learning the language.

#HappyPrideMonth! From my recent concert #MinersMemorial Weird Church, Cumberland, BC. I was so busy getting ready for the show, I didn't notice the words here til I had just taught the audience to sing the chorus of Joyful Banner Blazing with the last line "you are loved." And you are!!

June 21, 2026, is the 30th anniversary of #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay! 🎆 We take this time to recognize and celebrate the traditions, cultures, and contributions of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. buff.ly/ZXFLjrz . #NIHM2026 #IndigenousVoices #CanadianBooks