on the news, from Duotrope, that one of my favourite little #litmags is defunct - I'd like to send a shout-out to editors and readers who work hard to bring our words to the world. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Thank you! #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #litmags

The @adroitjournal.bsky.social is open for free submissions of fiction, CNF, and poetry, why not give them a try? #LiteraryMagazines #LitMags #WritingCommunity #WritersSupportingWriters

valuable tips for submitting. Thanks Janelle.

flamenco and poetry - Vancouver, you don't want to miss this. #dance

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, fellow writers and poets. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #AmWriting

@jordinowrites.bsky.social congratulations - I loved "Ode to Moo Deng" and, I may be the only person who had never heard of her.

thank you to @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social for the awesome mentorship opportunity, and this anthology of work from the mentees. My piece is "your ancestors did not persist for you to give up now". www.fahmidan.net/fahmidan-ina... #mentorship #GenZ #writersover45 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #litmags

tired of the pseudo-science in many novels? Check out this list from @lablit.bsky.social featuring realistic stories and REAL science.

Thank you to @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social for the incredible mentorship opportunity, and for publishing a special mentorship issue. #litmags #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BskyPoets #SkyPoets

Thank you to @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social for the incredible mentorship opportunity, and for publishing a special mentorship issue. #litmags #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BskyPoets #SkyPoets

Writers and poets - do you track the number of different publications you have been published in? The number of different issues? Published works? #amwriting #BskyPoets #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #AmWriting

here's the full Compliance Order - it's mandatory and PERMANENT. Poilievre's actions happened in 2015 - many years after he was first elected. He was a seasoned politician who knew the rules that he willingly broke. cef-cce.ca/content.asp?...

vote smart!

My dad spent six years in Europe and North Africa fighting fascism so I could vote - unhindered. No armed militia, no one turning me away because of my sex, skin colour, religious affiliation, lack of "proper" papers. Simply a polite line that moved slowly to the Elections Canada official. #elxn45

There's a whole other world north of Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Same for a trip to Powell River and the Sunshine Coast. #votetanille for NIPR.

another #SubmissionCall #CallForSubs - this time from The Pointed Circle, published since 1984 by students at Portland Community College. #WritingCommunity #litmag #litmags

#SubmissionCall you have until May 1st to submit to So to Speak "Intersectional feminist journal of language + art. We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction & visual art exploring gender, race, class & sexuality." #litmags #litmag #WritingCommunity #CallForSubs

want to know what's going on around BC municipally? Follow @bcheadlines.bsky.social curated by Civic Info - some great information here. #bcinfo

Did you know that you can submit to both poetry and prose at the same time? 😉 Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme

oh wow - I've seen poems that read backwards by line, but not word by word. Congratulations Joshua Kepfer! #PoetryCommunity #BskyPoets #SkyPoets #PoetsofBlueSky

Serious Canadian election question - are the Vancouver Island Conservative candidates forgoing All Candidates Meetings in favour of their own "Meet and Greets" where citizens are carefully vetted? #elxn45 #VancouverIsland #CanPoli

PSA for Victoria’s progressive voters: it is OKAY to vote NDP! @laurelcollins.bsky.social has been a strong voice for our community just like Charlie Angus is a strong voice right now for our country. #ElbowsUp #cdnpoli #yyjpoli #Canada #yyj

want to know more about Nardwuar?

there isn't a better place on Vancouver Island for @charlieangus104.bsky.social #ElbowsUp tour than Cumberland, home since the early 1900s to labour and political activists who worked tirelessly to enshrine the rights many take for granted. See you there? #elxn45

Publication alert! Thank you to WordStorm Society of the Arts for publishing my poem "Connections" in Counterflow 4 "Phrases for the Future". Thanks also to @rlayberry.bsky.social for the conversation that inspired this poem. #SkyPoets #BskyPoets #PoetryCommunity www.wordstorm.ca/_files/ugd/2...

Destination Campbell River releases the Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ First Nations Guide to "help visitors add Indigenous cultural layers to make their visit unique". It's a fantastic resource! campbellriver.travel/news/indigen... #tourism #VancouverIsland #Indigenous

@pinholepoetry.bsky.social congratulations on your latest issue. You're open now for themed submissions to be published in July. Can you tell me when submissions close?

what an opportunity - hear from the chief architect behind the restoration of Paris' Notre-Dame - Tuesday April 8, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria. Doors open at 5:30 and event is also live-streamed. #yyj #victoriabc

I'm thankful for #litmags like Bulb Culture Collective, @bulbculture.bsky.social and editors Jared Povanda and L.M. Cole @scoops.bsky.social for republishing pieces from magazines that have gone dark, and giving "My Mother Believed in the Power of Wind" a new home. #litmags

language "warriors" are heroes - working to say their imperilled languages.

poets - you know the feeling, right? When your number of submissions equals the number of rejections, you're almost halfway to #100rejections and it's only the 1st quarter of the year? And then - some lovely publication sends you an acceptance for your entire submission. That's the #WritingLife

if you haven't seen this yet - thank you Luke. I too found sites with an account I'd forgotten. #DigitalFootprint

Do you write futurisms? Tips from Stacy Nathaniel Jackson in Writers Digest. When we think about the world of 2000 and what has changed in 25 years, can we imagine the next 25? #amwriting #WritingCommunity www.writersdigest.com/3-tips-for-w...

friends - we don't know where on Vancouver Island yet, but @charlieangus104.bsky.social is on the Island, April 11th. Stay tuned for more news about cities and venues.

are you a contributor to The Broken Spine? Make sure you're included in their directory. A wonderful initiative.

have you ever thought about joining a writers' retreat? Here's an opportunity in Amsterdam.

a quarter of the way through the year and a third of the way to my goal of #100rejections. What about you? How's it going fellow writers and poets? #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #SkyPoets #BskyPoets #amwriting

Prairie Schooner has a long and storied history - sign up for their newsletter and info about the next submission period. #litmag

@southhall.bsky.social welcome! I've added you to my starter pack #3 of litmags & small presses. bsky.app/starter-pack... The pinned post on my profile has links to the starter packs & 4 lists - litmags, poets, writers, editors. You can pin a list & it becomes a feed. bsky.app/profile/laco...

@midwestreview.bsky.social welcome! I've added you to my starter pack #3 of litmags & small presses. bsky.app/starter-pack... The pinned post on my profile has links to the starter packs & 4 lists - litmags, poets, writers, editors. You can pin a list & it becomes a feed. bsky.app/profile/laco...

another new #litmag - this one for college graduates.

welcome Midwest Review to Bluesky. #SubmissionCall #CallForSubs

thank you to Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social for the interview, and for republishing my poem "Subsumption". @jaredpovanda.bsky.social and @scoops.bsky.social provide a valuable service to the poetry community by republishing "lost" work. #BskyPoets #SkyPoets

how are YOU celebrating World Poetry Day? With thanks to the many #litmags that publish our work. #BSkyPoets #SkyPoets #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

*sigh* - what keeps you going fellow writers? "discussed it with great interest, and we found much to admire" is a kind personalized rejection. Do you count those as wins? #100rejections #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #SkyPoets #BskyPoets

Rights - what's the sweet spot for you as a writer? Many magazines revert rights to the author upon publication, but others ask for 3 months, 6 months,a year before reverting. Some even ask not to share the full piece. Is there a deal-breaker for you? #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #BskyPoets

#CallForSubs #SubmissionCall

@theravensperch.bsky.social welcome! I've added you to my starter pack #3 of litmags & small presses. bsky.app/starter-pack... The pinned post on my profile has links to the starter packs & 4 lists - litmags, poets, writers, editors. You can pin a list & it becomes a feed. bsky.app/profile/laco...

and the #litmags just keep arriving here. #SubmissionCall #CallForSubs