Today from the IPNE Conference: New Word - "frienditor" There's a big difference between professional editing and having a friend look over your work. Friends are wonderful, but their service is better labeled as beta reading than editing. @ipne.org #booksky #author #editor #publishing #editing

Today from the IPNE Conference: Book Spotlight I met the author of this adorable children's book today—Valerie Egar. The story is uplifting and supportive, and the artwork is super cute. Highly recommended. #booksky #childrensbooks #ipneconference #bookblogger #bookrecs

I will be at the IPNE conference tomorrow (Friday, February 19) and Saturday. Message me if you'd like to connect 🤝 #ipneconference #ipne #booksky #bookconference #publishing

Congratulations to this year's IPNE Book Awards winners! Bluesky only allows 4 photos—see the website for full list! ipne.org/2025-award-w... @ipne.org @crivera.bsky.social #booksky #bookawards #ipnebookawards #bookrecs #bookreleases2025

Photographer David Zapatka stopped by with his latest books for the museum shop. Here he is explaining his technique for photographing lighthouses at night to NLMS intern Isabella Portella.

Two new lighthouse books from USLHS and our Director of Photography, David Zapatka uslhs.org/news/lightho...

Join the awards ceremony on Zoom: ipne.org/book-awards-... @ipne.org #booksky #bookawards #ipne #ipnebookawards #bookrecs

I received my first Advance Reader Copies as an Early Bird Book Reviewer for Mountaineers Books! These are now available for preorder on the Mountaineers Books website: www.mountaineers.org/books/books/... Stay tuned for my reviews! @mountaineersbooks.bsky.social #booksky

Future teachers, student teachers, and new teachers wanted to beta read a fun, short teaching-related book! Click the link below to sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #booksky #teachersky #betareaders

In this week's #SundressReads, Hannah Yerington reads and reviews Aiyana Masla's debut poetry collection, The Underdream, available now from Cornerstone Press! sundressblog.com/2025/11/09/s...

Congratulations to the winners of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards! We’re thrilled to see #VWF2025 authors Kyle Edwards, Karen Solie, and Claire Cameron on the list. #GGBooks2025 ggbooks.ca#winners

Book haul from Holiday Bookfest Seattle! And psst ... a new fantasy book is currently in editing that was inspired by the true story of the Elwha! @arangoyoaga.bsky.social @mountaineersbooks.bsky.social #booksky #seattlebooksky #seattlebookevents #elwha #cookbook #glutenfree

I finally picked this up today. Who wants to rave about it? @sarahjmaas.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #booksky #romantasy

This is the FINAL MONTH to submit to our annual poetry broadside contest! Submit up to three poems for a chance to win $200 and 20 copies of your letterpress-printed broadside! www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/09...

I just received this lovely glass stacked books teacup and heavy weighted velvet emerald-green blanket for my birthday! Feeling special today. I can't wait to sip out of this beauty while curled up safe under this heavy comforter. #booksky #teacup

Thank you to @janefriedman.com for the informative keynote this morning at the Red Pencil Conference! I especially appreciated learning about the Gartner hype cycle. If you're curious check out: beantin.net/the-hidden-c... @edsguild.bsky.social #EdsGuild2025 #RedPencil2025

Swag from the Red Pencil Conference! Thanks Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social for putting this on! It's going wonderful so far. I've met some amazing humans and made some great connections. Thank you to all the presenters and volunteers! #EdsGuild2025 #RedPencil2025

The shortlist for our FutureBook Excellence Award has been revealed! 📣 Excellence abounds in the shortlisted entries to our most protean award category, say our judges ⭐ #FutureBook

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with tunes from the Indigenous Daybreak Star Radio! Download the app, support Indigenous music artists, and get into an Indigenous mood anytime with a click: daybreakstarradio.com #Indigenous #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Thanksgiving

My book review of 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸, 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 is available now on #SundressReads! #booksky #poetrysky #bookrec

Want to support Sundress Academy for the Arts AND get cool stuff? Check out our new online auction with some amazing donated books and more from our alumni, authors, and more! paybee.io/quickpay.htm...

www.goodreads.com/blog/show/29... #booksky #Thanksgiving #Indigenous #IndigenousBookSky

We’re delighted to announce the 2025 #WainwrightPrize Winners! From powerful storytelling to vital conservation work and bold illustration, this year’s winners reflect the richness, urgency, and joy of writing about the natural world. wainwrightprize.com #StoriesThatConnect

It's our pleasure to announce that the inaugural winner of the Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is... Raising Hare, @chloedalton.bsky.social (@canongate.co.uk) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

For Teachers & Writers Magazine, I wrote about my challenges as a disabled, neurodivergent student in the writing classroom, my @sundresspub.bsky.social craft book NERVE, and ways teachers can reimagine the classroom for greater access. teachersandwritersmagazine.org/embodied-spa...

The Best of the Net is looking for volunteer readers for its 2026 issue! Find out more here: bestofthenetanthology.com/work-with-us...

Want to support Sundress Academy for the Arts AND get cool stuff? Check out our new online auction with some amazing donated books and more from our alumni, authors, and more! paybee.io/quickpay.htm...

The #1 thing authors don’t see is how much time & technique goes into editing. Editing is a lot more than just looking for typos. There’s a plethora of analyses that I do for each level of editing! @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day8 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity #booksky

Would you like to read a book by this year's Nobel Prize in Literature winner László Krasznahorkai? I recommend 𝘈 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵, inspired by his journeys to China and Japan about the search for a secret garden. #booksky

My Editing Philosophy: I have a very goals-focused approach to editing. I ensure that your writing is not only technically correct, but matches the style, voice, & general vibe that you want it to! @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day7 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity #booksky

In this week's #SundressReads, Ana Mourant reads and reviews Marjorie Maddox's illustrated poetry collection, small earthly space, available now from Shanti Arts Publishing! sundressblog.com/2025/09/11/s...

I love acquisitions. I find myself turning down more manuscripts, for the wonderful reason that I’m brought more amazing manuscripts! I don’t enjoy saying no, but it's fun to say yes! @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day6 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity #booksky

Being on the computer doesn’t mean being stuck inside. My favorite place to edit is outside in my backyard. I have a small table under a gazebo overlooking my koi pond, complete with Wi-Fi. @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day5 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity #booksky

The Nobel Prizes will be announced this week! Literature: this Thursday, October 9! @nobelprize.bsky.social #booksky #nobelprize #nobelprizeliterature

I initially thought I would become a writer, but I realized that my true passion lies in helping others to tell their stories. Check out my full story at sundressblog.com/2025/08/26/m... @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day4 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity #booksky

Quote from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩: 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 by Paula Sager. Full review coming soon to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨! sundressblog.com #sundresspublications #sundressreads #booksky #bookrecs #bookblogger #bookrecs #quote

A quote from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩: 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 by Paula Sager. Full review coming soon to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨! sundressblog.com #sundresspublications #sundressreads #booksky #bookrecs #bookblogger #quotes

Vocabulary for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩: 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭 by Paula Sager. Full review coming soon to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨! sundressblog.com #sundresspublications #sundressreads #booksky #bookrecs #bookblogger #bookrecs #words #wordporn #wordgasm #wordsoftheday

Professionally published books travel a distinctive path of maturation before becoming the fascinating works of scholarship, fantasy, & art that await you in bookshops. I provide all levels of editing & indexing 💫 @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day3 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity

Good morning from my favorite mug and this book I just finished: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩: 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘈𝘭𝘭. Watch for my review on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨! @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day2 Social Media Challenge #EditorsTeaClubCommunity @sundresspub.bsky.social #SundressReads sundressblog.com

Hello Bluesky Community, I’m an editor, proofreader, & literary buff, known for my knowledge of style manual lore as well as my Alaskan background in editing nature writing & Indigenous content. [email protected] @editorsteaclub.bsky.social #Day1 Social Media Challenge #editorsteaclubcommunity

Read poem “Dysmorphia (Autumn)”: harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/donna-vorrey... Listen to Episode 78: Donna Vorreyer (Of Unrivering, Writing the Liturgy of the Body, and Creating Giving Communities in the Arts): share.transistor.fm/s/efda5033 💫 🎙️ @djvorreyer.bsky.social @sundresspub.bsky.social

I’m leading a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP on THE ENTHUSIASM OF INFLUENCE for Sundress Publications in a couple weeks! More info in the comments. You’ll write something new and get revision ideas! And speak with your ghosts! 💖

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present Poetry Xfit hosted by Rachel Mekdeci. This generative workshop event will take place on Sunday, September 28th, from 2 to 4 pm EST. sundressblog.com/2025/08/26/s...

I'm happy to be a part of the Sundress team!

I had a great experience attending @acesediting.bsky.social ACES VCON25! My favorite session was Pack Your Parachute: Contingency Planning for Freelance Editors presented by @loripax.bsky.social Lori Paximadis. Thank you to Lori and all the presenters! aceseditors.org/conference/v...

My book review of 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 by Marjorie Maddox is available now on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘨: sundressblog.com/2025/09/11/s... @sundresspublications #sundress #sundresspublications #shantiartspublishing #marjoriemaddox #smallearthlyspace #thesundressblog #sundressreads #bookrec

Best of the Net is now accepting nominations for the 2026 anthology! Submissions must come from the editor of the publication, or, if the work is self-published, it may be sent by the author. The deadline is September 30th, 2025. bestofthenetanthology.com

Doubleback Books announces their Open Reading Period from August 15 - September 30! doublebackbooks.wordpress.com

I had so much fun at the Pop-up Typewriter Museum at my favorite local bookstore @island.books ! For a couple days, the sounds of happy typing, giggles, and "Oh!"s filled the store with vintage vibe. #typewriters #typewritermuseum #bookrecs #pnwgardening