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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦

@rheatregebov.bsky.social

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Poet, novelist, children's picture book author. Associate Professor Emerita UBC School of Creative Writing. Canadian. www.rheatregebov.ca 🇨🇦

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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 6d

Let the suffering end.

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 3h

After two years, Palestinians are finally returning to their homes in Gaza.

But with 92 percent of homes damaged or destroyed, people are returning to an impossible reality. Homes, hospitals, schools, communities must be rebuilt before Palestinians can even begin the process of healing.

Thousands of Palestinians are returning home to northern Gaza, finding destruction and heartbreak | CNN

Thousands of Palestinians began the long, dusty walk from the south of Gaza toward Gaza City after a ceasefire came into effect in the enclave on Friday. They found their city lying in ruins – yet wer...

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Talonbooks @talonbooks.bsky.social · 4h

We're still buzzing about two Talon authors taking home awards at the BC & Yukon Book Prizes gala! ⁠
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We're thrilled that Fred Wah received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, and that wet by Leanne Dunic won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize!⁠
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🎉 Congratulations! 🎉

Fred Wah and Kevin Williams are standing side by side. Both are in suits. Fred is holding his Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence certificate.

Photo credit to Jennifer Wah.⁠

Leanne Dunic, wearing a light jean jacket, smiling and holding a copy of wet. The cover is red with the side silhouette of a person with their hands presumably in their hair, their elbow bent.

Photo credit to Spencer Williams.

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 2d

Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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#NeWestPress #NowHiring

We're Hiring! NeWest Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Submit your cover letter and resume to president@newestpress.com not later than Friday, October 17, 2025.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Released Israeli hostages reunite with families – in pictures

The last 20 living hostages held by Hamas arrive in Israel after more than two years in captivity

www.theguardian.com

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The Canadian Children's Book Centre @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social · 4d

Hey Ontario creators 👋 Our creative community has been through a lot in the past six years. Making It Work 2025 wants to capture where we are now - and help chart the path forward.

Share your voice: https://bit.ly/MakingItWork2025
Survey closes: October 27

#MakingItWork2025 #OntarioArts

Graphic with text 'Making It Work 2025' in large teal letters with green '2025'. Below reads 'Shape the Future of Arts, Culture & Creative Careers in Ontario' and a green button saying 'Take the Survey'. Features overlapping teal and green circles as design elements. Work in Culture and Nordicity logos at top, funder logos at bottom: Ontario Creates, Ontario Arts Council, and Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University.

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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 5d

Talk about resilience! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 6d

Deepest condolences to her family and community.

Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 6d

Proof you are super-human.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 6d

Let the suffering end.

Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 7d

Wishing you all the best.

Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much for this work.

Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 7d

Fantastic book!

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Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social · 7d

“Books can be banned, but the people they represent are refusing to be erased.”

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Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 7d

Such a fabulous book.

Rhea Tregebov 🇨🇦 @rheatregebov.bsky.social · 7d

Don't let them be forgotten.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 8d

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Association of Canadian Publishers @cdnpublishers.bsky.social · 13d

ACP is excited to launch the Certified Canadian Publisher program! 🍁📚

Look for the seal when you buy books and you'll:

📖Support Canadian jobs
🏆Champion Canadian talent
🏘 Strengthen communities
💰Boost our economy
🍁 Preserve Canadian stories

www.certifiedcanadianpublisher.com