Sheelagh Caygill 🇨🇦
@sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, journalist, photographer, podcaster. 🍁 Student, MA Contemporary Creative Writing, Northeastern University London. Sheelaghcaygill.com | Oncreativewriting.com
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The Writer's Spark Coaching Competition - one winner a chance to win one prize of writing coaching, a one-year to Brain.fm, an editing session, and an interview!
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The @oncreativewriting.bsky.social Writer's Spark Coaching Competition is open. Creative Writers! Want to win some powerful coaching and more? The prize is coaching from Fiona Fenwick, one-year free of Brain.fm editing with me, & an interview on OCW!
www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...
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Thank you so much, Kim, for such a great interview!
It was my extreme pleasure to speak with @cjlavigne.com about her phenomenal novella. You should check it out...and buy the book. 🩷
@cjlavigne.com in a new podcast interview with @kimmannix.bsky.social talking about her novella The Drowned Man's Daughter - a book which came out of climate grief and pandemic isolation. A great interview!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you so much, Kim, for such a great interview!
@cjlavigne.com in a new podcast interview with @kimmannix.bsky.social talking about her novella The Drowned Man's Daughter - a book which came out of climate grief and pandemic isolation. A great interview!
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
Podcast | On Creative Writing
On Creative Writing is a monthly podcast show exploring all things creative writing, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and essays. Host Sheelagh Caygill interviews authors and w...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
@cjlavigne.com in a new podcast interview with @kimmannix.bsky.social talking about her novella The Drowned Man's Daughter - a book which came out of climate grief and pandemic isolation. A great interview!
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
A survey by the University of Cambridge of 100s of literary creatives reveals fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as gen AI tools and LLM-authored books flood market. What's your view? #poll
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Report on fears about AI - What's your view? - Click to view on Ko-fi
On Creative Writing added a poll on Ko-fi
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November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A survey by the University of Cambridge of 100s of literary creatives reveals fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as gen AI tools and LLM-authored books flood market. What's your view? #poll
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ko-fi.com/polls/Report...
Poet Kim Mannix launched her debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity, on Sunday. She is a talnted poet and this is a lovely collection. A recommended read! Find it here or at all good bookstores.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Poet Kim Mannix launched her debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity, on Sunday. She is a talnted poet and this is a lovely collection. A recommended read! Find it here or at all good bookstores.
shop.alexismariechute.com
shop.alexismariechute.com
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Come see me tomorrow at Type Books Junction for a reading and QA of my book "Drinking the Ocean"!
November 2: The Book Reviews
Read all about the books ahead of this Sunday's event with Heather Birrell, Teri Vlassopoulos and Saad Omar Khan.
Read all about the books ahead of this Sunday's event with Heather Birrell, Teri Vlassopoulos and Saad Omar Khan.
November 2: The Book Reviews
Read all about the books ahead of this Sunday's event with Heather Birrell, Teri Vlassopoulos and Saad Omar Khan.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Come see me tomorrow at Type Books Junction for a reading and QA of my book "Drinking the Ocean"!
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Join me and @annykchoi.bsky.social for an Author Social at Flying Books at Neverland (371 Queen Street West) on November 26 (6:30pm). Would love to see you there! flyingbooks.ca/events/39313...
JOIN US FOR AN AUTHOR SOCIAL WITH ANN Y.K. CHOI AND SAAD OMAR KHAN | Flying Books
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November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Join me and @annykchoi.bsky.social for an Author Social at Flying Books at Neverland (371 Queen Street West) on November 26 (6:30pm). Would love to see you there! flyingbooks.ca/events/39313...
“History is very present in Eastern European minds,” says a Polish journalist. So why are so many of us forgetting the lessons of the Second World War?
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In 1945 we said ‘never again’, yet already we’ve forgotten | The Observer
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November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“History is very present in Eastern European minds,” says a Polish journalist. So why are so many of us forgetting the lessons of the Second World War?
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observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm Host @hollay.bsky.social welcomes poet Zachari Green talking about his book “Green” @radiantpress.bsky.social - Also on the show @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social on her book of essays “In The Field” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social TUNE IN TONIGHT!
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm Host @hollay.bsky.social welcomes poet Zachari Green talking about his book “Green” @radiantpress.bsky.social - Also on the show @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social on her book of essays “In The Field” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social TUNE IN TONIGHT!
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For just $1/month you can support hot art like this as my book covers! 😈🥵🔥✍️🌶️
For just $1/month you can support hot art like this as my book covers! 😈🥵🔥✍️🌶️
Another art update | Scarlet Lee Winters
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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For just $1/month you can support hot art like this as my book covers! 😈🥵🔥✍️🌶️
For just $1/month you can support hot art like this as my book covers! 😈🥵🔥✍️🌶️
Vauhini Vara examines why so many people are seduced by OpenAi's nameless and faceless ChatGPT.
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Why So Many People Are Seduced by ChatGPT
What makes OpenAI’s chatbot so dangerous? It’s a fictional character without an author.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Vauhini Vara examines why so many people are seduced by OpenAi's nameless and faceless ChatGPT.
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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I'm sharing this now because things are changing so fast that our collective memory sometimes fails. Here's the full article again. (5/x) story.californiasunday.com/silicon-vall...
The Political Awakening of Silicon Valley
What happens when tech leaders, like Y Combinator's Sam Altman, believe our system is broken? They treat it like a startup.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm sharing this now because things are changing so fast that our collective memory sometimes fails. Here's the full article again. (5/x) story.californiasunday.com/silicon-vall...
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New episode alert for creative writers! Coming in a few days, an informative interview with writer Saad Omar Khan, author of Drinking the Ocean.
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
New episode alert for creative writers! Coming in a few days, an informative interview with writer Saad Omar Khan, author of Drinking the Ocean.
“The story of your life is a story, and we’re always rewriting it, whether you’re a writer or not,” Margaret Atwood on her new memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts.
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For a Literary Saint, Margaret Atwood Can Sure Hold a Grudge
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November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“The story of your life is a story, and we’re always rewriting it, whether you’re a writer or not,” Margaret Atwood on her new memoir, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/b...
That's right - poetry contest alert!
Poetry contest alert!
Poets! Oncreativewriting.com will launch its first poetry competition next week! Judges will be poets @kimmannix.bsky.social , Professor Rob Winger, and me. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social are the generous sponsors! So grateful for their support. 🙏 Details soon.
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
That's right - poetry contest alert!
Congratulations, Hollay!
the blades of grass are dreaming (Anstruther Press, 2025) is my debut chapbook is almost out!
If you’d like a signed copy, drop me a DM or contact me HollayGhadery.ca.
Thanks to Anstruther Press, The Canada Council of the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and The Government of Ontario.
If you’d like a signed copy, drop me a DM or contact me HollayGhadery.ca.
Thanks to Anstruther Press, The Canada Council of the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and The Government of Ontario.
October 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Congratulations, Hollay!
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The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
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This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
September 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Unravelling of Ou (by me!) is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, February 15, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. 🧦 📖
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
Here is the listing at one of my local bookstores!
tinyurl.com/5an25y7h
This book was made possible through the generous funding of Ontario Arts Council.
#canlit
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Contest alert, poetry pals! Stay tuned 🖋
Poets! Oncreativewriting.com will launch its first poetry competition next week! Judges will be poets @kimmannix.bsky.social , Professor Rob Winger, and me. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social are the generous sponsors! So grateful for their support. 🙏 Details soon.
Creative Writing | On Creative Writing
On Creative Writing: Resources and inspiration for creative writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting. Listen to our creative writing podcast show of author interviews discusing their boo...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Contest alert, poetry pals! Stay tuned 🖋
Poets! Oncreativewriting.com will launch its first poetry competition next week! Judges will be poets @kimmannix.bsky.social , Professor Rob Winger, and me. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social are the generous sponsors! So grateful for their support. 🙏 Details soon.
Creative Writing | On Creative Writing
On Creative Writing: Resources and inspiration for creative writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting. Listen to our creative writing podcast show of author interviews discusing their boo...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Poets! Oncreativewriting.com will launch its first poetry competition next week! Judges will be poets @kimmannix.bsky.social , Professor Rob Winger, and me. @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social are the generous sponsors! So grateful for their support. 🙏 Details soon.
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the green notebook,
, further notes from spring: reading Diane di Prima's 1985 Charles Olson lecture, and Grant Faulkner’s The art of brevity. crafting the very short story, / @unmpress.bsky.social ;
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, further notes from spring: reading Diane di Prima's 1985 Charles Olson lecture, and Grant Faulkner’s The art of brevity. crafting the very short story, / @unmpress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
October 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
the green notebook,
, further notes from spring: reading Diane di Prima's 1985 Charles Olson lecture, and Grant Faulkner’s The art of brevity. crafting the very short story, / @unmpress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
, further notes from spring: reading Diane di Prima's 1985 Charles Olson lecture, and Grant Faulkner’s The art of brevity. crafting the very short story, / @unmpress.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-green-...
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The @oncreativewriting.bsky.social Writer's Spark Coaching Competition is open. Creative Writers! Want to win some powerful coaching and more? The prize is coaching from Fiona Fenwick, one-year free of Brain.fm editing with me, & an interview on OCW!
www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...
www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...
Writer's Spark Coaching contest | On Creative Writing
The Writer's Spark Coaching Competition - one winner a chance to win one prize of writing coaching, a one-year to Brain.fm, an editing session, and an interview!
www.oncreativewriting.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The @oncreativewriting.bsky.social Writer's Spark Coaching Competition is open. Creative Writers! Want to win some powerful coaching and more? The prize is coaching from Fiona Fenwick, one-year free of Brain.fm editing with me, & an interview on OCW!
www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...
www.oncreativewriting.com/writers-spar...
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My Edmonton book launch info!
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My Edmonton book launch info!
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If you're in Toronto, the flamenco group I study with is performing in a multi-group show in November. My personal participation is limited (because reasons😞) but the pieces are amazing and the other performers come from rich dance traditions. Ticket info below:
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Under the Moon's Embrace, the dance emerges
Join us for an enchanting evening under the imaginary moonlight where various rhythms and styles of dance come alive.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you're in Toronto, the flamenco group I study with is performing in a multi-group show in November. My personal participation is limited (because reasons😞) but the pieces are amazing and the other performers come from rich dance traditions. Ticket info below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
www.eventbrite.com/e/under-the-...
On The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing he and guest creative writing professor Robert J. Wiersema discuss three books that can help you be a better writer:
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October 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing he and guest creative writing professor Robert J. Wiersema discuss three books that can help you be a better writer:
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www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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"Bristol Vaudrin’s AFTERWARD is a raw and gut-wrenching novel that pulls readers into a world of emotional turmoil, relationships strained by tragedy, and the quiet, lingering pain of grief and identity." - Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)
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Afterward
Amazon.com: Afterward eBook : Vaudrin, Bristol: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Bristol Vaudrin’s AFTERWARD is a raw and gut-wrenching novel that pulls readers into a world of emotional turmoil, relationships strained by tragedy, and the quiet, lingering pain of grief and identity." - Goodreads Reviewer (5 stars)
#litfic #readingcommunity #booksky
#litfic #readingcommunity #booksky
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I had so much fun talking to Natalie Lim about her stellar book, Elegy For Opportunity.
Thanks for letting me get behind the mic, @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social and @oncreativewriting.bsky.social!
Thanks for letting me get behind the mic, @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social and @oncreativewriting.bsky.social!
A lovely conversation between poet @kimmannix.bsky.social and poet Natalie Lim. Podcast episode coming in a few days.
Poet @kimmannix.bsky.social interviews poet Natalie Lim, author of the beautiful collection of Elegy for Opportunity, in our next podcast episode. It drops in just a few days!
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September 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I had so much fun talking to Natalie Lim about her stellar book, Elegy For Opportunity.
Thanks for letting me get behind the mic, @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social and @oncreativewriting.bsky.social!
Thanks for letting me get behind the mic, @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social and @oncreativewriting.bsky.social!