Manahil
@manahil.bsky.social
Writer, artist, editor, etc.
Author of Heliotropia (Brick Books 2024)
www.manahilbandukwala.com
Author of Heliotropia (Brick Books 2024)
www.manahilbandukwala.com
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Manahil
@manahil.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Here is my book, Heliotropia, published by Brick Books about two months ago. It's a collection of love poems intersecting with space, Sufism, and flowers ❤️
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We are pleased to share that Manahil Bandukwala's Heliotropia has been named the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award winner! This year's jury says, "With form and language that surprises and delights, Manahil Bandukwala has crafted a perfect set of love poems for our current moment." Congrats, Manahil!
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We are pleased to share that Manahil Bandukwala's Heliotropia has been named the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award winner! This year's jury says, "With form and language that surprises and delights, Manahil Bandukwala has crafted a perfect set of love poems for our current moment." Congrats, Manahil!
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Our expert columnist Manahil Bandukwala (@manahil.bsky.social) has some fantastic writing tips for all the poets out there who are looking for a home for their manuscript!
#AmReading #WritingTips #Poetry #Books
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#AmReading #WritingTips #Poetry #Books
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Finding a Press for Your Poetry Manuscript
In one of my first columns as an Open Book columnist, I shared my process of realizing I had a full-length poetry manuscript. Since then, I’ve written ...
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March 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our expert columnist Manahil Bandukwala (@manahil.bsky.social) has some fantastic writing tips for all the poets out there who are looking for a home for their manuscript!
#AmReading #WritingTips #Poetry #Books
open-book.ca/Columnists/F...
#AmReading #WritingTips #Poetry #Books
open-book.ca/Columnists/F...
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49th Shelf's Spring Fiction Preview is here & we're thrilled that You Crushed It by Jean-Philippe Baril Guerard, tr. by Neil Smith, I Remember Lights by Ben Ladouceur, The Fun Times Brigade by Lindsay Zier-Vogel, & Iris and the Dead by Miranda Schreiber are included!
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February 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
49th Shelf's Spring Fiction Preview is here & we're thrilled that You Crushed It by Jean-Philippe Baril Guerard, tr. by Neil Smith, I Remember Lights by Ben Ladouceur, The Fun Times Brigade by Lindsay Zier-Vogel, & Iris and the Dead by Miranda Schreiber are included!
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/02...
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/02...
research for a story, fitting response to the overview panel
February 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
research for a story, fitting response to the overview panel
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CBC Poetry Prize winner Natalie Lim’s debut collection, Elegy for Opportunity, is coming out this April 8, 2025 @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social—and we have review copies available now! (Yes, even hard copies!)
Request a review copy:
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More deets in comments!
Request a review copy:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...
More deets in comments!
February 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
CBC Poetry Prize winner Natalie Lim’s debut collection, Elegy for Opportunity, is coming out this April 8, 2025 @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social—and we have review copies available now! (Yes, even hard copies!)
Request a review copy:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...
More deets in comments!
Request a review copy:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...
More deets in comments!
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My friends, I am so beyond thrilled to share the second installment in Love Letters: Reasons To Be Alive, written by none other than the absolutely legendary @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
The Party Downstairs
A Love Letters Feature by Helena Fitzgerald - January 2025
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January 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My friends, I am so beyond thrilled to share the second installment in Love Letters: Reasons To Be Alive, written by none other than the absolutely legendary @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
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Trumpeting in @arcpoetry.bsky.social and thrilled about it. Thanks to the team for including me!
January 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trumpeting in @arcpoetry.bsky.social and thrilled about it. Thanks to the team for including me!
New chaotic book sorting system: by weight of book
January 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New chaotic book sorting system: by weight of book
So far I’ve seen two listings for Neil Gaiman books up on FB marketplace and I have no doubt I’ll be seeing more
January 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So far I’ve seen two listings for Neil Gaiman books up on FB marketplace and I have no doubt I’ll be seeing more
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I’m an acquiring poetry editor with Wolsak & Wynn and wanted to remind poets based in Canada that our submissions window is open now until March 31! I would love to see your work.✨
For more info, check out our submissions guidelines:
www.wolsakandwynn.ca/submissions
For more info, check out our submissions guidelines:
www.wolsakandwynn.ca/submissions
Submissions — Wolsak & Wynn
www.wolsakandwynn.ca
January 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m an acquiring poetry editor with Wolsak & Wynn and wanted to remind poets based in Canada that our submissions window is open now until March 31! I would love to see your work.✨
For more info, check out our submissions guidelines:
www.wolsakandwynn.ca/submissions
For more info, check out our submissions guidelines:
www.wolsakandwynn.ca/submissions
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At last, they solved soups biggest problem: Wet
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Soup You Can Suck On: Introducing Progresso Soup Drops, the Ultimate Cold and Flu Season Comfort
It’s Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup like you never expected — a convenient, on-the-go soup experience available this National Soup Month.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
At last, they solved soups biggest problem: Wet
THE Hatecopy is reading Heliotropia and thinks it’s a joy to read 🥺
January 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
THE Hatecopy is reading Heliotropia and thinks it’s a joy to read 🥺
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Come hang out with me and @manahil.bsky.social on IG Live on January 21 at 7:30pmEST
January 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Come hang out with me and @manahil.bsky.social on IG Live on January 21 at 7:30pmEST
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New blog post! 📚💙 Today I shared a list of upcoming releases by Caribbean authors. Read it here: helenaramsaroop.com/2025/01/06/b...
Book List: 2025 #ReadCaribbean Releases Part 1
2025 #ReadCaribbean Releases Part 1 ✨ Here are some books by Caribbean authors coming out between now and April! There are lots of new books, and several books that are now available in paperback (…
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January 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New blog post! 📚💙 Today I shared a list of upcoming releases by Caribbean authors. Read it here: helenaramsaroop.com/2025/01/06/b...
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The @sfpoetry.bsky.social’s Rhysling Awards are open! I have two poems eligible - wela’lioq for your kind consideration 💚
The first is from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social:
The first is from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social:
January 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The @sfpoetry.bsky.social’s Rhysling Awards are open! I have two poems eligible - wela’lioq for your kind consideration 💚
The first is from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social:
The first is from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social:
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Just $48,500CAD until $2M CAD! We are running critically low on funds and the pace of spending is higher than donations at the moment!
Please share and donate if you can <3
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
Please share and donate if you can <3
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
January 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just $48,500CAD until $2M CAD! We are running critically low on funds and the pace of spending is higher than donations at the moment!
Please share and donate if you can <3
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
Please share and donate if you can <3
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
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This spring, on April 1st, @houseofanansi.bsky.social will publish my debut poetry collection, Myth!
It's a little tropical, a little lyrical, a little speculative, something for everyone! 🌴🧜🏾♀️👽🌙
Preorders are open! Please share if you can!
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It's a little tropical, a little lyrical, a little speculative, something for everyone! 🌴🧜🏾♀️👽🌙
Preorders are open! Please share if you can!
houseofanansi.com/products/myt...
Myth
Myth, the much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre, weaves between worlds (‘real’ and ‘imaginary’) unearthing the unsettling: our jaded and joyful relationships to...
houseofanansi.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This spring, on April 1st, @houseofanansi.bsky.social will publish my debut poetry collection, Myth!
It's a little tropical, a little lyrical, a little speculative, something for everyone! 🌴🧜🏾♀️👽🌙
Preorders are open! Please share if you can!
houseofanansi.com/products/myt...
It's a little tropical, a little lyrical, a little speculative, something for everyone! 🌴🧜🏾♀️👽🌙
Preorders are open! Please share if you can!
houseofanansi.com/products/myt...
It was a very good writing year for me, with my first fiction pub, the CBC prize longlist, etc. But I’m definitely most proud of Heliotropia, love poems intersecting with space and joy, a theme that feels the most “me”
Here is my book, Heliotropia, published by Brick Books about two months ago. It's a collection of love poems intersecting with space, Sufism, and flowers ❤️
December 31, 2024 at 2:49 PM
It was a very good writing year for me, with my first fiction pub, the CBC prize longlist, etc. But I’m definitely most proud of Heliotropia, love poems intersecting with space and joy, a theme that feels the most “me”
Top books of 2024:
- Relative to Wind by Phoebe Wang
- Thyme Travellers, ed. @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
- In Exile by Sadiya Ansari
- An Astonishment of Stars by @beingkirti.bsky.social
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
- Rakesfall by @vajra.me
- Relative to Wind by Phoebe Wang
- Thyme Travellers, ed. @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
- In Exile by Sadiya Ansari
- An Astonishment of Stars by @beingkirti.bsky.social
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
- Rakesfall by @vajra.me
December 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Top books of 2024:
- Relative to Wind by Phoebe Wang
- Thyme Travellers, ed. @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
- In Exile by Sadiya Ansari
- An Astonishment of Stars by @beingkirti.bsky.social
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
- Rakesfall by @vajra.me
- Relative to Wind by Phoebe Wang
- Thyme Travellers, ed. @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
- In Exile by Sadiya Ansari
- An Astonishment of Stars by @beingkirti.bsky.social
- The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
- Rakesfall by @vajra.me
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Excited & humbled to finally share Ksenija Spasić's first collection of poetry, "the beautiful the bearable"
Ksenija Spasić the Beautiful the Bearable - Etsy
This Zines & Magazines item is sold by HorsebrokePress. Ships from Canada. Listed on Dec 30, 2024
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December 31, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Excited & humbled to finally share Ksenija Spasić's first collection of poetry, "the beautiful the bearable"
Spent 2 hours undoing stitches on a crochet sweater that I’ve decided would be better as shorts
December 30, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Spent 2 hours undoing stitches on a crochet sweater that I’ve decided would be better as shorts
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December 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I love this game! I'm reading short story collections as I put the final touches on my manuscript, and have just finished @beingkirti.bsky.social incredible "An Astonishment of Stars."
I tag @conyerclayton.bsky.social @teresempierre.bsky.social and @ehjchang.bsky.social
I tag @conyerclayton.bsky.social @teresempierre.bsky.social and @ehjchang.bsky.social
Let’s play a game! What are you reading right now and why?
I’ll start—I’m rereading the Percy Jackson series by @rickriordan.bsky.social because I want to re-experience a childhood fav.
I tag @victoriambabazi.bsky.social @manahil.bsky.social and @patrycjasara.bsky.social. ❤️
I’ll start—I’m rereading the Percy Jackson series by @rickriordan.bsky.social because I want to re-experience a childhood fav.
I tag @victoriambabazi.bsky.social @manahil.bsky.social and @patrycjasara.bsky.social. ❤️
December 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I love this game! I'm reading short story collections as I put the final touches on my manuscript, and have just finished @beingkirti.bsky.social incredible "An Astonishment of Stars."
I tag @conyerclayton.bsky.social @teresempierre.bsky.social and @ehjchang.bsky.social
I tag @conyerclayton.bsky.social @teresempierre.bsky.social and @ehjchang.bsky.social