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Marie Bilodeau
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SFFH Author. Professional storyteller. Can*Con Chair. D&D player. Caffeinated geek. Repped by Sara Megibow of Megibow Literary Agency. She/her.
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A cunning plot, & an ancient green dragon, are revealed! Join the King's Citadel of @therisingtithes.bsky.social, @trendane.bsky.social, @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social, @mariebilodeau.bsky.social, & @jhelfers01.bsky.social at 7:30 p.m. ET in D&D w. I&B: Eberron--Oracle of War! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
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I'm Arvan Eleron, a writer and gamer. My favorite games are RPGs, particularly tabletop D&D, but I'm also a sucker for a good adventure or turn based strategy game (and I love Gran Turismo, if I can e...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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This is also very very applicable to CanLit.
thewalrus.ca The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 1d
From Céline Dion to Drake, Canada has produced some music heavyweights. But between funding cuts, streaming loopholes, and pressure from the US, the future of Canadian music depends on how we show up now. Writer @touchofallright.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/amid-buy-canadia...
On the left: an image of two hands holding up a record with a maple leaf design and a pair of headphones. On the right: text that reads “Amid Buy Canadian, should we “Listen Canadian” too? Rising tensions with the US have disrupted tours, festivals, and the economics of being a musician”
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I feel watched
Back and white cat peeking between a pink glass basket holding washi tapes and a wooden picture frame
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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nathanburgoine.bsky.social
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
The Three Sentence Review If it’s stressing you out, and you want to write a review, a helpful review can easily be made with three simple sentences: One: What you can expect from the book (without spoilers). “‘The Unwanted’ is a great young adult story where a young gay teen struggling with a bully learns he’s got bigger problems when his long-lost mother returns, reveals she’s an Amazon, and tells him he’s part of an important prophecy. Two: What was unique/awesome/moving/exciting about the book (again, no spoilers). “Taking Greek mythology and blending it with the real struggles of a gay teen is a delicate balance, and Jeffrey Ricker manages it with aplomb.” Three: Using a better-known author or a genre, which readers do you think would enjoy the book? “Any reader who loved Rick Riordan’s ‘The Lightning Thief’ should grab ‘The Unwanted.’” It doesn’t have to be an essay to be helpful, and you’d be surprised how much even a simple review does help an author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Congratulations to friend of the con @suyidavies.com for his 2025 Nommo Award win!

Suyi's work is amazing and you should read all of it.
willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social Will This Be A Problem? @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social · 7d
“Lost Ark Dreaming” by @suyidavies.com won the 2025 Nommo Award for Best Novella.

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Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the cover of the book “Lost Ark Dreaming” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction novella award is about, lists the winner for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Psychopomp is one of the best publishing teams on the planet and I love being a part of it.

They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.

Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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canconsffh.bsky.social
Our final Guest of Honour for 2026 will be author @chuckwendig.bsky.social!

Chuck is a NYT bestselling author, writes games, comics, film and TV, and we are so excited that he will be joining us in the fall!
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Author Guest of Honour Chuck Wendig. Dates of the convention are 16 to 18 October, 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We are very excited to announced that our 2026 Agent Guest of Honour will be @hel-no-wai.bsky.social!

Hana is a Literary Agent and Rights Manager at Cooke McDermid and a co-founder of BIPOC Publishing in Canada.

We are super thrilled that Hana can join us next fall!
Graphic advertising Can*Con 2026 Agent Guest of Honour Hana El Niwairi. Dates of the con are October 16-18, 2026.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Let it never be said that Ottawa City Hall didn't stand firm for its boys club. 🔥💖🔥
mariebilodeau.bsky.social Marie Bilodeau @mariebilodeau.bsky.social · 9d
They don’t care because it’s women’s hockey.

*sets fire to city hall*
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Important 💖
matthewdowsmith.bsky.social Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 10d
Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
Don't put down your own work. Plenty of people want to devalue you and the things you Make. Don't help them do it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨

Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫

🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Oct 30
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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canconsffh.bsky.social
We are EXCITE to be able to announce our Guests of Honour for 2026 this week!

First up is @tonialaird.bsky.social! tonia is a Michif writer from Treaty 6 who does video games, comics, an interactive novel, and her debut novel Seventhblade is forthcoming this summer from ECW Press.
Poster graphic for 2026 Can*Con Author Guest of Honour tonia laird. Dates for the convention are October 16-18, 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Head on over and support this Canadian small press by clicking "NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH" (right hand side of the pretty mushrooms). It won't be launching until 2026, but it helps ye ol' algorithm to smash the button.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Fascination, an anthology edited by Rhonda Parrish
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:

Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.

If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.

thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
The Submission Grinder
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November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
mariebilodeau.bsky.social
Caretaking, writing, life... I don't know what I'm doing anymore, but I'm still doing it (which counts for a lot). 💖☕🤷‍♀️

www.mariebilodeau.com/blog/caretakingandwriting
Artistic image from wildpixel at Getty Images Pro, showing a head-shaped tree with leaves vanishing from the brain, serving as metaphor for dementia.
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Many of my books are in Kobo Plus. Check out a lovely non-exclusive reading sub! 💖
quartzen.bsky.social Sandstone @quartzen.bsky.social · 18d
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
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November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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ourmankoto.bsky.social
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I started my day by tossing out 12k words that did not serve the story (even though I really wanted them to work).

*rolls up sleeves*

Look out, better words. I’m coming for you. 🏹
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I just reread this and it once again destroyed me and made me laugh in the best of ways. If you need some excellent feels this morning (which I did!), then do yourself a favour and read this story. 💖💖💖
nathanburgoine.bsky.social 'Nathan Burgoine @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 20d
Anyway. A funny wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey gay romance about a dying dude who gets the strangest of second chances with the one that got away. (And OMG that cover.)

Link: books2read.com/u/4DW0kQ
The cover of In Memoriam in audiobook, written by 'Nathan Burgoine and read by Jerry L. Wheeler. A man in a red shirt and blank pants faces away from the viewer in the centre of the page, and is staring down into an endless spiral of a distorted, spiral-instead-of-circle clock.
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Come join the fun!!
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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One week from NOW!

You can see Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and Certified Brilliant @thescreambean.bsky.social at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social discussing found family, their rad new books, and what else?

WHO KNOWS?

YOU MUST COME AND FIND OUT!
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation. Saturday November 15th, 3pm, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON'
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Over 60% in the first day or so is awesome, but I would love to see this orchestrated audiobook break the finish line ribbon, please. (Selfish reasons: I want to listen to it SO MUCH.)

#BookSky #Audiobook
The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook
Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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brandoncrilly.bsky.social
Breaking the social media avoidance to signal boost Sienna Tristen's Kickstarter for an *orchestrated audiobook* of the first Heretic's Guide to Homecoming novel!

I've heard a sample (you can too, below) and trust me, if you like audiobooks, you need this.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook
Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM