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Stelliform Press<p>Heads up, poetry lovers! Another great poetry event is coming up in a week. The Factory Reading Series, with Mahaila Smith, James K. Moran, Pearl Pirie, Manahil Bandukwala, and MA|DE will be on June 20 7pm at Anina's Cafe, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way, in Ottawa. Mark your calendars!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetryreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetryreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefictionpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefictionpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianpoet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianpoet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ottawaevents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ottawaevents</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>I will be getting a copy of Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland sometime before leaving for Newfoundland next month. Think I'll see any fairies? <a href="https://memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/S/Strange-Terrain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">memorialuniversitypress.ca/Boo</span><span class="invisible">ks/S/Strange-Terrain</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newfoundland</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Waterloo BookFest is this Saturday. I'll be reading a scary little short story at 3:30. Come check us out! I'll be helping out a bit with the Indigenous Poets Society booth, so come say hi! <a href="https://englishatwaterloo.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/waterloo-bookfest-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">englishatwaterloo.wordpress.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/05/21/waterloo-bookfest-2025/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@WaterlooEvents" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WaterlooEvents</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousAuthors</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/KitchenerWaterloo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KitchenerWaterloo</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>ICYMI, a wonderful review of The Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens by Lynn Hutchinson Lee dropped over at Strange Horizons. Review by Kyle R. Garton. </p><p>From SH: "This is folk fairytale refracted through contemporary litfic, unified by setting and 'a pervasive sense that reality itself is fuzzy.'"</p><p><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/origins-of-desire-in-orchid-fens-by-lynn-hutchinson-lee/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">strangehorizons.com/wordpress/</span><span class="invisible">non-fiction/origins-of-desire-in-orchid-fens-by-lynn-hutchinson-lee/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/strangehorizons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strangehorizons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/strangehorizonsreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strangehorizonsreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/darkfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkfantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaryfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/litfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>litfic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/slipstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slipstream</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/indiepress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiepress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Waterloo-region folks? What are you doing this Saturday? How about going to BookFest? I'll be there with a whole library of other local authors. I'll be starting off the public readings with a short story at 3:30. Come check us out! <a href="https://englishatwaterloo.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/waterloo-bookfest-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">englishatwaterloo.wordpress.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2025/05/21/waterloo-bookfest-2025/</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@WaterlooEvents" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WaterlooEvents</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chirp.social/@waterlooregion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>waterlooregion</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>A mini interview with me just went live on Tenebrous Press's blog. <a href="https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/21/meet-the-weirdos-2024-brave-new-weird-award-winner" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5</span><span class="invisible">/21/meet-the-weirdos-2024-brave-new-weird-award-winner</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CliFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliFi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a></p>
N.P. Thompson<p>Dive into a brand-new fantasy adventure with 50% off <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> one of my series this week only, and only via my <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Itch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Itch</span></a> and <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Payhip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payhip</span></a> author shops. Itch is in USD, Payhip is in CAD (and if you buy via Payhip, you also automatically get 20% off book 2 if you want it!)</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://shop.nptwrites.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">shop.nptwrites.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (Payhip)<br>➡️ <a href="https://nptwrites.itch.io/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nptwrites.itch.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/indieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CanadianAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BuyCanadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyCanadian</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MGLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGLit</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MGFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/FantasyBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyBooks</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/KidLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidLit</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/TBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TBR</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>We're delighted to share the cover of Ursula K Le Guin Prize winner Rebecca Campbell's debut short story collection, The Other Shore. The cover art is BC artist Kerry Pagdin's "The Death of Ostara," a perfect match for Campbell's unsettling west coast speculative fiction.</p><p>Pre-orders are now open on our website: <br><a href="https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/the-other-shore-by-rebecca-campbell/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stelliform.press/index.php/pro</span><span class="invisible">duct/the-other-shore-by-rebecca-campbell/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverreveal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverreveal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianartist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>Spring is in full swing - that is a clue for a cover to be revealed later today! We were thrilled to work with a new BC artist for Rebecca Campbell's west coast focused short story collection, The Other Shore.</p><p>If you loved the Le Guin Prize winning Arboreality you will want this on your TBR!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/covertease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covertease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverreveal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverreveal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/shortstorycollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstorycollection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horrorbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horrorbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>Today we're sending this little beetle out into the world. May it burrow into your hearts, in a nice way.</p><p>Congratulations to Mahaila Smith for this beautiful, innovative and tender collection of narrative science fiction poetry!</p><p>Now available everywhere! </p><p><a href="https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/seed-beetle-by-mahaila-smith/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stelliform.press/index.php/pro</span><span class="invisible">duct/seed-beetle-by-mahaila-smith/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/narrativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narrativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefictionpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefictionpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/debutcollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debutcollection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicationday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicationday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>From The City &amp; The City bookstore: Way Out East Series is happening in just 2 days! Rest up as it will be an exciting one! We have Greg Rhyno and his newest book, WHO BY WATER and Lynn Hutchinson Lee with ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS. Come on out to Jordan's Homeside Pub 7-9!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hamont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamont</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gtha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gtha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookevent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookevent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mysterybooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysterybooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasybooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasybooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horrorbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horrorbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaryfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/indiepress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiepress</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>The voter's' packages for the Aurora Awards are now available. If you're a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, you can go download them. If you're not a member, it's only ten bucks to become one, and then you can read all sorts of terrific speculative fiction and poetry. My poem "Angakkuq" is one of the contenders, and I'd be honoured if you read it. Go read, and vote for your favourites! <a href="https://www.csffa.ca/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">csffa.ca/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativePoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativePoetry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AuroraAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuroraAward</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousAuthors</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>Congrats to Terese Mason Pierre and Mahaila Smith (and many thanks to Perfect Books in Ottawa) for a wildly successful launch! And of course thanks to everyone who came out to support two amazing poets and their debut collections!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/smallpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/booklauch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklauch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>Coming up for Ottawa folks! Terese Mason Pierre and Mahaila Smith will be launching their poetry collections MYTH and SEED BEETLE together at Perfect Books on Tuesday May 6 at 7pm! Don't miss it!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ottawaevents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ottawaevents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetrycollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycollection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Are you a writer in Canada who has not published a book? This free-to-enter contest is for you. <a href="https://pencanada.ca/news/submissions-open-for-the-2025-rbc-pen-canada-new-voices-award/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pencanada.ca/news/submissions-</span><span class="invisible">open-for-the-2025-rbc-pen-canada-new-voices-award/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingContest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>For anyone new to poetry, this review of Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE offers some encouragement! This narrative poetry collection is for poetry-lovers and fiction-lovers alike!</p><p>"As someone relatively new to reading poetry, I was a bit nervous going into this read. But I can confidently say that Seed Beetle is an exquisite blend of being accessible while still challenging viewpoints, particularly those surrounding our trust in technology and corporations"</p><p><a href="https://paigepetrovsky.ca/2025/04/29/book-review-seed-beetle-by-mahaila-smith/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paigepetrovsky.ca/2025/04/29/b</span><span class="invisible">ook-review-seed-beetle-by-mahaila-smith/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>ICYMI, Foreword Reviews has published an excellent review of Lynn Hutchinson Lee's ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS. </p><p>"The prose is sensuous and lyrical, saturated with earthy, evocative enchantment."</p><p><a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/origins-of-desire-in-orchid-fens/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forewordreviews.com/reviews/or</span><span class="invisible">igins-of-desire-in-orchid-fens/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/forewordreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forewordreviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/originsofdesireinorchidfens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>originsofdesireinorchidfens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lynnhutchsinsonlee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lynnhutchsinsonlee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasybooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasybooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecofiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecofiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horrorbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horrorbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/romany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Canadian authors, you have until May 1 to send out your paperwork for the public lending right program. If your work is in libraries, you get a yearly cheque. This includes anthologies your work is in. <a href="https://publiclendingright.ca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">publiclendingright.ca</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanLit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>We had a blast last night at the Earth Day Eve launch of Through the Portal and The Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens. Lynn Hutchinson Lee even brought spring peepers with her to set the swampy vibe.</p><p>Orchid is now available everywhere books are sold! Congrats Lynn!</p><p>Purchase links in the thread!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookbirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookbirthday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicationday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicationday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/romanyauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romanyauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaryfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a><br>1/2</p>
Stelliform Press<p>We're delighted to share that two stories from Geoffrey W. Cole's ZEBRA MERIDIAN AND OTHER STORIES have been nominated for an Aurora Award on a slate packed with Canadian SFFH goodness.</p><p>Check out the full ballot here: <a href="https://www.csffa.ca/awards-information/current-ballot/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csffa.ca/awards-information/cu</span><span class="invisible">rrent-ballot/</span></a></p><p>Congratulations to all the nominees! 🎉</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianauthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/csffa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>csffa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasybooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasybooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HorrorBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorrorBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
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