Kirti Bhadresa
@beingkirti.bsky.social
she/her
Author of An Astonishment of Stars (ECW Press 2024)✨💕✨ Living and writing in Calgary - Treaty 7
www.beingkirti.com
Author of An Astonishment of Stars (ECW Press 2024)✨💕✨ Living and writing in Calgary - Treaty 7
www.beingkirti.com
Denison Avenue (both book and audiobook versions) is one of my all time favourites! Read it for free this week! It will change you. 💚
There's one more week left to #TogetherWeReadCanada! Borrow the e-book / audiobook of DENISON AVENUE (via the Libby app) with no waitlists or holds!
For more info / to join the discussion: www.togetherweread.com/ca/
For more info / to join the discussion: www.togetherweread.com/ca/
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Denison Avenue (both book and audiobook versions) is one of my all time favourites! Read it for free this week! It will change you. 💚
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Congratulations to Kirti Bhadresa whose book An Astonishment of Stars was longlisted for The Giller Prize! @gillerprize.bsky.social @beingkirti.bsky.social #gillerprize
September 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations to Kirti Bhadresa whose book An Astonishment of Stars was longlisted for The Giller Prize! @gillerprize.bsky.social @beingkirti.bsky.social #gillerprize
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We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
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Thank you Calgary for reading my book!
June 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thank you Calgary for reading my book!
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Win $1000 dollars and get published!
Calling all Alberta writers to submit to the 26th annual Alberta Views Short Story Contest. Entry deadline: June 30.
Learn more at albertaviews.ca/short-story-...
#shortstory #fiction #ABleg #ABwriters #ABAuthors #writingcontest
Calling all Alberta writers to submit to the 26th annual Alberta Views Short Story Contest. Entry deadline: June 30.
Learn more at albertaviews.ca/short-story-...
#shortstory #fiction #ABleg #ABwriters #ABAuthors #writingcontest
June 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Win $1000 dollars and get published!
Calling all Alberta writers to submit to the 26th annual Alberta Views Short Story Contest. Entry deadline: June 30.
Learn more at albertaviews.ca/short-story-...
#shortstory #fiction #ABleg #ABwriters #ABAuthors #writingcontest
Calling all Alberta writers to submit to the 26th annual Alberta Views Short Story Contest. Entry deadline: June 30.
Learn more at albertaviews.ca/short-story-...
#shortstory #fiction #ABleg #ABwriters #ABAuthors #writingcontest
Overjoyed, shocked and SO grateful to see An Astonishment of Stars on the short list for a 2025 Alberta Literary Award. 📚💚
We're thrilled to see some familiar titles among the finalists for the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards, recently announced by the Writers' Guild of Alberta!
Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards recognize and honour the exceptional literary achievements of authors from across Alberta.
Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards recognize and honour the exceptional literary achievements of authors from across Alberta.
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Overjoyed, shocked and SO grateful to see An Astonishment of Stars on the short list for a 2025 Alberta Literary Award. 📚💚
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🇨🇦 While many of us are looking to “buy Canadian” these days, it can be difficult to figure out how Canadian a product really is. Our publisher, David Caron, has put together 4 pieces to consider when it comes to buying Canadian books: ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...
March 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🇨🇦 While many of us are looking to “buy Canadian” these days, it can be difficult to figure out how Canadian a product really is. Our publisher, David Caron, has put together 4 pieces to consider when it comes to buying Canadian books: ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...
A guy walked past yesterday was wearing a highly unflattering (size up, dude!) shirt that said "Make White Babies" and apart from being gross on so many levels, I wonder if the shirt has the effect on the ladies that he's hoping for? Even the racist ones? Anyway,living in Alberta isn't always easy.
March 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A guy walked past yesterday was wearing a highly unflattering (size up, dude!) shirt that said "Make White Babies" and apart from being gross on so many levels, I wonder if the shirt has the effect on the ladies that he's hoping for? Even the racist ones? Anyway,living in Alberta isn't always easy.
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Tomorrow is International Women’s Day! This is your yearly reminder that the book industry (those publishing, writing, and buying books!) is a field dominated by women. We’re prolific, we’re in command, we carry the team, we bring the stories you love to life through our thoughtful hands. 💖🪩💪
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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#SettlerSaturday #treaty7
Donate your empty bottles with this link
app.skipthedepot.com/reconciliation
Or send funds directly to;
reconciliationactiongroupyyc@gmail.com
May 5th Red Dress / Ribbon Event
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Donate your empty bottles with this link
app.skipthedepot.com/reconciliation
Or send funds directly to;
reconciliationactiongroupyyc@gmail.com
May 5th Red Dress / Ribbon Event
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March 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
#SettlerSaturday #treaty7
Donate your empty bottles with this link
app.skipthedepot.com/reconciliation
Or send funds directly to;
reconciliationactiongroupyyc@gmail.com
May 5th Red Dress / Ribbon Event
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Donate your empty bottles with this link
app.skipthedepot.com/reconciliation
Or send funds directly to;
reconciliationactiongroupyyc@gmail.com
May 5th Red Dress / Ribbon Event
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Helllooooo so we are still very very in the red. This continues to because of the # of top ups, which keeps Gazans connected continuously. We are nearly at a million and a half USD. Help us reach this goal by March!
Donate:
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
Donate:
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
February 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Helllooooo so we are still very very in the red. This continues to because of the # of top ups, which keeps Gazans connected continuously. We are nearly at a million and a half USD. Help us reach this goal by March!
Donate:
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
Donate:
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
I LOVE to talk craft so I really can't wait for this event. I hope you can join us! Wed Feb 26!
shelflifebooks.ca/events/18250...
shelflifebooks.ca/events/18250...
February 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I LOVE to talk craft so I really can't wait for this event. I hope you can join us! Wed Feb 26!
shelflifebooks.ca/events/18250...
shelflifebooks.ca/events/18250...
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Speaking of book besties… you can come hang out with @beingkirti.bsky.social and me (and other folks) tomorrow night at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social for Woolf’s Voices! #CanLit #yyc #yycarts #events @newestpress.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Speaking of book besties… you can come hang out with @beingkirti.bsky.social and me (and other folks) tomorrow night at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social for Woolf’s Voices! #CanLit #yyc #yycarts #events @newestpress.bsky.social
These were fun questions! Thanks so much @alllitupcanada.bsky.social 💕✨
We talked to Kirti Bhadresa about writing life, her short story collection AN ASTONISHMENT OF STARS (@ecwpress.bsky.social), and why writers make great pals.
alllitup.ca/writers-block-kirti-bhadresa/
alllitup.ca/writers-block-kirti-bhadresa/
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
These were fun questions! Thanks so much @alllitupcanada.bsky.social 💕✨
I'm running a little story writing workshop for a Guides group TONIGHT for kids aged 8-10ish and it's my first time doing anything like this. If you have any fun tips please send ! #booksky
February 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm running a little story writing workshop for a Guides group TONIGHT for kids aged 8-10ish and it's my first time doing anything like this. If you have any fun tips please send ! #booksky
The stunning realization as a mother-writer that my kids are old enough that I could slip away for a writing residency, something I've always dreamed of. Let the application process begin! #booksky
January 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The stunning realization as a mother-writer that my kids are old enough that I could slip away for a writing residency, something I've always dreamed of. Let the application process begin! #booksky
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Research suggests public support for climate policy is detached from emissions and economic trends, and instead driven by imagining a thriving, clean economy. 🌱
Here’s How to Win Support for Climate Action | The Tyee
Talk about future economic benefits. Focus less on the carbon tax.
thetyee.ca
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Research suggests public support for climate policy is detached from emissions and economic trends, and instead driven by imagining a thriving, clean economy. 🌱
Love my hometown crowd 💕🎉
January 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Love my hometown crowd 💕🎉
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How it feels to be an author on social media rn
January 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
How it feels to be an author on social media rn
So happy to see An Astonishment of Stars here! Thanks to those who bought a copy. Love to the indies! 💕🎉💚
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List for December 2024. #CanLit
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/01...
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/01...
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: December 2024 — Hamilton Review of Books
Take a look at which independently published books Canadians are purchasing from independent bookstores.
hamiltonreviewofbooks.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So happy to see An Astonishment of Stars here! Thanks to those who bought a copy. Love to the indies! 💕🎉💚
@manahil.bsky.social is such an brilliant, moving writer so this recognition means so much to 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 7:56 PM
@manahil.bsky.social is such an brilliant, moving writer so this recognition means so much to me. 💕
Putting this here because it’s such a beautifully written review of An Astonishment of Stars that I will keep forever. 💕 ✨
www.thetemzreview.com/hussain-bhad...
www.thetemzreview.com/hussain-bhad...
December 30, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Putting this here because it’s such a beautifully written review of An Astonishment of Stars that I will keep forever. 💕 ✨
www.thetemzreview.com/hussain-bhad...
www.thetemzreview.com/hussain-bhad...
Thank you for this kind and thoughtful review of An Astonishment of Stars @thegateway.bsky.social! 💕✨
Book review: 'An Astonishment of Stars' by Kirti Bhadresa
Bhadresa seamlessly balances complex narratives of family dynamics within immigrant communities and light-hearted stories, while still retaining the integrity of the anthology. buff.ly/3ZysLYi
Bhadresa seamlessly balances complex narratives of family dynamics within immigrant communities and light-hearted stories, while still retaining the integrity of the anthology. buff.ly/3ZysLYi
Book review: 'An Astonishment of Stars' by Kirti Bhadresa - The Gateway
Bhadresa seamlessly balances complex narratives and bright and light-hearted stories while still retaining the integrity of the anthology.
buff.ly
December 22, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Thank you for this kind and thoughtful review of An Astonishment of Stars @thegateway.bsky.social! 💕✨
Casually recommend books by diverse authors. Gift loved ones poetry not written by Mary Oliver (yes, I think she's wonderful too). Read novels that don't happen in locations you are already comfortable with. Shift the centre.
November 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Casually recommend books by diverse authors. Gift loved ones poetry not written by Mary Oliver (yes, I think she's wonderful too). Read novels that don't happen in locations you are already comfortable with. Shift the centre.