Danila Botha
@danilabotha.bsky.social
Author of Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness (Guernica 2024) A Place for People Like Us (Guernica 2025)
For All the Men... reissue (Guernica 2025)
Short story and fiction enthusiast. Humber School for Writers faculty.
For All the Men... reissue (Guernica 2025)
Short story and fiction enthusiast. Humber School for Writers faculty.
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What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays?
Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:
alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...
Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:
alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays?
Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:
alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...
Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:
alllitup.ca/staff-picks-...
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Our latest show on CIUT 89.5 FM @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our latest show on CIUT 89.5 FM @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/
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LOVE it! Can't wait to listen to @valentinoassenza.bsky.social and @danilabotha.bsky.social in action TONIGHT at 10pm on @howl895fm.bsky.social m.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
LOVE it! Can't wait to listen to @valentinoassenza.bsky.social and @danilabotha.bsky.social in action TONIGHT at 10pm on @howl895fm.bsky.social m.bsky.social
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📣Canadian speculative fiction writers and publishers: submissions for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic are open until January 31, 2026. #SpecFic #CanLit #SFF #Horror #MagicRealism #Surrealism
✨Submissions are open for the 2026 Sunburst Award. 2025 fantasy, magic realist, science fiction, speculative, supernatural horror and surrealist novels/short fiction collections by Canadian authors are eligible to be entered. #SpecFic #CanLit
submissions.sunburstaward.org
submissions.sunburstaward.org
Sunburst Award Submissions – For Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
submissions.sunburstaward.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📣Canadian speculative fiction writers and publishers: submissions for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic are open until January 31, 2026. #SpecFic #CanLit #SFF #Horror #MagicRealism #Surrealism
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TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm
host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social
talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social
talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm
host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social
talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social
talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
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Listen to the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm
It’s always such a joy to be interviewed by @valentinoassenza.bsky.social @howl895fm.bsky.social 📚We talked about my new
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Listen to the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm
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Tune into the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm Host
It’s always such a joy to be interviewed by @valentinoassenza.bsky.social @howl895fm.bsky.social 📚We talked about my new
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tune into the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm Host
It’s always such a joy to be interviewed by @valentinoassenza.bsky.social @howl895fm.bsky.social 📚We talked about my new
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It’s always such a joy to be interviewed by @valentinoassenza.bsky.social @howl895fm.bsky.social 📚We talked about my new
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social novel, A Place for People Like Us, in terms of themes and craft and characters and research and I can’t wait for you to hear it tomorrow 🎉📚🧡
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bqh... Had such a great chat about all things writing related--my first byline, the novel I never finished, and how I came to short stories last.
Bringing Life To Characters: Episode 52 Lynda Williams
YouTube video by Author R Weir
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bqh... Had such a great chat about all things writing related--my first byline, the novel I never finished, and how I came to short stories last.
Incredibly grateful that my short story Part of His Cluster was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @minyanmag.bsky.social
Thank you so much to their wonderful editor for her support 🩷🩷🩷📚🎉🥹
Thank you so much to their wonderful editor for her support 🩷🩷🩷📚🎉🥹
We are thrilled to announce our Pushcart Prize nominees. We wish them the best of luck! Visit our nominations page to read the nominated work from Issue 16. Work without a link is forthcoming in our next issue, scheduled to go live during Chanukah.
www.minyanmag.com/nominations....
www.minyanmag.com/nominations....
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Incredibly grateful that my short story Part of His Cluster was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by @minyanmag.bsky.social
Thank you so much to their wonderful editor for her support 🩷🩷🩷📚🎉🥹
Thank you so much to their wonderful editor for her support 🩷🩷🩷📚🎉🥹
One last bunch of Drunk Fiction photos from tonight 🧡🧡📚🎉
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
One last bunch of Drunk Fiction photos from tonight 🧡🧡📚🎉
Some more Drunk Fiction photos from tonight 🧡🧡📚🎉
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Some more Drunk Fiction photos from tonight 🧡🧡📚🎉
Drunk Fiction is such a wonderful reading series, @emilyweedon.bsky.social is a treasure, and reading with, listening to and hearing these writers tonight was such a joy. I love the writing community 😍🩷🩷🩷📚🎉
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Drunk Fiction is such a wonderful reading series, @emilyweedon.bsky.social is a treasure, and reading with, listening to and hearing these writers tonight was such a joy. I love the writing community 😍🩷🩷🩷📚🎉
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Thank you Literary Modiin and @jbzuckerman.bsky.social for hosting this wonderful crew of authors, including our lovely @danilabotha.bsky.social who read from her captivating novel "A Place For People Like Us!"
I had such a wonderful time reading from A Place For People Like Us at Literary Modiin with these amazing authors 🩷🩷📚🎉 thank you so much to the amazing @jbzuckerman.bsky.social for having me along with the amazing Nina Boug Lichtenstein Yishay Ron and Yardenne Greenspan
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thank you Literary Modiin and @jbzuckerman.bsky.social for hosting this wonderful crew of authors, including our lovely @danilabotha.bsky.social who read from her captivating novel "A Place For People Like Us!"
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Sadiqa de Meijer Searches for true meaning and connection in the essays of IN THE FIELD (@palimpsestpress.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the Governor General Award winning author right here!
#AmReading #Essays #Nonfiction #CanLit
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#AmReading #Essays #Nonfiction #CanLit
open-book.ca/News/Sadiqa-...
Sadiqa de Meijer Searches for True Meaning and Connection in the Essays of IN THE FIELD
Governor General’s Award winner Sadiqa de Meijer returns with a thoughtful and beautifully composed collection of essays that invites readers to look ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sadiqa de Meijer Searches for true meaning and connection in the essays of IN THE FIELD (@palimpsestpress.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the Governor General Award winning author right here!
#AmReading #Essays #Nonfiction #CanLit
open-book.ca/News/Sadiqa-...
#AmReading #Essays #Nonfiction #CanLit
open-book.ca/News/Sadiqa-...
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Indie publishers @pressassembly.bsky.social & Brick Books merged operations a month ago. Today, they share a little about what led to their decision and how the early days of working as one have taken shape.
alllitup.ca/teamwork-mak...
alllitup.ca/teamwork-mak...
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Indie publishers @pressassembly.bsky.social & Brick Books merged operations a month ago. Today, they share a little about what led to their decision and how the early days of working as one have taken shape.
alllitup.ca/teamwork-mak...
alllitup.ca/teamwork-mak...
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If you’re in Markham, drop by the library tonight at 6pm! 7600 Kennedy Road 😊
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you’re in Markham, drop by the library tonight at 6pm! 7600 Kennedy Road 😊
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
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"It's a good trick, and, unexpectedly, repeatable."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
The Second Arrow by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social from The Outer Wards (2020 Vehicule Press) vehiculepress.com/shop/the-out...
#TodaysPoem #poetry
The Second Arrow by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social from The Outer Wards (2020 Vehicule Press) vehiculepress.com/shop/the-out...
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"It's a good trick, and, unexpectedly, repeatable."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
The Second Arrow by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social from The Outer Wards (2020 Vehicule Press) vehiculepress.com/shop/the-out...
#TodaysPoem #poetry
The Second Arrow by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social from The Outer Wards (2020 Vehicule Press) vehiculepress.com/shop/the-out...
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Our final #ALUGiftNext haul are for the readers who like their prose tight: here are six short story collections we think your giftees will love.
Shop our short fic recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
Shop our short fic recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Our final #ALUGiftNext haul are for the readers who like their prose tight: here are six short story collections we think your giftees will love.
Shop our short fic recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
Shop our short fic recommendations (+ more!) here: alllitup.ca/gift-their-n...
I had such a wonderful time reading from A Place For People Like Us at Literary Modiin with these amazing authors 🩷🩷📚🎉 thank you so much to the amazing @jbzuckerman.bsky.social for having me along with the amazing Nina Boug Lichtenstein Yishay Ron and Yardenne Greenspan
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I had such a wonderful time reading from A Place For People Like Us at Literary Modiin with these amazing authors 🩷🩷📚🎉 thank you so much to the amazing @jbzuckerman.bsky.social for having me along with the amazing Nina Boug Lichtenstein Yishay Ron and Yardenne Greenspan
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
@guernicaeditions.bsky.social
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2026 Best Small Fictions Nominations
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
2026 Best Small Fictions Nominations
This was such a lovely surprise! It was so nice to hear that my short story collection, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness was a finalist in the American Bookfest BBA awards, in the Fiction: Short Story category 💗💗📚
@guernicaeditions.bluesky.social
www.americanbookfest.com/2025bbafullr...
@guernicaeditions.bluesky.social
www.americanbookfest.com/2025bbafullr...
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This was such a lovely surprise! It was so nice to hear that my short story collection, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness was a finalist in the American Bookfest BBA awards, in the Fiction: Short Story category 💗💗📚
@guernicaeditions.bluesky.social
www.americanbookfest.com/2025bbafullr...
@guernicaeditions.bluesky.social
www.americanbookfest.com/2025bbafullr...
To celebrate Jewish book month, and its incredible 100th anniversary, I’m sharing a small fraction of my Jewish book collection 🩷🩷📚 There are so many incredible Jewish writers whose work has inspired me so much.
@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
#jewishbookmonth #jewishbookmonth100
@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
#jewishbookmonth #jewishbookmonth100
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
To celebrate Jewish book month, and its incredible 100th anniversary, I’m sharing a small fraction of my Jewish book collection 🩷🩷📚 There are so many incredible Jewish writers whose work has inspired me so much.
@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
#jewishbookmonth #jewishbookmonth100
@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social
#jewishbookmonth #jewishbookmonth100
Really grateful to have a new short story, Sleepwalking Too Close to the Fire in one of my favourite American literary magazines @hfr.bsky.social
🧡🧡📚🎉 thank you so much to the wonderful editors.
You can read it in full here:
: heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/10/20/b...
🧡🧡📚🎉 thank you so much to the wonderful editors.
You can read it in full here:
: heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/10/20/b...
New Haunted Passages Short Fiction: “Sleepwalking Too Close to the Fire” by Danila Botha
I stood on the ship’s balcony, my head hanging over the railing, thick clusters of orange vomit merging with the darkening sea like Postmodern art. Agreeing to this was like stepping into a floatin…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Really grateful to have a new short story, Sleepwalking Too Close to the Fire in one of my favourite American literary magazines @hfr.bsky.social
🧡🧡📚🎉 thank you so much to the wonderful editors.
You can read it in full here:
: heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/10/20/b...
🧡🧡📚🎉 thank you so much to the wonderful editors.
You can read it in full here:
: heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/10/20/b...
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Seeing #NoStarsintheSky and #ADaughtersPlace together on #literaryfestival tables just never gets old. Thank you @houseofanansi.bsky.social for the gift of these books! And thank you #wildwriters for inviting me this weekend to be a part of your wonderful festival! It was such a treat! 🙏🎉🥰📚🇨🇦
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Seeing #NoStarsintheSky and #ADaughtersPlace together on #literaryfestival tables just never gets old. Thank you @houseofanansi.bsky.social for the gift of these books! And thank you #wildwriters for inviting me this weekend to be a part of your wonderful festival! It was such a treat! 🙏🎉🥰📚🇨🇦