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Shari Green
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author, poet, beach-wanderer 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 | she/her | Vancouver Island, BC | www.sharigreen.com
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Music gets us through the bad days. It connects us with the people around us. It helps us explore the deeper parts of ourselves. These books from Canadian creators explore the many ways music enriches our lives.

Book list: https://bookcentre.ca/blogs/articles/let-the-music-play-book-list
Making Music Book List
Music gets us through the bad days. It connects us with the people around us. It helps us explore the deeper parts of ourselves. These books from Canadian creators explore the many ways music enriches our lives.    Picture Books  It Began with a Buzz  Written and illustrated by Shiva Delsooz  Owlkids Books, 2025 IL: Ag
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November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Thanks for celebrating with us, CBC!

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7 books win big at 2025 Canadian children's book awards | CBC Books
Presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the awards celebrate literature for young people.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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@sharigreen.bsky.social !! Congratulations on winning the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams!!!
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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siwc.bsky.social
We need storytellers now more than ever. Please support SiWC and keep the magic alive. www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc
A poster for the GoFundMe for the Surrey International Writers' Conference featuring a quote from Crystal Hunt that reads, "The thing that has always struck me about SiWC is the unflagging support for writers at every stage and the real feeling of community and welcome that surrounds the conference" and a QR code linking to the fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
sharigreen.bsky.social
It's so quiet tonight. 🧑‍⚕️🏥😱
karunariazi.bsky.social Karuna Riazi @karunariazi.bsky.social · Oct 12
AI scraped my books.
impavid.us 🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · Oct 9
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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It's Banned Book Week in the US, and here in Canada, we need to be standing up against censorship and defending the right to read. If you are a published Canadian author or illustrator, writing for kids or adults, please join Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans.
October 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
sharigreen.bsky.social
I'm happy to share with you the beautiful cover of my debut picture book, SAVOR THE DAY, illustrated by the amazing Gabby Grant.🐚⛱️☀️ Coming April 15 from Sleeping Bear Press. Available for pre-order now. 😊 www.sharigreen.com/books/savor
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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menderist.bsky.social
For Kids 8 to 18: 19 Books about Mental Health - Looking for mental health-themed books suitable for parents and children to read together? See list, below. @kerncarter.bsky.social | @sharigreen.bsky.social | @deborahkerbel.com | @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social menderist.com/summer-readi...
Summer Reading: 19 Children's Books with Mental Health Themes - Menderist
Parents can help their children before the teenage years by sharing books about common youth mental health challenges.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Please join us at our
ONLINE WRITING RETREAT Fall Edition

Saturday, September 20, 2025

PT 8am–6pm | MT 9am–7pm | CT 10am–8pm | ET 11am–9pm
AT 12pm–10pm | NT 12:30pm–10:30pm

Register: www.canscaip.org/event-6332271

#CANSCAIP #CanKidLit
Please join us at our ONLINE WRITING RETREAT Fall Edition Saturday, September 20, 2025 PT 8am–6pm | MT 9am–7pm | CT 10am–8pm | ET 11am–9pm AT 12pm–10pm | NT 12:30pm–10:30pm Register: https://www.canscaip.org/event-6332271 #CANSCAIP #CanKidLit
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I decided to read and review each of my fellow nominees for the BC Yukon Book Prize. Some seriously good books here! 😃 @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @sharigreen.bsky.social @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
sharigreen.bsky.social
I'm absolutely thrilled that SONG OF FREEDOM, SONG OF DREAMS has been named a finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People--and in such wonderful company! Thank you so much to the jury and to @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social, and congrats to the other finalists! 📚🇨🇦
Book covers for the five finalists for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People are displayed on a tan background beneath a red award seal. The 5 books are AGE 16 by Rosena Fung, EYES ON THE ICE by Anna Rosner, THE GO-BETWEEN by Jennifer Maruno, SONG OF FREEDOM, SONG OF DREAMS by Shari Green, and WINGS TO SOAR by Tina Athaide.
August 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Canadian authors & illustators are speaking up against book bans in 🇨🇦. If you're a published Cdn author or illus, pls consider joining us? www.karijones.ca/canadian-aut...

Thx @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social (graphics), @robinstevenson.bsky.social, K. Jones (hosting).
#CanKidLit #CanLit #BookBans
Authors & Illustrators Speak Out Against Book Bans In Alberta. Text reads: Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans, a group of published writers and artists from across the country, strongly opposes the recent efforts by the Alberta government to ban books in the province’s schools. We support the rights of young people to read freely and to access books in which they may see people like themselves and their families on the page, and in which they may learn about the lives of other people different from themselves. We support their right to find the stories they need and the information they seek. Text reads: The reality is that young people have access to many kinds of media and various forums for content. Books, especially now, are a crucially important and appropriate way for them to learn about all topics, including sex and sexuality, as they develop their understanding of the world and their own relationships and identities. In the context of rising censorship and anti-2SLGBTQIA+ backlash in the United States, we are particularly distressed to see a Canadian province adopting the same book banning playbook pushed by far-right American groups like Moms for Liberty. We are concerned that the new guidelines will be used to target 2SLGBTQIA+ books, a practice that not only censors books and undermines student access, but also sends a harmful message that stigmatizes 2SLGBTQIA+ people and suggests that stories about them do not belong in schools. Footer: Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans. As writers and illustrators, we support the work done by teachers and librarians to develop diverse and inclusive collections in schools, and we urge all levels of government to consult with them about any issues related to books in schools. As writers — and for some of us, also as teachers and as parents — we understand the value and importance of allowing students to choose the literature they want. Students who choose the books they want are empowered, allowing them to improve literacy. Footer: Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans. We believe that the best way to ensure school libraries meet the wide-ranging needs of students is to provide adequate funding for school librarian positions. Book bans do not protect children. Children do not need to be protected from books in their school libraries. They do need to be protected from the kinds of hate, bigotry, and discrimination that often motivate attempts to ban books. We stand against all attempts at book banning in Canadian schools and libraries, and we hope you will join us in this. Message is signed, Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans.
August 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
sharigreen.bsky.social
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.
August 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
sharigreen.bsky.social
I use Word, plus longhand in a notebook for brainstorming (sometimes) and for poetry.

If my inner editor tries to take over when I'm drafting, I change the font colour to purple so I can't possibly take myself too seriously, lol.
adamchristopher.me Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · Aug 1
Honestly, this question is not procrastination, as I genuinely want to know: writers of Bluesky, what do you use to write? Word? Scrivener? Pages? Google Docs? A handwritten notebook? A typewriter?

Give me the details! Give me the fonts! Tell me what works for you 🦾
August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
sharigreen.bsky.social
In the #authorlife category of "things that make all the hard work worth it," a 99-year-old fan of SONG OF FREEDOM, SONG OF DREAMS cut out this article about Leipzig and gave it to me because she thought I'd enjoy it. (Leipzig was home to the peaceful protest movement I wrote about in SOFSOD.) 💛🥰
Paperback book with a black cover and white and gold title, "Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams" beside a newspaper clipping of an article by Rick Steves about the German city of Leipzig, with a photo of Leipzig's St Nicholas church (Nikolaikirche).
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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kidsbookcentre.bsky.social
Victoria's Whitney Gardner explores fame, phantoms and free (not haunted) pianos in new graphic novel

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Victoria's Whitney Gardner explores fame, phantoms and free (not haunted) pianos in new graphic novel | CBC News
New graphic novel, Free Piano (Not Haunted), was inspired by an ad for a free piano, that was allegedly not haunted.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t have “too many books.”
July 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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menderist.bsky.social
Summer Reads for Kids 8 to 18: looking for mental health-themed books for your children to read? See our list of 19 titles, including books by ‪@kerncarter.bsky.social | @sharigreen.bsky.social | @deborahkerbel.com | @kloshaughnessy.bsky.social‬ menderist.com/summer-readi...
Summer Reading: 19 Children's Books with Mental Health Themes - Menderist
Parents can help their children before the teenage years by sharing books about common youth mental health challenges.
menderist.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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siwc.bsky.social
Are you a brand new writer wanting to be more confident talking about writing & publishing? Check out our Beginner Intensive master class with @kcdyer.bsky.social at SiWC this year, offered online on Oct 22. It's a great standalone or lead-in to the conference. www.siwc.ca/schedule/mas...
Master Classes | Surrey International Writers' Conference
SiWC Master Classes run on the two days prior to the main conference and provide in-depth, 3-hour workshops with our presenters.
www.siwc.ca
July 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Congratulations, @kaiewrites.bsky.social!

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Vancouver Island author wins 2 best-of awards, leans into the weird and the fantastic
Speculative fiction author K.A. Wiggins one of 2025’s 'Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction and 'Best New Weird Horror' writers
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July 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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We're excited to announce the finalists of the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! These books represent the amazing talent and creativity in BC and Yukon, and we're honoured to be able to celebrate the work being done in our region.
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BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2025 Shortlists Announced - BC and Yukon Book Prizes
The West Coast Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the names of the finalists vying for recognition in eight categories at the 41st Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize aw...
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April 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Young Hockey Player Works Through His Anxiety, Anger Issues in "Game Face," by @sharigreen.bsky.social Green's novel recommended by children's book specialists as a mental health-themed novel for children and parents to read together. See full list at:
menderist.com/books-on-men...
Books on Mental Health for Parents and Children to Read Together: Spring 2025 - Menderist
Parents can help their children before the teenage years by sharing books about common youth mental health challenges.
menderist.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM