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Westwood Creative Artists
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Westwood Creative Artists is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected literary agencies. 🍁

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Westwood Creative Artists @westwoodcreative.bsky.social · Jul 9
We are open to submissions! Check out our submission guidelines down below 👇

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Congrats to the finalists and winners of the 2025 Writers' Trust Awards! We're thrilled for WCA author #LeanneBetasamosakeSimpson, winner of the 2025 Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction for THEORY OF WATER.
#writerstrustaward #wtawards2025 #hilarywestonwriterstrustprize #THEORYOFWATER #CanLit
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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For the #truecrime fan on your #Christmas list:
A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue (@algonquinbooks.bsky.social & @harpercollinsca.bsky.social)
A NY Times Editors' Choice & Canadian bestseller
Details: www.deanjobb.com/gentleman-th...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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We are looking for our spring intern! This full-time hybrid or remote 7-week internship position begins January 8th, 2026. Deadline to apply is December 3rd. Full details at the link in our bio!
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Is it too early to start your holiday shopping? We think not. Check out these very giftable titles from Jay Ingram, Charles Demers, and Alan Doyle.

#bookbirthday #newbooks #Canadianauthor #CanadianNonFiction
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Make the most of those early sunsets with snuggly reads. We love a book list, and we love seeing Maggie Knaus' ELEANOR'S MOON and @mypbjam.bsky.social's THE KEEPER OF STARS on this one✨
owlkids.bsky.social Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 19d
Light up the night sky with these #BookRecs 🔦

✨ WHO NEEDS THE DARK?
✨ MOON POPS
✨ ELEANOR'S MOON
✨ THE MIDNIGHT CLUB
✨ THE KEEPER OF STARS
✨ LITTLE MOMENTS IN A BIG UNIVERSE
✨ THE JELLYFISH BUS
✨ I WONDER ABOUT WORLDS

#Nighttime #Storytime #KidLit #BookSky
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Lauren Soloy, just out there, spreading joy with THE NEWEST GNOME 😀
woozlesbooks.bsky.social Woozles Children’s Bookstore @woozlesbooks.bsky.social · 19d
The shop needed more gnomes. Thankfully Lauren Soloy updated our window with some of her beautiful illustrations! Stop by Woozles and check out our charming window in celebration of her new book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦. We have signed copies so come grab yours today. Thanks so much Lauren! #kidsbooksky
Happy author outside a bookstore celebrating their window display for their new book, The Newest Gnome. Winter themed window display to celebrate a new book, The Newest Gnome. Happy author on a sunny day painting the bookstore’s new window. Smiling author holding up their signed books - The Hidden World of Gnomes and The Newest Gnome - in a vibrant floral fabric chair.
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Congratulations to the nominees! We're so thrilled for WCA authors @kategies.bsky.social and @ms-trippingonair.bsky.social 🎉
forestofreading.bsky.social Forest of Reading @forestofreading.bsky.social · 25d
THIS JUST IN: The 2026 nominees for the Evergreen Award program have just been released! Head on over to our website to learn more bit.ly/ForestNomine.... Congratulations, everyone!! 👏🏼
A green Forest of Reading Nominee graphic with white text and images of 10 book covers in the foreground. Text reads: “Congratulations to the 2026 Evergreen Nominees! For the full nominated lists, visit forestofreading.com.”
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Welcome to our inaugural deal-announcement post! Congratulations Lisa Rochon, Thomas Wharton, and Craig Shreve🎉
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Welcome to our inaugural deal-announcement post! Congratulations @anjalijoshi.bsky.social, Neil Griffin, and Anthony Sanfilippo 🎉
October 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Congratulations to the 2026 #ForestofReading nominees! We're thrilled to see Linda Bailey's THE GREAT DINOSAUR SLEEPOVER, @nadialhohn.bsky.social's PATTY DREAMS, Charlene Smith's GAME CHANGERS, and @kerncarter.bsky.social's IS THERE A BOY LIKE ME?
forestofreading.bsky.social Forest of Reading @forestofreading.bsky.social · Oct 15
Without further ado, we are pleased to announce the Canadian books chosen for the 2026 #ForestofReading program. 🎉 There are so many incredible stories to dive into and we can’t wait for you to discover them all! Visit bit.ly/ForestNomine...
A turquoise Forest of Reading nominee announcement graphic with 90 book cover images. Text reads: “Congratulations to the 2026 Forest of Reading nominees! For the full nominated lists, visit forestofreading.com.”
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Delighted to see my award-winning books Empire of Deception & The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream in the @mysteriousbookshop.com's #truecrime section (check out the middle shelf)
From @algonquinbooks.bsky.social
Details of my books: www.deanjobb.com
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mysteriousbookshop.com The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com · Oct 1
Behold!! Our children’s section has been transformed into a true crime section! And Mike!
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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BOOZHOO! / HELLO! written and illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley and translated by Mary Ann Corbiere is shortlisted for the 2025-2026 First Nation Communities READ Awards! 🎉

🔗 Explore the shortlist and learn more about the First Nation Communities READ Awards here: fncr.ca/news/first-n...
A copy of the book BOOZHOO! / HELLO! Sits on the edge of a concrete surface. The book is bright orange with a smiling illustrated fox on the cover.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Delighted to see @marcellodicintio.bsky.social's newest non-fiction, PRECARIOUS on The Booksellers' List!
biblioasis.bsky.social Biblioasis @biblioasis.bsky.social · Oct 2
The Booksellers’ List is Canada’s newest way to discover must-read books, chosen by the people who know them best—independent booksellers. The independent presses featured on the List this season are excited to team up and present you with: your favourite indie’s favourite indies!
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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We caught up with Geffen Semach from @westwoodcreative.bsky.social today, and were able to grab an updated MSWL!

Geffen is taking pitches at our Florida Writing Workshop ONLINE Conference this Saturday!

Find all our conferences and pitch opportunities on our website: writingdayworkshops.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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New on The Bibliophile: An excerpt from the introduction to PRECARIOUS: THE LIVES OF MIGRANT WORKERS by Marcello Di Cintio. Look for it on bookstore shelves next Tuesday, September 30!

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Photo of three copies of Marcello Di Cintio's "Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers" laid out beside each other. In white text over the photo reads: "Welcome to work but not to remain. An introduction to Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers by Marcello Di Cintio."
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Kenzie and her family love adventuring in the fall & through all the seasons of the year!

Come get your signed copy of Kenzie's Little Tree & enjoy the seasonal adventures with your family or students!
#kidlit #EduSky @picturebookseh.bsky.social @pb25vibes.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social
I’m looking forward to chatting with folks at Indigo Milton, Saturday, October 4th from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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We spy Lauren Soloy's newest book, THE NEWEST GNOME 🍄🌼🥰
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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@orcabook.bsky.social #kidlit #EduSky #CanKidLit
pb25vibes.bsky.social PB25Vibes @pb25vibes.bsky.social · Sep 22
Today’s Author Spotlight is on @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social !!! She loves Ragdoll
cats, writing, and creating! Check out her new book, Kenzie’s Little Tree, which helps young readers learn more how to love and support a loved one, who may experience a chronic illness.
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined me on Sunday at the Merritt Gibson Library in Canning #NovaScotia to explore #nonfiction storytelling and how to make fact read like fiction - without making anything up. And thanks to Lis and Basma for making this happen!
Library link: www.facebook.com/CanningLibra...
September 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Gurjinder Basran is seeing stars. THE WEDDING received a star review from Kirkus Reviews.

“A warmhearted, entertaining, and recognizable family saga.”
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Indigenous Resistance and Resilience: A Trickster Shadow Q&A with Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley afuse8production.slj.com/2025/07/10/i...
Indigenous Resistance and Resilience: A Trickster Shadow Q&A with Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Nanaboozhoo stories, Carl Jung’s ideas on dream psychology, and struggles with depression and anxiety all inform this stunning (and fun) picture book of the ultimate rez dog trickster.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Check out this excerpt from Dennis Lee's most recent work, WRESTLING WITH CADENCE, available now!
quillandquire.bsky.social Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · Sep 4
read an excerpt from Wrestling with Cadence: Essays on Writing and Intuition by Dennis Lee at https://bit.ly/465FCEC
September 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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@susinnielsen.bsky.social's SNAP and Thomas King's ALIENS ON THE MOON are sitting pretty on the Top 10 list in Canadian Fiction 🎉
quillandquire.bsky.social Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · Sep 10
New books by Louise Penny and Thomas King feature in this weeks Top 10 Canadian Fiction
September 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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We are thrilled to see three WCA titles are 2025 finalists for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. To Tessa McWatt, Vinh Nguyen, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, we are in awe of your meaningful work. Congratulations! @writerstrust.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Much love to @westwoodcreative.bsky.social for helping me launch my author life!
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM