Amanda Earl
@amandaearl.bsky.social
she/her: sharing Ottawa -area literary, spoken word, storytelling & nonfiction events daily ish. Out now!: Beast Body Epic, Autumn 2023. https://linktr.ee/amandaearl. NO DMS. No "Only Fans"!
this is the watery grave at the corner of Bronson & Cooper. another flood spills over Bronson & Lisgar. ever since those dreaded stones were put in years ago, we've had flooding there. no idea why but it's a dangerous sopping mess and has been for years.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
this is the watery grave at the corner of Bronson & Cooper. another flood spills over Bronson & Lisgar. ever since those dreaded stones were put in years ago, we've had flooding there. no idea why but it's a dangerous sopping mess and has been for years.
twas fierce good to read for dear friends tonight & celebrate this beautiful life...i.am so grateful to be here
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
twas fierce good to read for dear friends tonight & celebrate this beautiful life...i.am so grateful to be here
I'm preparing the free pdfs that I give to paid subscribers to Amanda Thru the Looking Glass in 2026. amandaearl.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm preparing the free pdfs that I give to paid subscribers to Amanda Thru the Looking Glass in 2026. amandaearl.substack.com
Every month on the 11th, I give paid subscribers to Amanda Thru the Looking Glass, my Substack a gift of a free pdf. The final gift of 2025 in December will be a digital copy of Beast Body Epic, my long poem collection inspired by my near death health crisis.
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every month on the 11th, I give paid subscribers to Amanda Thru the Looking Glass, my Substack a gift of a free pdf. The final gift of 2025 in December will be a digital copy of Beast Body Epic, my long poem collection inspired by my near death health crisis.
Now available from the Bywords.ca store: After All This Hurt by Mahaila Smith. Print and pdf. Visit Bywords.ca and click on Store. While you're there, pick up a few more chapbooks from the John Newlove Poetry Award Chapbook Series! bywords.ca
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Now available from the Bywords.ca store: After All This Hurt by Mahaila Smith. Print and pdf. Visit Bywords.ca and click on Store. While you're there, pick up a few more chapbooks from the John Newlove Poetry Award Chapbook Series! bywords.ca
On November 12, 2025, to mark the 15th anniversary of my survival from my near-death health crisis, I will do a full book-length reading of Beast Body Epic on Zoom at 7pm. If you would like to attend, please e-mail me for the link to Zoom: amanda@angelhousepress.com.
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
On November 12, 2025, to mark the 15th anniversary of my survival from my near-death health crisis, I will do a full book-length reading of Beast Body Epic on Zoom at 7pm. If you would like to attend, please e-mail me for the link to Zoom: amanda@angelhousepress.com.
Congratulations to Susanne Fletcher, the winner of the Bywords.ca 2025 John Newlove Poetry Award and to honourable mentions Ian Li and Laura Hebert.
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Congratulations to Susanne Fletcher, the winner of the Bywords.ca 2025 John Newlove Poetry Award and to honourable mentions Ian Li and Laura Hebert.
Since 2004, the Ottawa International Writers Festival has been hosting the John Newlove Poetry Award and since its beginnings in 1997, it has been providing a home to great writing.
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Since 2004, the Ottawa International Writers Festival has been hosting the John Newlove Poetry Award and since its beginnings in 1997, it has been providing a home to great writing.
Bywords.ca established the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2004, following the death of Prairie poet and Ottawa resident, John Newlove in 2003. Poems published between September 2024 and August 2025 were eligible for this year's award.
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Bywords.ca established the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2004, following the death of Prairie poet and Ottawa resident, John Newlove in 2003. Poems published between September 2024 and August 2025 were eligible for this year's award.
Every year the recipient of the previous year's John Newlove Poetry Award gets the opportunity to have a chapbook published by Bywords. Then the next year it is launched at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Every year the recipient of the previous year's John Newlove Poetry Award gets the opportunity to have a chapbook published by Bywords. Then the next year it is launched at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
sample some sweet and spicy literature at the forthcoming reading with Dolman, Earl & Moran. (Cherry photo by Charles Earl)
September 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
sample some sweet and spicy literature at the forthcoming reading with Dolman, Earl & Moran. (Cherry photo by Charles Earl)
I'm happy to be reading at this event with James K. Moran and AJ Dolman. For the first time in ages, I'll be reading an erotic tale, my vampire story, the Coriolis Effect.
September 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I'm happy to be reading at this event with James K. Moran and AJ Dolman. For the first time in ages, I'll be reading an erotic tale, my vampire story, the Coriolis Effect.
Thrilled that James K Moran will be reading on September 28 with me and AJ Dolman, his co-pilot and fellow amazing writer
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Thrilled that James K Moran will be reading on September 28 with me and AJ Dolman, his co-pilot and fellow amazing writer
Very excited to read with AJ Dolman and James K Moran on September 28!
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Very excited to read with AJ Dolman and James K Moran on September 28!
it was satisfying, inexpensive and within my own safe blood sugar level requirements. i know not everyone has a grocery store with a buffet, but if you do, this may be a great option for you.
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
it was satisfying, inexpensive and within my own safe blood sugar level requirements. i know not everyone has a grocery store with a buffet, but if you do, this may be a great option for you.
Just a reminder that Charles and I are launching Creatively Yours in the fall. here is one of the Lonely Others, made whilst listening to @davidnaimon's conversation with Laynie Browne just now. doodley doo!
August 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Just a reminder that Charles and I are launching Creatively Yours in the fall. here is one of the Lonely Others, made whilst listening to @davidnaimon's conversation with Laynie Browne just now. doodley doo!
lol @thesedayszine.bsky.social thank you?
August 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
lol @thesedayszine.bsky.social thank you?
i intentionally chose to listen to @davidnaimon.bsky.social
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inspiring & profound conversation w/ Robert Macfarlane on the William Commanda Bridge which spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa & Gatineau. spirals not lines! time is a river. scale. whoa. soooo great.
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inspiring & profound conversation w/ Robert Macfarlane on the William Commanda Bridge which spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa & Gatineau. spirals not lines! time is a river. scale. whoa. soooo great.
August 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
i intentionally chose to listen to @davidnaimon.bsky.social
's
inspiring & profound conversation w/ Robert Macfarlane on the William Commanda Bridge which spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa & Gatineau. spirals not lines! time is a river. scale. whoa. soooo great.
's
inspiring & profound conversation w/ Robert Macfarlane on the William Commanda Bridge which spans the Ottawa River between Ottawa & Gatineau. spirals not lines! time is a river. scale. whoa. soooo great.
For poetry, literary events, news, links and hard-to-find poetry collections and chapbooks by Ottawa writers, please go to www.bywords.ca .
Please share our calls.
Amanda Earl
Managing Editor
www.bywords.ca
Please share our calls.
Amanda Earl
Managing Editor
www.bywords.ca
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For poetry, literary events, news, links and hard-to-find poetry collections and chapbooks by Ottawa writers, please go to www.bywords.ca .
Please share our calls.
Amanda Earl
Managing Editor
www.bywords.ca
Please share our calls.
Amanda Earl
Managing Editor
www.bywords.ca
Very much looking forward to the return of dear friend Matthew Jones - writer who is hosting another melange of food and writing at his favourite eatery, Bamm's Snack Shack on Saturday, August 9 at 6pm.
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very much looking forward to the return of dear friend Matthew Jones - writer who is hosting another melange of food and writing at his favourite eatery, Bamm's Snack Shack on Saturday, August 9 at 6pm.
Coming soon: "Creatively Yours," a creative collaboration between Charles and Amanda Earl. Featuring limited edition handmade hybrid creations. Stay tuned for information and an opportunity to support local artists. Expected launch date: September 2025.
July 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Coming soon: "Creatively Yours," a creative collaboration between Charles and Amanda Earl. Featuring limited edition handmade hybrid creations. Stay tuned for information and an opportunity to support local artists. Expected launch date: September 2025.
