Gail Anderson-Dargatz
@anderson-dargatz.bsky.social
Canadian. Mentor. Editor. Author of The Cure for Death by Lightning, The Almost Wife, The Almost Widow and many other books. The Atlas Keeper hits the shelves fall 2026. Visit Gail at https://linktr.ee/Gail_AndersonDargatz
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Hey writers! Need help with that memoir or fiction manuscript? We're now booking manuscript evaluations for the winter months. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
For the writers joining me this afternoon at the Okanagan Regional Library South Shuswap branch, here's a follow-up blog on today's discussion topic: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
Gail on finding story when writing from real life
www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For the writers joining me this afternoon at the Okanagan Regional Library South Shuswap branch, here's a follow-up blog on today's discussion topic: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
Salmon Arm, Sorrento and Blind Bay writers, if you happen to be in the area, pop into the South Shuswap branch of the Okanagan Regional Library this afternoon to say hello. We'll be talking about writing from real life. This is a free event. For more, go to: orl.libcal.com/event/3953009
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Salmon Arm, Sorrento and Blind Bay writers, if you happen to be in the area, pop into the South Shuswap branch of the Okanagan Regional Library this afternoon to say hello. We'll be talking about writing from real life. This is a free event. For more, go to: orl.libcal.com/event/3953009
Hey writers! Need help with that memoir or fiction manuscript? We're now booking manuscript evaluations for the winter months. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hey writers! Need help with that memoir or fiction manuscript? We're now booking manuscript evaluations for the winter months. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
For those at our Federation of BC Writers webinar today, here are two follow-up blogs on interviewing and stepping outside our comfort zone to feed our muse:
On engaging our senses: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On interviewing: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On engaging our senses: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On interviewing: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
November 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For those at our Federation of BC Writers webinar today, here are two follow-up blogs on interviewing and stepping outside our comfort zone to feed our muse:
On engaging our senses: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On interviewing: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On engaging our senses: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
On interviewing: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
Hey writers! Join me for this Federation of BC Writers workshop this coming Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm PT. In this session, we'll talk about ways to feed our muse. To register, go to: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6349094
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hey writers! Join me for this Federation of BC Writers workshop this coming Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm PT. In this session, we'll talk about ways to feed our muse. To register, go to: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6349094
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
It's tonight! I'll be joining other writers by Zoom for this October 29 Electric Mermaid event: live reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Click here for more and for the Zoom link: alberni.ca/events/38401
October 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's tonight! I'll be joining other writers by Zoom for this October 29 Electric Mermaid event: live reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Click here for more and for the Zoom link: alberni.ca/events/38401
If it's in Publishers Marketplace, it's official! My next novel, THE ATLAS KEEPER, will be released next fall with @harpercollinsca.bsky.social!
#writingcommunity #writersky #books #booksky #canlit #canadianauthors #ireadcanadian
#writingcommunity #writersky #books #booksky #canlit #canadianauthors #ireadcanadian
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If it's in Publishers Marketplace, it's official! My next novel, THE ATLAS KEEPER, will be released next fall with @harpercollinsca.bsky.social!
#writingcommunity #writersky #books #booksky #canlit #canadianauthors #ireadcanadian
#writingcommunity #writersky #books #booksky #canlit #canadianauthors #ireadcanadian
Writers, who was/is your mentor? What role have they played in your writing life?
Here's Lise Mayne on this subject: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingmentors
Here's Lise Mayne on this subject: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingmentors
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Writers, who was/is your mentor? What role have they played in your writing life?
Here's Lise Mayne on this subject: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingmentors
Here's Lise Mayne on this subject: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #writinglife #writingmentors
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On Oct 23, a small sassy dragon is coming to brain-theatres everywhere!
Join Glimm as he manages a band of blowhards set on breaking into Frostvale and toppling the government in this satire about the US-Canada trade war.
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Join Glimm as he manages a band of blowhards set on breaking into Frostvale and toppling the government in this satire about the US-Canada trade war.
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
On Oct 23, a small sassy dragon is coming to brain-theatres everywhere!
Join Glimm as he manages a band of blowhards set on breaking into Frostvale and toppling the government in this satire about the US-Canada trade war.
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Join Glimm as he manages a band of blowhards set on breaking into Frostvale and toppling the government in this satire about the US-Canada trade war.
Kindle pre-orders are live 🐲
mybook.to/dragoneggs
Reposted by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
It's spooky season! Here are some "Books to Read When the Veil is Thin" with titles from @latitude46pub.bsky.social @inhabitmedia.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @steerforthpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/10... #CanLit
Books to Read When the Veil is Thin · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Witchy, spooky, creepy reads for October.
49thshelf.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's spooky season! Here are some "Books to Read When the Veil is Thin" with titles from @latitude46pub.bsky.social @inhabitmedia.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @steerforthpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/10... #CanLit
Happening now! For more, go to: www.salmonarmartscentre.ca/salmon-arm-p...
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happening now! For more, go to: www.salmonarmartscentre.ca/salmon-arm-p...
You can still sign up for the @bcwriters.bsky.social fall writing challenge. I'm one of the mentors for this program and I'll lead the big group discussion and Q&A tomorrow, Friday, at noon PT. For more or to register, go to: fallwritingchallenge.com #writingcommunity #writershelpingwritings
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You can still sign up for the @bcwriters.bsky.social fall writing challenge. I'm one of the mentors for this program and I'll lead the big group discussion and Q&A tomorrow, Friday, at noon PT. For more or to register, go to: fallwritingchallenge.com #writingcommunity #writershelpingwritings
Well, this is cool! I'll be joining other writers by Zoom for this October 29 Electric Mermaid event: live reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Click here for more and for the Zoom link: alberni.ca/events/38401
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Well, this is cool! I'll be joining other writers by Zoom for this October 29 Electric Mermaid event: live reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Click here for more and for the Zoom link: alberni.ca/events/38401
Reposted by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List
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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
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One week left to enter EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, publication for winners, and judged by Vinh Nguyen. Students get a discounted entry (Only $19.95) Deadline: Oct 15th: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One week left to enter EVENT’s 2025 Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, publication for winners, and judged by Vinh Nguyen. Students get a discounted entry (Only $19.95) Deadline: Oct 15th: www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/
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We're excited to announce the winner of our 2024 Creative Nonfiction Contest is Shelley Pacholok for her essay "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor"! Keep an eye out for when our autumn issue goes live to read an excerpt from her essay!
See the full announcement on our website:
bit.ly/4obSKPU
See the full announcement on our website:
bit.ly/4obSKPU
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're excited to announce the winner of our 2024 Creative Nonfiction Contest is Shelley Pacholok for her essay "How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor"! Keep an eye out for when our autumn issue goes live to read an excerpt from her essay!
See the full announcement on our website:
bit.ly/4obSKPU
See the full announcement on our website:
bit.ly/4obSKPU
Another great event (if I do say so myself) from @bcwriters.bsky.social. In this session, we'll talk about ways to feed our muse. To register, go to: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6349094
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
October 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Another great event (if I do say so myself) from @bcwriters.bsky.social. In this session, we'll talk about ways to feed our muse. To register, go to: www.bcwriters.ca/event-6349094
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
#writingcommunity #writershelpingwriters #writersky #amwriting
Made my day, Joanna! :)
Definitely recommended! @anderson-dargatz.bsky.social helped me so much with my novel in progress. #writingtips
Hey writers! Need help with that novel or memoir? We're now booking developmental edits and manuscript evaluations for fall and winter. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
October 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Made my day, Joanna! :)
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Crime Writers of Canada is open for submissions for the 2026 CWC Awards of Excellence. Celebrating the best in Canadian crime, mystery, and suspense writing, the awards offer authors a chance to share in $4,750 worth of prizes and gain significant national recognition and promotion.
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Crime Writers of Canada is open for submissions for the 2026 CWC Awards of Excellence. Celebrating the best in Canadian crime, mystery, and suspense writing, the awards offer authors a chance to share in $4,750 worth of prizes and gain significant national recognition and promotion.
Hey writers! Need help with that novel or memoir? We're now booking developmental edits and manuscript evaluations for fall and winter. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
October 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Hey writers! Need help with that novel or memoir? We're now booking developmental edits and manuscript evaluations for fall and winter. For more, go to: www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.ph...
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
#writersky #writingcommunity #editing
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Our Let’s Get Loud for MB Libraries! campaign continues! This month, we celebrate the incredible range of libraries across Manitoba — and the dedicated staff and volunteers who keep them thriving.
#LetsGetLoudMB #CanadianLibraryMonth #MBLibraries #LibraryHeroes #CommunityConnections
#LetsGetLoudMB #CanadianLibraryMonth #MBLibraries #LibraryHeroes #CommunityConnections
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our Let’s Get Loud for MB Libraries! campaign continues! This month, we celebrate the incredible range of libraries across Manitoba — and the dedicated staff and volunteers who keep them thriving.
#LetsGetLoudMB #CanadianLibraryMonth #MBLibraries #LibraryHeroes #CommunityConnections
#LetsGetLoudMB #CanadianLibraryMonth #MBLibraries #LibraryHeroes #CommunityConnections
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October is #CanadianLibraryMonth, when libraries & library partners across Canada help raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in our lives. More: librarianship.ca/event/canadi...
#LibrariesForLife #LibrarySky
#LibrariesForLife #LibrarySky
October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
October is #CanadianLibraryMonth, when libraries & library partners across Canada help raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in our lives. More: librarianship.ca/event/canadi...
#LibrariesForLife #LibrarySky
#LibrariesForLife #LibrarySky
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Book Broker — an interview with Tim Wojcik
"On the page itself, a compelling and original voice will always stand out, but I'm always looking for stakes."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
"On the page itself, a compelling and original voice will always stand out, but I'm always looking for stakes."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
Book Broker – an interview with Tim Wojcik
I often see writers clearing their throats—writing out information about a character’s background or past or over-explaining their situation instead of trusting their reader to piece things together…
darlingaxe.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Book Broker — an interview with Tim Wojcik
"On the page itself, a compelling and original voice will always stand out, but I'm always looking for stakes."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
"On the page itself, a compelling and original voice will always stand out, but I'm always looking for stakes."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
Reposted by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
We are pleased to share the 2025 #GillerPrize shortlist! Learn more here: gillerprize.ca/the-giller-p... #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature
The Giller Prize Proudly Presents its 2025 Shortlist
October 6, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – Five remarkable Canadian writers have been named to the 2025 Giller Prize Shortlist. Representing the boldness, inventiveness, and transformational power of Canadian li...
gillerprize.ca
October 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We are pleased to share the 2025 #GillerPrize shortlist! Learn more here: gillerprize.ca/the-giller-p... #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature
Delighted that my @orcabook.bsky.social hi-lo novel Spotting Dottie is on the 2025/26 Chocolate Lily Awards shortlist! Check out all the other great books on the list: www.chocolatelilyawards.com/2018-2019-sh...
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Delighted that my @orcabook.bsky.social hi-lo novel Spotting Dottie is on the 2025/26 Chocolate Lily Awards shortlist! Check out all the other great books on the list: www.chocolatelilyawards.com/2018-2019-sh...