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Leigh Therriault💫
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Canadian writer & poet 🌙✨️ AuDHD ☆

🌠 THE DARK SHINE (Orca Books, Fall 2027)

Rep: Liz Nealon at Great Dog Literary

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⚡Electrified to see my microfiction, "Panic Button" appear in 50-Word Stories. 😱✨

#Anxiety #Fear #HumanCondition

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A glowing power button hovers over Earth with the text, "Panic Button" by Leigh Therriault, microfiction.
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Pondering...
A blue sky with clouds over a neighbourhood.
August 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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August glimmering...
A young boy standing in front of a pond as the sun sets.
August 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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So excited to share my MG mystery/ghost story, THE DARK SHINE coming Fall 2027 from Orca Book Publishers. 👻🥾

✨ Eternal gratitude to Liz Nealon @greatdoglit.bsky.social and Sarah Howden @orcabook.bsky.social for believing in Teddy & Scar’s story and bringing this book to life! ✨

#WriterSky #KidLit
Publishers Marketplace deal report announcing THE DARK SHINE by Leigh Therriault.
August 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Summer evening by the pond 🌾
A pond surrounded by lush greenery under a blue sky.
August 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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This book arrived on my doorstep right after I received some wonderful writing news! 😊

#writingcommunity #serendipity
Book cover of The Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman.
June 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Ninja's first appearance on Bluesky! 💙🐾

#cats #bengalcat #meow
A Bengal cat with green eyes stands on a grey couch in a living room.
June 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Silent pond...

#nature
A still pond surrounded by green regrowth under a cloudy sky.
May 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I'm delighted to now be represented by Liz Nealon of Great Dog Literary! Her enthusiasm and drive is such a gift. ✨

Thank you @liznealon.bsky.social for believing in my stories. My dream of readers holding/enjoying my books is manifesting... I am grateful. 🥹

#kidlit #writingcommunity #MG #wishes
The logo for Great Dog Literary is positioned over the founder's name, Liz Nealon, amid a swirl of purple, red, and gold stardust with a black backdrop.
May 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I'm delighted to be participating in the #PBandKidJudges writing competition! 🤩So cool that it will be judged by KIDS! Many thanks to @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social and the judges and prize donors. 🌟

#kidlit #writingcommunity
Participant badge for the PB & Kid Judges Writing Event 2025 with a logo of peanut butter and grape jelly jars holding hands.
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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My microfiction, "Sweeping Stardust" will be included in the YA anthology, PROM PERFECT (Wild Ink Publishing) with fifty-percent of the revenue being donated to the Project Glam charity for teens. ✨ 🪩 🌸 #yabooks @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social

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Book cover with a pink prom dress appears on an invitation to "read the night away" on April 22, 2025.
February 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM