Sonia Nicholson
@nicholson-sonia.bsky.social
Archivist/Author/Poet in #yyj. Own views. Using my words for good. Rep’d by @rachkmc.bsky.social. Web: sonianicholson.com
New poetry coming in November with Stripes Literary Magazine!
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
New poetry coming in November with Stripes Literary Magazine!
Checking out locations for the Victoria portion of my current novel. I’m thinking this would also make a great writing spot!
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Checking out locations for the Victoria portion of my current novel. I’m thinking this would also make a great writing spot!
Want to support a Canadian author today? (👋 🇨🇦 🙋♀️)
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Want to support a Canadian author today? (👋 🇨🇦 🙋♀️)
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
Share a photo of a Canadian book you love with the hashtags #canadianbook and #OLDay. It would mean a lot!
Turns out when you visit the university library on an August evening — well in advance of classes starting — to do book research, you not only get an amazing pick of resources, but you also have the place to yourself.
August 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Turns out when you visit the university library on an August evening — well in advance of classes starting — to do book research, you not only get an amazing pick of resources, but you also have the place to yourself.
So … I found a diary (which I completely forgot existed) from my first trip to France when I was a wide-eyed, small-town, France-obsessed, almost 16-year-old. It’s … what you’d expect 😆.
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So … I found a diary (which I completely forgot existed) from my first trip to France when I was a wide-eyed, small-town, France-obsessed, almost 16-year-old. It’s … what you’d expect 😆.
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
Comment with a number from 1 to 35 and I’ll give you a line from that page while trying not to cringe! 🙈
A new ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review for Provenance Unknown! Thank you ☺️
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
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(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
August 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A new ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review for Provenance Unknown! Thank you ☺️
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
(It’s never too late to add yours! Every review helps authors with visibility.)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
When a fan surprises you with the perfect gift inspired by your book🥹. Meet Rutley the pink elephant from Rutledge Park, in watering can form! (Find Rutley in the pages of Provenance Unknown)
What a lovely, thoughtful, and appreciated gesture. Thank you!
What a lovely, thoughtful, and appreciated gesture. Thank you!
July 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
When a fan surprises you with the perfect gift inspired by your book🥹. Meet Rutley the pink elephant from Rutledge Park, in watering can form! (Find Rutley in the pages of Provenance Unknown)
What a lovely, thoughtful, and appreciated gesture. Thank you!
What a lovely, thoughtful, and appreciated gesture. Thank you!
Do you like poetry? How about extremely affordable but high quality poetry? The chapbooks from Stripes Literary Magazine (including mine) are just 1.42 CAD (0.99 USD) to download.
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July 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Do you like poetry? How about extremely affordable but high quality poetry? The chapbooks from Stripes Literary Magazine (including mine) are just 1.42 CAD (0.99 USD) to download.
tinyurl.com/mr22mb8y
tinyurl.com/mr22mb8y
Archives! Local history! And a little piece of France in Victoria. See you at 4 pm inside Saanich Archives.
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Archives! Local history! And a little piece of France in Victoria. See you at 4 pm inside Saanich Archives.
“One writer recounts the bureaucratic dance of claiming citizenship in their parents’ homeland […]”
That’s how @arquipelagopress.bsky.social describes my essay included in HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS.
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That’s how @arquipelagopress.bsky.social describes my essay included in HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“One writer recounts the bureaucratic dance of claiming citizenship in their parents’ homeland […]”
That’s how @arquipelagopress.bsky.social describes my essay included in HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS.
arquipelagopress.com/product/here...
That’s how @arquipelagopress.bsky.social describes my essay included in HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS.
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I’m not able to attend, sadly, but the Toronto launch for HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS will take place at The Peach Gallery on June 19th, 6:30 pm. Please share with your Toronto-area family and friends. It would be nice to have a full house!
June 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m not able to attend, sadly, but the Toronto launch for HERE & ELSEWHERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PORTUGUESE CANADIAN WRITERS will take place at The Peach Gallery on June 19th, 6:30 pm. Please share with your Toronto-area family and friends. It would be nice to have a full house!
After 22 hours of travel, I’m finally back home after a week-long work trip to Columbus, Georgia. I was a little nervous about going, but experienced nothing but pure Southern hospitality during my time there. Loved the historic architecture!
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May 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
After 22 hours of travel, I’m finally back home after a week-long work trip to Columbus, Georgia. I was a little nervous about going, but experienced nothing but pure Southern hospitality during my time there. Loved the historic architecture!
www.instagram.com/reel/DKF77Iq...
www.instagram.com/reel/DKF77Iq...
My book is living its best Parisian life.
American screenwriter Terrel Seltzer at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore in Paris yesterday!
American screenwriter Terrel Seltzer at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore in Paris yesterday!
May 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My book is living its best Parisian life.
American screenwriter Terrel Seltzer at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore in Paris yesterday!
American screenwriter Terrel Seltzer at The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore in Paris yesterday!
I’m such a nerd 🤓 (But not sorry!)
Packed house, meet & greet lineups…Pop star? Famous actor? No!
100s came out last night in #yyj to hear Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, speak about this incredible project following the devastating fire.
Packed house, meet & greet lineups…Pop star? Famous actor? No!
100s came out last night in #yyj to hear Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, speak about this incredible project following the devastating fire.
April 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I’m such a nerd 🤓 (But not sorry!)
Packed house, meet & greet lineups…Pop star? Famous actor? No!
100s came out last night in #yyj to hear Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, speak about this incredible project following the devastating fire.
Packed house, meet & greet lineups…Pop star? Famous actor? No!
100s came out last night in #yyj to hear Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, speak about this incredible project following the devastating fire.
Calling all archives/genealogy/local history folks in #yyj: I’ll be doing a signing event locally at Saanich #Archives (inside the Saanich Centennial library branch) on May 15. It’ll be a meet-and-greet, with a dash of reading, and copies available for purchase. Hope to see you there!
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not everyday you find this type of awesome vintage book in a little free library. If you’d like me to look up a place name from 1888, leave it in the comments and I’ll reply with the entry, (or, if it’s not there, something geographically close or on the same page).
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Not everyday you find this type of awesome vintage book in a little free library. If you’d like me to look up a place name from 1888, leave it in the comments and I’ll reply with the entry, (or, if it’s not there, something geographically close or on the same page).
Well, would you look at that!
Best seller status in four categories in Canada and the US. 🥇 Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Best seller status in four categories in Canada and the US. 🥇 Thank you, thank you, thank you!
March 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Well, would you look at that!
Best seller status in four categories in Canada and the US. 🥇 Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Best seller status in four categories in Canada and the US. 🥇 Thank you, thank you, thank you!
How do you like those categories? 👀 (I’d also add something about archives and Paris, of course.) Looking for all of the above? I’ve got you! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F144Z5XD
March 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How do you like those categories? 👀 (I’d also add something about archives and Paris, of course.) Looking for all of the above? I’ve got you! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F144Z5XD
I’m so proud of #OsoyoosBC hometown girl and writing sister Cristal Macor for taking second place in the Limnisa Greece Short Story Contest. And happy to see I made the shortlist as well. Love seeing both of our names in today’s announcement. 💕
limnisa.com/competition-...
limnisa.com/competition-...
March 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m so proud of #OsoyoosBC hometown girl and writing sister Cristal Macor for taking second place in the Limnisa Greece Short Story Contest. And happy to see I made the shortlist as well. Love seeing both of our names in today’s announcement. 💕
limnisa.com/competition-...
limnisa.com/competition-...
“Asleep/Awake” may be available only as an ebook, but it didn’t stop me from having a copy printed for myself. Celebrate your wins! #poetry
March 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Asleep/Awake” may be available only as an ebook, but it didn’t stop me from having a copy printed for myself. Celebrate your wins! #poetry
Um, look who made it to the big table with the cool kids 👀
(New edition with new cover coming March 18)
(New edition with new cover coming March 18)
March 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Um, look who made it to the big table with the cool kids 👀
(New edition with new cover coming March 18)
(New edition with new cover coming March 18)