Writers of Ottawa
@writersofottawa.bsky.social
We're an informal group of writers local to Ottawa, Canada (unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin territory) who regularly meet in person and hang out on Discord. Interested? Join us: https://www.writersofottawa.club/
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Come find me at Ottawa Comiccon this weekend! Booth 2217. I have SO MANY books 😛
#ottawacomiccon #ottawaevents #comiccon #horrorauthor #horrorbooks
#ottawacomiccon #ottawaevents #comiccon #horrorauthor #horrorbooks
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Come find me at Ottawa Comiccon this weekend! Booth 2217. I have SO MANY books 😛
#ottawacomiccon #ottawaevents #comiccon #horrorauthor #horrorbooks
#ottawacomiccon #ottawaevents #comiccon #horrorauthor #horrorbooks
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Hey, all!
I'm going to be @ottawacomiccon.com tomorrow (Sat, Sept 5th, 2025), signing some books at the Indigo booth from 12 to 4pm.
Come by, say hi, and grab a signed copy my #grimdark #fantasy 📚
I'm going to be @ottawacomiccon.com tomorrow (Sat, Sept 5th, 2025), signing some books at the Indigo booth from 12 to 4pm.
Come by, say hi, and grab a signed copy my #grimdark #fantasy 📚
September 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hey, all!
I'm going to be @ottawacomiccon.com tomorrow (Sat, Sept 5th, 2025), signing some books at the Indigo booth from 12 to 4pm.
Come by, say hi, and grab a signed copy my #grimdark #fantasy 📚
I'm going to be @ottawacomiccon.com tomorrow (Sat, Sept 5th, 2025), signing some books at the Indigo booth from 12 to 4pm.
Come by, say hi, and grab a signed copy my #grimdark #fantasy 📚
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Day 1 of Ottawa Comic Con! (I meant to post this hours ago. My table is now more disheveled. Woot!)
September 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Day 1 of Ottawa Comic Con! (I meant to post this hours ago. My table is now more disheveled. Woot!)
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Searching for #SFF reads with #Disability and #LGBTQIA representation? I wrote or edited these!
- Speculative Shorts, books2read.com/spec-shorts
- Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space, books2read.com/iatcS1
- Nothing Without Us, books2read.com/nwu
-Nothing Without Us Too, books2read.com/nwutoo
- Speculative Shorts, books2read.com/spec-shorts
- Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space, books2read.com/iatcS1
- Nothing Without Us, books2read.com/nwu
-Nothing Without Us Too, books2read.com/nwutoo
September 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Searching for #SFF reads with #Disability and #LGBTQIA representation? I wrote or edited these!
- Speculative Shorts, books2read.com/spec-shorts
- Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space, books2read.com/iatcS1
- Nothing Without Us, books2read.com/nwu
-Nothing Without Us Too, books2read.com/nwutoo
- Speculative Shorts, books2read.com/spec-shorts
- Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space, books2read.com/iatcS1
- Nothing Without Us, books2read.com/nwu
-Nothing Without Us Too, books2read.com/nwutoo
At the upcoming Writers of Ottawa in-person discussion group we'll be chatting about writing Endings; come join us if you like!
Saturday August 9th 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Royal Oak – Kent at Slater
180 Kent Street #Ottawa, ON K1P 0B6
www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-di...
Saturday August 9th 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Royal Oak – Kent at Slater
180 Kent Street #Ottawa, ON K1P 0B6
www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-di...
Writing Discussion Group: Endings
This discussion group is for writers of any genre, medium, and skill level to get together and talk about various aspects of writing.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
At the upcoming Writers of Ottawa in-person discussion group we'll be chatting about writing Endings; come join us if you like!
Saturday August 9th 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Royal Oak – Kent at Slater
180 Kent Street #Ottawa, ON K1P 0B6
www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-di...
Saturday August 9th 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Royal Oak – Kent at Slater
180 Kent Street #Ottawa, ON K1P 0B6
www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-di...
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Can anyone recommend a good proofreader with August/early September availability for a non-fiction project (not mine). Canadian, please. Ottawa area would be nice, but not necessary! All recs welcome and DMs open! Thank you!
July 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Can anyone recommend a good proofreader with August/early September availability for a non-fiction project (not mine). Canadian, please. Ottawa area would be nice, but not necessary! All recs welcome and DMs open! Thank you!
A big thank you to @melissa-blair.bsky.social for organizing this afternoon's in-person writing sprint, and a big thank you as well to the writers who turned up to work on their projects!
See you next month!
See you next month!
July 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A big thank you to @melissa-blair.bsky.social for organizing this afternoon's in-person writing sprint, and a big thank you as well to the writers who turned up to work on their projects!
See you next month!
See you next month!
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Today, I would like to promote The Disabled Crone podcast! Mini-seasons of six episodes each. Season One is up, and Season Two’s guests have already been chosen! Find it on many podcast platforms and on YouTube: youtu.be/gVU7mYUgWbM?... #SpoonieAuthChat #DisabilityPrideMonth #ShamelessPromo
July 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today, I would like to promote The Disabled Crone podcast! Mini-seasons of six episodes each. Season One is up, and Season Two’s guests have already been chosen! Find it on many podcast platforms and on YouTube: youtu.be/gVU7mYUgWbM?... #SpoonieAuthChat #DisabilityPrideMonth #ShamelessPromo
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F(r)iction Oceans Anthology is out today and I am so proud to have a story in it. There is beautiful original artwork to accompany each piece.
(And I tried and failed to write decent alt text for the cover!)
(And I tried and failed to write decent alt text for the cover!)
July 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
F(r)iction Oceans Anthology is out today and I am so proud to have a story in it. There is beautiful original artwork to accompany each piece.
(And I tried and failed to write decent alt text for the cover!)
(And I tried and failed to write decent alt text for the cover!)
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I'm excited to announce that the wait is over . . .
WORLDS SUNDERED is now available for purchase on the FriesenPress website with other retailers to list shortly!
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books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...
WORLDS SUNDERED is now available for purchase on the FriesenPress website with other retailers to list shortly!
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books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...
Worlds Sundered at the FriesenPress Bookstore
Two men. Two worlds. Two fates . . .
Alexander Ganainmh is two men now. The aspects of dark and light that once warred within him have been fractured and made flesh, the product of a metaphysical sch...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'm excited to announce that the wait is over . . .
WORLDS SUNDERED is now available for purchase on the FriesenPress website with other retailers to list shortly!
📚
books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...
WORLDS SUNDERED is now available for purchase on the FriesenPress website with other retailers to list shortly!
📚
books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...
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A wonderful interview with Christy Climenhage by Hollay Ghadery on the New Books Network:
I went into this interview with Christy Climenhage stoked to talk about her sci-fi thriller, The Midnight Project, and also, worried I’d give something away.
This is one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-midnight...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
This is one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-midnight...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A wonderful interview with Christy Climenhage by Hollay Ghadery on the New Books Network:
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These stories are written by us and for us, but they’re for everyone to experience. #BookSky #DisabilityRepresentation #CanLit #SFF #DisabilityPrideMonth
#DisabilityPrideMonth feature: Nothing Without Us Too, edited by @caitgauthor.bsky.social & @taliacjohnson.bsky.social, has 27 stories written by disabled authors and starring disabled heroes! Winner of a 2023 #PrixAuroraAward! Ask for it at your local bookshop or find it at books2read.com/nwutoo
![Quote from Talia and Cait; "We hope you get as much out of Nothing Without Us Too as we did [...] because creating art at a time like this is an act of resilience, advocacy, and resistance. We understand that.
We really do."
The advert also has an image of the Aurora winner logo, the book cover of an aqua and brown brick wall with the title written in graffiti font, and the headshots of the editors. Talia is a white woman with medium length blond hair and wearing glasses. Cait is a white white woman with short silver hair and glasses.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2cueoxxft2bmjw3pxff33c2h/bafkreiat2n5rkphkwnhk3szkrscc5ujv464dq75n27a73vnowb6dd45dlq@jpeg)
July 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
These stories are written by us and for us, but they’re for everyone to experience. #BookSky #DisabilityRepresentation #CanLit #SFF #DisabilityPrideMonth
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Had a great write in with the Writers of Ottawa group today. It was my first one ever, and I enjoyed the heck out it. 650 words in three sprints. A++, would do again! And I hope soon!
@writersofottawa.bsky.social
@writersofottawa.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Had a great write in with the Writers of Ottawa group today. It was my first one ever, and I enjoyed the heck out it. 650 words in three sprints. A++, would do again! And I hope soon!
@writersofottawa.bsky.social
@writersofottawa.bsky.social
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The Book Purge is close to 3K raised for 2025! So far, we’ve raised $2,865 for @ottawastraycatrescue 💖
With 3 back-to-back events this weekend, when do you think we’ll reach that number?
#thebookpurge #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #fundraising #fundraiser #forthecats #ottawastraycatrescue #adoptdontshop
With 3 back-to-back events this weekend, when do you think we’ll reach that number?
#thebookpurge #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #fundraising #fundraiser #forthecats #ottawastraycatrescue #adoptdontshop
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Book Purge is close to 3K raised for 2025! So far, we’ve raised $2,865 for @ottawastraycatrescue 💖
With 3 back-to-back events this weekend, when do you think we’ll reach that number?
#thebookpurge #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #fundraising #fundraiser #forthecats #ottawastraycatrescue #adoptdontshop
With 3 back-to-back events this weekend, when do you think we’ll reach that number?
#thebookpurge #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #fundraising #fundraiser #forthecats #ottawastraycatrescue #adoptdontshop
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I am a professional editor. And I just wanted to remind folks that it’s OK to make typos on social media. And I’m not just saying this because I’m going to be making typos on social media a lot. 😆
June 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am a professional editor. And I just wanted to remind folks that it’s OK to make typos on social media. And I’m not just saying this because I’m going to be making typos on social media a lot. 😆
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The @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social book fair is happening this Saturday, June 21! I’ll be at the Renaissance Press table with @mouthygurl.bsky.social and @bgordonauthor.bsky.social (that guy who was at my wedding but still won’t leave my house)! Stop by! We’re a friendly bunch! #BookSky #Ottawa
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social book fair is happening this Saturday, June 21! I’ll be at the Renaissance Press table with @mouthygurl.bsky.social and @bgordonauthor.bsky.social (that guy who was at my wedding but still won’t leave my house)! Stop by! We’re a friendly bunch! #BookSky #Ottawa
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We are ready for summer and of course no one wants to think about the fall BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED that with GOHs @kateheartfield.com, @ourmankoto.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com October is looking pretty exciting??
JOIN US!!!
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JOIN US!!!
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Live Can*Con — Can*Con
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June 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
We are ready for summer and of course no one wants to think about the fall BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED that with GOHs @kateheartfield.com, @ourmankoto.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com October is looking pretty exciting??
JOIN US!!!
www.can-con.org/events/live-...
JOIN US!!!
www.can-con.org/events/live-...
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For authors and aspiring authors, check out the Eastern Ontario Writer's Festival, 13 Sept 2025, in Caaselman Ontario.
Workshops, vendors, and lots of great networking discussions!
Registration for workshops on Eventbrite is here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/eastern-on...
Workshops, vendors, and lots of great networking discussions!
Registration for workshops on Eventbrite is here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/eastern-on...
Eastern Ontario Writers' Festival (2025) - WORKSHOPS
The Eastern Ontario Writers’ Festival brings writers (unpublished or published) together to learn, share and grow.
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June 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For authors and aspiring authors, check out the Eastern Ontario Writer's Festival, 13 Sept 2025, in Caaselman Ontario.
Workshops, vendors, and lots of great networking discussions!
Registration for workshops on Eventbrite is here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/eastern-on...
Workshops, vendors, and lots of great networking discussions!
Registration for workshops on Eventbrite is here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/eastern-on...
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Full house at the Old Chelsea Library for the local launch of The Midnight Project.
There were snacks and flowers and friends and it was so lovely.
Thanks so much to everyone who came and especially @ashhisson.bsky.social who introduced me and provided books.
There were snacks and flowers and friends and it was so lovely.
Thanks so much to everyone who came and especially @ashhisson.bsky.social who introduced me and provided books.
June 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Full house at the Old Chelsea Library for the local launch of The Midnight Project.
There were snacks and flowers and friends and it was so lovely.
Thanks so much to everyone who came and especially @ashhisson.bsky.social who introduced me and provided books.
There were snacks and flowers and friends and it was so lovely.
Thanks so much to everyone who came and especially @ashhisson.bsky.social who introduced me and provided books.
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GOATS is ready for the beta stage! Due to the nature of the story, & to try to tackle some ongoing beta issues, I'm changing up the application process. If you want to apply please fill out the form (link in bio). Only those accepted will be contacted.
#betareaderswanted #horror #folkhorror
#betareaderswanted #horror #folkhorror
June 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
GOATS is ready for the beta stage! Due to the nature of the story, & to try to tackle some ongoing beta issues, I'm changing up the application process. If you want to apply please fill out the form (link in bio). Only those accepted will be contacted.
#betareaderswanted #horror #folkhorror
#betareaderswanted #horror #folkhorror
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A5: If anyone is in Ottawa on Saturday, June 14 from 1:30-4pm, @bgordonauthor.bsky.social and I will have a table, selling our books at the Kanata North Book Fair! Free admission! Thanks for supporting local authors! It’s at 70 Hines Road in Kanata! #WeeknightWriters
June 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A5: If anyone is in Ottawa on Saturday, June 14 from 1:30-4pm, @bgordonauthor.bsky.social and I will have a table, selling our books at the Kanata North Book Fair! Free admission! Thanks for supporting local authors! It’s at 70 Hines Road in Kanata! #WeeknightWriters
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It's all dogs and plants around here lately but I really do write books and even occasionally talk about them!
I should be able to squee abt a fun development sometime soon in fact 👀👀👀
Meanwhile here's a 🧵 of what I've got on shelves already, if you like books abt ghosts, monsters, and bad choices
I should be able to squee abt a fun development sometime soon in fact 👀👀👀
Meanwhile here's a 🧵 of what I've got on shelves already, if you like books abt ghosts, monsters, and bad choices
HELLO BSKY this is your periodic reminder that I write books 💀👻
Gitcher spooky Canadian YA right here, folks, ghosts and monsters and vampires to discomfit and delight
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/amelinda%2...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/...
Gitcher spooky Canadian YA right here, folks, ghosts and monsters and vampires to discomfit and delight
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/amelinda%2...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/...
June 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's all dogs and plants around here lately but I really do write books and even occasionally talk about them!
I should be able to squee abt a fun development sometime soon in fact 👀👀👀
Meanwhile here's a 🧵 of what I've got on shelves already, if you like books abt ghosts, monsters, and bad choices
I should be able to squee abt a fun development sometime soon in fact 👀👀👀
Meanwhile here's a 🧵 of what I've got on shelves already, if you like books abt ghosts, monsters, and bad choices
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One of the most moving comments was from a straight man in his 80s, a neighbour back home who reads everything and wanted to support me. So, he read about Xax and Viv in The Stealth Lovers and said, “I had no idea that two men could love each other so much.” My heart! #SpoonieAuthChat
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of the most moving comments was from a straight man in his 80s, a neighbour back home who reads everything and wanted to support me. So, he read about Xax and Viv in The Stealth Lovers and said, “I had no idea that two men could love each other so much.” My heart! #SpoonieAuthChat
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T𝐚k𝐞 𝐚 𝐦e𝐚n𝐝e𝐫 𝐟r𝐨m p𝐥a𝐜e𝐬 𝐥a𝐛e𝐥e𝐝 𝐧o𝐫m𝐚l t𝐨 𝐚 𝐰o𝐫l𝐝 𝐭h𝐚t c𝐥a𝐭t𝐞r𝐬, s𝐥i𝐧k𝐬, a𝐧d d𝐫i𝐩s. 𝐋o𝐨k𝐬 𝐚r𝐞n't e𝐯e𝐫y𝐭h𝐢n𝐠 𝐚n𝐝 𝐧o𝐭h𝐢n𝐠 𝐢s a𝐬 𝐢t s𝐞e𝐦s...
I'm thrilled to share that I'm one of 6 authors in the Dark Reflections shared world novel series inspired by the art of @jeffleejohnson.bsky.social.
I'm thrilled to share that I'm one of 6 authors in the Dark Reflections shared world novel series inspired by the art of @jeffleejohnson.bsky.social.
June 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
T𝐚k𝐞 𝐚 𝐦e𝐚n𝐝e𝐫 𝐟r𝐨m p𝐥a𝐜e𝐬 𝐥a𝐛e𝐥e𝐝 𝐧o𝐫m𝐚l t𝐨 𝐚 𝐰o𝐫l𝐝 𝐭h𝐚t c𝐥a𝐭t𝐞r𝐬, s𝐥i𝐧k𝐬, a𝐧d d𝐫i𝐩s. 𝐋o𝐨k𝐬 𝐚r𝐞n't e𝐯e𝐫y𝐭h𝐢n𝐠 𝐚n𝐝 𝐧o𝐭h𝐢n𝐠 𝐢s a𝐬 𝐢t s𝐞e𝐦s...
I'm thrilled to share that I'm one of 6 authors in the Dark Reflections shared world novel series inspired by the art of @jeffleejohnson.bsky.social.
I'm thrilled to share that I'm one of 6 authors in the Dark Reflections shared world novel series inspired by the art of @jeffleejohnson.bsky.social.