Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE, a science fiction narrative poetry collection, is featured on the Netgalley homepage today! It's always exciting when a small press gets such prominent placement. if you haven't downloaded your review copy, SEED BEETLE is on Netgalley till the end of the month!
COMING UP! on Earth Day Eve, April 21:
Enjoy stories and poems for a hopeful dystopia for the launch of the THROUGH THE PORTAL anthology, then stick around for Lynn Hutchinson Lee's haunted fens and vengeful water spirits. A bit of a mixed vibe but Earth needs everything we can give her right now.
For the last few months at SFWA, @ourmankoto.bsky.social and I have been Canucking up the joint, getting the Showcase anthologies up to date.
Today, I wanted to celebrate the work Stephen does elsewhere, and reflect on what it means to produce an anthology of "Canadian" SFF. So, I did!
#BetterWorldsTheory #SFF #Books #Reviews #Literature #Canada #CanLit
https://youtu.be/qqqXTBdQpxA
Thank you Myna Chang for this lovely little interview with Mahaila Smith about their upcoming poetry collection SEED BEETLE! "The sweep of the story feels epic, almost mythical. Each poem brings another grain of understanding, building a complex world."
https://mynachang.com/2025/04/04/author-interview-mahaila-smith/
If whimsy, queer communities, justice & delightful language is what you're looking for in a poetry collection, Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE is now up on Netgalley. Netgalley users can download it here: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/605077
Small presses can't exist without reviewers. We sincerely thank you all.
Readers are loving Lynn Hutchinson Lee's ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS, a lyrical feminist revenge eco-horror novella. Check out this amazing review from Nerdhorror.com and if you'd like to review the book, it's still available on Netgalley for a few more days, and for a bit longer on Book Sirens.
ICYMI this lovely interview came out last week. Lynn Hutchinson Lee talks about the inspiration for her debut novella ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS, the book's relationship to Hutchinson Lee's work as a visual artist, her love of wetlands and more!
If you like your literary fiction with gorgeous prose and more than a touch of horror, grab Lynn Hutchinson Lee's ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS. There are just 6 review copies left on Book Sirens!
The book is also currently on Netgalley, till the end of the month.
https://booksirens.com/bundle/literary-fiction-arcs-you-ll-love-march-2025-batch/90TGEF6
"Sibyl Has a Heart of Gold" is a wicked little story I wrote a while back which might be about a monster and might be about medical bullshittery and misogyny. What do YOU think it's about? https://www.thetemzreview.com/powell.html #ShortStory #FlashFiction #SpeculativeFiction #CanLit #IndigenousCreatives
In case you missed Trinity's BIPOC Writing Circle & OCAD Emerging Writer's Reading Series at Glad Day Bookshop, here's a couple pics from the evening. Thank you to all who came out to hear some fabulous writers!
I've been feeling odd about my debut novel coming out this fall. It's the story of a young woman growing up in a Muslim matriarchy, and defending it from people who don't want it to be a matriarchy titled "Under The Full And Crescent Moon" And I wanted to try and express why I think that is.
Stelliform's 1st poetry collection is now available to pre-order directly from us. Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE is tender, whimsical, and quietly revolutionary. Filled with beautiful illustrations by Toronto artist Julia Louise Pereira.
Find out more about the book and order your copy here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/seed-beetle-by-mahaila-smith/
This coming Monday March 10, 7-9pm at Glad Day Bookshop:
Trinity's BIPOC Writing Circle & OCAD Emerging Writer's Reading Series. Come for readings by Mahaila Smith, Mechelle Wu, Alex Samuel-Bethel, Nishka Srivastava, Rayn Lakhani, Alyssa Johnson, and Elliot Black.
Mahaila Smith will be reading from their forthcoming Stelliform Press poetry collection, SEED BEETLE!
“Poems Won’t Buy Beer”
Al Purdy is the patron saint of County Fence Bi-Annual and it could be said it was his poetry that inspired County Fence in the first place. Of course Al’s not alone, I also talk about Jules’ longest standing crush: Margaret Atwood. Ms. Atwood, if you’re listening, Jules would love it if you returned his calls.
#MargaretAtwood #AlPurdy #CanadianPoetry #CanLit #Canada #Ontario #Books #Poetry #Writers #Reading #FridayReads #YGK
Lynn Hutchinson Lee's ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS is finally up on Netgalley. Grab a copy of this dreamy, eerie, and poignant Canadian debut before the end of the month. It already has its first 5-star review!
I won't argue. It's not everyday your book is mentioned in the same space as anything by Leonard Cohen....
#bookstodon #books #writing #montreal #canlit #cbc
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/3-books-you-should-read-set-in-montreal-1.7466938
Canadian cuisine
Deconstruct and decolonize Canadian cuisine. Take a culinary tour of cod tongues and Nanaimo bars. Unpack how we teach and write about Canadian cuisine. Review culinary history and literature in Canada.
#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat
#CanadianCuisine #Decolonial #SettlerColonialism #Neoliberalism #FoodSovereignty #Decolonization #CulinaryHistory #CanLit #Canada
A writer who helped me get started in my career has a debut memoir coming out about growing up as a Jehovah's Witness. Won't you preorder the book and show her some support? #ExJW #exJehovahsWitness #memoir #CanLit #bookstodon https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/tamara-jong/worldly-girls-by-tamara-jong/
Another weekend reading opportunity - this time it's FREE! Advance copies of Lynn Hutchinson Lee's ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS are up on Book Sirens. This novella is dark and dreamy literary fantasy set in northern Ontario. We'd love to know what you think.
https://booksirens.com/book/RZ0TNYF/PUQIQKA
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