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Vancouver, B.C.
Joined May 2010
Join us for this ambitious literary marathon to jumpstart your writing project, challenge yourself, and maybe even win—the winning novel will be published by Anvil Press! 3daynovel.com/registration/
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Tomorrow night (Friday, August 29th) at 11:59 PM is the cut off to register for this year's contest! Then, the writing kicks off at midnight.
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For Americans interested in That Gun In Your Hand, it now has an official pub date of Aug 15. And the best part? You don't need to order it through Amazon! Pre-order now through @asterism_books and support indie publishers like @AnvilPress asterismbooks.com/product/th…
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Very excited for my first opportunity to talk about the book Tues April 1 @ 5pm ET for the Popular Music Books In Process series, with fellow authors Maya Angela Smith, Mike Barthel and moderator Eric Weisbard! Click here to take part: iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Pop… @AnvilPress
Announcing my new book That Gun In Your Hand: The Strange Saga of 'Hey Joe' and Popular Music's History of Violence A century-spanning cultural history and cultural mystery Foreword by Lenny Kaye Out May 30 via @AnvilPress ARCs by request Pre-order: anvilpress.com/books/that-gu…
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Announcing my new book That Gun In Your Hand: The Strange Saga of 'Hey Joe' and Popular Music's History of Violence A century-spanning cultural history and cultural mystery Foreword by Lenny Kaye Out May 30 via @AnvilPress ARCs by request Pre-order: anvilpress.com/books/that-gu…
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#BookReview: After We Drowned by Jill Yonit Goldberg “After We Drowned is absorbing, not just because of its page-turning plot, but also because of its deft delineation of character, setting, and atmosphere of ghost trees and marsh rats” @AnvilPress thebcreview.ca/2025/01/08/24…
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I'll be reading at the Surrey Art Gallery on Saturday the 25th, part of their Forming Futures event, but you'll have to be prompt to hear my poems, as it's a rich schedule of performers, with me from 6:30 to 6:50. Hope to see you!
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"I was in the flow almost the entire time." Jowita Bydlowska talks to us about writing her novel MONSTER (@AnvilPress), experimenting with narrative voice, and why she's feeling more confident in her art. alllitup.ca/blurring-the-lin…
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#BookReview: The Tenants by Pat Dobie “In fewer than ninety pages, Dobie (Pawn to Queen) has produced an incredibly nuanced, eminently readable novel full of insights” @AnvilPress thebcreview.ca/2024/12/20/23…
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It’s cold outside! ❄️ Warm up with Hard Electric, writer Michael Blouin’s raw and gritty third poetry collection. A road-tripping journey through life, loneliness, and the search for meaning. You can find this title and more from @anvilpress. #Poetry #HardElectric #LonelyHeart
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Pantone's #coloroftheyear 2025 is #MochaMousse, and we've found eight books that flaunt this soft brown hue from @AnvilPress, @AnnickPress, @biblioasis, @caitlinpress, @turnstonepress, and more: alllitup.ca/book-list/panton…
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Alice Burdick, Ox Lost, Snow Deep: poems / @AnvilPress @CanadianPoets @CanadaPoetryin ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/202…
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Short story writer Danila Botha (THINGS THAT CAUSE INAPPROPRIATE HAPPINESS, @guernicaeditions) is today's #aluGGweek recommender with five short fiction collections (+ an "impossible to put down" prose poetry memoir) alllitup.ca/gift-guide-week-…
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Anvil can now be found on Bluesky!
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Nova Scotia — you have two chances to see Alice Burdick this week! This Friday in Lunenburg with Annick MacAskill and Alison Smith, reading at The Big Boat Shed! Then, catch her in Halifax at Trident Booksellers & Cafe with fellow Feed Dog Author Jaime Forsythe!
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newly posted at @PeriodicityJ : rob mclennan : 2024 VERSeFest interviews: Alice Burdick / @AnvilPress @VERSeOttawa @CanadianPoets ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.…
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