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Happy to share that I will be attending in person at the Fraser River Literary Festival’s Local Authors Bookfair event in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, on Sunday, November 1. If you’re curious about ecofiction writing, stop by and say hi! I will be there with copies of all three of my novels for sale. https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/17091495 https://coqlibrary.ca/frlf/ #ArchitectsInFiction #BCAuthor #CanLit #Coquitlam #CoquitlamAuthor #CreativeWriting #Ecofiction #PortCoquitlam #ScribesAndMakers #SupportIndieAuthors #SupportIndiePublishers #VancouverAuthor #VisionaryEcofiction #WomenInSTEAM #WomenInSTEM #WritersFestival

Time for a three good things list!

1. A long weekend, even with a complex colonial history - still, a long weekend.
2. Family coming into town! See #1 above.
3. Clarity on books and art sharing. Probably due to #1.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

P.S. I made this announcement below, on my FB author page and elsewhere - to contextualize the clarity referenced above in #3.

P.P.S. What happens in hashtag world when you put a # in front of a numbered list? Do we end up with too many #1s etc? Do algorithms sort for numbered lists as opposed to hashtags for hashtags? Asking for a friend...

Here is the FB post:

✨ At long last, I have made a decision about how to share the art that backed up the novel writing. Sometimes the hashing out of "how" is as creative as "what," and in this case, it has taken a while. Since the novel trilogy was begun with research in 2011, 15 years ago, taking time seems just fine. ✨ I am planning a show and talk called The Art of The Trilogy and I'll combine the art (27 panels and more) that accompanied the novels of the Erenwine trilogy, as well as reflections on crafting a trilogy overall, and doing it artistically. Stay tuned; looking at November 28 or December 5 (2026, this year!) at The Evergreen Centre Studio A in Coquitlam BC, Canada. ✨ Booking dates and info to follow! #BookArt #CreativeFlow #Ecofiction

#3GoodThings @ThreeGoodThings #ScribesAndMakers #CanLit #CanadianAuthor #CanadianArtist

"My Undead Afterlife," my weird and smutty short story about a vampiric grave robber, is now available in issue 3 of Sap Zine. https://www.sapzine.org/shop/p/sap-zine-edition-3#CanLit #SpeculativeFiction #smut #zine

It's officially official. My debut book has been announced: Land's Sake is a short story collection full of deconstructed fairytales, folktales, and terrors. I had fun writing it. You'll have fun reading it. https://inkedingray.com/blog/ #CanLit #bookstodon #ShortStories #AuthorsOnBookstodon #IndigenousAuthors #SpeculativeFiction

Delighted to share episode 3 of the Kreisel Lecture series - a powerful conversation with Canadian authors Richard Van Camp, Shani Mootoo and Lise Gaboury-Diallo. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BU0ksBRTRYDIlHraUUNlE?si=R4jId20zT4eXpJmVdmzSFQ&utm_source=copy-link #AlbertaUnbound #ualberta #yeg #Alberta #canlit #Canada

The spoken word video of the 4th and last excerpt of my upcoming novel Poor Man’s Opera is now up onYouTube. Man’s Opera will be published by Galleon Books on August 15, 2026 ©Poor Man’s Opera by Steven Mayoff 2026 Steven Mayoff (he/him) is a Canadian novelist, poet, lyricist and librettist living on Prince Edward Island, aka Abegweit, home of the Mi’kmaq for thousands of years before any of us settlers showed up. I am proud and humbled to call this island my home and grateful to share it with the First Nations community. #spokenword #canlit #novel #fiction #galleonbooks #poormansopera #genderfluid #dystopian #sex #satire #politics #citystate #authoritarian #literarymusical #cabaret #brothel #talkradio #kristallnacht

What I’m currently working on. #opera #libretto #music #novel #canlit #fiction #ourladyofsteerage

SO excited for this book tour from trans CanLit legends Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom but they only shared it on Instagram 😭😭😭 So I'm doing my part and reposting it here vivekshraya: We couldn't be more thrilled to be coming together to share our new books with you! Both are speculative fiction novels that explore future worlds - THE HYSTERICALS is about a dystopia, while THE SHAPESHIFTER'S GUIDE is about utopia. And both are responses to the very real-world social and environmental crises we are facing today... We are hoping these events can be spaces for trans and queer people to find release, inspiration and each other! More details will be shared later this summer, but for now, please save your dates and pre-order our books from the links in our bios! We can't wait to see you very soon <3 xo Vivek & Kai Cheng Photo: @ nessdevos HMU: @ alanna_ot_love The Hystericals: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/704484/the-hystericals-by-vivek-shraya/9780771001390 The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Shapeshifters-Guide-to-Gym-Class/Kai-Cheng-Thom/9781668210871 https://www.instagram.com/p/DaAXiADkQ1y/ #bookstodon #books #canlit #canada

Hi #ScribesAndMakers ... I am new and introducing myself! I believe I qualify as both a scribe and a maker. I write and publish ecofiction (mine and other people's), am a painter (abstract art inspired by my Reiki practice), and work as an architect in the realm of historic buildings (among other architectural pursuits; heritage is my fave). Just getting ready to publish ecofiction novel #3! I'll share more soon. In the meantime - Goodreads and Studio pages are linked on my bio. Have a great day all! P.S. I'm in British Columbia (BC) Canada. P.P.S. My favourite activity here is #3GoodThings and my favourite person here is @PaulaToThePeople@climatejustice.social, our Climate Justice Social Mastodon admin. :-) #Architecture #Art #BC #Canada #CanLit #CreativeWriting #Ecofiction #Reiki #VisionaryEcoficion #Writing

A very special episode of Alberta Unbound for you! This year marked the 20th anniversary of the University of Alberta’s Kreisel Lecture, named for the great Edmonton author and academic, Henry Kreisel. Normally, CBC Radio’s flagship doc program IDEAS broadcasts the annual literary lecture. But this year, IDEAS opted not to do so - which means WE have the honouring of sharing the podcast with you. . This year’s special anniversary lecture featured three remarkable authors - Richard Van Camp, Shani Mootoo and Lise Gaboury-Diallo. Today, we’ve dropped the first episode, featuring a lovely talk by Richard, an Edmonton-based Dene novelist and essayist. But the whole thing kicks off with my own appreciation of Henry Kreisel, a mentor whom I adored. A very special pre-Canada Day treat for you all. #AlbertaUnbound #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #canlit

Currently working on an opera libretto called Mariasse, based on the 1936 timeline from my novel Our Lady of Steerage. I wanted to write a “name” opera like Norma or Lulu. Only at it a few days but already on Scene 3. This oblique strategy card is probably one of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever had. #obliquestrategy #operalibterro #ourladyofsteerage #timeline #1936 #canlit #fiction #writingadvice #workinprogress #adaptations

@ericmacknight@mstdn.ca *The Quill* is a very longstanding short story magazine in Canada. https://www.thequill.ca #Literature #CanLit #Canada