Selena Mercuri

Writer, poet, book reviewer. Words in The Fiddlehead, The Literary Review of Canada, and elsewhere.

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No. 116 features Sophia Ohler on Nina Dunic’s “Suddenly Light” (@invisibooks), @graceehenkel on “The Place of Objects” (@Figure1Pub), and poetry by @SelenaMercuri.

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This week features Ted Fraser on Elizabeth Quinlan’s “Standing Up to Big Nickel” (@McGillQueensUP), @SelenaMercuri on Lee Lai’s “Cannon” (@DandQ), and a Q&A with our October cover artist, @_gust_of_wind.

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Elevate your week with Bookworm!

Read @SelenaMercuri on Jaime Burnet’s “Milktooth” (@NimbusPub), @meral_jamal on @YoucefSoufi1’s “Homegrown Radicals” (@UofRPress), a Q&A with our cover artist Derek Abella, and poetry by Jovan Stefanov.

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https://t.co/NtKjq4KdhS Coffee date with an author, and I’m the author! ☕️💖 @SelenaMercuri 🤗🙏

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This week’s Bookworm is a hole lot of fun!

Read @SelenaMercuri on @writerCateBush’s “Skin” (@goose_lane), Rosalie Morris on Tessa McWatt’s “The Snag” (@randomhouseca), and poetry by Steve Noyes.

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Some of my 2024 favourites brought to you by two guilty-looking clowns trying to pretend they didn’t just mess up my stack of books. #2024 #newyear #books #canlit #writerscommunity

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I had the pleasure of reviewing “Strange Water” by Sarah Moses. #BookReview #fiction #writerscommunity

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This week’s Bookworm reaches new heights!

No. 74 features @SelenaMercuri on Sarah Moses’s “Strange Water” (@guernica_ed), @davidvenn_ on Marie Wilson’s “North of Nowhere” (@HouseofAnansi), and a poem by Jade Riordan.

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Thanks to @TheFiddlehd for publishing my story in their 300th issue! Juice-box insisted on modelling for a promotional photoshoot.

#thefiddlehead #writer #amwriting #writerscommunity #shortstory #canadianliterature #reading #amreading

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I had a great time volunteering at the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards yesterday. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
#magazine #canadianmagazines #literarymagazines #writers

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@LaurieRohaly Congratulations! Very brave✨🎉🥳

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@ewenglass @TheFiddlehd Thank you! ☺️✨

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Beyond excited and grateful to have my short story accepted for publication in @TheFiddlehd ✨

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@ZaczynskiAll I cut my hours back at work and hired my favourite author as a writing mentor ✨

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First publication of the year! Thanks to the Trinity Review for publishing my poem, “The Difference Between n and ñ,” in their winter journal ❄️✨
#amwriting #poetrycommunity #poetry #writers

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I have been at my desk for three hours and have only written 2/3 of a single page. The words are not wording today.

#amwriting #writercommunity #writersoftwitter #WritingCommmunity

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@jbmichaels11 I will. Thank you for the words of encouragement!

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@JesseLKercheval I’ve gone down to part-time work to complete my first novel manuscript. I am about fifty pages in, and I have made arrangements to work one-on-one with a writing mentor. She is my favourite author, and I took one of her CW classes a few years back.

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Let’s follow each other on Bluesky! I’m hoping to connect with some more writers/book lovers. #WritingCommmunity #writing #amwriting #poetrycommunity

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@Micah_Castle Thanks, I’ll send a DM!

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Excited to hear that my poem, “The Difference Between n and ñ,” has been accepted for publication in the winter journal of The Trinity Review! My goal was to get at least one acceptance this year. #amwriting #writerscommunity #poetrycommunity #writers