Cheryl Skory Suma
@cherylskorysuma.bsky.social
FIC/CNF/poetry. Pub US/UK/CA. Multi-Pushcart nominee. 51 comp placements since 2019. MG fantasy novel w Chicken House Press out now! Past Flash CNF Contributing Editor Barren/reader Reckon Review. Canadian mix heritage Aboriginal/Ukrainian/Brit
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Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers")
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers")
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Time to get reading! "Habitan" Purchase options. Described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a Canadian-Aboriginal twist Paperback www.chickenhousepress.ca/bookstore/p/...
Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
NookBarnes&Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/habitan-ch...
KindleAmazon www.amazon.ca/Habitan-Para...
Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
NookBarnes&Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/habitan-ch...
KindleAmazon www.amazon.ca/Habitan-Para...
August 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Time to get reading! "Habitan" Purchase options. Described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a Canadian-Aboriginal twist Paperback www.chickenhousepress.ca/bookstore/p/...
Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
NookBarnes&Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/habitan-ch...
KindleAmazon www.amazon.ca/Habitan-Para...
Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
NookBarnes&Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/habitan-ch...
KindleAmazon www.amazon.ca/Habitan-Para...
Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers")
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Habitan enthusiasts! Had my first radio author interview EVER today w fab Gary at CHOP-FM 102.7 He made me very comfortable & had some great questions! Broadcast dates (program "Writers for Readers")
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Wed September 3 at 6pm, Sat September 6 at 7am,
Wed September 17 at 6pm & Sat September 20 at 7am
Link to second of 4 press articles for my new MG fantasy novel, Habitan, described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a unique Canadian-Aboriginal twist! Launching August 10th! www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...
Aurora author’s new children’s book takes readers into fantasy world with Indigenous themes
Cheryl Skory Suma takes inspiration from her Cree grandmother.
www.yorkregion.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Link to second of 4 press articles for my new MG fantasy novel, Habitan, described as C.S. Lewis' Narnia meets a unique Canadian-Aboriginal twist! Launching August 10th! www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Link to first of 4 upcoming press interviews for my new MG fantasy novel, Habitan, described as akin to C.S.Lewis' Narnia but with a unique Canadian-Aboriginal twist! Launching Aug 10th!
www.auroratoday.ca/local-news/a...
www.auroratoday.ca/local-news/a...
Aurora author's fantasy novel inspired by bedtime stories, Cree grandmother
Challenging what is considered middle grade fiction, Cheryl Skory Suma's Habitan is a fantasy novel rich with Canadian settings, Indigenous values, and a throwback to the paperbacks of C. S. Lewis
www.auroratoday.ca
July 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Link to first of 4 upcoming press interviews for my new MG fantasy novel, Habitan, described as akin to C.S.Lewis' Narnia but with a unique Canadian-Aboriginal twist! Launching Aug 10th!
www.auroratoday.ca/local-news/a...
www.auroratoday.ca/local-news/a...
COVER REVEAL! So excited re my MG Fantasy Novel, Habitan, release date August 2025 w Chicken House Press! Aboriginal elements (nod to my Cree Grandma). Librarians in Toronto/York Region Area contact me for launch event tickets. Appreciate everyone's support--as an SLP, I'm pumped to share this story
June 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
COVER REVEAL! So excited re my MG Fantasy Novel, Habitan, release date August 2025 w Chicken House Press! Aboriginal elements (nod to my Cree Grandma). Librarians in Toronto/York Region Area contact me for launch event tickets. Appreciate everyone's support--as an SLP, I'm pumped to share this story
Reposted by Cheryl Skory Suma
#CNF (prev pub '22 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir) dear to my heart—a challenge to write, it reflects on how past assaults/interference shaped me as a parent, & speaks to a fear too many women carry. Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for repub. Reads & reshares greatly appreciated!
The light is on for Cheryl Skory Suma! @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social💡
“When I Ran From Nothing” is a powerful and emotionally rich CNF that you won’t soon forget.
Check out Cheryl’s superb writing over at the site!
“When I Ran From Nothing” is a powerful and emotionally rich CNF that you won’t soon forget.
Check out Cheryl’s superb writing over at the site!
When I Ran From Nothing - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective
We are familiar, these shadows of the past and I.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#CNF (prev pub '22 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir) dear to my heart—a challenge to write, it reflects on how past assaults/interference shaped me as a parent, & speaks to a fear too many women carry. Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for repub. Reads & reshares greatly appreciated!
#CNF (prev pub '22 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir) dear to my heart—a challenge to write, it reflects on how past assaults/interference shaped me as a parent, & speaks to a fear too many women carry. Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for repub. Reads & reshares greatly appreciated!
The light is on for Cheryl Skory Suma! @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social💡
“When I Ran From Nothing” is a powerful and emotionally rich CNF that you won’t soon forget.
Check out Cheryl’s superb writing over at the site!
“When I Ran From Nothing” is a powerful and emotionally rich CNF that you won’t soon forget.
Check out Cheryl’s superb writing over at the site!
When I Ran From Nothing - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective
We are familiar, these shadows of the past and I.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#CNF (prev pub '22 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir) dear to my heart—a challenge to write, it reflects on how past assaults/interference shaped me as a parent, & speaks to a fear too many women carry. Huge thanks to @bulbculture.bsky.social for repub. Reads & reshares greatly appreciated!
Reposted by Cheryl Skory Suma
We haven’t said it in a while, but we are so grateful to all of our readers and contributors. Running BCC is such a gift, as is reading all of your incredible work. Thank you for sticking with us! And if you haven’t been to the site recently, go visit! There is a TON to read!
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April 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We haven’t said it in a while, but we are so grateful to all of our readers and contributors. Running BCC is such a gift, as is reading all of your incredible work. Thank you for sticking with us! And if you haven’t been to the site recently, go visit! There is a TON to read!
Thanks to @pulpliterature.bsky.social & Flash Fiction Prize judge @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social for selecting and sharing my work! Appreciate their support so much! #flash #flashfic Issue available now, support #canlit 🇨🇦
Read an excerpt of Cheryl Skory Suma‘s winning story ‘The Art of Tear Eating and Other Non-predatory Behaviours’ here, and find the rest in Issue 45, Winter 2025.
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'The Art of Tear Eating and Other Non-predatory Behaviours' by Cheryl Skory Suma - PULP Literature
Survival Instincts From Pulp Literature Issue 45, we are thrilled to present the winner of the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, now in print! Read an [...]
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March 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thanks to @pulpliterature.bsky.social & Flash Fiction Prize judge @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social for selecting and sharing my work! Appreciate their support so much! #flash #flashfic Issue available now, support #canlit 🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing my work from your fabulous flash405 competition, @expositionreview.bsky.social ! Consider entering this comp, flash writing friends! New themes and judge each round.
Check out this #breakup must-read by @cherylskorysuma.bsky.social from @kellyesparza.bsky.social's #Flash405: "Escape": expositionreview.com/flash-405/a-....
#flashfiction #ExpoContributor #ExpoReview
#flashfiction #ExpoContributor #ExpoReview
A Kiss for Weeping - Exposition Review
by Cheryl Suma Honorable Mention – Flash 405, April 2022: “Escape” Fiction The signs you left in a hurry are everywhere. The half-eaten bag of M&Ms on the coffee table, several rainbow balls come to...
expositionreview.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thanks for sharing my work from your fabulous flash405 competition, @expositionreview.bsky.social ! Consider entering this comp, flash writing friends! New themes and judge each round.
Hey #amwriting pals! Beyond my #CNF #fiction #flash I love to create #fantasy tales for kids. Excited to announced @chicken_press (Tw/X) acquired my MG Indigenous-Inspired Fantasy Novel "Habitan" release summer 2025. Need #litmag #kidlit friend reviewers! www.chickenhousepress.ca/press/chicke...
Chicken House Press Acquires Indigenous-Inspired Middle Grade Fantasy — Chicken House Press
Chicken House Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of HABITAN , a middle grade fantasy novel by Ontario-based author Cheryl Skory Suma, scheduled for release in July 2025. The deal represent...
www.chickenhousepress.ca
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hey #amwriting pals! Beyond my #CNF #fiction #flash I love to create #fantasy tales for kids. Excited to announced @chicken_press (Tw/X) acquired my MG Indigenous-Inspired Fantasy Novel "Habitan" release summer 2025. Need #litmag #kidlit friend reviewers! www.chickenhousepress.ca/press/chicke...
Hey #CNF #amwriting friends! Looking for recs for #litmag that accepts previously pub'd CNF--have a fav raw piece (was finalist 8 comps) eventually pub'd in print anthology 2yr ago, but basically no one read it given print. Would love to find a 2nd home online. Suggestions?
December 1, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Hey #CNF #amwriting friends! Looking for recs for #litmag that accepts previously pub'd CNF--have a fav raw piece (was finalist 8 comps) eventually pub'd in print anthology 2yr ago, but basically no one read it given print. Would love to find a 2nd home online. Suggestions?
Reposted by Cheryl Skory Suma
This CNF by Cheryl Skory Suma is a tear jerker. 😭
Each anniversary of the day mom ended her life, I share my #CNF below. Our relationship was challenged at best, toxic & abusive at worst, yet there was love waiting in the wings. It's my hope this piece may help others suffering similarly to find clarity/healing. reckonreview.com/today-your-s...
Today, Your Secrets are Safe with Me – Reckon Review
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November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
This CNF by Cheryl Skory Suma is a tear jerker. 😭
Each anniversary of the day mom ended her life, I share my #CNF below. Our relationship was challenged at best, toxic & abusive at worst, yet there was love waiting in the wings. It's my hope this piece may help others suffering similarly to find clarity/healing. reckonreview.com/today-your-s...
Today, Your Secrets are Safe with Me – Reckon Review
reckonreview.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Each anniversary of the day mom ended her life, I share my #CNF below. Our relationship was challenged at best, toxic & abusive at worst, yet there was love waiting in the wings. It's my hope this piece may help others suffering similarly to find clarity/healing. reckonreview.com/today-your-s...
Always an honour to make the shortlist at Blank Spaces Magazine for their flash image prompt contest! Best of luck to the final 5. Perhaps my weird little story will find a home: "The Strangers I Have Known, the Wine Said." www.blankspaces.ca/news/five-ma...
Five Make the Shortlist for our September Writing Contest — Blank Spaces Magazine
We are so pleased to announce that five writers have made the shortlist for our September 2024 Write Prompt Challenge.
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November 15, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Always an honour to make the shortlist at Blank Spaces Magazine for their flash image prompt contest! Best of luck to the final 5. Perhaps my weird little story will find a home: "The Strangers I Have Known, the Wine Said." www.blankspaces.ca/news/five-ma...
As I navigate my 23yr marital separation I’m thankful for my children (20&22). They’re happy, positive & resilient due to both our roles in their upbringing. Despite our differences, they thrived. I’m hopeful, not sad (but bit nervous to be on my own given my TBI & health issues)
July 27, 2024 at 11:12 PM
As I navigate my 23yr marital separation I’m thankful for my children (20&22). They’re happy, positive & resilient due to both our roles in their upbringing. Despite our differences, they thrived. I’m hopeful, not sad (but bit nervous to be on my own given my TBI & health issues)
Delighted to have my work selected the winner! Thank you to the Editorial team at Pulp Literature and to judge Finnian Burnett --I've had so little time to write or sub this year as I navigate some big life changes, so they made my summer with this publication news!
We are delighted to announce the winner and honourable mentions of the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, with commentary by final judge Finnian Burnett.
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#flashfictioncontest #writingcontest #shortstorycontest #shortfictioncontest #amwriting
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#flashfictioncontest #writingcontest #shortstorycontest #shortfictioncontest #amwriting
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Hummingbird Prize! - PULP Literature
The Best of the Nest
We are delighted to announce the winner and honourable mentions of the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, with commentary by final judge Finnian Burnett.
Winner: 'The Art...
pulpliterature.com
July 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Delighted to have my work selected the winner! Thank you to the Editorial team at Pulp Literature and to judge Finnian Burnett --I've had so little time to write or sub this year as I navigate some big life changes, so they made my summer with this publication news!
Surprised & delighted my little experimental flash "The Art of Tear Eating & Other Non-Predatory Behaviours" won
@pulpliterature.bsky.social's 2024 Hummingbird Prize! Thanks to judge Finnian Burnett for her kind comments on this piece. Read in Issue 45, Winter2025 pulpliterature.com/congratulati...
@pulpliterature.bsky.social's 2024 Hummingbird Prize! Thanks to judge Finnian Burnett for her kind comments on this piece. Read in Issue 45, Winter2025 pulpliterature.com/congratulati...
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Hummingbird Prize! - PULP Literature
The Best of the Nest
We are delighted to announce the winner and honourable mentions of the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, with commentary by final judge Finnian Burnett.
Winner: 'The Art...
pulpliterature.com
July 15, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Surprised & delighted my little experimental flash "The Art of Tear Eating & Other Non-Predatory Behaviours" won
@pulpliterature.bsky.social's 2024 Hummingbird Prize! Thanks to judge Finnian Burnett for her kind comments on this piece. Read in Issue 45, Winter2025 pulpliterature.com/congratulati...
@pulpliterature.bsky.social's 2024 Hummingbird Prize! Thanks to judge Finnian Burnett for her kind comments on this piece. Read in Issue 45, Winter2025 pulpliterature.com/congratulati...
Thrilled to advance to the shortlist @pulpliterature.bsky.social for their 2024 flash fiction Hummingbird comp! Results tomorrow, best of luck to all those on shortlist.
We are delighted to announce the 2024 Hummingbird Prize shortlist! Find it here: pulpliterature.com/announcing-t...
#flashfictioncontest #writingcontest #shortfictioncontest #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram
#flashfictioncontest #writingcontest #shortfictioncontest #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram
Announcing the 2024 Hummingbird Prize Shortlist! - PULP Literature
Ten Tantalizing Tales
We are delighted to announce the 2024 Hummingbird Prize shortlist!
pulpliterature.com
July 14, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Thrilled to advance to the shortlist @pulpliterature.bsky.social for their 2024 flash fiction Hummingbird comp! Results tomorrow, best of luck to all those on shortlist.
When you bravely think you wrote the perfect piece for a theme comp, then you wait and wait for results…
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June 9, 2024 at 12:03 AM
When you bravely think you wrote the perfect piece for a theme comp, then you wait and wait for results…
As I begin to navigate my divorce, the irony of my life’s synchrony to several of my past fiction works hits hard. Subconscious foreshadowing? Example below remains one of my fav, rawest works, very proud of this one. Appreciate a read/comments. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
Back To The Start - Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective
I want to go back to the start.
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May 19, 2024 at 1:10 AM
As I begin to navigate my divorce, the irony of my life’s synchrony to several of my past fiction works hits hard. Subconscious foreshadowing? Example below remains one of my fav, rawest works, very proud of this one. Appreciate a read/comments. www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to...
Grateful to bsky.app/profile/bulb... for sharing the process behind my work they pub'd www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to... . 1 of my fav #fiction works I've written as it dips into my life, appreciate a read of the piece or interview below.
www.bulbculturecollective.com/shine-a-ligh...
www.bulbculturecollective.com/shine-a-ligh...
BCC Shines a Light on: Cheryl Skory Suma — Bulb Culture Collective
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May 5, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Grateful to bsky.app/profile/bulb... for sharing the process behind my work they pub'd www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/back-to... . 1 of my fav #fiction works I've written as it dips into my life, appreciate a read of the piece or interview below.
www.bulbculturecollective.com/shine-a-ligh...
www.bulbculturecollective.com/shine-a-ligh...
Always a joy to have my #fiction work in such good company. My piece is part of this comp's 8 shortlisted stories, pub'd in themed Anthology, "Will There Be A Sunset?", out now. www.chickenhousepress.ca/press/though...
A Thought-Provoking and Emotionally Charged Anthology — Chicken House Press
The third paid fiction contest from Blank Spaces Magazine and Chicken House
Press culminates in the publication of a powerful short story collection
www.chickenhousepress.ca
April 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Always a joy to have my #fiction work in such good company. My piece is part of this comp's 8 shortlisted stories, pub'd in themed Anthology, "Will There Be A Sunset?", out now. www.chickenhousepress.ca/press/though...