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Hilary Faktor
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Canadian writer completing an English degree. Thriller novel Pretty Bird out in 2026 with Rowan Prose Publishing! Short stories and essays on the side. Writing: @macleans @globeandmail @HuffPostCanada
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Hilary Faktor @hilaryfaktor.bsky.social · Jul 18
My prairie thriller “Pretty Bird” is out October 2026. Check out the trailer below!
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Hey, Fantasy Readers! There's a giveaway going on with Amy Cip's ATLANTIS RISING, along with other great reads.
Go check it out!
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💜📚⚡

#bookgiveaway #giveawayalert #fantasybooks #romantasy #booksky #readersky #rowanprosepub
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Love this flash about a mid-life second chance on the slopes.
tomljanovic.bsky.social T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 2d
I hear the mountains calling... 🏔️ A flash about hitting the slopes in mid-life.
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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jenwithwords.bsky.social
Happy 10th anniversary to the wonderful Whale Road Review!!🎉🎉🎉

I’m very thrilled to be a part of this issue with my review of ‘Down River with Li Po’ by the multi-talented creative whirlwind @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social!

Please check it out!
www.whaleroadreview.com/karen-pierce...
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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jenwithwords.bsky.social
My favorite (and FREE!) contest is now open!

Send in your 100 words!!!

Also, you get a badge just for submitting, which, in my opinion, adds to the coolness factor!
⬇️⬇️⬇️
welkinprize.bsky.social The Welkin Writing Prize @welkinprize.bsky.social · 10d
I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so:

www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
THE WELKIN MINI. For micros up to 100 words. Free to enter. Deadline = 2nd January 2026. 1st prize = £75, 2nd prize = £40, 3rd prize = £25, HC = £10.
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
hilaryfaktor.bsky.social
Final day to pick up my debut thriller, Pretty Bird, out in 2026, for only 99¢!

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@rowanprosepub.bsky.social

#booksky #cybermonday #booksale #readersky #bookdiscount #thrillerreads
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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STOP SCROLLING! This is NOT a drill. We have ALL these ebooks at a HUGE discount for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Check the comments. MULTIPLE GENRES!
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📚💜🍂🏷️

#blackfriday #cybermonday #bookdiscount #booksale #booksky #readersky #authorsky #rowanprosepub
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Dive into your next sleepless night with this spine-tingling horror/thriller anthology collection by 20 amazingly talented authors!
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👻🎃📚💜

#halloweenvibes #horroranthology #spookyreads #horrornovels #booksky #readersky #rowanprosepub
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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kentpriore.bsky.social
So, who wants a free spooky read? 📖😈

Enter this Goodreads Giveaway for a signed copy of my award-winning dark fantasy novel, THE MONSTERS AMONG US! Three lucky readers will win, so go shelve it and enter today!

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Spooky season is here. Don't miss these epic reads by new-to-you authors. Oh, and leave the light on!
www.rowanprosepublishing.com/rowansapphire
👻🎃🕸️📚

#halloween #horrornovels #fallreads #booksky #readersky #mustreadbooks #hauntedhouse #darkfantasy #supportsmallpress #rowanprosepub
October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This is so beautifully created. Congratulations Jenny!
jenwithwords.bsky.social Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · Oct 15
✨ The first episode has arrived! ✨

Very excited to introduce the first episode in my new flash fiction film series ‘The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore’! 🕰️

If you have a minute and a half to spare, I’d love for you to check it out!

youtu.be/scAoxNryyVA
The Time Pirate | Episode 1: The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore
YouTube video by jenwithwords
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October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Want to help spread the word about books for both experienced and debut authors? Consider joining Rowan Prose Publishing readers to get email notifications for upcoming releases and to be entered to win free books. Click the link below to join.

www.rowanprosepublishing.com/readers
Readers | Rowan Prose Publishing
RPP is always looking for loyal readers to join the team
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October 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
hilaryfaktor.bsky.social
A little over a year until my debut thriller, Pretty Bird, is released! You can add it to your shelves on Goodreads and StoryGraph today.

#booksky #authorsky #readersky
@rowanprosepub.bsky.social
A person with red boots sits on concrete steps. A few leaves are scattered on the wet pavement. The thriller novel Pretty Bird by Hilary Faktor appears on a tablet resting on her burgundy bag and hat.
October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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There's artificial intelligence... and then there's actual intelligence :)
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
hilaryfaktor.bsky.social
Such a thoughtful post on creativity and art residencies.

This resonates with me: “I think it's important to try to let go of the pressure to produce and spend some time cultivating skill and playing, discovering…”
September 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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thewalrus.ca
In publishing, the sales track influences everything: how agents pitch books, how editors buy books, and how readers select books. “The primacy of track, in other words, is a barometer for the health of literary culture,” writes @tajjaisen.bsky.social. thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-i...
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Truth and Reconciliation are more than words to be defined by a dictionary. [1/3]
Text "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30th" on an orange background.
September 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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#writers #writertiktok #writing #amwritingcrime #amwritingromance
September 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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mattparreira.bsky.social
There’s a persistent myth that the arts and humanities are "impractical" degrees. This is profoundly wrong. The ability to think critically, communicate clearly, and understand complex human systems is more valuable than ever in a world being reshaped by AI.
September 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
hilaryfaktor.bsky.social
Yesterday I walked 9 holes at The Banff Springs golf course while my kids participated in a youth golf program. Gorgeous day and plenty of time for considering plot holes in my current writing project.
The back of two girls walking a golf course with a mountain and spruce trees surrounding them.
August 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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clairecameron.bsky.social
Can you fall in love with AI?

My piece assembled using online debates, news articles and expert opinion about chatbots in @theglobeandmail.com today.

[gift link] www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e51db13...
Can you fall in love with AI?
Through found phrases, Claire Cameron assembles a portrait of emotional dependency
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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rowanprosepub.bsky.social
Oh, the peril!

COME HOME TO DEATH
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DANGEROUS RELATIONS
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TANGLED DARKNESS
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SOMEONE IS OUT THERE
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HOUSE on the WRONG SIDE of the TRACKS
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#suspensebooks #booksky #readersky #thrillers
August 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Check out my pub sibling Kent’s heartfelt journey to becoming a published author!
kentpriore.bsky.social Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · Aug 19
A new blog post is up! This one is about how surreal it to become a published author, and the journey taken to get here.

Check it out:
www.kentpriore.com/blog
Blog — Kent Priore
www.kentpriore.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Had a fabulous time volunteering at the When Words Collide writers conference this weekend. Caught up with some longtime writer friends and made new ones. Until next year!
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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My prairie thriller “Pretty Bird” is out October 2026. Check out the trailer below!
July 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM