Three weeks remain in this Goodreads Giveaway! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Canada should do the same

Team PSLA is delighted to welcome <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:elizabeth.gu3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@elizabeth.gu3 as an Associate Literary Agent! Elizabeth joins us from Lucinda Literary, where she served as talent director and literary agent.

Please join us in giving her an enthusiastic #TeamPSLA welcome!

"Send me stories inspired by reality TV."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mkgm2y2i3jzo2bfyesi35zmm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

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Google Warns Users—If You Get This Email, You’re Being Hacked

It's a great time to send your work!

Before you hit send, check out our Query Letter Checklist: manuscriptacademy.com/query-letter...

Our next meeting is Sunday, January 18, at 2 pm Atlantic. Our guest is Maria Vicente, Senior Literary Agent,
P.S. Literary Agency.
This is your opportunity to have all your questions about literary agents answered!! See members chat for online meeting link. Non-members contact us to attend.

Scotiabank isn't the only one poised to profit. Canadian banks have billions invested in the US oil companies set to takeover Venezuela's industry.

Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.

"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."

"I don't need international law."

Big year for Donna Jones Alward! 📚✨

When the World Fell Silent has landed on national bestseller lists and topped library check-out charts, with Ship of Dreams close behind.

What will 2026 bring?

Donna is represented by Carolyn Forde.

Congratulations, Donna!

"Send me thrillers (legal, medical, political, etc.) and mysteries (cozy, private eye, police procedural, etc.)"
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL

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"Send me thrillers like WHAT HAVE YOU DONE by Matthew Farrell."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL

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Nutrition warning labels now required in #Canada

Warning labels for foods high in sugar, saturated fat or salt are required starting Jan. 1, 2026.

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✅ Buy Canadian Policy
✅ Early Retirement
✅ National School Food Program becomes permanent

Here are some of the new laws and rules coming into effect in #Canada in 2026

✅Lost Canadians Citizenship
✅Immigration Caps
✅Canada Strong Pass
✅Middle Class Tax Cut
✅Tax Rebates First Time Home Buyers
✅Automatic Tax Filing-Low Income
✅New Cap on NSF Fees

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🚨 Applications open for the PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship on January 5th!

Prepare your personal statement (250–500 words), a writing sample (5–10 pages), and a brief bio (100 words) now! We'll only be accepting the first 125 applications.

More here:
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048

The following is a roundup of new publishers and agents announced in 2025—free to all.

Want to be notified every week of new publishers and agents? Sign up for my newsletter The Bottom Line (free version works as well as the paid version for this purpose). See comments for sign-up link.

Sorry for the long wait. I was quite busy the last 2 months securing a new 'base' for Flashes with @eurosky.social - account hosting and data processing outside of the US as sovereign social media infrastructure in Europe. There will be news coming out of that one in Jan 2026. The Android alpha...

"I am seeking atmospheric, voice-driven fantasies with expansive world building and slow-burn (but angsty!) romance."
Marina Green #MSWL

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For authors focused on building their platform this year: You'll want to browse this trend forecast so you're better prepared for potential changes.

Insight from Lacy Phillips, social media coordinator for P.S. Literary Agency: janefriedman.com/watch-for-th...

Ugh. Writing a synopsis is HARD. Expressing a story in 100,000 words is 1,000,000 times easier than explaining it in 500 words.

And here is the ✨ link ✨:

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Pre-order saaaale!! 🌊🌊👻🌊🌊 (Wild that I get to make this post now!)

If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING from today until January 1!

Rewards membership is free. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout ❤️🌊🔥👻💙

"I want literary and upmarket fiction about contemporary life, queer characters, mental health, friendship, nostalgia, existential dread—anything with 'cool girl' or 'sad girl' vibes."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxifn5ckgc2bghswuzh2mwfs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mariavicente.com #MSWL

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"Send me upmarket genre fiction: fantasy, grounded science fiction, magical realism, and horror."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxifn5ckgc2bghswuzh2mwfs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mariavicente.com #MSWL

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