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Terese Mason Pierre

@teresempierre.bsky.social

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Writer/Poet, Editor. SFF/LitFic. CPO @ Augur. Work in: The Walrus, Year's Best Canadian FSF, Brick. Toronto, Canada. She/Her. Author of MYTH. Editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS (House of Anansi, 2025) www.teresemasonpierre.com

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · Jul 13

This October, @houseofanansi.bsky.social will publish my first edited anthology, "As The Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories."

Haunting. Reflective. Charged. And everything in between. 💜🩵🖤

Preorders and contributor list at the link below!
houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

As the Earth Dreams

A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy. This bold and innovative anthology of speculative short ficti...

houseofanansi.com

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 6h

🪲 “As the Earth Dreams offers a distinctly Canadian vision of Black life that is as lush and expansive as it is tender and rooted.” —The Walrus

🌀 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

A stack of the book AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES sits on a wooden bookshelf beside a standing copy that displays the cover. The cover features bold blue text with a vibrant illustrated bug on a black background.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 21h

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 HENCH 🚨 SEQUEL 🚨 HENCH 🚨 SEQUEL 🚨

Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 1d

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...

the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 2d

I saw this, too! I had no idea it was dystopian, but it all makes sense now

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 5d

Why does cleaning take so long? I didn't even mop, man 😭

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 5d

Support independent media. Become a monthly supporter. Buy subscriptions. Give a dollar or two when you can. We need them.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday? Pristine. Today? Bloody. It hurts to apply lotion

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 6d

The backs of my hands have dried and cracked. Winter is coming

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 6d

Not my fave, but I liked it, all things considered. I thought I would hate it because I read some of the reviews. But it was nice.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 6d

JANE!!!!!!!

Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 7d

Rich people stop going to space and start funding public libraries challenge

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 7d

I wanted to watch The Materialists in theatres, but I missed it. Didn't want to pay $20 for it on Prime. Come to find out (from a Tik Tok), it's on Hoopla. Which I have access to for FREE because of my library card. Now I'm watching it from the comfort of my home, eating pasta. Support libraries.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 8d

I have a note in my notes app specifically for this reason!!

Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 12d

I do, sometimes, dream of being rescued.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 14d

TriCon: The Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction
May 15-17, 2026
Kjipuktuk | Halifax, Nova Scotia

Registration now open! More details: tricon-halifax.com.

GOHs: @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social @kurestinarmada.bsky.social

#amwriting #speculativefiction @tricon-hfx.bsky.social

Photo of Editor Guest of Honour Carl Engle-Laird.

Photo of Author Guest of Honour Amal El-Mohtar.

Photo of Agent Guest of Honour Kurestin Armada.

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 15d

AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is a ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers.

🔗 AS THE EARTH DREAMS is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

A pile of the book AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES. The cover features a blue and purple bug on a black background.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 15d

Less rage baiting, more joy baiting

Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 16d

I wish theatre wasn't so expensive. I wish I could go more often.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 17d

We Will Rise Again is a vitally important anthology of speculative fiction about resistance and hope. I'm so pumped to have a story in this book about trans people subverting a repressive government that mandates "traditional gender".

Pre-order link:

www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

The cover of WE WILL RISE AGAIN, featuring lots of wavy lines. Text reads:

IN THIS GUIDE FOR IMAGINING A BETTER TOMORROW...
SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE
CHARLIE JANE ANDERS'S
"REALER THAN REAL"
A SHORT STORY EXPLORING
THE ABSURDITY AND CONTRADICTION INHERENT IN THE POLICING OF GENDER PRESENTATION
WE WILL RISE AGAIN
EDITED BY KAREN LORD, ANNALEE NEWITZ, AND MALKA OLDER
12.02.25
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 17d

I was also asked in a Black History Month panel where I saw myself (and how I wanted to contextualize myself) along a literary timeline. We always think about the writers who come before us, but not always about our "literary descendants." A masterful question.

Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 17d

In an interview for Haven Spec, @leonp.bsky.social asked me about my name, what it means, what it means to me, my relationship with it. I felt so seen. It was unexpected and very lovely!

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 17d

Writers! What's an interview question you liked being asked? One that surprised, or delighted, or made you think in a new way as you answered it?

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 18d

Speaking of @canconsffh.bsky.social , last year's starter pack for panelists, vendors and volunteeers was popular, so I made a new one for this year. Please tell me if you're on programming or helping out with Can*Con this year and would like to be added, or if you'd like to be removed.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 17d

Oh!!! I am on programming!
Thank you for making this! 💜

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17d

You cannot understand US politics without understanding racism. It's impossible.

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Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social · 17d

Me: If we mix coffee with cocoa powder and then add toasted marshmallow syrup and milk, that's kinda like a s'mores latte, right???

My coworkers: ....