Claire Ross Dunn

Research Assistant - 4 Month Term Research Assistant Research · Ottawa, Ontario The Organization: The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, ...

We just put up the application for this summer's progressive economics fellowship. Its a paid 4 month term to work with me at @policyalternatives.ca and 100 other progressive policy experts to create this year's Alternative Federal Budget. Apply now: ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/48

Pale blue rectangular graphic with darker flowers in the upper left and right corners. Text reads: Biblioasis Poetry Manuscript Submissions Now Open! Feb 9 - May 31 See our website for guidelines and more details www.biblioasis.com

Surprise - Biblioasis is open for poetry manuscript submissions! 📢✍️

Our reading period will remain open until Sunday, May 31. Our poetry editor is eager to kick off some spring reading, so if you have a collection ready, send it our way!

Guidelines for more details: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

It's coming! My new novel, Lost in France, comes out June 23 via @alcovepress.bsky.social .

Opinion: Year one of Donald Trump’s second term has been catastrophic for American democracy The past year has been marked by near-constant upheaval, with new, revised or abandoned directives emerging from the Oval Office almost daily. The result is a sustained and dangerous transformation in...

"A year of Trump has been more catastrophic for American democracy than we could have predicted." Let me highly recommend this devastating litany of the first year in office by @debthompsonphd.bsky.social, whose columns on America's undercurrents are crucial

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Oooo, it's a giveaway for 5 physical copies of Lost in France, my next book, running on Goodreads from 1/15 to 2/1, US only. How fun is that?

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Huge thanks to Bookswith_JJ NetGalley reviewer Jacinta who posted a gorgeous review of my next book, Lost in France. It's out June 23, but pre-orders are live wherever you buy books.
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A 25%-off pre-order special served up hot and ready by @barnesandnoble.com for my new women's lit/romance book, Lost in France. 25% off deal only Tues Dec 30—today—thru Thurs Jan 1. Code is PREORDER25. Pre-orders are everything--thank you!
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“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place”
- Iain Thomas, I Wrote This For You

Thanks to The Readerista for including Lost in France in the books she's looking forward to reading in 2026. Lucky to be included with these writers. 😊
thereaderista.substack.com/p/fiction-in...

@alcovepress.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social

This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).

@anndouglas.bsky.social , sorry for the delay responding here. I've been off socials - but it was such a delight to work with you. your book is so wonderful - and it was really fun and stimulating to talk all things plot with you. can't wait for your book to hit the shelves. 🙂

ha ha - thank you, jun!

good one.

Thank you! It’s not a #BookRide in TO without you AND I was thrilled to fly the flag you made for us (circa 2015) again ❣️

Thanks so much to @clairerossdunn.bsky.social author of AT LAST COUNT for trying a new kind of Book Event!

Jun captured so many wonderful pics of the Book Ride! Organized and led by @jsquaredink.bsky.social with readings from author @clairerossdunn.bsky.social at some lovely spots in Toronto. #BikeTO

Thank you @jnyyz.bsky.social for this wonderful write-up of our great time on Saturday on the Book Ride with @jsquaredink.bsky.social and @thereadingline.bsky.social. CanLit on two wheels!
@invisibooks.bsky.social

This Book Ride and @thereadingline.bsky.social for At Last Count was so much fun. Thank you to @jsquaredink.bsky.social for a great day. 🙂

And that’s a wrap for Book Ride 2025 with @clairerossdunn.bsky.social author of At Last Count

Today's mood.

This'll be fun: a Book Ride with @jsquaredink.bsky.social's Reading Line, Sept 27, 2-4pm, in Toronto. Meet-up's at Alexander the Great parkette, Danforth & Logan. Come ride with us, listen to some readings from At Last Count, and finish at @wordonthestreet.bsky.social. @invisibooks.bsky.social

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies.

More than 85 American and international scientists have denounced a Trump administration report that calls the threat of climate change overblown, saying the analysis is riddled with errors, misrepresentations and cherry-picked data to fit the president’s agenda.

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Street scene. Brompton bicycle folded in foreground. Tim Horton’s in background.

Where do writers write?

Claire likes to write in low-brow places so she doesn’t get intimidated by what other people might think.

“Sorry it's not more glamorous/local/independent. But it's definitely part of the real fabric of my writing life....”

Book Ride w @clairerossdunn.bsky.social Sept 27

So looking forward to this. I, @invisibooks.bsky.social and At Last Count thank you. 🙂

Can't wait for this, @jsquaredink.bsky.social! Such a great way to combine two great things -- bikes and books. (And this is true, btw. I only write in non-intimidate-y places, so as not to freak myself out. A freaked-out writer doesn't get many words down on the page. 😂)

wow.

On the Virtues of Not Sticking to Your Lane, and Other Good Things. — Claire Ross Dunn Hi friends, What with the economy, the pressure from AI, the contraction of the screen industry, and other market forces from elsewhere (maybe even south of the border), the current climate is not a...

A bit of author newsletter action here, hot and ready... If you're not one to stick to your lane like me, then this one's for you.
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The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834, and anyone who knows me knows I love a good Venn diagram. To commemorate the occasion, I am sharing a good one.

ARGH ON HIM!

Short story writers!
Historical fiction writers!
We're EXTENDING the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition deadline to midnight on 1 August.
We're looking for up to 3,500 words, set all or mainly 35+ years ago.
Entry's still only £5. See more at historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025