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Daniel Sheen

@danielsheen.bsky.social
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Queer Artist and Writer ★ Pushcart Nom ★ 2026 BoTN ★ Monarch Literary Award ★ Longlisted - 2025 Caledonian First Novel Award ★ Winner - 2026 Hartnett Queer Lit Fiction Award Anthologies out on Filthy Loot and Ram Eye Press www.danielsheen.net

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Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Fiction "And Then There Is Nothing" by Daniel Sheen “Painfully beautiful. The boiling sky veined with the fiery tails of a dozen artificial comets.” www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/and-...
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and then there is nothing — Blood+Honey
by Daniel Sheen “‘I’m scared,’ I whisper, my voice trembling as the first celestial streak appears from over the horizon…can still see their polished brightness reflected in his black-water eyes. Pa...
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
#PosterPit A genre-bending, coming-of-age, crossover debut where MYSTERIOUS SKIN meets DEMON COPPERHEAD in the land of WINTER'S BONE—a queer Appalachian gothic, with the emotional devastation of A LITTLE LIFE and the violent beauty of BONES AND ALL #Q M/M Romance / Adventure danielsheen.net
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A queer upmarket debut with broad crossover appeal #PosterPit "They saved each other, escaped together, and fell in love across a dying world—but can salvation outrun fate?" danielsheen.net Mysterious Skin x Winter’s Bone x A Little Life x Bones And All. #Q #R #LGBTQ
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
#PosterPit A genre-bending, coming-of-age, crossover debut where Mysterious Skin meets Demon Copperhead in the land of Winter’s Bone—a queer Appalachian gothic, with the emotional devastation of A Little Life and the violent beauty of Bones And All. #Q #R M/M Romance / Adventure www.danielsheen.net
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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
It's PUBLICATION DAY for my debut novel, IN THE DESERT! I've been writing for decades (many) and this is such a hugely big day for me. Thank you so much to my publisher @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for believing in this book and to everyone who has helped along the way! Links to buy in thread 1/
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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕
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The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse
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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This is one of those quotes I think about more than any other.
from Jonathan Franzen's 2013 By the Book interview in the New York Times:

Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how).

The book creates the experience. If I’m loving something, I suddenly discover large chunks of reading time that I wasn’t aware of having.
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#questpit 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 — 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦? - Mysterious Skin meets Demon Copperhead in the land of Winter’s Bone — a queer Appalachian gothic danielsheen.net/agentsguide #Q #DR #LGBTQ
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#questpit Thanks Twitter and Bluesky for making the image size formatting on your posts completely different for both of you. That's just wonderful, lol 😅🙃
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#questpit 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 — 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦? - Mysterious Skin meets Demon Copperhead in the land of Winter’s Bone — a queer Appalachian gothic danielsheen.net/agentsguide #Q #DR #LGBTQ
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#questpit After falling for troubled new boy Lucas, prophetic loner Daniel is drawn into a violent web of secrets that'll land them on the streets of a dangerous far-off city. But Daniel’s visions warn - only one of them will survive the City of Angels. www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide #Q #DR #S #U
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questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
‼️IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ In solidarity with the general strike happening this Friday, we’re postponing this week’s event by ONE day. The event will now take place January 31st on Saturday. This strike is important to the both of us and we would appreciate you joining us.
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
#questpit All the best stories have a few things in common. They don't please everyone, not everyone survives, and everyone leaves changed. danielsheen.net/agentsguide The story of two teenage runaways - 1990s - Appalachia - Be Gay Do Crime - Small Town - Coming of age #YA #Queer #Q #R #DR
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
wrote a little essay about prose, 90s historical romances, and why fascists love AI so much 💕 subscribe to my newsletter to enter a giveaway for a physical arc of the everlasting! buttondown.com/alixeharrow#...
NEWSLETTER: on purple prose

this isn’t an essay about how writers used to be good and now they’re bad (untrue, boring). i think it’s an essay about my fear that we have pruned our gardens too ruthlessly, and saved no corners for the impractical, the vivid and wondrous, the joyous and fantastic. that we call prose “purple” because we’ve gotten too used to prose without any color at all.
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 06/09/2025
Submit. Wait. Respond. That’s how easy it is. #PIL was designed to be what indie lit has always needed. #PromoteIndieLit 🔗
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Welcome toPromote Indie LitA free hub connecting poets and indie presses with reviewers, podcasters, and literary platforms. Submit your recent work and let our network help amplify it. No fees. No gatekeeping, just visibility that reaches beyond your timeline. Submit Work About PILPromote Indie Lit (PIL) is a central access point, not a showcase site.
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
#PosterPit Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father. #YA #R #M #W #Q Can they survive their destiny? danielsheen.net/agentsguide
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
#PosterPit Set in Appalachia during the 90s, troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father. #YA #R #M #W #Q Can you survive your destiny? www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
#QueerPit Set in Appalachia during the 1990s, Every Bright Thing follows two young boys haunted by their violent and mysterious past. A shocking new #YA #COA romantic adventure trilogy. #R #AC #M #D ✖️Hurt Comfort ✖️Friends to lovers ✖️Epic Tragedy ✖️Be Gay Do Crime danielsheen.net/agentsguide
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
#questpit Set in Appalachia during the 90s, Every Bright Thing follows Daniel and Lucas, social outcasts haunted by Lucas's shocking, violent and mysterious past. ◼️ Hurt Comfort ◼️ Friends to Lovers ◼️ Queer ◼️ Epic Tragedy ◼️ Be Gay Do Crime #YA #LF #R #W #DR A visceral queer romantic adventure!
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Hiii #BluePit My name is Daniel Sheen and I write queer, transgressive literary YA (yes, it's a thing 😅). I'm currently writing my debut trilogy of epic queer Appalachian adventure novels that are quickly spiralling out of control, lol 🤫 Find out moooore: www.danielsheen.net
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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Welcome sign Gay, MI
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Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
WE ARE LIVE!!!! www.bloodhoneylit.com
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Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We love the experimental and avant-garde. We love dirty/kitchen sink realism. We love poetry, fiction, and CNF that punches you in the gut with a velvet glove, so send us your "little darlings." See guidelines at tinyurl.com/2vwvvb76
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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search. We recommend searching #MSWL with: * Your genre * Possible comp titles * Date range (if you do frequent searches) * Keywords related to your book Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
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Veronica Bane @veronicabane.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
THREE starter packs of litmags - #1 - bsky.app/starter-pack... #2 - bsky.app/starter-pack... #3 - bsky.app/starter-pack... 4 Lists LitMags bsky.app/profile/laco... Poets bsky.app/profile/laco... Writers bsky.app/profile/laco... Editors & Readers bsky.app/profile/laco... #WritingCommunity #Skypoets
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Grey @mgreys.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 28/11/2024
HOWS YOUR BOOK GOING?! HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WRITING SOMETHING PEOPLE READ? Good luck in the trenches out there today. And remember, all you have to do is self publish a bestseller that becomes a movie and write the newspaper about it
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Filthy Loot @filthyloot.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
In 2024, we put out eleven books and tabled at more events than any other year. Because of this, we're trying to do a little fundraising. Here's the deal! You buy the books and shirts we've already put out, and we'll be able to afford to put out more. 🤷‍♂️ Please and thank you. www.filthyloot.com
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filthy loot – misfit fictions est. 2018
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 29/06/2024
Or if they were like me, a vet that was actively working, but couldn't afford rent. wasn't making enough to work both housing and car payments needed for work, so to keep working, was forced to live in the car. Other than rest stops prime for robbery, there's hardly nowhere to park for a rest
Just a reminder that - 50% of the unhoused community in the U.S. today is made up of ppl who were once children in the foster care system who became homeless the day they turned 18. Because this country failed them. Please remember that before ever judging an unhoused person
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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 10/05/2024
Alice McDermott’s writing advice: “Fuck ‘em.” lithub.com/alice-mcderm...
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Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra: “Ah, Fuck Em.”
Photo by Miria-Sabina Maciągiewicz. As Emerson said to Whitman: “I greet you at the beginning of a great career, which yet must have had a long foreground somewhere, for such a start.” The same wor…
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Kyla Houbolt @luaz.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
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KINGDOM - Animated Short Film
Can art reveal, transform, and inspire? What does it take to redeem a culture left in ruins?KINGDOM is an audio-visual experience that serves as a template f...
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 15/02/2024
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chelsea bridge 🩸 @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 25/12/2023
perhaps it's better when we don't know how we make beautiful things
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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 23/12/2023
Meanwhile if you are Welsh it is the time of year when a skeleton horse might show up at your door and challenge you to a rap battle. If you lose the horse comes into your house and drinks your booze. Happy Christmas from Mari Lwyd!
A Mari Lwyd, which is a horse skeleton head decorated with ribbons and fabric ears, and a long trailing white train to suggest the rest of a ghostly body.

Listen man it's Wales, this is just how it is.
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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
The best holiday present you can give me this year is to SUBMIT YOUR QUEER SHORT SFF ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2023 TO WE'RE HERE!!! I don't care if I've read it already to be safe SUBMIT IT THROUGH THIS PORTAL: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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GHOULISH BOOKS WILL KILL YOUR PARENTS @ghoulish.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
⚡ATTN: REVIEWERS!!⚡ Bury Your Gays is now available on Booksirens and is desperately waiting for you to swarm and devour it like a frenzied, undulating mass of dermestid beetles consuming rotting flesh until the skeleton gleams unblemished ☺️ booksirens.com/book/ZME35H1...
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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY! We're giving $100 to help boost your writing in 2024—workshop, comp/submission fees, membership, critiques, books, pens—anything you find helpful, anywhere. Like & share to enter. We'll also give $100 to one of the organisations we support—winner to choose. Ends midnight NYC Dec 23
Red background with a squirrel holding a parcel, parcel is wrapped in brown paper and has a red ribbon tied in a bow. Text: Holiday Giveaway. SLQ logo
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FERAL DOVE @feraldove.com · 29/10/2023
Damien Ark’s @damienark.bsky.social new book is featured on author Dennis Cooper’s blog. Damien talks about his inspirations for the book. The book is called COME OCTOBER & it’s out this Halloween Damien’s last book called FUCKED UP came out in 2020. Check more here feraldove.com/comeoctober
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Got my 'g' today :)) #writingcommunity
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the voidspace @voidspacezine.bsky.social · 09/12/2023
Welcome to IMAGINED CITIES If you can, read it in order, with the sound up. Take your time. Let the images flow through you. Super proud of what everyone has achieved, to make this collaborative literary happening voidspacezine.com/2023/12/09/i...
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Imagined Cities
tell me what you see
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Daniel Sheen @danielsheen.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
What is happening? What is this place? How did I get here? How do I find people?
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