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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️

@ecniumata.bsky.social
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SVP/Literary Agent Folio Literary Management. MA Creative Writing, Doctoral Researcher. Member @aalitagents linktr.ee/erinniumata She/Her

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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This made me cackle!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Check out my latest Substack post on the latest in publishing: erinniumata.substack.com/p/lately-in-...
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Lately in Publishing
Things I’ve noticed in publishing this month
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Check out my latest post on the philanthropy of Dorothy Parker. erinniumata.substack.com/p/dorothy-pa...
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Dorothy Parker
More than just a witty writer
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Check out my latest Substack post on activist Jane Jacobs. What an amazing life! erinniumata.substack.com/p/jane-jacob...
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Jane Jacobs
The Feminist Activist
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My latest Substack post is on the amazing Lynn Margulis amd her revolutionary discoveries in evolutionary science . substack.com/@erinniumata...
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Check out my new post on cellular biologist who challenged Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Age Against the Page : Older protagonists are having a moment. Read about it here. open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Age Against the Page
Older protagonists are on the rise and it's about time!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
My daughter's first byline!! abcnews.com/Internationa...
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European temperatures soar with heat set to break UK, French records
A heatwave in Europe is expected to break June records for the UK and France.
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Laura Bee, Trench Wench @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
As a girl who grew up eating 1,001 variations of a ground beef, Campbell's Soup and carb casserole (Minute Rice, usually), I love @ecniumata.bsky.social's post about Peg Bracken.../1 open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Peg Bracken
The Woman Who Gave America Permission to Hate Cooking
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Check out my post on the formidable Germaine Greer, author of the revolutionary The Female Eunuch. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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GERMAINE GREER
The Voice of a New Revolution!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you’re stuck with your WIP, this may help you break through.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What are romance readers seeking right now? What’s hot, what’s not? Check it out in my new post: erinniumata.substack.com/p/what-roman...
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What Romance Readers Actually Want Right Now
(And What’s Slowly Subsiding)
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Check out my post on Point of View. Whose Story Is It, Anyway? open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Whose Story Is It, Anyway?
A Guide to Point of View
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I've been a huge fan of Laurie Metcalf for decades. This is great profile on her.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Wolves in Your Inbox. My latest post on how scammers are targeting writers and how to avoid being a target. open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Wolves in Your Inbox
How Publishing Scammers Are Preying on Writers and How to Avoid It Happening to You
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Check out my post focusing on mysteries and thrillers for my query workshop today. open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Query Letter Workshop
Cozy Mystery and Mystery-Thriller
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you're dreaming of those summer days, I come with good news! THE BAREFOOT SUMMER is on sale this month! 😉 Leaving one widow behind is unfortunate. Leaving three widows behind is just plain despicable. The Barefoot Summer a.co/d/0ieiMEHF
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Delighted to announce this deal for Warren Smith!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
What Exactly Are High Stakes in Fiction? Here's a breakdown for you. open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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What Exactly Are High Stakes in Fiction?
A breakdown on what "high stakes" means.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Tropes versus Story in Queries and Pitches is the topic today on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Tropes versus Story in Queries and Pitches
Why One Gets Attention and the Other Gets Requests. What is the difference?
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
OUT NOW! FROM FANTASY TO REALITY! Ebook and audio are now available -- it will be part of a collection in print later this year. Happy reading, Y'all! Kindle: From Fantasy to Reality: A Small-Town Romance a.co/d/1ijqgzt
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Delighted my client is nominated for an Agatha Award for her book WATERS OF DESTRUCTION.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My new post on why literary agents still matter. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Why Literary Agents Still Matter
Now more than ever!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A Month-by-Month Guide to 2026's Mysteries & Thrillers My client Lai Sanders THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is featured in March! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30... via @goodreads
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A Month-by-Month Guide to 2026's Mysteries & Thrillers
A Sri Lankan cab driver finds her latest passenger murdered in the back seat of her NYC taxi. A corporate retreat gets deadly when someone sabotages ...
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
My client, @Lai Sanders’ wonderful debut novel THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is a top 10 pick for PW’s 2026 Spring list for Mysteries and Thrillers. Check is out: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's your lucky day or month in this case! THE LUCKY SHAMROCK is on sale for only $2.99! A bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and—with a little bit of luck—starting over. 🍀 The Lucky Shamrock a.co/d/gcMkNnN
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Thank you, Miz Anna! I would love to see the entire Paradise series come to life one day! "A great friends to lover, small town, meddling family-holiday romance." Available now! www.carolynbrownbooks.com/romances/the...
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Lai Sanders THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is in the top ten most anticipated books for Spring 2026 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: Mysteries & Thrillers
On tap this season: promising debuts, provocative prequels, and new novels from Jessica Knoll and Jo Nesbø.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Why Patience Is an Author’s Secret Superpower open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Why Patience Is an Author’s Secret Superpower
Publishing moves on a timeline entirely its own. It’s not personal. It’s Publishing.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m all about thanking books and the brilliant folks who write them! Cheers! 🦃🥂#Thanksgiving2025 #books #writing #WritingCommunity #writers #writerscommunity open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Giving Thanks for Books
(And the Many Ways They Bring Me Joy)
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
My new post is up[! A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent
Inside the chaos, craft, and constant relationship-building that keep publishing alive.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
It’s snowing in London! Won’t stick but it’s nice!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My new post on platforms for fiction writers is up. Read it here! How important is a huge platform for fiction writers: The Platform Paradox. #writers #writinglife #writingtips #platform substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Platform Paradox
Why Writing Still Matters Most
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Autumn in London is lovely!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
My new post on representing womens fiction is up! open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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The Joy of Representing Women’s Fiction
Reflections on nearly three decades of championing women’s voices
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
My new Substack is up. It's all about consistency in writing! Writing a Novel Through the Fog open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Writing a Novel Through the Fog
How to write if you have the will but don’t have the time.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Selena Rezvani's amaging book Quick Confidence was featured in a Forbes article on how AI is making for more work for managers by shrinking the workforce: www.linkedin.com/posts/selena...
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#leadership #quickleadership #culturedesign #management #executiveskills #burnout | Selena Rezvani (she/her)
For every manager, the pace feels unsustainable right now. You're working heroically to keep teams running, but what if your next level of impact lies in changing the system, not just saving the day? ...
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I'm giving away a free Query package review: query letter and synopsis with a 30 min zoom. Winner randomly chosen Friday, October 10. Interested: drop a comment on my Substack. The winner must be a subscriber of my Substack Erin’s Third Act (it’s free!). Good luck. erinniumata.substack.com
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Erin’s Third Act | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Erin’s Third Act, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I made a promise to myself that when I have 500 subscribers I’d give away a query package review. This includes the query letter and synopsis & 30 minute zoom. Drop a comment in the notes section of my Substack. You must be a subscriber of Erin’s Third Act to win. erinniumata.substack.com
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Erin’s Third Act | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Erin’s Third Act, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Melanie Dusseau @melaniedusseau.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Exactly what I have been telling my creative writing students. I am glad to see this kind of messaging on more and more literary agents' submission guidelines. #EduSky #creativewriting #amquerying #humancreativity #AIResistance @ecniumata.bsky.social erinniumata.substack.com/p/why-i-cann...
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Why I Cannot Represent AI-Generated Work
It has its uses but not in fiction.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Rest in peace Jane Goodall. What a remarkable life! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee champion, dies at 91
Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent.
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Delighted to announce this deal for the fantastic Washington Post writer Emily Heil!
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Do you hear that?👂 It's the sound of Christmas reading coming! Who's ready for all the holiday books coming out soon? 🙋🏼‍♀️ A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MATCHMAKING will be here in ONE WEEK! Let the countdown begin! Preorder links: www.carolynbrownbooks.com/romances/the...
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It's a good day for another great deal! MEET ME IN THE ORCHARD is a Kindle Daily Deal! You can grab it today for only $1.99! 😍 Small town enemies to lovers romance between two headstrong property owners determined to one-up each other. Meet Me in the Orchard a.co/d/2HshOjw
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
RIVERBEND REUNION is a Kindle Deal! Riverbend, Texas, doesn’t look like the crossroads of anywhere. But for four high school besties reuniting after twenty years, it’s a place to unpack a lot of baggage. Riverbend Reunion a.co/d/eOxW8vI
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Check out my latest Substack post on how agents share information: Yes, Agents "Gossip" open.substack.com/pub/erinnium...
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Yes, Agents "Gossip"
(What That Really Means)
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Carolyn Brown 🧁🌹 @carolynbrown.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Well, this snuck up on me. A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MATCHMAKING arrives in just ONE MONTH! Who doesn't love a little Christmas reading?! 😉 A Little Christmas Matchmaking (The Paradise: The Brothers - Book 2) www.carolynbrownbooks.com/romances/the...
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
‘Shrooms on my morning walk!
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I open for submissions on Monday, September 1st. for one week only. Check out my genres and how to submit here: querytracker.net/query/ErinNi... #writers #writingcommunity #amquerying #romance #mystery #thrillers #amwriting
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Terrific review for MEET ME IN THE ORCHARD by @carolynbrown a.co/d/cdSkhLL #bookrecs #bookreviews #sourcebookscasablanca #carolynbrown #amreading #amreadingromance #romancebooks #tbr #newrelease
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Erin C. Niumata 📚🖋️ @ecniumata.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Keep writing! With every word, draft, edit and rewrite, you'll get closer to your finished book. #writerslife #writers #amwriting #novelist #writingcommunity
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