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PosterPit @posterpitevent.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

MOST INNOVATIVE DESIGN 1st Place: @emilyshete.bsky.social 2nd Place: @aislinspurgeon.bsky.social 3rd Place: @kaylaherrera.bsky.social

EMILY SHETE
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AISLIN SPURGEON
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KAYLA HERRERA
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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

✨ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART x EDWARD SCISSORHANDS✨ 16yo princess Zella is sick of oiling her iron joints & hiding her woodgrain scars. W/ weeks until her curse turns her to petrified wood, a wish on a rare Starlune moth is her only hope—but it may cost her the boy she loves #YA #F #FT #PosterPit #Q

A movie poster for the YA romantasy novel Marionette, depicting a marionette hand holding a blue moth on its finger tip.

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A YA romantasy retelling of Pinocchio where the vanity-driven dystopia of UGLIES meets the fairy tale whimsy of CARAVAL ✨ #YA #Romantasy #agentsguide #writingcommunity #amquerying #marginalizedvoices

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Manifesting something magical in my inbox this week ✨

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

9 agents have my manuscript and every day I wake up and open my inbox like 🫣😬🤞 #writingcommunity #amquerying

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

My first ever #UnhingedPit post: If MARIONETTE were a tarot card spread. Interpret as you wish ☺️ #YA #Romantasy #Fantasy #AmQuerying

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #RF In a kingdom obsessed with vanity magic, 16yo Princess Zella longs to escape her woodgrain scars and iron joints. With only weeks before the curse turns her to petrified wood, a wish on a rare Starlune moth may be her last hope—but it could also cost her the boy she loves.

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Emily Lazar @emilylazarwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A priestess must break her vows to stop her eldest sister from powering the throne with the blood of street serpents from the slums. To save her youngest sister, she ensnares a war-hardened prince, and triggers a bloodline war. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #EF #MorallyGrey #SisterRivalry

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Calling all agents! 🥀Pinocchio retelling 🥀PENELOPE w/ EVER AFTER vibes 🥀vanity magic system 🥀disability rep 🥀star-crossed friends-to-lovers 🥀morally-gray rebel vs. loyal best friend 🥀masquerade balls & fantasy couture 👗✨ 🥀otherness & belonging #QuestPit #Q #YA #F #RF #agentsguide | Now querying!

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

So excited to share with the #WritingCommunity that I'll be working with Celeste Dador this summer as a @write-mentor.bsky.social Summer Programme mentee! I cannot wait to see what this summer brings as I work with Celeste to polish my YA romantasy reimagining of Pinocchio for the Agent Showcase ⭐️✨

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Someone seriously needs to talk about the stages of emotions someone goes through after getting a developmental edit back on their manuscript because it is SO real #WritingCommunity

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 09/03/2025

Yet another fake literary agency: New Life Creatives Media. Website is more convincing than most, but withers quickly under scrutiny: agent photos and book covers are stolen from Trident Media Group newlifecreativesmediaproduction.com

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Home - New Life Creatives Media

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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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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Something uplifting I saw today: Every first draft is perfect because a first draft's only job is to exist ❤️ #WritingCommunity

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Upon entering 2025, I vow to leave behind self-doubt when it comes to my writing 💪 #WritingCommunity

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

All I want for Christmas is for my novel to edit itself 🎄 #WritingCommunity

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Something I have struggled with since I began writing is having confidence in my own writing. Acknowledging that I am a good writer. Accepting that I am more talented than I realize without feeling icky for admitting that. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt 🥺 #WritingCommunity

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Can anyone recommend character artists whose style could match a gothic romantasy? I'd really love to find an artist to work with next year to bring the characters from my novel to life! 🖤 #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Abi Moore @abimooreauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’m trying to make my first Starter Pack! Where are all my @write-mentor.bsky.social friends? Hub members/writers/anyone involved in any way. I’d love to find everyone on Bluesky. Please give me a wave if you want to be added go.bsky.app/4xu4cAe

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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Lit Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Good morning #WritingCommunity! If you're following our Substack, a new #AgentAntics newsletter has dropped! Enjoy! For those who don't know what this is, @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social & I do a weekly newsletter for authors w/"inside secrets" of the lives of agents. open.substack.com/pub/agentant...

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What I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Literary Agent

Becoming a literary agent was a natural progression for me, coming from a teaching background and having a passion for books and storytelling.

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Helpful tools I've used as an author, a 🧵 📖 Trello for plotting + planning (yes I take time to add pics) 📖 Reedsy for plotting, planning, finding editors, + drafting 📖 Microsoft Word + Scrivener for drafting #WritingCommunity

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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes

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a (dil)emma ✨️ is AGENTED! @emmailene.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

AN AGENT/EDITOR'S GUIDE TO: ✨️DAGGER OF THE TSAR✨️ my adult fantasy Anastasia Romanov retelling 🗡 In this lush and immersive Anastasia retelling, Feared assassin Alya has two choices: spill blood or the prince spills her buried secrets. ➡️publishing ppl interact if you'd like to see this in ur inbox!

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Eileen Armstrong @earmstronglib.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The NE Teen Book Award longlist is here! Some of the top YA titles published in the last year. Follow @nebookawards.bsky.social for updates

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Things to remember if you're a first-time author: ✨ One sentence at a time is still progress ✨ Plotter or panster, every first draft is messy ✨ Progress doesn't always mean word count ✨ You do NOT have to write chronologically ✨ Always remember what drove you to write your story #WritingCommunity

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Wrote something I really like this morning. God, what a feeling.

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Kayla Herrera @kaylaherrera.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Writing YA fantasy today: 10% world-building, 10% character soul-searching, and 80% trying to name things that sound magical but not ridiculous #WriterStruggles

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