iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Want to pitch The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency? Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror. -Insights on market trends -What Sells vs. What Doesn't -Submission opportunity Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG #querying #writing #agents

220

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Thank you so much, Jolene! I’m thrilled to be working with you as well. We make a great team! 🎊😊

000

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Shortly after signing with @keslupo.bsky.social, she made a fantastic move into editorial at a big pub. Super sad to see her go but so grateful for her support and guidance during the transition. I’m now thrilled to be represented by my wonderful new agent @jolenehaley.bsky.social at DMLA!

161

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Thank you! I’ll take a look!

000

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

CCR Feline Research Center @cowboycatranch.org · 07/06/2025

Final reminder. Free, online, no-pressure Cat Book Club 🐈 📚 today at 4 p.m. (CT). For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books

051

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Mary Hertz Scarbrough @mjscarbrough.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in the latest #Mslexia competition for children’s and young adult novels for my historical middle grade, The Questionable Chronicles of Owney, the Globe-Trotting Railway Mail Dog. #AmWriting #AmRevising

571

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

More people are writing - and writing with serious dreams of publication - than EVER before. It's tough to stand out with these kinds of numbers in mind, and agents have to make fast decisions! Here are 4 tips from @keslupo.bsky.social on how to avoid a quick no. 🧵

162

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Writing Day Workshops @writingdaywksp.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Receiving critiques of your writing (from critique partners, editors, or even reviewers) is an essential part of being a writer - but they can be tough pills to swallow. As someone who has both given and received a lot of tough feedback, @keslupo.bsky.social offers 4 tips. 🧵

182

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Awesome summer read, now out in the UK! www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading @keslupo.bsky.social

000

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

SCBWI Benelux spring retreat in Mutzenich, Germany #scbwi #WritingCommunity

000

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Cheshire Novel Prize @saranaidinecox.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I’m excited to say registration for our 2025 Cheshire Novel Prize summer school is now open! You can find all the details here👇 cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school

cheshirenovelprize.com

Summer School — Cheshire Novel Prize

083

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Wanderlust & Pixie Dust @velvetnmoon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

“When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness, lacking the knowledge I needed to live; when I think of how I sinned against my heart and my soul, then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift…” #FyodorDostoyevesky #Victorian

182

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

open.substack.com/pub/kesialup... God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social

open.substack.com

Why I haven't responded to your query yet

A tale of woe, including real stats

142

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Great poster and we both have novels set in 1898 Puerto Rico 😍😍😍

110

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Jax Devora (is writing) @jaxdevora.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Ooh, love the vibes of this poster! It definitely has indie horror film written all over it. 8)

111

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Jax Devora (is writing) @jaxdevora.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Less than a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend (and crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck with a god in his head and the body of a dragon. Now he and genius mage Eleanor must restore his humanity—before his existence triggers a divine war. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #R #NA

A vintage-style poster depicting a red/orange dragon perched on a rock with a watercolor explosion in the background. Text at the top left reads: Ace Rep, Hopepunk, and Friends to Lovers in a new fantasy adventure!

At the bottom:
The Nameless Song
A Jax Wolff Presentation
Coming soon to the trenches!

3217978

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Amid the Spanish-American War, a 12-year-old girl must navigate a haunting encounter with a forbidden doll that demands atonement, or risk being turned into a doll herself. Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA #posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic

1256

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Will Elm @willelm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

#SFFChat Thanks once again for hosting! Great questions this week, right on theme for me. 😆 I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.

Shadow of the Elders book cover. Author Will Elm. Red background, black tree in the center growing out of a white angular design and surrounded by repeating white lines that . Three people, black, shadows, walk white paths towards the tree.

64916

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

magical-realist horror 1898 Puerto Rico explores the terror of puberty unreliable narrator Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA #posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic @iaminprint.bsky.social @writingawards.bsky.social @deborahhalverson.bsky.social

1314

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

Picture is a movie poster for the book “Mark of a Magpie.”

In the background is a ship sailing across open waters, with two magpies flying at each other above it. Between the two birds is the title, “Mark of a Magpie.”

At the top of the poster, there are four tropes and themes that read: Thief x Assassin, Forced Proximity, Morally Gray, and Women’s Wrongs.

The very bottom of the poster reads, “A Young Adult Fantasy by Emilia Young.”

1619064

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Gaylestorming @gaylestorming.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

When a tattoo artist has the power to save damned souls with her ink, though sadly not her own, unwittingly finds a lost demon dog, she must use her gift to undo the curse that’s trapped them both UNDER THE WEATHERGLASS of Meadowhawk Hall. #posterpit #A #DF

A poster for the novel Under the Weatherglass. It shows a glass with flames and says that while goodness may strengthen the soul, it ain’t no sin to cheat the devil.

26518

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Creepy old Victorian house yes please!

110

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Mike Mizov @mikemizov.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Her family is broke, the gardener is dead, the manor might be alive, and Lottie Bradbury has a blood curse to break before she becomes its next victim. Do you dare see the slow-burn gothic horror of The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor? #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #Q #A #H #HF

The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor poster. It features a young girl burying a body in a cemetery while a young man looks on in abject horror while a manor looms over them in the background.

It reads:
Slow-burn gothic horror festival
Blood curse and gaslighting father fest
Cryptic diary and trauma bonding fest
Traking place in 1919 fest

The gardener is dead
The House is alive
Her family is cursed
Lottie Bradbury is
The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor

Now querying

There are two quotes
"Something about is resonated" - RevPit Editor
"I am wildly passionate" - Literary Agent

The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor movie poster featuring a young woman in a blue dress looking terrified as she falls down a well (or was she pushed?).

It has the tagline "You don't inherit a curse. You earn it"

Lottie Bradbury is "The Reluctant Heiress"
Gregory Winthrop is "The Wealthy Suitor"
Baron Thomas Bradbury is "The Lying Father"
and introducing Arthur as "The Forbidden Love"

It's 1919, the gardener is dead, the house is alive, and Lottie Bradbury must break a blood curse before it claims her mind, her future, and her soul.

Now querying

2523481

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

@jllefley @jllefley.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#PosterpitQ #MG #fantasy #F Tabia is a reluctant magician in Ancient Egypt who must accept her powers in order to destroy an evil goddess bent on killing everyone and enslaving their spirits in the Afterlife.

1163

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

fingers crosses for us both! :)

010

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Aww thank! Best of luck with yours! i haven't seen any agent or editor interaction yet... have you? Though it's still early, of course!

110

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Very cool! Love the split effect!

110

Reposted by Mayra Calvani

Michelle Ogilvy @michelleogilvy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The job had 1 rule: don’t open the car’s trunk. Should have been a 2nd rule: don’t give your friend a lift or she will absolutely break the one rule. Now, an interdimensional smoke monster is free and hungry for souls. Who has our disaster bi been working for? #PosterPitQ #F #A

Poster with image of woman surrounded by smoke. Words at top: magic & monsters, snarky banter, sapphic romance, female friendship. Middle: Riding in Cars with Monsters. Adult contemporary fantasy by Michelle Ogilvy. Bottom: One rule: Don’t open the trunk.

34815

Mayra Calvani @mcalvani.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Very glad to hear, thank you! 🙏

000