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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026

This is part of a series of terrible arguments that people make that they think are real gotchas. Yesterday, someone said "I get why women would choose the bear, but then why haven't they? Why haven't all women walked into the woods?"

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Judith Lam Tang @judithlamtang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Autistic teenager Serena Lan is gifted a magic pen she must use to stop the demon hell-bent on destroying her family. 🪄🐉Chinese myth + magic 🖊️pen that turns drawings into real objects 🫤autistic navigation of a neurotypical world 🏳️‍🌈aroace rep 🏙️Edmonton, Alberta, Canada #DVpit #YA #POC #Asian #ND

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Fiona Lynch @fionalynch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Faye wants to get over it. Jordan wants to get even. Faye just wants to avoid her former bully, Rachel, at college. But when her best friend Jordan gets a job writing horoscopes and learns that Rachel is a daily reader, she starts writing advice specifically meant to ruin Rachel’s life. #dvpit #ya

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Judith Lam Tang @judithlamtang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LOW YA W CHINESE MYTH + MAGIC 1: Survive as an autistic in a neurotypical world 2: Get a magical pen 3: Be shocked bc the pen turns drawings into real objects 4: Freak out bc there’s a demon in your family 5: Figure out wtf to do before the demon destroys everything #DVpit #YA #POC #Asian #ND

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Fiona Lynch @fionalynch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When a horoscope writer, who doesn't actually believe in astrology, learns that one of her daily readers is Rachel, a rising influencer who used to bully her best friend for being autistic, she decides to get revenge by tailoring the horoscope to give advice that will ruin Rachel's life. #dvpit #ya

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Calyssa Erb (she/her) @calyssaerb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Her first time w/ her boyfriend turns into her first break-up, ruining the plans she had for them. Now, this autistic teen must reclaim the online community that they built together, while confronting her fear of being alone and deepening feelings for her best friend #DVPit #YA #CON #R #LGBT #ND

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Judith Lam Tang @judithlamtang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Serena Lan, autistic Chinese Canadian teen… 🫤is just trying to survive in a neurotypical world 🖊️gets a talking magic pen (that turns drawings real) on her 14th bday 😮is told by the pen there’s a demon in her family 👿must defeat the demon before her family is destroyed #DVpit #YA #POC #Asian #ND

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#DVpit #YA #CON #ND #LGBT bi/aroace platonic 🤍 When autistic 19yo sacrifices her routine+sensory needs to save bond with her best (and only) friend while navigating the return of the girl who broke her heart and hates her BFF, she must reconcile the impact of her #DIS with the deep desire to belong

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Dr. Sam Chung is querying @drsamchung.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When a scholarship student discovers that magic is a learned language and not a birthright, she must expose the academy that taught her otherwise, even if it means losing everything. ARTICULATE is an 85k adult dark academia fantasy. BABEL X BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN #dvpit #a #f #asian #woc

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Jesterbells @jesterbellart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Holly Black X Agatha Christie A teenage graffiti artist chooses to pay her debt to the magical society of Boston by assisting in the murder investigation of a drowned mermaid. #DVpit #F #YA

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Nika Clarke @nikaclarke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LOVE, THEORETICALLY x SET IT UP Star-crossed scholars Selene and Eoghan abandon their factions of the Sociology & Anthropology Department feud to secretly swear allegiance to each other and scheme to set up their bosses, threatening both their shots at tenure. #DVPit #A #RomCom #DIS #LGBT #ND

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Zimarina Sarwar @zimarina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

17yo Roya has protected her fractured Afghan immigrant family by saying nothing. But discovering her sister died by suicide sends her searching for the truth—and secrets unravel. As old guilt tears through her parents’ marriage, Roya must finally speak. #DVpit #YA #CON #OWN #MV #MH #WOC #POC

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jesse is QUERYING???? @jessewg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Felix's life is rife with regret, so he ignores a childhood of warnings and makes a wish for a fresh start. When he's whisked away by a wicked fey Prince, he must decide between unravelling the mysteries of his past, or giving in to the mindless pleasures of the future. #DVpit #A #H #LGBT #ND #OWN

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Melody Simpson @melodysimpson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

TAKE 2: I'm determined to expand Melanin in YA, your source for all things Black in traditional young adult publishing & I ain't too proud to beg! If you'd like to support THE ultimate resource for all things Black in YA, please share/donate. Thank you! NEW LINK: www.gofundme.com/f/support-me...

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Melanin in YA , your source for all things Black in traditional young adult publish… Melody Simpson needs your support for Support Melanin in YA's Expansion

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Melody does incredible work. Please support @melanininya.bsky.social through donations or by increasing visibility online and offline!

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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I don’t do a lot of TikTok but quite honestly, hats off. A masterpiece

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 03/08/2025

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Happy Disability Pride! Have you gotten your free tickets to @writehive.bsky.social con 2026 yet? I hope to see you at my presentation on Saturday! We‘ll talk stereotypes, ableist language, and creating complex disabled characters. 🥰

Over checkered background in red and pale orange sits a box that reads PRACTICAL TIPS TO AVOID ABLEISM IN YOUR WRITING - presented by Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites. It’s a slide from the presentation.

Over checkered background in red and pale orange sits a box that reads „disability isn’t a dirty word. Ableism is what leaves a stain. Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites“ It’s a slide from the presentation.

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Katy Summers @katysummersauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I disappeared for a while but I am back! And I also have a new audiobook available. The follow up to Love, Rebooted is called The Code of Love and once again features autistic representation, body positivity, and lots of your fave tropes like just one bed and a road trip. There’s also a bit of 🌶️ 😉

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Writers, don’t miss out on this! Tickets are free (donations encouraged bc the team really does incredible work!) and the discussions are always fun and insightful. I’ll be attending as a presenter for the first time 🥳 catch my talk on practical tips to avoid ableism on Sat, July 11th at 12pm EDT 🥰

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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I threw the book at him and slammed the door on my way out. In a poem I can leave when I should have.

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“oh no one will talk to you anymore because youre an asshole? youre in luck buddy, being an asshole is now classified as a political position…thats right, youre not being ostracized bc you make everyone miserable, youre being censored for your political views”

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Gonna host another query letter webinar at the start of the New Year, to help fund various free in-person events. Help me, help you! :-) Three Zoom hangs, a critique on your query, notes on your first ten pages. It’ll be fun. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/12...

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New Year, New Query: A Workshop to Get You Ready — ERIC SMITH

With the New Year approaching and writers eager to get querying, I wanted to run another workshop to help polish up those pitch letters. I have a great time every time I do these, and honestly, these ...

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Absolutely devastated by the passing of Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social Her work, her activism, and her candor enriched this world in so many ways. An immeasurable loss, not just for the disabled community—and also: what an incredible legacy.

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Kayla Ancrum @kaylaancrum.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

NEW WORK NEW WORK NEW WORK for people who are fans of that! Dipping my toe back into soft-scifi with this one and I'm so excited to be working with my same team who brought you THE CORRUPTION OF HOLLIS BROWN @harpercollins and @ericsmithrocks get ready for DEAD END DARYL!

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sara 🌻 @woodsandwaxelbaum.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

our beloved secondborn, DON’T FORGET TO BREATHE, emerged today, directly into your hands. it’s very gay and very messy and we hope you love it as much as we do 🤍 bookshop.org/p/books/don-...

the giddy authors, Sara Waxelbaum on the left and Brianna R. Shrum on the right, pose in front of their book, Don’t Forget to Breathe, which sits on a Barnes & Noble shelf.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

If you read ONE thing today, let it be @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social's newsletter: ericsmithrocks.substack.com/p/celebratin...

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Celebrating Six Months: What You Can Learn From An Agency Launch

Or, a failure to lunch.

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

So grateful to be part of this beautiful Neighborhood 🥰 Congrats on a successful six months, @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & @beccapodos.bsky.social 🎉

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I’m excited to announce I’ve signed with @giannamarie.bsky.social at Neighborhood Literary! Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d find someone who loves this story as much as I do, whose vision for this YA project aligns so perfectly with mine. I can’t wait to see where this journey leads us!

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I’m more active on Instagram & TikTok, find me @NicolettaWrites on all socials 🤓

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Nicoletta Poungias @nicolettawrites.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Don’t you love it when things click into place? 🥳

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