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Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

thank you to everyone for the love on my #questpit posts yesterday! Wonderful to see so many creative stories and can only wish you all the success! ☺️ plus for everyone who followed thank you as well.

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J.J.W. Lovell (He/Him) @jjwlovell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEVERMOOR X IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES X TREASURE PLANET “I’m a bear?!” Meet Arthur Oak. A thirteen year old boy that discovers he’s a Druid and is whisked off through a portal to a magical realm. 63,000 words of magic, family and creatures of folklore. #Questpit #MG #F #Q

Cover page for Arthur Oak and the Druid Child visual carousel. Torn paper shows the wording, on top of a forest background. Text reads “an agent’s guide to” followed below by “Arthur Oak and the Druid Child”. “MG Fantasy - 63 thousand words”. “J.J.W. Lovell”

Torn paper shows the wording “Excerpt”, on top of a forest background.
The text for the excerpt is “Arthur moved his hand to the pendant, trying to catch the sparks from within and push them back against his chest, but
instead, his body lunged forwards and grew, sudden but
painless. His body lifted and dropped with a padded thud.
His arms had become furry again. He let out a shriek, but it
seemed loud, and only part human. He was larger, and hunched over, but it didn't feel out of place. The two Fairies flew back, suspended in the air, their wings beating fast, their
faces covered in excited smiles.
"You are the chosen one!" Ain assured Arthur.
Arthur turned to look in the mirror, and could barely believe
his eyes. He lifted his arm as the creature in the reflection
lifted a paw. He dropped his lower jaw, and the set of teeth with sharp canines opposite him copied his movements.
He tried backing away from the reflection, but he was so big,
his rear end triggered the automatic hand dryer.
It took him a moment to find the words.
He looked in the mirror. The creature in the mirror looked
back.
"I'm a bear!?"”

Torn paper shows the word “includes”, on top of a forest background. Below it are 7 small bullet points that appear as portals. They read “
• A SHAPESHIFTING DRUID BOY
• A PORTAL TO A MAGICAL PLACE
• TWO BRAVE FAIRIES
• FOUND FAMILY.. LITERALLY
• A MAGIC ABSORBING MONSTER
• AN OGRE WITH A BIG HEART
• LOTS MORE FANTASTIC CREATURES
Below that, on more torn paper, is the hook.
“TWO TINY PURPLE CREATURES TOLD HIM HE WAS A DRUID. HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM.
HE WAS WRONG.”

Torn paper shows the wording “other media”, on top of a forest background.
The other media shows two movie posters with arrows and text around them, explaining the similarities. Turning Red, because of discovering identity and inherited transformation magic, and Treasure Planet, because of the cast of unlikely characters and a boy discovering where he belongs.

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Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

An exhausted eleven-year-old trades the moon for one quiet night, only to wake to a sea without tides and a world beginning to forget it ever existed. He has three nights to restore the moon before it's forgotten forever. The Girl Who Drank the Moon × Julia and the Shark #QuestPit #Q #MG #F

A mood board showing a crescent moon, a lantern glowing beside the coast, moonlight over the sea, and a foggy promenade lined with beach huts, creating an atmospheric seaside fantasy aesthetic.

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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

AMARI X ANDOR ➥Magic+Spycraft Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catcher Kline must master spell-hacked spycraft to find his missing parents and stop the Acolytes from weaponizing the star metal minerals that power all magic.  #QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying #KidLit

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

LAST LAST-DAY-OF-SUMMER x JUST A PINCH OF MAGIC When a half-deaf tween Magician-in-training discovers her town is trapped in a sleep spell, she’ll have to face an evil Magician—who she fears could be her absent mother—before she too is lost in sleep forever. #QuestPit #MG #Q #F #OWN

Images: Caucasian hand holding a tarot card with tarot cards spread out on a table in the background; image of a woman in a purple and black robe surrounded by purple mist with two purple triangles outlining her; and empty city street with fall foliage covering the trees; purple neon lights with the words “Darling, you’re Different”; smoke drifting upward in a black room; a piece of paper with the word “Dream” written on it in pen and blue and purple glitter and sequins behind it; two blue bicycles, one with a brown basket, underneath a tree with autumn leaves sprinkled on the ground.
Image credit: Pixabay; Pexels; Unsplash

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Keren Dibbens-Wyatt @honeycombhermit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Mabel accidentally made the WORST wish. Her parents are in hospital, she’s stuck with school bully Seph in a world run by an evil lizard queen. Can two tween girls who can’t stand one another vanquish the villain and find a way home? Or will it be the death of them? #Questpit #Q #MG #HA #MY

pic of fire breathing dragon by Kazun on Pixabay

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Author Adlin K.T. @adlinktauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌕Dorcha's Plan for the Week: 💎Sneak into the crystal city 🪷Be given a flower I've never seen before 🏰Attack the crystal palace 👑Find out I'm actually a kidnapped prince 🌑Be mind controlled 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Unite and join forces with my twin brother #QuestPit #MG #F #Q #LGBTIA+

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callieroauthor.bsky.social @callieroauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

LITTLE MERMAID meets PRINCESS & THE PAUPER 🧜‍♀️a mermaid princess who needs land-grown herbs to save her sister 🏴‍☠️a pirate girl who needs mermaid treasure to escape exile and return home 🔮and a sea witch who lets them swap places...for a deadly price #Q #MG #F #QuestPit

Text reads: The Princess and The Pirate, a middle grade fantasy adventure/fairytale retelling mash-up, complete at 8k words. The image features a sky and cloud background. Illustration by Morgan G. aka jjgg_art on Instagram.

Text reads: The Pitch - Disney's The Little Mermaid x Barbie's The Princess and the Pauper.

Pearlina is a mermaid princess who needs land-grown herbs
to save her deathly ill baby sister.

Lunabeth is a pirate girl who needs mermaid treasure to
escape exile and finally return home.

To get what they need, they use a sea witch’s magic to swap places.

But there is a traitor on the pirate ship, an impostor in the mermaid palace, and a sinister twist to the sea witch’s magic that might claim
Pearlina and Lunabeth both...

Image features an illustration of a palm tree and a pirate girl with a blue scarf and pink hair in a braid. Illustration by Morgan G. aka jjgg_art on Instagram.

Text reads: The Comps
Includes book covers for the following novels: The Princess Swap: Rapunzel and the Sea Witch, or The Little Mermaid and the Tower, by Kim Bussing; The Misraculous Sweetmakers: The Sea Queen by Natasha Hastings; Sisters Ever After: Sea Swept by Leah Cypess; The Language of Ghosts by Heather Fawcett; The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat.

Image features an illustration of the ocean and a mermaid princess with pink bubble braids, wearing a teal blouse and gold tiara. Illustration by Morgan G. aka jjgg_art on Instagram.

Text reads: Themes & Tropes.
Themes:
Finding hope in hard situations
Complex family dynamics
Navigating misogyny
Fighting for the ones you love
Empathy & trust
The meaning of home

Tropes:
Sisterhood
Unique magic
Female friendship
Found family
Queer first crush
Secret identities
Sabotage
Animal companions
Tropical setting

Image features an illustration of a pirate girl sitting in the sand, wearing a blue vest and brown pants. Illustration by Morgan G. aka jjgg_art on Instagram.

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M is queer-ying MG @notonlyicarus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Summer 1920. 8 children. 1 house. 1 games master. He’s a kid too, but this is his house, and it answers to him alone. Trapped in his games, they’ll have to get creative if they want to survive. 🐊 RevPit 25 winner 🐊 big 5 editor interest ✉️ in your inbox 👀 #QuestPit #Q #MG #H

The bottom one has a hand reaching through tree bark; painting of Icarus as he falls by Gowy; a hand reaching to grasp berries; a lightbulb attracting butterflies; a tree grove; a piano in a greenhouse; Houasse painting of Daphne’s hand growing foliage; painting of crows on a branch; hands reaching through lily pads.

Black quote on white background: “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you.” Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Chicago Will Win @confunctionist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

YELLOWFACE x SQUEEZE ME QUANTUM BITS #QuestPit #Q #A #S #DS #SAT When ballroom-billionaires stiff a greedy AI, she escapes their coal-fired data center in a hapless guard's cellphone and frames him for the breach, unwittingly creating the homeless hero Chicago needs to unplug the Algocracy.

Photos of data centers, dumpsters, and ballroom-billionaires in elegant attire

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Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Girl Who Drank the Moon × Julia and the Shark Hidden between tide and lantern light lies a Night Market where impossible trades are made. One boy makes the wrong one. Now the moon is gone, the sea is changing, and the world is quietly forgetting what it's lost. 🌊🏮✨ #QuestPit #Q #MG #F

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cnbays.bsky.social @cnbays.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📚Mo Willems’ Pigeon x No, Fuzzball! x Secret Agent Splat 🚸Picture book, ages 4-8 👋Interactive! Breaks 4th wall ⌛️querying #kidlit #questpit #q #pb #writingcommunity

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Jesse O Benitez - Writing @jesseobenitez.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Assistant teacher Ms Frizzle and Greg Heffley team up to stop the candy smuggling business ruining their school. Don't blame them. It's harder than it looks. PROJECT CANDY #MG #W #QuestPit #Booksky #POC

Project Candy by Jesse O Benitez, 9 by 9 images of kids playing, a playground, candy, hedge mazes, a library and books

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( ♡ ) ( 🌙 miraculous witch of fate ) @basicbaka.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Growing up in an anti-witch town, and being homeless during the summer, Maritza Garcia is unsure she can handle all the sudden changes in her life. Best friends are made, crushes are developed, and worst of all, she might be a witch after all. #questpit #W #MG #F

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Donna Muñoz @donnamunoz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS x THE SECRET DEAD CLUB Fatima, 12, orphaned and grieving her Papí, offers to carry the grief of a lost spirit boy. Now The Final Death that fed on his grief is hunting her. #q #mg #questpit

Día de los Muertos image with candles and words

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Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Girl Who Drank the Moon × Julia and the Shark An exhausted eleven-year-old trades the moon for one quiet night, only to wake to a sea without tides and a world beginning to forget it ever existed. He has three nights to put it back before it's forgotten forever. 🌙🌊✨ #QuestPit #Q #MG #F

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Oliver Lendon - Middle Grade Author @oliverlendonauthor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

First post! Hi, I'm Oliver, a children's author from the Cotswolds. My traditional debut, No Tune Ned, is published by Everything With Words. By day I'm a web developer, but most of my spare time is spent writing, reading or thinking about children's books.

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