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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

thanks for a wonderful dvpit yall!! i stay FLABBERGASTED by the talent i see every year. you all deserve your flowers!! i will continue to boost posts throughout the day!! agents + editors may still be looking this week, so i want to do my part and help you guys out in the algorithm 😎

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Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Someone mentioned this on Threads so it may be helpful to share here as well: A lot of agents were attending the AALA conference in NYC today, so you may see more #DVpit requests in the coming days. So don’t fear if you haven’t gotten any likes yet. It may still be coming. Just bad timing.

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE: 🫀 a college freshman joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic, hunting the billionaire who killed his father. But when the magic comes with demonic consequences, he must decide if vengeance is worth losing his humanity🩸 #DVpit #F #H #A

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE a fantasy horror about a college freshman who joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic 🩸 🫀dark academia x body horror x STEM 🫀south asian rep x bi4bi 🫀vengeance, moral ambiguity, & guts galore #DVpit #A #F #H #POC #LGBT

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#askDV what is one unpopular opinion you have about querying? thanks for participarting!! 🥰

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#askDV what do you predict publishing will REALLY be hungry to acquire in 2027? thanks for participating!! 🥰

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

ive finally returned to substack everyone! my first post after returning is all about being in a slump after finishing a manuscript. please check it out and subscribe if you enjoy my writing! rihdara.substack.com/p/an-autumna...

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An Autumnal Flop: From Summer To Slump

Finished WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE, now hurdling through free fall.

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE: AGENT GUIDE 🫀 Presenting my 90,000-word fantasy horror about a college freshman who joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic🩸 #agents - if you're looking for guts and gays, this is for you! #agentguide #querying

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE - adult fantasy horror, 90,000 words - in which a college freshman joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic. dark academia x body x horror dual timeline - south asian rep x bi4bi x STEM - vengeance, moral ambiguity, and guts galore

blurb - please DM for text version due to character limit!

vibes - books: honey by imani thompson, ninth house by leigh bardugo, if we were villains by m.l. rio, and kill billionaire by anders lustgarten. songs - pictures of you by the cure, fireproof by mitski, them changes by thundercat, little dark age by mgmt

first 300 words - please DM for text version due to character limit!

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE a fantasy horror about a college freshman who joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic 🫀dark academia x body horror x STEM 🫀south asian rep x bi4bi 🫀vengeance, moral ambiguity, & guts galore #questpit #W #A #F #H #T

medical illustrations of a skull and spine in the top left corner; a bronze statue of Lady Justice in the top right corner; a picture of a red stucco house and a tree mid-autumn with red and orange leaves hanging on its branches in the bottom left corner; and a close-up of michaelangelo’s david in the bottom right corner.

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

im an epic fantasy writer in and out - even if the book is grounded (set on Earth), i like to write about big stakes, large casts, complicated politics, and messy ass relationships HAHAHA ✨the more complex, the better!

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

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Dani & Ash are 🏴‍☠️ editing 🏴‍☠️ @creatingryunsei.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART X DAUGHTER OF NO WORLDS X DARK WATER DAUGHTER A headstrong maid falls for the pirate Captain heading a mission for a mythical Stone, but when he plans to sacrifice her friend to evade his past, betraying him first may be the only way to save her friend. #QueerPit #NA #Q

A meta board for our querying novel, THE SIREN'S CALL. A random collage-style image board, with a lot of photos including; pirate ships, scary Mermaid tails and claws, a fiddle, rigging, sea and rocks, figures cloaked in darkness, and wayfaring equipment.

Featured quotes:
- "and till the end you're my very best friend"
- "Why her?" "Why anyone else when she exists?"
- "and then decided to take a detour to deliver an assbeating"
- their conversations grew longer, softer, charged with what they refused to name"
- "you like me because I'm a scoundrel"
- "you don't seem to realise... I'll get you in the end"
- "I have survived, but I have not been spared"

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ak-writes.bsky.social @ak-writes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A court musician will do anything it takes to reclaim her inheritance, until a runaway princess and political instability force her to choose between love and revenge. 🦚 Semi-occupied India-inspired 🎻 String instruments 💔 Lover to enemies 👑 Court politics 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic #QueerPit #F #A

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Leon T. @leont.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

BONE SHARD DAUGHTERxUNBROKEN As a kid, Prince Marin unwittingly aided his parents' murder; now he wants to avenge them. However, his old home rests on injustice, and he must decide: claim his birthright or do what's right—even if that means allying with the man who took it away. #QueerPit #F #FR #A

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Panda 🖤🩶🤍💜 @celticxpanda.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ARTHURIAN LORE X SAILOR MOON 👑 Reincarnated King Arthur ⚔️ Knights of the Round Table as Magic Weapons 🌩️ An Utterly Devoted, Godly Love Interest 🌈 Trans Boy Merlin? Trans Boy Merlin 🪶 The Morrigan's favorite host ❌ And a Mordred that gives you the Biggest Ick #QueerPit #Q #UF #F #NA

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Sage 💙👻🌞❄️🦸🏼‍♀️🦹🏼🦴✨🤖👽 @sagecollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

WREN MARTIN RUINS IT ALL x SNOWGLOBE 18yo Hale & his celebrity BFF have 1 week to film a blockbuster ep & attract investors for their futuristic-TikTok musical. But planetary power outages & weather-system glitches thwart their ability to deliver 🌈 pan, trans, & ace rep #QueerPit #Q #YA #SF #LGBT

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Melanie is querying @melanielocke.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴. ⁣𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭.⁣ #Queerpit #F #A

Muted mint green image, with muted yellow flowers and green twigs. Text at the bottom: Comps. Three pictures in triangle formation. Left: book cover of Slow Gods by Claire North. Accompanying text: Exploration of love and humanity & Autism representation. Middle: poster of Arcane season 2 featuring Viktor. Accompanying text: Giving up & regaining emotion. Magic science blend & its tragic creators. Right: cover of the Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri. Accompanying text: Doomed reincarnating lovers.

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B.L. Burgos-O'Neal @blburgon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🚀 PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE: 💫 anti-imperial sci-fi 👭 fierce sisters 🤖 sarcastic sidekicks ⚡ dangerous powers ❤️ found family A reluctant child soldier must decide whether to betray the empire that "blessed" her to save her sister. #QueerPit #MG #SF

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🌿✨beth✨🌿 @elizanane.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🥀🪱MODERN, QUEERPLATONIC BEAUTY & THE BEAST REIMAGINING🪱🥀 To become human, an ugly, bloodthirsty monster in disguise must seek, charm, and devour the beating heart of one who truly loves them… But it gains the eyes of its vengeful, psychopathic hunter instead. #queerpit #a #uf #df #h

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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

FOR EDITORS scrolling #queerpit A Greek God Got Me Pregnant is on sub! Think if Percy Jackson was a paranormal romcom for adults! #demisexual FMC #bisexual MMC, Apollo #nonbinary sibling, Dionysus #onsub #romance #paranormal #fantasy #romantasy #romcom #adult #f #fr #r

The words an editors guide to a Greek god got me pregnant, paranormal romcom by CT Wood on a yellow background with the sun.

A yellow background with the sun. The heading the pitch. And then the following pitch: when a modern day attorney discovers she’s pregnant after a very out of character one night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo she must face monsters, vengeful gods, and most terrifyingly her feelings for Apollo to protect herself and her unborn child.

On a yellow background with the sun, the heading the comps. The fun and high jinx of above the cover cover of the ex hex by Erin Stirling. The width and warmth of above the cover of a witches guide to magical and keeping by sangu mandana. The hee hee ha ha oh shoot, trauma of the nightmare before Kissmas by Raasch. And off to the side, the word or an adult Percy Jackson, and the cover of Percy Jackson and the lightning thief.

On a yellow background with the sun, the head the opening and the following opening paragraphs: I didn’t run from the ballroom. I walked quickly my heels clicked against the hard floor. laughter and chatter from the gala danced across the hotel, chasing me as I escaped the festivities. My hands twisted into loose fists, my thumbnail desperately scratching my pointer finger until I put enough distance between me and the social cacophony to breathe. I settled into the sun that shined through the hotel lobbies wall of windows. The warmth eased my tense muscles, and I turned into the sun for a peaceful moment and the chaos. I’d similarly agreed to join.

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Joey Polino (Querying) @jpolino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

RATHMORE essentials 🖼️ Torn masterpieces 🏛️ Empty museums 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏼 Tender workplace romance 👀 Rumors of forgery and theft 👔 Vintage Ralph Lauren 🌱 Creeping ivy on red brick 🔊 The Psychedelic Furs on vinyl 🥃 Negronis and roast chicken 🎨 Vermeer, van Dyck 🪡 Phantom Thread x The Secret History #QueerPit #A #LF

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Ossei Odontidae @filitadraws.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

THE ANGELS’ SUCCUBUS 🌈sapphic polyam Two angels are sent to investigate demonic activities, enlisting a succubus cam worker to help them navigate the digital world; but the veil keeping Hell locked away thins and soon they’ll be fighting more than just their growing feelings #Queerpit #A #PR #Q

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Rowen MacCarald (he/they) @author-maccarald.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NETTLE & BONE x ECHO ARCHIVES + Dark Academia To stop an ancient ghost from bringing back weapons of mass magical destruction, Reme must turn to a fellow acolyte who researches magic but scares spirits and a powerful water spirit with a troubling interest in Reme’s grandmother. #QueerPit #NA #F #TV

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Via Luino @viathewordwitch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Six of Crows meets Teach the Torches to Burn in A SONG OF SILVER AND SCARLET, a queer subversion of Romeo & Juliet. In a world full of witches and dark magic, Viola and Vašek are assassins sent to kill the other, and they don’t fall in love—at least, not with each other. 😏 #QueerPit #YA #F #FR

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and two character sketches in the middle. One shows Viola, a girl with dark skin and hair, holding a sword. The other is of Vašek, a boy bloodied and exhausted from battle. Gold lettering across the top reads, "A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Trope Map" and the following tropes are listed around the character art.

Viola: asexual, demiromantic, bi/pan, & poly; touch her & die but make it Sapphic; reluctant assassin x healer; grumpy x sunshine but gay (F/F); Girls Just Want to Have Swords; dangerous magic.

Vašek: Achillean & demi; a royal guard x his prince; clueless besties both believing they're the only one catastrophically in love; This Cuddling Is Totally Platonic (TM); just kiss already!

Both: Dual POV, political scheming, imposter royalty.

Character art is from Pinterest and belongs to the artists.

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and the character art of Viola to the right. The text reads:

“A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Viola

A girl caged by magic, longing to be free. A boy desperate to save his dying sister. The political plot that forces them to masquerade as royalty to assassinate each other—and the river of dark magic waiting to be unleashed.

Viola is not a princess, but to save the woman she loves, she must become one. Bound by blood magic to a life of misery, Viola is offered freedom for herself and her partner if she poses as her queendom’s heir and assassinates the prince of a rival nation. But Viola is already one secret away from death—her silver blood marks her as a bone witch, one of the illegal magic wielders blamed for creating the Rift, a river of dark magic that bisects the world, sucking the life from everything it touches.”

Along the bottom are the comp titles Six of Crows, Teach the Torches to Burn, The Sunbearer Trials, and A Prince Among Pirates

A black background with a gold border at the edges, and the character art of Vašek to the left. The text reads:

“A Song of Silver & Scarlet: Vašek

Vašek is not a prince, but to save his dying sister, he will wear a false crown. The king offers Vašek the only known cure for his sister’s illness, and in exchange, Vašek agrees to impersonate the prince to murder the heir of the neighboring queendom. If he fails, his sister will die, but if he succeeds, Vašek will become the very monster he most fears.

Neither Viola nor Vašek knows the other is also an imposter, and their plans soon unravel when assassins attack both parties. Viola and Vašek find themselves fighting together to survive, even as they struggle to decide whether to kill the enemy they were sent to destroy, or trust the only person who understands what it means to be used as a weapon. And time is running out—if Viola and Vašek fail in their missions, their loved ones will suffer the consequences, but if they succeed, it will unravel the magic holding the Rift in check and doom not just their nations, but the entire world.”

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stella 🦢 @etherealdior.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NEVER THOUGHT I’D END UP HERE X A BANH MI FOR TWO 20-year-old Olivia Zhou, feeling disconnected from her Chinese heritage, goes on a summer exchange in Shanghai, but the most important lessons are learned outside the classroom. #queerpit #YA #R #COA

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lily is querying!📖🎭🎀 @lilyshadbolt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ABOVE THE SEA AND SKY; GODKILLER x THE GRISHAVERSE x PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 🏴‍☠️ lesbian pirates; ❤️ slow burn; 🔥 elemental magic; 🫂 found (and lost) family; 👩🏻 female focused and character driven; “No place for mortals. So, I said, ‘I will no longer be mortal.’” #QueerPit #EF #F #A #AmQuerying

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Stephanie Winter @wintersleep85.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 Hana is gifted magic that could restore life to her dying world, but the power might destroy her. Allied with a broken mentor, a ruthless noble, and a beguiling prince, she must learn if she is meant to save the world or if it is even worth saving. #Queerpit #F #CLI #A

A foggy street. Legs on rocky ground. A woman. A woman with dark hair. A man. A gas mask. A bird. A fence. Flowers in sunlight.

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Gabriel Morgan is querying @gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🏳️‍🌈👻🌑COVENANT🔮✨️🕯 When a being from beyond the grave heralds the apocalypse, there are only two witnesses: Rowan and Darshil, bitter ex-lovers who must brave London’s occult underbelly and save the world from eternal darkness, all while grappling with their unresolved feelings. #QueerPit #FR #A

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Blythe Gilpin @blythewrytes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

BEAUTY & THE BEAST x STAR TREK Roan, part of the last team of archaeologists sent to Earth, stumbles into an ancient bunker haunted by the synthetic mind of a trillionaire. She’s the only one who can fix his tech, but can she save him before Earth is swallowed by the Sun? #QueerPit #A #SF #FTA

A collage of photos with text in the middle saying “Archaeologists will date any old thing.” The other pictures include a circuit board, archaeology tools, a record player, a museum interior, an astronaut looking at San Francisco buried in sand, a man holding a dark rose, a person reaching out to a ghostly figure, and an espresso machine.

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Kris Jarden @krisjarden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sapphic HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE x LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA ☁️In a floating land of birds and bicycles 🚲an ex-con bike mechanic 👗collides with an amnesiac fugitive 👑running from nobles who want her divine magic. 🦜Their kind kingdom is a lie ⛓️but her freedom means the realm falling. #F #FR #A #QueerPit

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Eri Webb | they/she @weaverwebb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌃 00s Chicago 🧙‍♂️ An arcane underworld 🔥 A trans combat alchemist 🎸 His hex-slinging punk ex-best friend 💥 A magic mass attack ☄️ A strongman's political rise 👹 A meme-loving doomsday cult 🖤 A girl with a literal hole in her heart ...the end of the world as we know it? #A #F #DF #UF #EF #QueerPit

WIP unofficial book cover for Those Who Create and Destroy by Mabel Harper and Eri Webb, featuring protagonists Jules Nimri and Rory Navarrete. Art by Eri Webb.

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

a dystopian epic fantasy about an uprising against a fascist queen whose touch turns bodies into sugar, led by a grieving royal translator who finds solace in outlawed books 🍰 french revolution x THG x babel 🍰 politics, found family, love triangle 🍰 POC cast #queerpit #F #D #A

a four-picture moodboard with a red and pink theme. in the top left corner sits a two-tiered cake with cherries placed along its edges. in the top right corner is the bodice of a noble woman; her dress is made from red and white lace. in the bottom left corner is a woman holding a sword, standing on a beach with her back towards the audience. in the right bottom corner is the interior of a chapel in Versailles with white columns, arched windows, and frescos of various paintings.

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Ossei Odontidae @filitadraws.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

When the human of a vampire-hating werewolf family turns into a vampire, he must hide his new fangs from his nosy sister all while suppressing his hunger for blood and deflecting the suspicion of his sister’s (very hot) 🐺 bodyguard. That and to avoid a 🧛 vs 🐺 war #SEAsianPit #A #PR #Q 🌈 filo mc

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 30/05/2026

PSALM FOR THE WILD BUILT X SORRY TO BOTHER YOU When a down-on-his-luck archivist takes a job from a shady tech company to save his robot friend, he uncovers a darker plot involving stolen memories while falling for a handsome anarchist with a grudge against his employer. #SEAsianPit #Q #SF #SFF #R

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Snaggleteeth: A Novel
Adult Science Fiction / 96,000 words
In an isolated tech company town, a lonely audiovisual archivist seeks the help of an illegal repair shopkeep to save his fox spirit-shaped robot friend and unravel a mystery involving stolen memories while confronting his own grief about the past.

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It's got:
- A BIPOC cast
- A scrappy queer, neurodivergent, and disabled main character
- A prickly robot familiar
- Body positive romance between older queer characters
- Queerplatonic friendship and community-building
- Southeast Asian folklore
- Anti-capitalism
- Cassette futurism vibes

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Comps:
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Luminous (Silvia Park)
Hammajang Luck (Makana Yakamoto)
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)

Vibes:
Severance (Apple TV)
Maniac (Netflix)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Robot Dreams (Sara Varon)

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Ossei Odontidae @filitadraws.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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#SEAsianPit @seasianpit.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

As we’re entering a new season of pitch events, we want to remind querying authors of some schmagent red flags. This is your sign to reach out if you need help vetting your agent list!! cre: @lillyluwrites.bsky.social @solarhoang.bsky.social 🧵1/2

SCHMAGENT RED FLAGS TO LOOK OUT FOR by Lilly Lu and Solar Hoàng

01. CHARGING FOR EDITORIAL SERVICES

An agency will never charge you money! Editorial services on top of rep is also a conflict of interest and is the classic sign of a schmagency. This applies to agents plugging their external editorial service as well.

02. FOUNDER HAS NO AGENCY EXPERIENCE

Agenting is an apprenticeship -based profession. Many agents go through YEARS of training and networking under a mentor before taking on their own clients, let alone founding their own agency. Without years of experience, they would not have industry connections to submit your manuscript(s) to.

03. A YAPPY AND ONLINE TWITTER AGENT

It’s not bad if an agent is active on social media, but it might be a red flag if they do not many sales or no sales to major publishers in combination with no mentorship. Another MAJOR point: if they're always weighing in on dramas just to get engagement. Publishers pay attention to socmed!

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ak-writes.bsky.social @ak-writes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

a sneak peak into what i've been working on this year! CANAL BOYS🌊 #YA #FantasyMystery #SouthAsian #WIP

A girl in a vest is speaking to a boy in a sweater. She is irritated. The background is the night sky with faint constellations. A snippet reads:

Lamplight from Severich Row’s estate houses winked ahead, casting long, sharp shadows like teeth, like jaws made of greed and very expensive Yeshnian light bulbs. Without hesitation, Nir dragged them in between, her lungs burning like they’d caught fire. Saints, she hadn’t sprinted like this in a long time, and that too with a sprained ankle. Suddenly, she was grateful for Runner’s presence. Not that she would ever admit it.

He crouched beside her now, panting as he massaged his shoulder. “Have you—ever—considered—” An unflattering wheeze interrupted his sentence and he paused to regain his breath. “Have you ever considered that there might be more than one way to do a thing?”

Nir frowned, fighting the urge to cross her arms. “Please don’t tell me you’re complaining. For Parwal’s sake, we’ve got the invitations.” She flapped the gold-edged pieces of stationary in her hand like a fan. So what if they were slightly crumpled? It would get them in the door without questions.

Runner stood to face her, one hand pinching the bridge of his nose. “You
knocked that poor man out cold. He’s going to wake up with a nasty bruise, probably terrified—”

“He’ll be fine,” she broke in. Nir should have expected this. Ajay
Runner— a stickler for the rules. Who’d have thought, except, you know, everyone.

“That,” Runner said, “is not the point. Seriously, Nir, have you got no conscience?”

“No, I suppose I don’t.” She winked. “But you can be mine.”

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Melanie is querying @melanielocke.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I've started querying the Mage who Carved out his Soul! This tragic science fantasy might be among the weirdest things I've written, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Here's my agent's guide. #writing #agentsguide #querying #fantasy #sff #agentscheckthisout #queryingwriter

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

a glimpse of what the #agentguide will look like for this WIP ... 10+ agents have shown interest so far for WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE, my dark academia "eat the rich" fantasy horror, and here's another sneak peak at what to expect when i start #querying ... #agents #editors

can i convince you to read my dark academia, eat the rich, fantasy horror work-in-progress WE HARVEST THE CARNAGE in three slides?

FOR FANS OF NINTH HOUSE AND IF WE WERE VILLAINS: a harvard freshman joins a club of pre-meds to harvest the organs of the elite with body magic, hunting down the billionaire who killed his father. but when prolonged use of the magic leads to demonia, he'll have to decide if vengeance is worth losing his humanity

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: dark academia x body horror x STEM; south asian rep x bi4bi; vengeance, moral ambiguity, and guts galore

several snippets of the book here - too many characters for alt text but please let me know if you'd like me to send you anything here separately!

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Caroline is always writing @carolinekwriting.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

SOLDIER, POET, KING x PRINCESS BRIDE x DND When a princess is kidnapped by a notorious thief, her brother gathers a team to rescue her, but they are derailed when their quest turns into a mission to free a cursed princess and save a kingdom from the wrath of a rogue king. #QuestPit #A #F #WIP

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rihdara klay 📖 @rihdaraklay.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

THE MIDNIGHT SHOP OF SOULS 💀 tim burton x soul eater 💀a delivery boy for his dad's shady soul trading shop must help a half-human, half-demon girl find her mom's soul after it disappeared in mysterious circumstances that might've involved the business #questpit #MG #F #W

image of a man in a vintage, peaky blinders-esque outfit smoking (pretend this is demon smoke lolol and not tobacco because smoking kills!!) in the bottom left corner, a glowing star in a circle in the air drawn by a boy in the top left corner, several stacks of coins in the top right corner, and an image of london, england at night in the bottom right corner. the title, “THE MIDNIGHT SHOP OF SOULS” is written across the moodboard

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T.N. Lee (she/her) @authort-lee.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Spontaneously reborn as a noble, Max wishes for endless love despite societal obligations & a curse to kill with his affection. Try as he may, death keeps knocking. He must decide if life is still worth living or if he should finally give in to his yearning for death. #PosterPit #Q #A #Lit #F #R

This is a movie poster for Years of Red Tears, which is described at the top as a David Copperfield x timeslip dramas literary fantasy romance featuring a doomed cry for love and two lifetimes of regret. At the center is an illustration of the reincarnated MC, in elegant ancient robes, forlornly gazing and reaching out to a reflection of his past self from modern-day Earth. Falling around the post-rebirth MC are pieces of falling paper and a red ribbon of fate. Surrounding the pre-rebirth MC in the pool of tears are silhouettes of faceless women who look on at the two. Readers say the story has “masterful lyrical prose” and that it breaks their heart. A quote from the MC reads, “I remain a boy who wants to live for myself and die for love.” Now querying!

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Caroline is always writing @carolinekwriting.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Last but not least, bringing back an old project of mine 🥰 LEGENDS AND LATTES X CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA 🌸 Witch x Half Giant Half Elf Warrior 🌸 Food Magic 🌸 Spring Festival #PosterPit #A #F #LGBT

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Ossei Odontidae @filitadraws.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

THE LIBRARIANS X MINISTRY OF TIME X THE LOW FODMAP DIET Two exes, one toilet, and disappearing artifacts that threaten to flush them through time and space until order is restored. #posterpit #a #spf #w #Iamactuallysoseriousrn

BI4BI REp Maria Uy (character names) Cesar Basa Endo IBS REP on top

silhouette of two people dancing under the moonlight

Based on your worst stomach aches
PORTAL POTTY (title)
A film by Ossei Odontidae

When the castle’s artifacts begin disappearing it, Two exes are transported to different moments in time. Stuck between timelines and battling their worst bowel flare-ups yet—with nothing more than a nearly empty rollc it’s up to them to learn to trust each other again so they can retrieve the artifacts through toilet-flushing time travel or risk being swallowed by the castle.

coming soon (or not) behind is a picture of a porta potty

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Tiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 18/04/2026

SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x KILL BILL An immortal revenge-seeking unicorn disguised as a woman falls for the daughter of the man she intends to murder. #PosterPit #W #A #H #R #HF

Movie poster style graphic featuring yellow text over the painting Judith and Her Maidservant by Artemisia Gentileschi ("Judith and her Maidservant is a c. 1615 painting[1] by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The painting depicts Judith and her maidservant leaving the scene where they have just beheaded general Holofernes, whose head is in the basket carried by the maidservant. It hangs in the Pitti Palace, Florence."); the text: a win for girls who love monsters or long to be the monster; horse girls top pick 2026; COMING SOON: RELICT; Never forget. Never forgive; Gothic Horror, Sapphic Revenge, Female Rage; RATED R for Sex, Gore, Monster Romance

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Azi is revising a cat POV revenge dark fantasy @aziossman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

BIG 5 EDITOR INTEREST🙀 PIRANESI x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN A murdered cat becomes a human and tries to ascend to godhood for revenge. But in limbo, rage isn't enough to survive. 🔪Revenge plot 🏚️Liminal 🐈‍⬛Unreliable Cat POV ☠️Body horror #Posterpit #A #F #H #DF #W #DIS #POC

a poster for posterpit featuring a cat's yellow eyes.

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