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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

REFUGE x QUEEN OF DREAMS When memory dreams dig up family secrets for Soraya, she must convince BFF Arezou to reclaim her ancestral tradition of storytelling drumming, despite the grief it causes her. Only then can they both reconnect to the country they fled 30yrs ago. #DVPit #A #LF #MR #HF #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE VANISHING STATION x THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TOTK 17yo Azadeh refuses to be killed this summer by the family curse. When she embarks on a Zelda-like quest w/ an ancestor, she’s in a race vs time to use her sleuthing & gaming skills to uncover secrets hidden for generations. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Petrified of making the wrong decision, 15yo Firoozeh overthinks every action—unlike her spontaneous, jazz-playing childhood crush Vivek. When the two get lost on a school camping trip, they must finally face secrets they’ve hidden from each other & themselves. #DVPit #YA #CR #NIV (hybrid) #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When 17yo Azadeh’s curiosity leads her closer to stopping the generations-long family curse, the Curse grows desperate to ensure her own survival. She seizes Azadeh’s body in the human world and masquerades as her, determined to make Azadeh finally accept her fated death. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

30yrs after the Iranian Rev, Soraya longs to know more about her parents’ past, anxious about the half-formed identity she’ll pass to her first child. When fragmented childhood memories seep into her dreams, she'll do whatever it takes to finally unearth family secrets. #DVPit #A #LF #MR #HF #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

17 yo Azadeh has only 4wks to reverse the generations-long family curse before she’s disappeared too. But things get complicated when she gets stuck in the dreamscape w/ a warrior ancestor & embarks on a Zelda-like quest for artifacts that’ll finally reveal family secrets. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

wow, this sounds amazing! i would totally read this story!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

2025 ETB Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award Recipient 17yo Azadeh has only 4wks to find the cause of her generations-long family curse before it kills her too. No matter the dangers, she’s determined to get answers from the mysterious warrior ancestor visiting her dreams. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wishing you the best of luck today with this project!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

super interesting pitch! Best of luck today! :)

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

OUR SHOUTS ECHO x HAFEZ Ever since the “Cursed Day” when she failed as an older sister, 15yo Firoozeh relies on Persian poet Hafez to guide her daily decisions. But when she gets lost in the woods on a school camping trip, she must learn to trust herself again. #DVPit #YA #CR #NIV (hybrid) #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The family curse that’s claimed the lives of young women for generations is now coming for 17yo Iranian-Am Azadeh. Only by teaming w/ her sleuthing BFF & the mysterious ancestor visiting her dreams can she unravel family secrets & stop the curse from disappearing her too. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Two hours into #DVpit 2026 and we're already seeing some amazing pitches! For anyone new to the event, here is a summary of the rules. For full guidelines go to dvpit.carrd.co

September 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
DVPit 2026
* #DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors.
* Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Sept 30, 2026 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET.
* Your pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use #DVArt)
* A like ❤️ from an agent = a query request
* A repost 🔁 from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
* A like ❤️ from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
* Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches.
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When her grandfather dies & leaves a cryptic note w/ his beloved tombak, Arezou realizes this isn’t an ordinary drum. Only by embracing the ancestral tradition of storytelling drumming can she heal her grief & help a desperate friend piece together fragmented memories. #DVPit #A #LF #MR #HF #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

THE VANISHING STATION x THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM 17yo Iranian-American Azadeh has only 4 wks to stop the family curse from killing her. In a race vs time, she embarks on a desperate Zelda-like quest w/ her warrior ancestor to finally unravel family secrets. #DVPit #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AskDV Is it true that it’s especially hard right now to get YA published? If so, does that mean agents are being pickier about the YA projects they choose to rep?

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AskDV If an agent likes your pitch but you had already cold queried them in the past (and they passed on the MS), is it ok to send them material and explain that the MS has changed since your last query?

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I agree! I think the original pitch is clearer — with a little more detail it sets up stakes nicely!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great suggestion! I'll keep thinking about the wording... Thank you!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yes, let’s definitely connect! I’m planning on pitching both my YA ms and Adult ms for DVPit. :)

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is an interesting premise! I wonder if you might flesh it out with more details? Some Qs I had: do they have magical abilities? What lessons do they need to learn? What are the stakes here — what happens if they can’t — what will the clones do?

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I like the detail with the letters...is there a way to work those into the revised version?

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

this is great backstory! Sounds like a super cool premise!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hi fellow Iranian writer! :) Love the details in this pitch! two suggestions: 1) Add age to the # - for ex, I think this is YA, right? & 2) I'm curious what causes her to stop letting the cultures define her...is there a big event that causes her to feel this way? something else to increase stakes?

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

what a cool premise! :) It could be fun to have a different pitch with that premise!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

love these comps and love this pitch! Only Q I had was about the two teen investigators...the pitch gave me the sense that the world is segragated based on class, but then I wondered how they had the same friend. This is super nit picky -- I think you could also leave as is if you decided to!

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

such a catchy pitch! quick Q - is the twin the Fairy Godmother even though she's only 12? Is she like the secret godmother? i'm curious how a 12 yr old got the role

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THE VANISHING STATION x THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Azadeh didn’t expect to spend the summer before her senior year on a dreamscape quest with a mysterious ancestor. She must use her sleuthing skills to reverse her family curse before it claims her too. #PreDV #YA #Mys #MR #MENA

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Intriguing pitch! I wonder if you might take out the word "broke"? I feel like it's implied in the pitch... and then you could write out for for f/

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Tina Ehsanipour تینا 📚 @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

maybe this: A Mexican Folkloric Horror: Weavingshaw x The Bewitching A thief and a liar must make it into hell for a single wish. But first, they need to find the treasure that opens the way into Mextli, where love and death are two sides of the same devotion.

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