My first agented titles are hitting all the milestones ahead of publication, which is exciting, but strangely, seeing them up for preorder at the Swiss bookshop I grew up with is the one that hits hardest
Fab
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literary agent @kiagency.bsky.social **closed to unsolicited queries** ex Grimdark Magazine, ex medievalist. queer. she/they (header is a Rovina Cai illustration from Spear)
I have been informed that today is National Kitten Day and I’m thoroughly upset that I don’t currently have a kitten on my lap to celebrate
Thrilled to hear this afternoon that my article on medieval women interacting with English government in Ireland is now live at Speculum! It was all due to the resources @virtualtreasury.bsky.social 50 people can access it for free here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/VCYQU...
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NOW TAKING SUBMISSIONS: The First Ten Pages Programme The BFS is offering BIPOC members anonymous feedback from industry professionals on works of speculative fiction: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome Have you prepared the first ten pages of your novel?!
I’ll be browsing #queerpit today - if I like your pitch and you think we might be a match, please send me your materials! ✨
Query Fabienne Schwizer at Ki Agency
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THE FIRST TEN PAGES PROGRAMME! The BFS is offering BIPOC members feedback from industry professionals such as authors, editors and literary agents. To submit your writing or offer anonymous feedback as an advisor, sign up using this (updated) link: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome
I’ll be browsing #unhingedpit today - a great distraction from the heatwave. If I like your pitch, please send me your query materials at QueryTracker.net/query/fabien...!
Query Fabienne Schwizer at Ki Agency
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Also out now in paperback is this superb science fiction novel that asks why are we so rubbish at doing the important things? Slow Gods by Claire North is strongly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/...
Slow Gods by Claire North — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank orbit for a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Orbit Published – Out Now Price –£20 hardback £11.99 ebook My name is Mawukana na...
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Bloody jealous of everyone who was at Cymera or Stoker Con this weekend. Definitely need to plan some cons for 2027!
A reminder that I do freelance work. #MedievalSky #EarlyModern joanneedge.co.uk/freelance-wo...
Freelance Work
Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…
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HI. HELLO. I HAVE NEWS. 👀 Thrilled to share that I'm now represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social at @kiagency.bsky.social! My adult fantasy novel, "A Vengeance, Most Tender," feat Black sapphic necromancers, is in wonderful hands. 🙌🏾
For more interesting queer POC SFF - we need to put our money where our mouth is.
Anathema Magazine@anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're 86% of the way to our fundraising goal with 99 backers and just 2 weeks to go 💫 Thank you so much for your support! Kickstarter only releases this money if we hit our goal of $5,000, so we need your help! Be our 100th backer, or even our 101st 💜
Please join us in welcoming Kat Bador and her sci-fi gothic HANTU to Ki. Kat is represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/kat-bador-joins-ki
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As we say goodbye to the bank holiday, say hello to our new author - the wonderful Max Hallam! Represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social, keep your eyes peeled for his medieval thriller, which explores PTSD, crisis of faith and a febrile world order.
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Join us online next Tue to meet Fabienne Schwizer @knifewitch.bsky.social of the Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social, who is more open to SF/F than most agents. Try a verbal pitch or just learn from a literary agent. Cover charge £5. #writingcommunity #amwriting www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1986268056...
Chalk Scribblers meet the agent: Fabienne Schwizer
A talk, Q&A and pitching session with Fabienne Schwizer of the Ki Agency.
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Twenty years ago this dude was on a poster on my bedroom door. Today, I saw him perform with a full orchestra among many other cool things.
I absolutely loved this one, seriously a rec!
Jamedi@jamreads.com · 4mo agoNew Review - Witch Queen Rising, by Savannah Stephens (pub by @gollancz.bsky.social) is an excellent debut, a Southern Gothic fantasy novel that at its core is about finding your place without renouncing to what you are while healing from the past. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/witc... 💙📚
Many congratulations to M.R. Carey for winning the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award for OUTLAW PLANET! Available from Orbit Books wherever you procure your reading material
Oh gosh! This is amazing. It’s always wonderful for an author (and her agent @knifewitch.bsky.social ) to see book art, but to also get such lovely art right before the book comes out in North America? That’s the greatest gift! Thank you @vega-ly-art.bsky.social
Vega Lysov@vega-ly-art.bsky.social · 4mo ago"This time it was Halcyon who squeezed [Petrichor's] hands, and it felt like an embrace." Fanart of Snowblooded by @emmasternerradley.bsky.social! (Small note... the clothing shades represent whose they are. :))
Quick PSA that I’m closing to queries at the end of the month. I will be reopening in the summer!
I've been saying for a while, Wuxia's going to be a rising wave. Oh look, we've got about half a dozen shows coming soon. To brush up your Xia sense, here's some handy articles. In this one, I look at how the genre relates to similar ones in Western fantasy. 1/ #sff snowpavilion.co.uk/condor-heroes/
I need to get in contact with @goodlawproject.org but all they have is a contact form on their website. Any ideas?
T1D: where empirical studies are overruled by a shit-posting troll at least once a week
Being autistic in space. Arguably the best Claire North to date. And it’s not just me saying nice things. READ IT.
Molly Templeton@mollytempleton.com · 5mo agohaving a very hard time doing anything that isn't finishing reading Slow Gods; I don't understand why we are not talking about this book, like, constantly????
Me: tells my grandmother about one of my (queer) authors Her: are you sure you can’t find a nice man among your clients? 😂😂😂😂