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Susie Esse @susieesse.bsky.social · 2w ago

Can I interest you in some #hopecore

An illustration by Susie Esse featuring a tabby cat loaf on a table with a smiling sun above it and the lettering “what if it all works out?”

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3w ago

#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 (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.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

Cloudy🐈@hellocloudy.bsky.social · last mo.

tide pools 🦀🐚🪸⭐

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · last mo.

Mediterranean OMELASxJASMINE THRONE 👑 A dispossessed prince 🗡️ The vengeful saint still bound to him ⛓️ A conspiracy to turn desperate people into mindless conduits for magic The only way to stop it is to set aside their enmity, but trusting each other may destroy them both. #QueerPit #F #FR #A

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · last mo.

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

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · last mo.

DISHONOREDxJASMINE THRONE 20 years ago, a saint—an unwilling vessel for magic—usurped the throne he was bound to. Now, the rightful heir wants vengeance—and has to face the rot at the core of their power. To fix it, they must join forces with the man who murdered their family. #QueerPit #F #FR #A

C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · last mo.

KNIGHT & THE MOTH x GODKILLER x Renn "Italy" Dante, witchkiller with baggage, has one chance to cure his soulrot--team up with witch Drina, kill 7 angels, slay the evil gods who oppress the kingdom. The final spell will make him immortal. But he didn't count on falling in love. #A #F #EF #QueerPit

[[a postcard with bloody marks on it that says be my beautiful enemy, from dante to drina. the second postcard has a picture of two stone angels embracing. the background is a medieval Italian city in black and white]]

PJ (he/him) is querying...@pjwrites.bsky.social · last mo.

THE EVERWINTER KING Desperate to find his missing sun god, a former holy king returns home to compete in trials meant to bring the god back, and stop the onslaught of an endless winter. 🏳️‍🌈 Queer norm world ☀️ Light-based magic 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans love interest 👑 Hidden royalty #QueerPit #F #A #amquerying

Title page for an agent's guide to THE EVERWINTER KING. The title is placed over a moodboard featuring a Mediterranean inspired setting and royalty imagery. In addition to the title the page reads "Adult Fantasy Standalone. Queer normative world. MM romance subplot. 99,000 words."

THE EVERWINTER KING's pitch.

PITCH
A former holy king does the one thing he swore he’d never do in search of his missing god. He goes home.

Malachi was born with God’s voice in his head. When God vanishes in the midst of a decade-long winter, Mal breaks the oath he made to himself and returns to the home he abandoned—the city where he was raised to be king. There, he’s marked to compete in trials meant to select God’s new emissary. His replacement.

After succeeding in the first trial, Mal demands entry to the royal temple, where he learns the skies are empty. God has stopped speaking to his priests and Mal alike. With no other avenue for answers, Mal must win the competition for God’s favor and assume the throne he never wanted, or risk losing his oldest friend for good and damning the world to a worsening everwinter.

An excerpt from THE EVERWINTER KING. Next to the excerpt is character art of the main character. He has light bright skin, dark brown hair, facial hair, and a simple jerkin over white shirt. His eye is glowing like the sun.

EXCERPT STARTS BELOW

“My head hurts,” Malachi mumbled into his drink.

“They say King Ridaris’ eye glowed like this.”

Did they? Malachi shuffled through his memories for any mention of that from his mothers, or the history books, and found nothing.

“I think it means God knows who you are.” Sen lowered her voice, eyes shifting toward the surrounding priests. Kinder to pretend she did it out of concern for his headache. “You need to be careful.”

“Aye.”

“It hasn’t stopped glowing. Everyone else’s did.”

He raised a hand to cover his eye, pausing to marvel at the light pouring over his fingers and palm. It spilled into every crack, crevice, and scar his hand had to offer, like liquid pooled against his skin. Malachi closed his fist around the cold light and pressed it to his face. “Hurts.”

“Close your eyes,” Samara offered. “Rest. We’ll handle it from here.”

For once, he did just that.

A page listing comp titles.

Comp titles for THE EVERWINTER KING include: "The Raven Scholar" by Antonia Hodgson, "The Raven Tower" by Ann Leckie, "WITCH KING" by Martha Wells, and "The Red Winter" by Cameron Sullivan.

Similarities include: godly shenanigans, political trials, queer-norm worlds, queer male leads, messy homecomings, and a second chance subplot.

Bonus comp! Dragon Age 2.

zaynab | romance + fiction writer @withlovezeex.bsky.social · last mo.

EVELYN HUGO x THE HENNA ARTIST 🎞️bi4bi 🎞️mr darcy level yearning 🎞️high profile celebrity craziness 🎞️humorous literary(ish) fiction 🎞️deep introspection of race, class, gender, & immigration 🎞️"have audacity just because you can" #QueerPit #HF #WF #OWN #A

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · last mo.

OMELASxCAPTIVE PRINCE 🗡️ A prince-turned-mercenary seeking revenge 🥀 A rogue saint with no allies 💫 Sentient magic that can remake reality 🐯 An emotional support giant cat 💓 The enemy of my enemy is... also my enemy? #QueerPit #F #FR #A

A moodboard of several images in gold and warm colours. A hand gripping another's arm by the wrist, streaks of gold on white, a distorted image of a round stained-glass window, torn old paper, hands reaching for the moon, chipping discoloured paint on wood, ornate, gilded details on a painted ceiling, a marble statue with a white line across the eyes. Text at the bottom says: "I'll eat the world whole."

A moodboard of several images in shades of gold and dark blue. In the middle, a hand reaching for a crescent moon; beneath it, a set of ornate blades; a female lion sprawled in the sand; the tied hands of a marble statue; a golden gate opening to a starry sky; the sea at sunrise; the naked back of a light-skinned person streaked with gold. Text at the bottom says, “I won’t stop until you’re gone.”

🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️@littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In my dreams we are both free

A figure with a cage for a head, wearing white and crimson filipiniana, holding a pair of scissors, while threaded to another figure, whose head is a bird stand, upon which perches a mourning dove. This figure has scars on the chest, and holds a white cat. They stand oved a frame of centipede, rambutan, and rafflesia, and behind them is a crumbling wall

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Want to celebrate Pride Month by reading excellent queer stories and supporting queer writers? Treat yourself to a wonderful and wonderfully weird novel by pledging to Oleander's Kickstarter!

Oleander Craw@oleandercraw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The campaign is LIVE! Come get your special early release edition of DEVOURING FORTUNE, a book about a doomed fortune weaver and a priestess who makes a cursed bargain that threatens the downfall of the woman she loves. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The campaign is LIVE! Come get your special early release edition of DEVOURING FORTUNE, a book about a doomed fortune weaver and a priestess who makes a cursed bargain that threatens the downfall of the woman she loves. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

Devouring Fortune: Queer Science Fantasy Special Edition

A world decaying into salt, a doomed fortune weaver, and a priestess whose cursed bargain threatens the downfall of the woman she loves

kickstarter.com

🩸 morteraphan 🗝️@morteraphan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

MerMay is almost over, and I haven't drawn anything new, but I have an old picture of mer-Lucian. 🫧 "This new lighthouse keeper is so cute..."

Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Character art reveal day!! One month until the DEVOURING FORTUNE campaign launches, so I'll be sharing the incredible character art illustrated by @exaltxix.bsky.social for the next 3 weeks. Today I'll introduce you to REED, my transmasc disaster who is too impulsive for his own good.

Character art of REED. he's light skinned with blue eyed and light hair that is pulled back

LDVerrall (they/them)@ldverrall.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Would you like to read MILK TEETH, my story about unfortunate council workers investigating some fucked up roadkill and stumbling onto something zoonotic and terrifying involving cows? 🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄 Obviously you would! And good news, it'll in the @dreampunkpress.bsky.social anthology, TEETH, in October!

DreamPunkPress.com@dreampunkpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Spencer Hixon, @pamelakkinney.bsky.social, @kaylawhittle.bsky.social, @diebooth.bsky.social, Verdell Walker, @bryngroverauthor.bsky.social, Mohd Amil, Lee Dart Verrall, Lindsay Sayers, Testimony Akinkunmi, M. L. Morrigan, Natalie J. E. Potts, and Benjamin Adams will be in TEETH, coming 6 Oct 2026.

Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My new book PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK is out today! A new Chaos Walking trilogy begins!

Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

👻🚢🚨COVER REVEAL!🚨🚢👻 Feast your eyes on @mkhardywrites.com's forthcoming supernatural Victorian mystery - THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK - revealed by The Nerd Daily! Setting sail in August 2026. Preorder now https://geni.us/avisl Cover by Black Sheep Design.

Against a red velvet curtain background, the front cover for THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK by MK Hardy.

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Y’all check out this STUNNING cover!! I was fortunate enough (pun not intended) to beta read DF and trust me when I say you need to read this!

Oleander Craw@oleandercraw.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm happy to say today is the day for the book cover reveal of DEVOURING FORTUNE! @jeleynai.bsky.social did an incredible job on the illustration, I'm in awe. For fans of Tanith Lee and A.K. Larkwood, about bargains gone wrong. Follow the prelaunch page! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

Devouring Fortune book cover. Features a woman with folded arms on the cover. Her arms are crossed. She has straight black hair and her skin is light brown. She has a haunted expression. She is dressed in a white priestess outfit with wrapped bandages up her arms. Behind her lurks a monstrous skeleton whispering in her ear. They are surrounded by red flowers.

Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm happy to say today is the day for the book cover reveal of DEVOURING FORTUNE! @jeleynai.bsky.social did an incredible job on the illustration, I'm in awe. For fans of Tanith Lee and A.K. Larkwood, about bargains gone wrong. Follow the prelaunch page! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ole...

meyo 🌸@meyoco.bsky.social · 7mo ago

celestial familiar 🌟

Digital artwork of a cat with fur made of clouds and stars

Remedy Entertainment @remedygames.com · 8mo ago

Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in CONTROL Resonant, a thrilling action-adventure RPG. Watch the announcement trailer: youtu.be/WhQm-ExRz60 CONTROL Resonant is out in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Mac. #CONTROLResonant

CONTROL Resonant – Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025

Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and survival…

youtu.be

Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 9mo ago

In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.) clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Text reads:
Fed up with your world? Visit ours. Clarkesworldmagazine.com
The Clarkesworld robot (center) looks to the right at the cover of Clarkesworld #230, which is in yellow, orange, and brown and features a futuristic cityscape with a small craft approaching. Cover art is "Neo Mars" by Guy Warley.

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · 9mo ago

On this pub anniversary I would like to wrap Lucky and Gabriel up in a blanket and give them hot cocoa

Rose Black@wordsofrablack.bsky.social · 9mo ago

One year ago, this little book hit the shelves in the UK. It didn't have much in the way of fanfare, no one will nominate it for awards, but despite everything, it's sold so much better than I expected and has made some solid fans, which, at the end of the day, is what matters.

Cover of fated winds and promising seas, and it says happy publication anniversary

Rose Black @wordsofrablack.bsky.social · 9mo ago

One year ago, this little book hit the shelves in the UK. It didn't have much in the way of fanfare, no one will nominate it for awards, but despite everything, it's sold so much better than I expected and has made some solid fans, which, at the end of the day, is what matters.

Rose Black @wordsofrablack.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In a week, it will be the anniversary of my second book coming out, and my second anniversary as an author, so I'm going to count down the days by trying to convince you to read it, starting with the cover - designed by Lydia Blagden and art by Mia Carnevale. 1/

Cover of Fated Winds and Promising Seas. Text around the outside reads convincing you to read my book with the cover

Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

✨It's Double Publication Day!✨ If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go? geni.us/weallghostsPB geni.us/saltorac @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Photo of the paperback of We Are All Ghosts In The Forest and hardback of The Salt Oracle with a lamp, some flower stems & blue glass buoys

Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…

Tagline “Something is coming” over the hardcover image of the cover of Piper at the Gates of Dusk. “From the iconic world of Chaos Walking”. And release date 7 April 2026.

Leon T.@leont.bsky.social · 9mo ago

EVERYONE GO READ OLEANDER’S BOOK

Oleander Craw@oleandercraw.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE WARDS WILL FALL release day! (M/M dark fantasy) Come read the first chapter. New chapters release for free on Mondays. www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-one/ 👁️ Expedition to a rotting magic city 👁️ Possessed and becoming Something Else 👁️ Ancient magic is returning Cover by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social

Book cover for the wards will fall. It features a man with dark curly hair and olive times skin on the front. He is looking concerned with a hand raised. Golden wards are tattooed on the side of his head and back of his hands. He is wearing an elaborate coat covered in silver rocs. A shadow is behind him with many horns and a golden eye. The title says the wards will fall. Underneath it says oleander craw.

Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE WARDS WILL FALL release day! (M/M dark fantasy) Come read the first chapter. New chapters release for free on Mondays. www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-one/ 👁️ Expedition to a rotting magic city 👁️ Possessed and becoming Something Else 👁️ Ancient magic is returning Cover by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social