Mayra Calvani
@mcalvani.bsky.social
Puerto Rican Gothic storyteller, doll collector, cat lover. Assist. Regional Advisor SCBWI Benelux. Also writing as Zoe Kalo. Rep: Jolene Haley @ Donald Maas Lit.
Want to pitch The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency? Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror. -Insights on market trends -What Sells vs. What Doesn't -Submission opportunity Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG #querying #writing #agents
Shortly after signing with @keslupo.bsky.social, she made a fantastic move into editorial at a big pub. Super sad to see her go but so grateful for her support and guidance during the transition. I’m now thrilled to be represented by my wonderful new agent @jolenehaley.bsky.social at DMLA!
Final reminder. Free, online, no-pressure Cat Book Club 🐈 📚 today at 4 p.m. (CT). For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books
Absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in the latest #Mslexia competition for children’s and young adult novels for my historical middle grade, The Questionable Chronicles of Owney, the Globe-Trotting Railway Mail Dog. #AmWriting #AmRevising
More people are writing - and writing with serious dreams of publication - than EVER before. It's tough to stand out with these kinds of numbers in mind, and agents have to make fast decisions! Here are 4 tips from @keslupo.bsky.social on how to avoid a quick no. 🧵
Receiving critiques of your writing (from critique partners, editors, or even reviewers) is an essential part of being a writer - but they can be tough pills to swallow. As someone who has both given and received a lot of tough feedback, @keslupo.bsky.social offers 4 tips. 🧵
EGYPTOLOGY. MAGIC. MYSTERY. AND CATS, LOTS OF CATS... www.amazon.com/Daughter-Sun... #bastet #egyptianmythology #teenfantasy #YAfantasy #yaromance #mythologicalfantasy #books #bookrec #cats #catbooks
Awesome summer read, now out in the UK! www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading @keslupo.bsky.social
I’m excited to say registration for our 2025 Cheshire Novel Prize summer school is now open! You can find all the details here👇 cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
Summer School — Cheshire Novel Prize
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“When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness, lacking the knowledge I needed to live; when I think of how I sinned against my heart and my soul, then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift…” #FyodorDostoyevesky #Victorian
open.substack.com/pub/kesialup... God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social
Why I haven't responded to your query yet
A tale of woe, including real stats
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My time keeper… 😬😬😬 #writing #creepydolls #writingprocess
Ooh, love the vibes of this poster! It definitely has indie horror film written all over it. 8)
Less than a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend (and crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck with a god in his head and the body of a dragon. Now he and genius mage Eleanor must restore his humanity—before his existence triggers a divine war. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #R #NA
Amid the Spanish-American War, a 12-year-old girl must navigate a haunting encounter with a forbidden doll that demands atonement, or risk being turned into a doll herself. Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA #posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
#SFFChat Thanks once again for hosting! Great questions this week, right on theme for me. 😆 I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.
magical-realist horror 1898 Puerto Rico explores the terror of puberty unreliable narrator Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA #posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic @iaminprint.bsky.social @writingawards.bsky.social @deborahhalverson.bsky.social
A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying
When a tattoo artist has the power to save damned souls with her ink, though sadly not her own, unwittingly finds a lost demon dog, she must use her gift to undo the curse that’s trapped them both UNDER THE WEATHERGLASS of Meadowhawk Hall. #posterpit #A #DF
Her family is broke, the gardener is dead, the manor might be alive, and Lottie Bradbury has a blood curse to break before she becomes its next victim. Do you dare see the slow-burn gothic horror of The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor? #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #Q #A #H #HF
#PosterpitQ #MG #fantasy #F Tabia is a reluctant magician in Ancient Egypt who must accept her powers in order to destroy an evil goddess bent on killing everyone and enslaving their spirits in the Afterlife.
The job had 1 rule: don’t open the car’s trunk. Should have been a 2nd rule: don’t give your friend a lift or she will absolutely break the one rule. Now, an interdimensional smoke monster is free and hungry for souls. Who has our disaster bi been working for? #PosterPitQ #F #A
