SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x PIRANESI Be drowned as a cat. Be reborn a human. Ascend. Kill your murderer as the New God of Revenge. Marsh tries to shed all humanity to become revenge itself. Except humanity is what she always wanted. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS

To save her late mother’s Algerian bakery from ruin, a 25yo baker accepts to cater her nemesis’ lavish wedding—unaware the job would include uncovering her mom’s buried past…and falling for the groom. #A #R #MENApit 💞

When a card game has telepath Mona fleeing town, a handsome djinn spy drags her to an underwater kingdom where she awakens old djinn magic. But with the oceanic sky failing, will inner demons drown her before she can save her people or will warring factions claim her? #MENApit #Qu #RF

A multiracial teen grapples with her illegal dual heritage in a world where eye colour determines status, elemental affinity and who you're allowed to love. If her secret is discovered, she'll be executed by the Empire – but if she keeps on hiding then she'll never be free. #Pub #MENApit #DY

Assassin's Creed x Alif the Unseen When a heist goes wrong, 2 members of opposing secret societies find themselves pursued by a jinn bent on the subjugation of human & jinn-kind. #MENApit #Qu #YA #P #UF

KPDH x THE HONEYS To avoid being cut by their label and saying goodbye to each other, girl group Mantis infect themselves with hivemind-forming parasites. Newfound synchronicity onstage brings success, but a shared mind means no space to be yourself. #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

TGUWG x I Feed Her to the Beast In a kingdom where necromancy is illegal, budding necromancer Sera fights her way to the top of the court. Discovery means death, but Sera has always wanted to make an impact and she won't let morals get in her way. #MENApit #WIP #A #DF

They Hate Each Other X Imogen, Obviously Ares needs to do 3 things in life so he doesn’t let his family down: -Date a nice Cypriot girl -Get into a good university -NOT fall in love with his rival, the brother of his sister-in-law ✨Big 5 imprint editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #OWN #Qu

Today is @menapitch.bsky.social . I feel honored to join in a pitch event geared specifically toward SWANA authors, especially now during #arabheritagemonth. SWANA authors make up less than .5% (A HALF OF A PERCENT) of published authors. #menapit #ag #hf #LGBTQ

The Necromancer’s Wife as quotes from SWANA writers ✨agent and Big 5 editor interest✨ 🏳️‍🌈wlw+queer chars 💀retired necromancer🩷💜💙 ⚗️missing alchemist🧡🤍🩷 🪄magical intrigue 🚂dieselpunk #MENApit #Qu #A #F #LGBT

KPDH x THE HONEYS "I long to have Ava’s limbs, June’s voice—not steal those things from them, never, I simply want to share." 💕 do i want her or do i want to be her? 🎤 complex mother/daughter relationships 🕷 we're soulmates! /threat #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

What We Can Know x CW's The 100 Enemies by circumstance Imani & Elijah must put aside their differences to stay alive & to find the other survivors when their space station crashes onto a ravaged Earth. #MENApit #WIP #A #SF #Dystopian

MARTYR! x THE SHAPE OF WATER 🧜 an artist's coming of age 🧜 complex mother-daughter relationships 🧜 a hostile small town 🧜 majority queer female cast 🧜 battles w/ self-esteem 🧜 water powers reflecting emotional states & past trauma #MENAPit #A #Qu #F #L #MR #LGBT

TALL TALES FROM THE TANTOOR TAILOR Cozy SWANA Fantasy Romcom ft: 🪡Love Magic 🪄👒Enchanted Hat Shop 💍Marriage of Magical Convenience 🐕Golden Retriever Wife 🐈‍⬛Black Cat Husband 💰Tax Fraud #MENApit #WIP #R #Co #F #A

#MENApit A CERTAIN DEATH (88k, literary dystopia): YELLOWJACKETS x SEVERANCE. In a cannibalistic state—told by the man who cleans the floor after. When he “rescues” a woman from processing, she refuses the role he’s written for her. Moroccan author. Fulls requested.

THE CROOKED JACKAL is a science fantasy with: ❤️ poly rep 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ cast 👀 family secrets 🌶️ spicy scenes 🔥 slowburn romance ✨ steampunk vibes Repped by @laurenbieker.bsky.social #MENApit #AG #OWN #LGBT #A #NA #SFF #F #SF

Have you heard? 👀 WORKED 2 DEATH has gone under the knife 🔪 : A ransom plot goes horribly awry when a trio of cash-strapped colleagues kidnap their nepobaby manager on a work trip, and find themselves embroiled in the lethal world of Fintech’s elite. #menapit #agented

KPDH x THE HONEYS INFESTATION, my WIP about a girl group forming a hivemind through the power of codependency and creepy crawlies, but pitched through funny posts and with no further context 🦟 Tag yourself!! Which one are you? #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

Pearls of Wishes is book one of a queer gaslamp fantasy adventure about a future prince consort reconnecting with his estranged family and culture while pursued by a nationalist cult. #MENApit #YA #F #WIP #POC #LGBT #ND

Inspired by Syrian history & mythology: A disgraced philosopher-warrior must kidnap an Empress to save his dying father. The Empress plots a daring heist to save her condemned son. Their collision will ignite a war, shatter a hundred-years peace, & decide the fate of nations. #MENApit #Qu #F#A

An #AgentsGuide They Hate Each Other x Imogen Obviously 💘Bi MC & Bi LI 🛏️Forced proximity (have to share a room) 🏀Basketball jocks ❤️‍🔥Rivals to lovers 😘He calls him pretty boy 💖Secretly yearning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Set in Cardiff, Wales ✨Big 5 impr. editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #Qu

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 Spaces 🐈‍⬛Cat POV 🎭 Unreliable narrator ☠️ Body horror #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

What if the high-stakes, swashbuckling adventure of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN met the rich Islamic folklore of Tahereh Mafi's THIS WOVEN KINGDOM? #MENAPit #Qu #OWN #F #YA 🕌muslim mc's 🏴‍☠️pirate x princess 🖤enemies to lovers ☀️sunshine x darkness 🌊17th-century indian ocean ✨interest from 2 Big 5 editors

The Miles Between Us, which features: ✅ a crime story with deep emotional resonance; ✅ an exploration of themes like grief, racism, and identity; ✅ ordinary citizens stepping into investigative roles; ✅ MCs who seem worlds apart, and are yet so similar; ✅ a romantic subplot. #MENApit #WIP #A #L #T

A cat is drowned by her owner. Reborn as a human-shaped godling, she competes to ascend to godhood for revenge—until she meets a godling who reveals personal things only her owner could've known. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

When a rebel witch is betrayed and sentenced to death, the executioner saves her by claiming her as his bride—forcing them to navigate a fake marriage, colonial politics, and traitors, all while secretly dismantling the empire that is destroying their home. #menapit #a #f #wip

That's a wrap on #DVpit 2025! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, or supported! Thank you to the agents & editors who showed up! And thank you to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social & @katchowrites.bsky.social & @claribelortega.com who brought #DVpit to Bluesky!

Thank you everyone for such a wonderful #DVpit!! I wish I could have commented on every one, but there were so many! I hope to see these books on shelves one day (specifically mine 👀) ❤️🔥 Thank you @dvpit.bsky.social for organizing the event!