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 (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.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

#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky! A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors! #DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026! go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!

Judges Christi Byerly (A Watery World), @ariannasmith.bsky.social (Exceed Expectations), and @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social (Intersections) want your micromemoirs! Five minutes of life in one hundred words.

Excited to be a judge for this micro contest! :) @heyflashvillage.bsky.social check out the May micromemoir contest!

Five Minutes@fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Judges 22, 23 & 24: @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social is an Iranian-born California-raised writer, HS teacher & librarian. @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social is a writer & editor whose writing spans 380+ pubs. Matt Yost is a teacher, parent & writer, who lives in the south of the southern most continent.

Writing is a solitary venture, but your writing journey doesn't have to be. Join SinC and find community and camaraderie! Membership allows you access to the SinC LinC online community, to attend SinC webinars and workshops, to access the webinar library, and more! Join now! https://twp.ai/4ix44N

@menapitch.bsky.social #MENAPIT #menapitchevent A desperate writer accepts an invitation to an elite retreat that guarantees publication...and slowly realizes what it's *actually* harvesting from its residents. #Pub #Qu #H #SF #A #NA #OWN The Centre x Catherine House x Bunny Professionally edited.

Only by teaming up with her best friend Mari and the mysterious ancestor who visits her dreams can 17yr old Azadeh get to the root of a generations-long family curse, before it claims her too. THE VANISHING STATION x LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM #MENApit #Qu #YA #MY #MR #OWN

A beautiful article by my friend @yasminangoe.bsky.social that finally makes me feel seen as someone who doesn’t quite fit in either the plotter or pantser camps!

Yasmin Angoe@yasminangoe.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I wrote an article…you know about trusting yourself and stuff. Check it out.

So honored to have received this award! Thank you @sincnational.bsky.social ❤️ www.sistersincrime.org/page/eleanor...

Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award - Sisters in Crime

Ehsanipour is an Iranian-born, California-raised writer, high school creative writing teacher, and school librarian.

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"There is no Pride worth marching for if it forgets the people who were here first—and are still being buried first too." #indigenous #alaska

Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨@kellylynnedang.bsky.social · last yr.

Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride. I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶

This is horrible 💔

The Associated Press@apnews.com · last yr.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in a huge setback for transgender rights.

You can quickly use @resist.bot's leading petition on keeping flu shots to quickly message your reps. If you have a more personal story about how the flu shot protects a loved one, use the @5calls.org app to leave a voice mail this weekend. Petition Link: resist.bot/petitions/PQ...

Dr. Theresa Chapple@drtheresachapple.bsky.social · last yr.

I spent the week holding my 6 y.o with flu A. Her fevers spiked to over 104. Fever reducing meds offered little relief. Every day I reminded myself that she's vaccinated & started Tamiflu within 24 hours of symptoms. I knew she would be okay. I also knew this flu season claimed the lives of so many.

A LOT of people out there saying "I don't like what's going on but a boycott will hurt tipped servers" and "I'm super mad about all this but putting up a protest sticker/flyer seems too radical" and folks, I cannot. *fyi, buy-nothing day tomorrow focuses on big chains. Use cash @ small businesses

A fantastic article!

Celeste Ng@pronounced-ing.bsky.social · last yr.

"When a civilization is limited to work that produces profit... we distance ourselves from the values of care and generosity—and the simple but profound belief that what happens to one of us affects all of us." A marvelous piece by @annehelen.bsky.social.

I pray this helps some of you today. We have a duty to Dr. King whose life was taken because he dared demand that this country face itself, to demonstrate that his work & sacrifice was not in vain. Let’s do it together. Please share. And subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.

With delicious anticipation, we imagined it.

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Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees: bit.ly/LAaid

L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders

These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...

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This week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday library video was co-hosted by one of our students who spoke about how much he liked the vulnerability of the MC. Thank you Jason Reynolds for writing a book that so many of our students, especially boys, have appreciated reading. #BookSky #SchoolLibrarian

Just finished reading LOOKING FOR SMOKE by K.A. Cobell and wow….that was an amazing mystery/thriller! Definitely going to make this a future #FeaturedFictionFriday #BookSky #SchoolLibrarian

Was so excited to share this gorgeous book with students for this week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday the MC Niarah is a doomsday preparer but she can’t prepare for MAC—the cute boy who fills her world with hope. ❤️ #booksky #schoollibrarian

Saw this while walking yesterday and totally smiled. :) I was reminded how small acts from strangers can impact us. #positivity #kindness #love

I love that my job involves reading. Because the more books in our library I read, the better I can recommend them to students. Just started OUR SHOUTS ECHO by Jade Adia — and this first page is 🔥🔥🔥 #AmReading

I’m really proud of the work Scott and I have done in this session. It’s going to be INCREDIBLE and I’m so, so excited. #NCTE24

Scott Bayer@lyricalswordz.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have been blessed to present a lot of great things at #NCTE, but this session is going to be absolute 🔥🔥🔥. I am stoked to be presenting with my friend, the brilliant @heymrsbond.bsky.social. Join us as we unpack how Audre Lorde helps use humanize pedagogy, texts, and people #NCTE24

Any other journalists here looking to connect?

It was so cold yesterday, I spent most of the day on the couch under blankets reading…finished this beautiful book by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Can’t wait to recommend it to our students! Shout out to First Book Marketplace for offering affordable, diverse books to schools! #amreading #SchoolLibrarian

As part of my librarian role, I feature a different book from our school library in a weekly video to get students excited to read. I love getting students to participate in these videos and talk about their favorite books! This week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday was by one of my seniors:

Finally accepted that Twitter will never be what it used to be and it’s time to start a new online writing and teaching community. Would love to connect with other writers and high school teachers here! #Teachers #WritingCommunity