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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈

@karisselizabeth.bsky.social

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Writer rep'd by Eric Smith at Neighborhood Literary. Reader. Co-host of The Write Way of Life podcast📍NYC 💜Trieste 🧠A book https://linktr.ee/karisselizabeth

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Nov 14

hey bluesky #WritingCommunity! i'm karis, i'm a queer author of romances where the girls are ambitious and angry and always falling in love with each other. i live in brooklyn with my shy cat lizzie, the light of my existence! here's a bit about what you can expect from my books <3

A graphic that says "What to Expect from a Karis Rogerson book" on a starry purple background. There's an outline of a stack of books in the middle, and around it the words, "super gay" "fiercely ambitious girls" "humor" "all the yearning" "for some reason, running" "religious trauma, yay!" "NYC or trieste set" "mental health rep"

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 17h

god i hate genAI so much and one reason is because i can't trust anything anymore. i miss the days when i could trust that a photo or a piece of art on my feed was the result of human creativity & ingenuity and not three prompts in a fucked-up trench coat.

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 1d

woohoo! i'm mentoring @roundtablementor.bsky.social againt his year!!!

Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 1d

We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.

Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!

📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!

Mentors Part 1:
Molly McDonough
Deena Helm
Julie Lew
Megan Bontrager
Seren Kilig
Natalie Kikić
Deandra Davis
Christie Curry
Eunice Kim
Carmeline Melchior
Corvin A. Doupagne
Rachel Kitch
Samantha Chong
Fatiha Rais
Shepard DiStasio
Thea Liu
Damara Allen
Karis Rogerson

Mentors Part 2:
Julie Hafsa Derbal
Tali Shammas
Lilly Lu
Cassy Klisch
Camille Chong
Bayley Mae
Amanda Helander
Libby Kennedy
Taylor Pitts
Shaina Cordas
J.D. Myall
Asia Murphy
Grace Morrow
Meredith Mooring
Ellen Mulholland
Chantel Pearson
Stephanie Kim Johnson
Caitlyn Averett
Sabina Martin

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 1d

here's a piece on book bans i wrote this summer, feat. reflections and stories from authors @adibkhorram.bsky.social, @kylelukoff.bsky.social, and @katrynwrites.bsky.social as well as my own reflections. ty @electricliterature.com for publishing it!

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Book Bans Continue to Threaten the Wellbeing of Authors - Electric Literature

There are societal, financial, legal, and emotional consequences to book challenges, and writers are facing the brunt of these attacks

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

what a fucking week it's been, huh?

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 6d

we are in the bad place 😭

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 8d

🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 10d

booking editorial service gigs because i want to help you with your book and also i need income!

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karis rogerson - Editorial Services

If you’re looking for a manuscript copy edit, reader report, or line edit, feel free to reach out! I’m a freelance copy editor with experience critiquing manuscripts for multiple authors both publishe...

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 11d

happy book birthday @franwilde.bsky.social!!!!! so so excited for you!

Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 11d

Guard your valuables and keep your eyes peeled! There are THIEVES about!

The Canarviers have arrived and I’ll be at Little District books with Venessa Vida Kelley tonight to celebrate! See you there, DC!

A stack of A PHILOSOPHY of Thieves and gold mask

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 12d

sending out my monthly newsletter this upcoming sunday! it's free and i'll be sharing an essay about mental health and one about learning that loving myself is a way of loving my community...

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From the Mind of Karis

Welcome to Karis Rogerson's author newsletter, feat. essays, craft thoughts, book recs, and more!

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 12d

i laughed when i saw this immediately before finding one of those sown emails in my own inbox 😂

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 15d

recorded another podcast episode yesterday and it reminded me how much i love talking craft with authors 😍😍😍

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 19d

i like to recommend books in my newsletter because sharing is caring, amirite??? check out the september letter to see what i had to say about the books below!

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a collage featuring the covers of THE MATCH FAKER by ruby barrett, CCOLDWIRE by chloe gong, and DREAM ON, RAMONA RILEY by ashley herring blake.

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 26d

beginning to wish maybe i had been cursed by an eldritch being at my birth and THAT'S why things keep going awry. i say "wish" because maybe if it's the curse thing then i can find said eldritch being and *undo* their curse. god. i'm tired.

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · 28d

hey writers of bluesky! @roundtablementor.bsky.social is accepting mentor applications for this upcoming year! being a mentor for the past year was so rewarding & fun & community-filled for me that i'm trying to do it again — if you're interested, you should apply!

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Mentor Application Form

Hello and welcome to the Round Table Mentor application form! We are so thrilled you are considering our program.

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 8

been having a bad one lately for ye olde Mental Health, so i...am begging haha.

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Say Something Nice

Hello, it's ya girl, Karis Rogerson. I've been having a tough time lately with my impostor syndrome/self-esteem, so I thought, hey, why not solicit nice things from people that I can screenshot and lo...

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 6

i am click-clacking away at my keyboard today working on this month's newsletter! it's got book recs, some thoughts on writing, an essay, and a whole heap of fun links. it's free! you should subscribe!

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From the Mind of Karis

Welcome to Karis Rogerson's author newsletter, feat. essays, craft thoughts, book recs, and more!

karisrogerson.beehiiv.com

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 6

if you're an author & you're looking for a conversation partner or moderator for an event...do hit me up! we could have fun!

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 6

time to share that one of my big bookish desires is to moderate more author panels / Q&A sessions. i've done virtual conversations with authors (chloe gong in 2021), IRL moderating (nicole zelniker & marcia bradley in 2024), panels via RTM, and host a craft-focused author interview podcast.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 4

We need to talk about something very important. There is a myth spreading in both irl and online left and progressive spaces that is doing real, material, lasting harm.

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 3

i'm so excited about where my WIP, the first adult romance i wrote after 8 YA novels, is and i'm so hopeful and it's scary to feel like this because i'm so used to just existential dread at all times. weird! but nice!

Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 3

and i DO have a link for you!

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Interview with Maggie Rapier | Sundays with Karis #4

YouTube video by Karis Rogerson

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 3

i chatted with @thedailymagpie.bsky.social, author of SOULGAZER, on my youtube channel!

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 2

YES i did do this and immediately lost subscribers so i will gladly share here!

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From the Mind of Karis

From the Mind of Karis: reflections from the heart, answers from the question box, and recommendations from the shelf.

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Karis Rogerson 🏳️‍🌈 @karisselizabeth.bsky.social · Sep 1

thank you for sharing, jen! it was SUCH a great time chatting with you!