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Sara Norja
@saranorja.bsky.social
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Tietokirja: Alkemian historia ☆ PhD in English ☆ Speculative fiction & poetry ☆ Historical linguistics ☆ History of alchemy ☆ Manuscript studies ☆ English/suomi ☆ Queer ☆ She/her ☆
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hi hello new people! Time for a new intro I think. I'm Sara, a queer, bilingual writer and researcher! I write SFF stories and poetry in Fin & Eng as well as nonfiction in Fin, and I study the history of English (mainly through alchemical manuscript texts).
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 9h
Oh, hello
"2025 Winners Announcement" with Ignyte Awards logo overlayed on artwork by Nilah Magruder featuring a young Black knight in profile, kneeling with gloved hands on the hilt of a sword surrounded by orange flames. An eclipsing sun is in the background, giving the character a purple halo.
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Fahad Ali @fahad-s-ali.bsky.social · 3d
Finally, and this is the most important point, international observers and press MUST BE PERMITTED ENTRY INTO GAZA IMMEDIATELY.

We need a full accounting of the horrors of this genocide. The laughably implausible death toll of 60,000 must be corrected. It's time for the truth.
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Fahad Ali @fahad-s-ali.bsky.social · 3d
The only people whose opinion matters on this peace deal are the people of Gaza, many of whom are cautiously optimistic. It is hard to be genuinely hopeful as a Palestinian, but I pray that the ceasefire holds and that Israel does not renege on the agreement.
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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 4d
The IDF took 3D animations from the Scottish Maritime Museum, a cyberpunk project and other places to make shit up about Gaza, Lebanon and Iran and these were reproduced in international outlets for the past 2 years.

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you!!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 3d
Also, thanks to everyone who commented on my pitches! The support and enthusiasm means a lot!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 3d
#DVPit was the perfect deadline for me to get my query materials together by - so now I've got all my ducks in a row and can start the querying journey ✨️
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
The Empire’s disaster poet Tarem, documenting catastrophes in a forest world with fungal magic, learns to resist the empire she serves. BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit
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km fedyk 🐀 @karigrafia.bsky.social · 4d
poly relationships with complex feelings, sign yourselves up
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
In a forest world of fungal magic & tree portals, disaster poet Tarem confronts the reality of working for the worldwide Empire. Her two partners have opposing views: one is afraid of upheaval, one critical of the Empire. Can her love bridge betrayal and changing allegiances? #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
SAME
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you!!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
This means a lot!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
In a forest world of fungal magic & tree portals, disaster poet Tarem confronts the reality of working for the worldwide Empire. Her two partners have opposing views: one is afraid of upheaval, one critical of the Empire. Can her love bridge betrayal and changing allegiances? #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit
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km fedyk 🐀 @karigrafia.bsky.social · 4d
Forest Antifa novel tbh
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Mythical social justice with fungal magic and tree portals: the Empire’s disaster poet Tarem gets radicalised while documenting catastrophes around the world. Blood Over Bright Haven x A Memory Called Empire. #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
❤️❤️❤️
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 4d
Always try searching the hashtag first, but if it does not work for you, we've created two feeds to assist searching for pitches:

#DVpit Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVart Feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Oooh this sounds great!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Fungal plaaague!!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
An ancient bridge crumbles, eaten by monsters. The network of tree portals that connects the world-spanning Empire malfunctions. Disasters pile up, and the Empire’s disaster poet Tarem, sent to document them, begins to realise that empire is the greatest catastrophe of all. #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Yessss artefacts and fungal tech!!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Oooohhhh 👀
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Oooh, autism and magic?? Nice!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Oooh sisters and jinn!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you!!
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Sara Norja @saranorja.bsky.social · 4d
Love this character name!!
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