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🌈Your favourite gay bestie📚NA and YA fiction writer🇵🇭🇨🇦 💋81 Million views on Instagram📸📊 📖Read the first 3 chapters of my YA literary sci-fi book🔗 https://linktr.ee/Zivmontenegro

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

INTERSTELLAR meets NOPE with the emotional appeal and first alien contact of ARRIVAL & the suspense and alien hostility of THE FIFTH WAVE with a pinch of tragic/forbidden romance of the song WE CANT BE FRIENDS

#DVpit #YA #literary #scifi

This is the FMC, Astra, original artwork by me. I drew this using Procreate on my iPad Air M3 13”. My artwork captures Astra’s grief as she navigates her life torn with alien contact and humanity at risk including her loved ones.

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 5d

Ok bestie. You better cook it

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 5d

INTERSTELLAR x ARRIVAL x 5TH WAVE x NOPE

After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late

#DVpit #YA #literary #scifi

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 5d

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Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social · 6d

Love this pitch! Such great comps 🤩🙌🏽

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

Bestie I want to inhale this

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🎃 alexis 🩸 @storiesbyalexis.bsky.social · 6d

you had me at interstellar 👏🏾 but also arrival & nope?!! need this asap 👽

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Augusta 💖 @augustastories.bsky.social · 6d

Yesssss please! Just the right amount of originality and stakes. 🤌🏽 This will get picked up! ✨

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Vaughn Roe | adult romantasy @authorvaughnroe.bsky.social · 6d

I LOVE Interstellar 😩😩😩

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 6d

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 6d

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Mihika Biswas @mihika-biswas.bsky.social · 6d

Omg yes these comps! Interstellar was such an inspiration for me too. I can't wait to hear more about your story!

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for being here! Pinned post👀💗

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · Aug 6

INTERSTELLAR meets NOPE with the emotional appeal and first alien contact of ARRIVAL & the suspense and alien hostility of THE FIFTH WAVE

- High school FMC
- Grief
- Good vs Evil vs Change
- Extraterrestrial attack
- Existentialism
- Forbidden Romance
- Egg Theory

#questpit #YA

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ruby 🌌 @rubydevereux.bsky.social · 6d

That's how you know it's good 🤩

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

Babe don’t forget WE CANT BE FRIENDS forbidden and tragic romance. I cried three times writing this book. Threee times and I’m the author!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🫠🫠

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

I have an early fan on insta saying that INTERSTELLAR and ARRIVAL mix together would be the most intriguing story. All that when I went viral🥲💗

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

Mel is not for the faint of heart. She’s going to be big soon!!

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

Obsessed!!!!! Go bestie go!!

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · 6d

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 6d

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 29d

Less than a month until #DVpit, a pitch event for marginalized creators looking to find an agent & get traditionally published! Here's a reminder of the rules!
For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co
See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025!
#writersky #booksky

#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors.
Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET.
Your pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use #DVArt)
A like ❤️ from an agent = a query request
A repost 🔁 from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
A like ❤️ from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches.
Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣Announcing #PreDV and #DVParty!📣

Excited to bring back #PreDV & #DVParty leading up to #DVPit!

Practice your pitches during #PreDV on Mon, Sept 29, 2025!

Get to know your fellow participants during #DVParty from Oct 2-Oct 7!

Follow this account or dvpit.carrd.co for all official announcements!

#preDV September 29th, 2025 12PM - 5PM ET

Join us for our practice vent, #preDV on Bluesky!
Come with your best pitches and receive4 feedback from agented authors.

All participants are welcome to also give feedback and make friends during the community event before Oct 8th's #DVpit.
More info at dvpit.carrd.co

#DVparty
October 2nd - October 7th 2025

October 2nd (Day 1): Post a moodboard/art

October 3rd (Day 2): Introduce your main character

October 4th (Day 3): Opening LInes

October 5th (Day 4): Your Story as a meme/gif

October 6th (Day 5): Your Story's theme song/playlist

October 7th (Day 6): Hype your next project

Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day. Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · Jan 13

5TH WAVE meets NOPE meets ARRIVAL meets INTERSTELLAR

After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late.

ALT👀
#BluePit #YA #literary #scifi #book

It’s a literary fiction that deals more with grief, father and daughter relationship, coming of age, friendship, existential crises, love, loneliness, and themes like person vs society, person vs person and person vs self.

It has the same portrayal of the father and daughter story of INTERSTELLAR, first alien contact of ARRIVAL, suspense and mystery of NOPE and the alien hostility and female high school MC of THE FIFTH WAVE.

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Ziv @zivmontenegro.bsky.social · Aug 16

INTERSTELLAR x ARRIVAL x THE 5th WAVE x NOPE

After encountering an alien while dealing with grief, Astra, a runaway, must choose between saving humanity from an alien invasion and reconciling with her dad before it’s too late

#PosterPit #YA #Literary #Scifi #W #Q

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