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Austin Bridges 💫

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Austin (they/them) ✨ 33 ✨ Queer SFF writer ✨ #1 rivals to lovers enthusiast 💎 #mazeboyswip ❄️ #arcticmonsterwip 🪐 #spacedadswip 🔗 austinbridgeswrites.com

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

👑 flirty thief MC / grumpy prince LI
🌌 a sentient maze
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🐺 badass wolf-rider girls
🌎 cli-fi themes
💎 forget healing crystals—these crystals will mess up your vibes so bad

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

A moodboard with blue tones. At the center is a glowing blue planet. Surrounding it are: a snake, a cluster of glowing crystals, neon lights forming a geometric pattern, futuristic blocks with glowing lines between them, a pair of hands, some glowing optic fibers, blue crystals laid out in several rows, and some bioluminescent waves. There are two neon squares overlaying the moodboard—one smaller one outlining the plannet at the center, and a larger one crossing through the corner images.

Art of Ren and Micah from my YA sci-fi book, commissioned from artist kaizmos. Ren has pale skin and dark brown hair in a half-ponytail. Micah has brown skin and dark brown hair with an undercut. They are both wearing futuristic dark bodysuits with glowing blue lines. They are standing waist-high in water and surrounded by glowing blue crystals. They are holding hands and gazing dazedly at each other.

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beth phelan @bethphelan.bsky.social · 10h

#DVpit inspired me to reopen to queries sooner than I'd planned... Starting Nov 2025, I'll be open to unsolicited queries the first week of every month! Still just YA + MG fiction... Really hungry for 🤩 debut voices... You'll be able to submit here: querytracker.net/querybeth #mswl

Announcement:
I will reopen to unsolicited submissions for the first week of every month starting in November!
I’m only looking for YA + MG fiction. I am particularly hungry for debut voices! Also:
- high-stakes plots about liars, scams, etc
- fresh grounded dystopian with personal stakes
- smart, cutting social commentary
- meta shit and big twists
- multigenerational stories
- anything with a unique/risky approach or voice
- ugly underbellies!
gallt & zacker literary agency
querytracker.net/query/querybeth
www.bethphelan.com

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 12h

anyone reading anything good for spooky month? 👻 i recently read diavola by jennifer thorne which i loved, and currently (finally) reading bury our bones in the midnight soil by v.e. schwab which is super fun so far!

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 12h

thank you ☺️

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 13h

i’ve seen others share some DVpit stats so i will too: i received 50 lovely comments across 6 pitches (and 1 agent like! 😱) thanks again so much to everyone who supported me, it means a lot & i have met some wonderful friends thanks to this event! 🫶

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 1d

yesss definitely this sounds so good!! 😊

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thanks kelsey!! rooting for you as well!

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

the biggest THANK YOU to everyone who supported my DVpit pitches today! it truly makes my heart happy seeing so much enthusiasm for my book 🥹 i also loved seeing everyone else's pitches and have met so many cool people thanks to this event. hope we can all keep in touch!! 🫶

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

soooo evil 😈

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank you!!! i want to write a sequel just about them so badly haha 😄

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

🌌 a sentient, bioluminescent maze
😈 evil AI
💎 crystal-bending powers
❤️🔥 rivals-to-lovers romance between a thief and a prince
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🐺 wolf-rider girls
🌎 cli-fi themes

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

SACRIFICED TO A DRAGON? 😱 oh my gosh!!!! what high stakes! also wait, card magic?? 👀 this sounds so so cool

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank you! ☺️

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

YESSS you have excellent taste 👏 i also get so excited when i see a mention of darkness outside us, it’s one of my favorite books of all time and an underrated gem imo!!

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

OHH?? i am so intrigued by all of these things!! magic plants of some kind? 👀

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

lollll yes not so fun for ren, but hopefully fun for readers! 😄

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Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank you!! 😊

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank you ivy!!! 🥰

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

ha yes just a little 😉

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

aw thanks viola let’s hope 🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank you!! ☺️

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thank youuu!! 🥰🥰

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

YA BROKEN EARTH x THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US

Ren, a telekinetic crystal miner (and part-time thief), must join a hot-headed prince on a deadly mission: destroy the rogue AI controlling a maze at the center of their planet, before it spreads and destroys the world.

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

firstly AMAZING comps!! 🔥 also i neeeed to read this it sounds so intense & high stakes!!

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

he does he does 🙂‍↕️

Austin Bridges 💫 @austinbridges.bsky.social · 2d

thanks ivy!! ☺️🫶