John Berkowitz is querying 🪤
@johnberkowitz.bsky.social
Husband, father, designer, #MG author of WISH UPON A CURSE and EDISON SKROOLUSE AND THE JUNKYARD BODYGUARD. Three-time RevPit runner-up. “Sodomy non sapiens” #kidlit #historicfantasy #amquerying
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13yo Clio learns too late magic and curses are real when a wish whisks her and her BFF to 1508 Ireland where Clio must prevent the curse that kills every first-born in her family. Clio races to save her ancestor’s life but must give up her BFF to go home. #MG #Historic #Fantasy #amquerying
“I wasn’t old enough to remember the time before the faeries came back to Earth, back when lektricity still worked and people still used money and tell-phones and puters.”
#MG #amquerying
#MG #amquerying
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
This is from my YA novel, THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, which I currently #amquerying.
This is from my YA novel, THE WEIGHT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, which I currently #amquerying.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“I wasn’t old enough to remember the time before the faeries came back to Earth, back when lektricity still worked and people still used money and tell-phones and puters.”
#MG #amquerying
#MG #amquerying
Well, there’s the human Anti-Fae League that hates all refugees from the Faerie Realm and demands they go back where they came from. Then there’s the army of mercenary issalfar (ice elves) tasked with capturing criminal fae and sending them back to the war-ravaged Realm. Take your pick.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well, there’s the human Anti-Fae League that hates all refugees from the Faerie Realm and demands they go back where they came from. Then there’s the army of mercenary issalfar (ice elves) tasked with capturing criminal fae and sending them back to the war-ravaged Realm. Take your pick.
10yo Edison is just a kid with no magic, a broken robot, and a workshop full of failed inventions. But when the Anti-Fae League targets his fae friends with hate and lies, Edison must fix the one thing he doesn’t believe in to save them: Himself.
#MG #STEM #F #FIFRevPit #MockPit
#MG #STEM #F #FIFRevPit #MockPit
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
10yo Edison is just a kid with no magic, a broken robot, and a workshop full of failed inventions. But when the Anti-Fae League targets his fae friends with hate and lies, Edison must fix the one thing he doesn’t believe in to save them: Himself.
#MG #STEM #F #FIFRevPit #MockPit
#MG #STEM #F #FIFRevPit #MockPit
Reposted by John Berkowitz is querying 🪤
12yo Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power.
NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
12yo Catch doesn’t know magic. The Acolytes hunting him for his meteorite wand don’t care. At Alpine—a spy school for wizards—he must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop them from enslaving Guardian Spirits & seizing the Minerals of Power.
NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
NEVERMOOR X AMARI X ANDOR
#QuestPit #MG #F #AmQuerying
10yo Edison is just a kid with no magic, a broken robot, and a workshop full of failed inventions. But when the Anti-Fae League targets his fae friends with hate and lies, Edison must fix the one thing he doesn’t believe in to save them: Himself.
#MG #STEM #F #SkyWrite #amquerying #KidLit #MSWL
#MG #STEM #F #SkyWrite #amquerying #KidLit #MSWL
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
Totally worth it. Do. It.
Totally worth it. Do. It.
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
Totally worth it. Do. It.
Totally worth it. Do. It.
You want to read this book. You NEED to read this book. So full of supernatural and historic goodness.
Today through September 5th, you can preorder a copy of #ThisHouseWillFeed at 25% off, only from Barnes & Noble #newbooks #historicalhorror #gothichorror #irishhorror #barnesandnoblesale #booksky
September 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
You want to read this book. You NEED to read this book. So full of supernatural and historic goodness.
I just put in my request on Netgalley. Can't wait to dig in.
This House Will Feed is now available on Netgalley! Reviewers, get your ARCs, drop a like, and leave a review! #booksky🦋📚
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I just put in my request on Netgalley. Can't wait to dig in.
13yo Clio doesn’t believe in fairytales until she & her BFF awaken in 1508 Ireland. Caught between the faerie queen & her wicked ambition, only Clio can prevent the curse that will destroy her own family. But she must choose between saving her BFF & going home. #PitchFPP #MG #HF #FT
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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It's that time, frens! From July 8-11, 2025, Barnes & Noble are running 25% off all hardcover pre-orders for premium/rewards members, so now is the time to get your copy of THIS HOUSE WILL FEED. Use promo code: PREORDER25 #newbooks #writingcommunity @barnesandnoble.com #booksky
July 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's that time, frens! From July 8-11, 2025, Barnes & Noble are running 25% off all hardcover pre-orders for premium/rewards members, so now is the time to get your copy of THIS HOUSE WILL FEED. Use promo code: PREORDER25 #newbooks #writingcommunity @barnesandnoble.com #booksky
Hey guys! I just typed "The End" on my #MG Elf Punk manuscript for Edison Skrooluse and the Junkyard Bodyguard (42K words)! Post-apocalyptic, inventor-kid in an orphanage full of fae refugees, builds a 7-foot robot that comes to life....
OK, who wants to read it?
#KidLit #STEM #MGBookChat
OK, who wants to read it?
#KidLit #STEM #MGBookChat
May 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hey guys! I just typed "The End" on my #MG Elf Punk manuscript for Edison Skrooluse and the Junkyard Bodyguard (42K words)! Post-apocalyptic, inventor-kid in an orphanage full of fae refugees, builds a 7-foot robot that comes to life....
OK, who wants to read it?
#KidLit #STEM #MGBookChat
OK, who wants to read it?
#KidLit #STEM #MGBookChat
Thank you, Hanna! I am deeply grateful to have been chosen out of all the wonderful mss you received this year. It means a great deal to me that you enjoyed my book enough to select it for this honor.
If you have any comments on what you read, I would love to read them.
If you have any comments on what you read, I would love to read them.
Editor Hanna R. Neier @hannaneier.bsky.social has chosen WISH UPON A CURSE (MG Fantasy) by John Berkowitz @johnberkowitz.bsky.social as her runner-up. #RevPit
April 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thank you, Hanna! I am deeply grateful to have been chosen out of all the wonderful mss you received this year. It means a great deal to me that you enjoyed my book enough to select it for this honor.
If you have any comments on what you read, I would love to read them.
If you have any comments on what you read, I would love to read them.
Just dropping in to share that I finished writing the finale to Act III of my middle grade elf-punk fantasy. Big milestone for me, and couldn't be more excited.
Now I just need to figure out how to wrap up this bumbitch and put a bow on it.
#amwriting #WriteSky #MG #WIP
Now I just need to figure out how to wrap up this bumbitch and put a bow on it.
#amwriting #WriteSky #MG #WIP
March 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just dropping in to share that I finished writing the finale to Act III of my middle grade elf-punk fantasy. Big milestone for me, and couldn't be more excited.
Now I just need to figure out how to wrap up this bumbitch and put a bow on it.
#amwriting #WriteSky #MG #WIP
Now I just need to figure out how to wrap up this bumbitch and put a bow on it.
#amwriting #WriteSky #MG #WIP
10yo Edison Skrooluse wishes just ONE of his inventions would work so he can defend his orphanage. When his 7-foot robot comes to life, they resist the Anti-Fae League who demand all fae-born leave Earth to the humans. CHITTY-CHITTY BANG-BANG + BUMBLEBEE #QuestPit #W #MG #SFF
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
13yo Clio doesn’t believe in fairytales until she & her BFF awaken in 1508 Ireland. Caught between the faerie queen & her wicked ambition, only Clio can prevent the curse that will destroy her family. But she must choose between saving her BFF & going home. #QuestPit #Q #MG #HF #SFF
February 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A gentle reminder to all #amquerying authors that #mswl is reserved for agents and editors only. Please don't pitch your book there. Thanks and best wishes for success!
February 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A gentle reminder to all #amquerying authors that #mswl is reserved for agents and editors only. Please don't pitch your book there. Thanks and best wishes for success!
Reposted by John Berkowitz is querying 🪤
A gentle reminder that #MSWL is just for agents and editors to post their wishes. We’ve seen some agents blocking writers posting in the feed, and don’t want this to happen to you!
January 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A gentle reminder that #MSWL is just for agents and editors to post their wishes. We’ve seen some agents blocking writers posting in the feed, and don’t want this to happen to you!
As a white middle class cis male, I don’t really have a unique voice, but as a closeted Liberal in a deep red state, I experience a definite feeling of being an “other,” while watching library books get banned and LGBTQ+ people get threatened. My #MG #WIP is an attempt to capture some of that angst.
#Januwrite 2
Is it your richly-developed characters & their compelling dynamics, the immersive world you’re crafting, a gripping narrative, or other factors that will appeal to certain readers & keep them hooked?
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writesky
Is it your richly-developed characters & their compelling dynamics, the immersive world you’re crafting, a gripping narrative, or other factors that will appeal to certain readers & keep them hooked?
#Writers #Authors #WritingCommunity #Writesky
January 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
As a white middle class cis male, I don’t really have a unique voice, but as a closeted Liberal in a deep red state, I experience a definite feeling of being an “other,” while watching library books get banned and LGBTQ+ people get threatened. My #MG #WIP is an attempt to capture some of that angst.
My last book was originally going to be the sequel to my previous book, but since that ms never got any traction with agents, I decided to change it up to be a standalone. Making those necessary changes and creating a fresh cast of characters made it so much better than it would have been. #WriteSky
#Januwrite 1
Happy new year, #WritingCommunity!!! 🥳🎊
I’m sharing this prompt early, since I may be sleeping in tomorrow! 😴
Wishing you all the very best in 2025. 💖
#Authors #Writers #WIP #Writesky
Happy new year, #WritingCommunity!!! 🥳🎊
I’m sharing this prompt early, since I may be sleeping in tomorrow! 😴
Wishing you all the very best in 2025. 💖
#Authors #Writers #WIP #Writesky
January 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
My last book was originally going to be the sequel to my previous book, but since that ms never got any traction with agents, I decided to change it up to be a standalone. Making those necessary changes and creating a fresh cast of characters made it so much better than it would have been. #WriteSky
Just a random post to anyone who will listen that I am incredibly lucky to have found my CP. She is insightful and intuitive, and it is pure joy when she gets me.
Thank you, @leah-holler-writes.bsky.social
#WriteSky, #amwriting, #WIP
Thank you, @leah-holler-writes.bsky.social
#WriteSky, #amwriting, #WIP
December 30, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Just a random post to anyone who will listen that I am incredibly lucky to have found my CP. She is insightful and intuitive, and it is pure joy when she gets me.
Thank you, @leah-holler-writes.bsky.social
#WriteSky, #amwriting, #WIP
Thank you, @leah-holler-writes.bsky.social
#WriteSky, #amwriting, #WIP
#TimeTravelAuthors D19 Happiest character
13yo Clio went back in time to prevent her family's curse, and the Faerie Queen is trying to stop her. Clio's not having a good time.
But her BFF Mary was turned into a 4-inch pixie and now she can fly! Mary's living her best life.
#MG #amquerying #WriteSky
13yo Clio went back in time to prevent her family's curse, and the Faerie Queen is trying to stop her. Clio's not having a good time.
But her BFF Mary was turned into a 4-inch pixie and now she can fly! Mary's living her best life.
#MG #amquerying #WriteSky
December 20, 2024 at 6:25 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors D19 Happiest character
13yo Clio went back in time to prevent her family's curse, and the Faerie Queen is trying to stop her. Clio's not having a good time.
But her BFF Mary was turned into a 4-inch pixie and now she can fly! Mary's living her best life.
#MG #amquerying #WriteSky
13yo Clio went back in time to prevent her family's curse, and the Faerie Queen is trying to stop her. Clio's not having a good time.
But her BFF Mary was turned into a 4-inch pixie and now she can fly! Mary's living her best life.
#MG #amquerying #WriteSky
#TimeTravelAuthors D17 "A sentence you love from your story."
Clio’s breath caught as her very great grandmother’s Sidhe beauty slowly evaporated and drifted down like tears.
Picking just ONE SENTANCE out of an entire novel is HARD.
#MG #WriteSky #amquerying
Clio’s breath caught as her very great grandmother’s Sidhe beauty slowly evaporated and drifted down like tears.
Picking just ONE SENTANCE out of an entire novel is HARD.
#MG #WriteSky #amquerying
December 17, 2024 at 7:22 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D17 "A sentence you love from your story."
Clio’s breath caught as her very great grandmother’s Sidhe beauty slowly evaporated and drifted down like tears.
Picking just ONE SENTANCE out of an entire novel is HARD.
#MG #WriteSky #amquerying
Clio’s breath caught as her very great grandmother’s Sidhe beauty slowly evaporated and drifted down like tears.
Picking just ONE SENTANCE out of an entire novel is HARD.
#MG #WriteSky #amquerying
#TimeTravelAuthors D15 "What year does your story start in?"
Undefined present day. It could be any time between 2020 and the next 5-10 years. But by midway through chapter two, my two MC's are lost in 1508, in the North of Ireland.
#MG #WriteSky #anquerying
Undefined present day. It could be any time between 2020 and the next 5-10 years. But by midway through chapter two, my two MC's are lost in 1508, in the North of Ireland.
#MG #WriteSky #anquerying
December 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
#TimeTravelAuthors D15 "What year does your story start in?"
Undefined present day. It could be any time between 2020 and the next 5-10 years. But by midway through chapter two, my two MC's are lost in 1508, in the North of Ireland.
#MG #WriteSky #anquerying
Undefined present day. It could be any time between 2020 and the next 5-10 years. But by midway through chapter two, my two MC's are lost in 1508, in the North of Ireland.
#MG #WriteSky #anquerying