Leigh Samuels
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Leigh Samuels
@leighsamuels.bsky.social
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Avid reader and writer who wants to be a YA/MG author someday. Dog-lover. St. Louis Cardinals fan. MFA in Writing for Children
Currently revising and then requerying my YA contemporary!
Dear Mom and Dad,

Camp sucks! Why did you send me here? My counselor hates me if I breathe the wrong way. My roommate wakes me up at 6! It feels like I can't stop messing up. And something feels off about the returning campers....

GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Some Love, Hannah
#Questpit #MG #Q
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Leigh Samuels
Terrier puppy doing terrier puppy things
#TinyPup #Spudlet
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Dear Mom and Dad,

Camp sucks! Why did you send me here? My counselor hates me if I breathe the wrong way. My roommate wakes me up at 6! It feels like I can't stop messing up. And something feels off about the returning campers....

GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Some Love, Hannah
#DVPit #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My parents sent me to Camp Morningstar to help me get "better" (their words). With perpetually energetic (and annoying) girls here, I can't wait to come home much, much worse. 👿
Camp Morningstar has:
Humor and heart
Jewish rep
ADHD rep
An all-female cast
And more!
#DVPit #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
WHEN YOU REACH ME X CAMPSYLVANIA
After causing trouble at school, Hannah gets sent to Camp Morningstar for Girls and immediately hates it. When Hannah realizes something's supernaturally wrong with camp, she’ll work with spoiled Sabrina to escape- or be trapped for good. #DVPit #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🏫 So I may have caused some trouble at school.
🏕️ My parents overacted and sent me to the worst place: Camp Morningstar for Girls.
😕 Everyone here is weird. They’re snotty or think Elvis is alive.
😨 I need to figure out how to escape before I'm stuck here... HELP!
#DVPit #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Dear Mom and Dad,

Camp sucks! Why did you send me here? My counselor hates me if I breathe the wrong way. My roommate wakes me up at 6! It feels like I can't stop messing up. And something feels off about the returning campers....

GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Some Love, Hannah
#DVPit #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
October 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#DVParty day 6!

WIP 1: JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE X TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE.
Three girls from entirely different social groups get love letters. When they realize that they are the victims of a cruel prank, they work together to find out who did it.
October 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Day 5 of #DVparty!

Some songs that fit the vibes of Morningstar part 2
three people in overalls are standing next to each other looking out over a body of water and a city .
ALT: three people in overalls are standing next to each other looking out over a body of water and a city .
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Day 5 of #DVparty!

Some songs that fit the vibes of Morningstar part 1
a group of people are dancing on a red carpet with #timewarp written on the bottom
Alt: a group of people are dancing on a red carpet with #timewarp written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#DVParty day 4. Let’s just say Hannah doesn’t love her sleep away camp!
a man in a suit and tie is running and saying let me outttttt
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is running and saying let me outttttt
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#dvparty 3: opening line for Morningstar

The curtains opened and the sun hit my face, rudely waking me up that morning. I flipped over in bed to check the time on the clock by my nightstand and saw that it was only 6:30 in the morning. In June. Meaning that I didn’t have school.
#MG #JV #MR #MH #ND
October 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#DVparty
Here is my moodboard for Morningstar, my contemporary magical realism middle grade!
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dear Mom and Dad,
Camp sucks! Why did you send me here? My counselor hates me if I breathe the wrong way. My roommate always has way too much energy at 6 am. It feels like I keep screwing everything up. And something weird is happening
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Love, Hannah
#PreDV #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🏫 So I may have caused some trouble at school
🏕️ My parents overacted and sent me to the worst place: Camp Morningstar for Girls.
😕 Everyone here is weird. They’re snotty or think Elvis is alive.
😨 I need to figure out how to get out before something bad happens. HELP!
#PreDV #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
September 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
WHEN YOU REACH ME X CAMPSYLVANIA
After causing trouble at school, Hannah gets sent to Camp Morningstar for Girls. She immediately hates it, especially spoiled Sabrina. When Hannah realizes that something is wrong with camp, she’ll have to work with Sabrina to escape.
#PreDV #MG #MR #MH #JV #ND
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
September 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Reposted by Leigh Samuels
🌊 THE BAD ONES X DREDGE 🌊

After an ancient curse is unleashed on their sleepy seaside town, six teens must find a way to break it.

This YA Fantasy Horror features:
👥Dual POV
📜A Deadly Deal
😈Ravenous Monsters
🤫Secrets With Severe Consequences
💔Exes to Allies to [redacted]

#QuestPit #Q #YA #F #H
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Reposted by Leigh Samuels
Selectively mute 16yo Lena Mei wants to read a Chinese poem to honour her late mother, but she can’t read it. A charming autistic polyglot offers to help—not only with her speech but also in discovering her own autism.
#YA #R #QuestPit #W
May 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“You’ll be swell, you’ll be great, gonna have the whole world on a plate,” My brother Tommy screamed.

🎭 I always loved musicals so I joined my school's production of Legally Blonde.
👩🏻‍🏫 Except the director is a nightmare
👧🏻 Who loves to degrade me

Find out in Undesired Spotlight!
#1stLinePit #YA #Con
April 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
High School Musical X Matilda X Today Tonight Tomorrow
For Olivia Goldblatt performing in her school Seattle Prep's version of Legally Blonde, we are, in fact, not all in this together.

#YA #C #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA #PopUpPit
March 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE X MATILDA X TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW
🎭 I always loved musicals so I joined my school's production of Legally Blonde.
👩🏻‍🏫 Except the director is a nightmare
👧🏻 Who loves to degrade me
😭 Is it worth giving up my dream?
Find out in Undesired Spotlight!
#LuckyPit #YA #Con #PopUpPitA
March 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE X MATILDA X TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW
🎭 I always loved musicals so I joined my school's production of Legally Blonde.
👩🏻‍🏫 Except the director is a nightmare
👧🏻 Who loves to degrade me
😭 Is it worth giving up my dream?
Find out in Undesired Spotlight!
#YA #Con #Q #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reposted by Leigh Samuels
An agent’s guide to my YA Tangled x Anastasia cozy fantasy, THE FORGOTTEN REALM, feat:

🪻Disability and LGBTQ rep
🧚Swiss folklore
✨Found family
🎊Whimsical festivities
🐶A really cute dog

Querying in March!
#litagents #YA #F #2025Pit #agentsguide
January 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM