Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
@lillyluwrites.bsky.social
author 🏳️🌈 | race & regency scholar | fiction editor @mentmagazine.bsky.social | lillyluwrites.com | rep: @palindrometodd.bsky.social | she/they
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@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️🌈
So stoked to be working with Nika Clarke and Priyanka Watson on their beautiful romance books!!! #writingcommunity
IT’S HERE! 🎉
Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes!
**See more details below 👇**
Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes!
**See more details below 👇**
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
So stoked to be working with Nika Clarke and Priyanka Watson on their beautiful romance books!!! #writingcommunity
i still cannot believe i sold my queer fantasy debut this year—it was my fourth book on sub, with my third agent. A great agent makes all the difference. Please fight for the best, don’t settle for less with your work, & don’t give up 🥹 #WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i still cannot believe i sold my queer fantasy debut this year—it was my fourth book on sub, with my third agent. A great agent makes all the difference. Please fight for the best, don’t settle for less with your work, & don’t give up 🥹 #WritingCommunity
THE NEWS IS OUT! My supernatural sapphic romance is getting published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 💫💗🧛♀️
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
THE NEWS IS OUT! My supernatural sapphic romance is getting published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 💫💗🧛♀️
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
guys there’s a scene in my book where i talk about six and seven (re: tarot cards) and last night i went NOOOOOOOO and changed it 🤦🏻♀️
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
guys there’s a scene in my book where i talk about six and seven (re: tarot cards) and last night i went NOOOOOOOO and changed it 🤦🏻♀️
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
So very much this.
I remember cringing before a Board member when I was staff for an esteemed writers conference when she insisted, without malice - just ignorance, that writers should be willing to pay the (too high for me) fees because we all "need to invest in our work."
#WritingCommunity
I remember cringing before a Board member when I was staff for an esteemed writers conference when she insisted, without malice - just ignorance, that writers should be willing to pay the (too high for me) fees because we all "need to invest in our work."
#WritingCommunity
I wrote about how wealth isn’t just “more time to write,” but resource-having in a way most of us can’t even imagine
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
Wealth, Access, and Writing
or, we need to talk about socioeconomic privilege
lillyluwrites.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So very much this.
I remember cringing before a Board member when I was staff for an esteemed writers conference when she insisted, without malice - just ignorance, that writers should be willing to pay the (too high for me) fees because we all "need to invest in our work."
#WritingCommunity
I remember cringing before a Board member when I was staff for an esteemed writers conference when she insisted, without malice - just ignorance, that writers should be willing to pay the (too high for me) fees because we all "need to invest in our work."
#WritingCommunity
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
I wrote about how wealth isn’t just “more time to write,” but resource-having in a way most of us can’t even imagine
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
Wealth, Access, and Writing
or, we need to talk about socioeconomic privilege
lillyluwrites.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I wrote about how wealth isn’t just “more time to write,” but resource-having in a way most of us can’t even imagine
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
roundtablementor hopefuls, pls check your emails for full requests! we are so keen to read your beautiful books!
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
roundtablementor hopefuls, pls check your emails for full requests! we are so keen to read your beautiful books!
this is why, as a literature teacher, i mask. My livelihood depends on it and my students’ wellbeing too 😭
Oh, and while I’m here showing off my deep wounds due to institutional failure: difficulty reading is a sign of both executive dysfunction and emotional dysregulation AND it is a symptom of long COVID, so every incredulous thread about the Youths not wanting to read makes me want to scream.
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
this is why, as a literature teacher, i mask. My livelihood depends on it and my students’ wellbeing too 😭
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
my @roundtablementor.bsky.social 2025 mentee @taylorkowens.bsky.social sent me a thank-you gift 🥹 so lucky to have had such wonderful mentees turn into such wonderful friends in this wild wild industry. really lucky to be part of your journey, honored to be in each other’s lives 💗
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
my @roundtablementor.bsky.social 2025 mentee @taylorkowens.bsky.social sent me a thank-you gift 🥹 so lucky to have had such wonderful mentees turn into such wonderful friends in this wild wild industry. really lucky to be part of your journey, honored to be in each other’s lives 💗
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
these @roundtablementor.bsky.social apps look SOOO GOOD!!! I cannot wait to dive in #writingcommunity
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
these @roundtablementor.bsky.social apps look SOOO GOOD!!! I cannot wait to dive in #writingcommunity
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psssssttt just found out there are 15 print copies of The Celestial Seas up for grabs in a Goodreads giveaway! If a queer Moby Dick in space sounds fun please go check it out ✨✨✨
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
psssssttt just found out there are 15 print copies of The Celestial Seas up for grabs in a Goodreads giveaway! If a queer Moby Dick in space sounds fun please go check it out ✨✨✨
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
#amquerying #writingcommunity, Round Table Mentor apps are now open! I cannot wait to read your manuscripts 😍
The time has come🥳Mentee applications are now open until November 21st! Interested parties should head over to www.roundtablementor.com/apply and feel free to DM for any questions!
We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️
We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#amquerying #writingcommunity, Round Table Mentor apps are now open! I cannot wait to read your manuscripts 😍
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
The only spell I have against hopelessness at the moment is to help community. So if you would like to support Marylanders in need (we have so many federal workers) here's my MD Food Bank fundraiser
mdfoodbank.funraise.org/fundraiser/a...
mdfoodbank.funraise.org/fundraiser/a...
Donate to the Maryland Food Bank
mdfoodbank.funraise.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The only spell I have against hopelessness at the moment is to help community. So if you would like to support Marylanders in need (we have so many federal workers) here's my MD Food Bank fundraiser
mdfoodbank.funraise.org/fundraiser/a...
mdfoodbank.funraise.org/fundraiser/a...
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
✨ COMMISSIONS OPEN (kind of!)
I’m auctioning a rare #commission spot for @geekgirlcon ‘s virtual silent auction! GGC is a nonprofit, 100% volunteer-run convention in Seattle that has been a safe space for marginalized fandom folks for the past 10+ years.
➡️visit givebutter.com/c/KKmh5b/auc...
I’m auctioning a rare #commission spot for @geekgirlcon ‘s virtual silent auction! GGC is a nonprofit, 100% volunteer-run convention in Seattle that has been a safe space for marginalized fandom folks for the past 10+ years.
➡️visit givebutter.com/c/KKmh5b/auc...
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
✨ COMMISSIONS OPEN (kind of!)
I’m auctioning a rare #commission spot for @geekgirlcon ‘s virtual silent auction! GGC is a nonprofit, 100% volunteer-run convention in Seattle that has been a safe space for marginalized fandom folks for the past 10+ years.
➡️visit givebutter.com/c/KKmh5b/auc...
I’m auctioning a rare #commission spot for @geekgirlcon ‘s virtual silent auction! GGC is a nonprofit, 100% volunteer-run convention in Seattle that has been a safe space for marginalized fandom folks for the past 10+ years.
➡️visit givebutter.com/c/KKmh5b/auc...
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
Contact
I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
bookjockeyalex.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
Our AMA is live!!! Let me know in comments below if you have questions about my MSWL or the program :))
#roundtablementor #writingcommunity #amquerying
#roundtablementor #writingcommunity #amquerying
Today’s the day!
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our AMA is live!!! Let me know in comments below if you have questions about my MSWL or the program :))
#roundtablementor #writingcommunity #amquerying
#roundtablementor #writingcommunity #amquerying
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
Today’s the day!
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today’s the day!
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below!
#writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity
Agents!!! I was soooo lucky to mentor Taylor and read this beautiful, genre-bendy book!!!
To save her sister, Destiny joins a luck-bending alien in a dangerous Vegas con. His borrowed human body is breaking, her heart is unraveling, and every win brings them closer to ruin. Now it’s love or family. Either choice could destroy them both.
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
#roundtablementor #A #H #R #UN
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Agents!!! I was soooo lucky to mentor Taylor and read this beautiful, genre-bendy book!!!
*FRANKENSTEIN SPOILERS *
As someone who teaches frankenstein every year, I had SO many thoughts about this film. I am a fan of GTD’s movies. Loved the nested doll structure and how freaky Elizabeth was. Loved the costumes, acting, and music
Was very ? about the time period shift by 50 years+
As someone who teaches frankenstein every year, I had SO many thoughts about this film. I am a fan of GTD’s movies. Loved the nested doll structure and how freaky Elizabeth was. Loved the costumes, acting, and music
Was very ? about the time period shift by 50 years+
October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
*FRANKENSTEIN SPOILERS *
As someone who teaches frankenstein every year, I had SO many thoughts about this film. I am a fan of GTD’s movies. Loved the nested doll structure and how freaky Elizabeth was. Loved the costumes, acting, and music
Was very ? about the time period shift by 50 years+
As someone who teaches frankenstein every year, I had SO many thoughts about this film. I am a fan of GTD’s movies. Loved the nested doll structure and how freaky Elizabeth was. Loved the costumes, acting, and music
Was very ? about the time period shift by 50 years+
Reposted by Lilly Lu✨is 👀👀👀!!!
Happy Ace Week :)
@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️🌈
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Happy Ace Week :)
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Happy Ace Week!!! Boosting this lovely panel of authors I got to speak with about publishing and aceness 💜
#happyaceweek #writingcommunity
#happyaceweek #writingcommunity
@michellejingchan.bsky.social & i organized a panel of ace creatives to talk about asexuality & publishing! thanks to @redgoldsparks.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social and @witchm.bsky.social for sharing your words with us, & @amandasbrews.bsky.social for giving this piece a home💜🏳️🌈
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Happy Ace Week!!! Boosting this lovely panel of authors I got to speak with about publishing and aceness 💜
#happyaceweek #writingcommunity
#happyaceweek #writingcommunity