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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Or your real name! “Knuckles”

Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 4d

For me it was neurodivergence and a little bit of hope 😿🤷🏻‍♀️❤️

Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 4d

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 5d

It is also a medium not mean for me

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 6d

It was a blast!

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Happiness is working with authors and librarians that want to help kids write their stories... and here it was with marionettes. @adambolivar.bsky.social Thank you for your help yesterday !

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Just a post from a Portlander (OR, although we still think Maine is cool). I met up with my super supportive writers group at a local cafe, had an oat milk latte brewed to perfection and my biggest complaint is my library thrift store didn’t have the purple yarn I needed. We are doing ok.

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Another agent to consider for my #dvpit friends

beth phelan @bethphelan.bsky.social · 8d

#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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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Love you, Mychal!

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 8d

Publishers, authors, librarians, and readers came together in D.C. for the @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Save Our Stories Supper, celebrating #BannedBooksWeek and the right to read.
ALA's Deborah Caldwell-Stone spoke about the fight against censorship.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/....

PRH Throws a Banned Books Week Party in the Nation’s Capital

By setting its substantial industry weight behind anti-censorship advocacy, Penguin Random House has become a leading force against book bans. To kick off BBW, PRH sent its bright orange Banned Wagon...

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

You are so kind - I might tag you when I post one and you can critique lol - it’s super user friendly!

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

They didn’t make my latte with the right temperature oat milk …

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Author Padma Venkatraman @padmatv.bsky.social · 10d

If you want to support #FreeSpeech, scan the barcode below to donate a banned book.
#BornBehindBars is on #BannedWagon this year!
#BannedWagonBooks #BannedBooksWeek
#BannedBooksWeek2025
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social @nancyrosep.bsky.social @amandagorman.bsky.social @jacquelinewoods.bsky.social

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Whoa why did you share this my mind is blown 😳

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Sending love from Portland 💜

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Girl there goes my afternoon 🤣 Thanks for this resource!

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

*frantically googling

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Did you use Canva? I love this set up - need to do some research over here

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

It really is perfection 😂

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

Anyone in sunglasses looks like they're staring you down. Love that Portlanders showed up with their pups.

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

As a former barista I can confirm the possibilities ☕️ = 💪🏼

Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

This looks amazing !

Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

I was really happy to see a like or two, but the best part of the day was building a network of writers whose stories I want badly- I decided to participate last minute and I told myself that this was not the best medium for me, a neurosparkly human, to talk about my book. Grateful for this event!

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Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq @niyyahwrites.bsky.social · 10d

Another agent worth a look for my #dvpit friends

Ashley Reisinger @awritesinger.bsky.social · 10d

There were so many wonderful pitches for #DVpit yesterday, and I know I missed plenty. If you didn't receive a like but think your project could be a good fit for me, please feel free to send your query and first 10 pages to [email protected]!

www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/as...

Ashley Reisinger – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

www.manuscriptwishlist.com

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