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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 1m

Include my collection in your autumnal activities!

Arthurian retellings!
Norse and Greek and Celtic myth retellings!
Shakespeare retellings!
Fairy tale retellings!
Jewish folklore retellings!
So many retellings by me!

Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Apr 20

Pick up my collection today!

books2read.com/u/bOqZKN
devan-barlow.itch.io/foolish-hope...

Cover of Foolish Hopes and Spilled Entrails: Retellings, by Devan Barlow, featuring numerous fantastical objects surrounding a smoking cauldron, against a dark red background. The cover is by Arden Powell.

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Jen Karner @articulatedream.bsky.social · 1d

It's cover reveal day so I got u dis.
Snag the new cover on sale all month long using the spooky sale section of the link in my bio.

The new cover of Cinders of Yesterday is shown. Emilie (blonde, curly hair) is on the left leaning against Dani (long black wavy hair, leather jacket, holding a glowing blade). Around them a fire rages. The top reads "Jen Karner", middle text reads "Cinders of Yesterday" and at the bottom "Legacy of Shadows Book 1"

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 1d

Also includes a story by me, about a woman with ice magic getting revenge!

H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 2d

Just over a week left to support Into the Dark from @awwlitmag.bsky.social! Loads of dark fantasy including my story, "Phalanges and Flames". There are a lot of cool goodies available to backers--check it out!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Into the Dark

A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology

www.kickstarter.com

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 4h

People who know about cats, help?

There is a non-collared cat who has spent multiple evenings over the past week parked outside our back door meowing continually for HOURS. The first night, I opened the back door to see if it was injured (no), and it approached me quickly enough...

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 13m

😍

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16m

Happy #WorldOctopusDay!

Do you have your party hat (anemone) ready?

Drawing of an adorable tiny yellow flapjack octopus with flappy transparent "ears" that is wearing a small striped sea anemone on its head. The stripes are in the pink, blue, and white colors of the trans flag.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 19m

Hugs, friend ❤️

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 23m

Read this at once, for a marvelous and cozy fairy tale interlude in your day!

Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 3h

Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

kaleidotrope.net

Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 29m

this
demographic data is important!
but we all know you are not going to call me on the phone

Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 58m

why...why...why do you need my phone number or address on a submission? if you want to ask me for a general location for demographic data, fine, but in the year of 2025 there is no reason for random slush readers at multiple markets to just have my phone number and address.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 30m

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 45m

I'm picturing a series of shirts with the same phrase, issued by different cartoon animals (seal, polar bear, etc)

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intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · 46m

just $145 to go for the deposit!!

intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · 21h

hey, everyone

I was accepted into the highly competitive Under the Volcano workshop and I need your help getting there. please like, share, and/or donate! thanks!

gofund.me/d4efefd22

Donate to Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey, organized by Teri Clarke

hello, all! my name is Teri Clarke and I write horror and dark fantasy under the… Teri Clarke needs your support for Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey

gofund.me

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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 1d

EDGE OF NOWHERE is $0.99 as an ebook right now. A cranky smuggler gets hired to teleport an unconscious man. They get stranded in an alien wilderness, rely on each other to get home, and spend the rest of the book in varying states of horny panic.

books2read.com/edgeo...
or feliciadavin.itch.io...

An image of a figure in silhouette with his back to the viewer. His silhouette is transparent and the starry void of space is visible through it. The text on the cover says "Edge of Nowhere," and below that, "Felicia Davin."

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 53m

eeek yes thank you for the reminder

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 3h

Ope, Readers, it’s this time again!! Try not to like DVpit posts if you can remember — stick to commenting to support authors!

(Posting because I am also reminding myself)

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 23h

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 54m

THIS 💯

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 58m

why...why...why do you need my phone number or address on a submission? if you want to ask me for a general location for demographic data, fine, but in the year of 2025 there is no reason for random slush readers at multiple markets to just have my phone number and address.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 59m

a girl in a sailor suit with a red bow is running

Alt: Sailor Moon running.

media.tenor.com

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 1h

Genuine question: what distinguishes a novella from a novel for you?

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Witch Roads

Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...

us.macmillan.com

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 1h

😍I'm coming over for lunch hope that's ok

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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 1h

SALAD POSTING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

Plate heaped high with arugula, fava beans, roast asparagus, and ricotta; pepitas scattered across the top; three slices of garlic bread. A yogurt container holds a bouquet of a bright pink daisy-type flower and some white blooming grasses behind the plate, because I am a bougie bitch who is def gonna be first up against the wall when the revolution comes.

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Christine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · 1h

“I’m HALPING.”

Aspen’s dream job: Discord mod, apparently.

Orange and white cat cheerfully snoozing on a laptop keyboard. Discord is open in the background. I apologize in advance for any unintelligible messages he may send.

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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 3h

Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

kaleidotrope.net

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 1h

"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."

- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse

Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Jun 13

Want to feel as cozy as Ben in his crochet blanket? Pick up my Curses & Curtains series! Fantasy novels about fairy tales and musical theatre, full of friends working hard to help one another

devan-barlow.itch.io
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
books2read.com/u/bp1nBW
books2read.com/u/bOD2LE

#BookSky 💙📚

A black and white dog, wrapped in a blanket of greens blues and purples, stares out a window. He looks very cozy.