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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 8h

Today was my first #DVPit, and I just want to say that I'm so proud to be part of the #writingcommunity! Being surrounded by talented, supportive people is the best feeling in the world. Thank you to everyone - agents, writers, @dvpit.bsky.social - for another lovely pitch event!

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 11h

Princess Bride vibes AND Ashkenazi Jewish rep??? Sign me UP! 🔥

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 11h

I'm glad you think so! 😍 Thank you!

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 14h

WHEN DEVILS SING X FEAR STREET

Sixteen-year-old Chava Rose is a Jewish girl stuck in a town of antisemites. Lilith is the mother of demons who supposedly cursed Chava's town with misfortune.

Maybe they have more in common than they thought.

#DVPit #YA #H #OWN #JV #ND

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 14h

Haha I see what you did there! 🤣 Thank youuuu!

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 14h

This pitch is everything and I'm OBSESSED! Gonna buy out B&N whenever your book hits the shelves! 😍

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you so much Kelly! 🤩 That means the world coming from you!

Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 15h

WHEN DEVILS SING X FEAR STREET

"Four pieces reunited by sinner's hand may finally break the Curse." Looks like Chava Rose is sinning.

💞 Women's autonomy
✡️ Jewish mythology
❤️‍🩹 Star-crossed lovers who refuse to give up
🌈 Diverse ensemble cast
⚖️ Strong themes of equality

#DVPit #YA #H #OWN #JV #ND

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

I'll never get tired of this pitch! 🤩 So good!

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

Ahhh thank you so much Laurie! 🥹

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

(Don't mind me somehow forgetting the s in "NEEDS" 😂)

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

This pitch is so good, it NEED to get picked up~

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Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social · 22h

A pitch anyone can like! 😉

𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙣

A disciplined French student falls for post-Cold War Berlin—and for her reluctant host, a single dad grappling with his future.
The devastating catch? She can’t stay.

Moodboard. Center photo: A man and woman embracing (design by Freepik, freepik.com), overlaid with the word "romance". Surrounding it are 8 squares, arranged clockwise: 1. The word "heartfelt" on a grey background; 2. A street sign reading "Pariser Platz“ in front of the Brandenburg Gate (photo by Dietmar Rabich, 2013-11-23, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed); 3. The word "spicy" on a black background; 4. Wannsee beach (photo by Asif Masimov, 2018-04-22, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en); 5. The word "destination" on a white background; 6. A DJ playing at the Tresor nightclub (photo by Angie Linder, 2015-08-20, licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en); 7. The word "retro" on a black background; 8. A young boy sitting cross-legged and looking up (photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash)

Moodboard. Background image: Berlin Victory Column (photo by Robert | Visual Diary | Berlin on Unsplash). Includes: Before Sunrise movie poster; Every Summer After (Carley Fortune) book cover; Heartless (Elsie Silver) book cover; Kilt Trip (Alexandra Kiley) book cover. Keywords: slow burn; friends to lovers; heartfelt; multicultural; '90s retro; spicy chemistry; single dad; forced proximity; banter; destination romance

Moodboard. Background image: Berlin Victory Column (photo by Robert | Visual Diary | Berlin on Unsplash). Beta reader quotes: "Great story with a beautifully crafted relationship"; “I found myself rooting for them from the beginning”; "Perfect blend of emotional and sexy"; "Lots of humor"; “The reveal was great”; “It definitely felt like I was there”; “I liked how the history was interwoven” and a lit contest judge quote: "A wonderful job of creating ... characters that I care very much about and am sure other readers will, too! ... Can’t wait to see this published …"

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you Soph!! 😍

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 16h

WHEN DEVILS SING X FEAR STREET

When a Jewish girl accidentally reawakens an ancient curse over her town, she must fight through mythological nightmares and break the curse before she's torn apart like the demon who started it all.

#DVPit #YA #H #OWN #JV #ND

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · 2d

I've been too preoccupied to participate for the previous #DVParty prompts, but I can't pass up this one! I listen to this song on repeat while querying From One Mifletzet to Another, a YA horror that's equally focused on Jewish mythology and self-identity.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgYj...

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 4

PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb

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Katie Collan @kancollan.bsky.social · Aug 17

Had a great time at #PosterPit yesterday! Everyone's posters were even more amazing than the last event. Thank you so much to both the lovely co-hosts for making this event possible and the incredible #writingcommunity for all your support. Keep writing!

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · Aug 16

#A #T #SPF #Q #PosterPit #PosterPitQ 🦋

Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · Aug 16

X Files x Ipcress File

🔫 High-stakes thriller
🔫 Time travel twist
🔫 Stale beer espionage
🔫 Weird science
🔫 Cold War subterfuge
🔫 Working class hero
🔫 Hunter➡️hunted
🔫 Antagonist from the future
🔫 Enemy turned ally
🔫 Proles vs privilege

#A #T #SPF #PosterPit #PosterPitQ 🦋

Image is a mock up of a film poster. A small figure wearing a bobble hat is standing, back turned in a swirling, bright green mist. The figure is in silhouette - lost in the fog.

Text across the top of the poster reads:

Time Travel Thrills
Cold War Vibes
Weird Science
Stale Beer Espionage

Out of Time
A film by Gert Ramm

“Like a Mexican standoff between Slow Horses, Life on Mars and The Ipcress File (image of five gold stars).

Coming September 2025

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Gert Ramm 🦋 @rammwriter.bsky.social · Aug 16

Slow Horses x Life on Mars

When an intelligence agent is framed for the UK’s role in a temporal disaster, he must clear his name and seal a lethal time rift - before a Russian spy from the future gets everyone killed.

#A #T #SPF #PosterPit #PosterPitQ

Image is a mock up of a film poster. A blurred, double-exposed figure with its back to us is walking along a passage towards a bright light.

Text reads:

Coming this September

Out of Time

By Gert Ramm

Espionage / Time Travel / Thriller

“Like Slow Horses, Life on Mars and The Ipcress File in a Mexican standoff”

Image of five gold stars

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Tiff @tiff-d.bsky.social · Aug 16

The nursery rhyme The Farmer in the Dell haunts Emily—but the final verse, “the cheese stands alone,” is no rhyme. When her best friend’s illness turns terminal, Emily has days to uncover a truth that could destroy her marriage, child, & the life she’s built around saving Lacey. #posterpit #Q #A

A dark, eerie movie poster with a shadowy background of water, tree branches, and the faint outline of a woman’s face underwater. At the top, text reads: “By Tiffany Darling.” Centered text: “She’s dying. But that’s not the scariest part… The truth is so much darker.” Below, the book title appears: Everything I Gave Her. Subtext: “Now Querying #Q.” At the bottom: “A haunting spiral into the lies we tell for love. Psychological Suspense #T. Rated #A.”

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Melissa Elizabeth @mellizabethanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 16

Two lovers, trapped in a bigoted small town, make the choice to pursue love even against those who would tear them apart.

Does Ethan have the guts to come out to his friends? Can Luke help him find the strength to be free?

#posterpit #w #r #a #lgbtq

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Katie Krohn @katiekrohnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

A teen outcast from a secret line of Irish plant magicians must harness newfound powers to protect herself from a poison-wielding ancestor who hunts her family across time.

🍄 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons
💌 Romance subplot
🎂 Magical baking
🚪 Portal to another realm

#posterpit #PosterPitQ #ya

Door in the Fernwood by Katie Krohn. Tagline: In this magical Irish bloodline, poison runs deep. Complete at 99,000 words, I am querying this YA Contemporary Fantasy with Big Five editor interest. Keywords: elixirs and poisons, magical baking, plant magic, portal to another realm, romance subplot, time travel, magical artifacts. www.KatieKrohn.com

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Skylar Anthony | ARCs close Sept 30! | 🚀🧝‍♂️ @skylaranthony.bsky.social · Aug 16

All my #posterpit posts have different vibes, and this one is romcom💚 || They were never supposed to trust each other, much less team up for a heist that could save (or doom) the galaxy. But the more they work together, the harder it is to pretend it’s just business. skylaranthony.com

#SFF #booksky

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Kayla is 🧜🏼‍♀️revising🧜🏼‍♀️ @kaylafoster.bsky.social · Aug 16

Last post for #posterpit

Soft MMC meets fierce FMC
Sentient oceans and a sentient house
Dangerous sirens that like to play with their food.

#posterpitw #a #c #f

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