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I am always surprised by international lesbian day lol

I'm Makana! I'm a mixed race nonbinary lesbian who writes science fiction full of mixed race nonbinary lesbians! my debut cyberpunk space heist novel HAMMAJANG LUCK is out now, and it's standalone sequel THE OBAKE CODE will be out Feb 17th!

trope graphic for the obake code but oops it's all lesbians. the cover is in the center of the graphic, showing malia, a black woman in a white shirt, black pants, black boots, and her long hair in green dip-dyed locs. she is looking up at a futuristic sky, with skyscrapers with pink and purple windows and a flying car whizzing overhead. the cover is on a background of the lesbian flag in spattered paint. the arrows read "lesbians," "so many lesbians," "butch lesbians," "chapstick lesbians," "femme lesbians," "aro/ace lesbians," "lesbians of color," "indigenous lesbians," "black lesbians," "they/them lesbians," and "he/him lesbians."

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 1d

Alas! Once you receive a response though, it's fine to query me then! (if you need to that is!)

I'll be open on the 1st of every month and open to BIPOC voices year round

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 6d

Literary agent Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social (Fiction; General, Fantasy, SF) opened to fiction queries. https://duotrope.com... #amquerying

Re-opening: Keir Alekseii

Literary agent Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social (Fiction; General, Fantasy, SF) opened to fiction queries. https://duotrope.com/agent/keir-alekseii-34306 #amquerying

duotrope.com

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 6d

Yup, unfortunately I'm only seeking unpublished work!

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 7d

Perfect!

a man in a helmet with the words this is the way behind him

ALT: a man in a helmet with the words this is the way behind him

media.tenor.com

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 9d

If I solicit your query (like through a pitch event or showcase) please use this link to query me =)

querytracker.net/query/keiral...

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 9d

Website & MSWL: agent.keiralekseii.com
Query Manager: querytracker.net/query/keiral...
Agency website: www.azantianlitagency.com

Open to BIPOC voices year round
Open to pitch requests/solicited queries/referrals year round
Open to all other queries 1st to 7th of every month

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 9d

a woman with red hair says it 's like you 're specifically targeting me

ALT: a woman with red hair says it 's like you 're specifically targeting me

media.tenor.com

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 10d

Whew! I'm ready for October 1st!

Just a reminder: I'll open for 7 days from the 1st, or until I get 100 new queries. Whichever comes first!

a screenshot of Keir's query manager page showing 0 unread queries and 93.4% query reply rate.

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 12d

I have not one but TWO complete and not-yet-public covers in my inbox for authors with 2026 books and this is almost as bad as having to sit on an announcement after a deal is made (I'm also doing this currently and AUGH!!!)

I'm just STARING at them, head empty, heart full. So gorgeous 😭❤️‍🔥

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 12d

Unfortunately I don't represent picture books!

Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 13d

Ohhhh yes please!

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 13d

👀

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 13d

I am a gamer but in MG I'm only looking for speculative =(

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 16d

👀

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 16d

Already in my inbox you say 👀

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 16d

I open to queries on the 1st of every month and I close when I get to 100 unread queries in my inbox (or on the 7th of the month, whichever comes first)

You can see my full MSWL on my or the Azantian website but right now?

I desperately need a friendship or sibling story that makes me cry.
#MSWL

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 18d

Not @kaitlynabdou.com telling me thanks for saying I'd read her draft.

Girl.

MY JOB IS TO READ YOUR BOOKS. PLEASE.

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 24d

Feather gave me whiplash lol

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Keir Alekseii @keiralekseii.bsky.social · 26d

This was a WHIRLWIND ALLYUH 🥳🥳🥳

Katie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 26d

One year ago today, @keiralekseii.bsky.social sent my little pirate book out on submission. Just 7 hours later, @featherfully.bsky.social replied to that email to let us know she was offering on it.

And in just 9 months, A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES will be on shelves!

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

A Prince Among Pirates

Kit Davenport is in trouble—not that this would surpris…

www.goodreads.com

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · Aug 28

whoops meant to add to this and then got caught up with work things

anyway if you'd like to be notified in the event of republication, leave your name and email in this form

forms.gle/kLys77VfhrZT...

E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · Aug 28

bit of unfortunate news today lads. more info on my blog, plus a link to a Google form to sign up to be notified if Edna gets republished in the future ❤️

#author

www.elizmanderson.com/blog/g8kocvs...

Remarkable Retirement going out of print. Text is on a deep red, almost black background with gold frames, with a mockup of a paperback of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher centered. The cover is red with a cutout shaped like a yarnball stabbed through with sword and knitting needle, through which we see an old woman in silhouette holding a cane and sword, gazing at a silhouetted dragon hovering over a distant city in the sunset.

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