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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 12h

#DVpit is over 😕 but wow, what a joy reading so many clever, unique pitches!
The best part? Meeting new writers to follow & cheer on.

If you didn’t get a ❤️ this round, don’t sweat it—your story still matters. It just hasn’t met its right reader yet. Keep writing. Keep believing. #amwriting

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 14h

Here’s your opportunity Kidlit #writers

Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social · 18h

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

www.manuscriptwishlist.com

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 17h

Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.

She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC

Magical/Realism X The Bewitching

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 18h

Go for it!

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 20h

Sounds so good! Good luck!

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 20h

Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.

She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC

Magical/Realism X The Beeitching

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Betrayed & heartbroken, 18-year-old Ali tries to fix her life with a love spell. Instead, it blows up everything—family, love, and her plans for the future.
Searching for a cure in Oaxaca, she finds the magic she needed all along was her own becoming.

Magical Realism X The Bewitching

#DVpit #YA

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Take note #DVpit participants

Mara @maraalyse.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not checking #DVPit today because I’m traveling, but if you think we might be a good fit, please query me when I reopen during the first week of November!

Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Sound so good! Good luck 🍀

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Much needed story. Good luck!

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Premise is so cute!

Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you 😊 Hoping both of us get a nibble.

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Ali always followed her parents’ plans until betrayal shatters her perfect-girl act.

A desperate love spell 🪄gone wrong drives her to an Oaxacan curandera for an antidote, sparking self-discovery & the strength to pursue her own path & psychic gifts.

#DVpit #YA #MR

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Omg, I am working on 3 different ones now. So much scribbling!

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

In case you haven’t seen this pitch formula, check it out before #DVpit
It’s helpful & simple

Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social · Aug 27

Before #preDV & #DVPit thought I'd repost some pitching advice(1/7)
Here's a simple pitch rubric:

[CHARACTER] is/lives [STATUS QUO] until [INCITING INCIDENT]. Now if they don’t [MAIN GOAL] then [CONSEQUENCES].
OR
[MAIN MOTIVATION] only problem is [MAIN CONFLICT/HURDLE]

e.g. my old 140 char pitch:

Based on Korean myth, Jihoon & Miyoung fall in love, only prob is Miyoung's a gumiho, immortal 9-tail fox that preys on man #DVpit #YA #OWN

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder of the rules for #DVpit
Have fun tomorrow!

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 1d

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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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

#DVparty has been fun & useful in developing a whole mood around our stories.

Thank you to the #DVpit team for continuing this pitching opp on Bluesky from x

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

#DVparty About WIP which takes place after the YA ms #amquerying

🔥 Some wounds don’t fade—they echo. When Ali calls on the spirits for help, she finds that forgiveness is its own kind of magic.

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

#DVparty Describe your WIP:

🌎 In Oaxaca, the soil hums with old magic & the tradition of Curanderismo. Spirits & Spells is a story about what we inherit, what we bury, and what refuses to stay hidden. #YA

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

I went to see the Downton Abbey movie 🎥 & wish I could write a novel like that.
Loved the finale! #Movies

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

You had me at “grows wishes for strangers”!

Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

I’m intrigued too!

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Well that’s a twist ☺️

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t think of Encanto as a comp, but thanks! 🙏🏽

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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 1d

#DVparty Hype Day 4 current project: a continuation of Love Spells:

🪄Spirits don’t always rest just because the living want them to. In Spirits & Spells, Ali learns that some secrets demand to be heard—even if they change everything she thought she knew about her family.

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