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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 10h

okay the azula comp made it EVEN BETTER

Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 10h

i appreciate this pitch for three reasons and here's why you should too: 1. i love the whimsical twist with the evil dessert queen (or dare i say candy queen), 2. the commentary hello!! and 3. i have a sweet tooth and i like reading about cake even if it's evil cake

rihdara klay 📖 @rushaida222.bsky.social · 18h

LET THEM *BE* CAKE 🍰
Under a fascist empire led by a queen whose touch can turn bodies into sugar, a grieving royal translator finds solace in outlawed books. But when caught, she must escape and lead the revolution inspired by her defiance, or face being turned into royal dessert.
#DVpit #F #A

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 10h

hero with impostor syndrome? evil dead mom? mental health rep? someone request this immediately so i can have it on my shelves soon pls and thanks 👀👀👀

Ally 🍀 @allyuwrites.bsky.social · 11h

Anlith and her friends saved the world. They're heroes, but why doesn't she feel like one?

Maybe she just needs:
🌳Tea w/ the druid
🪏Gardening w/ the paladin
🥧Baking w/ the wizard
to figure out hero life and why she can hear her evil dead mom in her head

🧠OCD Rep

#DVPit #F #NA #Novella #MH #WOC

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 11h

mental health rep and mommy issues? SIGN ME UP

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 16h

the commentary in this sounds delicious 👀 (see what I did there? hehehe)

this sounds SO good though fr absolutely adore the tagline!

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 16h

Did I see inspired by Islamic astronomy? 👀👀👀

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 16h

i had the opportunity to beta read this book and when i tell you it NEEDS to be on shelves!!!! hadiyah has put together something that gives a blast to the past and is also extremely relevant in the world we live in today

🚀 Hadiyah 🍉 @hadiyahsama.bsky.social · 17h

Kindred x All My Rage

Thrown back into the 1970s from 2024, a dead body at his feet, Imran must solve the murder he's stumbled onto before the National Front, a British nationalist & fascist movement, find him guilty. That, and find a way home.

#DVPit #YA #Speculative #HF #MV #MH #Asian

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 17h

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 18h

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#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.

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 18h

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 1d

excited to boost dvpit pitches tomorrow!!! i missed seeing this event on a platform like this

Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah. All praise be to Allah. My success is only through Him. (If you're Muslim please say MashaAllah/TaBarakAllah I'm terrified of nazar/hasad/3ayn lol)

Please stay tuned, because there are more details coming your way soon!

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

My gratitude to M. Stevenson and C.J. Subko for undertaking this amazing project and giving my story a chance! I'm so excited to read the rest of the talent in this anthology— please check out the details on all the amazing contributors here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ent...

Update 12: Announcing our author lineup! · Enter Here: An Anthology of Portals

Dear backers,We have finished reading and are delighted to announce our final lineup of authors! The stories we received are so strong, and we're incredibly excited to share the final anthology with y...

www.kickstarter.com

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

I wrote this piece with all my feelings about a messy Brown woman finding her place in a world that is cruel to us, no matter how beautiful it may look on the surface.

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

As someone still recovering from a 7+ year writing slump, getting to write "THE END" during one of the busiest and exhausting periods of my life was a big deal, and giving myself a chance was proof that somewhere in me, there still lives a writer, no matter how much I feel otherwise sometimes.

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

Very excited to share that my short story will be in the ENTER HERE anthology, edited by M. Stevenson and C.J. Subko!

This story follows Mona, a woman hunting down an artist who disappeared after trapping his victims inside his paintings, and the definition of justice she discovers along the way.

Text: "Enter Here: an anthology"
Subtitles: "He trapped them. She's hunting him. Coming 2025"

Depicts the lower half of a South Asian woman's face and a door

Depicts two screenshots: one of the Kickstarter for the anthology and one of the acceptance email I received

Depicts a lot of screenshots of many messages I sent it a discord server and Whatsapp while I was writing this story

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · 14d

I haven't been here in a hot second, but I do have something to share today

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jul 14

To absolutely nobody's surprise, I've joined the street team for DEATHBRINGER by @soniatagliareni.bsky.social out Jan 2026 (UK) from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social & Feb 2026 (US) from @atriabooks.bsky.social! A little birdie told me a cover reveal is happening Mon Jul 14 on Sonia's Instagram page 👀

A picture of a letter that says "Year: 1939. Status: Accepted. Purpose: Street Team. Letter Enclosed."

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jul 4

desi women (especially those of the previous generation), choosing to be horrible to other women will never make sense to me. wanting other people to suffer because you did instead of cultivating a safer space is a very messed up thing to do.

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 29

this tiger was hands down my favorite character in the whole movie!

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 29

i absolutely love abstract art and unique compositions but the way my brain shut down every time i open blank canvas should be studied

Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 28

the way i'm paying for envato elements now but i'm still tempted to make my own assets

Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 27

i write about desi characters from the diaspora like myself so i can, through them, express my anger and disappointment at this culture (as someone who experienced it. no this does not give non desis the right to be racist towards us)

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Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 27

couldn't figure out why i was so hungry all the time, then i realized i used to have lentils almost every single day and now i don't. i love you masoori dal

Safiya Bint Saleh @safiyabintsaleh.bsky.social · Jun 23

oh look at that, casual islamophobia in the workplace is making a comeback! love this for us.

if you're falling for the bs that the media is feeding you, you're part of the problem.

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