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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 20h

#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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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 6d

www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Our Kickstarter prelaunch page is live for Writing Memoir in Flashes by Lita Kurth! 📚💖
Click Notify me on launch to follow. (This is free and does not commit you to backing.) We'll have an early-bird deal when the campaign launches on Oct 14.🎉

#booksky #writing

Coming soon: Writing Memoir in Flashes nonfiction book

Learn to write your true stories in short form memoir

www.kickstarter.com

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 14d

🎉We’re delighted to announce we’ll be publishing a new sci-fi novella Bright Phaedra by Felicia Martinez!🎉

Bright Phaedra reimagines the Greek myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus with neurodiverse and asexual characters, set in a near-future multiverse with sentient artificial intelligences.

Author Felicia Martínez smiling in an outdoor setting with trees

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 18d

New book earrings from Poetose! 💖📚 Get yours at Thinking Ink Press’s table at
Markham House in History Park
10 am - 1 pm
Sunday, September 28
635 Phelan Ave,
San Jose CA 95112

Browse books, earrings, and more.

www.pcsj.org/festival-2025 for full poetry festival details
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8 boxes of small handmade book earrings in assorted designs

One pair of book earrings from Poetose with floral book covers

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · 21d

🎉 We’re happy to announce we’ll be publishing a new book Writing Memoir in Flashes by Lita Kurth in Spring 2026! 🎉
This book is for anyone who wants to tell their true stories through writing short memoir or a collection.

Follow us for news about the upcoming Kickstarter! 📚💖

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Aug 27

Publishers Weekly interviewed @shinylizard.bsky.social about Thinking Ink Press for an article on collective and co-op publishers!

@indyartssf.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Read it here: tinyurl.com/246wcxcv

Collective and Co-op Publishers Find Strength in Numbers

Indie collectives and co-ops are creating their own definitions of success—and finding their people.

tinyurl.com

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

It was lovely meeting you, Felicia!

felicia martínez @feliciafm.bsky.social · Aug 15

Picked up at the Liminal Fiction table at Seattle Worldcon! Signed by @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social folks too ✨

A copy of Neirodiverse Alien Encounters which features a silver IBPA Book Sward Winner sticker and an alien nebula filled sky in greens, pinks, and blues.

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Aug 8

LtR, Clara Ward, Anthony Francis, Betsy Miller, & Liza Olmsted. We will be at Worldcon! Our award-winning book The Neurodiversiverse edited by Anthony & Liza will be selling at the Liminal Fiction table in the dealers' room. Stop by the table and you may see Liza or Betsy there #Worldcon2025 #SciFi

Clara Ward, Anthony Francis, Betsy Miller, and Liza Olmsted are sitting at a round table having tea during Clockwork Alchemy. All are smiling

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Aug 8

Anthony Francis from Thinking Ink Press is presenting at WorldCon 2025! 🎉
The Cognitive Science of Scenes and Sequels Sat, Aug 16 11–11:30 am
seattlein2025.org/program-and-...

Get the award-winning book The Neurodiversiverse at the Liminal Fiction table in the dealers’ room

#Worldcon2025 #SciFi

Anthony Francis is standing behind a table with stacks of his books on it. He is wearing a black cowboy hat with a black and silver vest, and aiming a sonic screwdriver at the camera.

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Jun 24

This book looks so beautiful!

Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · Jun 24

🕚 FINAL Hours and Watch Party!

For the rest of the night, I'm going to be here, Kickstarter, and @edebell.com. We hope you've enjoyed the posts here, the guest posts ... all the *joy* for art and human creation.

We are our stories. Together, we fly!

💜 - Emily.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

pastel colors show a small version of the book Faraway Dreaming and a little swirling magic wand with the text: Over $50,000 pledged. Over 1000 backers joined. We are so grateful. Thank you. And— We’ve still got 5 hours to go. Dreams do happen. Where to join: to back: kickstarter.com - search Faraway Dreaming; watch party: bsky.app - @atthisarts.com, @edebell.com; until 11pm EDT / 03:00 UTC

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · Jun 21

Rally Day! Would you share some love for our art and story book? This ends soon, and we want the people who might really need this book (or the exclusive pwyc digital bundle) to've seen it. We'll be posting all day and we'd love for you to join us, how you can. 🩷

www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

Faraway Dreaming Rally Day! What you can do: 1) 1) Tell people who might love an art and story book to give Faraway Dreaming on Kickstarter a look 2) Lots of people who could use this aren’t online, please remember DMs and groups; What we'll be doing: 1) Singing about the book, about the art, about the wonderful guest posts, all day! 2) If we can pass $40k today, we can commit to two really special things for the print book - just in time

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · Jun 7

Because of your support, our beautiful story and art book, Faraway Dreaming, will be published this summer, and in the quality it deserves: offset printing, full color, art quality paper, smyth-sewn, and an embellished dust jacket.

Thank you for your shares! 💜

www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

Faraway Dreaming by Ulla Thynell

An art book and story of forest, peace, and a calming night journey. Dragons, hills, and magic to soothe your soul.

www.kickstarter.com

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Betsy Miller @betsymiller.bsky.social · Jun 9

There's still time to enter for a chance to win!

Betsy Miller @betsymiller.bsky.social · Jun 3

Happy World Clubfoot Day! 👣❤️

Maureen Hoff and I are giving away a copy of the award-winning book Clubfoot Connections on Instagram!
💖📚💖

To enter for a chance to win this book and more, go to Maureen's post on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DKcJawiOFK...

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Jun 5

We love participating in events like this that celebrate indie authors and publishers!

Betsy Miller @betsymiller.bsky.social · Jun 5

Clara Ward and I had a great time at the Sacramento Book Festival last weekend where we shared an author table!

This picture shows when we were setting up.

Wow, so many book-loving people showed up to this event!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat or pick up a book! 📖💖📚

Many books including Be the Sea and The Neurodiversiverse are on a large table with a colorful ocean-themed table cloth. Origami jumping frogs and earrings are placed in front of the books.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Jun 5

#Booksky It’s HERE! This year’s Pride StoryBundle is up! Get 14 great queer reads at the $25 level, support queer authors and support Rainbow Railroad at the same time! Books by Seth Hadon, Melissa Scott, Brent Lambert and more! Get yours today! storybundle.com/pride

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Betsy Miller @betsymiller.bsky.social · Jun 3

Happy World Clubfoot Day! 👣❤️

Maureen Hoff and I are giving away a copy of the award-winning book Clubfoot Connections on Instagram!
💖📚💖

To enter for a chance to win this book and more, go to Maureen's post on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DKcJawiOFK...

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Betsy Miller @betsymiller.bsky.social · May 28

This Saturday, Clara Ward and I will be at the Sacramento Book Festival! If you're in town, come by and say hi.
www.sacramentobookfestival.com

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Apr 23

Look for Betsy and Liza at the PPN Conference April 25, 2025.

They're on the panel Audacious and Subversive: Impact Strategies from Indie Publishers.

Liza is also on the panel Imagining Otherwise: Neurodiversity in Publishing.
@betsymiller.bsky.social
@shinylizard.bsky.social

An illustration of a shelf of books is centered on a white background. The text above says: Betsy Miller and Liza Olmsted are panelists at the Publishing Professionals Network conference in Berkeley!

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Anthony Francis @xenotaur.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Neurodiversiverse is a finalist for the IBPA Book Award! We were selected as one of the three finalists for the "Neurodivergent Communities" category!

www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-neur...

We'll find out May 16 whether we won gold or silver ...

#neurodiversiverse

Winners: Art & Photography | IBPA Book Award

www.ibpabookaward.org

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Mar 19

Izzy's Almost Epic Day by Katie Otey comes to mind
www.katieoteywrites.com/books

BOOKS | Katie Otey Writes

Every Other Christmas. Coming September 20, 2022 from Sky Pony Press!

www.katieoteywrites.com

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Mar 18

What is an SYK event?

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hello, fellow fiction-consuming beings! Want to add to your hoard of fantastic stories about neurodiversity?

Good news! Our hopeful, empowering science fiction anthology is on sale!

The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters is 50% off until March 8 at Smashwords!

#books #neurodiversity #scifibooks

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Mar 2

Happy Read an Ebook Week!
Clubfoot Connections is 50% off at Smashwords Mar 2-8!
💖 👣 📚

Get a deal on this award-winning and uplifting anthology of true stories and poetry by people affected by clubfoot.

#Booksky #ebookweek25 #Smashwords #Disability
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

A tablet shows the book cover for Clubfoot Connections: Stories, essays, and poetry from the clubfoot community.

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Feb 25

Some Time Later: Fantastic Voyages Through Alternate Worlds is a Deal of the Day at Drive Thru Fiction! ⛭💖⛭

Get the ebook for $2.40 here tinyurl.com/2e64scec

Please share to spread the word!

#BookSky #steampunk #ebooksale

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Thinking Ink Press @thinkinginkpress.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thinking Ink Press co-founder Liza Olmsted was awarded a grant to help cover the cost of attending IBPA Publishing University 2025 (Pub U).

Congratulations, @shinylizard.bsky.social! 🎉

Read more at
www.thinkinginkpress.com/2025/02/tip/we-received-a-grant/
@ibpa.bsky.social @indyartssf.bsky.social

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