I am SO excited to welcome @drenderturmaud.bsky.social to my team of authors. Her picture books are so powerful and inspiring and I can’t wait to champion them to editors. Her stories are going to impact so many young readers ❤️

We also would love to take a moment to remind everyone, no matter the outcome of today— we wanted to bring the #writingcommunity together and we hope we succeeded in that. You matter. Your story matters. You are good enough ❤️

We are so so thankful to everyone who participated today- agents, authors, editors ❤️ the love and cheer we saw today reminded us of how amazing the #writingcommunity truly is

As I wrap up #cheerpit soon here @cheerpitx.bsky.social I could’ve never imagined so many writers and industry professionals would participate in my silly little idea to spread positivity & holiday cheer. The creativity and love I’ve seen today has inspired and amazed me. Thank you so much!

IT X The Riverman: Max wrestles w/ an eldritch horror and ghosts like Scrooge did while trying to ID this girl found in 2 identical photos taken years apart, one found in a home owned by the local legend: a serial killer cult leader, the other taken by a camera trap miles away. #YA #P #T #cheerpit

@cheerpitx.bsky.social Tai’s terrified of their new crewmate. Humans are violent pack hunters! And this one's irritating! So why can’t Tai stop thinking about her? Our duo's favorite holidays: the Equinox Festival (despite the ghosts) and Halloween (because ghosts.) #CheerPit #A #SFF #R #lgbtq

Angela and Starr just met and they're already bitter rivals in a sweet Christmas bake-off. Angela's reputation and Starr's business are on the line, yet only one can win the competition. What they didn't bet on was losing their hearts instead. #cheerpit #a #r

Happy #CheerPit, everyone! I hope you all had as much fun as I did! I was so nervous that I wouldn't be able to come up with anything clever, but it was an absolute blast coming up with fun holiday themed pitches! What a great idea. Hoping to see this one again next year!

HALLMARK by Kevin Smith. Framed as a mix tape & set in a 90s ski town, two teens from rival high schools fall in love amid their friends’ shenanigans all while working to fulfill their dreams: he as a writer, she as an Olympic skier. Male fat positive. #YA #RC #cheerpit

Wow, #CheerPit was amazing. I so enjoyed reading all of the amazing pitches and meeting some lovely people all day. It was certainly the most fun I’ve had online in a long time. Thank you all and best of luck! - DK

Samara is a ghost, and the longer she stays on Earth with her ill daughter, the higher the risk that she'll become a deadly poltergeist. But it's Aussie Christmas next month, & Samara can practically taste the BBQ, feel the tinsel, can smell the salty ocean. Why would she leave? #cheerpit #a #h #q

THE INFINITE LIBRARY #cheerpit #w #sff There is a library that contains all the narrative in human history, and something is trying to destroy it. A group of agents, pulled from their own literary universes, discovers the plot - now what? Veronica loves It's A Wonderful Life and rum punch.

THE STARLIGHT PRINCE ✨two princes, two warring kingdoms, one shared destiny✨ ✨💙 queer MMCs ✨💙 found family ✨💙 folklore inspired ✨💙 forbidden love ✨💙 lies and betrayal #CheerPit #W #F #R

#cheerpit #a #t #w, nearly #q Avery grew up believing that training to join the League on her 18th birthday will result in unlimited wealth & power, to make Melbourne better. It will, but she discovers she'll also be forced to assassinate men. It's no surprise her fave Christmas movie is Die Hard.

The sun set. Slow darkness descended on this tiny corner of the world. Two souls suspended in mid-air over the river, stone and steel and wire holding them in place, halfway between a humble memorial and a parking lot, against sacred nature and mundane utility. #Q #A #CheerPit Stage 6 Does Not Exist

THE GOOD GIRL CHECKLIST Haunted by looking like the mother who abandoned her, a young woman reconstructs herself like one of her father's collector dolls, which lands her in a Middle Eastern charm farm surrounded by mirrors. MAID x CATCH ME IF YOU CAN x BLACK SWAN x EDUCATED #cheerpit #q #me #a

A coming-of-rage with mystery, betrayal, and heartbreak tossed with clandestine fantasy courts and rebellions. #CheerPit #YA #NA #F #Q

2 people who would be on Santa's naughty list shouldn't be together. One is a rich recluse, the other, a slum-dwelling rebel. When their paths cross, despite their flaws, they realise falling for the enemy isn't the worst thing that can happen to them. #CheerPit #R #F #A #Q

PRINCESS DIARIES x DIAL A FOR AUNTIES It’s dire for Princess Sam at the Annual Holiday Ball. She has to deal with her ridiculous ex while trying to trap her current-fiance redhanded with his girlfriend, and a heritage artifact gets stolen from the palace. #AG #OS #A #WF #commercial #CheerPit

Last hour of #cheerpit! You got this #writingcommunity ❤️

❄️XOXO x IT’S A BOYGIRL THING❄️ A fansite trip goes awry for Mercie when a wish during the Festival of Lights causes her to switch bodies with her favorite K-pop group’s grumpiest member 🔮Soul swap 📸Idol x Fansite 💘Grumpy x Grumpy 🎤K-pop & fandom ❄️A love letter to Seoul in winter #Cheerpit #YA #R #W

Vikings X Derry Girls = VIKING, NUN, MURDER, CHICKEN Viking Tyr wants fame and riches but finds love and vengeance with Beatrice, a fake nun hiding a royal secret. Tyr's favourite memory: listening to his father tell stories of Christian Saints by the Yule Log #CheerPit #Q #A #R #HF

My last hurrah! NINTH HOUSE X THE MIDNIGHT CLUB Aster would do anything to be the best writer the world has seen— even if it means spilling her blood to commune with the greats that came before her. Fav holiday song: White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes #Q #A #F #H #CheerPit

THE GREAT x LE MORT D'ARTHUR Her father was killed, her mother was taken, and she was sent to a nunnery. Now, the wizard responsible is her only hope for security in the court of King Arthur. It's too bad they have so much in common. 🎄Christmastide is for partying. #W #A #HF #cheerpit

Arcane x Don’t let the forest in Bound by blood and destiny, two brothers fight to protect the humans from the horrors of Oblivion. But when Rayn vanishes, Jayde uncovers a shocking truth about the Night Order and the fate of his lost sibling. #ya #cheerpit #sff #q #agentguide

SURVIVE THE NIGHT X VERITY Lauren, a troubled writer with a haunting past is captivated by her new neighbor’s dark allure. As winter isolation deepens, she must confront her fractured psyche to discern truth from imagination - or face the deadly consequences #cheerpit #T #A #S

MIDNIGHT BARGAIN X JASMINE THRONE When a young woman discovers that the queen severed the souls of her subjects to gain power, she must decide who to betray: her own soul or her husband the crown prince. Holiday song: River, Joni Mitchell, AKA “Get me out of here” #CheerPit #SFF #A #Q

THE GOOD GIRL CHECKLIST A high school project gets out of hand as a grieving young woman tries to fix herself by reverse-engineering rejection. She erases her identity and gets into a sticky spot in Dubai before rescuing herself. MAID + CATCH ME IF YOU CAN + BLACK SWAN + EDUCATED #cheerpit #q #me #a

When Harlow finds an extinct bird species, she takes it to a sanctuary for its protection. She didn’t think it’d land her in the center of a poaching ring hell-bent on capturing it and lead her to an estranged BFF with a mysterious past #cheerpit #Q #YA #t #f S: 4 carrots M: Grinch T: PB blossoms

IRON WIDOW X STARDUST IN THEIR VEINS 🐉 Firstborn daughter of a draconic bloodline 💋 Why choose romance with enemies to lovers flavor ⚔️ A game of conquest to earn the throne 👀 A morally grey heroine 🏮 Inspired by the Chinese Myth of the Four Cardinal Beasts #cheerpit #Q #SFF #NA

It's not every day you turn your dad into a monster! Evergreen Quincy is here to help with some coping strategies: 1. Don't panic! Or if you do, panic a lot😧 2. DO NOT steal a magical gemstone 💎 3. Avoid strangers with blue hair ☔️ Least Favorite Holiday movie: Home Alone #cheerpit #MG #F #Q

MADDER LAKE: A homesick immigrant must team up with her privileged rival to win a magic painting contest when her scholarship dries up and her mother’s infection worsens. 🖼transportive painting magic 🏠diasporic panic about "home" 🌹diy paint from plants 😤confessions on trains #CheerPit #YA #F #AG

When teacher Mayzie Coates discovers a student tragedy in her classroom, the school board & police want answers that she doesn't have, and it'll take every ounce of irreverence from her best friend, Olivia, to save Mayzie from the gravity of human misery and its irresistible tide. #Cheerpit #A #Q

TRULY DEVIOUS X LESSON IN VENGEANCE After accidentally becoming a suspect in a not-so-cold case, ex-amateur sleuth Quinton Crow must use his paranormal magic to catch a killer before more students are murdered—or he risks being found dead next Holiday favourite: Candy Canes #CheerPit #FM #YA #Q

🖼️ DIVINE RIVALS x magic painting contest A homesick student at a magic art university must win a painting contest when her scholarship is revoked—but when she discovers a mysterious painting that might change the art world, her privileged hot rival secretly discovers it too 👀 #CheerPit #YA #F #AG

Imperial China✖️Ancient Rome ft. 🐍 A morally grey con artist 🌏 A multiracial cast 🎪 A competition of circuses 💫 A collector of Goddess-gifted humans 🗡️ A hooded, brooding stranger 👑 An impossible prince 🧵 And Fate being an absolute B**** #CheerPit #YA #F #POC #OWN #AG Ren = Every. Baked. Good.

@cheerpitx.bsky.social When suspense writer, Lauren, thinks her reclusive neighbor is a killer. She must unravel reality from fiction before her detective skills make her the next victim or land her in jail 🔪❄️🩸 HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE x VERITY #cheerpit #T#S #A