I had such a great time doing #DVPit this year! It was so fun to see everyone’s concepts and meet other writers! Thank you to everyone who boosted my posts and thank you @heybrightonrose.bsky.social for being my DV Pit guide ❤️

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS Eight years after the murder of his parents, Kasper returns to the Shrouded City to take down the seven people responsible—including the girl he thought was the love of his life.  #DVpit #YA #NA #F #WOC #LGBT #ASIAN #OWN

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS In a world of magical warring gangs, 19yo Anya has 3 days to track down the man who killed her father before she hangs for his crimes. But when a boy from her past returns for revenge, Anya must stay a step ahead and choose between her heart and her life. #DVpit #NA #F

Eight years after his parents were murdered, Kasper returns to the Shrouded City to take down the people responsible—including the girl he once loved.  ⛲ Venice-inspired setting 🗡️ Warring magical gangs 💔 Childhood friends to lovers to enemies 🏰 MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS #DVpit #YA #NA #F #WOC

HUNGER GAMES x ACOMAF but funny 17yo Aline enters the fae tournament to save her sister, only for her ex-BF to show up and pull a Peeta. Now they’ve got until sunrise to win the tournament before the fae find out they’re not really in love—and Aline loses her sister forever. #DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS Eight years after the murder of his parents, Kasper returns to the Shrouded City to take down the seven people responsible—including the girl he thought was the love of his life.  #DVpit #YA #NA #F #WOC #LGBT #ASIAN #OWN

17yo Aline enters the fae tournament to save her sister, but must compete against her ex-BF, who tricks her into a fake dating plot to scam the fae and win it all.  🧚‍♂️ Faeries behaving badly 🌚 Appalachia at night 🏳️‍🌈 Bi4Bi chaos 🗡️ CRUEL PRINCE x HUNGER GAMES but funny #DVpit #YA #CF #F #POC

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH 16yo Beatrice infiltrates rival secret societies at Blairwood Academy to uncover which fellow student killed her ex-girlfriend. 📚 Magical dark academia 🖤 Bi4Bi rivals-to-lovers 🇵🇭 Biracial FMC 👩‍🎨 Gorgeous Atlas Six-style illustrations #DVpit #YA #CF #F #LGBT #WOC

CRUEL PRINCE x HUNGER GAMES but funny I [17F] entered a fae tournament to save my sister [19F] but my theater kid ex-bf [17M] is competing too and wants to pretend we’re in love so the fae vote for us to win. AITA if I do it? I don’t still like him. I swear. Edit: Oh no #DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC

Mentally, I am in soup season. Physically, I am in the fifth circle of Hell.

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH 16yo Beatrice attends cutthroat Blairwood Academy in disguise to uncover which student there killed her ex-girlfriend. 📚 Magical dark academia 🇵🇭 Biracial FMC 🖤 Rivals-to-lovers 🗡️ Dueling secret societies 📖 Sentient evil library #DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC #LGBT

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS Eight years after the murder of his parents, Kasper returns to the Shrouded City to take down the seven people responsible—including the girl he thought was the love of his life.  #DVpit #YA #NA #F #WOC

CRUEL PRINCE x HUNGER GAMES but funny I [17F] entered a fae tournament to save my sister [19F] but my theater kid ex-bf [17M] is competing too and wants to pretend we’re in love so the fae vote for us to win. AITA if I do it? I don’t still like him. I swear. Edit: Oh no #DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH 16yo Beatrice attends cutthroat Blairwood Academy in disguise to uncover which student there killed her ex-girlfriend. 📚 Magical dark academia 🗡️ Dueling secret societies 🖤 Rivals-to-lovers 🇵🇭 Biracial FMC 📖 Sentient evil library #DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC #LGBT

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Absolutely wild to say this but... your eyes do not deceive you. That IS me being quoted in USA Today talking about the inherent queerness of vampires! 😱🦇🌈 www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

#DVparty day 6, part 2 i am drafting a completely self-indulgent vampire why choose where a hapless grad student gets locked in a magical house for a year with 3 very handsome, very thirsty vampires 😈

#DVparty day 6 my next project is an adult dark academia romantasy starring a very hot terrible man with the power to command people using his voice and his very hot terrible girlfriend who has the power to instantly become fluent in any language once she hears 7 words in that language

#DVparty day 3, opening lines y'all pray for aline. she's not dead, just entering a fae tournament to save her sister and one of her competitors is her insufferably handsome ex she def does NOT still have feelings for

#DVparty day 2 part 2 meet aline who’s gonna rescue her fool sister from the fool fae prince. her shirt is shoplifted and her acne spells BITCH in braille. she’s in over her head 🥰 (drawing her is my chosen form of procrastination)

#DVparty Day 2: Main Character If anyone at Blairwood Academy discovers Eve Sacramore is really Beatrice Tamayo, like 3 people are going to prison for felony magic fraud and a murderer is going to get away with Beatrice’s ex girlfriend’s death 👀👀

hi #DVparty i am an author illustrator who’s putting atlas six-style section art in her YA fantasy dark academia i love writing about terrible people doing magic ✨✨

everyone pray for me, i’m not dying just trying to speedrun a 60k revision between now and DVpit okay maybe i am a little dying

HUNGER GAMES x ROSE BARGAIN After the fae took her sister during the harvest moon tournament, 17yo Aline enters the Wood to kick fae ass and get her back. But the tournament pits her against her ex-bf, who reels her into a fake dating ploy to scam the fae and win it all. #preDV #YA #CF #POC

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH 16yo Beatrice attends cutthroat, magical Blairwood Academy in disguise to uncover which student there killed her ex-girlfriend. 📚 Magical dark academia 🗡️ Dueling secret societies 🖤 Rivals-to-lovers 🎨 Section illustrations—with clues 👀 #preDV #YA #F #WOC #LGBT

CRUEL PRINCE x HUNGER GAMES but funny 17yo Aline enters the fae tournament to save her sister, but must compete against her ex-BF, who tricks her into a fake dating scheme to scam the fae and win it all. 🧚‍♂️ Faeries behaving badly 🦊 Appalachia at night 🌗 Grumpy x sunshine #preDV #YA #CF #F #POC

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS Eight years after the murder of his parents, Kasper returns to the Shrouded City to take down the seven people responsible—including the girl he thought was the love of his life. #preDV #NA #F #WOC #LGBT

CRUEL PRINCE x HUNGER GAMES I [17F] entered a fae tournament to save my sister [19F] but my theater kid ex-boyfriend [17M] is competing too and wants to pretend we’re in love so the fae vote for us to win. AITA if I do it? I totally don’t still like him. I swear. Edit: Oh no #preDV #YA #CF #F

MONTE CRISTO x SIX OF CROWS In a world of masks and street gangs, 19yo Anya has 3 days to track down the man who killed her father before she hangs for his crimes. But when a boy from her past returns for revenge, Anya must stay a step ahead and choose between her heart and her life. #preDV #NA #F

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH When Beatrice’s ex-girlfriend is found dead at the cutthroat Blairwood Academy of Magic, Beatrice has a year to find the killer before the secret society behind it silences her for good. #preDV #YA #F with illustrations by the author

ACOMAF x HUNGER GAMES Fae tournament. Fake dating. Terrible choices. 17yo Aline enters the Nightwood to save her sister, only for her ex-BF to show up and pull a Peeta. Now they’ve got until sunrise to win the tournament before the fae find out they’re not actually in love. #preDV #YA #CF #F

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS W/ SHARP TEETH After her ex-girlfriend is found dead at Blairwood Academy, 16yo Beatrice disguises as a student to find the killer—and unravels a deadly rivalry between secret societies who will do worse than murder to protect their power. #preDV #YA #OWN #F #WOC

16yo Beatrice attends cutthroat, magical Blairwood in disguise to uncover which student there killed her ex-girlfriend. 📚 Magical dark academia 🗡️ Dueling secret societies 🖤 Rivals-to-lovers 🤯 A twist no one sees coming #preDV #YA #F

#preDV is tomorrow, MONDAY, September 29, 2025 from 8AM to 8PM Eastern Time! Marginalized Creators join us to practice your pitches for #DVpit, get feedback from agented authors, give each other feedback & encouragement! Make friends, polish your pitches & get excited for #DVpit! #writersky #booksky

the character // the intro meet eve, the main character of my young adult fantasy dark academia. she’s the newest student at a cutthroat magical boarding school where she’s attending in disguise to figure out who killed her ex-girlfriend 🗡️

tonight’s progress on drawing my villain 😈 i am writing and illustrating a #darkacademia #fantasy about to rival secret societies at a cutthroat magical boarding school #illustration #writing

i have entered my fan art era. here’s samia and zamzam from SIX TRUTHS AND A LIE by ream shukairy #fanart #authorillustrator #drawing

hi! i am brighton and i am a writer and illustrator from nyc. currently i am working on a YA dark academia murder mystery, which i plan to illustrate as well 😊 #writers #amwriting