Join a selection of RTM mentors next Tuesday, June 17 at 5pm EDT for a panel on navigating publishing while marginalized! The panel will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, with the recording posted afterwards.

They played the game. Now the game is playing them. CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD X FEAR STREET 1994 X ONE OF US IS LYING #PosterPit #PosterPitW #YA #H

"You put me on just for the show, then dropped me off the air." 💜🔍🧡🔍💙 At a cast reunion party celebrating 10 yrs since the finale of a beloved sitcom, a former child star announces a tell-all memoir, and is found dead in the morning. #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #M #T #NA #A

I’m pleased to present the movie poster of the YA science fantasy novel that has received 10 full requests and indie press interest! Introducing THE ROOTS OF DESTINY, complete at 92k words. #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #YA #F #SF

MEXICAN GOTHIC + EDGAR ALLAN POE + PUERTO RICO ONE box of human hearts hungry for blood TWO men eager to steal Cora's heart THREE dead bodies found missing their hearts Ba-boom. Ba-boom. Ba-boom. ON SUB SOON! #posterpit #posterpitos #editors #ya #gothic #horror

💙THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY To get the biggest advances of their careers, 2 authors jump on a Love Island-esque competition hosted by their publisher. They were only supposed to work together, but their past won’t stay ☠️ and to move forward, they’ll need to go back. #PosterPitQ #A #PosterPit #R

Whilst honouring his estranged uncle's dying wish to reunite six drag queen activists, a young gay man hears the truth about his adoptive mother. With her past about to impact his future, he must choose—his uncle’s legacy or the woman who raised him. #PosterPit #PosterPitA #C #NA

BABEL X DIVINE RIVALS X Scottish mythology A woman defies the odds to become a scholar in a kingdom determined to keep her in her place, only to find herself in a tense rivalry as she tries to unravel the secrets hidden in long-forgotten myths #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #R #NA

#PosterPit #PosterPitQ #F #H #A MOSSWOOD An unusual town. A dark, eerie forest. A string of disappearances. Three misfits. A mystery they would die to solve. THE RAVEN BOYS meets PIRANESI by way of David Lynch in this dark coming-of-age with queer & autistic representation!

HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE A man is murdered by a demon on his wedding day. With the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #A #F #Hu #H

SE7EN x THE WAILING x GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO x INCANTATION A Hongkonger Taoist demon and a British Christian exorcist hunt a ghostly killer inspired by Buddhism’s five poisons. #PosterPitW #PosterPit #H #A 💙📚 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #horror #agentsguide #asian #writing #OwnVoices

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

THE OFFICE X GOOD OMENS A satire of both business and the supernatural, Virgil Mora, Hell's Consultant, must restore Heaven's faith in Hell by saving a vampire-run Ohio gas station in just three months to save his job and Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for. #A #F #PosterPitW #PosterPit #LGBT

Less than a week into his first adventure with his mage best friend (and crush), luckless Mick finds himself stuck with a god in his head and the body of a dragon. Now he and genius mage Eleanor must restore his humanity—before his existence triggers a divine war. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #R #NA

Her family is broke, the gardener is dead, the manor might be alive, and Lottie Bradbury has a blood curse to break before she becomes its next victim. Do you dare see the slow-burn gothic horror of The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor? #PosterPit #PosterPitQ #Q #A #H #HF

CABIN IN THE WOODS×JOHN DIES AT THE END×KNIVES OUT When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of ttrpg experience to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign. #PosterPit #PosterPitW #A #H #M

Coming to query inboxes July 2025 🏴‍☠️👑🧜🏿‍♀️ #posterpit #posterpitw #YA #F #LGBT #amediting

An introduction to my Hawaiian-inspired, young adult fantasy. “Maia must unravel a lifetime worth of secrets to understand the dangers that lurk around the corner—and she must do so before it’s too late.” #PosterPit #PosterPitW #YA #F #OwnVoices

🔥 WHEN YOUR HERO FALLS 🔥 COMPS: Into the Spider-Verse, Blood at the Root, Legendborn #PosterPit #PosterPitOs #YA #F #editors

I've got publishing news 👀 SO excited to announce that I am now represented by @rebeccaesk.bsky.social at Writers House!!! I loved her vision for my YA horror, and the passion she has for my writing is a dream come true! I couldn't be more delighted to have her in my corner 😊

WELCOME TO WRITERS HOUSE, JULIE!!! 🎉 I'm so thrilled to be working with you! 🥰 If any YA editors want to see this gorgeous, queer monster horror, hit me up. 👀

Big thank you to @rstraylor.bsky.social for helping me revise this manuscript, and for dealing with all my doubts and questions haha. Truly the best mentor!! And thank you to everyone at @roundtablementor.bsky.social for giving us the opportunity to connect!

I’m sooooo proud of you & your dedication! It was an honor to be your mentor. I can’t wait for people to have your amazing book on their shelves!

Daily affirmation: My book will be someone's favorite. In addition to writing it for myself, I'm writing it for them 💙✨ #writingcommunity

Here are our mentees from the Young Adult category:

IT'S HERE!!!! Our newest Round Table Mentor cohort has landed—and we're excited to get started. Remember to browse the whole thread for the full list of mentees, and please check your inboxes for next steps from your mentor. Congratulations! Here are our mentees from the Adult category:

Check it out! #author #writer #YA #mm #lgbtq #romantasy #paranormal #romance #writingcommunity #books #reading #bookish #library #reader #bookshelf #teen #literature

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

If asked about the citizen status of my friends, neighbors, family member or coworkers. I ain't seen shit. I ain't heard shit I don't know shit. I ain't saying shit. So, don't ask me shit, talk to my lawyer.

Mentee applications close this Sunday, December 15th at noon EST. We’re so excited to see your submissions 🤩 #WritingCommunity #Writers #RoundTableMentor

There's still time to submit your application! We close to mentee applications on Sunday, December 15th at 12pm EST.

Only a few days left! Get those apps in!

In honor of Nikki Giovanni passing:

Each other.

"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death

"I don’t mind diversity, as long as it’s done well." Hey, #booksky. Have you ever heard this and felt your blood pressure spike? On my soul, it’s so annoying. Let’s break down why this statement, despite sounding neutral—even progressive—is actually loaded with issues. 🧵

the supremes walking in london with the temptations trailing behind them, 1965

Can’t wait to see your applications!

hi again 🦋 #writingcommunity ! I’m Sujin Witherspoon, author of BINGSU FOR TWO, a YA coffee shop romcom about two baristas who fake a relationship online to save their failing Korean cafe, out January 14th, 2025 🍧🩷

Middle grade/YA writers, don’t stop. There are kids at the book fair waiting for you

Seconded! Show her all the love and support!

For lovers of Always Be My Maybe, Talia Hibbert and Danielle Allen: Say hello to my childhood friends to strangers to lovers contemporary romance, THE WAY WE USED TO BE✨ #amquerying #agentguide #writingcommunity Agent Guide created by: @thevalrobles.bsky.social

Mark your calendars! Round Table Mentor Ask Me Anything events will be taking place on our Insta and Twitter pages: Nov 19: adult/NA Nov 20: young adult Nov 21: middle grade Nov 22: PB, graphic novel, screenwriting, short stories, nonfiction #WritingCommunity #Writers

ready to get to work & wondering how/where to get started? I’m joining a group of brilliant organizers for this series on how to start where you are. my session will focus on organizing with kids and caregivers! register to learn, ask questions and imagine a new way forward 👇🏽

Posting my editor's guide for my soon to be #onsub YA Contemporary Fantasy, WHEN YOUR HERO FALLS 🔥 over here #agented #editors #blackbooksky #blacksky

Hello all. Jumping on here so share my art, books and updates! Here’s some of my work!

Each person in New York wakes up on an unfamiliar block after its buildings rearrange overnight. The power grid has snapped, thousands of residents are missing, and the Empire State Building is on Coney Island—for now. The next night, it happens again. #booksky www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...