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My agent's guide to GODCAT, a PIRANESI x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN fantasy/horror (with big 5 editor interest + an award)! I'm #amquerying in a few weeks, so if you've liked a pitch for this, expect mail soon 👀 And if you'd like to see it too, let me know! 🐈‍⬛🫀🐦‍⬛ #writingcommunity

SHAD HADID X THE SHADOW PRINCE Layla and the Secrets of the Sands 📚Middle grade📚 🇸🇾Syrian-inspired fantasy🇸🇾 ✨Magical school ft. sand magic✨ 🤫Secret society🤫 🔥Magical trials🔥 🐦‍🔥Mythological creatures🐦‍🔥 ✊🏽Brewing rebellion✊🏽 #WIP #MENApit @menapitch.bsky.social

A KINGDOM TO DROWN ME 6 Keys 🔑 5 Centuries of magical politics ✨ 4 Djinn on a mission ⚔️ 3 Threats Mona Al’Maii must navigate 💀 2 Hot-headed, kindred souls 🖤 1 Secret that could ruin it all 🧭 The Knight and the Moth x Heavenly Bodies #MENApit #RF #Qu #NA

They Hate Each OtherXLove Simon Ares is a nice Cypriot boy. He’s the star of his basketball team & is dating his childhood best friend.That is until his rival, his sister-in-law’s brother, comes to stay with him upending his life&heart. ✨Big 5 impr. editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #OWN #Qu

KPDH x THE HONEYS INFESTATION, my WIP about a girl group forming a hivemind through the power of codependency and creepy crawlies, but pitched through funny posts and with no further context 🦟 Tag yourself!! Which one are you? #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

Have you heard? 👀 WORKED 2 DEATH has gone under the knife 🔪 : A ransom plot goes horribly awry when a trio of cash-strapped colleagues kidnap their nepobaby manager on a work trip, and find themselves embroiled in the lethal world of Fintech’s elite. #menapit #agented

What We Can Know x CW's The 100 Enemies by circumstance Imani & Elijah must put aside their differences to stay alive & to find the other survivors when their space station crashes onto a ravaged Earth. #MENApit #WIP #A #SF #Dystopian

PIRANESI x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN A murdered cat becomes a human and tries to ascend to godhood for revenge. But in limbo, rage isn't enough to survive. 🔪 Revenge plot 🏚️Liminal Spaces 🐈‍⬛Cat POV 🎭 Unreliable narrator ☠️ Body horror #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN x PIRANESI Be drowned as a cat. Be reborn a human. Ascend. Kill your murderer as the New God of Revenge. Marsh tries to shed all humanity to become revenge itself. Except humanity is what she always wanted. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS

TALL TALES FROM THE TANTOOR TAILOR Cozy SWANA Fantasy Romcom ft: 🪡Love Magic 🪄👒Enchanted Hat Shop 💍Marriage of Magical Convenience 🐕Golden Retriever Wife 🐈‍⬛Black Cat Husband 💰Tax Fraud #MENApit #WIP #R #Co #F #A

KPDH x THE HONEYS "I long to have Ava’s limbs, June’s voice—not steal those things from them, never, I simply want to share." 💕 do i want her or do i want to be her? 🎤 complex mother/daughter relationships 🕷 we're soulmates! /threat #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

Today is @menapitch.bsky.social . I feel honored to join in a pitch event geared specifically toward SWANA authors, especially now during #arabheritagemonth. SWANA authors make up less than .5% (A HALF OF A PERCENT) of published authors. #menapit #ag #hf #LGBTQ

They Hate Each Other X Imogen, Obviously Ares needs to do 3 things in life so he doesn’t let his family down: -Date a nice Cypriot girl -Get into a good university -NOT fall in love with his rival, the brother of his sister-in-law ✨Big 5 imprint editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #OWN #Qu

The Necromancer’s Wife as quotes from SWANA writers ✨agent and Big 5 editor interest✨ 🏳️‍🌈wlw+queer chars 💀retired necromancer🩷💜💙 ⚗️missing alchemist🧡🤍🩷 🪄magical intrigue 🚂dieselpunk #MENApit #Qu #A #F #LGBT

An #AgentsGuide They Hate Each Other x Imogen Obviously 💘Bi MC & Bi LI 🛏️Forced proximity (have to share a room) 🏀Basketball jocks ❤️‍🔥Rivals to lovers 😘He calls him pretty boy 💖Secretly yearning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Set in Cardiff, Wales ✨Big 5 impr. editor interest #MENAPit #YA #C #R #LGBT #Qu

TGUWG x I Feed Her to the Beast In a kingdom where necromancy is illegal, budding necromancer Sera fights her way to the top of the court. Discovery means death, but Sera has always wanted to make an impact and she won't let morals get in her way. #MENApit #WIP #A #DF

KPDH x THE HONEYS To avoid being cut by their label and saying goodbye to each other, girl group Mantis infect themselves with hivemind-forming parasites. Newfound synchronicity onstage brings success, but a shared mind means no space to be yourself. #MENApit #AG #WIP #H #YA

Assassin's Creed x Alif the Unseen When a heist goes wrong, 2 members of opposing secret societies find themselves pursued by a jinn bent on the subjugation of human & jinn-kind. #MENApit #Qu #YA #P #UF

When a card game has telepath Mona fleeing town, a handsome djinn spy drags her to an underwater kingdom where she awakens old djinn magic. But with the oceanic sky failing, will inner demons drown her before she can save her people or will warring factions claim her? #MENApit #Qu #RF

A cat is drowned by her owner. Reborn as a human-shaped godling, she competes to ascend to godhood for revenge—until she meets a godling who reveals personal things only her owner could've known. #MENApit #A #YA #F #H #DF #WIP #DIS #POC

To save her late mother’s Algerian bakery from ruin, a 25yo baker accepts to cater her nemesis’ lavish wedding—unaware the job would include uncovering her mom’s buried past…and falling for the groom. #A #R #MENApit 💞

🌟SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT🌟 As part of our mission to uplift MENA/SWANA authors we have secured *guaranteed* agent participation for #MENApit tomorrow! 🥳 This is just one way we’re showcasing MENA writers & their stories. Our stories deserve to be heard & these agents fully agree!! 1/3

I'm in this one with Hatred Enthrones Me! I even made some art for it. Really a bucket-list success for me, and supporting a good cause. I may be perceived for one day only. The other 364 says you're SOL. #tdov

SALT WATER BLOOD is on sale at B&N 📚✨ From March 24-26 it's 25% off (for members but it's free to join!). If Salt Water Blood appeals to you, this is your moment! + Preorders are super important for debut authors so yes that does make you cool 😎 www.barnesandnoble.com/s/manuia%20h... #books

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Attention MENA writers! As part of our mission to uplift your voices, we’ll be running a brand new pitch event for MENA writers this April - just one of the ways in which we hope to put your work in front of more readers, writers, agents and editors! ☺️ See 🧵for details ->

Getting ready to shout about all your soon to be favourite MENA authors! Watch this space for our new interview series - MENA Muses - that shines a light on the amazing MENA authors writing & publishing such a diverse range of fresh, exciting stories! Coming VERY SOON!

i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs

I'm kicking off the new year with my sensitivity reading services! If you're writing a transmasc character and are in need of a sensitivity reader, feel free to reach out!

IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

It's your birthday, Duane.

French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations. All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin

'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!' 'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!' 'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!' the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art. like. *hate* art. deeply.

SO excited to be able to share the US cover of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! Coming July 2026, from @orbitbooks.bsky.social Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics searching for the cult of the mythical Leviathan learn that the only way out of her ever-changing cloister… is further in. 👀🌊🔪

WriteHive’s silent fundraiser is open & I’ve donated a signed copy of Twin Tides. Plenty of bookish & writing goodies to bid on to support their amazing free & virtual programming 🙌🏽 #amwriting www.32auctions.com/organization...

Dum Boc is fundraising for emergency assistance to those affected by the floods in Central Vietnam. I’ve donated a signed copy TWIN TIDES which is available for purchase online 💖👀 #yabooks ko-fi.com/s/776a3c35cb

Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.

Psst. You’re into spooky stories about feminine rage, ghosts & a messy Viet family? My YA debut, Twin Tides, is available for preview. Read the first 10 chapters before it drops Dec 9 to see if it’s your vibe 👀 #yabooks books.google.com/books/about/...

✨ANNOUNCEMENT✨

The time has come🥳Mentee applications are now open until November 21st! Interested parties should head over to www.roundtablementor.com/apply and feel free to DM for any questions! We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️

And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…

— MAIDEN & CRONE A witch cursed from birth, a monster hunter and a sorcerer with magic he hates all have secrets to bury. The only way to do so is to find and make a deal with a ancient hag. 🌿MultiPOV 🍂WLW and MLM Romance 🌿 Witch Trials #QuestPit #A #W #F

presenting the #agentsguide for my adult queer gothic horror romance wip featuring: 🥀 angel summoning cult 🥀 corruption arc(s) 🥀 extremely unreliable narrator 🥀 it’s all a metaphor for ocd the problem with angels is, sometimes, they talk back. ✨ready for betas in December 👀 #QuestPit #W #A #H

🌲Spooky mountainside town 📷 missing hikers 🌲 aloof and mysterious bartender with plenty of secrets to hide 📷 suspicious locals 🌲#ownvoice Indigenous, Queer, and Autistic rep #Questpit #A #AG #PR #H #W

— RAVENSTONES In a city where faith is law, a disciple of a death goddess must track down a magical killer, all while unravelling the dark secrets in his church and his past. 🩸Humorism based magic system 🗡️MLM romance 🩸Faith/Religion vs Science/Academia #QuestPit #A #DF #H #W

APRIL????? This is so soon, idk why it was still years away in my head....... apologies for the person i will become when this book is in my hands