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Amara Cavahlo
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Book writer, UX/UI designer, illustrator, cat petter. Always learning, always happy to talk (+ en español) ~ she/they ~ 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺🇪🇸🇺🇸

Website: https://amaracavahlo.wixsite.com/author
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Amara Cavahlo @amaracavahlo.bsky.social · Jun 25
Introducing the #agentsguide for my #amquerying CLONE WARS x SOME DESPERATE GLORY project where a teenage knight's apprentice sets out to avenge her sister's murder, and might trigger an interplanetary war in the process...🚀🩸⚔️

#writingcommunity #agentguide #litagents #editors
An Agent's Guide to Odyssey's Wake, YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo. Image of sword against glowing symbol Pitch: When her squadmate is murdered, 13yo Ahrin Latala will risk anything for revenge, even her chance at knighthood. But this murder is the key to a tangle of secrets spanning star systems and centuries: ‘anything’ is a much higher price than she could ever imagine. Comps: Iron Widow, Gearbreakers, Stars Wars: The Clone Wars, and Some Desperate Glory Character quote: "I never understood her, why she'd ever want more than what the Order had to give us. Not until I watched her die."
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ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social
This book and Ahrin have my gremlin heart 😍😍😍
amaracavahlo.bsky.social Amara Cavahlo @amaracavahlo.bsky.social · Oct 8
GEARBREAKERS x SOME DESPERATE GLORY

When Ahrin's squadmate is murdered, she decides she won't just become a knight, but also hunt those who dared take her family away from her; chase them across the stars if she has to.

She will be her squadmate's revenge.

#DVpit #YA #SF #LGBT #DIS
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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ceegrice.bsky.social
absolutely BANGER of a story ‼️‼️ truly unique and captivating 😍
amaracavahlo.bsky.social Amara Cavahlo @amaracavahlo.bsky.social · Oct 8
IRON WIDOW x THE CLONE WARS

When her squadmate is murdered, Ahrin will risk anything for revenge, even her chance at knighthood. But this murder is the key to a tangle of secrets spanning star systems and centuries: 'anything' is a much higher price than she could imagine.
#DVpit #YA #SF #LGBT #DIS
Illustration of a longsword silhouetted by a glowing green symbol of three concentric ovals. Title: "Odyssey's Wake", YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo
October 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
amaracavahlo.bsky.social
GEARBREAKERS x SOME DESPERATE GLORY

When Ahrin's squadmate is murdered, she decides she won't just become a knight, but also hunt those who dared take her family away from her; chase them across the stars if she has to.

She will be her squadmate's revenge.

#DVpit #YA #SF #LGBT #DIS
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
amaracavahlo.bsky.social
IRON WIDOW x THE CLONE WARS

When her squadmate is murdered, Ahrin will risk anything for revenge, even her chance at knighthood. But this murder is the key to a tangle of secrets spanning star systems and centuries: 'anything' is a much higher price than she could imagine.
#DVpit #YA #SF #LGBT #DIS
Illustration of a longsword silhouetted by a glowing green symbol of three concentric ovals. Title: "Odyssey's Wake", YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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*whoops forgot comma*

Heads up everyone there’s an ace queerplatonic alternative to When Harry Met Sally coming out soon—it’s called Dear Luke, Love, Me!

I want to see intentionally ace, platonic stories like this succeed so I’ve preordered—let them know you’re interested!

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Dear Luke, Love, Me [OFFICIAL TRAILER]
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September 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
amaracavahlo.bsky.social
I'm excited to be helping out with the cover reveal for
@ashintheashes.bsky.social and her YA contemporary fantasy debut, Child of the Dragon from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social! Ash has been working her butt off to get this one to you, so if you're into shape-shifting dragons, give it a look! 👀
September 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social
With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind
#PosterPit #YA #H #AG
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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blakeseabourn.bsky.social
JADE CITY x A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC

When his father is killed by a bloodline curse, the disowned heir to a blood-magic crime family has five days to reunite with his estranged siblings, find the murderer, and break the curse—before it kills them next.

#PosterPit #A #F #W
Welcome to a movie poster mock-up for my adult fantasy WIP, BLOOD BASTARDS. It features a handful of images set against a dark backdrop: blood on pavement, a dagger, three silhouettes striding down an alley, and a bloody hand holding a lit match. At the top of the poster, in place of actors' names, are some genre/story elements featured in the novel: "blood magic," "crime families," "murder mystery," and "sibling drama." Towards the bottom of the poster is a brief pitch for the story, which reads as follows: "When his father is killed by a bloodline curse, the disowned heir to a blood-magic crime family has five days to work with his estranged siblings, find the murderer, and break the curse—before it kills them too."
August 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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millieabecassis.com
Forthcoming 10.21.2025 at Brick & Bloom, a spellbinding debut brimming with intrigue and dangerous magic ✨

🌹 Historical fantasy
🇫🇷 Belle Époque
🔥 Slow-burn sapphic romance
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes

#PosterPit #P #A #F #HF

Request an ARC here: forms.gle/N6awtckRwFGy...
A poster, featuring an illustrated portrait of Aubeline de Sterraux from A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE. She is a white woman with brown hair tied in an intricate hairstyle. She wears a black dress with puffed sleeves and white earings. Aubeline is shown kneeling and praying, her head looking up. The top of the poster is colored, and the bottom part is black and white, the two part being separated by a red stain reminiscent of blood. The title of the book is in the center. Underneath is more text reading "A novel by Millie Abecassis," then a quote by April Yates reading "A gothic gem, rich with dread, desire, and a magic system as haunting as it is original." Under the quote are the names of several characters, listed as if they were actors: Aubeline de Sterraux, Vinnie Anneton, Damarisse de Sterraux, and "unhinged dudes." At the top are Cannes festival-style quotes reading "dangerous body-based magic" and "slow-burn sapphic romance."
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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milliesun.bsky.social
Cunning prankster + resourceful lord = a marriage of chaos.
Threaten them and force them to unite against their common enemies, and all hell breaks loose.
#posterpit #A #NA #F #R #W
Movie poster for Lady Han's Manual for Matrimonial Mayhem 89K Adult Fantasy Romcom She would make him rue the day he dared to ask for her hand Coming soon to the query trenches Comps: A Song to Drown Rivers x The Darkness Within Us x How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Unlikeable heroine, Arranged marriage
August 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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florencechien.com
✨ THE REVENANT OF SUROLIFIA ✨
A soldier with chronic migraines will overthrow the empire. A thief who often dooms his partners will reclaim his throne. They aim to kill each other, but to liberate their silver-eyed kin, they must work together.
📅 07.07.26 #PosterPit #P #A #F
Mock-up movie poster of the adult political fantasy novel, The Revenant of Surolifia, written by Florence Chien, published by Rising Action. The poster features a photo of an art gallery with marble statues and checkered floor. Overlaid over the photo is an upside-down illustration of a faceless robed scholar holding a sword.
August 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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catherinewinters.com
WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN

Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, ship's cook Tai is stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #QueerPit #A #Q #R #SF
Mood board/Agent's guide for my novel CARGO - a queer SF/heist/romance - 110,000 words "Did you hear? There's a human on board." A graphic of the wall of a spaceship with sticky notes and polaroid photos taped up. There are twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. alien ship's cook (fussy, anxious) + terrifying monster (ordinary human) PITCH: Tai’s terrified of humans. Everyone is. Violent pack hunters, humans are notorious for their strength, sharp teeth, and carnivorous appetites. But the ship’s cook is safe among the multispecies crew of the cargo hauler Coreward Baker: everyone knows the warrior species rarely leave their own space. Then Captain Raz hires Clarke, a human horticulturist. Even after Tai overcomes their fear, they can’t stand Clarke. She’s bossy. Annoying. Useless in the galley, bad in a space suit. She might as well be cargo. Worse, she’s intent on befriending Tai—and why can’t they stop thinking about her, anyway? That’s when things go wrong. As Tai starts to realize their feelings for Clarke, they’re horrified to learn that nobody on their crew of dropouts and runaways is quite who they seem, least of all Clarke. And it’s no coincidence. Raz reveals they’ve each been handpicked for a heist he’s spent years planning—and no one’s allowed to say no. PRIORITIES: make dinner remain cozy haul cargo go for drinks pull off one last score try not to fall in love FIRST PAGE: “Did you hear? There’s a Human on board.” I choked on my noodles and turned to stare at the diners at the next table. Like most of the restaurant’s patrons, the pair had hidden their profiles, a halfhearted attempt at anonymity. “Gross,” the speaker’s crewmate said, oblivious to my alarm. “I hope it leaves soon.” “Don’t let it hear you say that,” the first worker laughed. She made a show of looking for Humans, her eyes darting from table to table. It. I frowned. I knew the workers’ language distinguished between people and things, and ‘it’ was an unkind choice of words at best. The second worker shuddered. “I don’t know why we let themcome here.” The first laughed. “Are you going to stop them?” COMPS: Murderbot by Martha Wells Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers TROPES: Non-binary narrator masking anxiety with sarcasm lying to themselves non-human perspective (afraid of humans) neurodivergent main characters metaphorically disabled protagonist slow-burn friends-to-lovers and enemies to lovers in the same relationship disabilitynorm and queernorm setting found family lovable pet/terrifying monster
August 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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ivybeewrites.bsky.social
To win the meds he’ll die without, Avery must win the world’s most competitive job interview:

🌏 return to the dead planet, Earth

🚀 build a spaceship from scraps

💫 fly it back to Titan

💔 team up with his rival ex

🗡️ kill him before landing

🖤 I said kill, not kiss…

#QueerPit #A #SF #LGBT
August 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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kristygardner.bsky.social
Audrey Tully wins a golden ticket on the first all-inclusive trip to an alien world. When nothing goes affording to plan, she must navigate perilous terrain, rely on the kindness of strangers, and learn to trust herself to get her new found family's butts back to Earth.

#QueerPit #A #SF #SPF
August 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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#QueerPit
ALIEN X WHAT MOVES THE DEAD
An isolated space station. A mysterious scientist. A trio of government inspectors. A “false” distress signal. An ever-present AI. A zoo of animal test subjects. What could go wrong?

UNINTENDED DESIGNS is a sci-fi bio-horror of suspense and secrets.
#H #SF #A
Digital art of a large, white-ish tentacle creature a bit like a cuttlefish or a squid. Over the art are the words “Unintended Designs” in all white caps expect for the second “i” which is lower case and blue over the creature. There’s also the smaller words “Theodore Snapdragon” and “@transcendragons”. The creature swims mostly underwater with a little bit of its back peeking above the water. It’s surrounded by fish and lily pads, and distantly under the water are impressions of more plants. A movie poster edit with the words “Unintended Designs” in huge, slightly glowing purple letters over a photo of a glowing, translucent jellyfish with red spots in dark water. Under the title and jellyfish are the words “Everyone Makes Mistakes” in red capital letters. Below that in a lighter color are the words “Querying Soon to an inbox near you” and “Theodore Snapdragon - Jen Ishii - Jonathan Isengrim - Nao Tanaka - Rose Harken”.
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
amaracavahlo.bsky.social
IRON WIDOW x SOME DESPERATE GLORY

When 13yo Ahrin’s squadmate is murdered, she’s determined to take revenge. But this murder is the key to a tangle of secrets spanning star systems and centuries: revenge could not only change Ahrin’s universe, but consume her very self.

#QueerPit #SF #YA
Illustration of a longsword silhouetted by a glowing green symbol of three concentric ovals. Title: "Odyssey's Wake", YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo Comps: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Heartbreakers by Hana Zoe Mikuta, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh. Elements of these comps it includes are angry girl determined to burn the world (and military) down, revenge, ride or die but really need therapy, military space cult bad, autistic & queer rep, so smart yet so dumb, and swords plusagic in space equals epic action
August 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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ajsuper.com
IRON WIDOW + song magic
When the Chosen One lets a giant rift monster kill mech-pilot Aria's adoptive family, she swears to destroy the Chosen's position in the coven. But if Aria succeeds, she could lose her squad or worse. She could become the next Chosen. Demi & Disabled rep. #QueerPit #SF #F #A
Pictures clockwise from 12 o'clock: A thunderstorm. Clear crystals. The face of a machine against a desert. Someone walking in a desert. A desolate red landscape. Background: A desert. Reads: Aria Unsung. Everything beautiful is accompanied by something deadly.
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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jeanniemarschall.bsky.social
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST❌UNDEAD FOLK

Witch. Widow. Peaceful garden tamer.
When Tilly Reinicke then finds herself forced into the role of Guardian of the Ancient Pacts by her unkenning new neighbours, will she manage to stop them before disaster—and old magic—strikes?

#A #F #H #MYTH #N #QueerPit
mood board, background is a green, backlit forest vista, mushrooms included. The images of the collage are, widdershins from the top left: a long-haired woman's silhouette out in nature, striding purposefully away from the camera, holding a dagger/wand; a fae forest creature made of bark, wood, and antlers; a mesh basket full of fresh plums; two women arm in arm by a fire; a rustic cottage with lead-lined windows, amidst a wildflower garden; a metal fence at sunset. A shadowy hand is reaching towards the women.
August 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
amaracavahlo.bsky.social
GEARBREAKERS x THE CLONE WARS

When Ahrin’s squadmate is murdered, she decides she won't just become a knight, but also hunt those who dared take her family away from her; chase them across the stars if she has to.

She will be her squadmate's revenge.

#QueerPit #SF #YA
Illustration of a longsword silhouetted by a glowing green symbol of three concentric ovals. Title: "Odyssey's Wake", YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo Comps: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, Heartbreakers by Hana Zoe Mikuta, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh. Elements of these comps it includes are angry girl determined to burn the world (and military) down, revenge, ride or die but really need therapy, military space cult bad, autistic & queer rep, so smart yet so dumb, and swords plusagic in space equals epic action
August 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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ashintheashes.bsky.social
I JUST FINISHED READING THIS SOMEONE PLEASE PICK THIS UP IT’S SO GOOD
amaracavahlo.bsky.social Amara Cavahlo @amaracavahlo.bsky.social · Aug 15
IRON WIDOW x THE CLONE WARS

When her squadmate is murdered, Ahrin will risk anything for revenge, even her chance at knighthood. But this murder is the key to a tangle of secrets spanning star systems and centuries: ‘anything’ is a much higher price than she could imagine.

#QueerPit #SF #YA
Illustration of a longsword silhouetted by a glowing green symbol of three concentric ovals. Title: "Odyssey's Wake", YA sci-fi by Amara Cavahlo
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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ry-is-writing.bsky.social
It's like E.T. (if E.T. was hot and gay).

When an attractive alien named Caelum crash-lands in Bennett’s small town, Bennett must help the alien find his way home while dealing with his own developing feelings and the truth behind why Caelum ended up on Earth.

#QueerPit #YA #SF #R
Starboy LGBTQ+ YA Sci-Fi Complete at 83k words Blurb When Bennett Barker is forced to move to a small town for his senior year of high school, he thinks his biggest problems will be missing his friends, figuring out his back-home situationship, and coming clean to his mom that he isn’t following in her footsteps by majoring in astronomy. Then an alien named Caelum crash-lands into his life. Literally. Bennett rescues the alien when his pod slams down to Earth while Bennett is out delivering pizza. But this isn’t an E.T. situation. Caelum is tall, turquoise, and incredibly kind, which makes it hard for Bennett not to catch feelings. Now Bennett has to find a way to get Caelum back home. But as Bennett grows closer to the alien, he starts wondering if his extraterrestrial crush is hiding the truth about why he ended up on Earth. Characters Bennett Bummed he moved to a new town his senior year Likes learning (hah, nerd) Works as a pizza delivery boy Wants to become an engineer Gets fixated easily on projects and people Caelum Home planet is thousands of light-years away Likes plants and flowers Doesn’t enjoy wearing clothes Can photosynthesize, would rather drink coffee Moon-shaped eye marks glow when he’s happy Vibes It's like E.T. (if E.T. was hot and gay). IF YOU LIKE First encounters Nerdy boys flirting Having to hide a hot alien in the bedroom Traumatized intergalactic cinnamon rolls Kids on bikes saving the world Earth food taste testing Super-powered pacifists SIMILAR STUFF Starfire from Teen Titans Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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ariwilde.bsky.social
THE SCHOLOMANCE x RAVEN CYCLE

🖤Love interest with character arc inspired by Zuko
🦸🏻'Messiah'-like "Chosen One" figure, like The Avatar or Muad Dib
❤️demisexual homoromantic MC x gay love interest
🏇🏻Contemporary but perfect for the medieval y2k vibes

#QueerPit #YA #F
An agent's guide to Inescapable Legacy Comps, The Raven Cycle, Simon Snow Series, A Deadly Education The pitch A moodboard with quotes
August 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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austinbridges.bsky.social
A thief and a prince on a mission:

✅ Travel through a sentient labyrinth
✅ Disable the rogue AI controlling the maze, before it consumes the world
✅ Battle alien creatures, deadly quakes, & an underground cult
❌ Don't fall in love. Unless...?

#QueerPit #YA #SF #D #MYTH
A moodboard with blue tones. At the center is a glowing blue planet. Surrounding it are: a snake, a cluster of glowing crystals, neon lights forming a geometric pattern, futuristic blocks with glowing lines between them, a pair of hands, some glowing optic fibers, blue crystals laid out in several rows, and some bioluminescent waves. There are two neon squares overlaying the moodboard—one smaller one outlining the planet at the center, and a larger one crossing through the corner images. Art of Ren and Micah from my YA sci-fi book, commissioned from artist kaizmos. Ren has pale skin and dark brown hair in a half-ponytail. Micah has brown skin and dark brown hair with an undercut. They are both wearing futuristic dark bodysuits with glowing blue lines. They are standing waist-high in water and surrounded by glowing blue crystals. They are holding hands and gazing dazedly at each other.
August 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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jasonlangford.bsky.social
DON’T LET THE FOREST IN x Over the Garden Wall
Trans boy Owen has come home from an 11-month captivity in the woods by killing the monster that held him, but when he starts changing into something horrible, he realizes whoever kills the monster must replace it. #queerpit #YA #H
A nine image moodboard with a deer skull, a boy with his face blurred out, a wolf's maw, an ao3 note saying "this is gay", a boy being beckoned into a forest, a raven, hands digging into green undergrowth, two hands making a pinkie promise, and feet hanging over a ledge.
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM