Lori Galvin
@lorigalvin.bsky.social
Books (and book publishing), pets, food, the usual. Literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management. 📚 http://QueryManager.com/QueryLoriGalvin
Excellent interview with Danya Kukafka about her writing process, particularly how Notes on an Execution evolved. Yes, evolved--novels, especially great ones can take a LONG time to get there. Keep going! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Intentionality! Intentionality! Intentionality!
Podcast Episode · The Shit No One Tells You About Writing · 09/11/2025 · 31m
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September 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Excellent interview with Danya Kukafka about her writing process, particularly how Notes on an Execution evolved. Yes, evolved--novels, especially great ones can take a LONG time to get there. Keep going! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
#writers looking for agents. You don't have to 'know' someone. I've signed clients from Querymanager and sold their books. Here's a great example--Tamara L. Miller (Into the Fall, Thomas & Mercer 2025) talks about her experience on David Gwyn's Thriller 101 podcast. thriller101.com/tamar…
https://thriller101.com/tamar…
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#writers looking for agents. You don't have to 'know' someone. I've signed clients from Querymanager and sold their books. Here's a great example--Tamara L. Miller (Into the Fall, Thomas & Mercer 2025) talks about her experience on David Gwyn's Thriller 101 podcast. thriller101.com/tamar…
Wahoo for debut authors!!!! Congratulations, @tfmkevin.bsky.social 🥳 cc: Ballantine, Penguin Random House, Aevitas Creative Managment.
Super excited for my first book deal, announced today with Ballantine/Penguin Random House for my novel “Untamed Coast.” Thanks so much to my amazing agent @lorigalvin.bsky.social at Aevitas Creative Management . @Penguin random house
August 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wahoo for debut authors!!!! Congratulations, @tfmkevin.bsky.social 🥳 cc: Ballantine, Penguin Random House, Aevitas Creative Managment.
#writers I opened back up to queries and some people have questioned whether I'm using an algorithm because I respond quickly--nope. I read every query myself and I know what I'm looking for, so yes, I can be fast. I respect every writer who submits. Keep going. I'm rooting for you all. 💪📚
August 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#writers I opened back up to queries and some people have questioned whether I'm using an algorithm because I respond quickly--nope. I read every query myself and I know what I'm looking for, so yes, I can be fast. I respect every writer who submits. Keep going. I'm rooting for you all. 💪📚
Back open to queries, mswl included. querytracker.net/query/QueryL...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Back open to queries, mswl included. querytracker.net/query/QueryL...
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Hey, everyone! I'll be talking to @pipelineartists.bsky.social about the importance of the first 50 pages of your manuscript and how to make them shine on July 23rd, sign up here, and get a copy of my Quick & Dirty Guide to: Editing!
Beyond the Query: The First 50 Pages
Chantelle Aimée Osman, senior editor at Simon & Schuster's newest imprint, Simon Maverick, will examine what agents and editors hope to see in the first 50 pages of your manuscript. Join us for an ins...
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June 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hey, everyone! I'll be talking to @pipelineartists.bsky.social about the importance of the first 50 pages of your manuscript and how to make them shine on July 23rd, sign up here, and get a copy of my Quick & Dirty Guide to: Editing!
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I don’t know how else to explain this…if you’re cheering for someone else’s rights to be taken away, you’re cheering for your own to disappear too. This isn’t cake. You don’t get more by refusing to share. Either everyone has rights, or no one really does. Thats it. It’s simple.
June 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don’t know how else to explain this…if you’re cheering for someone else’s rights to be taken away, you’re cheering for your own to disappear too. This isn’t cake. You don’t get more by refusing to share. Either everyone has rights, or no one really does. Thats it. It’s simple.
Coming up in June! 6/18, I'll be at Thrillerfest in NYC talking getting an agent today with @cbuccibookman.bsky.social, and taking pitches at Pitchfest, 6/18. On 6/21, catch me online talking query letters www.eventbrite.com/e/query-lett...
Query Letter Writing for Fiction Authors
Learn about the components of a strong query letter and how to successfully distill and pitch your fiction in this 90-minute seminar.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Coming up in June! 6/18, I'll be at Thrillerfest in NYC talking getting an agent today with @cbuccibookman.bsky.social, and taking pitches at Pitchfest, 6/18. On 6/21, catch me online talking query letters www.eventbrite.com/e/query-lett...
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This is 4-8% of my budget. We'll survive. But we are all going to have to buy more books and support the institutions we want to keep around for the next four years.
Really hard to say what the worst part of this NEA grant termination letter is (sent at 10pm on a Friday!) but I think it's finding out the federal government's priority for arts funds is now "fostering AI competency" rather than funding literature.
May 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is 4-8% of my budget. We'll survive. But we are all going to have to buy more books and support the institutions we want to keep around for the next four years.
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Many small presses are nonprofits and you can directly support their work by making a recurring tax deductible donation. (Ours is www.hubcity.org/support)
Support Hub City Writers Project
Become a member or make a donation to the Hub City Writers Project to support the mission to nurture writers and cultivate readers in Spartanburg and across the Southeast.
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May 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Many small presses are nonprofits and you can directly support their work by making a recurring tax deductible donation. (Ours is www.hubcity.org/support)
Two years in a row. @marythor.bsky.social is working on a novel too! 😍
I’m thrilled to say that, for the second year in a row (daaaaang), I’ll have a story in Best American Mystery & Suspense. Thank you @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social for selecting Casadastraphobia! And as always grateful for @rhppress.bsky.social for giving her a home.
April 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Two years in a row. @marythor.bsky.social is working on a novel too! 😍
Coming '26! Mary Thorson's powerfully feminist short stories inspired by true crime. I've been a fan since stumbling on a shoutout to her latest short story on social media. And she's working on a novel! Congrats, @marythor.bsky.social !!!! And nice to work with you Rock and a Hard Place Press!
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Coming '26! Mary Thorson's powerfully feminist short stories inspired by true crime. I've been a fan since stumbling on a shoutout to her latest short story on social media. And she's working on a novel! Congrats, @marythor.bsky.social !!!! And nice to work with you Rock and a Hard Place Press!
It's been a tough week at the agency. Esmond was a wonderful mentor. www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
Esmond Harmsworth obituary: literary agent from Rothermere family
Scion of newspaper family whose advice to potential author clients was to avoid heart-shaped paper and spelling mistakes, dies aged 57
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April 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's been a tough week at the agency. Esmond was a wonderful mentor. www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
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Ever tried in-person writing meetups?
Local writing groups connect you with like-minded writers and help you carve out dedicated writing time. Even if feedback isn’t built into the program, you can potentially find critique partners there.
Here’s where to look. ⬇️
Local writing groups connect you with like-minded writers and help you carve out dedicated writing time. Even if feedback isn’t built into the program, you can potentially find critique partners there.
Here’s where to look. ⬇️
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ever tried in-person writing meetups?
Local writing groups connect you with like-minded writers and help you carve out dedicated writing time. Even if feedback isn’t built into the program, you can potentially find critique partners there.
Here’s where to look. ⬇️
Local writing groups connect you with like-minded writers and help you carve out dedicated writing time. Even if feedback isn’t built into the program, you can potentially find critique partners there.
Here’s where to look. ⬇️
Writers! Open to queries. (Still finishing some fulls but queries are open!) querytracker.net/query/QueryL...
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April 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Writers! Open to queries. (Still finishing some fulls but queries are open!) querytracker.net/query/QueryL...
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if the government is willing to disappear immigrants for their writing, they’re willing to do the same to citizens.
March 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
if the government is willing to disappear immigrants for their writing, they’re willing to do the same to citizens.
Writers! I am opening up for queries NEXT WEEK 4/3 and should be open for a month or so. If you have a query from me prior to 2/19, you'll hear from me before I reopen. querytracker.net/query/1731
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March 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Writers! I am opening up for queries NEXT WEEK 4/3 and should be open for a month or so. If you have a query from me prior to 2/19, you'll hear from me before I reopen. querytracker.net/query/1731
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always a great day for some angry feminist flash fiction
"Now, due to schedule constraints, we'll be skipping over our penultimate stop at the Ferris Wheel of Sex and Sexuality, and instead moving toward the Miracle of Life ride, where I will conclude the tour."
an excerpt from THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN'S BODIES by Maggie Cooper #OnSaleNow
an excerpt from THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN'S BODIES by Maggie Cooper #OnSaleNow
February 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
always a great day for some angry feminist flash fiction
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oh look! a photo of my face to let you know that I'm looking forward to meeting some wonderful writers at the @ncwritersnetwork.bsky.social spring conference in Asheville this May & now is the perfect time to sign up: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
oh look! a photo of my face to let you know that I'm looking forward to meeting some wonderful writers at the @ncwritersnetwork.bsky.social spring conference in Asheville this May & now is the perfect time to sign up: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.
![Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwmmdl5nok26w3zhmg2d3fvt/bafkreigihtf5o2suhsnecpwijziyhsmxflvzzogbjre2okvstqagg6bw6y@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.
Also for #mswl 2025 day, please check out my detailed mswl in my query form--some helpful info there too for writers. Deepest admiration to all you #writers who help us cope with the world today through helping readers escape or understand the crazy world we live in! 💪📚🙌 querytracker.net/query/1731
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February 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Also for #mswl 2025 day, please check out my detailed mswl in my query form--some helpful info there too for writers. Deepest admiration to all you #writers who help us cope with the world today through helping readers escape or understand the crazy world we live in! 💪📚🙌 querytracker.net/query/1731
Happy #MSWL 2025 day. I'm still open on querymanager These days I'd love to see #timetravel or #multiverse portals but grounded in reality as much as possible. Always on the hunt for #mystery #suspense #thrillers, strong voice and characters a must. querytracker.net/query/1731
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February 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy #MSWL 2025 day. I'm still open on querymanager These days I'd love to see #timetravel or #multiverse portals but grounded in reality as much as possible. Always on the hunt for #mystery #suspense #thrillers, strong voice and characters a must. querytracker.net/query/1731
Congrats @marythor.bsky.social on a MOST unsettling short story just published in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Congrats @marythor.bsky.social on a MOST unsettling short story just published in @maudlinhouse.bsky.social