Mona AF
@mafbooks.bsky.social
Award winning author of YA 📚 Macondo,SCBWI, Women Who Submit Lit, #amquerying 3rd novel
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Mona AF
@mafbooks.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Latine Reads for Espooky Season
It's officially the best time of the year: espooky season!
bookriot.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New and up-and-coming lit mags looking for submissions: www.chillsubs.com/lists/new-li...
New Lit Mags Blowing Up RN (And They Want Your Writing!)
www.chillsubs.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Mona AF
A federal judge in San Francisco signaled Wednesday that she’s ready to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off roughly 4,000 federal workers during the government shutdown, saying the move is unlawful. https://cnn.it/3J6bxxo
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A federal judge in San Francisco signaled Wednesday that she’s ready to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off roughly 4,000 federal workers during the government shutdown, saying the move is unlawful. https://cnn.it/3J6bxxo
Reposted by Mona AF
True that!
Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina but not for struggling Americans.
Here are the 7 wars he should end:
•War on healthcare
•War on farmers
•War on the economy
•War on the middle class
•War on ACA protections
•War on immigrants
•War on voters
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn
Here are the 7 wars he should end:
•War on healthcare
•War on farmers
•War on the economy
•War on the middle class
•War on ACA protections
•War on immigrants
•War on voters
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
True that!
T & GOP can bail out Argentina & give them $20Billion but not pay Fed. employees or healthcare for Americans
The Senate will no longer give the Dems a chance to get a vote on their bill to subsidize the ACA
The GOP wants this shutdown to last longer
The GOP wants this shutdown to last longer
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
T & GOP can bail out Argentina & give them $20Billion but not pay Fed. employees or healthcare for Americans
#Writersky Surprise in the mail this morning—a royalty check. 💌
So I spent it all on self-care: facial & 💅 -pedi.
Writers, remember to honor the little wins. ✨
So I spent it all on self-care: facial & 💅 -pedi.
Writers, remember to honor the little wins. ✨
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media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#Writersky Surprise in the mail this morning—a royalty check. 💌
So I spent it all on self-care: facial & 💅 -pedi.
Writers, remember to honor the little wins. ✨
So I spent it all on self-care: facial & 💅 -pedi.
Writers, remember to honor the little wins. ✨
Check out her mswl first before you send. #amquerying
GUESS WHAT!!! Special BlueSky only submission opportunity!
I will open my QueryManager link Wednesday 10/15 at 9 AM EST and leave it open until Monday 10/20 9 AM EST.
Please make sure to check my MSWL and only submit what I am looking for.
ONE submission per author.
I will open my QueryManager link Wednesday 10/15 at 9 AM EST and leave it open until Monday 10/20 9 AM EST.
Please make sure to check my MSWL and only submit what I am looking for.
ONE submission per author.
a man in a tie is shouting yay in a kitchen .
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media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Check out her mswl first before you send. #amquerying
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." Thomas Jefferson.
We Dissent! 🇺🇸
No Kings. No Lies. No Fear.
An anthem for #NoKings Day events -- already has 10k likes & 85k views on YouTube
youtu.be/UpKIT5NQBY8?...
No Kings. No Lies. No Fear.
An anthem for #NoKings Day events -- already has 10k likes & 85k views on YouTube
youtu.be/UpKIT5NQBY8?...
We Dissent – A Modern Protest Anthem for No Kings Day | Stand Up for Democracy and Freedom
YouTube video by The Resistance
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." Thomas Jefferson.
Happy to hear more readers are able to read my historical fiction
Lincoln Public Schools Library Services (Nebraska) has chosen A Bridge Home for the MOSAIC Digital Collection 2025-2026
This is available to their district of 42,000 students & staff and public library patrons.
#Booksky 💙📚 #books
Lincoln Public Schools Library Services (Nebraska) has chosen A Bridge Home for the MOSAIC Digital Collection 2025-2026
This is available to their district of 42,000 students & staff and public library patrons.
#Booksky 💙📚 #books
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I had the pleasure to hear Sandra Cisneros speak at Desert Nights, Rising Star conference for #writers at ASU
Heard this gem:
“Dreams are poems that our bodies write”
“ A story is a little grain of sand that enters your ❤️ & if you don’t tell that story it’ll irritate your heart.”
Heard this gem:
“Dreams are poems that our bodies write”
“ A story is a little grain of sand that enters your ❤️ & if you don’t tell that story it’ll irritate your heart.”
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I had the pleasure to hear Sandra Cisneros speak at Desert Nights, Rising Star conference for #writers at ASU
Heard this gem:
“Dreams are poems that our bodies write”
“ A story is a little grain of sand that enters your ❤️ & if you don’t tell that story it’ll irritate your heart.”
Heard this gem:
“Dreams are poems that our bodies write”
“ A story is a little grain of sand that enters your ❤️ & if you don’t tell that story it’ll irritate your heart.”
Full day of useful workshops & so much generative writing that I have a sore thumb.
The morning was blazing hot 🥵 & now it’s raining & thundering. #writingcommunity
The morning was blazing hot 🥵 & now it’s raining & thundering. #writingcommunity
a finger with its eyes closed and the word ouch written on it .
ALT: a finger with its eyes closed and the word ouch written on it .
media.tenor.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Full day of useful workshops & so much generative writing that I have a sore thumb.
The morning was blazing hot 🥵 & now it’s raining & thundering. #writingcommunity
The morning was blazing hot 🥵 & now it’s raining & thundering. #writingcommunity
Friggin hot in Tempe, but I’m still excited to be at the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Conference at ASU Center for Creative Writing
#Writing
1st up: Writing the Hard Stuff .
#Writing
1st up: Writing the Hard Stuff .
October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Friggin hot in Tempe, but I’m still excited to be at the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Conference at ASU Center for Creative Writing
#Writing
1st up: Writing the Hard Stuff .
#Writing
1st up: Writing the Hard Stuff .
#DVpit is over 😕 but wow, what a joy reading so many clever, unique pitches!
The best part? Meeting new writers to follow & cheer on.
If you didn’t get a ❤️ this round, don’t sweat it—your story still matters. It just hasn’t met its right reader yet. Keep writing. Keep believing. #amwriting
The best part? Meeting new writers to follow & cheer on.
If you didn’t get a ❤️ this round, don’t sweat it—your story still matters. It just hasn’t met its right reader yet. Keep writing. Keep believing. #amwriting
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
#DVpit is over 😕 but wow, what a joy reading so many clever, unique pitches!
The best part? Meeting new writers to follow & cheer on.
If you didn’t get a ❤️ this round, don’t sweat it—your story still matters. It just hasn’t met its right reader yet. Keep writing. Keep believing. #amwriting
The best part? Meeting new writers to follow & cheer on.
If you didn’t get a ❤️ this round, don’t sweat it—your story still matters. It just hasn’t met its right reader yet. Keep writing. Keep believing. #amwriting
Here’s your opportunity Kidlit #writers
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here’s your opportunity Kidlit #writers
Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Bewitching
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Bewitching
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Bewitching
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Bewitching
Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Beeitching
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Beeitching
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ali, a psychic teen, tries magic to fix her heartbreak but it backfires. In Oaxaca, she finds a curandera who gives her the antidote.
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Beeitching
She must undo the spell in 48 hrs. & choose whether to chase lost love or claim her power.
#YA #DVpit #paranormal #POC
Magical/Realism X The Beeitching
Betrayed & heartbroken, 18-year-old Ali tries to fix her life with a love spell. Instead, it blows up everything—family, love, and her plans for the future.
Searching for a cure in Oaxaca, she finds the magic she needed all along was her own becoming.
Magical Realism X The Bewitching
#DVpit #YA
Searching for a cure in Oaxaca, she finds the magic she needed all along was her own becoming.
Magical Realism X The Bewitching
#DVpit #YA
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reminder of the rules for #DVpit
Have fun tomorrow!
Have fun tomorrow!
TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq
#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq
#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reminder of the rules for #DVpit
Have fun tomorrow!
Have fun tomorrow!
#DVparty has been fun & useful in developing a whole mood around our stories.
Thank you to the #DVpit team for continuing this pitching opp on Bluesky from x
Thank you to the #DVpit team for continuing this pitching opp on Bluesky from x
a cartoon drawing of the words thank you in pink and yellow
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October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#DVparty About WIP which takes place after the YA ms #amquerying
🔥 Some wounds don’t fade—they echo. When Ali calls on the spirits for help, she finds that forgiveness is its own kind of magic.
🔥 Some wounds don’t fade—they echo. When Ali calls on the spirits for help, she finds that forgiveness is its own kind of magic.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#DVparty About WIP which takes place after the YA ms #amquerying
🔥 Some wounds don’t fade—they echo. When Ali calls on the spirits for help, she finds that forgiveness is its own kind of magic.
🔥 Some wounds don’t fade—they echo. When Ali calls on the spirits for help, she finds that forgiveness is its own kind of magic.
#DVparty Describe your WIP:
🌎 In Oaxaca, the soil hums with old magic & the tradition of Curanderismo. Spirits & Spells is a story about what we inherit, what we bury, and what refuses to stay hidden. #YA
🌎 In Oaxaca, the soil hums with old magic & the tradition of Curanderismo. Spirits & Spells is a story about what we inherit, what we bury, and what refuses to stay hidden. #YA
a pixel art of a crystal ball surrounded by red candles with the question " will you call the spirits " at the top
Alt: a pixel art of a crystal ball surrounded by red candles with the question " will you call the spirits " at the top
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October 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM