Mayra Calvani
@mcalvani.bsky.social
Puerto Rican Gothic storyteller, doll collector, cat lover. Assist. Regional Advisor SCBWI Benelux. Also writing as Zoe Kalo. Rep: Jolene Haley @ Donald Maas Lit.
Want to pitch The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency?
Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror.
-Insights on market trends
-What Sells vs. What Doesn't
-Submission opportunity
Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG
#querying #writing #agents
Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror.
-Insights on market trends
-What Sells vs. What Doesn't
-Submission opportunity
Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG
#querying #writing #agents
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Want to pitch The Bell Lomax Moreton Agency?
Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror.
-Insights on market trends
-What Sells vs. What Doesn't
-Submission opportunity
Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG
#querying #writing #agents
Join agent John Baker on Feb 5th for a webinar on the current state of #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Romantasy & #Horror.
-Insights on market trends
-What Sells vs. What Doesn't
-Submission opportunity
Register: lnkd.in/eUVkKkkG
#querying #writing #agents
Shortly after signing with @keslupo.bsky.social, she made a fantastic move into editorial at a big pub. Super sad to see her go but so grateful for her support and guidance during the transition. I’m now thrilled to be represented by my wonderful new agent @jolenehaley.bsky.social at DMLA!
July 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Shortly after signing with @keslupo.bsky.social, she made a fantastic move into editorial at a big pub. Super sad to see her go but so grateful for her support and guidance during the transition. I’m now thrilled to be represented by my wonderful new agent @jolenehaley.bsky.social at DMLA!
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Final reminder. Free, online, no-pressure Cat Book Club 🐈 📚 today at 4 p.m. (CT).
For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books
For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books
June 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Final reminder. Free, online, no-pressure Cat Book Club 🐈 📚 today at 4 p.m. (CT).
For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books
For all details see www.cowboycatranch.org/cat-book-club. #cats #Caturday #books
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Absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in the latest #Mslexia competition for children’s and young adult novels for my historical middle grade, The Questionable Chronicles of Owney, the Globe-Trotting Railway Mail Dog.
#AmWriting #AmRevising
#AmWriting #AmRevising
June 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in the latest #Mslexia competition for children’s and young adult novels for my historical middle grade, The Questionable Chronicles of Owney, the Globe-Trotting Railway Mail Dog.
#AmWriting #AmRevising
#AmWriting #AmRevising
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More people are writing - and writing with serious dreams of publication - than EVER before. It's tough to stand out with these kinds of numbers in mind, and agents have to make fast decisions! Here are 4 tips from @keslupo.bsky.social on how to avoid a quick no. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
More people are writing - and writing with serious dreams of publication - than EVER before. It's tough to stand out with these kinds of numbers in mind, and agents have to make fast decisions! Here are 4 tips from @keslupo.bsky.social on how to avoid a quick no. 🧵
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Receiving critiques of your writing (from critique partners, editors, or even reviewers) is an essential part of being a writer - but they can be tough pills to swallow. As someone who has both given and received a lot of tough feedback, @keslupo.bsky.social offers 4 tips. 🧵
May 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Receiving critiques of your writing (from critique partners, editors, or even reviewers) is an essential part of being a writer - but they can be tough pills to swallow. As someone who has both given and received a lot of tough feedback, @keslupo.bsky.social offers 4 tips. 🧵
June 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
EGYPTOLOGY. MAGIC. MYSTERY. AND CATS, LOTS OF CATS...
www.amazon.com/Daughter-Sun...
#bastet #egyptianmythology #teenfantasy #YAfantasy #yaromance #mythologicalfantasy #books #bookrec #cats #catbooks
www.amazon.com/Daughter-Sun...
#bastet #egyptianmythology #teenfantasy #YAfantasy #yaromance #mythologicalfantasy #books #bookrec #cats #catbooks
June 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
EGYPTOLOGY. MAGIC. MYSTERY. AND CATS, LOTS OF CATS...
www.amazon.com/Daughter-Sun...
#bastet #egyptianmythology #teenfantasy #YAfantasy #yaromance #mythologicalfantasy #books #bookrec #cats #catbooks
www.amazon.com/Daughter-Sun...
#bastet #egyptianmythology #teenfantasy #YAfantasy #yaromance #mythologicalfantasy #books #bookrec #cats #catbooks
Awesome summer read, now out in the UK!
www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading
@keslupo.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading
@keslupo.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Awesome summer read, now out in the UK!
www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading
@keslupo.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/Marriage-Ven... #summerreads #tbr #books #recommendedreading
@keslupo.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I’m excited to say registration for our 2025 Cheshire Novel Prize summer school is now open! You can find all the details here👇
cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
Summer School — Cheshire Novel Prize
cheshirenovelprize.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’m excited to say registration for our 2025 Cheshire Novel Prize summer school is now open! You can find all the details here👇
cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
cheshirenovelprize.com/summer-school
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“When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness, lacking the knowledge I needed to live; when I think of how I sinned against my heart and my soul, then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift…” #FyodorDostoyevesky #Victorian
April 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
“When I look back at the past and think of all the time I squandered in error and idleness, lacking the knowledge I needed to live; when I think of how I sinned against my heart and my soul, then my heart bleeds. Life is a gift…” #FyodorDostoyevesky #Victorian
April 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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open.substack.com/pub/kesialup...
God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social
God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social
Why I haven't responded to your query yet
A tale of woe, including real stats
open.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
open.substack.com/pub/kesialup...
God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social
God love her & I thought I’d add that there’s a reason so many people want her to be their agent: it’s because she’s so bloody brainy and so bloody nice. We are Team Lupo @keslupo.bsky.social
The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden www.writing.ie/interviews/t...
The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
Author Caroline Madden on the long but ultimately successful journey to publication of her delightful new novel, The Marriage Vendetta.
www.writing.ie
April 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden www.writing.ie/interviews/t...
April 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Ooh, love the vibes of this poster! It definitely has indie horror film written all over it. 8)
April 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ooh, love the vibes of this poster! It definitely has indie horror film written all over it. 8)
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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
#PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #R #NA
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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
#PosterPit #PosterPitW #F #R #NA
Amid the Spanish-American War, a 12-year-old girl must navigate a haunting encounter with a forbidden doll that demands atonement, or risk being turned into a doll herself.
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Amid the Spanish-American War, a 12-year-old girl must navigate a haunting encounter with a forbidden doll that demands atonement, or risk being turned into a doll herself.
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep: @keslupo.bsky.social @ DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
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#SFFChat Thanks once again for hosting! Great questions this week, right on theme for me. 😆
I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.
I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.
March 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#SFFChat Thanks once again for hosting! Great questions this week, right on theme for me. 😆
I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.
I was thinking of doing a separate post for this but, I finally have something to share. Here's the cover to the upcoming book. Available soon.
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🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡
the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq
the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq
April 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎸 daisy jones x knives out 🗡
the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq
the songstress, the high-flyer, the gambler, the sweetheart, the watcher, the matriarch and the rogue. seven suspects. one the killer of renowned rockstar sam corvi. but who? only they can tell you
#posterpit #a #lf #m #posterpitq
magical-realist horror
1898 Puerto Rico
explores the terror of puberty
unreliable narrator
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep:
@keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
@iaminprint.bsky.social
@writingawards.bsky.social
@deborahhalverson.bsky.social
1898 Puerto Rico
explores the terror of puberty
unreliable narrator
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep:
@keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
@iaminprint.bsky.social
@writingawards.bsky.social
@deborahhalverson.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
magical-realist horror
1898 Puerto Rico
explores the terror of puberty
unreliable narrator
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep:
@keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
@iaminprint.bsky.social
@writingawards.bsky.social
@deborahhalverson.bsky.social
1898 Puerto Rico
explores the terror of puberty
unreliable narrator
Pan's Labyrinth x creepy dolls
Rep:
@keslupo.bsky.social @DMLA
#posterpitA #posterpit #MG #H #horror #gothic
@iaminprint.bsky.social
@writingawards.bsky.social
@deborahhalverson.bsky.social