Bridgette Dutta Portman
@bdportman.bsky.social
Playwright, author, educator. Author of the Coseema Saga. Currently querying a YA sci-fi novel. 📚 💫 www.bridgetteduttaportman.com
I had the chance to read an ARC of @clairejoyance.bsky.social's new novel, To Reap What is Sown (Threads of Destiny #4). If you're looking for an inclusive fantasy with a complex female lead (and plant magic!), check it out! You can find the whole series at www.barnesandnoble.com/s/claire%20e...
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I had the chance to read an ARC of @clairejoyance.bsky.social's new novel, To Reap What is Sown (Threads of Destiny #4). If you're looking for an inclusive fantasy with a complex female lead (and plant magic!), check it out! You can find the whole series at www.barnesandnoble.com/s/claire%20e...
Art by Morning Star Designs #IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Art by Morning Star Designs #IndigenousPeoplesDay
Thrilled to announce that PILGRIMAGE, a play I cowrote with Humaira Ghilzai, will have its world premiere at Z Space in San Francisco!!! Previews begin Oct. 24. For info and tix: goldenthread.org/productions/...
#newplay #bayareatheatre #theatre #afghanwomen #muslimwomen #pilgrimageplay
#newplay #bayareatheatre #theatre #afghanwomen #muslimwomen #pilgrimageplay
October 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thrilled to announce that PILGRIMAGE, a play I cowrote with Humaira Ghilzai, will have its world premiere at Z Space in San Francisco!!! Previews begin Oct. 24. For info and tix: goldenthread.org/productions/...
#newplay #bayareatheatre #theatre #afghanwomen #muslimwomen #pilgrimageplay
#newplay #bayareatheatre #theatre #afghanwomen #muslimwomen #pilgrimageplay
The Twin Stars ebook is on sale today! If you like #portalfantasy, #YAfantasy, #YAscifi and #mentalhealthrep, check it out: www.amazon.com/Twin-Stars-C...
#OCD #mentalhealthmatters
#OCD #mentalhealthmatters
August 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Twin Stars ebook is on sale today! If you like #portalfantasy, #YAfantasy, #YAscifi and #mentalhealthrep, check it out: www.amazon.com/Twin-Stars-C...
#OCD #mentalhealthmatters
#OCD #mentalhealthmatters
Writing retreat! 💻
August 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Writing retreat! 💻
Auria yearns to go to Earth. When she allies with an unscrupulous politician who vows to help get her there, the consequences of her actions could shatter her world.
Lotta teen angst but there IS a happy ending and JOY is what I want for these characters!
#joypit #YA #COA #SF #DIS #mentalhealth
Lotta teen angst but there IS a happy ending and JOY is what I want for these characters!
#joypit #YA #COA #SF #DIS #mentalhealth
June 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
3-D map of the planet in my new fantasy novel! It’s tidally locked with its sun, hence half is desert and half frozen. I could not wrap my head around this on flat paper, so I got a styrofoam ball. Need to start placing the cities now. #amwritingfantasy #fantasymaps #artsandcrafts #wip
March 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
3-D map of the planet in my new fantasy novel! It’s tidally locked with its sun, hence half is desert and half frozen. I could not wrap my head around this on flat paper, so I got a styrofoam ball. Need to start placing the cities now. #amwritingfantasy #fantasymaps #artsandcrafts #wip
March 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Protesting in SF today! #dumptrump #notmypresidentsday
February 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Protesting in SF today! #dumptrump #notmypresidentsday
Seventeen-year-old Auria Jones was the first human born on Mars, and she wants nothing more than to leave it. But when she allies with an unscrupulous politician who vows to help her get to Earth, the consequences of her actions could shatter her world.
#YouDeservePit #YA #Scifi #mentalhealth #Q
#YouDeservePit #YA #Scifi #mentalhealth #Q
January 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Seventeen-year-old Auria Jones was the first human born on Mars, and she wants nothing more than to leave it. But when she allies with an unscrupulous politician who vows to help her get to Earth, the consequences of her actions could shatter her world.
#YouDeservePit #YA #Scifi #mentalhealth #Q
#YouDeservePit #YA #Scifi #mentalhealth #Q
As I wait to hear from agents, I'm moving forward with planning my next novel. Mood board for my #WIP, a YA fantasy set on a tidally-locked planet.
January 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
As I wait to hear from agents, I'm moving forward with planning my next novel. Mood board for my #WIP, a YA fantasy set on a tidally-locked planet.
Haunted by grief and desperate for escape, a teenage girl living on Mars colludes with an unscrupulous politician to help her go to Earth, but she soon discovers that the consequences of her actions could shatter her world.
The Martian x All the Bright Places
#P2PPIT #YA #SF #Q #amquerying
The Martian x All the Bright Places
#P2PPIT #YA #SF #Q #amquerying
January 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Haunted by grief and desperate for escape, a teenage girl living on Mars colludes with an unscrupulous politician to help her go to Earth, but she soon discovers that the consequences of her actions could shatter her world.
The Martian x All the Bright Places
#P2PPIT #YA #SF #Q #amquerying
The Martian x All the Bright Places
#P2PPIT #YA #SF #Q #amquerying
Any #audiobook fans here? The audiobook versions of my #YAfantasy trilogy release Dec. 1, and I'm currently running a giveaway, with goodies for anyone who preorders + a grand prize! Visit www.tinyurl.com/CoseemaSaga for details. 🚀 🎧
November 19, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Any #audiobook fans here? The audiobook versions of my #YAfantasy trilogy release Dec. 1, and I'm currently running a giveaway, with goodies for anyone who preorders + a grand prize! Visit www.tinyurl.com/CoseemaSaga for details. 🚀 🎧