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H.S. Chaman
@hschaman.bsky.social
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✨ Adult Fantasy Writer | she/they
🏳️‍🌈 Queer, BIPOC rep | #SouthAsian #WOC
📚 #DVPit Oct 2025 | Writing legacy, grief & rebellion
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H.S. Chaman @hschaman.bsky.social · Oct 8
In the matriarchal Raeesan Empire, heir Fadilah must uncover her father’s suspicious death before the secret destroys her. A story about legacy, loyalty, and survival in a world ruled by women.

A DAUGHTER OF SKY AND SORROW, querying now.

#DVpit #SFF #Asian #LGBT #WOC
hschaman.bsky.social
DAUGHTER OF SKY AND SORROW

In the matriarchal Raeesan Empire, legacy is law and pain is performance. Trapped between the expectations of her foremothers and the wreckage of war, Fadilah Mahdi must choose: stay human—or become the weapon they raised her to be.

#DVpit #SFF #Asian #LGBT #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
DAUGHTER OF SKY AND SORROW

Torn between war and the home front, best friends Fadilah and Hadassah search for the truth behind Fadilah’s father’s death. But when grief and ideology collide, will their friendship be the cost?

#DVpit #SFF #WOC #LGBT #Asian
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
In the matriarchal Raeesan Empire, heir Fadilah must uncover her father’s suspicious death before the secret destroys her. A story about legacy, loyalty, and survival in a world ruled by women.

A DAUGHTER OF SKY AND SORROW, querying now.

#DVpit #SFF #Asian #LGBT #WOC
October 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
I found something greater than I could ever imagine.
Image: korean city scape at night with pink cherry blossoms Text: Sexualize your life
August 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
hschaman.bsky.social
Hadassah comments on the political feud between the most powerful houses in the Empire (some might argue more powerful than the royals themselves). #writesky #writingcommunity #amediting
Adesina Mahdi, Fadilah’s mother, had spent the better part of her career clashing with their matriarch: Laithah Niazi. Despite their political battles, they were, in some ways, two sides of the same coin. Conviction met conviction. Fire met fire. But it was a respectful rivalry – at least on the surface. Waliyah Laithah Niazi, a dignified provincial governor, had lost her father to war. A Samake warrior, she understood sacrifice – and, perhaps, even empathized with Chancellor Mahdi. The Samake and Zuberi – the house of Fadilah’s maternal grandfather – had once been one house before a bitter split. Their rivalry lived on in both bloodlines – in the Chancellor and the Waliyah. Every time the two most powerful women in our Empire interacted, blood met blood and wits clashed.
August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
Anybody coming to #NatBookFest this year?
librarycongress.bsky.social Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · Jul 18
🗣️ Calling all book lovers! If you love reading and being a part of a team, you’re invited to volunteer for the 25th Library of Congress National Book Festival on September 6th! 📚📖🎉
www.loc.gov/visit/volunt...

#NatBookFest
Volunteer Solomon Scott smiles as he holds an "Ask Me" sign while working the morning shift of the National Book Festival outside the Main Stage, August 31, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
August 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
Working my way through DMC 3 and loving it 😃
August 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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larathelark.bsky.social
LADYBIRD x LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME
Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q
Book pitch as a movie poster. A light-skinned Black girl’s face framed by large green leaves. The title is Cleopatra Selene, with several taglines: a graphic novel by Lara Willard, Autism representation, Mother trauma, Ladybird vibes. Photo by Bave Pictures on Unsplash.
August 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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jundlife.bsky.social
DUNE X THE LIBRARY AT MT.CHAR

In a city of psychics under constant duress, those born with lethal abilities are drafted into the Guild sworn to protect their home.
Even if this means turning them into monsters...
Now, visions of Strangers threaten to bring them ruin.
#PosterPit #Q #A #F
The Strangers' War. We paid for these stars in blood
August 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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wottenmoss.bsky.social
The last Conduit is dead—and Magpie of Lornwhen is thrilled about it.

#PosterPit #Q #PosterPitQ #F #NA #YA
A movie poster featuring a misty forest, a magpie flying over the blue mountains rising into the sky. Text: Enter the spiritwoods. When the Magpie Flies, a book by M H Wottenmoss. Undiscovered magic, queer fantasy, chaotic academia. Querying now.
August 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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madelynknecht.bsky.social
ARCANE x FMA x CRIERS WAR

🦾metal-based magic system
👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨queer romance
😱anxiety rep
💀anti-colonialism
🤖the dangers of propaganda

#queerpit #YA
An Agent’s Guide to This Metal War - YA Science Fantasy LGBTQ+ The pitch: When an anxious mechanic named Circuit is recruited into the war between science and magic, he uncovers the truth about the war and his own abilities that puts him at risk of execution by the hands of the very army that conscripted him. To survive, he makes a pact: help the volatile and frustratingly handsome bot Asher get revenge on his creator. For fans of Crier’s War, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gear Breakers, Iron Widow, Cinder, anxiety rep, queer romance, boy/girl friendship, challenging the government, bi rep, reluctant allies to friends to ????, m/m pining Image of two boys almost kissing
August 15, 2025 at 10:46 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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ariamora.bsky.social
☕️
In a dystopian megapolis, an underground café run by the enigmatic Barista serves karmic espressos, illicit tomato sandwiches, and the occasional life epiphany. But when her ex walks in, the past she buried threatens to unravel everything she’s built. #QueerPit #D #SF #A
CYBERPUNK BARISTA neon logo The pitch again but make it cute Tropes and comps: cozy dystopia, found family, redemption, queer rep, Legends and Lattes, Midnight Diner Quote: Life is bittersweet. Like a good coffee. Like the same family of plants that can give you golden fruit or deadly poison. And sometimes, it surprises you.
August 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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kanirthi.bsky.social
THE HENNA WARS X NEVER HAVE I EVER

My #agentsguide for DARED TO IGNORE YOU, a YA Contemporary featuring:

💖Sapphic enemies to lovers
🥻South Asian FMC
🦋Coming-of-age in the UK
🔪Revenge from outcast
🎤 Grammar school drama

#Litagent #amquerying #ownvoices #QueerPit #Q #YA #COA
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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aaronolatunjie.bsky.social
THE SONG OF ACHILLES x HUNGER GAMES

Inspired by Central Africa's Underworld of Kalunga

A boy with blood magic must compete in a deadly competition to save his mom's soul from the Underworld, but his growing love for the Prince threatens to destroy the kingdom

#QueerPit #Vague #YA
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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sheristen.bsky.social
LINEAGE OF LIGHT 88,000wc:
💅🔥 Immortal villain in his "Soft Girl Era"
📚Upmarket/bookclub
🦋Laini Taylor-like Lyricism
😂Humor of Sophie Kinsella
🏃🏾‍♀️ Plot Pace of V.E. Schwab
👵🏿 Multi-generational
🪄 Literal Black girl magic
🏳️‍🌈 pan MC
👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏿 Interracial Dual POV
#queerpit #F #SF #UF #UP #NA #Ownvoices #BIPOC
August 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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austinbridges.bsky.social
A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

👑 flirty thief MC / grumpy prince LI
🌌 a sentient maze
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🌎 cli-fi themes
💎 forget healing crystals—these crystals will mess up your vibes so bad

#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 plannet at the center, and a larger one crossing through the corner images.
August 15, 2025 at 4:04 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
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sidneyquinn.bsky.social
Have you ever read/watched Bond or Bourne and thought: this is great, but what if it was gay?

THE AUGUSTINE AFFAIR

A spy undercover as a socialite is targeted by an assassin. Instead of killing each other, they're thrown together after their agencies betray them.

#queerpit #ac #rs #r #a
August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
hschaman.bsky.social
Super happy to see interest for all the talented people in my feed for #queerpit.
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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wottenmoss.bsky.social
A DARK AND DROWNING TIDE x NETTLE & BONE

🌀monstrous spirits
💕slow-burn sapphic romance
☠️murder & betrayal
✨ill-advised rituals
🌈queer & autistic characters
📚chaotic academia
🌲an ancient mystery
🎶original music
🍄mushroom forest

#agentguide pinned to profile!

#queerpit #na #ya #f
wottenmoss.bsky.social wott 🍂 @wottenmoss.bsky.social · Aug 15
When troublemaker and hobbyist scholar Magpie is chosen by the spirits, she breaks an ancient tradition to keep her best friend by her side, risking her only chance at her greatest dream–and the deadly consequences that follow.

#queerpit #f #na #ya
#agentguide 📌
Moodboard featuring a mystical forest, a faint outline of a woman flying over a dark shadow, a magpie, two people holding hands, a library with stained glass windows, sheet music, outlines of leaves, mountains and a dagger, and watercolor-style flowers, clouds, mushrooms and sun
August 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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kotegentarri.bsky.social
THOROUGHFARE ₊ ⊹ ˑ 𓂃

a religious apostle & western outlaw must work together to stop an eldritch horror spreading across the desert

- novella (26k)
- a sunshine MMC and grumpy FMC
- eldritch monsters but the true horror is humanity

#QueerPit #A #H #W #SPF #AmQuerying
August 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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SINNERS X HANNIBAL X I FEED HER TO THE BEAST When Virginia Bulle kills her ex-boyfriend, she decides to open a restaurant to serve his remains. This leads her to Calypso Raines' doorstep, which opens up a new recipe of the prices we pay to protect family.
#QueerPit #H #A #Q
August 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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kotegentarri.bsky.social
THE BRIDE OF THE KING IN YELLOW
☠︎︎ ⋆₊ ♱

two lovers struggle against class and religion to be together- but can a play that turns all readers mad be their freedom?

-novelette (17k)
-eldritch horrors or insanity
-existential purpose/fate

#QueerPit #A #H #SPF #R #DF
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM