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Liz | Author • Illustrator
@lizified.bsky.social
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Author-Illustrator of YA & MG
Cuban American
Repped by @kristavandolzer.bsky.social‬ at ‪The Unter Agency
Miami ✈️ NYC ✈️ NOLA
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Liz | Author • Illustrator @lizified.bsky.social · Aug 16
When 12-year-old Gregory Hernandez wishes his sister would disappear, she's kidnapped by aliens. His living room is turned into an intergalactic gladiator ring, and he's got to fight warrior aliens to get his sister back before he’s grounded for life. #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG
This is a faux movie poster for a debut middle grade novel called GREGORY HERNANDEZ & THE GLADIATOR STARS. It's nighttime. A boy stares at the viewer, his mouth wide, hands stretched forward as if jumping toward you—an explosion kabooms behind him as aliens crash-land in his backyard.
lizified.bsky.social
Thanks, Danny! Glad everyone enjoyed it!
deecherrywriter.bsky.social Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · Sep 11
Last night's Literary Agent 101 presentation (led by @lizified.bsky.social ) was dope as hell!

This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!

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September 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
lizified.bsky.social
A humorous, illustrated middle grade like LAST KIDS ON EARTH with aliens. For reluctant readers. Author-illustrated and repped by @KristaVanDolzer #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG
An illustration of a 12-year-old boy in an epic stance looking off into the distance. He wears a T-shirt/tank and shoulder pads. It’s a closeup shot of a coliseum behind him with red flags waving. Sunlight glints off his shield as he prepares for a fight.
August 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Liz | Author • Illustrator
millieabecassis.com
Forthcoming 10.21.2025 at Brick & Bloom, a spellbinding debut brimming with intrigue and dangerous magic ✨

🌹 Historical fantasy
🇫🇷 Belle Époque
🔥 Slow-burn sapphic romance
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes

#PosterPit #P #A #F #HF

Request an ARC here: forms.gle/N6awtckRwFGy...
A poster, featuring an illustrated portrait of Aubeline de Sterraux from A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE. She is a white woman with brown hair tied in an intricate hairstyle. She wears a black dress with puffed sleeves and white earings. Aubeline is shown kneeling and praying, her head looking up. The top of the poster is colored, and the bottom part is black and white, the two part being separated by a red stain reminiscent of blood. The title of the book is in the center. Underneath is more text reading "A novel by Millie Abecassis," then a quote by April Yates reading "A gothic gem, rich with dread, desire, and a magic system as haunting as it is original." Under the quote are the names of several characters, listed as if they were actors: Aubeline de Sterraux, Vinnie Anneton, Damarisse de Sterraux, and "unhinged dudes." At the top are Cannes festival-style quotes reading "dangerous body-based magic" and "slow-burn sapphic romance."
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Reposted by Liz | Author • Illustrator
averytimmonsauthor.bsky.social
DUNGEONS & DRAMA x BETTER THAN THE MOVIES

when the new kid takes first chair, 17-y/o trumpeter Julissa fake dates him to impress her drifting friends and teams up with her rival Logan to sabotage him—only to realize Logan might actually be the one she’s falling for

#PosterPit #AG #YA #R
August 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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saraduran.bsky.social
THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN is now in query inboxes near you ✨

#PosterPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q #amquerying
A faux movie poster for The Pirate, the Princess, and John featuring a silhouetted ship sailing on a layered blue ocean toward a distant castle under a pale moon, with three character names at the top: “Amir (the pirate),” “Mira (the princess),” and “John (for now).” Below the ship is the quote: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that isn’t what ships are built for.” The title appears in large white serif letters, and at the bottom is the tagline: “YA fantasy, 82k, multi-POV; anti-colonial, non-Western, political intrigue; besties to lovers, found family, platonic ‘touch her and die’; strong girls, big feelings, sharp prose; diverse, queer, magical.” The author’s X handle @SARADURANAUTHOR and Bluesky handle SARADURAN.BSKY.SOCIAL appear in the lower right corner.
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
lizified.bsky.social
When 12-year-old Gregory Hernandez wishes his sister would disappear, she's kidnapped by aliens. His living room is turned into an intergalactic gladiator ring, and he's got to fight warrior aliens to get his sister back before he’s grounded for life. #PosterPit #AG #SF #F #MG
This is a faux movie poster for a debut middle grade novel called GREGORY HERNANDEZ & THE GLADIATOR STARS. It's nighttime. A boy stares at the viewer, his mouth wide, hands stretched forward as if jumping toward you—an explosion kabooms behind him as aliens crash-land in his backyard.
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
lizified.bsky.social
Landed back home and working on beta and agent edits for my illustrated MG. It already feels tighter. 💜 #writingcommunity #MG
July 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
lizified.bsky.social
At a resort with the family this morning. Put in some time on edits, then logging into work shortly. Can’t wait to brainstorm new scenes for this edit while I lounge on a lazy river. #writing #mg
July 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Curious about How I Got A Literary Agent? 150+ Rejections, 10+ Years, 5 Manuscripts, and a 50% Request Rate (See link in comment) #writerscommunity #querying #kidlit
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
lizified.bsky.social
It’s official! I signed with literary agent @kristavandolzer.bsky.social of @unteragency.bsky.social as an author-illustrator. I started writing my first book at 15 and have written five books over the last 15-20 years! I’m just SO grateful and beyond excited for the next step! #kidlit #writer
June 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Liz | Author • Illustrator
jengelmattern.bsky.social
“Do not give up. The race goes to the relentless.”

This inspirational inscription from my author-hero, Kate DiCamillo, warrants sharing with the #kidlit community here. ❣️
Photo of an inside page of The Hotel Balzaar that’s signed by Kate DiCamillo with the message: “For Jenny, who is a writer too. Do not give up. The race goes to the relentless.” The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo features a red cover with a drawing of a little girl and a parrot.
November 15, 2024 at 12:06 AM
lizified.bsky.social
My new #WIP officially has 1,000 words, a #YA climate fantasy. Here's to the beginning of a new story! #WritingCommunity
June 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reposted by Liz | Author • Illustrator
saraduran.bsky.social
When ghost pirate Captain Amir’s violent plan to break her curse threatens 2 queer teens, she must choose: escape her fate or protect the 1st crew she’s ever loved.

But curse-breaking means more than survival—it means accepting she might deserve love, too.

#JoyPit #YA #F #LGBT
A moodboard for Captain Amir, showing a crying eye, a sultry pirate captain, a bottle of mysterious elixir, leather boots kicked up on a treasure chest, wooden barrels and dusty glass bottles of rum, a treasure chest, a face wiping blood from their lower lip, and a pirate ship with a joyful crew sailing into the sunset. A pirate flag is subtly superimposed over the image.
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Fable x The Girl from Everywhere

When Cuban American witch, Kat del Sol, discovers her mom is the infamous pirate Anne Bonny, she steals her Abuela’s grimoire and travels back in time–only to find her growing feelings for a pirate may cost her the mother she’s fought so hard to find. #YA #F #JoyPit
A digital illustration in pastel pinks, yellow and blues. Of a man to the left, woman to the right a teen girl in the middle. Along horizon line is a pirate ship. Illustration by Elizabeth Prats.
June 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
lizified.bsky.social
When 12-year-old Gregory Hernandez wishes his sister would disappear, she's kidnapped by aliens. His living room is turned into an intergalactic gladiator ring, and he's got to fight warrior aliens to get his sister back before he’s grounded for life. Last Kids on Earth x Labyrinth #MG #GN #JoyPit
A modern-day 12-year-old looking epic, standing in a coliseum with a sword and sunlight glinting off his shield. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats. A six-year-old girl jumping on a yellow couch throwing glitter and pink glue everywhere. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats. A 12-year-old boy is eating an intergalactic delicacy: Milky Way galaxy mackerel. A digital illustration by Elizabeth Prats.
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Illustrators! Any thoughts on the new iPad Pro? Been thinking of finally upgrading. Love my 2019 iPad Air, but ready for more layers and storage space. #illustration #kidlitart
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
lizified.bsky.social
My entire first act has been outlined. Happy birthday to me! Making progress on my new #WIP a YA climate fantasy. 💫 #amwriting
The writer smiling and throwing a peace sign.
June 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
lizified.bsky.social
I was reading my 60-word MG pitch to a friend of mine on a call. And her 10-year-old nephew interrupted and asked if I could read it again. He loved it and asked all about the story 😭 we proceeded to have a 15-minute focus group with my target audience. And he loved my illustrations. Like I can’t 🥺
May 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
lizified.bsky.social
If you’re based in #NewOrleans and are a writer, I’m hosting a How to Write a Query session on Wednesday with @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social This is a free event #writing #querying
Over old letter it says, How to Write a Query Letter, Wednesday May 21 6:30-8:30 pm Courtyard Brewery
May 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
lizified.bsky.social
Just finished her last night 💜 Freaking love the color scheme #kidlitart #yaart #ya #illustrator
A girl with pink, wavy hair sits on a cloud with a peach and pink sunset behind her. The words “Emptiness curled up inside me like an old friend…” hover amidst the clouds. Her chest a gaping hole, worry on her face and a juxtaposition to the pastel world she lives in.
May 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Woot! Fun-filled day ahead @writingdaywksp.bsky.social conference today with some agent pitches and my art will be displayed for an art show in New Orleans tonight. 😁😄
May 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Why is it sooooo beautiful out but my allergies hate me 🤧🤧🤧 My allergist pretty much told me winter will be my happy place.
April 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
lizified.bsky.social
There's nothing like typing the first sentence of a new project. Damn, I'm excited. It's a nice distraction from the #querytrenches. This new #YA feels like such a culmination of everything I've learned.
April 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
lizified.bsky.social
Started the Rags to Riches challenge on the #Sims 4. Henford-on-Bagley is actually a great off-the-grid lot for this. The river is close by, along with grills and a bathroom. Luckily I’ve been playing a few days and my sim now has a little house. Any other simmers who are also writers?
April 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
The Strangehorn mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery conceals a time machine - a one-way ticket to Victorian London. When three cousins become stranded in 1860, their search for a way home is threatened by a gang of necromancers - and their grandfather is a prominent member.

#A #F #PosterPit #PosterPitW
Against a black background is the form of a man wearing a gas mask and holding a flaring red torch aloft. The smoke from the torch is rising to form the image of a red, distorted human skull. Above the image, text reads: “When I drink Italian wine, I see dead people” Below the image, text reads: Resurrection Men A novel by Gert Ramm A time portal inside a mausoleum sends three cousins to Victorian London, where they must rescue their grandfather and stop a necromancer from raising an army of the dead. Coming soon to the spirit aisle
April 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM