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Rowan Brighton Brown
@rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social
⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
⋆Rep: @abuckslater.bsky.social @ SJGA
⋆Grad Student/Them in STEM 🌈⚕️

https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
Very excited to announce that I'll be a mentor with #SmoochPit again this year! If you've written a book with romance alongside some other intriguing elements, I'd love to see your application starting Sept. 8th!
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind
#PosterPit #YA #H #AG
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind
#PosterPit #YA #H #AG
August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
DEADNAME

With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind

#QuestPit #AG #YA
August 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The pregnant sex ed teacher is the first to fall. Then anyone who’s touched or been touched is up in flames and speaking with one voice. In the shadow of the spread, two girls must learn all they were never taught and see if you really can fight fire with fire
#QuestPit #AG #YA
August 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
With their attempts at coming out repeatedly thwarted and the attempts on their life getting more and more serious, Andy realizes they’re being stalked by their pre-transition doppelganger—and she won’t stop until she’s taken the life they thought they’d left behind
#QuestPit #AG #YA
August 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Re-pitching my queer + trans Appalachian horror for pride ✨

"Southern inheritances are always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become."
June 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Writer // The First Page
May 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Day Three with this draft and I just hit 10K words! This story is just pouring out onto the page unlike any other...
May 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Excerpt from my queer Appalachian horror, White Trash Witchcraft!
#WIPsnips #writingcommunity
April 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.

#PopUpPitE #LuckyPit
March 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.

#PopUpPitE #LuckyPit
March 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I see these are making the rounds again! Here's my evergreen pitch for White Trash Witchcraft...

"Southern inheritances are always dark—But when Sierra’s dad succumbs to something even stronger than his usual opioids, she must decide which monsters to slay and which to become"
March 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#Writingcommunity, what are the tropes/themes in your wip?

In White Trash Witchcraft;
🦷Monstrous character arcs
🦷 Ancient magic + modern harm reduction
🦷Y'allternative rep
🦷Subversion of "the chosen one"
🦷 Queer culture in the South
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This is your sign to talk about your book!

Almost exactly a year ago, I made my first ever post about what is now White Trash Witchcraft (which has a much better pitch and moodboard now!) and I can't even begin to explain all of the amazing things that have come from that ✨
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
So incredibly excited to announce that I have signed with Alexander Slater @greenburgerlit.bsky.social

I knew White Trash Witchcraft was something special, but I never in my wildest dreams anticipated ten offers and the absolute rollercoaster that has been this past month. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
#QuestPit #YA #H #T
February 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here's a sneak peak at the vibes of my current work in progress...
February 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is for sure a shadowy manuscript, but this snippet is one of my favorites...🌿🫀

#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #LitAgents
February 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The opening page to my queer Appalachian horror novel that's about to hit the query trenches!
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
January 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
⋆⁺₊ ✧ White Trash Witchcraft ✩ ₊ ˚. ⋆

Southern inheritances are always dark—But when Sierra’s dad succumbs to something even stronger than his usual opioids, she must decide which monsters to slay and which to become

#YouDeservePit #Q #H #T #LitAgents #Agentsguide
January 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sierra loves her family and fears becoming them. Their healing hurts and their pills make you sick. But as infectious iron creeps through veins like kudzu, she is forced to take on her dark inheritance.

If she must deal with monsters, she might as well become one.

#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #H #T
January 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
#YouDeservePit #Q #YA #H #T
January 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A Southern inheritance is always dark—whether it's a penchant for pills, a blood-soaked family farm, or an ancient magic. Sierra spurns them all, but when her dad disappears, she must choose which monsters to slay, and which to become.
🕸️ #P2Ppit #Q #YA #H #T🕸️
January 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sierra loves her family and fears becoming them. Their healing hurts and their pills make you sick. But as infectious iron creeps through veins like kudzu, she is forced to take on her dark inheritance.
If she must deal with monsters, she might as well become one.
#P2Ppit #Q #YA
January 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM