Loretta Chefchaouni
@writerlyme.bsky.social
YA Fantasy Author | THE LUSTROUS DARK (Peachtree Teen, Summer '26) | A THOUSAND NIGHTS (Summer '26)
I'm thrilled and honored to share that The Lustrous Dark is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!!!!🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨
This sticker is dedicated to little Loretta who always rode her bike to the library and came home with plastic bags bulging with books hanging from the handlebars!💜🥹😭
This sticker is dedicated to little Loretta who always rode her bike to the library and came home with plastic bags bulging with books hanging from the handlebars!💜🥹😭
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm thrilled and honored to share that The Lustrous Dark is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!!!!🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨
This sticker is dedicated to little Loretta who always rode her bike to the library and came home with plastic bags bulging with books hanging from the handlebars!💜🥹😭
This sticker is dedicated to little Loretta who always rode her bike to the library and came home with plastic bags bulging with books hanging from the handlebars!💜🥹😭
COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
September 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to share the cover of The Lustrous Dark with you! It's everything I could have asked for! Tom Roberts perfectly captured the dark fairytale and epic fantasy vibes of the book!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
Available for pre-order and on Goodreads!
Convincing you to add THE LUSTROUS DARK to Goodreads with a single snippet:
THE LUSTROUS DARK is a YA fantasy retelling of a Moroccan folktale that combines the lush world of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls)!
#booksky #2026debuts
THE LUSTROUS DARK is a YA fantasy retelling of a Moroccan folktale that combines the lush world of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls)!
#booksky #2026debuts
June 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Convincing you to add THE LUSTROUS DARK to Goodreads with a single snippet:
THE LUSTROUS DARK is a YA fantasy retelling of a Moroccan folktale that combines the lush world of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls)!
#booksky #2026debuts
THE LUSTROUS DARK is a YA fantasy retelling of a Moroccan folktale that combines the lush world of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton (think seven ghouls)!
#booksky #2026debuts
IT'S PM OFFICIAL!!!!!!! ✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨
I'm so excited for all the things to come over the next year, and very thankful to those who are here to share it with me and the ones who played a part in helping me get this far! 😭🫶🏼
#2026debuts #booksky #booksbooksbooks #readreadread #YAfantasy
I'm so excited for all the things to come over the next year, and very thankful to those who are here to share it with me and the ones who played a part in helping me get this far! 😭🫶🏼
#2026debuts #booksky #booksbooksbooks #readreadread #YAfantasy
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
IT'S PM OFFICIAL!!!!!!! ✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨🖤✨
I'm so excited for all the things to come over the next year, and very thankful to those who are here to share it with me and the ones who played a part in helping me get this far! 😭🫶🏼
#2026debuts #booksky #booksbooksbooks #readreadread #YAfantasy
I'm so excited for all the things to come over the next year, and very thankful to those who are here to share it with me and the ones who played a part in helping me get this far! 😭🫶🏼
#2026debuts #booksky #booksbooksbooks #readreadread #YAfantasy
My book combining the lush mythology of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White is being published! I’m thrilled to work with Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen who gets all the layers of The Lustrous Dark and has the vision to grow this story into its final form!!
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My book combining the lush mythology of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White is being published! I’m thrilled to work with Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen who gets all the layers of The Lustrous Dark and has the vision to grow this story into its final form!!
If you're in the Seattle area, you can come see me at my first ever author events on Thursday April 17th to celebrate my friends' book releases and discuss Muslim books! You might even hear a sneaky peeky preview about my secret newsy news!! 🤫🤫🤫
April 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If you're in the Seattle area, you can come see me at my first ever author events on Thursday April 17th to celebrate my friends' book releases and discuss Muslim books! You might even hear a sneaky peeky preview about my secret newsy news!! 🤫🤫🤫
THIS BOOK! What a beautiful, profound, and masterfully crafted read!! It took my breath away every time I picked it up to read it and the last 20% of the story was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #booksky #thekeepersofrecordsofrevolution #fledgling
January 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
THIS BOOK! What a beautiful, profound, and masterfully crafted read!! It took my breath away every time I picked it up to read it and the last 20% of the story was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #booksky #thekeepersofrecordsofrevolution #fledgling
I'm so in love with the art piece I commissioned! (The artist is Nadya.ez on IG.) 😍 I'm trying to hold off on sharing it until I'm able to add it to a certain announcement, but I reached the midpoint in revisions and couldn't resist doing a "sneak peek" reveal for now! 😭
#booksky #revising #art
#booksky #revising #art
December 15, 2024 at 5:48 PM
So sweet! My donut is ginger!! 🧡
December 3, 2024 at 2:13 AM
So sweet! My donut is ginger!! 🧡
Saw a friend, met some new writers, and spent all my money on books at the Miami Book Fair this weekend! 😊And the weather was perfect!!
November 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Saw a friend, met some new writers, and spent all my money on books at the Miami Book Fair this weekend! 😊And the weather was perfect!!
November 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Hi #booksky!!! 👋🏻👋🏻
I'm Loretta, a YA fantasy author of lush worlds with a sprinkle of spooky who loves cats, coffee, and connecting with other writers! I've been through every stage of the writing, querying, and submission process, and am 👀👀👀 24-7 now because I'm very bad at keeping ✨secrets✨! 😅😭
I'm Loretta, a YA fantasy author of lush worlds with a sprinkle of spooky who loves cats, coffee, and connecting with other writers! I've been through every stage of the writing, querying, and submission process, and am 👀👀👀 24-7 now because I'm very bad at keeping ✨secrets✨! 😅😭
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Hi #booksky!!! 👋🏻👋🏻
I'm Loretta, a YA fantasy author of lush worlds with a sprinkle of spooky who loves cats, coffee, and connecting with other writers! I've been through every stage of the writing, querying, and submission process, and am 👀👀👀 24-7 now because I'm very bad at keeping ✨secrets✨! 😅😭
I'm Loretta, a YA fantasy author of lush worlds with a sprinkle of spooky who loves cats, coffee, and connecting with other writers! I've been through every stage of the writing, querying, and submission process, and am 👀👀👀 24-7 now because I'm very bad at keeping ✨secrets✨! 😅😭
November 18, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with. 🦃 💜
November 18, 2024 at 6:12 AM
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with. 🦃 💜
November 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Mermaid mug ✅
Capybara pants ✅
Today's goal: finish revising act one!
Capybara pants ✅
Today's goal: finish revising act one!
November 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Mermaid mug ✅
Capybara pants ✅
Today's goal: finish revising act one!
Capybara pants ✅
Today's goal: finish revising act one!
Sept 30 vs Oct 1st! 🎃🎃🎃
September 30, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Sept 30 vs Oct 1st! 🎃🎃🎃
I just read (devoured!) MY SISTER ROSA by Justine Larbalestier, and Wow, fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage will love this story about a spine-tinglingly creepy little sister, told from the POV of the teenage brother who's trying his best to protect the world from her evil.
September 7, 2023 at 10:57 PM
I just read (devoured!) MY SISTER ROSA by Justine Larbalestier, and Wow, fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage will love this story about a spine-tinglingly creepy little sister, told from the POV of the teenage brother who's trying his best to protect the world from her evil.
Another recent read! Recommend this if you love fairytale retellings!
(Also, if you like GST, you might also like a certain project I've working on🤫)
(Also, if you like GST, you might also like a certain project I've working on🤫)
September 1, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Another recent read! Recommend this if you love fairytale retellings!
(Also, if you like GST, you might also like a certain project I've working on🤫)
(Also, if you like GST, you might also like a certain project I've working on🤫)
I just read The Shadow Sister 🦋 by Lily Meade, expecting a typical mystery/thriller, and was pleasantly surprised by the supernatural twist and powerful themes!
I'd love to read more books featuring sister/step-sister rivalry as comps for an upcoming project if anyone has reccs (Contemp or other)!
I'd love to read more books featuring sister/step-sister rivalry as comps for an upcoming project if anyone has reccs (Contemp or other)!
September 1, 2023 at 2:55 PM
I just read The Shadow Sister 🦋 by Lily Meade, expecting a typical mystery/thriller, and was pleasantly surprised by the supernatural twist and powerful themes!
I'd love to read more books featuring sister/step-sister rivalry as comps for an upcoming project if anyone has reccs (Contemp or other)!
I'd love to read more books featuring sister/step-sister rivalry as comps for an upcoming project if anyone has reccs (Contemp or other)!
Waiting to see what happens with this hurricane, but grateful it didn't stop my book mail from arriving!! 🤩🤩🤩
August 29, 2023 at 9:18 PM
Waiting to see what happens with this hurricane, but grateful it didn't stop my book mail from arriving!! 🤩🤩🤩
Applications are open for Muslim Kidlit authors!! Spread the word! https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/muslim-storytellers-a-crash-course-in-childrens-book-publishing/
August 15, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Applications are open for Muslim Kidlit authors!! Spread the word! https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/muslim-storytellers-a-crash-course-in-childrens-book-publishing/