dawn
@dawnelize.bsky.social
• writes sapphic ya & mg • she/her • south asian • loves books & kdramas •
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#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky!
A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors!
#DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026!
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!
A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors!
#DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026!
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!
March 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky!
A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors!
#DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026!
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!
A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors!
#DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026!
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!
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Join us for #AskDV on SEPT 24, 2026 @ 1-2PM ET on Bluesky for a Q&A before #DVpit with agents @jimmccarthydgb.bsky.social @laurenabramo.bsky.social @stutitelidevara.bsky.social @rebeccaw04.bsky.social @sandraproudman.bsky.social
For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv
For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv
August 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Join us for #AskDV on SEPT 24, 2026 @ 1-2PM ET on Bluesky for a Q&A before #DVpit with agents @jimmccarthydgb.bsky.social @laurenabramo.bsky.social @stutitelidevara.bsky.social @rebeccaw04.bsky.social @sandraproudman.bsky.social
For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv
For rules: dvpit.carrd.co/#askdv
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#DVpit EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us for our #DVParty September 25-29, 2026!
#DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit!
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!
#DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit!
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!
August 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#DVpit EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us for our #DVParty September 25-29, 2026!
#DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit!
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!
#DVParty is a pre-event to celebrate and highlight your projects before #DVpit!
Go to dvpit.carrd.co/#dvpartypredv for rules & more info!
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HEY YOU 🫵🏾
Would you like to help me with a cover reveal? It’s for my adult debut, THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, about a woman trapped inside a malevolent haunted house intent on devouring her. You get some fun goodies if you do (eARC widget, bookmarks, and more)! Sign up here!
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Would you like to help me with a cover reveal? It’s for my adult debut, THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, about a woman trapped inside a malevolent haunted house intent on devouring her. You get some fun goodies if you do (eARC widget, bookmarks, and more)! Sign up here!
forms.gle/jW7YPq4bjJWX...
This House is Not a Home Cover Reveal Team
Join me in helping usher the haunted house book into the world! If you'd like to help me with a cover reveal (and see it earlier than everyone else!), please add your info below. I'll provide all the ...
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July 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
HEY YOU 🫵🏾
Would you like to help me with a cover reveal? It’s for my adult debut, THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, about a woman trapped inside a malevolent haunted house intent on devouring her. You get some fun goodies if you do (eARC widget, bookmarks, and more)! Sign up here!
forms.gle/jW7YPq4bjJWX...
Would you like to help me with a cover reveal? It’s for my adult debut, THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME, about a woman trapped inside a malevolent haunted house intent on devouring her. You get some fun goodies if you do (eARC widget, bookmarks, and more)! Sign up here!
forms.gle/jW7YPq4bjJWX...
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#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit!
Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents!
TO ENTER:
• repost this post
• AND reply with your category & genre!
(e.g. YA Fantasy)
• Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.
Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents!
TO ENTER:
• repost this post
• AND reply with your category & genre!
(e.g. YA Fantasy)
• Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.
Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
July 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit!
Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents!
TO ENTER:
• repost this post
• AND reply with your category & genre!
(e.g. YA Fantasy)
• Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.
Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents!
TO ENTER:
• repost this post
• AND reply with your category & genre!
(e.g. YA Fantasy)
• Entries must be for completed, unpublished work.
Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway
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Plan A: Spend the summer at camp hiding from your influencer mother.
Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.
YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
rebekahweatherspoon....
#booksky #romancebooksky
Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.
YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
rebekahweatherspoon....
#booksky #romancebooksky
July 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Plan A: Spend the summer at camp hiding from your influencer mother.
Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.
YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
rebekahweatherspoon....
#booksky #romancebooksky
Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.
YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
rebekahweatherspoon....
#booksky #romancebooksky
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I’m so thrilled to share such glowing trade reviews for That Which Feeds Us, including my very first STARRED REVIEW!! 🥹 I set out to write about the unsettling history of Hawaii and I’m so glad this story is leaving its mark 💕
April 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I’m so thrilled to share such glowing trade reviews for That Which Feeds Us, including my very first STARRED REVIEW!! 🥹 I set out to write about the unsettling history of Hawaii and I’m so glad this story is leaving its mark 💕
the same book I was revising in 2025 - my YA sapphic ghost rivals wip
this is the year revisions will be done!!
this is the year revisions will be done!!
What’s the first writing related project you plan to tackle for the new year? #WritingPrompt
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the same book I was revising in 2025 - my YA sapphic ghost rivals wip
this is the year revisions will be done!!
this is the year revisions will be done!!
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THE NEWS IS OUT! My supernatural sapphic romance is getting published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 💫💗🧛♀️
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
THE NEWS IS OUT! My supernatural sapphic romance is getting published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 💫💗🧛♀️
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
This one’s for the gaysians, diaspora daughters, Los Angeles, found family, folks fighting against societal “should”s, folks who think “hey, we deserve better.” #WritingCommunity
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when there's new people, we repost the pinned
howzit! I'm a sci-fi writer and I love women, space, and women in space
howzit! I'm a sci-fi writer and I love women, space, and women in space
howzit 🤙 I'm Makana, and I'm a hapa haole māhū lesbian who writes books about AAPI lesbians getting into situations in space. my next novel is THE OBAKE CODE, which is a standalone sequel set 3 years after HAMMAJANG LUCK
there's heists! there's hacking! there's lesbians! what more could you want!!!
there's heists! there's hacking! there's lesbians! what more could you want!!!
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
when there's new people, we repost the pinned
howzit! I'm a sci-fi writer and I love women, space, and women in space
howzit! I'm a sci-fi writer and I love women, space, and women in space
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sheepish reminder that I and my cyberpunk heist lesbians are eligible this year 🫣
I would be so honored if you considered me and/or Hammajang Luck for your ballot!!!
I would be so honored if you considered me and/or Hammajang Luck for your ballot!!!
Only 10 Days Left to Nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards!
Get your nominations in for the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award & the Astounding Award. And, don't forget about the 2025 Special Hugo Award for Best Poem!
🔹 Deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT
Learn more & nominate: buff.ly/3QcUTw6
Get your nominations in for the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award & the Astounding Award. And, don't forget about the 2025 Special Hugo Award for Best Poem!
🔹 Deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT
Learn more & nominate: buff.ly/3QcUTw6
March 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
sheepish reminder that I and my cyberpunk heist lesbians are eligible this year 🫣
I would be so honored if you considered me and/or Hammajang Luck for your ballot!!!
I would be so honored if you considered me and/or Hammajang Luck for your ballot!!!
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I have been waiting for this moment for SO LONG. Friends, are you ready for my first ever cover reveal 😭😭🥰❤️??Working on this book with Haikal has been such a dream come true. I cannot wait for all of you to read it! Pre-order link in bio!
March 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I have been waiting for this moment for SO LONG. Friends, are you ready for my first ever cover reveal 😭😭🥰❤️??Working on this book with Haikal has been such a dream come true. I cannot wait for all of you to read it! Pre-order link in bio!
writing a mean lesbian mc is soo much fun!! I'm having the best time revising 😂
March 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
writing a mean lesbian mc is soo much fun!! I'm having the best time revising 😂
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The cover of THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA, my sapphic lady knight/witch reincarnation romance, out in October. ⚔️🔮🌊
March 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The cover of THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA, my sapphic lady knight/witch reincarnation romance, out in October. ⚔️🔮🌊
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I'm over the moon - THE COVEN TENDENCY has received a Star from Publishers Weekly!!! 🌟
February 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm over the moon - THE COVEN TENDENCY has received a Star from Publishers Weekly!!! 🌟
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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announcing RIGHT AS RAIN, coming to a bookstore near you in Winter 2026…⛈️
RIGHT AS RAIN is a book as devastating as it is full of love. it’s for everyone who’s ever wanted something so badly they learned how to sacrifice everything to get it. I can’t wait to share it with you!
RIGHT AS RAIN is a book as devastating as it is full of love. it’s for everyone who’s ever wanted something so badly they learned how to sacrifice everything to get it. I can’t wait to share it with you!
February 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
announcing RIGHT AS RAIN, coming to a bookstore near you in Winter 2026…⛈️
RIGHT AS RAIN is a book as devastating as it is full of love. it’s for everyone who’s ever wanted something so badly they learned how to sacrifice everything to get it. I can’t wait to share it with you!
RIGHT AS RAIN is a book as devastating as it is full of love. it’s for everyone who’s ever wanted something so badly they learned how to sacrifice everything to get it. I can’t wait to share it with you!
dropping everything bcus I just realized the new Ann Liang book is out!! I'm so excited for it!! (it's called I am not Jessica Chen btw!)
#books
#books
February 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
dropping everything bcus I just realized the new Ann Liang book is out!! I'm so excited for it!! (it's called I am not Jessica Chen btw!)
#books
#books
it's so easy for me to forget but i've genuinely read a lot of good books and im so excited to keep reading more great books 💛
January 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
it's so easy for me to forget but i've genuinely read a lot of good books and im so excited to keep reading more great books 💛
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books 📖
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#Books 📖
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
January 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books 📖
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#Books 📖
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
i think i've always be a Pokemon fan - i love playing the games, got some plushies, got the cards i used to collect as a kid & still love every bit of it!
i love pokemon sm bc there's so many ways to be a fan. whether you just play the games, just collect cards, or really just like the plushies and anime, there's no wrong way to consume it!!! UGH I love pokemon sm
January 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
i think i've always be a Pokemon fan - i love playing the games, got some plushies, got the cards i used to collect as a kid & still love every bit of it!