Here is my #agentsguide to ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring:
🌊Sea-based adventure
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
⚔️Pirate x princess
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #Q #YA #F #SFF #ownvoices #underrepresentedvoices #amquerying #litagents
🌊Sea-based adventure
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
⚔️Pirate x princess
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #Q #YA #F #SFF #ownvoices #underrepresentedvoices #amquerying #litagents
February 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Here is my #agentsguide to ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring:
🌊Sea-based adventure
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
⚔️Pirate x princess
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #Q #YA #F #SFF #ownvoices #underrepresentedvoices #amquerying #litagents
🌊Sea-based adventure
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
⚔️Pirate x princess
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #Q #YA #F #SFF #ownvoices #underrepresentedvoices #amquerying #litagents
Meet Donia, a Chaldean refugee finding home in a changing world. Querying soon—agents and editors interested in underrepresented voices, let me know 🤗 #AmQuerying
#OwnVoices #UnderrepresentedVoices #Editors #LitAgents 💕
#OwnVoices #UnderrepresentedVoices #Editors #LitAgents 💕
February 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Meet Donia, a Chaldean refugee finding home in a changing world. Querying soon—agents and editors interested in underrepresented voices, let me know 🤗 #AmQuerying
#OwnVoices #UnderrepresentedVoices #Editors #LitAgents 💕
#OwnVoices #UnderrepresentedVoices #Editors #LitAgents 💕
What if the enemies to lovers energy from Dreamworks' SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS was captured in YA novel form? ❤️🔥
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring Muslim rep and creatures from Islamic folklore 🌙
#Cupit #amquerying #YA #underrepresentedvoices
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring Muslim rep and creatures from Islamic folklore 🌙
#Cupit #amquerying #YA #underrepresentedvoices
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February 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What if the enemies to lovers energy from Dreamworks' SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS was captured in YA novel form? ❤️🔥
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring Muslim rep and creatures from Islamic folklore 🌙
#Cupit #amquerying #YA #underrepresentedvoices
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is a YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring Muslim rep and creatures from Islamic folklore 🌙
#Cupit #amquerying #YA #underrepresentedvoices
I’ll be there with other fabulous authors where I’ll have some fun swag!
Underrepresented Voices at Bouchercon brings together dozens of authors, giveaways, and games in a party-like setting.
Y’all, it’s going to be a blast!
#EveryFifth #Bouchercon2025 #UnderrepresentedVoices
Underrepresented Voices at Bouchercon brings together dozens of authors, giveaways, and games in a party-like setting.
Y’all, it’s going to be a blast!
#EveryFifth #Bouchercon2025 #UnderrepresentedVoices
August 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’ll be there with other fabulous authors where I’ll have some fun swag!
Underrepresented Voices at Bouchercon brings together dozens of authors, giveaways, and games in a party-like setting.
Y’all, it’s going to be a blast!
#EveryFifth #Bouchercon2025 #UnderrepresentedVoices
Underrepresented Voices at Bouchercon brings together dozens of authors, giveaways, and games in a party-like setting.
Y’all, it’s going to be a blast!
#EveryFifth #Bouchercon2025 #UnderrepresentedVoices
What if the vibes of Dreamworks' SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS were captured in novel form? 🌊🏴☠️🦜
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring:
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #YA #Q #F #underrepresentedvoices #SFF
ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES is my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR, featuring:
🕌Muslim rep
🔥Enemies to lovers
🌙Creatures from Islamic folklore
#questpit #YA #Q #F #underrepresentedvoices #SFF
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February 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Thought I'd start participating in #WIPSnips! Today's word is "pitch."
Here is where it appears in ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR.
#amquerying #YA #writingcommunity #underrepresentedvoices
Here is where it appears in ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR.
#amquerying #YA #writingcommunity #underrepresentedvoices
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Thought I'd start participating in #WIPSnips! Today's word is "pitch."
Here is where it appears in ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR.
#amquerying #YA #writingcommunity #underrepresentedvoices
Here is where it appears in ONE THOUSAND AND ONE VOYAGES, my YA retelling of SINBAD THE SAILOR.
#amquerying #YA #writingcommunity #underrepresentedvoices
📢 Exciting news! We're thrilled to welcome @mwbelford.bsky.social to #TheRightsFactory as our newest #literaryagent! 🎉
Matt is on the lookout for bold nonfiction with fresh takes!
Matt champions #underrepresentedvoices. Got a story with heart + perspective? Query now: bit.ly/QueryMattBel...
Matt is on the lookout for bold nonfiction with fresh takes!
Matt champions #underrepresentedvoices. Got a story with heart + perspective? Query now: bit.ly/QueryMattBel...
May 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📢 Exciting news! We're thrilled to welcome @mwbelford.bsky.social to #TheRightsFactory as our newest #literaryagent! 🎉
Matt is on the lookout for bold nonfiction with fresh takes!
Matt champions #underrepresentedvoices. Got a story with heart + perspective? Query now: bit.ly/QueryMattBel...
Matt is on the lookout for bold nonfiction with fresh takes!
Matt champions #underrepresentedvoices. Got a story with heart + perspective? Query now: bit.ly/QueryMattBel...
To Avoid Crushing Disappointment, You Need to Figure Out What Kind of Writer You Are julessherred.com/to-avoid-cru...
#ActuallyAutistic #UnderrepresentedVoices #Representation #WritingCommunity
#ActuallyAutistic #UnderrepresentedVoices #Representation #WritingCommunity
To Avoid Crushing Disappointment, You Need to Figure Out What Kind of Writer You Are
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April 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM
To Avoid Crushing Disappointment, You Need to Figure Out What Kind of Writer You Are julessherred.com/to-avoid-cru...
#ActuallyAutistic #UnderrepresentedVoices #Representation #WritingCommunity
#ActuallyAutistic #UnderrepresentedVoices #Representation #WritingCommunity
Our @pannierb.bsky.social looks at @rferl.org.web.brid.gy funding cuts and the silencing of vital reporting in Central Asia timesca.com/opinion-what... #CentralAsia #MediaFreedom #RFERL #TruthfulReporting #UnderrepresentedVoices
Opinion: What the Loss of RFE/RL Would Mean for Central Asia - The Times Of Central Asia
The decision to terminate the federal grant agreement funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a crushing blow for hundreds of millions of
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March 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our @pannierb.bsky.social looks at @rferl.org.web.brid.gy funding cuts and the silencing of vital reporting in Central Asia timesca.com/opinion-what... #CentralAsia #MediaFreedom #RFERL #TruthfulReporting #UnderrepresentedVoices
You can sit with us at #Bouchercon2025 !
Come join the party on Friday 9/5 at 9:15 PM and celebrate the storytellers shaping the future of crime fiction! Because we are stronger together and also have way more fun! #EveryFifth #UnderrepresentedVoices
Come join the party on Friday 9/5 at 9:15 PM and celebrate the storytellers shaping the future of crime fiction! Because we are stronger together and also have way more fun! #EveryFifth #UnderrepresentedVoices
August 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
You can sit with us at #Bouchercon2025 !
Come join the party on Friday 9/5 at 9:15 PM and celebrate the storytellers shaping the future of crime fiction! Because we are stronger together and also have way more fun! #EveryFifth #UnderrepresentedVoices
Come join the party on Friday 9/5 at 9:15 PM and celebrate the storytellers shaping the future of crime fiction! Because we are stronger together and also have way more fun! #EveryFifth #UnderrepresentedVoices
Thanks to Director Adrian León for submitting ‘RING RING’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Premise:
A grieving son buys an old phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his dead mother.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #UnderrepresentedVoices
Premise:
A grieving son buys an old phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his dead mother.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #UnderrepresentedVoices
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Thanks to Director Adrian León for submitting ‘RING RING’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Premise:
A grieving son buys an old phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his dead mother.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #UnderrepresentedVoices
Premise:
A grieving son buys an old phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his dead mother.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #UnderrepresentedVoices
Introducing our brand-new category at PRIFF: Black & Ethnic Minority Directed Short Films! 🏆✨ Got a powerful story to tell? Submit today! 🎬🌍
#BlackFilmmakers #EthnicMinority #RepresentationMatters #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #ShortFilm #Filmmakers #DiverseVoices #Inclusion #UnderrepresentedVoices
#BlackFilmmakers #EthnicMinority #RepresentationMatters #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #ShortFilm #Filmmakers #DiverseVoices #Inclusion #UnderrepresentedVoices
January 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Introducing our brand-new category at PRIFF: Black & Ethnic Minority Directed Short Films! 🏆✨ Got a powerful story to tell? Submit today! 🎬🌍
#BlackFilmmakers #EthnicMinority #RepresentationMatters #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #ShortFilm #Filmmakers #DiverseVoices #Inclusion #UnderrepresentedVoices
#BlackFilmmakers #EthnicMinority #RepresentationMatters #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #ShortFilm #Filmmakers #DiverseVoices #Inclusion #UnderrepresentedVoices
Thanks to Morning Sir Productions for submitting ‘Bruised’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/morningsirpr...
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/morningsirpr...
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thanks to Morning Sir Productions for submitting ‘Bruised’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/morningsirpr...
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/morningsirpr...
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Epilepsy on Screen intheirownleague.com/2024/12/13/e... -Honored to have @cazzylimepie.bsky.social back to discuss #underrepresentedvoices in film, especially those who have medical conditions such as #epilepsy. This is a must read for your #Fridayplans Thanks, Caz!
Epilepsy on Screen
By Caz Armstrong *Nothing in this article constitutes medical advice* Around 1 in 100 people have epilepsy, including me. As a film critic I decided to tour a range of films about epilepsy to see h…
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December 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Epilepsy on Screen intheirownleague.com/2024/12/13/e... -Honored to have @cazzylimepie.bsky.social back to discuss #underrepresentedvoices in film, especially those who have medical conditions such as #epilepsy. This is a must read for your #Fridayplans Thanks, Caz!
#WritingCommunity #contest #FirstNovel #UnderrepresentedVoices
Subs open JUNE 30
Two week window only
til JULY 14
Excerpts from completed MS only
All details:
www.simonandschuster.com/p/avid-first...
Polish those excerpts! Good luck!!
Subs open JUNE 30
Two week window only
til JULY 14
Excerpts from completed MS only
All details:
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Polish those excerpts! Good luck!!
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🚨 Last Altavoz Lab Bilingual Info Session (EN/ES)
Prepare to apply / Prepárate para postular
📅 Feb. 6, 2026 | 4:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM MT / 1:30 PM PT
⏰ Apply / Postula by Feb. 16
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How might honouring Indigenous knowledge reshape psychological sciences?
JPsyExp's mission centres on amplifying underrepresented voices to drive inclusivity and innovation.
Empower diverse narratives!
Submit now: jpsyexp.org
#Psychology #UnderrepresentedVoices #Inclusivity #OpenScience
JPsyExp's mission centres on amplifying underrepresented voices to drive inclusivity and innovation.
Empower diverse narratives!
Submit now: jpsyexp.org
#Psychology #UnderrepresentedVoices #Inclusivity #OpenScience
Journal of Psychological Experience
Journal of Psychological Experience is a pioneering open access journal in psychology committed to amplifying underrepresented voices.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
How might honouring Indigenous knowledge reshape psychological sciences?
JPsyExp's mission centres on amplifying underrepresented voices to drive inclusivity and innovation.
Empower diverse narratives!
Submit now: jpsyexp.org
#Psychology #UnderrepresentedVoices #Inclusivity #OpenScience
JPsyExp's mission centres on amplifying underrepresented voices to drive inclusivity and innovation.
Empower diverse narratives!
Submit now: jpsyexp.org
#Psychology #UnderrepresentedVoices #Inclusivity #OpenScience
… calling Yorkshire…
Harrogate festivals announce three bursaries for under-represented writers. Applications by 18 April:
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/the-jan...
#books #reading #writing #fiction #CrimeFiction #CreativeWriting #DEI #UnderRepresentedVoices
Harrogate festivals announce three bursaries for under-represented writers. Applications by 18 April:
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/the-jan...
#books #reading #writing #fiction #CrimeFiction #CreativeWriting #DEI #UnderRepresentedVoices
The Jane Gregory Bursaries - Harrogate International Festivals
Applications are now open for the Jane Gregory Bursaries, to attend the 2025 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
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March 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
… calling Yorkshire…
Harrogate festivals announce three bursaries for under-represented writers. Applications by 18 April:
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/the-jan...
#books #reading #writing #fiction #CrimeFiction #CreativeWriting #DEI #UnderRepresentedVoices
Harrogate festivals announce three bursaries for under-represented writers. Applications by 18 April:
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/the-jan...
#books #reading #writing #fiction #CrimeFiction #CreativeWriting #DEI #UnderRepresentedVoices
Thanks to Kwun Shing Lau for submitting ‘The Sink’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/thesinkfilm
@thesinkfilm
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/thesinkfilm
@thesinkfilm
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Thanks to Kwun Shing Lau for submitting ‘The Sink’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/thesinkfilm
@thesinkfilm
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices
Give the team some support here:
www.instagram.com/thesinkfilm
@thesinkfilm
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices
Thanks to Director Olivia Isobella Grace Gilmore for submitting ‘Unseen Purpose’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Premise:
A woman reflecting on her purpose in life.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Premise:
A woman reflecting on her purpose in life.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Thanks to Director Olivia Isobella Grace Gilmore for submitting ‘Unseen Purpose’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Premise:
A woman reflecting on her purpose in life.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Premise:
A woman reflecting on her purpose in life.
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Thanks to Writer Martin Keady for submitting ‘MEETING’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give Martin some support here:
www.instagram.com/keadym1616
@mrtnkeady
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Give Martin some support here:
www.instagram.com/keadym1616
@mrtnkeady
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Thanks to Writer Martin Keady for submitting ‘MEETING’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give Martin some support here:
www.instagram.com/keadym1616
@mrtnkeady
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Give Martin some support here:
www.instagram.com/keadym1616
@mrtnkeady
#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Thanks to Director Susan Kelejian for submitting ‘He/She/Us’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
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#dragonflyiff2026 #shortfilmfestival #shortfilm #UnderrepresentedVoices #underrepresentedfilmmakers
Give the team some support here:
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November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Thanks to Director Susan Kelejian for submitting ‘He/She/Us’ to our Underrepresented Filmmakers Category.
Give the team some support here:
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Give the team some support here:
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January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I need a literary agent who is open to represent underrepresented voices! I do not have a platform yet building one. My book will be my platform. Need guidance!
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#amquerying #underrepresentedvoices
#immigration
June 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I need a literary agent who is open to represent underrepresented voices! I do not have a platform yet building one. My book will be my platform. Need guidance!
#amquerying #underrepresentedvoices
#immigration
#amquerying #underrepresentedvoices
#immigration