Austin Bridges 💫

like ok there’s no way i’m gonna read all that but i like to have CHOICES!!

me packing for a trip like: ok i need to bring my kindle with 100 books on it and also bring 3 physical books and also download several volumes of manga on my ipad and-

Announcement: I will reopen to unsolicited submissions for the first week of every month starting in November! I’m only looking for YA + MG fiction. I am particularly hungry for debut voices! Also: - high-stakes plots about liars, scams, etc - fresh grounded dystopian with personal stakes - smart, cutting social commentary - meta shit and big twists - multigenerational stories - anything with a unique/risky approach or voice - ugly underbellies! gallt & zacker literary agency querytracker.net/query/querybeth www.bethphelan.com

#DVpit inspired me to reopen to queries sooner than I'd planned... Starting Nov 2025, I'll be open to unsolicited queries the first week of every month! Still just YA + MG fiction... Really hungry for 🤩 debut voices... You'll be able to submit here: querytracker.net/querybeth #mswl

anyone reading anything good for spooky month? 👻 i recently read diavola by jennifer thorne which i loved, and currently (finally) reading bury our bones in the midnight soil by v.e. schwab which is super fun so far!

thank you ☺️

i’ve seen others share some DVpit stats so i will too: i received 50 lovely comments across 6 pitches (and 1 agent like! 😱) thanks again so much to everyone who supported me, it means a lot & i have met some wonderful friends thanks to this event! 🫶

yesss definitely this sounds so good!! 😊

thanks kelsey!! rooting for you as well!

the biggest THANK YOU to everyone who supported my DVpit pitches today! it truly makes my heart happy seeing so much enthusiasm for my book 🥹 i also loved seeing everyone else's pitches and have met so many cool people thanks to this event. hope we can all keep in touch!! 🫶

soooo evil 😈

thank you!!! i want to write a sequel just about them so badly haha 😄

A queer sci-fi reimagining of the Greek labyrinth myth ft.

🌌 a sentient, bioluminescent maze
😈 evil AI
💎 crystal-bending powers
❤️🔥 rivals-to-lovers romance between a thief and a prince
💀 an underground cult
🐍 a giant snake
🐺 wolf-rider girls
🌎 cli-fi themes

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

SACRIFICED TO A DRAGON? 😱 oh my gosh!!!! what high stakes! also wait, card magic?? 👀 this sounds so so cool

thank you! ☺️

YESSS you have excellent taste 👏 i also get so excited when i see a mention of darkness outside us, it’s one of my favorite books of all time and an underrated gem imo!!

OHH?? i am so intrigued by all of these things!! magic plants of some kind? 👀

lollll yes not so fun for ren, but hopefully fun for readers! 😄

thank you!! 😊

thank you ivy!!! 🥰

ha yes just a little 😉

aw thanks viola let’s hope 🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨

thank you!! ☺️

thank youuu!! 🥰🥰

YA BROKEN EARTH x THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US

Ren, a telekinetic crystal miner (and part-time thief), must join a hot-headed prince on a deadly mission: destroy the rogue AI controlling a maze at the center of their planet, before it spreads and destroys the world.

#DVPit #YA #SF #LGBT #ND #TV

firstly AMAZING comps!! 🔥 also i neeeed to read this it sounds so intense & high stakes!!

he does he does 🙂‍↕️

thanks ivy!! ☺️🫶

YESSS i love the wolf girls and want to write a spinoff/sequel about them so bad… fingers crossed i can sell this book first 😅🤞

thanks kelsey!! 😄

aw ty 🥺 me too me too