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While I left before ArtHouse announced it's closure, to say the news came as a shock is a massive understatement. I will always be grateful to ArtHouse for giving me my start, but mostly for introducing me to such wonderful humans as Esty, Miriam, and Hailey. 🫶

A strawberry moon 🍓🌕 A complete rainbow 🌈 Life is sweet and living is a gift 💝 Protect one another💪🏻 Stop fascism✌🏼

Chatting with my longtime friend Zora Squish Pruitt and mentioned my baby dog Sundae so I’m putting a pic here for all to enjoy her golden retrieverness I’m sorry the world is on fire Love you all Hang in there

Let's talk red and yellow flags for literary agents! Here's a handy graphic to a few key warning signs - further explanations in thread. As usual, a disclaimer that this is Kesia Lupo's educated opinion! 🧵

Solid insight from Brandy Vallance, Literary Agent & Author as always

top left, baby I enjoy being terrifying

If I go through and send timely, gentle passes on all the PB and MG queries I’ve received in the last week so that authors can send to agents seeking those genres, are people going to be upset that I’m not moving consecutively through queries? ((Hashtag: things agents wonder.))

one week open 😍/😅

I’ve started a Substack! Working on both sides of publishing has been interesting, to say the least. So I’m sharing my experience and trying to shed some light on an industry that isn’t always accessible. Anything you want me to discuss? Comment below! jamiesevans.substack.com/p/introduction…

I need yall to know this author.

me, setting up my QM auto-messages

Today was our last planned in-person conference until November (thank you, Chicago crew!) - but never fear! We have a bunch of virtual conferences lined up. Here are our next 3! More conferences + sign-up instructions via our website: writingdayworkshops.com/event-location…

absolutely nobody deserves to be caught in the crossfire of these bombings. my heart goes out to the people of Iran and Palestine. I’m so incredibly sorry that the world has been so cruel and is consistently putting innocent people in danger.

Planning to close to queries JULY 1 to dive into some fulls 👀 This is two weeks of an open inbox at Howland, and I am STOKED about the quality of these queries! This is like walking into a literary candy shop! 🍭🍬🍫

If y’all aren’t caught up on Love Island, omg you are missing out!! I bawled, you guys! BOO. HOOED. And now a cliffhanger! Everyone else is making us wait years between seasons, Love Island is editing and producing solid reality tv in like 2 days time every week. Who’s watching?

me, planning my syllabus for short story workshop this fall at school looking at you, Rachel Khong, Bonnie Jo Campbell, ZZ Packer, Roxanne Gay, Louise Erdrich, Octavia E. Butler, Amy Bloom, Rachael K. Jones

SIGNED

I’m over-the-moon proud to announce that, officially as of today, I’ve joined The Ki Agency’s team as their newest agent! 💚 I cannot begin to properly m praise what a warm welcome I’ve already been given. I’m excited to, well, keep doing what I’ve been doing—except more 🔥

closing to queries to catch up because the quality? in my inbox? and the talent? I have to totally pause.