Still buzzing!! Thank you so much for this opportunity. What a wonderful competition and resource!

Delighted to announce our #UV26 WINNERS!! 👏🥳🙌

@cmundywrites.bsky.social @rburrows.bsky.social @ivy-lin.bsky.social, Monica Gutierraz, Caroline Wigg, Zoe Dixon, Kirsty Hammond, Alicja Bagier, Claire Gordon, Dominic Yoboue, Claire Mowat and Alana Warbrick

CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing stories ❤️

@uvcompetition.bsky.social

Katie!! Thank you thank you!

Undiscovered Voices Winner 2026 The Love In Your Words by Ivy Lin YA Contemporary Romance

So excited to announce that I am a shortlisted winner for Undiscovered Voices 2026! @scbwi.bsky.social

The #UV26 longlist is live at undiscoveredvoices.com/longlist 🙌

More than 250 of you entrusted us with your stories and the standard was very high - it was a thrill to read them.

The longlist was chosen by our judges for their originality and quality of writing. Congratulations all 👏

THE LOVE IN YOUR WORDS has been longlisted for the 2026 Undiscovered Voices competition!

I am so happy to announce that THE LOVE IN YOUR WORDS has been longlisted for the 2026 Undiscovered Voices competition! @scbwi.bsky.social @uvcompetition.bsky.social

Maisie Chan and Ivy Lin in Waterstones holding up copies of their books—Nate Yu's Blast from the Past, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, Tiger Warrior, Someone Like Me

This CNY I met author Maisie Chan who visited #Liverpool to promote her #book, Nate Yu's Blast From the Past. Highly recommend it—it's a positive take on the city and the British Chinese diaspora! She also bought a copy of Someone Like Me 😄

Great pitch!! More agents need to LEARN about this book 😉

Hazy yellow themed moodboard with photos of books, an apple, various teaching-themed images, a karaoke microphone, and a cute pup!

When budget cuts threaten her dream job, new high school English teacher Jules must compete with her annoying(ly handsome) rival to keep her place. But when they start to bond through group projects and a work karaoke league, her heart—and her career—are on the line.

#QuestPit #A #R #Q

Love the gothic vibes!!

3x3 moodboard of the main character from my WIP featuring red themed gothic and dark romantic imagery

ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH

A fledgling vampire, tension between vampires and monster hunters, a realm of eternal night, a mysterious elven priest, and a sinister plot that threatens everything held dear.

#questpit #W #DF #A #LGBT

I love this. It's adorable! Romance AND karaoke?? Sign me up!

I just received my eleventh request, in the form of very effusive fanmail. 😵 The entire agency read it and said I write well and they are rooting for my characters?? I am shocked. This is SO surreal.

I finally beat my personal record!! Just received my tenth agent request 😄

OK WOAH FOURTH FULL REQUEST TODAY AND IT'S ONE OF MY DREAM AGENTS SHE REPS ONE OF MY LITERARY HEROES WHAT

Last week was a week full of rejections and I literally just got 3 full requests today bringing my total to 8 omg

Trying my hardest to get it in your local bookstore 😅

Exactly! I'm baffled why people take issue with them when all it does is help autistic people be included.

Why are the ghouls at Reform complaining about autistic kids wearing ear defenders when we should be tackling social, economic, and health inequalities that autistic people face every day?

Thank you so much for your support!! ❤️ I deeply appreciate it

Ahh thank you so much I am flattered!! 🥹 Unfortunately I am querying now so I am not looking for feedback at the moment but if I get rejections and feel the need to rework my manuscript I might take you up on that offer!

Thank you so much!!

Omg thank you! I am incredibly moved that you read AND highlighted my essay!! Your comment made me tear up in a coffee shop 😂 Thank you so much! Moving is hard but you are so strong for doing so and you're not alone!!

Contact MMB creative, they are a British agency specifically seeking East Asian writers: mmbcreative.com/literary-sub...

Can't wait for an agent to pick this up!!

An agent's guide to STARSENT, by azi ossman

An #agentsguide to STARSENT, my MISTBORN x HOUSE OF THE BEAST friends-to-enemies YA secondary world Fantasy, or “Friendtasy”, complete at 106k words, already with Big 5 Editor interest!

I’m now officially #amquerying so if you’d like to see this, lemme know! 💫

And I just want people (and publishing) to know: people NEED these stories! (6/6)