Christy Hoots

ELA teacher, Owner of @HootOwlGames, Co-Author of The Greymore Series

[Christy Hoots @Kozy_Firefly]

FOURTH WING x GAMES GODS PLAY

Piper’s duty has always been to Etania. Until she meets Benjamin, who shows her there’s more to life than obligation. But he has a dangerous secret. Now, she must choose between love and loyalty, but either may destroy her.

#questpit #A #F #W

[Christy Hoots @Kozy_Firefly]

@elizanane I would love to join!

[megan nichols @mgnchols]

Variant Lit is accepting poems for a few more weeks. Please send us your work! We love a variety (it's in the name)! so send us your narrative, your lyrical, your sonnets, your funny, your quiet, your heartbreaking. We reply quickly; we pay; we nominate!

@VariantLit

[Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress]

DEADLINE JANUARY 15TH: Our least competitive contest of the year closes in the new year! Make sure to submit using the link in our bio. #writingcontest

[Nimrod Journal @NimrodJournal]

We could not be more excited to read your submissions to our annual literary contests! Please go to our site to learn more (link in bio, URL in the image).

[Driftwood Press @driftwoodpress]

Don't sit on that novella or poetry collection — send it to Driftwood Press instead! Use the link in our bio for details. #callforsubmissions

[Tolka @tolkajournal]

Submissions for Tolka Issue Eleven close at midnight on Thursday 6 November. We publish all kinds of non-fiction – essays, memoir, reportage, autofiction and the things that fall in between.

[River Heron Review @River_Heron]

We're open and reading and hoping to find your poems among our submissions. Startle us with your language, unique perspective. Show us something new! Link in profile.

[GhostPit 👻 @GhostPitchEvent]

#GhostPit will be happening October 30, 2025!

[Christy Hoots @Kozy_Firefly]

Thursday is dress like @AdamSandler day at school. As a teacher, I absolutely plan to participate in this. Suggestions for the best outfit? 🤔🤔

#adamsandler #teachers #education #gearup #kentucky

[Ann Glimmer @glimmer_ann]

Upcoming pitch events (that I know of):
Sep 30—#PicantePit—@PicantePit
Oct 3—#IndiePit—@IndiePit
Oct 8—#DVpit—check 🦋
Oct 21—#SFPit—@SciFiPit
Oct 30—#GhostPit—@GhostPitchEvent
Nov 5—#QuestPit—@QuestPit
Nov 13—#MupPit—@PitMup
Nov 22—#WIPPit—@WIPpitch
Nov 30—#WriterPit—@WriterPit

[Christy Hoots @Kozy_Firefly]

@aubrey_vale1313 We just signed with a small press. It was in the contract that we have creative control over the cover design. But when I was with a larger press years ago, I had no control.

[Christy Hoots @Kozy_Firefly]

Ahhhhhh. It’s happening! My husband and I signed a book deal today!!!! Our YA fantasy novel is expected to be out later this year!

[Peatsmoke Journal @PsmokeJournal]

In case you missed it, we are OPEN for submissions until March 31!

[Folklore Review @folklore_review]

Submittttt 🫶🏻

(and share🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻)

[Mel Reynard is on 📷🧵🦋⏰ @MelJRey]

#AgentsGuide for epic fantasy ⚔️
There's a reason magic was silenced. Who will bring it back? The sorceress who'll tear down empires, the smuggler with split loyalties who doesn't believe it exists, or the warrior who would die to keep it secret.
#PopUpPit #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA

[Ivy Lin | Querying Author @IvyLinWrites]

SOMETHING MORE x TOMORROW (x3)

When 16yo Mia Pan learns her mom can't afford rent, she must win a $100k coding competition to stay in NYC—her childhood home—while navigating feelings for her autistic teammate and wondering if she's autistic herself.

#YA #LuckyPit #PopUpPitA

[Natalie is ✨redrafting HollowWIP✨ @NatalieO73314]

Orkney, 1909: Twenty-five years ago, men made history. Now, one woman will change it…

🔥 Feminine rage
🪢 Twisty plot
🌊 Atmospheric setting
🧜‍♀️ Fading folklore
❤️‍🔥 Vengeance and redemption
💫 Chronic illness rep (own voices)

#PopUpPit #LuckyPit #A #H

[Alana Avellino | Author📚 @AlanaAve]

After her mother’s death, 17yo Ellie fakes an injury to hide her new fear of running. But when she falls for a boy who makes her feel alive again, she must decide: find the strength to run again, or lose her athletic scholarship for good.
#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #Ya

[Yedith HAS A BOOK DEAL @yedithbarraza]

Ruben and Ari are best friends–even if Ruben secretly wishes they were more. When Ari catches the attention of a cute girl and a baseball scout halfway across the country, Ruben becomes desperate to keep his secrets, even if it means pushing Ari further away.
#LuckyPit #PopUpPitA

[abby 📝 @bbywrites]

my middle grade fantasy book includes:

🌈 sapphic witches
💰tween thieves
👻 trolls, ghosts, & evil? moms
⚔️ angry girls
📚magic school!!
🐓enchanted chicken nuggets :p

#PopUpPitA #LuckyPit #PopUpPit #MG