Millie Abecassis
@millieabecassis.com
Author of SFFH · French & American · Novels & novellas at Row House, Anuci Press, Polymath Press, Shiraki Press · Rep: @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 📍 California
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🌊 @smallpitch.org Founder
🏆 @specawards.bsky.social Co-Founder
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🌊 @smallpitch.org Founder
🏆 @specawards.bsky.social Co-Founder
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Introducing: Emily O'Malley Liu!
Her story was Uncharted Magazine's Fall 2022 Novel Excerpt Contest winner, Roses, and we are delighted to bring you the rest of Ethan's story, now titled Wine for Roses, on April 14, 2026.
Learn more about Emily at www.shirakipress.com/authors/emil...
Her story was Uncharted Magazine's Fall 2022 Novel Excerpt Contest winner, Roses, and we are delighted to bring you the rest of Ethan's story, now titled Wine for Roses, on April 14, 2026.
Learn more about Emily at www.shirakipress.com/authors/emil...
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Introducing: Emily O'Malley Liu!
Her story was Uncharted Magazine's Fall 2022 Novel Excerpt Contest winner, Roses, and we are delighted to bring you the rest of Ethan's story, now titled Wine for Roses, on April 14, 2026.
Learn more about Emily at www.shirakipress.com/authors/emil...
Her story was Uncharted Magazine's Fall 2022 Novel Excerpt Contest winner, Roses, and we are delighted to bring you the rest of Ethan's story, now titled Wine for Roses, on April 14, 2026.
Learn more about Emily at www.shirakipress.com/authors/emil...
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In ONE month we will be celebrating the launch of Accelerated Growth Environment by @teffeau.bsky.social at @nookandcrannybooks.bsky.social in Seattle's University District. February 22, 2026 7-9 PM
RSVP now to meet the author and publishers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980223449...?
RSVP now to meet the author and publishers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980223449...?
Accelerated Growth Environment pre-launch party at Nook & Cranny
Celebrate the launch of Accelerated Growth Environment with Lauren C. Teffeau and Shiraki Press!
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January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
In ONE month we will be celebrating the launch of Accelerated Growth Environment by @teffeau.bsky.social at @nookandcrannybooks.bsky.social in Seattle's University District. February 22, 2026 7-9 PM
RSVP now to meet the author and publishers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980223449...?
RSVP now to meet the author and publishers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980223449...?
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The #SmallPitch request window is now OPEN! (Yes, a bit early. We're getting better and faster at checking submissions!)
Remember, the requests will come from [email protected]. Whitelist our address and/or check your spam folder!
Good luck everyone 🤞
Remember, the requests will come from [email protected]. Whitelist our address and/or check your spam folder!
Good luck everyone 🤞
January 21, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The #SmallPitch request window is now OPEN! (Yes, a bit early. We're getting better and faster at checking submissions!)
Remember, the requests will come from [email protected]. Whitelist our address and/or check your spam folder!
Good luck everyone 🤞
Remember, the requests will come from [email protected]. Whitelist our address and/or check your spam folder!
Good luck everyone 🤞
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The pitch submission window is now closed! Thanks to all the writers who participated. We received a total of 623 pitches 🌊
What comes next? We'll spend the next ~24 hours checking submissions and getting the database ready for publishers to browse and request 🔥
What comes next? We'll spend the next ~24 hours checking submissions and getting the database ready for publishers to browse and request 🔥
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The pitch submission window is now closed! Thanks to all the writers who participated. We received a total of 623 pitches 🌊
What comes next? We'll spend the next ~24 hours checking submissions and getting the database ready for publishers to browse and request 🔥
What comes next? We'll spend the next ~24 hours checking submissions and getting the database ready for publishers to browse and request 🔥
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Preorder THE WILDCRAFT DRONES, where T.K. Rex imagines the co-evolution of AI, climate collapse and rewilding in fourteen bold stories http://www.stellifor...
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Preorder THE WILDCRAFT DRONES, where T.K. Rex imagines the co-evolution of AI, climate collapse and rewilding in fourteen bold stories http://www.stellifor...
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The #SmallPitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok
Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org
Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok
Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch.
A few reminders:
You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript.
Finished manuscripts only. No WIPs allowed!
One pitch per ...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The #SmallPitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!
Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok
Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org
Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok
Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org
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🌌 A tea specialist-turned-assassin embarks on a quest to rescue her sibling.
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🌌 A tea specialist-turned-assassin embarks on a quest to rescue her sibling.
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
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The #SmallPitch pitching window opens in less than 48 hours. Time to polish your pitches if they aren't ready yet!
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The #SmallPitch pitching window opens in less than 48 hours. Time to polish your pitches if they aren't ready yet!
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Welcome to the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards competition @tonyanuci.bsky.social, @mythicroads.bsky.social, Mad Axe Media, and Polymath Press!
#SSBA #SSBA2026
#SSBA #SSBA2026
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Welcome to the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards competition @tonyanuci.bsky.social, @mythicroads.bsky.social, Mad Axe Media, and Polymath Press!
#SSBA #SSBA2026
#SSBA #SSBA2026
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When we acquired Accelerated Growth Environment by @lteffeau we knew we needed an extraordinary artist to bring the cover to life.
Stephan Martiniere blew us away with his vision of the Climasphere.
Learn more at www.shirakipress.com/books/accele... and see Stephan's work at www.martiniere.com
Stephan Martiniere blew us away with his vision of the Climasphere.
Learn more at www.shirakipress.com/books/accele... and see Stephan's work at www.martiniere.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
When we acquired Accelerated Growth Environment by @lteffeau we knew we needed an extraordinary artist to bring the cover to life.
Stephan Martiniere blew us away with his vision of the Climasphere.
Learn more at www.shirakipress.com/books/accele... and see Stephan's work at www.martiniere.com
Stephan Martiniere blew us away with his vision of the Climasphere.
Learn more at www.shirakipress.com/books/accele... and see Stephan's work at www.martiniere.com
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Soooo I know it's quite a few months still
but I saw @millieabecassis.com 's (👋) cool celebratory pub deal mug and thought,
"Oh, my two spooky witch wives in their ... uncanny ... herb garden will so definitely get a commemorative TEA JAR" 🌈📚 😁
@shirakipress.com 🫶
but I saw @millieabecassis.com 's (👋) cool celebratory pub deal mug and thought,
"Oh, my two spooky witch wives in their ... uncanny ... herb garden will so definitely get a commemorative TEA JAR" 🌈📚 😁
@shirakipress.com 🫶
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Soooo I know it's quite a few months still
but I saw @millieabecassis.com 's (👋) cool celebratory pub deal mug and thought,
"Oh, my two spooky witch wives in their ... uncanny ... herb garden will so definitely get a commemorative TEA JAR" 🌈📚 😁
@shirakipress.com 🫶
but I saw @millieabecassis.com 's (👋) cool celebratory pub deal mug and thought,
"Oh, my two spooky witch wives in their ... uncanny ... herb garden will so definitely get a commemorative TEA JAR" 🌈📚 😁
@shirakipress.com 🫶
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#Booksky, if you're looking for a cozy urban fantasy with a touch of horrormance, my novel, FALLEN DESTINY, is now available: mybook.to/FallenDestiny 😈
Kirkus Reviews gave FALLEN DESTINY a GET IT verdict!!
Kirkus Reviews gave FALLEN DESTINY a GET IT verdict!!
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
#Booksky, if you're looking for a cozy urban fantasy with a touch of horrormance, my novel, FALLEN DESTINY, is now available: mybook.to/FallenDestiny 😈
Kirkus Reviews gave FALLEN DESTINY a GET IT verdict!!
Kirkus Reviews gave FALLEN DESTINY a GET IT verdict!!
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Ok one thing I really love about this book cover is how profoundly bisexual it is
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Ok one thing I really love about this book cover is how profoundly bisexual it is
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My agent spotlight interview is up at Literary Rambles. There's also a query critique giveaway you can enter! http://www.literaryr...
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
My agent spotlight interview is up at Literary Rambles. There's also a query critique giveaway you can enter! http://www.literaryr...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If THE SEVENTH SISTER that I pitched today for #BluePit sounds like your jam, there's a giveaway on Goodreads! (US residents only)
➡️ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
➡️ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If THE SEVENTH SISTER that I pitched today for #BluePit sounds like your jam, there's a giveaway on Goodreads! (US residents only)
➡️ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
➡️ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
If you're into historical fantasy, family drama, and sapphic romance, and liked my #BluePit pitch, I'm running an audiobook giveaway of A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE until tomorrow on Instagram!
➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DTV4NE8khCO
➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DTV4NE8khCO
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
If you're into historical fantasy, family drama, and sapphic romance, and liked my #BluePit pitch, I'm running an audiobook giveaway of A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE until tomorrow on Instagram!
➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DTV4NE8khCO
➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DTV4NE8khCO
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An underground lab. A dead chemist. A strange machine he tried to destroy.
🕴️ A mobster family
🔪 Everyone hates each other
⌛ A mysterious time machine
🦠 A deadly pathogen killing everyone
🚫 A claustrophobic huis-clos setting
An unhinged short story free on Kobo Plus 🖤 #BluePit 📖 #P #A #T #SF
🕴️ A mobster family
🔪 Everyone hates each other
⌛ A mysterious time machine
🦠 A deadly pathogen killing everyone
🚫 A claustrophobic huis-clos setting
An unhinged short story free on Kobo Plus 🖤 #BluePit 📖 #P #A #T #SF
January 13, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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JANE EYRE x STARLING HOUSE
🌹 Sapphic historical fantasy
🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes
A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE offers a unique magic system and swooning romance. Available in ebook and audiobook 🎧
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #HS #LGBT
🌹 Sapphic historical fantasy
🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes
A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE offers a unique magic system and swooning romance. Available in ebook and audiobook 🎧
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #HS #LGBT
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
JANE EYRE x STARLING HOUSE
🌹 Sapphic historical fantasy
🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes
A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE offers a unique magic system and swooning romance. Available in ebook and audiobook 🎧
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #HS #LGBT
🌹 Sapphic historical fantasy
🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque
🩸 Body-based magic system
🗡️ Family feuds
🗝️ Gothic vibes
A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE offers a unique magic system and swooning romance. Available in ebook and audiobook 🎧
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #HS #LGBT
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
An underground lab. A dead chemist. A strange machine he tried to destroy.
🕴️ A mobster family
🔪 Everyone hates each other
⌛ A mysterious time machine
🦠 A deadly pathogen killing everyone
🚫 A claustrophobic huis-clos setting
An unhinged short story free on Kobo Plus 🖤 #BluePit 📖 #P #A #T #SF
🕴️ A mobster family
🔪 Everyone hates each other
⌛ A mysterious time machine
🦠 A deadly pathogen killing everyone
🚫 A claustrophobic huis-clos setting
An unhinged short story free on Kobo Plus 🖤 #BluePit 📖 #P #A #T #SF
January 13, 2026 at 6:19 AM
DONKEY SKIN x DUNE
Sianna is set to free her city from the grip of the greedy emperor, even if she must strike a deal with Elias, the king of a rival country.
That was before she fell in love with Cyrelle, the runaway princess who fled a marriage with Elias. #BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #SF #LGBT
Sianna is set to free her city from the grip of the greedy emperor, even if she must strike a deal with Elias, the king of a rival country.
That was before she fell in love with Cyrelle, the runaway princess who fled a marriage with Elias. #BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #SF #LGBT
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY
When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.
#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures.
#BluePit 📖 #A #D #F #H #W #DIS
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
SNOW WHITE x BLUEBEARD
Chased by a jealous superior who wants her dead, Seer Éliane finds refuge in Lady of Clairemont's mysterious house, Sanctuary, among six women living as sisters.
When the sisters begin to disappear, Éliane must find the truth before she disappears too. #BluePit 📖 #A #P #F #H
Chased by a jealous superior who wants her dead, Seer Éliane finds refuge in Lady of Clairemont's mysterious house, Sanctuary, among six women living as sisters.
When the sisters begin to disappear, Éliane must find the truth before she disappears too. #BluePit 📖 #A #P #F #H
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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#SmallPitch is in 10 days! Are you ready? 👀
January 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
#SmallPitch is in 10 days! Are you ready? 👀