John Berkowitz is querying 🪤
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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤
@johnberkowitz.bsky.social
Husband, father, designer, #MG author of WISH UPON A CURSE and EDISON SKROOLUSE AND THE JUNKYARD BODYGUARD. Three-time RevPit runner-up. “Sodomy non sapiens” #kidlit #historicfantasy #amquerying
What do y’all think about using this as my author photo when my MG novel (currently querying) gets published?
#FiFRevPit #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
All his friends are fae-born.
But when anti-fae mobs rise, 10yo Edison Skrooluse has to rethink what’s dangerous;
The kids who glow and sprout wings?
Or the people demanding they disappear?
He’ll need tech, teamwork, and heart to find out.
#MG #F #STEM #FIFRevPit #MockPit
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A shadowy warlord is raising an army to drive the fae off Earth.
The sheriff turns a blind eye.
And 10yo inventor Edison can’t fix hate with gadgets.
But with a golem built from junk, a glider, and a few brave friends, The Gadgeteer might change one town’s mind.
#MG #F #STEM #FIFRevPit #MockPit
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Congratulations on your new releases. You mention your MSWL — are you acquiring manuscripts? How does one submit if our ms matches your MSWL? I have a MG Elf Punk that features a kitsune.
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Wrapped up revisions and polishing on my #MG ms, query, & synopsis with my amazing editor, @mariatureaud.bsky.social and sent out my first batch of queries Friday. Now, I’m back to working on the sequel, and #FiF is just the motivation I need to get back in the groove. #WIP #RevPit
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"You called us 'palebloods!'"
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thank you! Just got your letter and I feel so validated. Going to start querying very soon. Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. It means everything.
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just waiting for confirmation of how awesome my pages are.
(In my dreams....)
a man in a white shirt is sitting in front of a microphone with a gold star above him
ALT: a man in a white shirt is sitting in front of a microphone with a gold star above him
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October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Do agents typically close for the holidays, meaning it is better to skip December, or should we query anyway?
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I'll be pitching:

10yo Edison Skrooluse is just a kid with no magic, a broken robot, and a workshop full of failed inventions. But when the Anti-Fae League targets his fae friends with hate and lies, he’ll risk everything to prove one thing:
Different doesn’t mean dangerous.
#MG #STEM #F #RevPit
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thank you, Kara. Emailing it now to your attention, per the instructions on your submissions page.
August 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Sending now. Should I reference this skeet in my query letter?
August 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Totally worth it. Got my ARC yesterday and I'm on chapter 10. It was difficult to put it down long enough to write this recommendation. You want to read this book. You NEED to read this book....
#Goodreads #booksky #BookReview #booklover #writingcommunity
August 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Got my ARC today; diving in tonight (sorry, WIP).
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I still have my original first edition copies of volumes 1-7. Still waiting for the movie....
August 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
People have been doing that here in Idaho. Thing is, the MAGAt-infested GOP passed a law that states only Republicans can vote for Republicans in primaries, AND only if they've been a Registered Republican for over 1 year.
August 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM