Real-world hopepunk, new acquisitions, and more!

Some real-world hopepunk: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show was the highest-grossing charity concert of all time (Billboard), raising more than $190 million for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s, and coming just weeks before Ozzy passed away at 76. What a legacy to leave, and what an incredible way to go out. 🤘

New acquisitions in July

We are pleased to announce the sale of Lauren C. Teffeau’s ACCELERATED GROWTH ENVIRONMENT, a climate-engaged eco-thriller with sapphic romance and a dash of humor, to Brianne Shiraki at Shiraki Press, for publication in 2026.

We are pleased to announce the sale of Millie Abecassis’s THE COLOR OF TIME, where Dune meets Charles Perrault’s fairy tale “Donkeyskin” with a sci-fi hopepunk twist, to Brianne Shiraki at Shiraki Press, for publication in 2026. Millie is represented by by A.J. Van Belle at Booker Albert Agency.

#SmallPitch submission reviews

We reviewed hundreds of book pitches as part of #SmallPitch last month, and have a few requested follow-ups currently in the queue. If you sent us your manuscript at our request and you haven’t heard back from us yet, rest assured that we are still reading and reviewing; we will respond to every #SmallPitch follow-up we initiated.

Upcoming events

We’ll be at Bridges Book Fair at the Owen Beach Pavilion in Tacoma on Saturday, August 9.

We’ll be at the Puget Sound Book Festival on the Bremerton Boardwalk Waterfront on Sunday, August 10.

We’ll be at Worldcon in Seattle for at least some of the time between August 13-17.

We don’t have a booth at any of these events, but we’ll be wandering around meeting folks. Ping us on Instagram or BlueSky if you’d like to come say hi!

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