Claribel A. Ortega

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Halfway into #DVpit 2025 & we've been trending all day! Not only are we seeing great pitches, but great community! Special shout out to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social @katchowrites.bsky.social @claribelortega.com If you have any questions, check out dvpit.carrd.co #writersky #booksky #artistsky

#DVpit is trending as the #1 hashtag right now! Despite our technical difficulties you all are doing amazing!

Today is #PreDV, the pitch practice event before #DVpit! Post your pitch drafts with #preDV from 8AM-8PM ET Post as many pitches or revisions as you need feedback on! Provide feedback for other participants on their pitches & make new friends! more info at dvpit.carrd.co #writersky

what a relief 🥀 #comics #diarycomics

A Slow Burn Life open.substack.com/pub/claribel... #writing #personalessay #authorsky

First substack post 🤗 open.substack.com/pub/claribel...

🌟 From treasure hunts to survival stories, fantastical odysseys to cross-country road trips, these 75 2025 middle grade books are sure to take readers on an adventure they won't forget! 🌟 popgoesthereader.com/75-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

The Strand Bookstore @strandbookstore in New York, NY - August 29th A Seriously Spooky YA panel featuring @ryanlasala.bsky.social @claribelortega.com and @megelison.bsky.social Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-panel-d...

If you loved K-Pop Demon Hunters, here are book recommendations by amazing Korean authors: K-Pop Themed, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Contemporary, MG Fantasy, Mythology. #kpopdemonhunters #bookrecommendation

the cafe experience

I first emailed my agent about the idea for Witchlings in 2018. Book one released in 2022, and today I started writing the fifth and final book of the series. I can’t believe it’s almost time to say goodbye to these characters 😭 #booksky

There’s a 25% off preorder sale at Barnes & Noble right now for premium & rewards members. You can grab Until the Clock Strikes Midnight on here if you’re one of those and want it! Thanks!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/until-the-...

It is *so* difficult for marginalized authors to break into publishing let alone succeed (especially these days) We need all the encouragement and good news we can get, so I will keep posting about my accomplishments PROUDLY. I’m not policing my tone for anyone. Don’t like it, close your eyes 🤷🏻‍♀️

Just saw an update on an art commission for a *secret* thing I’ll be announcing pretty soon and I’m so excited 😆 #booksky

My Huntrix t-shirt has arrived now just gotta wait for my derpy tiger plush !

Me being proud of my accomplishments (which have been very hard won btw) has nothing to do with your own insecurities. I genuinely hope you find success and happiness but I won’t make myself smaller for your comfort. That’s your problem to solve.

Hi friends 👋🏽 #booksky #authorsky

Love Witchlings by @claribelortega.bsky.social

If you want "A middle grade fantasy that can replace HP. Preferably with a diverse cast of characters." We suggest Witchlings by @claribelortega.bsky.social‬: multcolib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... #AskALibrarian

✨Please help me spread the word as I try to raise $15K for families ASAP I will be doing a 50-page YA SFF intensive limited to 20 authors this summer for #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraising. It will be epic!!!✨ www.32auctions.com/organization...

Everyone should read @claribelortega.bsky.social Witchlings.

Shout out to the disabled community for always showing up, always being on the right side of history and justice, always willing to put their bodies on the line, all for the cause of making sure *everyone* has the basic dignity of health care.

COVER REVEAL!! My YA cozy romantasy about a fairy and an agent of misfortune competing for a magical mentorship, Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, comes out 2/3/2026 from Feiwel & Friends. Art by peach.pod, design by Meg Sayre! Preorder now!! bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

The moment Mohsen Mahdawi was released from ICE custody in Vermont.

🦝Cover reveal!!!!🦝 Ten raccoons in a trench coat delivered the Witchlings 4 cover to the Scholastic offices last night so here it is at long last!! Art by @lazyfishy.bsky.social Design by Christopher Stengel You can pre-order now at WitchlingsWorld.com ✨ #booksky #kidlit

there’s a group of Black young men on tiktok trying shit for the first time around the city 😂 they went to pilates a few days ago. and have been to salsa lessons, to try matcha and some other stuff lol i hope a brand does something with them soon cuz this is so wholesome lmao

personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down

I just turned this book in :) so here are some final stats: Days spent writing: 70 Average words per day: 1,287 Best day: 6,475 words Worst day: -241 words Word goal: 90,000 Final count: 91,987 I'm really proud of myself and I'm reallllly excited to think about something else for a few weeks haha

If you're looking forward to the fourth Witchlings book you can pre-order it now and get 25% off at @barnesandnoble.com 🐉🚋✨🧙🏼‍♀️ #BookSky #Witchlings #WriterSky www.claribelortega.com/witchlings#s...

Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚

Fanart for Frizzy graphic novel by @claribelortega.bsky.social and @rosebdraws.bsky.social !! 🧡💛

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

Witchlingspilled 😭

I love @claribelortega.bsky.social’s Witchlings series. It really scratches an itch for a cozy, magical world that touches on community and injustice. 🌌🐸🪻🪿🦋(no moth emoji)

Stay tuned... #DVPit #writersky #booksky

The first look at my next book is LIVE! 🌊🫧💧People Magazine has the exclusive cover reveal for The Dead of Summer, along with a (really horrific) excerpt! Check it out below and lemme know what you think :)