Lauren T. Davila

Preorders are live!! Please support by following this link: www.laurentdavila.com/pswm-preorder

My debut short story collection, THE PATRON SAINT OF WHITE MENAGERIES is forthcoming from Creature Publishing on September 1st 2026! It’s a magical realism speculative love letter to family and California

Thank you Spencer!!

Here is the absolutely stunning cover for my debut short story collection, publishing September 1st, 2026, from Creature Publishing! Pre-order links will be available in the next few months, and I will update you then. Thank you to the wonderful Luísa Dias for the cover design!!!

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A Little More About Me Some personality to go along with the prose.

My latest newsletter!

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3 days to go… 👀

On Margins and Notes What to expect from this newsletter and a peek into who I am!

I just launched a Substack!! I'll be diving into craft, my own writing, and insights into publishing!! Find it here and I would love if you subscribe!!

marginsandnotes.substack.com/p/on-margins...

Hi friends! Looking for authors and bookish people alike to help with my COVER REVEAL in the next few weeks! Please comment below or message me if you'd like to share it! :)

When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead (Paperback) — Haunt Publishing An anthology of dark, unsettling writing from some of the most exciting contemporary BIPOC writers. Blending Gothic, horror, folklore, fantasy and fairy-tale, these eerie short stories will disturb, m...

🕯️WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SAW US, THEY SAW THE DEAD ed. @ltdavila.bsky.social🕯️

An anthology of dark, unsettling writing from exciting contemporary BIPOC writers. Blending Gothic, horror, folklore & fantasy, these eerie short stories will disturb, move & humour you.

www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/laur...

Hello all! I’m taking a peek at pitches during #PicantePit for
Inked In Gray Publishing! If I like your pitch, please submit your query, synopsis, and first 3 chapters to me at lauren.t.davila@inkedingray.com. Please DM me with any questions!!

ICYMI, I have a few items up at the #KidLit4Ceasefire auction! All money raised is going toward families as well as immigrant and trans rights collectives! You can bid on them here: www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS.... Thank you to @sandraproudman.bsky.social for organizing as always!!!

So excited for this project!! Welcome to Inked!!

Hi! I’ve got a speculative short story collection coming out Summer 2026!!

Here is where you can find me this weekend at the @writehive.bsky.social conference! I'm so excited to be joining for my 5th year in a row!!! See you all soon! #writehive #conference #author

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

1 in 12 Americans live in California.

1 in 35 Americans live in LA County.

LA is America

With the recent success of Andor, I'm getting more questions than usual about how to land a job writing Star Wars books, so let's do the yearly How to Write IP thread, shall we? Firstly, IP means Intellectual Property-- that's shows, movies, plays, even books, any world owned by someone else. 1/

Friends. Followers. People of Bluesky.

Please check your knowledge of Black and Native history before declaring the US has never

Anyone putting together #awp2026 conference proposals? DM me if you still need a panelist to add to the proposal! 👀

SCBWI and more than 40 organizations representing parents, grassroots organizers, authors, librarians, booksellers, and publishers have signed a statement on the Trump Administration's firing of Dr. Carla Hayden.

Share and ACT NOW bit.ly/EmailHayden

@writehive.bsky.social is putting together a #WriteHive2025 participant starter pack, so if you see someone you like, follow 'em!

(Here's hoping I did this right lol)

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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

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Hopping onto the #posterpit event! Here's something for my gothic short story collection THE PATRON SAINT OF WHITE MENAGERIES (Creature Publishing, 2026)!

Books Escape New Tariffs, At Least for Now In the cascade of news about massive tariffs imposed on many of America's largest trading partners, books appear to have fared well—although experts say the situation remains very fluid.

For everyone concerned about tariffs in book publishing, PW has a great explainer with okay news for now: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Hello! Putting out a call for writers who would like to teach! We are seeking genre fiction writers (YA/adult) and/or contemporary poets! Diverse writers are especially encouraged to apply! All positions are remote + paid! DM with questions! www.cognitoforms.com/PocketMFA/Ap...

Interested in writing short fiction for MG or YA readers? @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2 night virtual mini-course with the Highlights Foundation! You can read more and register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/int...

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As Bluesky has grown, I've seen a lot of backsliding on alt text. Please try to be considerate to others and include alt text with all of your images. It helps everyone. Indeed, in the "accessibility" setting in Bluesky you can set it to make sure you add alt text, which is a useful thing to do.

Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Hello! We are looking to possibly bring in more writing mentors at PocketMFA! If you’re interested in a paid teaching opportunity (especially for genre fiction!), we’d love to see your application! www.cognitoforms.com/PocketMFA/Ap.... Feel free to PM if you have any questions!