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Leila Siddiqui

@leilawrites

Writer. Senior Manager, Digital Strategy at DK. @PocPub committee member. IG: @leilasidd13. Repped by @lanewriteswords.

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maybe cuomo & adams should just merge into a super-candidate that will still lose on November 4
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Hoping the algorithm is kind today, but I have a new book coming out with Soho Press! It's got Gothic Horror 👻🏚️+ Mary Shelley ✍️ + South Asian POV🤎+ much more!
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I'm so excited to announce that I'm now repped by @lanewriteswords at @arthouselit. I'm so grateful Lane believed in my work and can't wait to go on this journey together!
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THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL x MEXICAN GOTHIC - a South Asian farm girl vies to become the next big silent film star with the help of an evil jinn. But what if the true monsters live within the Hollywood machine? #pitdark #A #H #LH #BIPOC #OWN #POC
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Sex + Drugs + Silent Films + Body Horror = what happens when a South Asian farm girl vies to become the next big silent film star with the help of an evil jinn. #Pitdark #A #H #LH #BIPOC #OWN #POC
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A first-generation South Asian farm girl in 1920's California schemes and murders her way to a Hollywood contract with the help of a malevolent jinn. But what if the true monsters live within the Hollywood machine? #pitdark #A #H #LH #BIPOC #OWN #POC #silentfilms
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South Asian folklore meets the scandalous Hollywood of the 1920s where a haunted seamstress vies to become the next big silent film star – with the help of a malevolent jinn – at any cost. #pitdark #A #H #LH #BIPOC
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This is my first twitter pitch even in a long time -- I'm on the hunt for new representation 😭 Here goes nothing!
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Many thanks to our panelists @faye_bi @_smromero and @ElyMellet for such a great conversation and to @leilawrites for being such a wonderful moderator! For those who missed the event, check out our newsletter or the link below for a recap of the panel. bit.ly/3yPaTg4
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[UPDATED] For Mental Health Awareness Month, we're hosting a burnout panel about publishing. Join panelists @faye_bi , @_smromero , @ElyMellet and moderator @leilawrites in conversation about the issue at hand. 📅 5/20 ⏰ 12-1 PM EST Register here: bit.ly/38BavXO
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For Mental Health Awareness Month, join panelists @faye_bi , @_smromero , @ElyMellet and moderator @leilawrites to discuss the issue of burnout in the publishing industry. Date: 5/20 Time: 12-1 PM EST Register here: bit.ly/38BavXO
Banner for People Of Color In Publishing Burn Out Panel. Text Readers people of color in publishing presents: a conversation about burnout in the publishing industry. Virtual Panel, Zoom, Friday 5/20 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST. FAYE BI, Director Of Publicity at Bloomsbury Children's Books. Shelly Romero, Lead Editor at Cake Creative. Ely Mellet, Designer at Lee And Low Books. Moderated By Leila Siddiqui, POC In Pub Communications & Events Subcommittee Member, Author Of House Of Glass Hearts, And Senior Manager Of Digital Strategy At DK. Shows People Of Color In Publishing Logo.

ALT Banner for People Of Color In Publishing Burn Out Panel. Text Readers people of color in publishing presents: a conversation about burnout in the publishing industry. Virtual Panel, Zoom, Friday 5/20 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST. FAYE BI, Director Of Publicity at Bloomsbury Children's Books. Shelly Romero, Lead Editor at Cake Creative. Ely Mellet, Designer at Lee And Low Books. Moderated By Leila Siddiqui, POC In Pub Communications & Events Subcommittee Member, Author Of House Of Glass Hearts, And Senior Manager Of Digital Strategy At DK. Shows People Of Color In Publishing Logo.

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Woah, if you're an author (indie or traditional), @leilawrites is giving a killer @PipelineArtists Symposium right now on how to market your book. Don't worry, we're recording it for you. #staytuned #writingcommunity #authorsoftwitter #pipelineauthors #amwriting
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Psst #writers, we have @leilawrites, Simon & Schuster book marketer, giving tips on marketing your #indiebooks. Her advice is great for traditionally published #authors, too! You need it. We all need it. symposium.pipelineartists.co… #WritingCommunity #amwriting #pipelineauthors
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Next #Symposium event on Wednesday, hosted by book marketer and author @leilawrites. Will cover, in part: ✅ Book marketing basics ✅ Social-media marketing ✅ Insight on self-publishing platforms such as KDP and Ingram REGISTER: symposium.pipelineartists.co… #WritingCommunity
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THIS WEDNESDAY: Hosted by book marketer and author @leilawrites, currently with Simon & Schuster. She’ll cover marketing basics for fiction and nonfiction writers during the 2-hour session (with Q&A!). Learn more and reserve a spot—symposium.pipelineartists.co… #WritingCommunity
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Would 100% let inside and invite certain death just for a snuggle.
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YOU are cold. They have fur. Do not let inside.
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Jane Friedman@JaneFriedman19 Jan 2022
My thanks to @Dana_Kaye, @v_offduty, and @leilawrites for their time and expert insights yesterday on book marketing for traditionally published authors. If you missed it, the @AuthorsGuild recording will be posted here: youtube.com/authorsguild
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Even traditionally published authors are expected to do most of their own promotion. TONIGHT: Learn from @Dana_Kaye, @v_offduty, and @leilawrites about the ins and outs of marketing a trade book. Hosted by @JaneFriedman. Register for FREE: bit.ly/34AbwwV
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Nowadays, even traditionally published authors are expected to do most of their own promotion. In the latest Bootcamp, hosted by @JaneFriedman, we'll learn from @Dana_Kaye, @v_offduty, and @leilawrites about the ins and outs of marketing a trade book. bit.ly/34AbwwV
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Find your next mystery read by pairing it with your personal tea preference in this fun @bookriot quiz☕️🍵—bookriot.com/tea-preference-… Hint: Spicy, full-bodied teas go well with @leilawrites’s HOUSE OF GLASS HEARTS🌿 #nationalteamonth #darkfantasy
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