Clara Chuiton ✨

It's PM official! I've moved to The Rights Factory from Olswanger Literary. To celebrate, I'm opening to queries! Querying writers, if you think we'd be a good fit, please query me on QM: QueryTracker.net/query/ClaraChu…

GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨ Head on over to Goodreads for a chance to win an eARC of THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD! Link below and in my linktree! Giveaway is US only (keep an eye out for others open internationally) and closes April 13. Huge thanks to the folks at @orbitbooks for organizing!

I've just seen the finalized cover for my cyberpunk Dorian Gray retelling, EXQUISITE DECAY, and I am in AWE!! It is STUNNING!! I cannot wait to share it 😍😍😍 *watch this space*

It'll be time for the #TransRightsReadathon soon & many of my books are on sale NOW at Smashwords! For trans reads, please consider The Other Me (YA contemporary set in South Africa) or By the Blood of Rowans (YA fantasy with murder and magic): smashwords.com/profile/view/X… #booktwt

We're so thrilled to share the UK cover for The Sea Hides Its Dead by Megan Bontrager! The Sea Hides Its Dead is The Descent meets The Ritual in a cult aquatic horror. Coming this this July, pre-order now. Cover design by Charlotte Stroomer, cover art credit by Andreea Dumuta

GIVEAWAY! Thank you so much for getting THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD to 1000 adds on Goodreads! This is a crafty giveaway that I absolutely did NOT glue my fingers together for. Just like and share this post to enter! TSHID is coming July 14 from @orbitbooks — check it out today! ✨

Oh, hey! THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is part of the B&N Preorder sale! Members can get 25% off — check out all the eligible 2026 debuts and get ahead of your 2026 tbr today!

Cover launch! Trapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics must confront their darkest sins in this chilling aquatic cult horror debut. THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD by @megbontra is available July 2026 from Orbit US. Design by @VonBrooklyn

@ChrisirAa I don't represent fantasy at the moment (unless crossed with another genre), but some of my colleagues at TRF do, feel free to query them! Thank you for asking.

@LiteraryClara I have a question. If I have a fantasy novel that is Young Adult, but borderlines New Adult. Is that something you would be interested in?

To the #amquerying crowd: I will be closing to queries tomorrow, with currently no plans to reopen in the new year. If you'd like to query me, please do so before the weekend! I'm looking forward to reading your queries and to catching up on submitted materials!

I hear that if y'all like cover reveals for cool aquatic cosmic horror books, you should keep an eye on the @orbitbooks socials on December 5.... 👀🌊🗡️🖤

@RichardAHJr I will open back up to queries eventually! I just don't know when that will be. Sorry if my phrasing was confusing!

@LiteraryClara Like...at all???? Or just not in the immediate NEW YEAR

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is available for preorder at Barnes & Noble, in addition to Bookshop.org and all other major UK retailers! I’ve been cooking up some fun preorder goodies, so stay tuned! 🖤🌊

Friendly reminder to all you spooky season folks that I have a claustrophobic aquatic cult horror about an academic expedition that gets stuck in a sea cave with an eldritch sea beast coming out July 2026 with Orbit US/UK 👀🌊🔪

Round Table Mentor MSWLs are live on the site! Here’s mine — it’s very loosey-goosey, as I’d like to cast a wide net. I’m SO looking forward to connecting with our potential mentees! ✨

We're excited to announce our newest agent, #NikkiCarrero! Nikki is looking for adult, new adult, and young adult fiction in the #mystery, #thriller, #suspense, #romance, #womensfiction, and #contemporaryfiction spaces. #Query Nikki: bit.ly/QueryNikkiCarr…

Thank you so much for getting THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD to (and past) 100 adds on Goodreads! And without a cover, no less. No small feat! TSHID is my aquatic cosmic horror, coming 14 July, 2026, from @orbitbooks in the US and UK. Pre-order and add today! 🌊🖤✨

I’m reopening to queries today! I’m still looking for adult fiction, queer romance and romcoms, commercial and upmarket sci-fi and horror, and anything genre-blend-y set on a spaceship. Link to my query form below! #MSWL QueryTracker.net/query/ClaraChu…

My book, Waypoint Seven, is included in this awesome Storybundle of African SFF!! You can check it out here: storybundle.com/scifi?utm_sour…

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is live on Goodreads! Head on over to the link in my bio (or copy and paste the one I’ll slap down below) to add THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD to your TBR, and to keep up with all upcoming updates, giveaways, and general shenanigans. goodreads.com/book/show/2400…

THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD is available for pre-order in the UK! 🖤🌊👁️ When a group of academics are trapped in a sea cave, they must reckon with the eldritch horrors within as they are forced to atone for their greatest sins - or die. Coming July 2026 from Orbit US/UK!