Joy Pitcairn

@JennaSchmenna Wow! This news made my day! Congratulations on this huge milestone!

agenting milestone--I've been at this for 17 months & just surpassed half a million dollars in book sales 🥳 this is 100% thanks to my authors who signed with me as a new, untested rando. THANK YOU. I owe you guys so much. Y'all gifted me my dream career. k, gonna go cry now

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Hiii! It's time for the cover reveal for my next book!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "A Killer Getaway" is coming in August from Sourcebooks--female rage, love and revenge in paradise, baby. 🌴🔪💘 😍 I'm obsessed (Also I will NOT be mad if you wanna preorder!--available at all the usual places)

AAAAHHHHH IT REACHED #1 !!! Author milestone!!!!!!!!!!!!! (yes, it's a subcategory of a subcategory 😂but WE ARE TAKING IT!)

Overheard conversation between a soccer coach and 7 early-elementary-aged players: Coach: Who wants to sit out first? *6 hands shoot up* Coach: You want to sit out? And you want to sit out? And YOU want to sit out?! *crickets* Coach: Well, somebody’s gotta play!

👻 SPOOKY SEASON GIVEAWAY! 👻 Win a set of signed copies of my sweet-and-spooky picture books. To enter: 🎃 Like 🎃 Follow 🎃 RT Winner drawn on Thursday, 10/17 at 5 pm EDT! (U.S. only)

@JustinRColon I’m in if you still have copies! Happy to read and review!

@JennaSchmenna @Cass2896 @StormLiterary This sounds amazing! Congratulations!

It’s a good day for good news… I am ecstatic to announce that @Cass2896 has signed with me!! Cassidy’s fun and profound YA graphic novel is a dream project and I’m absolutely feral to get this to editors and (fingers crossed) to your shelves one day!!🎉🎉🎉 @StormLiterary

Celebrating Moonrising's book deal at our local cocktail bar Moonflower with @JennaSchmenna & @joy_pitcairn. Still can't get over that my agent I found on the internet & queried with QT lives in my neighborhood. We walked, y'all. That's how close we live. #WritingCommunity

in today's newsletter, a couple behind the scenes tidbits about @clairebarner 's upcoming debut 🌖🌘MOONRISING🌒🌔

So many exciting things happening today for my agent and agent sibs! 🥂 Congratulations, @JennaSchmenna!

I'm thrilled to announce my sci-fi debut MOONRISING will be published by @diversionbooks in Summer 2025 with editor @tmargaritaplum. Grateful for the support I've received from the #writingcommunity & especially appreciative of my wonderful agent @JennaSchmenna of @StormLiterary

@chuckstorla Welcome to the team! :)

This is Not a Drill chuckstorla.com/this-is-not-a-… via @chuckstorla

@clairebarner1 1 and 4 are my favorites (but all are beautiful!).

Help me choose an author headshot! Which is your favorite? #WritingCommunity

#writingcommunity thank you for celebrating with me! Writing is such a collaborative endeavor, and I'm grateful for the groups and individuals who have helped me develop my craft, including my critique groups, @scbwi, @scbwi_IL, @12x12challenge, @storytelleradmy, and @kidlit411.

@HeatherCaspi @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Thank you, Heather! (Also, your Grumpy Grim Reaper book sounds so fun!)

@joy_pitcairn @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Congratulations!!✨

✨It's official! ✨I'm thrilled to announce I'm now represented by @JennaSchmenna at @StormLiterary . Jenna "gets" me and my work, and I adore her enthusiasm, editorial insights, and strategic approach to submissions. I can't wait to see what's ahead! #amagented #amwriting

@StormLiterary Thank you so much! I’ve felt so welcomed. :)

Welcome!!

@cindygreene314 @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Thank you so much, Cindy!

@JennaSchmenna @joy_pitcairn @StormLiterary Congratulations to you both! Joy, can't wait to read your books!

Very excited to announce my first picture book client @joy_pitcairn! Her background as a teacher + her passion for both educating & entertaining shine through in her punny PBs. Aaand she’s up to some VERY cool stuff on the adult fiction side as well… Welcome to @StormLiterary!🥳

@AnnieGebler @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Thanks, Annie! 🐜

@joy_pitcairn @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary haha, love the ant.

@BriannaHWrites @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Thank you, Brianna! I’m so excited to be part of the team. :) (And also…you’re the first person to mention the images! They're clues to/elements of the first PB manuscript we’re subbing.)

@joy_pitcairn @JennaSchmenna @StormLiterary Congrats!! Excited you're part of Team Jenna! 🎉 But also I'm just so intrigued by this combination of images 👀👀👀