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mmorgenlander.bsky.social
📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge 📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer 🎓 Playful PhD 👶👶 Mom to twins ♾️ Autism Advocate 🎶 Musical theatre fan 📍 Brooklyn, NY https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
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I'm THRILLED to be a Grand Prize Winner for StoryStorm this year! Taking a moment for a Hozier yell and a grateful sigh. taralazar.com/2025/05/14/s... www.instagram.com/reel/DKSnQZQ... Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and Liza Royce Associates!

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I love this blog post because this is what I'm learning every day now. Ever since my autistic son began his typing journey, I feel like our relationship has changed. #defyinggravity #presumecompetence #s2c

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Look what I just dug up? The first picture book I ever wrote! Ok I was 11, but it’s not bad! And check out the “About the Author” page… 🥰 www.instagram.com/p/DFwEvWFR6X...

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Excited and nervous to participate in my first #pbparty! Thanks to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and everyone involved! #kidlit #amquerying #picturebooks

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Thrilled to be back with the @12x12challenge.bsky.social again this year! Want to join me? It’s not too late! www.12x12challenge.com to sign up! #12x12pb

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Your writing brain **Hey, get a signed art print of this comic! Just pre-order my new book and fill out this form: sites.prh.com/out-of-your-...

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This is such a great idea, for anyone #querying at the moment, or just a fan of #kidlit in general!

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OKGO is making me happy today. youtu.be/MOEULOSVNK4?...

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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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This attitude is what my family needs while traveling! #autism #neurodiversity #travel www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...

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LOVED “Free To Be You And Me”… the book, the album, and the movie! I think I know all the words to the songs… still! #nostalgia #Kidlit #kidmusic #1970s www.instagram.com/reel/DEYU4_K...

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Excited to be joining #Storystorm this year for the first time! Thank you, @taralazar.bsky.social ! #kidlit #picturebook #pb

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This was the year to really focus on my #picturebook #kidlit writing. I dove right in and looking back, I’m impressed with myself! If you want to follow this journey in 2025, follow me here on Bluesky… Or on instagram: www.instagram.com/melissa.pbwr... Or my website: www.melissamorgenlander.com

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Great read! "Is the labor of self-promotion making art worse? It’s sort of impossible to argue this; the internet has abetted the creation and exposure of infinitely more art than ever before in human history. But with less separation between art and commerce...'it’s impossible to be punk anymore.'”

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Who else sees some significant snow for the first time this season and feels like a kid? www.instagram.com/reel/DD92Zpr...

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Which movies, TV shows, and books made the #CommonSenseMedia "Best of 204" list? You can see the full list here: www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/the...

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Calling all #MG, #YA and #graphicnovel writers! @eddiegamarra.bsky.social (a college friend and overall great guy) has an amazing opportunity for you! #kidlit #kidlitchat www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...

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I moved to a new home recently, and I’m finally going through some boxes that I didn’t have time to sort, but just moved with. I found these notebooks of morning pages from when I was doing The Artist’s Way… two decades ago! I am remembering how I’ve always been a writer…

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Hello #kidlit friends. I've compiled 2024 Publishers Marketplace data into this friendly pie chart. Please note: - data is for U.S. based publishers - not all publishers/agents announce every deal - some deals include multiple books/cats so numbers are approx. - CB data also includes early readers

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Movie recommendation for this weekend: Out of My Mind on the Disney+. Original MG book by Sharon M. Draper was amazing; this keeps true to the heart of it. A touching coming-of-age-with-disability story that everyone will appreciate! #disabilityinclusion #AAC #comingofage #presumecompetence #movie

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Love this initiative: Bring your future voter to Suffs! (Side note: Suffs is an amazing musical and it’s closing soon! Go see it!) suffsmusical.com/ticketing-in...

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I finally finished re-vamping my website! Take a look: www.melissamorgenlander.com #kidlit #picturebook #scbwi #12x12challenge

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Another day, another starter pack…

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Any #Squarespace users out there manage to find a way to post your @bsky.app link with the logo? Trying to reconfigure my website, and it looks like crap without the butterfly symbol.

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