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tracivw.bsky.social
Kidlit author & award winning illustrator, game artist, dog & nature lover. Dragon tamer. Also a picture taker & city gardener. She/her. Supporter of diversity! Rep'd by Samantha Wekstein - @swekstein.bsky.social www.tracivanwagoner.com #PaintPlay for fun
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✨ COVER REVEAL✨ Plug into your charging base and get ready to battle… WHIRBY is now available for preorder! Written by me and illustrated by Jacob Souva, this bedtime story is full of clinking, clanging, beeping, banging, and the most gorgeous, rich robot world you could imagine. OUT 2/17/26!

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Getting published is a dream for many. Here’s an insightful look at lessons learned by debut author Patchree Jones. #kidlit, #middlegrade, #MGlit, #WritingCommunity fromthemixedupfiles.com/a-year-in-re...

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Because we're talking about tips from ADs today, here is a reminder that I put together a start pack of ADs/designers/CDs and other people who hire artists for you to follow! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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The Enchanted Forest Dragon of Brookline mural (completed)

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June's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Summer Plans! Join your hosts on June 26, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about what you'll be up to this Summer! Banner art by Rubin Pingk

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Pickin' and Pricklin' til the sun goes down (and then some!) #animalfriendsartchallenge2025 #kidlitart #kidlit

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Phew! I have finished the revised dummy for one of my picture books. Now it goes out to my CPs before sending to my agent. She had approved the last version of the revised manuscript and now there are revised drawings too! Enjoy a little sneak peek! #authorillustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #sketch

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#KidlitZombieWeek Day 3! Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/24/g... Then come back & comment on this post w/ one of your "oh no" stories and/or what you did/are doing/want to do to get ready to throw your hat back in the ring. Thanks, Anne, for the Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 post!

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#KidlitZombieWeek Day 2! Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2025/06/23/g... Then come back & comment on this post w/ the tip (or tips) you want to try on your manuscript & why. Thanks @shannonstocker.bsky.social for such an awesome Kidlit Zombie Week 2025 post!

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What are you doing today to help your public library? Be a part of the solution and not the problem. #SaveLibraries @la-cac.org

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Oh so sweet! Going on my #TBR list #TVWTBR #TBRTVW #ChildrensBooks 📚

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Unicorn and fox drawing for #junicorn , I love drawing unicorns and haven’t seen one for a while, so I had to join in with junicorn ! #illustration #unicorn #fox #forest #unicornillustration

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I had some #PaintPlay fun painting another unicorn for #Junicorn. It also happens to have some #CCOperaRose for #colour_collective today. #kidlitart #fantasy #art #unicorn

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Book mail: NORTH OF TOMBOY by Julie A. Swanson. Thanks, SparkPress!

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Ooh fun! Another for my #TBR list. #TVWTBR #TBRTVW #ChildrensBooks 📚

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Yep indeed, this is going on my #TBR list. #TVWTBR #TBRTVW #childrensbooks 📚

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🖌️Human Artists! 👩‍🎨 Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

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a world of whales! 🐋✨ #art

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I am open for editorial consulting work--if you've been querying manuscripts and aren't getting interest, but don't know why, or are otherwise stuck, I may be able to help! Information here: www.underdown.org/pced.htm Happy to answer questions here or by email (there's a link.)

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Just ordered a full, print edition of the World Book Encyclopedia of 2023 (before LLMs can have corrupted the editing), as a hedge against society's rapidly accelerating slide into an AI-hallucinated "knowledge" ecosystem in which vetted information is growing more difficult to find. I❤️BOOKS!

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It was a good big crowd for No Kings in NY.

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Ooh, going on my #TBR list . #TVWTBR #TBRTVW #childrensbooks

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Sold! The Emperor's New Clothes postcard. A great way to push back and help people to open their eyes to what is going on in the US right now. He's got nothing on at all! www.zazzle.com/the_emperor_...

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Fun! I shall try to join with with some of these prompts. #junicorn #unicorns #challenge

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Real power isn't staged in DC — it rises up everywhere else. Join me on No Kings Day to stand together against cruelty, corruption, and authoritarianism. app.sosha.ai/s/h1DTuzAo

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@jonscrazyblues.bsky.social You're awesome! Thanks ever so much for all the shares! I hope you're doing okay in this strange times.

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I just found #junicorn, so here's one I painted a few months ago. Looks like more unicorns are in order! #art #fantasy #paintplay

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