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Writer of all things #kidlit. Poems in The Toy, Wild Ink's Prom Perfect Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon. Photos in Paddler Press. #SCBWI
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Dream. Write. Be You. You got this. #Kidlit #writingcommunity #poetry

The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of Feb. 20–22 EDT 🚂Write a new PB draft 🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post 🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique... 🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉 🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique... Good luck ✨✨

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” - Marcus Aurelius

Look what's coming!

“Keep going. You're almost there and remember, the sun is most beautiful as it's going away.” ~ Yasmin Mogahed

"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." ― John Steinbeck

How about a happy shoutout? I’m having a great #writing day. Inertia is in my favor.

It’s just the 1st day the ”Silly Love Sonnet” #kidlit contest is open and I’m already swooning over the fun entries! Go & let the entrants feel the love in the comments. Even better, enter one of your own as well! Contest runs through Feb. 14th. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2025sil...

Dream. Write. Be You. You got this. #Kidlit #writingcommunity #poetry

Good luck to all who posted submissions to #PBParty this year! 63 agents, editors, and art directors are participating! Be sure to follow @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social for updates. For more info about #PBParty, see mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty... #KidLit

Need some #kidlit #poetry recommendations? korzeliussharon.substack.com/p/pass-the-p...

I did it! 32 new ideas during this long, snowy, busy month. Thanks @taralaser and all the #Storystorm contributors! #kidlit #PB #WritingCommunity

Hi, I'm Debbie Ridpath Ohi, author & illustrator, gamer, bibliophile. I Want To Read ALL The Books. #BlueSkyTips links: UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO BLUESKY - Quickstart Guide - Curation Tips - KidLit Community - KidLit Mega Feed - Board Gaming Uplift 💙🦋 Questions? Try SEARCH in my Unofficial Guide!

I just added IT STARTED WITH A P by Brittany Pomales (with awesome illustrations by Andrew Joyner) to my "Want to Read" shelf on Goodreads! Who else is excited for this one? @brittanypomales.bsky.social #kidlit

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

MY #kidlit #poetry #library haul!! Time to get writing and rhyming. Or maybe free versing. #SCBWI #webinar

I like to go running or hiking when the snowplows aren’t on the road. Photography is also another one of my hobbies. And of course reading.

Heads up #VerseNovelists enthusiasts All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson Avail 4Feb www.bloomsbury.com/us/all-the-b...

This speaks to me SO HARD. I have such a stickler inner editor.

Get ready to bid on the best names in children's publishing AND support wildfire relief charities in Los Angeles! #kidlit #losangeles #fires

Hi Loren!!!

My final Newbery/Caldecott 2025 prediction post is up. I'm not talking about what I want to win, necessarily, but what I think WILL win. So buckle up and enjoy this crazy ride . . . #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/17/n...

Already have three new ideas from two days of #StoryStorm!! Thank you @taralazar #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Yes to this. Big ❤️ all you founders and editors who do so much behind the scenes to keep the lit scene going. 🍷 🥂 🍷

Look what came in the mail!!! So excited to share this awesome #PB!! Thanks @joshmonkwords.bsky.social The #kidlit #WritingCommunity is truly THE BEST

We wish a beautiful New Year to all of our colleagues and a year in which the power of reading is affirmed again and again 📕🎁

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So excited to participate again this year!! The #kidlit community is THE BEST!! #amwriting #amStoryStorming

I love this delightful review of HART & SOULS from #kidlit rockstar @etraintalks.bsky.social! If you're looking for a not-too-spooky #mg mystery with 3 ghosts & lots of humor and heart this may be what you seek! ❤️ 👻👻👻 #mglit #middlegradelit #middlegrade www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NKT...

So excited to receive these AWESOME books in the mail from @KaileiPew. Thank you so much!!! @ebonylynnmudd The Kidlit Community is THE BEST!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #PBRetreat #kidlit #WritingCommunity #amreading #amwriting

T-6 days until we can scream from the rooftops about our 2025 plans for #PBRisingStars! If you’re looking to polish a manuscript, start querying or land an agent this year, this mentorship could be for you!

Oh. This post is a work of art. Well done, Travis. Well done indeed. #kidlit 📚👍

Hahaha @brennajeanneret.bsky.social

Just finished this awesome thriller this morning. A master class in character and plot. #amreading #WritingCommunity

So excited to get @TheToyPress magazine in the mail and see my poem “Hello, Earthlings” inside. Such an honor. And a lovely holiday gift. #poetry #kidlit #TheToy #space #comet

One more piece of happy book news - THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS - EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT made the Los Angeles Public Library's Best Books of 2024 List! www.lapl.org/books-emedia...

This is so true.