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Educator who reads, writes, & creates SCBWI 2021 #PBChat Mentee 2022 Kids' ChoiceKidlit HM 2023 #50 PreciousWords HM 🌱Garden Girl sowing seeds on the prairie 🚲 Cyclist on a pink Marin Portofina https://sleopoldblog.wordpress.com
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Just created a birthday fundraiser on FB like I've done every year since my husband passed away. The Stuart Kirkfield Scholarship at @highlightsfound.bsky.social was spearheaded by @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social & Sherri Jones Rivers. www.highlightsfoundation.org/stuart-kirkf...

A "compliance review" for censorship of library books in Pentagon schools. 📚 I read #bannedbooks The list includes these titles: NO TRUTH WITHOUT RUTH and FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

50 Precious Words Writing Contest Post your entry on March 2nd or March 3rd viviankirkfield.com/2025/02/01/h... @viviankirkfield.bsky.social

Jumping for joy! I hope you will be, too! Please check out & share the HEADS-UP-The-#50PreciousWords CONTEST-IS-COMING-SOON post! Find DATES, GUIDELINES, and a list of fabulous PRIZES! And I hope you love my updated website thanks to @thebooklinksllc.bsky.social viviankirkfield.com/2025/02/01/h...

@amedyckman.bsky.social Check your mailbox 📬 soon. 💌

@amedyckman.bsky.social An envelope filled with love and gratitude is on its way to you. 💌

Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search. We recommend searching #MSWL with: * Your genre * Possible comp titles * Date range (if you do frequent searches) * Keywords related to your book Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE

Novels-in-verse are -The language of the heart -A story singing to the reader -Lyrical explorations of the internal landscape -Playful language rewriting the world -Language coming alive, speaking truth -Stories of the heart, mind, soul, & spirit -A bridge for building empathy

In need of a fun distraction? Our Silly Love Sonnets contest is coming back! Opening February 12-14th, we want to read your heartfelt odes to the little things you love the most. You can read more about it & see last year's entries here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/silly-l...

Austin Kleon shares pages from his book, KEEP GOING-->10 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD 😊 "Every day is Groundhog Day." 📚✏️🖌️🎨 Creativity is not linear. It's a loop. Read. Write. Create. @austinkleon.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/austinkl...

⭐️🎉BOOK #GIVEAWAY🎉!⭐️ 3 WINNERS will get TWO copies of our not-even-out-yet: 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊 #1: WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS! 📝 by me, 🎨 by #TimMiller! Orchard 📚, Scholastic, 2/4/25! Keep one, give one to a friend! JUST REPOST to enter to win! 3 random winners: 9 PM EST MON 1/27/25! 🍀, ALL! 😄! #kidlit

Is the imagination of a machine better than human creativity? ✏️📚🎨 preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

It's release day! ❤️ So honored to work with everyone involved in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT! 🥳 Huge gratitude to the team! @redfoxliterary.bsky.social Astra BFYR, Sally Wern Comport and all the others behind the scenes! @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social

Is my picture book ready for submission? ✏️ An excellent post by Bitsy Kemper. bitsykemper.com/how-to-know-...

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2025 ALA Youth Media Award Winners

2025 America Library Association Youth Media Awards 📚 www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/2025-Y...

Kids love to read nonfiction. 📚

It's so lovely to see TOUCH THE SKY on all these Mock Caldecott lists! Wonderful to know how many kids are enjoying our book! @cpark.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @dcarnito.bsky.social bookriot.com/guide-to-hol...

A new logo for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 📚 Created by John Hendrix #SCBWI #PB #read #write #create #sharetheloveofliteracy

Hello Friends! You can find the #MSWL agent and editor starter pack here: go.bsky.app/52ZEfjC Our hope is that this will help rebuild the community from, well, that former place. This is brought to you by our sister company, @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social, and will continue to grow.

Begin preparing for #MSWL Day on February 12, 2025. 📚 www.manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Open for submissions on February 3rd. 📚 gnomeroadpublishing.com/pages/submis...

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If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year. mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

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...

I'm already prepping my #MSWL Day post! Looking forward to re-assembling our writing community here!

Let's talk querying! Our first Connect of the year is upon us, and you don't want to miss it. @caitdarfler.com has a great one lined up. Register now: www.scbwi.org/regions/west... #kidlit #SCBWI

A big author goal of mine was met today — my first time as a guest blogger on THE Tara Lazar’s StoryStorm blog! Pinch me. But don’t. taralazar.com/2025/01/14/s... #KidLitMegaFeed

Gustav Håkansson became a cycling legend in The Sverigeloppet, The Tour of Sweden in 1951. A lifelong cyclist, Gustav refused to take no for an answer when told he was too old to participate in the 6-day event, a 1,000+ mile ride. #PB #NF #Q 📖

Exciting news, #BluePit is opening up to the wider storytelling community! Creators in the #gamedev, #ttrpg, and #comic communities are now welcome to pitch their projects during our first pitch event. With this announcement comes two new cohosts @jadeblack21.bsky.social and @feyearth.bsky.social🧵

The case will now be heard in court! 📚 Amanda Jones, THAT LIBRARIAN www.slj.com/story/Amanda... @librarianjones.com