Brinton Culp
@brintonculp.bsky.social
Reader ~ Writer ~ Mother ~ Teacher ~Maestra ~ Dreamer ~ Believer ~ Chocolate Lover
Meet Eva Scalzo! We're looking forward to Eva's webinar "Beyond the Surface–Crafting Authentic Invisible Representation in Children’s Books" on 8/27. Find out more in this interview on the blog! @evascalzo.bsky.social @krisrashid.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/07/02/a...
Check out the cover of my next book of Poetry Comics! Coming soon from @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social. You can get 25% off all pre-orders this week from @barnesandnoble.com, grab your copy of POETRY COMICS: FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION at bn.com.
I’m excited to have a few poems for kids included in the upcoming Silly Society Anthology! I’ve never been more grateful to be called silly! 😁 #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit
Don't miss the final webinar in our region's FREE professional development series tomorrow night with the amazing @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social ! Upcoming Events kcstrocchia.com/upcoming-eve... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Upcoming Events
For more information about the events that I will be either hosting or co-hosting this year, click on the links below. June 16, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA – Zoom August 27, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA &…
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Next up! A webinar with the fabuous @jrbarr.bsky.social. If you write/illustrate #MG or #YA and have to do any research for your story, you do not want to miss this. Registration is FREE. Upcoming Events kcstrocchia.com/upcoming-eve... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Upcoming Events
For more information about the events that I will be either hosting or co-hosting this year, click on the links below. June 15, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA – Zoom June 16, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA …
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Don't miss this FREE webinar series! The first one kicks off tonight at 7:00PM ET. Upcoming Events kcstrocchia.com/upcoming-eve... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt #amillustrating #illustration
Upcoming Events
For more information about the events that I will be either hosting or co-hosting this year, click on the links below. June 8, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA – Zoom June 15, 2026 SCBWI Eastern PA R…
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#NationalMentalHealthAwarenessMonth If you're a #KidLit creator with #anxiety, all this week I'll be unpacking the ins and outs of #Self-Care planning for before, during, and after conferences— Preparing for the Worst, Making the Best kcstrocchia.com/2026/01/08/p... #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
Preparing for the Worst, Making the Best
This time next week, I’ll be speeding across the countryside on a train bound for one of my biggest nightmares—a writing conference in a big city. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted…
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In honor of #NationalMentalHealthAwarenessMonth, Let's Talk About Self-Talk. It really does make a HUGE difference on the daily. kcstrocchia.com/2026/02/19/l... #Anxiety #Awareness #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Let’s Talk About Self-Talk
You should know that I am a person who talks to myself—out loud…in 3 different languages when necessary—to make sure that I haven’t missed anything. I am also a person whose brain never shuts…
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No rhyme or reason, Mother Goose nests where she likes. A story is born. #haikusaturday #haiku #poetrycommunity #mothersday
Love my copy of The Story of Everything The Story of You! by @karanewhouse.bsky.social and illustrated by @k8cosgrove.bsky.social
Those unfinished projects have a way of haunting you! Check out CJ's comic on the blog! easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/h...
Haunted by a Neglected Project, by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington
Sometimes it’s out of sight, out of mind. But more often than not, you’ll find that unfinished manuscript you’ve stopped making time for lurking in the background. Look for comics…
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Supporting Local Business - *April 25 is Indie Bookstore Day* in Canada and the U.S., so why not support the independent bookstore nearest you? To find American locations, see indiebookshop.com. And in Canada, check out indiebookstores.ca/cibd/
an open book sitting on a wooden fence with the sun shining through the trees
ALT: an open book sitting on a wooden fence with the sun shining through the trees
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🦥*GIVEAWAY ALERT*🦥 Today's the day! Sloths and Their Moths is out in the world! Comment, like, and repost to be entered to win a copy. I'll draw a random winner on April 6, so get your entry in by then🥳 @tielmourpress.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
When you are a person with #anxiety, it's not always clear how your #anxiety is actually affecting you. Pushing the Cart-Drawn Horse: One Way that Anxiety Has Impacted My Publishing Journey kcstrocchia.com/2026/04/02/p... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amrevising
Pushing the Cart-Drawn Horse: One Way that Anxiety Has Impacted My Publishing Journey
I didn’t come to creating #KidLit through the most direct path possible. In fact, the exact opposite is true. I have probably taken the most circuitous path of any creator I know. Yet, thirte…
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Celebrating 15 years of Incidental Comics! Here’s a page from 2016 that appears in my book THE SHAPE OF IDEAS.
7yo was a big year for me: I moved states, had my first major panic attack, & wrote my first poem. Things only got more tangled from there. For #FREE resources on how to navigate the #KidLit journey with an #anxiety disorder, check out my blog: kcstrocchia.com/2026/01/29/w... #WritingCommunity
Welcome to Lightbulb Road!
Lightbulb Road might seem like a strange name, but it is so fitting to my journey—both as a writer and as a person with anxiety. Although I grew up in a happy, two-parent home, anxiety has been my …
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Loved this interview with Vicky Weber who will be participating in @scbwiepa.bsky.social 's February online intensive.
SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 7mo ago@vickyweberbooks.bsky.social is one of the agents participating in our February online critique intensive. Learn about Vicky in this interview by Robyn, and find out how YOU can register for one of the last spots in this fantastic critique event! easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/a...
Feeling Hopeful for 2026? - Authors, librarians & teachers share how they increased their sense of hope. Short pieces include positive signs in teen readers – reducing doom scrolling – inspiring children to make change – and hope during illness. See link: menderist.com/tag/year-in-...
Tree window. I’m starting off 2026 with walks in the woods and finding more lessons of hope in trees. For more hope and more trees read Growing Hope at menderist.com from @menderist.bsky.social
Enjoy a few 2-minute chicken drawings from 8th grade Spanish class
Thank you to Menderist for including my reflection on monarchs, teens, and reading in their Growing Hope in 2025 issue. 🌱 🦋 📚
Menderist.com@menderist.bsky.social · 7mo ago2025: A Good Year? Read 9 personal stories from Authors & Educators who share how — even during a year of major personal challenges — they found hope during 2025. See below: menderist.com
Enjoying a light rain and more awesome trees at the Sierra Club - Lancaster Group’s Polar Bear 5K. Check out @menderist.bsky.social menderist.com to see more cool trees and read stories in Growing Hope #trees #hope
Hope for the new year! I’m grateful to share lessons of hope I gleaned from trees in Menderist’s latest edition.
Menderist.com@menderist.bsky.social · 7mo agoMore Hope in 2026 - Nine writers share how they increased their sense of hope. Short essays about strength from nature – reducing doom scrolling – inspiring children to make change – and maintaining hope during illness. See: menderist.com #HappyNewYear2026
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Dec 26): kidlit411.com/2025/12/the-... Inside: Subtext; Marketing & Publicity in 2026; Storystorm w @taralazar.bsky.social, more. Thanks @emmagrahampics.bsky.social for the illustration & Heather C. Morris for the PB giveaway.
The Weekly 411 (12/26/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
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Hope has arrived! Can’t wait to enjoy and share a bit of hope every day of the year. Thank you for contributing @songbirdjla.bsky.social
