Inked Voices
@inkedvoices.bsky.social
Inked Voices helps writers find community, motivation and feedback to fuel their writing process. Human-centered, all online. www.inkedvoices.com
'Dialogue shapes your pace, anchors your stakes and keeps your plot moving at the perfect pace.' Join us for this upcoming webinar to dig into all the different ways dialogue ups your game in terms of driving your Story! Open to non-members too! app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
@loveleemonicaa.bsky.social recently did a MG workshop for us at Inked Voices and her feedback was outstanding! Such a generous person:) If you have a WIP for adult readers and would love some sharp editorial eyes on your project, don't miss this!
Inked Voices@inkedvoices.bsky.social · 4w agoAdult Fiction Writers! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get tip-top market and editorial feedback on your opening pages from the brilliant @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social We can't say enough good things about working with Monica. Open to nonmembers too! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
Adult Fiction Writers! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get tip-top market and editorial feedback on your opening pages from the brilliant @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social We can't say enough good things about working with Monica. Open to nonmembers too! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
Memoir writers! Don't miss this upcoming webinar with author/editor Abby Dengler, this coming Thursday! Open to nonmembers too:) app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
Non-member registration opens tomorrow for this upcoming R&R+Pitch workshop with executive editor, Alyson Heller at Aladdin. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to get feedback TWICE on your opening pages and pitch. Perfect if you will be querying in 26/27! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
We are delighted to be welcoming senior editor, Hannah Hill at Delacourte Press for this upcoming MG/YA Opening Pages workshop! Members registration open now, nonmembers registration 7/8. app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
We are delighted that Executive Editor, Alyson Heller at Aladdin, @simonandschuster.bsky.social is joining us for this upcoming three-month, MG Opening Pages R&R+Pitch workshop. Aly is a dream editor! Don't miss this opportunity! Non-member registration opens 6/26 app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
My brain received an Olympic grade workout during the Small and Independent Publishers Class taught by @janefriedman.com for @inkedvoices.bsky.social. Densely informative slides offered insightful figures, examples, and resources. Even covered contract basics! #writers #writingcommunity
Love the way author, Brooke McIntyre @inkedvoices.bsky.social invites readers to dive into ocean in the picture book, IF YOU WENT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. Active metaphors show concepts like pressure. In-depth backmatter. Gorgeous realistic art by @gordywright.bsky.social. #kidlit #pb
#Kidlit folks -- MG/YA workshop starts soon. [There is no guarantee that your work will catch that particular editor's eyes, but my picture book coming in fall was acquired a while later by the editor whose workshop I attended with that manuscript...]
Inked Voices@inkedvoices.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's not too late to sign up for this upcoming MG/YA workshop with in-house editor, Kortney Nash at Henry Holt! Kort will be giving both written and live feedback on your opening pages AND synopsis. Perfect if you are in the trenches or planning to query soon! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
This is a rare opportunity to get editor feedback on first pages and synopsis. Insights the first scenes and big story. Always love @inkedvoices.bsky.social workshops and this one promises to especially good! #writingcommunity
Inked Voices@inkedvoices.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's not too late to sign up for this upcoming MG/YA workshop with in-house editor, Kortney Nash at Henry Holt! Kort will be giving both written and live feedback on your opening pages AND synopsis. Perfect if you are in the trenches or planning to query soon! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
We still have one spot open in this Opening Pages YA/Adult workshop with Lee O'Brien @lookingglasslit.bsky.social which kicks off on Wednesday! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your pages! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
Ya'll this is such an amazing opportunity—editor feedback on both your opening and the overall story! I can't believe it's not full! #KidlitCommunity #MiddleGrade #YA I'm facilitating, so DM me if you're considering it but have questions or worries.
Inked Voices@inkedvoices.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's not too late to sign up for this upcoming MG/YA workshop with in-house editor, Kortney Nash at Henry Holt! Kort will be giving both written and live feedback on your opening pages AND synopsis. Perfect if you are in the trenches or planning to query soon! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
It's not too late to sign up for this upcoming MG/YA workshop with in-house editor, Kortney Nash at Henry Holt! Kort will be giving both written and live feedback on your opening pages AND synopsis. Perfect if you are in the trenches or planning to query soon! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
We've just had a last minute spot open up in this Adult Fiction workshop with the brilliant Rena Rossner, Deborah Harris Agency. This is an excellent opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening 10,000 words!! Open to nonmembers too. app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
We still have spots open in this upcoming Adult/YA Opening Pages workshop with Lee O'Brien @lookingglasslit.bsky.social. This is a terrific opportunity to get industry feedback on your pages and all our opening pages workshops come with a submission opportunity! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
A BIG shout out to our very own Brooke McIntyre, on the launch of her debut PB, If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean. Fantastic news and SO well deserved!
Mona Kanin, she/her/hers@mskanin.bsky.social · 4mo agoThrilled to see Brooke McIntyre (@inkedvoices.bsky.social) featured on Children’s Bookshelf. cc: @greatdoglit.bsky.social Catch Brooke & her book this Saturday, 03.2 at @booksaremagic13.bsky.social #KidLit #PictureBooks #IndieBookstore
My new MG biography about inspiring #Cambodian Phymean Noun, THE DREAM OF AN EDUCATION: HOW PHYMEAN NOUN BUILT A SCHOOL (illus by Tida Kheav), is featured with these 5 other super books! @orcabook.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @elyssagavin.bsky.social #AAPI
School Library Journal@slj.com · 4mo ago6 Inspiring Nonfiction Works for Young Readers About the Asian American Experience www.slj.com/story/6-insp...
Last chance to register for this webinar on Monday! Perfect for poets and prose writers alike:) #writingcommunity app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
Would you love to get editorial feedback on your opening pages AND synopsis from an in-house editor? Join us for this forthcoming MG/YA workshop with Kortney Nash, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social Also open to nonmembers! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh... #writingcommunity #middlegrade #YA
Amazing news @susanhughes.bsky.social !! We can't wait for this to be out in the world. A big cheer from all of us @inkedvoices!
SusanHughes@susanhughes.bsky.social · 4mo agoAuthor copies of my new middle-grade biography THE DREAM OF AN EDUCATION: HOW PHYMEAN NOUN BUILT A SCHOOL, illus by Tida Kheav, (Orca) have arrived! Ya-hoo! The book will hit the bookstore shelves on May 19! #cambodia @orcabook.bsky.social @authorsbooking.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social
A great article about Novels in verse, written by our wonderful Inked Voices member, Shifa Safadi.🤩
School Library Journal@slj.com · 5mo agoIn Literacy Crisis, Novels in Verse Can Help | Opinion www.slj.com/story/In-Lit...
We are thrilled to be hosting Irene Latham for this upcoming webinar on creating Surprise, Tension and the 'Unexpected Inevitable' in your poetry. Also super relevant to prose writers! app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
We still have spots open in this upcoming MG opening pages workshop with @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social If you are a MG writer who is looking for industry feedback on your chapters, this is for you! Includes a query opportunity! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
Adult and YA writers! Don't miss out on this opportunity to get editorial and market feedback on your opening pages with Lee O'Brien @lookingglasslit.bsky.social in this upcoming workshop! Nonmember registration opens 4/1 app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh... #writingcommunity
I am so grateful for my #mg full novel professional critique group through @inkedvoices.bsky.social & how they upped my revision game. Inked Voices is an amazing critique platform with affordable workshops taught by publishing pros. #writingcommunity
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (March 20): kidlit411.com/2026/03/the-... Inside: Rules for Picking Character Names, YA Webinar, Big Sur on Cape Cod conference, more. Thx @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social for the illustration, @annettepimentel.bsky.social, Ten Speed Press for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (3/20/26)
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We are thrilled to be welcoming Scolastic editor, Anjali Bisaria, for this upcoming MG workshop. A rare treat and excellent opportunity to get feedback from an in house editor! app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh... #writingcommunity #MGwriters #Kidlit
Happy Book Birthday, Tiny Hiker! We are so thrilled for @natashazimmers.bsky.social and can't wait to see this one out in the world! #writingcommunity #picturebookauthors
Natasha Zimmers (she/her)@natashazimmers.bsky.social · 5mo agoHappy Book Birthday to Tiny Hiker, written by me illustrated by @jaimieillustrates.bsky.social and published by Orca Book Publishing. It takes a team to make a beautiful book and our team was the best! ❤️
