SCBWI New Mexico
@scbwi-nm.bsky.social
New Mexico kid lit writers and illustrators
Don't miss out! Handsprings #KidLit Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mingle Saturday: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators. Sunday: Online Pitch Party to a panel of agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #scbwi #writing
Write Here, Write Now The last Wednesday of each month, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, #Albuquerque Spend two hours #writing. No prompts, required sharing, or critiquing– just writing. Bring your equipment and work on your current project. This event is FREE.
SCBWI NM authors at the Libros of Enchantment Book Fiesta! Oct. 31, 9-4, Albuquerque. $25 Join a fun forum on #writing #reading #books Kit Rosewater & Kris Bock on a panel on #Romance in Fiction Khadijah VanBrakle, Tabitha Orr, Esther Jantzen & RJ Mirabal will sell books! www.swwbookfiesta.com
NEXT #Albuquerque Meet-up Wed, October 7, 12:30–2 p.m. at Tin Can Alley 6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque Get to know our local community and talk all things children's book #writing and #illustrating in a casual space. The only cost is if you buy lunch. #books #kidlit #scbwi
Susan Metallo's @metallowrites.bsky.social #YAlit Hearts on the Table is a twisty teen transformation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night w/queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters in a swoony WWI era rom com. Out Sept 22, preorder now. bookshop.org/p/books/hear... #books #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks
Hearts on the Table: (A Young Adult Historical Romance and Queer Shakespeare Retelling Set During World War I)
"A masterful reimagining of Shakespearean characters." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent charac...
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SCBWI NM authors at the Libros of Enchantment Book Fiesta! Oct. 31, 9-4, Albuquerque. $25 Join a fun forum on #writing #reading #books Kit Rosewater & Kris Bock on a panel on #Romance in Fiction Khadijah VanBrakle, Tabitha Orr, Esther Jantzen & RJ Mirabal will sell books! www.swwbookfiesta.com
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Don't miss out! Handsprings #KidLit Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mingle Saturday: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators. Sunday: Online Pitch Party to a panel of agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
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Send a real postcard to your elected officials and tell them to protect, support, and expand Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. @civicmail.bsky.social will donate $1 to the Imagination Library for every postcard sent! Via @everylibrary.bsky.social bit.ly/4gwtBi3 #reading #kidlit #books
Send a Postcard: Support and Expand Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!
We're donating $1 of every postcard sent to the Imagination Library! There are some things that simply bring people together. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is one of them. But in the last y
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Don't miss out! Handsprings #KidLit Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mingle Saturday: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators. Sunday: Online Pitch Party to a panel of agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #scbwi #writing
The first full episode of Liberating Lit is live. I talk with @tasslyn.bsky.social about what got her started in anti-censorship work, what keeps her going, and what advice she'd give to new and long-time advocates. Tune in on the Liberating Lit website: www.liberatinglit.com/episodes/epi...
Episode One: Tasslyn Magnusson — Liberating Lit
Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson has been tracking book bans since 2021. But her work is much more than simply counting–it’s helping motivate other people nationwide to get to work protecting the right to read. ...
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Don't miss out! Handsprings #KidLit Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mingle Saturday: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by award-winning Kidlit creators. Sunday: Online Pitch Party to a panel of agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... Inside: POVs in Novels, Psychology of World Building, @scbwi.bsky.social webinars, more. Thanks @debjohnsonart.bsky.social for the illustration and Orchard Books and Dial Books for the book giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (9/11/26)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
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Conference for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Nov 6-8 Albuquerque & VIRTUAL! Saturday: A jam-packed day of Kidlit learning and community-building. Sunday: Online Pitch Party - Pitch your project to a panel of online agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #kidlit #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
#Writing Conference Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mocktail Mingle Saturday: Join us for a jam-packed day of Kidlit learning and community-building. Sunday: Online Pitch Party - Pitch your project to a panel of online agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #kidlit #scbwi
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
SCBWI NM authors at the Libros of Enchantment Book Fiesta! Oct. 31, 9-4, Albuquerque. $25 Join a fun forum on #writing #reading #books Kit Rosewater & Kris Bock on a panel on #Romance in Fiction Khadijah VanBrakle, Tabitha Orr, Esther Jantzen & RJ Mirabal will sell books! www.swwbookfiesta.com
Home | Southwest Writers
swwbookfiesta.com
Susan Metallo's @metallowrites.bsky.social #YAlit Hearts on the Table is a twisty teen transformation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night w/queer, trans, and neurodivergent characters in a swoony WWI era rom com. Out Sept 22, preorder now. bookshop.org/p/books/hear... #books #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks
Hearts on the Table: (A Young Adult Historical Romance and Queer Shakespeare Retelling Set During World War I)
"A masterful reimagining of Shakespearean characters." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a twisty transformation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, populated with queer, trans, and neurodivergent charac...
bookshop.org
Don't miss out! Handsprings Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque & VIRTUAL! Friday: Mocktail and Mingle Saturday: A jam-packed day of Kidlit learning and community-building. Sunday: Pitch your project to a panel of online agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #kidlit #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
Want to know why The Librarians Film is nominated for an Emmy, was long listed for a BAFTA, and won over 30 international film festival awards? Now is your chance. It’s free on PBS’s YouTube page for a limited time at youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... (1/3)
Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
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Improve Your Pitch: Get feedback on your pitch from Chris Eboch, author of <100 books for children! Chris will critique a selection of the submitted pitches live so that everyone can learn. This event is free & open to all. www.scbwi.org/events/impro... #kidlit #scbwi #writing #books #childrensbook
Don't miss out! Handsprings Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mingle Saturday: Choose breakout sessions and enjoy keynotes by two award-winning Kidlit creators. Sunday: Online Pitch Party to a panel of agents! www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #kidlit #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
Don't miss out! Handsprings Conference Saturday, Nov 6-8 Albuquerque and VIRTUAL! Friday: Mocktail and Mingle Saturday: A jam-packed day of Kidlit learning and community-building. Sunday: Online Pitch Party www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi... #books #kidlit #scbwi #writing
SCBWI-NM Handsprings Conference 2026
Join us in Albuquerque—Friday night at Books on the Bosque and Saturday at CNM Workforce Training Center—for an enriching, community-building conference celebrating children's literature and its creat...
scbwi.org
Improve Your Pitch: Get feedback on your elevator pitch from Chris Eboch, author of over 100 books for children! Chris will critique a selection of the submitted pitches live so that everyone can learn. This event is free and open to all. www.scbwi.org/events/impro... #kidlit #scbwi #writing #books
NEXT #Albuquerque Meet-up Wed, September 2, 12:30–2 p.m. at Tin Can Alley 6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque Get to know our local community and talk all things children's book #writing and #illustrating in a casual space. The only cost is if you buy lunch. #books #kidlit #scbwi
SCBWI-NM member Susan Wider’s upcoming middle-grade narrative #nonfiction book Hidden from Hitler: How one French Resistance Network Saved Over 500 Jewish Children from the Nazis (Scholastic, scheduled for March 2, 2027) has received a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award! #books #kidlit #scbwi
