OMG! Thank you SO MUCH for this week! I am so thrilled to have won a critique!! #KidlitZombieWeek rocks! Or maybe I should say - I really dig #KidlitZombieWeek!!
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Hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2026, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @monicafreewoman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kidlit-zombie-week/
Congrats @santiagocasares.bsky.social !!!
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Thank you so much, zombie brain trust! #KidLitZombieWeek
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Thank you! Excited to have found a new life for that mss! Now to revise 👍
This is so exciting! My manuscript might be coming back from the dead! Thank you so much Kidlit Zombie Week Team!
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Woohoo! Congratulations! 🎉
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Congratulations to the #KidlitZombieWeek winners!
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
It's time for my favorite part of #KidlitZombieWeek! I can't wait to dig into these manuscripts.🪦📖 Let the reading celebration begin!🧟♀️🧟🥳 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · last mo.Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
I'm thrilled to be a pledge prize winner! Thank you @nmillerillo.bsky.social for donating a signed copy of your book, SUN, MOON, AND STAR: A Folktale from Korea. And thank you to all the hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek ! I'm continuing to dig up more of my old manuscripts. I'm inspired!
Congratulations to pledge prize winners of #KidlitZombieWeek!
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 2mo agoPublishing news is quiet on the weekends…but not for our 40 pledge prize winners!! This weekend we will be contacting pledge prize winners and connecting them to their donors! Congratulations to all! 🧟 #kidlit #KidlitZombieWeek (Pitch prize winners are still being solidified—Those results to come!)
Thanks, Danielle for hosting! I just saw your email, so excited!
Yay!! Amy Nielsen is the BEST Janet! Excited for you!
Thank you so much for doing this! All the #kidlitzombieweek co-hosts and prize donors have been so generous with their time and knowledge. I am thrilled to be paired with Amy Nielsen. Her essay about overly "classic" picture book manuscripts was thought-provoking.
Let's hear it for the #KidlitZombieWeek pledge winners! First: You showed up for yourself. Second: You walked away with a great prize. That's what we call a... Win, WIN!!🎉 Woot, WOOT!!!🥳 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 2mo agoPublishing news is quiet on the weekends…but not for our 40 pledge prize winners!! This weekend we will be contacting pledge prize winners and connecting them to their donors! Congratulations to all! 🧟 #kidlit #KidlitZombieWeek (Pitch prize winners are still being solidified—Those results to come!)
I am having so much fun contacting prize winners! Congratulations to all of our Kidlit Zombie Week pledge winners! Keep writing those stories and bringing those “dead” manuscripts to life! 🧟 #kidlit
#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 2mo agoPublishing news is quiet on the weekends…but not for our 40 pledge prize winners!! This weekend we will be contacting pledge prize winners and connecting them to their donors! Congratulations to all! 🧟 #kidlit #KidlitZombieWeek (Pitch prize winners are still being solidified—Those results to come!)
Publishing news is quiet on the weekends…but not for our 40 pledge prize winners!! This weekend we will be contacting pledge prize winners and connecting them to their donors! Congratulations to all! 🧟 #kidlit #KidlitZombieWeek (Pitch prize winners are still being solidified—Those results to come!)
Michael Jackson Thriller Zombie Dance
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I am thrilled that I got to catch up with my wonderful agent today! She’s the best! 😊 After talking with her (and from #KidlitZombieWeek) I feel more inspired and am excited to reunite with some of my older manuscripts (and new ones too)!
All of your pitches are amazing! I want to read all of your stories! It’s almost impossible to select winners! #KidlitZombieWeek
Posts like these absolutely get me. 🥲🥹 Thank you Rebecca!!
Rebecca Ensign@rebecca-ensign.bsky.social · 2mo agoMake sure to add this to your wish lists! I am so excited for Danielle!
#KidlitZombieWeek Host pitch pick hint: I love a great SEL story that feels like an actual story with the emotional difference not being the thing that changes about the character. Can't wait to see if my favorite of these makes it through! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
When your little guy decides he's going to tackle his first chapter book by himself...and that he'd rather do that than play on the phone while waiting for an event to begin.😁 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
!!!! I emerge from my winter hibernation to yell like a blue jay about the fact that WE GOT A KIRKUS STAR!!! "Plum supplies vibrant gouache compositions that strike the right balance between scientific verisimilitude and sprightly child appeal." I could be normal and chill about this but AHHH
Carol Hinz@carolhinz.bsky.social · 7mo agoReally wonderful Kirkus star for WHOSE TREE IS THIS? by Marilyn Singer and @julianplum.com: "Accessible, engaging, and important—STEAM writing at its best." ⭐ Full review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
How can you introduce food allergies to children? Read picture books like these! imaginationsoup.net/best-kids-bo... #kidlit #foodallergies
5 Best Kids' Books About Food Allergies - Imagination Soup
How can you introduce food allergies to children? Read picture books like these top recommendations to start discussions and share information!
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Dropped by my library to see Yeti Is Not Ready for School! I couldn’t stop smiling when I went to browse for more books. #kidlit #kidlitart
How are you spending the wait time, #KidlitZombieWeek friends? Reply with a GIF. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Denise The Menace: Mailbox Disappointment
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#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 2mo agoSuspense is murder! We get that. Or maybe it's just the purgatory space those revisions need to really come to light. #KidlitZombieWeek prize winners will be notified soon. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Need some fresh eyes on that manuscript this summer? There's still time to enter my critique giveaway. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #Anxiety
Kristen C. Strocchia@kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 2mo agoKeep this list handy as an #Anxiety Self-Care guide for #KidLit creatives. And don't forget to follow, like, and comment while you're there for a chance to win a free critique. Winter-Spring 2026: Season 1 Wrap-Up and Critique Giveaway kcstrocchia.com/2026/06/04/w... #WriterSky #WritingCommunity