Hey everybody! I'm going to be teaching an 8-week virtual class through WritingWorkshops. It's going to cover all sorts of kidlit fundamentals, from picture books through young adult. We start 8/6. Reply or DM me if you have any questions! writingworkshops.com/collections/...

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Hey everybody! I'm going to be teaching an 8-week virtual class through WritingWorkshops. It's going to cover all sorts of kidlit fundamentals, from picture books through young adult. We start 8/6. Reply or DM me if you have any questions! writingworkshops.com/collections/...

Online Writing Courses at WritingWorkshops.com: Unleash Creativity

Join WritingWorkshops.com for expert-led online courses in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, and children's writing. Elevate your skills with our global community and unique destination retr...

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Hey! I have a children's book writing workshop starting April 27. You can get feedback on your manuscript from a group of your peers, including a published writer (me!). Maybe I'll see you there? For more info: iamericbell.com#/kidlit-manu...

Michelle Cusolito is a cool person and she has a new kids' nonfiction book coming out this Tuesday about national trees! Books about the environment are even more important than ever nowadays. Check out ROOTED IN WONDER, on sale March 31! www.eightcousins.com/item/nfLvOvw... @mcusolito.bsky.social

Rooted in Wonder by Michelle Cusolito | Eight Cousins

Get to know the tremendous trees that shape our world!Meet 12 national trees and uncover WILD facts, ANCIENT legends, and the INCREDIBLE creatures hidden in their leaves! Travel the world and find out...

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H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

As hard as we are fighting, book bans are having an impact on the books being written and published. To put this another way, a very small number of well-funded people who don't write books, don't teach books, don't work in libraries are trying to decide what books are available for everyone else

Book Bans ‘Kill Creativity,’ Sow Self-Doubt in Authors

For the past few years, author Charlotte Sullivan Wild has been working on a picture book about an LGBTQ+ family who learns to cope with one member’s deployment to the military. The story is inspired…

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We’re doing a query drive to raise money to help relieve acute food insecurity among families sheltering in place. Come through!

Laura Zats@lzats.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's time. Colin, the comrade running the shelter-in-place food program I'm working at, told me that this week he's had to turn down asks from schools to supply food directly to their sheltering families. The reason? There's not enough money coming in for that amount of food. Let's change that.

Do you want to get up to 4000 words of your children's novel/chapter book read? What about up to 1000 words of two picture books? If so, join the Kidlit Manuscript Workshop! You'll get feedback from your peers, including me! Why not make writing a priority in 2026? iamericbell.com#/kidlit-manu...

Meet author Eric Bell! Today on the blog Robyn interviews @ericbellwriter.bsky.social in advance of our FREE event for all creatives: "Arting When Able - What to Do When You Can't Be Creative." Event details can be found at the end of the interview. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/c...

Café Chat with Author Eric Bell, by Robyn Stone

Robyn Stone interviews author Eric Bell in advance of his free webinar Arting When Able—What to Do When You Can’t Be Creative on 1/5/26, followed by an add-on critique offering in February. C…

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🐻🐻🐻Scholarship applications are now available for the 2026 annual Pocono retreat! 🌲 Members on the EastPA mailing list: Check Your Inboxes!📨Contact our regional team epa@SCBWI.org if you would like to receive the informational email and application link 📩 Held at the Highlights Foundation Apr 24-26🌲

Join East PA authors and illustrators for a night of camaraderie and books @childrensbookworld.bsky.social ✍️🤩 #authorevent #illustratorevent Lots of local members...Will you be there? @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social @danakramaroff.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social and...

My books have been out for 7-8 years, but I stopped opening royalty statements a few years ago because I was scared of how "bad" they'd look. Recent circumstances compelled me to take the plunge and open one, and I'm glad I did. Does anybody else have this hangup with book-related finances?

Writers! I’ll critique a query letter and first page for 5 people in exchange for a donation to a food bank, local restaurant with a free-meal program, program collecting funds for people in need of food, etc. If you need food, or know someone who does, DM me or comment below. ❤️❤️❤️

I've been thinking about spicing up my reading next year with some ~Reading Challenges~. Does anyone have any categories they like? I'm especially excited about "A book written by the author of another book I dislike" lol

Favorite picture book in recent memory is CABOOSE by @100scopenotes.bsky.social and @ohtruth.bsky.social. This hippo child chooses chaos by messing with the front of the school lineup. Then he gets sent to the back, and does the same exact thing. Truly an agent of anarchy.

Friendly reminder that book platform The StoryGraph can do everything Goodreads can do, plus many additional features, and it has the added benefit of not being owned by corrupt billionaire and free speech suppressor Jeff Bezos. app.thestorygraph.com

The StoryGraph

A site for you to track your reading and choose your next book

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Hey all! I'm running a free virtual event through Blue Stoop on Thursday, 3/27 from 4-5pm ET. It's going to be generative writing structured around the idea of writing a young person's book. All kidlit folks are welcome! To preregister: www.bluestoop.org/events/

Today I want to spread some positivity in the world. If you reply to this post, I'll recommend a song for you. If you want to mention some music you enjoy, you can, or you go for the chaos option and not give me any hints lol Feel free to laugh at my foibles. That's okay by me!

Friendly reminder that book platform The StoryGraph can do everything Goodreads can do, plus many additional features, and it has the added benefit of not being owned by corrupt billionaire and free speech suppressor Jeff Bezos. app.thestorygraph.com

The StoryGraph

A site for you to track your reading and choose your next book

app.thestorygraph.com

If you're near Blue Bell, PA and want to hear from some children's authors, join Charles A Bush, Jess Callans, @ericbellwriter.bsky.social, and me at the Wissahickon Valley Pub Library on 3/13. Come with questions! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-ch... #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #authorlife #authorevent

Hey school friends. I've posted about how I do school visits and library workshops. But I'm also more than happy to show up to GSAs (or other equivalent groups) for free and talk to your kids about what it's like to be a published queer (and neurodivergent) author. iamericbell.com for contact.

I have a feeling this is going to keep being relevant for a while.

Eric Bell@ericbellwriter.bsky.social · 2y ago

I suspect we're going to be seeing a lot of great days for below average white men in the foreseeable future.

Look who cartwheeled onto Bluesky: the irrepressible Zack, from my ALAN COLE books. Give him a follow and say hi 👋

Zack Kimble@zackzackgoose.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi Bluesky It's been a while since I did social media I guess I haven't been feeling very social Or very media My New Year's resolution is to be myself especially when other people think I'm a weirdo Us weirdos need to stick together, like sticks with duct tape, or ducks with stick tape

Been thinking about this a lot (not tagging the sender, for their privacy). Most of us won't have the chance for for grand, capital-R Resistance heroics. But every one of us will have a thousand small choices to make about how to live our lives and where to draw lines. Use them well.

It's a shame that millions of Harry Potter fans will never realize how much of a hateful, spiteful bigot JK Rowling is.

Hey school people! Are you looking to bring in a fun, engaging, and dynamic writer to speak to your kids? Well, if I run into anyone I know who fits that bill, I'll let you know. Or you can host me instead. I'm pretty okay! iamericbell.com/author-servi...

Hi, writers! I've taken a step back from conferences/events lately, but am excited to take pitches at the #PictureBookCreatorConference next Friday, Jan. 24th! They've kindly given me a discount code, DANIELE30. Here's the registration page if you're interested! www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc

Picture Book Creator Conference

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Happy #PortfolioDay - I'm Gina Perry, a #kidlit illustrator seeking new picture book, chapter book, or middle grade projects. I live for cute kids and animals, bold colors, big feelings, and cozy spaces. Rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy. www.ginaperry.com #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration

I suspect we're going to be seeing a lot of great days for below average white men in the foreseeable future.

Hey librarians! I run writing workshops for kids and teens. I also give lectures on the basics of writing kids' books, for grownups! Don't those sound like amazing programs for your 2025 calendar year? You can reach me at iamericbell.com for more info.

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Check out the latest news from children's writer Eric Bell, author of the Alan Cole series and creator of KNoW, the Kidlit Novel Workshop.

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