Thanks for sharing our members' good news! I love our monthly celebration!

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 5d ago

Check out our Member News for the month of July! easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/m... @jrbarr.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social @kathykellyauthor.bsky.social @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social @heatherstigall7.bsky.social

PA Friends: Join me at BACK-TO-SCHOOL FARM FEST on August 23, 10-12 Fundraiser, Book Fair, Buggy Rides, Kid's Activities, Food Trucks, & more! Purchase your tickets here: dreamweaverequine.ticketspice.com/btsfarmfest?... #kidlit #bookfair #backtoschool #fundraiser #fundraisingevent #kidsbooks

📚👍Happy #InternationalDayofFriendship! 👫 My book recommendation today is about, let’s just say, an unlikely friendship Here's my review of STILL FRIENDS by @troystory.bsky.social & Mike Deas: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit #picturebooks #bookreview @orcabook.bsky.social

BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

​My book recommendation today is about, let’s just say, an unlikely friendship:

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LAST CHANCE! Attention PAL (Published and Listed) Authors/Illustrators of Eastern PA SCBWI - if you want to be included in our School & Library Visit Directory, get your info or updates to Andrea NOW!

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reminder: Update your SCBWI PAEast PAL directory profile by 7/31—Visit www.scbwi.org/regions/epa/... for full details💡Contact PAL coordinator @andreadenish.bsky.social with additional questions The 2026-2027 Directory PDF will be available for teachers & librarians soon www.scbwi.org/regions/epa/...

📚👍It's #beatrixpotter's birthday!🐇🦔🐁 ​Let’s honor this amazing children’s A-I by reading a #PB about her by another amazing children's A-I: BEATRIX AND HER FRIENDS: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF BEATRIX POTTER by @annelambelet.bsky.social My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit

BOOK REVIEW: IT’S BEATRIX POTTER’S BIRTHDAY!

​Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, so let’s honor this amazing children’s author-illustrator by reading a picture book all about her.

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🏆CONGRATULATIONS to all the 2026 Crystal Kite winners!🎉 #crystalkiteawards #kidlit #KidLitCommunity #childrensbooks #booksforkids #WinnersAnnouncement

Last chance to get a critique for this amazing event! #scbwievent

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 2w ago

⚡Last chance to secure critiques with author-Illustrator Larissa Brown and editor Lisa Gouldy⚡Register for Humor in Storytelling 8/22,🍏 POV & Narrative Voice 9/3,🍏 or attend BOTH webinars FREE with registration to Live Lancaster event 9/19🍏 www.scbwi.org/regions/epa/... #scbwievent #kidlitart

Calling all Eastern PA SCBWI illustrators!

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 2w ago

📣Reminder—Initial design sketches must be submitted by August 7 for your design to be chosen! Find a PDF brief including specs & honorarium amount, details, & application link on our website www.scbwi.org/regions/epa/... 💡💭We want to see your best design sketches—Let's see what EPA has to offer!!⚡

Applications OPEN SOON for the Kidlit Firefly Mentorship! Choose from 22 authors to work with for three months. Scroll to see the mentors and for a QR code that takes you to the site to register! #kidlitfirefly #mentorship #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #writingcommunity @mightykidlit.bsky.social

I’m super excited to be on the Fall Mighty KidLit Firefly Mentor Team! If you are an unpub writer, join Kidlit Fireflies by 8/10, choose from more than 20 mentors & apply! www.kidlitfirefly.com @mightykidlit.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #authormentor #writing #mentorship #picturebooks #PB

Rejections are a part of every publishing journey, but that doesn’t make them feel any better to receive. Check out this month's comic by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington on the blog. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/j...

Junk Mail, by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington

Rejections are a part of every publishing journey, but that doesn’t make them feel any better to receive. Look for comics by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington once a month here on the EasternPennPoin…

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🗳Voting ENDS TOMORROW for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards!🏆 If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. 👻Gilbert and the Ghost is in the Atlantic region, but you can vote in all divisions. Good luck to the finalists! #scbwi #crystalkite #kidlit #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost

Heather Stigall@heatherstigall7.bsky.social · 4w ago

📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻 @scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

This never gets old! Gilbert & the Ghost spotted “in the wild” face out in the library in Independence, OH. Thanks @robinjordan.bsky.social for sharing! #gilbertandtheghost #booksighting #picturebook #kidlit #library @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

📚👍Happy #takeyourpoettoworkday! ✍ Poetry is for everyone, everywhere, so get your poetry on! Here's my '23 review of A POEM GROWS INSIDE OF YOU by @kateywrites.bsky.social & @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit #picturebooks #bookreview #poetry

REVIEW: HAPPY TAKE YOUR POET TO WORK DAY!

​ Take your poet to work? Sure! Poetry is for everyone, everywhere, so get your poetry on!

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Are you a working parent? Podcasts? MomsWork Podcast is now available on YouTube! I was a guest on episode 7 when host, Kristen Weinrich, & I talked about parenting, reading & writing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O-n... #kids #kidlit #momlife #authorlife #parenting #family #raisingreaders #writing

Episode 7 Raising Children Who Love to Read (and Write!) with Heather Stigall

YouTube video by MomsWork Podcast

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📚👍Happy #NationalSwimmingPoolDay!💦 To celebrate, take a dip in the pool & then read this fun, rhyming #PB: DON'T SPLASH GRANDPA! by @juliegonzalez.bsky.social & @srinidhidraws.bsky.social @sourcebooks.bsky.social Jabberwocky My review: www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r... #kidlit #bookreview

BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL SWIMMING POOL DAY!

​To celebrate this holiday, take a dip in the pool and then read this fun, rhyming picture book (careful not to get the book wet!).

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📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻 @scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

Great interview (if I do say so myself) with a great agent!

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · 4w ago

Meet Leslie Zampetti! Leslie will be joining us for Illustrator Day in Lancaster on September 19! Find out all about Leslie and the event in this interview on our blog. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/a... @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @literarylesliez.bsky.social

📚👍It's #NationalLostPetPreventionMonth 🐶🐱🐠🐰🐢 This mos do your part to prevent losing your pet! Here's my '23 review for POOPSIE GETS LOST by Hannah E. Harrison #kidlit #picturebooks #BookReview #WhatToRead #petlovers #petcare #literacy #childrensbooks www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

REVIEW: IT’S NATIONAL LOST PET PREVENTION MONTH!

​For a pet parent, losing a pet is devastating. This month do your part to prevent losing your pet! But I do sometimes wonder what an “escaped” pet thinks and feels when they wander away from...

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Thanks for sharing love for Gilbert, Sylvia, along side these other wonderful books! 😍👻🥰

Sylvia Chen 余愛莉@sylviaichen.bsky.social · last mo.

🤩📚🌟 It's another #PBStudyBuddy feature of *fabulous* picture books! EVEN STEVEN, GILBERT AND THE GHOST, and IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM. Love these must-reads!!! 📚👍🏼 #PBStudyBuddy* #Kidlit #Edusky *For a closer-up view and more, visit pbstudybuddy.com

Meet illustrator Larissa Brown! Larissa will be presenting at our upcoming webinar "Drawn to Story–Crafting Characters and Cracking Smiles" on 8/22 at 5 PM Eastern Time. Find out more about Larissa and the webinar in this interview on our blog. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/a...

An Interview with Artist Larissa Brown, by Robyn Stone

Robyn Stone interviews artist Larissa Brown in advance of the Eastern PA SCBWI webinar Drawn to Story–Crafting Characters and Cracking Smiles on August 22, 2026 at 5PM EST. An Interview with Artist…

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Congrats EPA members!

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · last mo.

It's time for Member News! Check out the exciting news from our members this month: @eileenruvane.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/m...

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...

Great opportunity for Eastern PA SCBWI members

SCBWI Eastern PA@scbwiepa.bsky.social · last mo.

📣Here it is! Announcing the open call to all Premium members of SCBWI Pennsylvania East!⚡review the brief & send your designs for the chance to receive 💲💲💲paid compensation and see your graphic on our social media, banner, slides & more www.scbwi.org/regions/epa/... Design submissions due August 7!

😮WOW! 🥰 Thank you to all who voted in round 1 of the #SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards. GILBERT MADE IT TO ROUND 2! SCBWI members can vote in all 15 divsions. If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST👻, pls consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite #kidlit @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social

💬Shout out to SCBWI New Mexico's next craft webinar on novel revision⚡with Meg Eden Kuyatt July 7⚡sign up for 1 webinar or purchase recordings of the whole series www.scbwi.org/regions/newm... #scbwievent #novelrevision #writingwebinar #amrevising @medenkuyatt.bsky.social @scbwi-nm.bsky.social

Sometimes coming up with the title seems like the hardest part! Check out CJ's comic on the blog. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/s...

Self-Doubt Book, by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington

Sometimes writing the title can feel harder than writing the manuscript. Look for comics by C.J. Bolognese-Warrington once a month here on the EasternPennPoints blog. Christopher-James Bolognese-Wa…

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🎨Larissa Brown webinar—humor as a storytelling superpower in picture book illustration💡turn strong story moments into comedy gold!🎨dummies, GN, cover art, portfolio critiques available www.scbwi.org/events/easte... #portfoliofeedback #illustrationcritique #kidlitbookcover #larissapaints #scbwievent

🎃Can't wait for the upcoming webinar September 3—Embodied POV: character in narration!🍁signup to attend🎃Add-on critiques available: PB, MG, YA, N-I-V www.scbwi.org/events/easte... #scbwievent #writingpointofview #amwriting #amquerying #characterpov #scbwiepa #novelinverse @lisagould.bsky.social

My summer newsletter is here! Click this link to read: mailchi.mp/23ecd841cba1... #kidlit #authornewsletter