Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet
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#PB poet 🌳🌸🌞🌙💦 #RA #SCBWI #12x12 #CtC | Storied Ink on Substack https://substack.com/@jpuglow #NSTA #ALA #CrystalKite WI Fellowship of Poets https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street
Enter #SUNWRITEFUN 2026 a NF or INFO FIC #kidlit story 8/5 - 8/20 THX! Karen M. Greenwald, Jenny Buchet, Stephanie Wildman @swildmansf.bsky.social, Hilary Margitich @hilarymargitich.bsky.social and Joyce Uglow @jpuglow.bsky.social Earn points! Enter ⬇️ www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26
WEDNESDAY’S WONDERFUL WRITERS WHO CHAMPION WRITERS: Jenny Bowman - @jennyb-writes.bsky.social Joyce Uglow – @jpuglow.bsky.social Judy Campbell - Back Matter Break Down @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social Julie Hauswirth – Creator Interview @juliehauswirth.bsky.social Kathy Temean @kathytemean
Pudgy Penguin Says Thank You
ALT: Pudgy Penguin Says Thank You
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Read all about it on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/... A picture book that you do not want to miss. FAKE GNUS by @lesliehelakoski.bsky.social Kirkus Reviews: Praised it as an "amusing primer that should help readers begin sharpening their critical thinking skills".
Join @debrakshumaker.bsky.social and me over on #uGROnews on Substack to get in on the insights about Debra and Vanya's new #picturebook SUNDAY SCARIES. It will hit shelves on August 4, 2026. open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...
Check out @kathygroth.bsky.social 's interview with @drliztracy.bsky.social and @annaaronson.bsky.social about the nuances of working separately but together as a picture book comes together. ugronews.substack.com/p/how-to-wor...
#SCBWI #SCBWI26CK #educators Are you looking for books to add to your classroom library? 🌟Check out the #CrystalKiteAward books www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite... 🥳 I’m thrilled that Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits won the Midwest Division ❣️
Congratulations to our Crystal Kite winning members! Way to go, @jpuglow.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, @carolinelperry.bsky.social, and @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social! We are so proud of you! #awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
Thank you 12 x 12! The incredible support of community is heartwarming.
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · last wk.Congratulations to our Crystal Kite winning members! Way to go, @jpuglow.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, @carolinelperry.bsky.social, and @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social! We are so proud of you! #awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
Sponsored by authorscoalition.org and @scbwi.bsky.social free #kidlit #SCBWI series presented by the Inland Northwest, Los Angeles, Midsouth, Southwest Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin Regions. Live workshops take place throughout September. Register www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
WEDNESDAY’S WONDERFUL WRITERS WHO CHAMPION WRITERS Heather Macht Seasons of KidLit @authorhmacht.bsky.social Jena Benton Simply 7 Interview @jenanbenton.bsky.social Joyce Uglow uGROnews @jpuglow.bsky.social Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle @kbiddle.bsky.social
Pudgy Penguin Says Thank You
ALT: Pudgy Penguin Says Thank You
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“How can I explain to anyone that stories are like air to me? I breathe them in and let them out over and over again.” JACQUELINE WOODSON
Join poet Margaret Simon and me to celebrate the release of the beautiful board book WHAT'S THAT SOUND? BIRDS OF THE BAYOU. open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...
“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.” -Sophocles #kindness
Check out this adorable new #picturebook written and illustrated by Dana Wulffekotte. Get Dana's insights into how Mabel's Museum of Wonders came about. ugronews.substack.com/p/dana-wulff...
Dana Wulffekotte Shares Her Creative Point of View!
July 6, Vol. 2, Issue 7 | uGROnews shines a light on the garden of ideas that grow into books for children.
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Recommendations for voting in the final round of the #CrystalKite awards. open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...
{Heartwork} {A Golden Shovel poem} https://joyceuglowauthor.com/2026/07/03/heartwork/
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The Poetry Friday Roundup today is at Michelle’s place: More Art 4 All and more Catherine @Reading to the CoreHeidi @my juicy little universeLinda @A Word EdgewiseMary Lee @Another Year of ReadingMolly @Nix the Comfort Zone
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I’m thrilled to find Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits in the #scbwi #CrystalKiteAward finals. www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g... I’d love your vote in the Midwest Division!
Get the full scoop on my latest Exploring Kidlit Love It Lists on Joyce P. Uglow on Substack. Ten books you and yours will want to grab. https://joyceuglowauthor.com/2026/06/23/exploring-kidlit-love-it-lists/
Exploring Kidlit Love It Lists
Get the full scoop on my latest Exploring Kidlit Love It Lists on Joyce P. Uglow on Substack. Ten books you and yours will want to grab.
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I am grateful and honored that STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits written by me and brilliantly illustrated by Valerya Milovanova is listed in The Best Children's Books of the Year! educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...
@scbwi.bsky.social We’d love to have your vote for the #CrystalKiteAward in the Midwest division. www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...
"I'm looking for a heartwarming middle grade novel about animals. Ex: PAX by Sara Pennypacker, SILVERWING by Kenneth Oppel, and SANTA PAWS by Nicholas Edwards." @mariavicente.com #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
You’ll want to add these #kidlit books to your #tbr list. @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Lauren’s Substack post is right on. open.substack.com/pub/laurenhk...
Quick-Read Crafty Tips: Mental Health Awareness Month: You Matter
As a mental health clinician and an author whose North Star is to lift up others, help people feel seen, and add light to the world, I want to remind you:
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Cindy Mackey and Joyce Uglow penned cinquains for the #STUCKBumblebee Poetry Challenge to celebrate Earth Day.
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Cindy Mackey and Joyce Uglow penned cinquains for the STUCK Bumblebee Poetry Challenge to celebrate Earth Day.
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cause & effect... What we, the inhabitants of planet Earth, do impacts our air, our soil, our oceans, our life.
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We can pay attention to our planet. Check out the State of Climate with this interactive map of the United States. Please join us for the STUCK Bumblebee Poetry Challenge at
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