Dear fellow queeros-Yes, Stonewall happened in June. Yes, we honor our ancestors by celebrating Pride in June. But we r in a climate catastrophe. Being outdoors grindin' and sweatin' when it feels like Satan’s breath outside is no longer feasible. Can we plz find another month- urs a queer spoonie

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Time to call your reps! No matter where you are, no matter who your rep is they need to hear from you. Script is available at @5calls.org.

kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

HR 7551, the National book ban bill, has passed the markup and is being recommended to the House with amendment. Here’s who voted how. This isn’t over. CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW.

I grew up in a world where I never saw people like me in the media. Probably why it took nearly 40 years for me to figure out who I am. Under this bill, books like mine would be banned from schools nationwide. Act NOW. Representation saves lives. #transkidsareourkids #fbookbans

kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

HR 7551, the National book ban bill, has passed the markup and is being recommended to the House with amendment. Here’s who voted how. This isn’t over. CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW.

H.R. 7661 would harm so many publishers, authors, and readers. Only the smallest sliver of human experience would make it onto shelves. If you think kids deserve the world, you are against this bill - please read this article and call your reps.

Comicsbeat@comicsbeat.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Why comics creators must fight the proposed censorship of H.R. 7661

If you are not from Kansas but want to help the best way is to support: ACLU Kansas: action.aclu.org/give/support... Planned Parenthood Great Plains: www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineaction... and Kansas Interfaith Action: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Support the ACLU of Kansas Foundation

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Sound the alarm. Final year. Send in those apps folx.

PB Rising Stars@pbrisingstars.bsky.social · 7mo ago

⭐️IT’S TIME⭐️ #pbrisingstars applications are now open! Are you ready to improve your craft as a picture book creator, working with an experienced mentor for FREE?? Then our program is for you!

Flagging this much needed resource. Happy book birthday @valeriebolling.bsky.social

Valerie Bolling@valeriebolling.bsky.social · 8mo ago

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, #TheMarchforHope! This book is about girl power, intersectionality, and finding your own voice.It’s a book that we need today. We will march on! www.valeriebolling.com/the-march-fo... #kidlit #girlpower #womensmarch2017 #womensmarch #voice #newreleasealert

Got to see the latest draft of illustrations for Belly Growls- my upcoming PB book about food insecurity and OMG, literal chills. Ya’ll my heart is so big right now.

A gentle, not-so-gentle PSA in honor of disability pride month. Please stop asking disabled people using mobility aids, "What happened?" You wouldn't ask me "why are you Black," so don't ask me to explain why I am disabled.

Greetings from an exhausted author spoonie recovering from ALA. I'm a nonbinary spoonie who writes picture books. I'm all about Earth care and being outdoors. #spoonieauthchat #disabilitypride

Spoonie Authors Network@spoonieauthnet.bsky.social · last yr.

Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), July 1, 2025: It's #DisabilityPrideMonth! Introduce yourselves, and let's interact with and follow each other! (Please quote-post and add #SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)

It's the last day of Pride, and it seems fitting that I get to celebrate my Stonewall Honor today! Will share more ALA highlights soon, but for now, gifting you this beautiful handmade card created by my dear soul sibling @awildword.bsky.social. #queersky #pride #chosenfamily

Feeling all the feels. Queer kidlit saves lives 💗.

Authors Against Book Bans@authorsabb.bsky.social · last yr.

If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.

Happy Freedom day. I recognize that saying these words feels ironic given the times we live in. But today is a reminder that our ancestors sacrificed everything for our liberation. May we use this day to nourish our souls as we continue to fight for our freedom. #blackjoy #blacksky #AddtoBlackSky

School Library Journal@slj.com · last yr.

Tomorrow is #Juneteenth. Here are some #kidlit books for the holiday www.slj.com/story/9-titl...

Today and every day, Trans Kids Are Our Kids. Discover books that center trans stories and voices that we are proud to publish (link below). Every reader deserves to see themselves in a book. 📚 penguinschoollibrary.com/TransBooklist

Support queer artists!

Fatimah (fuh-TEE-muh)@disturbingthefleece.com · last yr.

Ready to cast on during Pride w/ a pattern from a queer designer? These designs are quick and you probably already have the yarn. 1. Weak Moral Fiber shawl: sock weight in 3 colors 2. Big Hair Much Care hat: sock weight held doubled 3.February Fitted Mitts: cabled DK Go forth and knit!! #knitsky

More Pride fun.

A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙@ajirving.bsky.social · last yr.

SLC & Seattle friends! I’ll be celebrating THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso & me over the next few weeks! I’m so excited to join two of my dear #kidlit friends (@michellejingchan.bsky.social & @jesshernandez.bsky.social) for a Pride storytime event! Hope to see you and your kiddos! Much love! 🥳🌈💖

🌈 You could make your own Little Golden Book (Maybelline the cat not included) with me at @charliesqueerbooks this Saturday! I'll be partnering with @kclsfoundation for this event, part of the Live Pages events that support @kclsfoundation ‘s funding of library system programs and services

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AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · last yr.

#LGBTQWriteAThon is upon us! Next month join @amaralynn.bsky.social and @rebeccafrostwrites.com for a month of much needed writing fun! #queerwriters will be combined with this event. Feel free to participate as little or much as you're able! #writesky #writingcommunity #pridemonth

As the mom of a nonbinary kid, I can tell you that it's so rare that they get to see themself in books-- especially in FUN books that aren't *about* being nonbinary. Enby kids deserve to have their silly hijinks stories too! (Fyi, GOING OVERBOARD is also available as an audiobook!)

BookHive '25@bookhive25.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy book birthday to @carolinehuntoon.bsky.social & GOING OVERBOARD-- a sweet, light-hearted, hijinks-filled reverse Parent Trap novel about embracing change in our relationships with the people we love. ORDER NOW: bookshop.org/p/books/goin... #KidLit #MG #LGBTKidLit #LGBTQIA #MiddleGrade

It's #LGBTQFamiliesDay! A wonderful day to send support to queer families everywhere, particularly this year. We are all in this together!

This Pride month I am joining an incredible group of #queerkidlit creators to host a fundraiser for the LGBTQIA+ community. Enter this giveaway, and you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! More details at: tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #edusky #pride #skybrarians #books #lgbtqia

LGBTQIA+ Picture Book Giveaway!

Thank you for participating and supporting the LGBTQIA+ community! Please review the giveaway rules below and fill out this form. Winner must be following all creators participating in this giveaway. ...

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙@ajirving.bsky.social · last yr.

We are a group of LGBTQIA+ picture book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #kidlit #booksky #pridemonth #giveaway

ACK!!! SOOOO exciting. Congrats @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social.

Abby Mumford@abbymumford.bsky.social · last yr.

I love it when @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social's deals FINALLY go public and we can shout about them from every which way! CONGRATS! #PB #kidlit #amwriting

Help me pick a new headshot. A or B? I'm partial to A cuz I look dapper AF 😁.

To all of those who must go through unimaginable lengths to have their basic needs met this book is 4u. A special thanks to my agent @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social , my editor Valery Badio, and my illustrator Alex Aldrich Barrett, none of this would be possible w/o u.

An opportunity to support a beloved #kidlit community member!!

Chloe Ito Ward@chloeitoward.bsky.social · last yr.

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn gofund.me/ce50d993

Writer's life= getting to create a fashion mood board for the fat fabulous star of my forthcoming picture book MADINA'S BIG, FABULOUS, WIN. Y'all this process is giving me LIFE. Here's my favorite image so far.

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈@anuncivilphd.bsky.social · last yr.

If you don’t do anything else today, do this. Dr. Carla Hayden has impeccable credentials and has revitalized the Library of Congress. Trump does not have the authority to dismiss her, but Congress must intervene.

This incredible human has been fighting like hell to ensure that our queer babies feel seen and affirmed. Grateful for you friend.

Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️‍🌈♿@cswild.bsky.social · last yr.

At @usnews.com I describe growing up as a pastor's kid and LGBTQ+. Now in #MahmoudvTaylor at #SCOTUS, 6 religious parents have challenged my book #LoveViolet & 8 others. Op-ed: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti... @penamerica.bsky.social #kidlit #BooksNotBans #WNDB #FReadom youtube.com/shorts/K99I4...

Guess what Guess what Guess whaaaaat?! 2025 #PBRisingStars mentee selections ARE IN!!!! And in two-ish weeks, we get to SCREAM about the new mentee class! 😱😱😱😱 How are you feeling as we inch closer to May 15?! Tell us tell us!

Chronic illness is like that obnoxious uninvited house guest that just won't leave! Hugs to all of my spoonies navigating bad body days. #spoonie

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