Kirsten W. Larson
@kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
Author ✍️| Teacher | Writing Coach | Podcaster: Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations🎙️| World Adventurer #12x12PB #WritingBarn #kidlit #InkedVoices www.kirstenwlarson.com
On the #podcast: @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social & @juliefhedlund.bsky.social discuss the joy of writing #nonfiction. Discover how fun this genre can be and learn all the resources #12x12pb has for nonfiction writers: 12x12challenge.com/p... #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #booksky
Think you’ve exhausted your research? When Nancy Hudgins was writing about Ursula Nordstrom, she discovered new material by searching "Ursula Dixie" (her father's surname). 🎧 New podcast episode: youtu.be/niownBnAmIE #kidlit #nonfiction #writingtips #research #amwriting @nancyhudgins.com
Writing the Woman Behind Children’s Books: Researching Ursula Nordstrom with Nancy Hudgins Ep. 23
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Want to learn why I I felt compelled to tell this story? Check out via TeachingBooks Meet-the-Author Book Recording | This Is How You Know, Narrated by Kirsten W. Larson - school.teachingbooks.net/QLE6MG9
TeachingBooks Book Reading | This Is How You Know
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Want to write nonfiction kids can’t put down? 📚 Join me for SCBWI's "Engaging Stories" Conference in WI, for a 3-hour intensive masterclass on writing compelling nonfiction that kids of all ages can't wait to read. www.scbwi.org/events/octob... #Kidlit #NonfictionWriting #ChildrensWriters
What if your next nonfiction project isn’t prose but a graphic novel? I’m joined by @teresarobeson.com to talk about writing nonfiction graphic novels for kids: craft, scripts, and how to get started (no drawing required). 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/R_uSsNdRocA #KidLit #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
How to Write Nonfiction Graphic Novels (Even If You Can’t Draw!) | Teresa Robeson Ep. 22
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Heather Stigall@heatherstigall7.bsky.social · 4mo ago📚👍Happy #NationalSuperheroDay! 🦸♂️ Flashback to my '23 #PB review of A TRUE WONDER: THE COMIC BOOK HERO WHO CHANGED EVERYTHING by @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social & Katy Wu #ClarionBooks #kidlit #picturebooks #whattoread #bookreview #kidsbooks #childrensbooks www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
Thanks so much for sharing, Songju!
Songju Daemicke - Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope@songjudaemicke.bsky.social · 4mo agoHappy #independentbookstore Day! @twofriendsbooks ! ❤️ Check out this amazing book, This Is How You Know, by the talented @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social be inspired! ❤️📚🪴📚🎉 #k12 #pb
Another Aerospace Valley District Event on the books! Each year, my dad and I volunteer as queuers (me as lead queuer) for FIRST Robotics, making sure teams get to their scheduled matches on time. We managed 92 matches over 2 days. The volunteers, kids, mentors, & coaches are amazing #firstrobotics
What if the back pages of your nonfiction book were secretly its most powerful part? 🦎 I had the best conversation with @annettewhipple.bsky.social about back matter: how to plan it, write it, and make it work for readers AND publishers. Watch here → https://youtu.be/Rtpdoa0wZmg #KidLit
Exciting news: THE FIRE OF STARS is now available in Chinese! 🇨🇳✨ STAR FIRE: Astronomer Cecilia Payne and the Story of the Discovery of Stellar Ingredients (per Google Translate) by me illustrated by Katherine Roy translated by Miao Qian So grateful to see Cecilia Payne’s story reach new readers!
Spotted in the wild by my crit partner, Kelly at McLean and Eakin Booksellers in Petroskey, MI. Thanks for sharing THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW, a book about how science happens and why it matters. @cornelia-illo.bsky.social #indiebookstores #scienceforkids #scienceisforeveryone
Thanks for the lovely endorsement!
Stephanie Gibeault@stephaniegibeault.bsky.social · 7mo agoCalling all nonfiction writers, @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social's new book TELLING IT TRUE is incredible! It's packed with valuable resources, insightful tips, and helpful writing exercises. Plus, loads of mentor texts. I highly recommend it! #kidlit kirstenwlarson.com/books-writin...
How do you write 50+ kids books without an agent? @aubreandrus.bsky.social shares her work-for-hire journey—networking with editors, writing fast, and building an author career outside traditional publishing. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=fjXCJjRkho0 #KidLit #WorkForHire #WritingCommunity
Excited to have this book in the world. Thanks for the support 12x12.
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge@12x12challenge.bsky.social · 7mo agoCongratulations to @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social on her recent book birthday for 📚 TELLING IT TRUE: HOW TO WRITE NONFICTION KIDS (AND TEENS) WANT TO READ Find it and more here: buff.ly/2rcNNaa #12x12PB #kidlit
So excited that The Fire of Stars, written by me, illus. by Katherine Roy, is a California Young Reader Medal nominee for picture books for older readers! 🌟 Kids in CA will read and vote for their faves! Details: https://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social
If you’ve ever thought about writing true stories for kids, Telling It True shows you how. From picture books to YA, magazines, and the educational market, this how-to guide walks you through the full process. 👉 Get your copy: https://bit.ly/4sY8OrI
I love love love talking craft! And @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social is a fabulous interviewer as well as writer!
Melissa Stewart@mstewartscience.bsky.social · 7mo agoTeachers! Librarians! Writers! Don't miss this amazing interview about nonfiction craft. tinyurl.com/554v86nk @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @dheiligman.bsky.social offer so many pearls of wisdom. #TLsky #Skybrarians #kidlit #nonfiction #edusky
I learned so much speaking with Deborah on the podcast. Thanks for sharing this episode, Melissa!
Melissa Stewart@mstewartscience.bsky.social · 7mo agoTeachers! Librarians! Writers! Don't miss this amazing interview about nonfiction craft. tinyurl.com/554v86nk @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @dheiligman.bsky.social offer so many pearls of wisdom. #TLsky #Skybrarians #kidlit #nonfiction #edusky
Launch time! 📚 If Reimagining Your Nonfiction Picture Book helped you revise, Telling It True helps you decide what to write, where it fits, and how to draft it. Covers PB–YA, magazines & ed market, from idea to draft. 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Telling-True-Nonfiction-Reimagine-Writing/dp/B0GHNWX7W3/
The amazing Kirsten W. Larson (@kirstenwlarson.bsky.social ) has a new craft book to guide nonfiction children's book writers. She teaches from a wealth of knowledge and an open heart. Congratulations, Kirsten, and thanks for all you give to writers! I'm off to read . . . #kidlit #pbwriters
🤗 #kidlit / #YA #nonfiction writers 🤗 Wouldn't it be a relief to have an experienced NF writer guide you step-by-step through the process of building a great manuscript? @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social does just that in TELLING IT TRUE, out now from Amazon: a.co/d/e7jfqZK Coming soon on Bookshop!🔥
What makes 12 x 12 so unique? Charter member and published author @kirstenwlarson reveals the core of the 12 x 12 culture. Be part of the friendliest writing community on Earth! Join today: www.12x12challenge.com #amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #booksky #writingcommunity
Oh my heart!!!! This makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing, Katie!
Katie Slivensky@kslivensky.bsky.social · 8mo ago4yo was learning about animal roles, and asked what humans are meant to do in the world. I told him... we are meant to help. He *BEELINED* for the bookshelf to open up @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social and Corenlia Li's THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW to the map page that shows how science can help our planet. 🥹❤️
If you've been wanting to write children's nonfiction but keep getting stuck, Reimagine Insiders gives you structure and support to move through the entire process. First coaching call 1/9 @ 3 p.m. ET. $5/month. Join us: writers.kirstenwlarson.com #NonfictionWriting #WritingCommunity #Kidlit
🎙️ NEW: Award-winning author Deborah Heiligman (LOUDMOUTH: Emma Goldman Versus America (a love story)) shares her process for writing gripping narrative nonfiction! Learn about primary source research, finding your book's "mantra" & crafting scenes that read like fiction. https://youtu.be/ctbExUwTG-0
By Dec 2026, you could have a completed children's nonfiction manuscript. Reimagine Insiders is a year-long community for children's NF writers. $5/month (join any time) First call: January 9, 3pm ET writers.kirstenwlarson.com/b/insiders #WritingCommunity #Kidlit #NonfictionWriting #ChildrensBooks
In her research for Living Bridges, author @authorsandhya.bsky.social captured emotion and sensory details by writing list poems as a "parking space." 🎧 Watch: https://youtu.be/yCbSD3iCqVg #KidLit #NonfictionWriting #WritingTips #ChildrensBooks #WritingCommunity
This classroom-ready lesson helps students notice details, ask meaningful questions & record their discoveries in science notebooks Integrates inquiry-based learning, writing, & scientific thinking 👉🏼 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13126 @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @cornelia-illo.bsky.social #edusky
