Lauri Meyers
@laurimeyers.bsky.social
Kidlit Author. Word juggler. Awkwardly funny. Embraces weird. #50PreciousWords Winner #KidsChoice Winner #PBParty 2023 HM #PBChat Mentorship 2021 #Madness!Poetry #SCBWI #12x12
Read the latest issue of PaperBound yet? Full of writing, illustrations, author interviews & writing prompts, this issue includes @laurimeyers.bsky.social's poem 'V Formation' 🩵🐦⬛ Totally free to read now, check out the latest issue of PaperBound here 👇 paperboundmag.com/issues
Issue 3 submissions are open! Details: epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit... Submission form: forms.gle/n6LSxDJdkJsv...
#Contest Alert! Calling #kidlit #writers & those who play with words! Check out this year' #sunwritefun26 writing contest. Dust off those keyboards, sharpen those pencils, wipe down those tablets for this #picturebook contest #poet #writingcommunity #booksky #kidlitchat #books #author #authorlife
My middle grade poem in this issue of paperbound about finding your flock.
PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · last mo.📚👀 Our Wonder issue is officially out now, packed full of bookish content, from top author interviews and guest articles on writing and drawing, to book reviews, new writing, illustrations, and more! Download the brand new issue now - TOTALLY FREE! 👇💜 paperboundmag.com/issues
Some new poetry coming soon... but until the release just soak up the joy of this cover by @kimwnolan.bsky.social
PaperBound Magazine@paperboundmag.bsky.social · last mo.🌈Cover Reveal☂️ Here it is! The cover of our brand-new WONDER issue. Illustrated by the super-talented @kimwnolan.bsky.social 🩵 There are so many bookish goodies in this issue, and we can’t wait to share it with you very VERY soon. 1/3
Having a hard time starting the day? Add some magic! My poem "A Magical Morning" adds that spakle in the Little Thoughts Press "Traditions & Rituals" issue. Read the whole issue here: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag14 @littlethoughtspress.com
So excited to be in this issue with my poem “Magical Morning”!
Little Thoughts Press@littlethoughtspress.com · 2mo agoIf your favorite ritual is reading each new issue cover to cover, then today is your lucky day! Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals is here! Now available in print & as a free/PWYW pdf. Special thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for serving as guest editor! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
So excited to share my poem “Raining Cats and Dogs” in this month’s Countdown magazine. The art extended to the cover too! So much fun .
Check out this interview with Tielmour Press. Plus a giveaway! www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/celebra...
Celebrate Get Caught Reading Month with Jon Seymour & Tielmour Press! PLUS - PB Critique Giveaway!
Hi readers, writers, and book lovers of all kinds! Did you know that May is Get Caught Reading Month? It’s a celebration that encourages everyone to pick up a great book and get lost in its pages. Wha...
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I get to share the joy of our featured poems in the upcoming THE TOY magazine's Celebration Edition with my Rhyme Time critique partners/poets @laurimeyers.bsky.social & @mikeflowers.bsky.social! @thetoypress.bsky.social #celebrations #poetry4kids #poets #kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents
The first bees of spring arrived but unfortunately, they were ZOMBEES! Love this cute and funny picture book from @justincolonbooks.bsky.social for kids who like a tiny buzz of a scare.
Please join Cindy Mackey and me for the STUCK Bumblebee Poetry Challenge at Please join us for the STUCK Bumblebee Poetry Challenge at https://jpuglow.substack.com/
Extinction is Forever
An Earth Day awareness poem
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The porch of cabin 14 @boydsmills.bsky.social was full of inspiration and productivity this weekend!
#NationalPoetryMonth Issue 2 Poetry Spotlight A LITTLE THING by @laurimeyers.bsky.social “Sometimes my dog falls asleep while I’m petting him. I watch his blinks slow until his eyes close.” epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit...
A LITTLE THING -
DOGS SHOW LOVE & CARE | Artwork by Finn Rotert (age 6)
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Encouraging but of course these numbers are from the bookstore market only, and it's the state of the school/library market that led to the layoffs and closings. Publishers had reasons for what they did....
DearEditorDotCom@deareditordotcom.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe article about 1st quarter 2026 covers the hard stuff, but this is in it, too.
Thank you @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for another awesome #50preciouswords contest. Excited to see so many CPs in the winners list and celebrating my honorable mention for my poem “Dump Truck.”
Did I change a line at the last minute? Yes, yes I did. But I’m entered!
Mindy Alyse Weiss@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 6mo agoHave you entered the #PBParty contest yet? I love how people join from around the world. Where do you live and what genre did you submit? What else do you write or illustrate? You have until 8 pm Eastern to enter. Good luck. :) mindyalyseweiss.com/...
"That’s what literature does. Puts a word / on your tongue and lets you speak it. / It’s soft power, you fools." From "Decline of the Humanities," one of two new poems by @rwillsit.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/ZrT2in2
Celebrating so many critique friends !! Bethany Brodsky @gingerburke.bsky.social @pjpurtee.bsky.social @jacintapatt.bsky.social And @bydannikaufman.bsky.social fabulous honorable mention! Yays all around!!
Do you have a rocking (or bopping or rapping or scatting) baby in your life? Check out David's new book!!
David McMullin@davidmcmullin.bsky.social · 6mo agoCelebrating the Publication Day of my book ROCK 'N' ROLL, BABY! @randomhousekids.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... Please share to spread the word! #kidlit #iamwriting #contest #prizes
THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!!
Hurray! It’s time for the #50PreciousWords 2026 International Writing Contest! And THIS is the OFFICIAL contest post. If you are participating, please read through the guidelines and then pos…
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14 fabulous valentines stories for kids! susannahill.com/2026/03/01/t...
The 11th Annual Valentiny Contest FINALISTS Are HERE! – Vote For Your Favorite!!!
Would you look at that? The Spring Equinox has yet to arrive! Daylight Savings Time (ridiculous as it is) is not even here yet! And here I am, posting the finalists for. . .
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Excited for another year of learning, support & opportunities with the #12x12 writing challenge! @12x12challenge.bsky.social If you want to join the fun, www.12x12challenge.com/membership (Registration for 2026 ends Sunday, February 15, 2026.)
Membership
Come join the friendliest writing community on Earth! Write more than ever before in the 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge.
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You know when you can’t decide whether to say “good morning” or “hello” and your brain helpfully decides on “good hell!”. Yeah that’s not awkward at all,
You know those adorable holiday doggie pictures? Easier said than done!! Happy holidays everyone:)
So excited for my poem “A Little Thing” in this issue!
Nimblewitlit Mag@nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 9mo ago@laurimeyers.bsky.social writes for children from her little nook in New Jersey. Her poetry has appeared in Highlights High Five, School Magazine, Ember, Paperbound, Little Thoughts Press, and others. When she isn’t writing, she is giving her sweet Shih Tzu belly rubs. www.laurimeyers.com
If you love dogs, catch my poem “A Little Thing” the latest issue of nimble with and read great work from my crit partners @davidmcmullin.bsky.social and @mikeflowers.bsky.social
a puppy is sleeping on a couch wearing pajamas .
ALT: a puppy is sleeping on a couch wearing pajamas .
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Nimblewitlit Mag@nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 9mo agoMeet the writers and artists of Issue 2: Trustworthy! Full list in graphic, tagging those on here: @ianbrownlie.bsky.social @zaryfekete.bsky.social @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social @theartofpuro.bsky.social
