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Celebrate National Sandcastle Day with Stephanie Henson!

Happy National Sandcastle Day, readers, writers, and beach lovers too! 🏖️🏰 Grab your buckets, shovels, and sunscreen because today we're celebrating with a picture book that's as warm, wonder-filled, ...

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Writing is like a sport, it's like athletics. If you don't practice, you don't get any better." ~ Rick Riordan

Did you know that 51% of #Kidlit Firefly members are published? ✨Great ratio for helping others shine! ✨ Lots of agent and editor above the slush submissions ✨#Mentorship Fall applications are open NOW through August 10! Find out how to apply at www.kidlitfirefly.com!

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...

Applications are opening SOON for a 1:1 #kidlit mentorship program with published authors! Study craft ✅ Polish Manuscripts ✅ Develop confidence ✅ ✨After the 3-month mentorship is over, mentees can participate in an AGENT/EDITOR showcase to pitch their work! ✨ kidlitfirefly.com/meet-the-men...

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

THE KIDLIT FIREFLY MENTORSHIP ✨ Are you an unpublished #kidlit writer who would love a 1:1 mentorship with a published author? JOIN TODAY for a small fee. Mentee Applications open Aug 1st For a 3 month program + editor/agent showcase! See🧵 ⏭️ tinyurl.com/Kidlitfirefly @ziemkemichele.bsky.social

Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY

We're a kidlit community where everyone can shine! OUR IDENTITY: FAMILY. Welcome to your cozy corner of kidlit, where we cheer you on no matter where you are on your creative journey! We're here to li...

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mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/GIxDTK... Lots of sparkly #Kidlit events happening for children’s writers and illustrators with Sub Opps: Q&A with Agent Vicky Weber, + editor events with Michele McAvoy (TLP), Kat Brzozowski (Feiwel & Friends), & Wendy McClure (Sourcebooks) + many more!

Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY

We're a kidlit community where everyone can shine! OUR IDENTITY: FAMILY. Welcome to your cozy corner of kidlit, where we cheer you on no matter where you are on your creative journey! We're here to li...

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Let’s go fly a (Crystal) kite! There are only 2 days left to vote for the @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite Awards. I’m passing the time by flying a virtual kite. Join me by dropping a kite gif below. (IT STARTED WITH A P is a Southwest Division finalist.) Illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Don't miss these picture book tips, a writing workshop opportunity and a Critique/AMA giveaway from Agent Joyce Sweeney and Critique Train on the Mindy Alyse Weiss blog! mindyalyseweiss.com/pb-opportuni...

PB Tips, Critique/AMA Giveaway, Workshop & Critique Train! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland

Here are tips from an agent & author, a critique and Zoom giveaway with agent Joyce Sweeney, workshop info & Critique Train!

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Did you know: The book that gets you an agent is rarely the first one you write. And the book that gets you an agent? It’s rarely the first to sell to a publisher. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself and just...write.

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In Defense of the Didactic | Soapbox

We must broaden our definition of good children’s books.

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TAKE 5 with LIZZIE BROOKS It’s about a little girl who’s great at just about everything, so she assumes she'll be perfect at yoga poses too–her name is Pose-y, after all. But to her dismay, she can’t do the poses like the other kids. Frustrated, she quits. She continues other activities, but yoga…

TAKE 5 with LIZZIE BROOKS

It’s about a little girl who’s great at just about everything, so she assumes she'll be perfect at yoga poses too–her name is Pose-y, after all. But to her dismay, she can’t do the poses like the other kids. Frustrated, she quits. She continues other activities, but yoga won’t leave her mind. One brave day, she returns and does all the poses perfectly. Just kidding! She still struggles—but this time, despite imperfection, she finds fun, connection, and joy, proving that success exists outside of perfection. 

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mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/GIxDTK... ✨ Some amazing industry and craft events coming up! 🤩 Check it out as well as the sparkly new website and MENTORSHIP opportunities. ✨ kidlitfirefly.com #kidlit #submission #craft #growth

Mighty KIDLIT FIREFLY

We're a kidlit community where everyone can shine! OUR IDENTITY: FAMILY. Welcome to your cozy corner of kidlit, where we cheer you on no matter where you are on your creative journey! We're here to li...

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Check out these Author & Agent/Editor events! Free for Firefly members, but now available for non-members! $15 for Author Workshops $25 for Agent/Editor Events Cancel anytime. No guilt. When you're ready to connect, and get your work in front of agents and editors — they’re glowing for you.

@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek

You've made it to #KidlitZombieWeek Day 4! HUGE thanks to Rosie J. Pova for today's post! Check it out: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/g... Then come back & let us know: Which question best embodies what you need to focus on in revisions? Why? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

It's #KidlitZombieWeek Day 3! Get ready for another round of killer revisions with today's post: www.christinashawn.com/blog/asrama0... Then come right back here and tell us: Which story element would help your revision feel more seamless? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

#SCBWI members: First Round Voting is open for this year's Crystal Kite Awards, and The Abominable Snow Dancer is in the CA/Hawaii Division. This division might be the biggest (plus, there's a *Caldecott Honor*), but vote for my book if you're so inclined! #kidlit www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite

Hello SCBWI friends! KAI PO CHE: MINI'S PERFECT KITE by DevikaOza & me is in the Texas-Oklahoma Division of the Crystal Kite Awards! 1st round voting is OPEN! Please consider voting @ scbwi.org/crystal-kite. I appreciate your support! TY🙏🙏 #kidlit #scbwi #CrystalKiteAward

It's time to vote for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards! Round 1 goes til 6/23 - Vote in all 15 divisions If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST👻, by me & Jess Mason, pls consider casting your vote for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite #scbwi #CrystalKiteAward #gilbertandtheghost #kidlit

Happy Book Birthday to MUSIC PLANTS HOPE by Tonnye Fletcher! @seymouragency.bsky.social

Friends!!! It’s Kidlit Zombie Week!!! #kidlit friends, join us for blogs about revising old manuscripts and a pitch contest with PRIZES!!! But seriously, look at these prizes 👀👇🧟 sites.google.com/view/kidlit-...

Kidlit Zombie Week - Prizes

Pitch Contest Info: Submit a short pitch (100 words or less) of a zombie story that you'd like help reviving Submit your pitch to the form on Saturday, June 6, 2026 by 11:59 EST One entry per person ...

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#KidlitZombieWeek@kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#KidlitZombieWeek Day 1! Check it out here: writerreaderteacher.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/g... Then come back & comment on this post with the one question that the blank page asks that feels most helpful. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

The hour of reckoning is at the door! Grab your story and your badge, and be sure to follow each of our #KidlitZombieWeek hosts and guest bloggers for all of this week's manuscript-raising fun. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

YOU matter, and on International Being You Day, we celebrate our books with characters who know THEY matter. @kidlitcollective.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity #booksky #picturebooks

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” Richard Bach #justwrite#15minutesprint#pb #authors #kidlit#writers

The forest smells lovely when it rains. #kidlitart #illustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#NationalMentalHealthAwarenessMonth If you're a #KidLit creator with #anxiety, all this week I'll be unpacking the ins and outs of #Self-Care planning for before, during, and after conferences— Preparing for the Worst, Making the Best kcstrocchia.com/2026/01/08/p... #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

Preparing for the Worst, Making the Best

This time next week, I’ll be speeding across the countryside on a train bound for one of my biggest nightmares—a writing conference in a big city. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted…

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Wanted to do a sweet little playground scene 🥰 Played around with a mid century palette, which isn’t usually my thing, but it was nice to experiment with something new ! #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

I read it. Here are my thoughts. #kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #crudgate