Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Post your space art!

Post your space art ⭐ 🌏 ⭐

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors - sketchy lines - playful patterns - luscious lighting - quirky characters - tons of texture - sweetly subversive humor www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social #kidlitart

Okay so every year we fight about how countdowns work, so this time we're just doing a choose-your-own-countdown countdown where you do the math, because we can't. The comp ends the Saturday after this one. You're more likely to know how many days that is than us. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each. 💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency

Split Lip exists because of our all-consuming, kind-of-embarrassing love for storytelling (in all its forms). BTW: we're currently open for free submissions! ✨ buff.ly/ooRuxPx

Only a couple days left on the fundraiser bundle @mkzariel.bsky.social made to raise survival funds for me, could I please get some more eyes on it? It's only at 50% funded.. -Allēna itch.io/b/3339/fundr... #mutualaid #helpfolkslive2025 #transcrowdfund #disabledcrowdfund #zines #zinester #Booksky

For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text

If you run into any problems or have questions when casting your vote today, call the Election Protection Hotline.

It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️

They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue. The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point. They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.

For Small Business Saturday (and every day), consider supporting independent arts, crafts and more direct from creators right here on Bluesky! I worked with @davis.social to make the #BlueSkyNightMarket feed; add it here to shop: bsky.app/profile/did:... Creators, check the flyer to participate!

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📣 Now's the time to submit your writing, art, and photos for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We have open submissions through 11/14, and our mentors can't wait to consider your work. Please spread the word and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers

Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street

DEADLINE EXTENDED until 11/14! Calling 5-13 y/o kids! We need writing, art, and photos to publish for Issue 8: Air. 🌪️ November might be blustery, but creativity tames the squalls. Our mentors can't wait to help hone your talent! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents

Lit Kids Magazine needs writing, art, and photos from 5-13 y/o kids to feature in Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Please send work by 11/14 for consideration, and help spread the word! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #librarians #kidlit #emag #opensubmissions

Be a freak

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 24): kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... Inside: Powerful PBs, Fix Word Count, Creativity Workshop with @sylvialiu.bsky.social, more. Thanks @nmillerillo.bsky.social for the illustration, @justincolonbooks.bsky.social and Sheri Dillard for the PB giveaways.

I'm excited to host a creativity workshop on Fri, Dec. 5 with @inkedvoices.bsky.social, 12:30 pm-1:45 pm ET. I'll be giving my popular class on breaking through creative blocks at the start and during writing projects. Sign up: app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina... (Free members/$25 others)

Gentle reminder to add alt text to photos! It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing

God damn, Zohran just destroyed Cuomo regarding his sexual harassment of women.

LIT KIDS NEEDS SUBMISSIONS! Calling 5-13 y/o kids! 📢 Send your writing, art, and photos by 10/31 for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Our mentors can't wait to spotlight your work. Please subscribe, spread the word, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #parents #emag #teachers

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

#parents and #teachers, Lit Kids has OPEN submissions now for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We need writing, art, and photography from 5 to 13 y/o creatives! Send work by 10/31 for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to be blown away! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #emag

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

Lit Kids is open to submissions for Issue 8: Air through 10/31! 🌪️ Do you know a talented 5-13 y/o kid? Have them submit their writing, art, or photos for consideration. No doubt they'll take our mentors' breath away! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #kidlit #emag

Banned Books Week 2025 Resources to Educate, Inspire Action www.slj.com/story/Banned...

A MAGA teenager was spurned by a teen girl so he sent pizza to her home to intimidate her. The police ignored it. Then, he saw she mocked Charlie Kirk so he murdered her and her friend by ramming his truck into them at 70mph while they were riding their bikes. He's now charged with murder.

Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15. I'm running for Governor to change that.

Know a young artist who deserves recognition? Have them submit art for our 2024 anthology cover contest! This is their chance to be featured on a published book cover. Find the details on our site and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #art #books #contest #parents

Calling 5-13 y/o creative kids! 📢 In just 2 days, Lit Kids opens to submissions for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ Send us your best writing, art, and photography for consideration, and please subscribe to our site for updates. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #kidlit #emag

Crabs 🦀 #art

This FCC does not have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government dislikes. Free speech is the foundation of our democracy, and we must push back against any attempt to erode it.

I'm a disabled trans author living with hunger. Please back my comic on KS. "Zero & One" is about a Human youth stranded on an alien world inhabited by feral robots. Comics can be for everyone! BACK TODAY: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

My short story "The Rise and Fall of Storm Bluff, Kansas" is featured in WE WILL RISE AGAIN: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance and Hope, out from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social on December 2nd. Preorder the collection now at www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...!

Holy smoots, Please Don't Tell My Parents I Bought Super Powers comes out in ONE week. Next Tuesday my book about a girl who may have gone a little too far in pursuit of fabulousness releases and if you haven't pre-ordered it you might want to now. It's a hoot and a half, I promise.

Meant to share this link to help Gretchen and the lost revenue from losing her book.

On the lookout for short term illustration gigs!! I'm a queer disabled illustrator working primarily in kidlit looking for new projects including covers, album covers, editorial, posters, etc! please share if you can 😘 💝 jaymebrodie.com 💌 [email protected]

I've been working on a secret project for two months - and just now launched it. Introducing the FISH list of lively independent literary magazines!

🔖 The rumors (that we started) are true: We're looking for Poetry Readers to join our team! As an OKD Poetry Reader, you'll read and vote "yes," "no," or "maybe" on 10 poetry submissions every two weeks. • Check out what we publish: okaydonkeymag.com/poetry/ • Apply here: forms.gle/wHuhQ1oCxShe...

wildscape. literary journal (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Today's listing of the day is: Pithead Chapel: an online literary journal @pitheadchapel.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

Hi #agents and #editors - it's the final countdown! If you'd like to participate in #PitchDis 2025 please make sure you fill out the form below before September 8. Thank you! forms.gle/LNNDno51Gwkv...