What a surprise to discover my MonSTAR story made it into the winners' circle! Thank you to the judges @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social for the opportunity and inspiration! #FallWritingFrenzy #kidlit #competitions #amwriting #writing #stories

Find out more about the Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship at www.moniritchie.com Open for the month of October only! #kidlit #writeforkids #picturebooks #amwriting #amquerying #middlegrade #ya #scholarship #education

Inspired by #FallWritingFrenzy! Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social for this opportunity to create & connect!

Thank you so much for the fabulous critique @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social hosts! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @midfreeman.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social @storiesbystephm.bsky.social

So pleased my poem landed in the top ten in the Lyrical Language Lab's Summer Poetry Contest! Thank you @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for creating this motivating contest, and thank you to the judges for your expertise and time. www.reneelatulippe.com/winners-summ... #kidlit #LyricalLanguageLab

It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are... (Wait for it... Wait for it...)

Feeling utterly shocked and grateful for my poem to make it on the shortlist for the Lyrical Language Lab's 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest! #LyricalLanguageLab

I am ecstatic to have my poem make it on the longlist for the Lyrical Language Lab 2nd Annual Summer Poetry Contest! Thank you @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social for this opportunity. Congratulations to all the longlisters. No matter what happens next, this boost is the best. Good luck to all!

Always love Industry Engagement Day that The Writing Barn's Courage to Create community hosts! Learning so much from all these pitch critiques! @thewritingbarn.bsky.social @ctcwriters.bsky.social

Here we go zombies!

Get your #kidlit zombie walk on! Arms up and lean into your #amwriting super-power with help from @byaliciameyers.bsky.social ‬and all of the amazingly non dead (and did we mention non parasitic) hosts of #kidlitzombieweek 2025: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #WritingCommunity

My mentorship with the wonderful Dr. Mira Reisberg @cba-kidlit.bsky.social is ending. Her classes, critiques, and agent/editor nights finetuned my manuscripts, pitches, and queries. I'll miss her. Luckily, there are many courses I can go back to throughout this year to continue to learn and grow!

The Toadstool Bookshops made it very easy to purchase a book donation for #50PreciousWords. I went with a fun Questioneers chapter book by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts.

Wow! Another great session planned by my wonderful mentor @mira-cba.bsky.social with editor @katedepalma.bsky.social! I'm fired up to focus on the power of pacing.

Thank you, Children's Book Academy for the incredibly helpful one-on-one mentorship! My story has never been in better shape! @mira-cba.bsky.social Thank you also, @bookthreader.bsky.social for this opportunity through your scholarship!

An interview with one of my amazing CPs @barbarakimmel.bsky.social !

Thank you so much @bookthreader.bsky.social and #writekidlitnow for the opportunity to grow my writing craft with this scholarship!