Happy 5th Anniversary of #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Erica! And here’s a memory of myself receiving a jade pendant of a monkey (my Chinese zodiac animal) for safeguarding and luck. Check out more of my work! ericalee.cc #kidlitart #illustration #aapi #aapiheritage

Cheers to 5 years of #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, creator of this event and an author/illustrator of picture books. Kid-me spent hours in my backyard looking for dragons and playing with toy cars. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy, and looking for new book projects soon! www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Happy five years to #Kidlitartpostcard and thanks to Gina Perry for creating the monthly challenge! Here’s my spooky contribution for summerween. 🖤 Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary Portfolio: LACarter.com #kidlit #kidlitart

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

Tomorrow we celebrate 5 years of #KidLitArtPostcard - there is an optional theme of "You, as a kid". I can't wait to see everyone's work across social media! And thank you to all the children's book illustrators for making this a joyous event each month!!!! #kidlit

If you are commissioning an artist, and want a specific pose, don't run to genAI to try and make it for you. Draw a stick person. Stick person poses are beloved among all artists. We can see exactly what you want. Do not fear sending the stick person. The stick person is magical.

Ready to dig into #KidlitZombieWeek Day 2! Check it out here: kaitlynleannsanchez.com/2026/06/02/2... Then come back and tell us: What "nugget of truth" will you focus on from your story when revising? #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

#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

Nailed it? Thanks so much, School Library Journal! Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over comes out July 7. Preorder: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475... #kidlit #kidlitart

The zombies are almost here!!

Decided to replay #BOTW to feel something good

New pages are up now for my Eisner nominated webcomic, SABLE: A GHOST STORY sablecomic.com

Happy to be one of the donors! Let’s unearth those old manuscripts together in June. 🫶

Happy Book Birthday to STILL FRIENDS! Huge thanks to illustrator Mike Deas, the entire team at @orcabook.bsky.social, and everyone who has supported or boosted this book so far!

Some of my favorite games, in no particular order: Spyro the Dragon, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Breath of the Wild and Luigi’s Mansion 3.

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It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies

Lizards are fun.

Day 6 - Bird My snowy owl flying thru the pines returns. #repostyourart #Owl #bird #kidlitart #illustration

Thank you to Kirkus for the nice review of Yeti Is Not Ready for Game Over! I teared up at “Humorously thoughtful.” We’re three months out from this picture book hitting shelves! #kidlit #kidlitart

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Sable is back! A new chapter of my hand-painted webcomic begins today. Ready to do some sneaking? Sablecomic.com

I can’t believe KPop won not just ONE but TWO Oscars (it was surprisingly heavy btw, I had to hold with two hands cause I’m WEAK 😭) What an achievement for animation!! So proud of the KPDH crew & art team, and grateful to have been a part of this film!!! 🎊🎉🏆

Looking for portfolio website hosting suggestions. I’m using wordpress and being asked to pay $800 for 3 years (or $600 for 5 years) which is way too much, especially when new customers pay $66 a year. I don’t know how much I can transfer and will probably lose my blog info but this is ridiculous.

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! I'm Cat, I'm a Portuguese-Canadian Illustrator, and I am available to work on cover art for MG and YA. More at catarinaoliveirastudio.com/cover-art Rep'd by Nicole at Tugeau 2 Art & Literary Agency. #kidlitart #kidlitartist #bookcovers #coverart #middlegradebooks

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I love drawing quirky kids, animals, and lopsided architecture in a whimsical mid-century style. Picture 📚 are my passion! I'm rep'd by @lanewriteswords.bsky.social Check out more of my work at jennbower.com #kidlitart #picturebook #scbwi #scbwiillustrator

I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!! If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨ *Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!

@stephlaubooks.com a friend sent me this! Our books together at the library!! 🩵🩷

Today is pub day for Prayer Is!! When my agent Alex originally sent me the manuscript, I was already excited because I enjoyed working with @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and the FSG BYR/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social team (Joy, Naomi, Mina and Hannah) on All the Greatness in You! #kidlitart

Here’s my news: MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH is a finalist for the 2025 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. I am so very, very honored.

So difficult to choose! I grew up with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, so that’s probably my favorite. But closely tied with Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle.

#KidLit FYI: The next postcard event is Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlitartpostcard

Happy holidays from Yeti and me! #kidlit #kidlitart

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Firefly Luna moth Black-billed cuckoo Manta ray Moose

Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com

I have regrets…that I didn’t get this in the store when I was there last. What do you think, did I miss out?

I’m so happy to share the cover for YETI IS NOT READY FOR GAME OVER! Out July 7, 2026 | Pre-order: www.rhcbooks.com/books/742475... Cover & Book Design: Liz Tardiff Random House Children’s Books #kidlit #kidlitart

Quick evening reminder that next Thursday, December 4th, is our last #KidLitArtPostcard of 2025! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

🚨 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

I've been seeing my favorite fuzzy friends around! 🍂🐛

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Undies Case Cover Awards and Endies End Paper Awards! Anyone can nominate a book. Head here to get started: 100scopenotes.com/2025/10/01/n...

Really want to encourage libraries - especially school libraries - to put no-AI content into your collection development policy. At the very least, if you have a clause in there about requiring accurate information, you can use that to weed out or prevent genAI purchases.

Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support! Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne... (If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)

There were so many great postcard posts today!!! Reminder that the event will roll on through tomorrow since today is Yom Kippur. More pretty things in the feed tomorrow, yay!

#KidLitGN's pitch window is officially closed. #Agents, #editors & #publishers, you have until Oct. 31 to browse the pitches at kidlitgn.com ! Reply to pitches you are interested in w/ sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d... #pitchevent #kidlit #graphicnovels

✨ It’s #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Ana Paola González, a Mexican illustrator actively looking for freelance kidlit projects. 📚 Picture books | 🎨 Board books | 📕 Covers | 🖍️ Editorial Portfolio: anapaoglz.carrd.co #kidlitart #childrensillustration

Happy October, friends! Tiptoeing in with a mock middle grade cover. 👻 Portfolio: LACarter.com Rep: Lane Clarke, Ultra Literary #KidLitArtPostcard #KidLitArt