Oh, hey, lookie here! I spy @debrownst.bsky.social!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I cannot wait for this to grace my shelf!

I spy not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE book announcements for @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social in PW's Children's Bookshelf! ALLLLLLL the congratulations!

School is back in session so I am so excited to announce that I have some teaching materials for ICE CREAM EVERYWHERE on my website! Download for FREE! judycampbellsmith.com/books/ice-cr...

OOOH, I love when it's "pep talk season" over at Ask the Agent by @literaticat.bsky.social. I'm always here for a good pep talk and hers are always straight-laced + encouraging + realistic + a warm hug. THANK YOU for being such a source of good stuff now and always. #amwriting #amquerying

Congratulations, @srividhyavenkat.bsky.social!!! I can't wait for this to hit my bookshelf!

Time for some more poetry #blackoutrejection #amwriting #amquerying

Another @batslangley.bsky.social book in the works?!? Can we be this lucky?!?

It's not too late to sign up for one last blast of #PB writing! Join us later today at @pbpowerhour.bsky.social! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Have you signed up yet? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? Come play with us this sunday!

I love it when @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social's deals FINALLY go public and we can shout about them from every which way! CONGRATS! #PB #kidlit #amwriting

Stories matter. YOUR stories matter. If you want to spend one hour crafting with us on Sunday June 1, we'd be honored. Sign up here for the zoom link. It's free! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PBPowerHour @pbpowerhour.bsky.social

@elaynecrain.bsky.social + @storytimesprint.bsky.social??? I've been waiting for this pairing! I couldn't sign up fast enough!

Have you signed up yet? It's going to be a can't-miss-it event! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The very final #PBPowerHour will be on June 1. I'm feeling all the feelings! Join us and let's make the overall emotion one of CELEBRATION of ourselves, of our writing, and of our commitment to #KidLit. Sign up here! It's FREE! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @pbpowerhour.bsky.social

I was asked today what my best publishing advice is: You have no idea how close you are to achieving your goal, but the only guarantee is that if you give up now, you’ll never get there. Keep going!

Sometimes, the world gives us beautiful examples of why copy editors are necessary.

Always thrilling to see familiar faces the announcements section of PW Children's Bookshelf! Congrats, @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social on your upcoming book!!

I just love it when a book you've been anticipating exceeds expectations! Congrats @christinashawn.bsky.social! Your book is magical!

April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes, so join us on Sunday (FOR FREE!) to tend to our writing gardens. Maybe this metaphor is getting away from me...but @kamillamilligan.bsky.social will keep us on track this Sunday! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Yes, @tunisiawilliams.bsky.social!!!! My bookshelf already has a spot ready for this one!

This Sunday, May 4th! Please join us for a free writing hour (2pm PT/5pm ET) to support your current PB WIP and generate idea for your next one. Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #pbpowerhour @tunisiawilliams.bsky.social @abbymumford.bsky.social @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social

👑Today is THE DAY! 👑 IT STARTED WITH A P is available now. Playful, Peculiar, & Packed with Surprises! Will you guess the perfectly hilarious twist? (Probably not. But that's part of the fun!) Written by Brittany Pomales Illustrated by Andrew Joyner Pubbed @penguinkids.bsky.social

Here’s a sassy sasquatch for #kidlitartpostcard day. I’m AJ Smith, an author, illustrator, animator nearish Boston. Currently pitching and taking on new sassy assignments. My latest picture book, Catnip Mouse hits bookstores this fall…

Come play with us! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @pbpowerhour.bsky.social @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social @kamillamilligan.bsky.social @tunisiawilliams.bsky.social

#PBPowerHour really is the MOST fun! And this Sunday we'll be led by @judycampbellsmith.bsky.social, which is the cherry on the FUN sundae. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #amwriting #amquerying #PB #IceCreamEverywhere

It's almost time for another #PBPowerHour session! Are you going to join us??

April 6, join us for #PBPowerHour ! Judy has an engaging hour of activities planned. Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@batslangley.bsky.social LOVE seeing this news! Congrats, friend!!!

Gah! This sounds amazing! I wish I had it on my shelf right now!! @elisaboxer.bsky.social

You can't get in the game if you stay on the sidelines... so I've applied once again to #PBRS #PBRisingStars with a hopeful heart. #amwriting #amquerying #PB

#PBPowerHour is later today!! There's still time to sign up! It's a pretty great lineup of writing exercises, if I do say so myself! ;) us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @pbpowerhour.bsky.social #amwriting #PB

Who's joining us this Sunday? @abbymumford.bsky.social is at the helm! You don't want to miss out! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PBPowerHour #pb #amwriting #free

I have some events coming in March! On March 2, I'll be at the Ovitt Library in Ontario California w/ several other authors at 2pm! And on March 8 I'll be in Peoria AZ at the B&N from 10-12 for a storytime and signing! Come say hi!

It's gonna be a very fun session if I do say so myself. ;) Sign up here so you don't experience FOMO! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Early bird special for the 3/2/25 #PBPowerHour = it's FREE! (JK it's always free if you're early or late or right on time.) But do come play with us! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I love seeing familiar faces in the PW Children's Bookshelf announcements. Congrats, @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social and @christinevanzandt.bsky.social!!!

Any @abicushman.com book is an auto-buy for me! I'm already making space on my bookshelf for this one! Congrats, Abi!!!

This is SUPREMELY information re: searching on Bluesky.

If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year. mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...

If YOU are an author of ANY KIND OF BOOK--ANY KIND!, even unpublished!--or an illustrator, if you are in comics, cookbooks, nonfiction, tentacle romance, WHATEVER, JOIN AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS RIGHT NOW. CLICK THIS LINK! www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Tomorrow's the big day! But there's still time to sign up to join in! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

Have you signed up yet? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? It's FREE! It's FUN! It's DEDICATED WRITING TIME! And this month will be led by the amazing @tunisiawilliams.bsky.social! You don't want to miss this! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

If you're a writer, are you following @literaticat.bsky.social's Ask The Agent on Tumblr? Freaking brilliant, always, but this one on form rejections is a balm against the sting. literaticat.tumblr.com/post/7740312....

Give yourself the gift of ONE HOUR of concentrated writing time with @pbpowerhour.bsky.social and @tunisiawilliams.bsky.social this Sunday!! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... #PBPowerHour #pb #amwriting

This weekend is going to be so fabulous!!! Join us, won't you?? Sign up here! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

My final Newbery/Caldecott 2025 prediction post is up. I'm not talking about what I want to win, necessarily, but what I think WILL win. So buckle up and enjoy this crazy ride . . . #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/17/n...

I took this seminar so I could be a better critique partner. And after seeing the genius that is Carrie Finison at work, I remain committed to NOT writing in rhyme. Because it's, as she said, just like Ginger Rogers: doing everything Fred Astair (and prose PBs) does/do but backwards + in heels.

Catching up on all the "best of '24" lists and this one is fabulous! www.onlypicturebooks.com/2024/12/30/o... #amreading #amwriting #PB

Cannot wait!