Wahooooo!!! Congratulations everyone!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Thanks again for a great #KidlitZombieWeek! If you participated or were a winner, you can pick up your badges here. sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #kidlitzombieweek2025

Being a #KidlitZombieWeek cohost this year was an absolute blast! It was so special to read all of your amazing pitches! Congratulations to the pitch winners 🤗 Keep writing and bringing those manuscripts to life! We are rooting for you!! #kidlit #writingcommunity

Thanks for sharing your brains…er, brain power… with so many writers. See you next year!

Thank you so much, Zombie Brain Trust!

Woohoo! Congratulations to the #KidlitZombieWeek pitch winners! 🥳🎉🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟

Thank you so much for this opportunity! My brain needs more brains to revive the manuscript...

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...)

Many thanks to all the amazing bloggers and generous prize donors! 🧟‍♀️ 📚🎉🧟 #kidlit #kidlitZombieWeek

Congratulations to all the winners! And way to go EVERYONE for reviving those UNdead manuscripts🧟🥳

Thank you to all the prize donors & blog writers! #kidlitzombieweek

Yes, the Kidlit community is the best!

That was really fast! Thank you to all the prize donors. The KidLit community is so generous and encouraging.

Congratulations to all of the winners! It was such a special week! #KidlitZombieWeek #kidlit #writingcommunity

Woohoo! 🎉 A BIG thank you to all of the donors who offered up these amazing prizes!

WOOHOO! Our Pledge Contest winners have been contacted!🥳 Check your emails & be sure to check spam! Winners you have until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. EST to complete the Winners Poll that was sent to you. After that time, your prize will be offered to someone else. Congrats! #KidlitZombieWeek #kidlit

All six posts from #kidlitzombieweek are great. Kid lit writers, if you haven't read them yet, check them out!

It has been a busy week, but I’m so glad the extended deadline gave me a chance to work on a pitch for my zombie manuscript! Falling back into love with this one after giving it some needed TLC the last few weeks. So grateful for amazing contests and challenges like this one!

Eyeballs. We're giving out lots of opportunities to get fresh eyeballs on those reanimated manuscripts (and some other stuff). Time to keep your eyeballs peeled to see if you've won a new set for your story! #KidlitZombieWeek 2025 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity

It was such a great week filled with great posts, conversations, revisions & fun!! 🤩

"I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek" #Kidlit

What a great idea—Taking pieces from old stories and combining them into something great! #KidlitZombieWeek #kidlit

That's a wrap! Thanks for joining us for #KidlitZombieWeek. Stay tuned to find out if you won a prize. (And be sure to check your spam or DMs to see if you've been selected for a prize.)

So helpful!!! ❤️

I solemnly swear I'm using my yummy brain to bring a manuscript back to life! #kidlitzombieweek #kidlit #amwriting

I yummily swear I’m using my solemn brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. Glad #KidLitZombieWeek is on Bluesky ✨📚

Yay!!! I love zombie sized surprises!! 😍

And we have a ✨ #KidlitZombieWeek SURPRISE✨ for you!!! The pitch and pledge forms will not just be open until tonight, but through tomorrow night (6/28) 11:59 EST as well! Let’s have some fun! See the link below 👇👇 #kidlit sites.google.com/view/kidlit-...

@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @midfreeman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social @byaliciameyers.bsky.social @storiesbystephm.bsky.social

Getting caught up with a great week of posts- thanks for helping to revive some abandoned manuscripts!

#KidlitZombieWeek is coming to a close! Don't forget to pledge and pitch to be entered to win a selection of awesome prizes! 👇

"Uuuhhhhnnggghhh... graaahhh!" What's that? That's the sound of the last call for #KidLitZombieWeek. Don't forget to fill out the Pitch form and/or Pledge form, found here sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... Any questions? Check out FAQ page, sites.google.com/view/kidlit-...

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

"I solemnly swear I'm using my yummy brain to bring a manuscript back to life." #KidlitZombieWeek

Such a BEE-utiful and illuminating post. I’m inspired to try writing in rhyme again!

So helpful to see behind the curtain! And so glad you prevailed, Justin. Thanks for your time!

Thank you, Justin, for sharing your ZOMBEES dance to publication! Your post was relatable and hopeful!

Kidlit Zombie Week has been SUPER FUN, Kaitlyn! Thank you!! Please let us know when you're open to queries. I have some living, breathing stories I'd love to show you. 🙂

I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek Thank you for the bonus day!! I had a busy week and it was great to have time today to read all the blogs and start picking my brain for ways to revive my MS!

This post has the best metaphors I have possibly ever seen in my life! 🤣 Thanks for sharing! I’ve been focusing on the voice box, blood, and lungs of my ms!

Thanks for this post, Justin! I love when authors share their experiences and give insights into their publication journey. Zombees sounds adorable! My kids and I loved the Quacken and are looking forward to this one!

Phew! Thank goodness! Thank you so much for extending an extra day because I didn’t get mine in yesterday! 😅

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

Justin, I love your adventures in writing. Thanks for sharing it with us and for inspiring a zombie rewrite!!!

@justincolonbooks.bsky.social’s amazing BONUS post is now ALIVE with perhaps a … shhh … bonus PRIZE! #KidlitZombieWeek

Well, this contest inspired me to try Bluesky! Yay! I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life.