SCBWI members - go to your Member page and vote for the Crystal Kite awards in all 15 divisions!

Thanks to @bookfairepod.bsky.social for a great discussion. @regalhouse.bsky.social

Middle grade fun! Come listen to middle grade novelists. Ask questions. Check out a new BN in Chicago’s Hyde Park stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

Lots of authors, lots of fun!

Wouldn’t have happened without you, @deborahhalverson.bsky.social!

It was my honor to be a part of @sarashacter.bsky.social’s journey in creating this fantastic MG novel for kids ❤️📘🥳

Goodreads giveaway of a fabulous book by @beverlypatt.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

I was soaking up so much at the #regalretreat26 @regalhouse.bsky.social this weekend that I only took one picture, me with my buddies Beth Uznis Johnson and Karen H Schreck.

An event with a submission opportunity: www.scbwi.org/events/the-a... #kidlit #SCBWI #editor

3 days left to enter! www.deareditor.com/2026/04/free...

Books at a brewery! What better way to spend this Sunday in Chicago?

I'm offering a Virtual Ask-Me-Anything via the @ndkidlit.bsky.social acution for a scholarship at @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly The Highlights Foundation). Full auction item details at www.32auctions.com/organization... #kidlit #ndkidlit #neurodiverse #auction #booksky

Free next Wednesday? Check out authors in Palos Hills!

Contents of black box revealed! @regalhouse.bsky.social #regalretreat26 @janicemdeal.bsky.social @carolcovengrannick.bsky.social @adnauman.bsky.social @buzjohn.bsky.social Also: Linda B. Davis, Marcie Roman, Lisa Sukenic

My lovely publisher @regalhouse.bsky.social sent a box of bling in advance of our retreat this month. Our challenge is to repurpose the bling in a video. So stay tuned for part two! #regalretreat26

Love this new tale from @carolyncrimi.bsky.social - all about moving, being adaptable, friendship, and optimism. @candlewickpress.bsky.social

Yay for New Book Joy bookstore for organizing yesterday’s lovely local author fair. Thank you!

This Saturday. Support an indie and meet authors! RSVP: www.newbookjoy.com/products/loc...

Best part of being a kidlit author? The people, hands down. @jennywaugh.bsky.social @darcydayzoells.bsky.social @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @debradaugherty.bsky.social

Got my copy of this funny and thoughtful story at The Book Stall today! @jeanreidy.bsky.social

Thanks to Greenbriar School for welcoming me with these great sticky notes. Georgia would love it! @regalhouse.bsky.social

Come see a bunch o’ writers! @regalhouse.bsky.social

TEACHERS: Check out this fun March Madness activity at the Middle Grade Escapades website, plus links to all our teacher’s guides! middlegradeescapades.com/resources/ma...

FREE Book Chat happening Tuesday, March 18th at 8pm ET/5pm PT! Join us for this month’s #12x12PB Book Chat with Jenn Mouhadi as she shares how her new #picturebook 📚 CHARLOTTE'S NEW MOCCASINS went from idea to bookshelf! Sign up here: buff.ly/KTlonNH #kidlit #12x12PB

Thanks to Secret World Books for hosting me as I shared Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign.

Just a reminder to my Chicago area peeps.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

Drop by! @regalhouse.bsky.social

Thanks to @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social in Oak Park, IL, for supporting local authors! (Georgia is in the bottom row all the way to the right) And I spy @saraharonson.bsky.social and Carolyn Armstrong!

Excitement at the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards with @sarahhammond.bsky.social @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social and @jeanreidy.bsky.social - congrats to Jess Callans, @barbrosenstock.bsky.social, and Candace Fleming for their accolades!

Starting my 2026 reading and love these so far!

Thanks to Dionna L Mann for featuring me on her blog! www.dionnalmann.com/interviews-b...

Enter for a free copy!!

Thanks @susanuhlig.bsky.social - I am honored!! Glad you so enjoyed Georgia’s story.

Love the pop-up tree in the new edition of @patriciatoht.bsky.social’s lovely book!

I've had the incredible honor of seeing LU AND REN'S GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY on five (!!!!!) "Best Of 2025" lists this year, including @bookriot.bsky.social, @ala-booklist.bsky.social, @chipublib.bsky.social, and @goshcomics.bsky.social. Many thanks to everyone who gave my debut graphic novel a chance!

Spotted in the wild in Atlanta! #99Georgia @regalhouse.bsky.social

I’ve been looking forward to reading this one by @jeanreidy.bsky.social!

Thanks to Unleashing Readers! www.unleashingreaders.com

Thanks to the Tufts alumni magazine. @regalhouse.bsky.social

A great adult, nonfiction choice about three fascinating women.

Thanks to The Story Sanctuary for the kind review! @regalhouse.bsky.social @mgescapades.bsky.social thestorysanctuary.com/review-georg...

Fun to see Georgia Watson the the 99 Percent Campaign on the Children’s Book Council’s “hot off the press” list for October. cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

Thanks to My Storytime Corner for including Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign on this list! @regalhouse.bsky.social mystorytimecorner.com/must-read-ch...

Thanks to @craftymomsshare for the lovely review! www.craftymomsshare.com/2025/10/geor...

A universe of gratitude for all you do, Debbie! Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery PM Press October, 14, 2025 bsky.app/profile/mich...

Boosting this beautiful book!

Thanks to @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social and Natalie Rompella for the interview! Deeply appreciated. #kidlit #debut #middlegrade #middlegradefiction @regalhouse.bsky.social @mgescapades.bsky.social fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...

Do you have a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Or do you want to help boost someone else's #PublicationDay #BookBirthday? Reply below with info + link to the post. Only for books launching Oct.13-19th, 2025 #2025-Wk42.

It’s the Big Day for GEORGIA WATSON AND THE 99 PERCENT CAMPAIGN! So much appreciation to so many. Will spend the next year trying to thank you all! @regalhouse.bsky.social @mgescapades.bsky.social #PublicationDay #BookBirthday