Absolutely love reading The Eavesdrop.

#VCFA residency begins today. Couldn't be more excited. #amwriting

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the children’s book world, is saddened by the news that author, mentor and friend, Jane Yolen, has died. She was 87 and her loss cannot be measured. Please find the full obituary here: www.scbwi.org/remembering-...

Not sure if truer words have ever been written. #amwriting

I spy @willalex.bsky.social (and friends!) in the latest @locusmag.bsky.social.

Got my copy!

New Imprint: 3AM Books locusmag.com/2026/05...

Happy #StarWarsDay, everyone! #MayThe4th be with you. Always.

agree?

So, so happy right now.

Very excited to take one-on-one pitches at the 2026 (Online) Pittsburgh Writing Workshop on May 8-9. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. pittsburghwritingworkshop.com

I'll be darned. Proud dad moment. My kid just won honorable mention in the kindergarten category of the local PBS writing contest. #amwriting #kidlit www.btpm.org/writersconte...

***Cracks knuckles, and prepares to steal kids' Legos***

Girl Reflected in Knife by @anicarissi.bsky.social is an absolute masterclass of a book. This one you must read. Available now. #amreading #booksky

Get your apps in now! We are blown away by how many of you want to take a swim in our pond! We’ll be closing internship apps for the season in order to keep up with your incredible interest and talent — Applications Close Friday, April 17th! HONK! sillygoosepress.com/internships

Brianna Jett's debut, Under a Carnivore Sky, is powerful. Definitely one that's going to stay with me for a long time. Pick up you copy on May 12. #amreading #booksky @triadaus.bsky.social @pagestreetya

Yay! 🎉🎊🎉 Just got my copy on Libby. #amreading

Such an interesting read from @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. #amwriting #amreading #kidlit #booksky vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/middle-gra...

Another must read for querying/publishing insights. Saying the quiet bits out loud...

The Lost Robot was fantastic, and something I must now buy. #booksky #amreading

When you arrive to work at the library, but... ☹️☹️☹️

Happy Monday, flockers! Send us your craft-forward whimsy before it’s too late! Love ya! 🪿🤩🫶🏻 sillygoosepress.submittable.com/submit

So excited to read Brianna Jett's debut! Love everything about the description of her novel in verse, as well as the stunning cover art. #amreading #booksky #VCFA @triadaus.bsky.social

Exactly.

Each issue has been a fantastic read. I especially liked this one. #booksky #amwriting #VCFA

Excited for this. Sara is awesome. #kidlit #amwriting

Even if you used AI to "write" a story and you got someone to publish it unawares, what exactly do you think that proves? This is no way an invitation, but unless it's replicable, and consistent, you're just one unlikely outlier—and it's the hollowest of victories, at that.

@victoriastrauss.com Is there a sample model contract on the site for magazine / online publication of short stories? I couldn't find one. Just wondering how legit one was I was offered (and turned down since it seemed to stink) after seeing all these bad deals you're posting about.

Oh. My. God. I can't even right now.

Really looking forward to reading this. #BookSky #amreading

So excited to start messing with this. Heard great things. So got it as a little prezzie for when I'm done with this next #VCFA packet work. #amwriting

*uncontrollable weeping*

Manuscript feedback, query letter critiques, portfolio reviews, and AMAs with (kid lit & adult) literary agents, editors, art directors, authors, and illustrators! Original artwork! Signed books! Virtual author visits for schools & book clubs! Social media collaborations! Bidding ends Friday night:

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TODAY!!

The struggle is real. #amreading

I’m launching a book club! Join me!

Congratulations, @willalex.bsky.social! #SFF #scifi #amreading

Rocking my final two semesters at #VCFA. #kidlit #amwriting

Exactly. #VCFA #CalArts #amwriting

I'm re-re-posting this because it's such a good essay. "...writers should also never forget these two secrets of using LLMs to help your writing: - First drafts are where the thinking begins. - If you become dependent upon a tool, that tool can be taken away."

we close tonight 🖤

Congratulations to all of the authors, but especially @willalex.bsky.social! Sunward is fantastic. #amreading #SFF

Issue 2 of The Eavesdrop (a quarterly newsletter about process and craft with authors Anna-Marie McLemore, @exrpan.bsky.social, @ryansara.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, and me) goes out tomorrow morning. In this issue, we're discussing VOICE. Sign up here (free!) to get it in your inbox:

My only disappointment is that this wasn't released before Christmas so it could've been on the top of my list. #amreading

It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:

Oh SFWA no (fully agree with Scott here)

Ok. So. I know I'm a minute late on this one, but Whiskerella by Ursula Vernon (aka @tkingfisher.com) really is a delightful read. Highly recommend, especially because of the humor. #kidlit #amreading

Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC. There will be no cap. See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit: strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...