Happy holidays everyone! Two new blog posts have launched on #kidlitcraze - one about Looking Back & Stepping Forward (with resources to help with both!) and one that includes my Mighty KidLit Community Holiday entry about a certain cheeky elf! 😂 www.robynnhyde.com/kidlit-craze

Demystifying one of the biggest questions I had when I first entered the KidLit publishing community! #kidlitcraze #writingcommunity #kidlit www.robynnhyde.com/post/critiqu...

One more day to enter the #Giveaway! Kirkus called #presentstillmissing "an engaging and moving novel about the emotional toll warfare takes on both soldiers and their families." Giveaway details: www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi... #kidlitcraze #HistoricalFiction #mg #WritingCommunity

I chatted with @kgmachwrites.bsky.social about her journey and how her historical #MG novel, #PresentStillMissing (Sept 2025, Golden Bridges Publishing) came to life! She says "follow your heart" to writers and is offering a giveaway open to US/Can/UK! www.robynnhyde.com/post/interview-with-kg-mach

"Gotcha Io!" #FiFRevPit

Ever been tempted to write a rhyming #PB? I am in the long process of perfecting one! I have shared what I have learnt along the way and my favourite resources in my latest #kidlitcraze post! www.robynnhyde.com/post/to-rhym...

I am so excited for this book by @briangehrlein.bsky.social! It perfectly mirrors the descent into chaos that my evenings used to (and still often do) take! 🤣🫩😴 (We have to wait a little longer here in the UK - it hits shelves Dec 4th!) #thisisnotasleepybearbook #pb #bedtimestories #kidlit

This is a fascinating real-life look at what kids gravitate towards! I love that humour is top of the list! I wonder what might change if non-fiction were an option? I know my youngest loves NF above all else! Thank you Chrissie for sharing! librarychrissie.substack.com/p/kids-genre...

Just one more day to enter this #giveaway for #crooksandnannies! Read about @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social's entry into publishing (writing funny pieces for magazines and newspapers) and how he found his unique voice and confidence!

👀 COMING SOON! Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social! Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...

🥳 Interview and Giveaway! 🥳 It was great chatting to @chrismcguireauthor.bsky.social and hearing about his unique route into kidlit, as well as his slime-tastic chapter book #crooksandnannies, published by @candyjarbooks.bsky.social. See blog for full details: www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi...

What a way to close out Trick or Treat with #seasonsofkidlit - an interview with @ashleedani.bsky.social! She shares her love of kidlit horror and it was fun to learn about the blue men of minch! If you haven't gone through the 13 days of spooky posts and books, so it now and watch your TBR grow!

GUESS WHAT!!! Special BlueSky only submission opportunity! I will open my QueryManager link Wednesday 10/15 at 9 AM EST and leave it open until Monday 10/20 9 AM EST. Please make sure to check my MSWL and only submit what I am looking for. ONE submission per author.

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Such a fantastic own-voices story about the power of friendship! ❤️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

A downpour of marshmallows and sugary chaos - sign me up!! 🤣⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

This is a wonderfully unique story that is needed so much right now! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Such a unique story about nature and relationships! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

I want to level up my "mentor text" game. Does anyone have any resources/blog posts/advice/etc. on the best way to use mentor texts?? (PB/CB specific if possible!)

So excited to be at my second #pbsummit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social ! Such amazing presentations and panels coming up! It ends at 12:30am my time...let the coffee drinking begin!

And the winner is... @pragmaticmom.bsky.social! Congratulations! We will be in touch about how to get your book! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who liked, shared, commented, and read about Darlene's wonderful journey! #giveaway #thecenteroftheearthnovel #writingcommunity #kidlitcraze

I had so much fun doing #fallwritingfrenzy this year! Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social plus all the amazing prize donors! Check out my entry 'Til Undeath Do Us Part on #kidlitcraze here: www.robynnhyde.com/post/fall-writing-frenzy-2025

I had the pleasure to interview Darlene about her historical #MG book #TheCenteroftheEarthNovel, published by @bluehandlebooks.bsky.social in Sept 2025! She had a lot of ups and downs with this book - her perseverance is a real inspiration! Giveaway details: www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi...

A new blog post has dropped about what I learned at the #scbwi summer conference! I would love to hear everyone's thoughts - was it worthwhile for you? Who has your favourite speaker? Any gems of wisdom? #kidlitcraze #WritingCommunity #kidlit

Make sure to check out the blog if you want to win a signed copy! I will choose the winner at 12pm BST tomorrow (Mon 15/9)!

I loved talking with @kclarkwriter.bsky.social about her debut #YA novel - #ThingsILearnedWhileIWasDead - published July 2025 by @faberchildrens.bsky.social. Check out the blog to hear about her writing journey and the signed copy giveaway! www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi... #kidlit #kidlitcraze

So...I have started a blog! 😳🙃 Still getting it up and running but if anyone wants to check it out, here it is: robynnhyde.com/kidlit-craze

I do enjoy the PB Summit podcast - always fun to listen to and so informative!

Author Quote of the Day from the one and only Kate DiCamillo: “I don't know what I'm doing. And I think that that's a helpful message for everybody to get because you never quite figure it out.” #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky

I caught up with @sarahharrison.bsky.social for @scbwi-bi.bsky.social Words&Pics about #schoolofdoom! She had a long road to publication until winning the Times/Chicken House prize. Her advice is spot on to new writers: "be authentic...be witty, silly, strange, clever, just be you"!

I caught up with @lisajallen.bsky.social for @scbwi-bi.bsky.social about #UndercoverAngel! This MG about a grumpy trainee angel is the 1st of 3 that saw a bumpy road to publication. After losing her agent, Lisa went direct to publishers until her book found its home at @tinytreebooks.bsky.social!

The workshops last year were phenomenal - I am so excited for this years event!

"Scribble from the heart without worrying about success" - Margarita Engle in her @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar The Poetry of Picture Books. Such freedom in this statement! It really opens the door to all levels of creativity and gives permission to just write. This might be my new mantra! 😍

It was lovely to catch up with @krahim.bsky.social about her debut - #TheDoughnutClub! This wonderful story about family and friendship was recently published by @nosycrow.bsky.social. Kristina has some great advice for writers: “Keep going, because the more you write the more you learn!”

Super thrilled to be an Honorable Mention in this wonderful competition with my story Zombies Can't Dance! Thank you to @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social, the judges, all the prize donors and my CPs!! #pbandkidjudges #kidlit #WritingCommunity

It was lots of fun to chat with James Davis, debut author of #ScarletDefenderoftheUniverse, a hilarious out-of-this world #MG adventure published by @harpercollins.bsky.social, for this month's Debut Journeys! www.wordsandpics.org/2025/04/debu...

So excited to be a participant in this new competition! Thank you so much @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social for organising and all your students for judging! And thank you to all the generous donors for the prizes. Good luck everyone! #PBandkidJudges #PB #kidlit

Support #PBandKidJudges writing competition prize donors. This starter pack makes it easy to follow the amazing #writingcommunity that showed up and showed out. #kidlit #PB go.bsky.app/JPKtWAZ

A brand new competition! I have marked my calendar!

I caught up with @jackjackman.bsky.social about his debut #MaisieVsAntarctica, a fantastic adventure #MG with a touch of the supernatural! This is his 6th book written, 1st published, and his advice to new authors is spot on: keep writing/learning/reading! www.wordsandpics.org/2025/03/debu...

Started querying my #middlegrade novel last week and it feels great! I hope that one day neurodiverse readers will be able to see themselves in the MC and feel less alone. Any #agents interested in a MG that blends friendship struggles, ND self-discovery, and survival? Oh, and it's set at a cottage.

I love that feeling when everything just seems to "click" on a story you have been working on for some time and it all suddenly flows and makes sense! 🙌

It was lovely to catch up with @alatkinson.bsky.social about her #MG novel #SpooksmithsInvestigate #TheCinderman, published by Usborne. It's a horror-mystery series with squabbling siblings! Alex’s advice to new writers is spot on: "make writer friends"! www.wordsandpics.org/2025/02/debu...

I am visiting Canada and had so much fun making a snowman with my kids! Still got the skills! 😂

Calling all Los Angeles authors and illustrators! 📣❤️‍🩹

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉 This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share! Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106 Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...

Exciting news! I'm now booking #critiques for #pb and #mg manuscripts on my website! Check it out here to see pricing, testimonials, and book! kaitlynleannsanchez.com/critiques-wi... Please share with your #amwriting friends and happy #editing #kidlit #picturebook #middlegrade

It is so much fun researching a new story idea! I learn so much about such random topics. I really need to find a local pub quiz!

This was my first time participating in #storystorm and...wow! I am hooked! Thank you @taralazar.bsky.social! Over the month I came up with 32 story ideas! My biggest takeaway? When an idea comes to you, write it down, even if it seems odd or far fetched. You never know where it might lead you!

I created a starter pack for #pbparty participants. If you are participating, let me know. go.bsky.app/NfWkPrb