Thanks @viviankirkfield.bsky.social and everyone else involved. Congrats to all winners and HM's!

This is one you won’t want to miss!

🍀It’s your lucky day!🍀 Now through next Tues (3/17), get $20 off a Peak Team Critique! PBParty entries are due March 17. With Nicole’s keen eye for detail, & me as a former PBParty finalist, we’d ❤️ to give your ms a look over before the deadline. Use code PTC-Luck! More info👇

A five star review for Peak Team Critiques! If you're looking for a fast turnaround on a PB critique, @garnett_nicole and I are here to help! We offer big picture down to line edit suggestions. Check out our websites (links below) if interested in working with us!

Nicole (@teachertoauthor.bsky.social) & I see some pretty great manuscripts. @anakellyinla.bsky.social’s was no exception! Thanks for trusting us with your story, Ana! We’re so happy our feedback was helpful! For anyone who’d like a Peak Team Critique, check out our websites (👇) for more info!

Thanks to all who participated in @garnett_nicole's and my giveaway. If you didn't win, we are excited to offer $20 off a ms critique using code "NewYearPTC". Look 👇for links with more info! Our winner for a Peak Team Critique is... @anakellyinla!🥳Congrats! DM to coordinate!

🎆Happy new year #writingcommunity! Let’s start 2026 off with a bang AND a #PB critique giveaway from Peak Team Critiques! To enter: 1- Follow @teachertoauthor.bsky.social and me 2- Tag a friend in the comments 3- Repost Winner will be announced Friday afternoon! 🥳

Kidlit friends, check this opportunity out. 👇 You could win a free scholarship to Rosie J. Pova’s Picture Book Author Academy!

I’m sooo excited for my CP Ryann! Can’t wait for her book to be published! 🤗

🚨#WritingCommunity!🗣 @teachertoauthor.bsky.social (Nicole Garnett) and I are thrilled to announce the re-opening of... PEAK TEAM CRITIQUES!! 🥳🏔🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ We are excited to offer TEAM critiques for #PB manuscripts! 👀👀>👀 Inquire before 11/27 🦃 to receive $20 off! 🤗 See comments for more info👇 #kidlit

Only two more weeks!!! #Thisisnotasleepybearbook

Few more days to get your reviews in! 👇

I’m more Bear, but have Owl tendencies. What about you? #ThisisNotaSleepyBearBook

🎃 OCTOBER 🎃 REVIEWS FOR REVIEWS! 1️⃣Leave a review for a kidlit book 2️⃣Comment which book you reviewed and where for a chance to win a ms review (critique) & AMA zoom w/ me! More info: brilawyer.wixsite.com/brilawyer/re... #Reviews4reviews #WritingCommunity #amwriting #Kidlit #amquerying

This is a great opportunity with an editor submission! Sign up here: keap.page/wfa867/works...

Also, let's give a HUGE CHEER for this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge HA-norable Mentions! 🎉🎉🎉 These entries were so good, we simply could not let them go without any recognition. Truly hilarious! Well done, HMs! #kidlit #WritingCommunity

OMGoodness, #kidlit friends! You are all so funny. 😂 It was so difficult (yet so very fun) judging the #KidlitChuckleChallenge entries this year! I'm super excited to share that these folks are prize-winning KIDLIT CHUCKLE CHAMPIONS. 🏆✨ Congratulations to this year's winners!🎉

Winners should watch their email inbox tomorrow (9/26) around 11am Central for details about claiming their prizes. Check out the full list of winners and honorable mentions here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

HUGE SHOUTOUT for this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge HA-norable Mentions! 🎉🎉🎉

We laughed and then we laughed some more. Well done everyone! 😂 It was so hard to pick #KidlitChuckleChallenge winners, but here are this years CHUCKLE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS. 🏆✨ Winners, check your email tomorrow! More info here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

Out of the 6 objects given, the most popular choice was… ⭐️ SOGGY GRILLED CHEESE!⭐️ Also, winners will be announced really soon! 👀 #kidlitchucklechallenge #kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks

Another #kidlitchucklechallenge poll… Participants were given a list of objects to choose from. WHICH OF THESE OBJECTS DO YOU THINK WAS MOST USED IN THE ENTRIES?

Here it is folks! Out of the 6 characters given, the most popular choice was… ⭐️ JANIE COMPLAINEY!⭐️ I’ll share another poll tomorrow! #kidlitchucklechallenge #kidlit #amwriting #picturebooks

The #kidlitchucklechallenge judging is under way! Now for a little bit of fun while we work out the winners... Participants were given a list of characters to choose from. WHICH OF THESE CHARACTERS DO YOU THINK WAS MOST USED IN THE ENTRIES?

Thanks to all who participated in the #KidlitChuckleChallenge. I’ve already dived in to the entries and have found some gems! Can’t wait to announce the winners soon! 🤗

I submitted my Kidlit Chuckle Challenge entry! Have an entry? Can u write one in 24 hours? Submit until 10 pm CST Sept. 16. Here's the link: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-... @brilawyer.bsky.social @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @juliehauswirth.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social

Grab your #KidlitChuckleChallenge participant badge and submit your entry here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

Woohoohoo! It's LOL time! Submit your #KidlitChuckleChallenge entry now! (Submission window closes on September 16 at 10pm Central.)

Oh, friends! My heart is so full. The #kidlit community has been so supportive of the 2025 #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest. Please take a moment to follow our generous prize donors on social media. Find the full list of prize donors here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...

Anyone writing dark humor for your #KidlitChuckleChallenge story? Here is one of my favorite dark humor PBs. It’s simple, yet clever. And the twist ending? Pure genius.

We are less than a week away! Is your #KidlitChuckleChallenge entry ready?!

More #KidlitChuckleChallenge inspiration: You can't go wrong with any of Jan Thomas's books, but here are some of my favorites!

Need #KidlitChuckleChallenge inspiration? One of my favorite humorous picture book authors is Ross Burach. My children and I laugh at all his books! If you haven't read these, you should check them out!

Look at all these choices you could pick from if you win @lisariddiough.bsky.social's prize in the #KidlitChuckleChallenge!

What a fun prize! Janet Sumner Johnson donated a #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize of a signed copy of her book, The Recess Genius 2! Thank you, @janetsumnerjohnson.bsky.social!

Another #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize that could be yours! Thanks for your generosity @brennajeanneret.bsky.social !

I know I keep saying how lucky you will be to win this prize, but I honestly feel that way about each of the #KidlitChuckleChallenge prizes. @byaliciameyers.bsky.social 's prize is no exception!

OMGoodness! We are so grateful to Audrey Perrott (author of some truly hilarious PBs) for her #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize. Audrey is giving a winner's choice of a PB critique OR an AMA Zoom call. Thank you, @audreysbooks.bsky.social !

Friends! I have had the good fortune of chatting with Andrew Hacket for AMA sessions twice now... so believe me when I tell you that this is truly a fantastic prize.✨ Thank you @andrewchacket.bsky.social for your continued support of the #KidlitChuckleChallenge and the kidlit community!

Have you read THE QUIET FOREST written by Charlotte Offsay and illustrated by Abi Cushman? If not, you should and this is your chance! ❤️✨ Great bit THANK YOU to @abicushman.com for donating this fantastic #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize!

How fun are these prize options from Kim-Hoa Ung?!? How will this lucky prize winner decide which one to choose??? Thank you for supporting the #KidlitChuckleChallenge, @autumnleaflet.bsky.social!

YOU could be the winner of a manuscript critique from @drenderturmaud.bsky.social in the #KidlitChuckleChallenge. She writes beautiful lyrical picture books and gives wonderful critiques!

@lizziebrooks.bsky.social is definitely someone you want to be friends with! You will want to win this #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize!

So grateful to @sylviaichen.bsky.social for her prize donation for the #KidlitChuckleChallenge!

Big THANK YOU to Lisa Schmid, author and co-host of the Writers With Wrinkles podcast, for her continued support of the #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest! This year, @lisalschmid.bsky.social donated two prizes. One prize is a signed copy of her book, Ollie Oxley and the Ghost!

OMGoodness! So grateful to have Tara Lazar donate a prize for the #KidlitChuckleChallenge again this year. How amazing would it be to talk to Tara and get her thoughts on your manuscript??? Wow-wow-wow! Thank you, @taralazar.bsky.social ! We appreciate you and your continued support. ❤️

Friends! Did you see this amazing #KidlitChuckleChallenge prize on the list??? An ASK ME ANYTHING SESSION with BECKY SCHARNHORST!!! 🤩 🤩 🤩 Thank you, @beckyscharn.bsky.social !

#KidlitChuckleChallenge prize alert! Wanna self-publish? If so, you want to win this AMA call with @andichitty.bsky.social! She is a wealth of knowledge there! Don't wanna self-pub? Instead you could win a PB critique (she gives the best!) or win a copy of her adorable new book!

Agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social generously donated a PB critique to one lucky #KidlitChuckleChallenge winner!

Want a chance to win a query critique from agent Jen Newens?! Then join us for the #KidlitChuckleChallenge!