Happy new year! May the words flow sweetly, may you trust the process, and may you wake up ready to fight Resistance so you may pursue your story with relentless curiosity. Bring on 2026!

I love when I can greet the day sipping coffee and scrolling through illustration art here and on the Gram, especially now as they’re filled with images of wintery wonderlands. Uplifting and inspiring. Keep creating, folks!

Readers, how many chances do you give a book? For me, if it’s recommended, I will give it several tries. Sometimes it’s clear I’m not in the right headspace for the kind of story it is and need to wait.

Our interview with awesome literary agent and author @kellydhouse.bsky.social is out! We had a lot of fun asking our burning questions about author/illustrators and how self-publishing is viewed in the industry. www.buzzsprout.com/2533442/epis...

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m reusing my image for this weeks #winterywoodchallenge over on Instagram because I love it! I’m am repped by @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social Happy Holidays!

Saying a special December hello to any and all publishing folks who may see this post 👋 🙂 I’m Caroline, an author-illustrator, available for picture books, board books and covers ✏️✨ Literary Agent: @kellydhouse.bsky.social ✨📖✨ carolinemcphersonillustration.com #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

A.A. Vacharat's THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS made the New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens in 2025. www.nypl.org/books-more/r... #yabooks #writingcommunity #bookcommunity

If you’re interested, join us for a few minutes or the whole hour. We’d love to take your questions.

If you’ve got some free time on Nov. 18 from 1-2, pop on over to IG and join us! We will answer questions, tell stories, and talk all things #kidlit in publishing!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day ✨ l’m Caroline, 🇬🇧🇦🇺 picture book author-illustrator with a softly textured style and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨ Rep'd by @kellydhouse.bsky.social 📚 and available for picture books, board books, covers and licensing ✨ #kidlit www.carolinemcphersonillustration.com

So from what I can tell this Group 7 thing is for adults what 6 7 is for 5th graders. Is that about right?

Come spend your lunch hour with us! Bring your questions—we may or may not be able to answer them but will definitely have fun trying!

BOOK GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the paperback release of THE SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWSOUL, I’m giving away a copy of the book that started it all — THE HUNT FOR THE HOLLOWER! 1. Like and follow me and @thesupercallie.bsky.social 2. What creature would you like to be your familiar? Ends 10/21--US only.

A fun perk of being a literary agent is that we get copies of our clients' books! My shelves are currently bursting with those copies, and I need more room (for more copies of more clients' work, yay!) So be on the lookout in the coming weeks for some amazing #FREEBooks!

Many #writers get stuck because they mentally treat their #roughdraft like a more finished draft. Let go of that. It’s called a ROUGH draft for a reason. Give yourself permission to write poorly, explore the story, go down rabbit holes. There will be time to perfect the story later. #writinglife

"They like my journal!" - Tina www.dionnalmann.com/interviews-b...

I'm so EXCITED to reveal the cover of WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS!!! Illustration by the talented Charlie Bowater & the cover design by the amazing Anto Marr. WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS comes out 6/30/26 with @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social! You can preorder now! tinyurl.com/4eh2xyeb

Okay, Swifties. Is it everything you thought it would be?

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Does anyone else find #owls fascinating? I am repped by @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

I’m coming off 2 weekends with book people, and I’m in awe of the contagious nature of creativity. It’s not jealous or possessive, but giving and uplifting. My mind is swirling with possibility and I’m reminded of the value of surrounding myself with those who seek wonder and the joy of Story.

Is there anything more disappointing than biting into a cookie expecting a chocolate chip and getting a raisin? Nothing against raisins. They’re fine. It’s all about expectation.

I’m enjoying a quiet morning at the SCBWI Carolinas fall retreat watching these three fishermen cast in one direction, oblivious to the fish jumping consistently behind them. Perfect snapshot of narrative distance working in real time. #povmatters #writingcraft #writinglife #morningmeditation

“The answer is always no until you ask.” (Nora Robert’s? Maybe?) But it only takes one yes for the door to open. Sometimes it feels like that door has a million padlocks, but find your passion, be your bravest self, and pursue it recklessly. I needed to hear this, so maybe someone else does too.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a #kidlitart illustrator and writer from picturesque Stillwater, Minnesota, repped by the amazing @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! A little cat art for today. I think it captures the current emotional moment 🙃 I’m Amanda. I especially love making illustrations in greyscale, with pen and ink. Rep @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day everyone 💌 l'm Caroline, 🇬🇧🇦🇺 picture book maker with a softly textured style and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨ Represented for writing and illustration by @kellydhouse.bsky.social 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart PORTFOLIO www.carolinemcphersonillustration.com

Meet illustrator and author Jack Keely. His art across 30+ books blends traditional and digital elements. Jack is available for picture books,chapter books, graphic novels, and middle grade illustration. He is represented by @kellydhouse.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! #kidlitart I love painting nature, animals, birds and trees. Check out my newly updated website.

#writingcommunity beware! There's a Twitter account and its corresponding website using my photo (@jesslitpro and jessicalitpro.systeme.io/f5933e61). It's unsettling to see my photo on someone else's account. Even worse is knowing someone is trying to take advantage of aspiring writers/authors.

Middle Grade is very much not dead…so many fantastic books to read and no where near enough time!

An update for #amquerying #writers: I am currently working through May queries and have responded to all sent prior to that. I do read and respond to every query and nudges are fine! Given that I still have several hundred to work through, I don’t plan to open in August.

When a Native American woman learns of the disappearance of one of her own, she decides enough is enough. For a limited time, you can get Marcie R. Rendon's acclaimed WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER on Kindle for $2.99! Enjoy! www.amazon.com/Where-They-L...

Two years ago my debut novel THE HUNT FOR THE HOLLOWER hit shelves! This is the book of my heart and I still love every word of it. So much of me is in this. I learned so much about writing, and being a writer, because of it. Whenever readers tell me they loved it I am delighted and honored. 1/5

All aboard for a high-speed new case in the third installment of this middle grade mystery series for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Enola Holmes. Grab your copy and get ready for an action-packed ride! Repped by @annmrose.bsky.social #middlegradebooks #middlegrademystery #outnow

Congress? You awake?

It is always an honor to help bring amazing books into kids’ hands. Every now and then those books get noticed by grownups, and that’s nice, too!

“How many times should I revise my work?” I get this question a lot. My answer: As many times as it takes. Sometimes (rarely) a story comes out close to fully formed. Sometimes it will take dozens upon dozens of drafts and years of work to separate the wheat from the chaff to find the story.

My daughter just told me that this morning she read her entire 85 page masters thesis out loud before turning it in and managed to trim a ton of excess and I have never been so proud as a mom. Read your work out loud, people! It’s such a free, easy revision tool! #amrevising

Today June 1! Wow, that has snuck up on me. Due to some unexpected medical issues, I am behind on queries (March queries, I see you—if you haven’t heard from me, I’m still considering!). I will remain open June 1-7 nonetheless and my #mswl hasn’t changed. I am excited to read what comes my way!

Watching my puppy love life and wish I had it in me to get the zoomies.

Starting in 3…

THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS is here! Congrats to A. A. Vacharat on a remarkable debut. Repped by @kellydhouse.bsky.social #booksky #yabooks #amreading

The new assistant working hard through editor calls today. #muggsypup

The new assistant working hard through editor calls today. #muggsypup

Hello 👋 l'm Caroline, 🇬🇧🇦🇺 picture book author-illustrator with a softly textured style, and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨ Represented by @kellydhouse.bsky.social of @thetobiasagency.bsky.social & available for picture books, board books, covers and licensing ✨ #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

Dionna Mann is super excited to share that her MG Mama's Chicken & Dumplings was recently listed as a 2025 Children's Book Councli Librarian's Favorite! Congrats, Dionna! @kellydhouse.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Lazy dogs can jump if they want to! 🐶🦊 No need to live by the expectations others have set for you. 🩵 #kidlitartpostcard Rep: @kellydhouse.bsky.social At @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

I do have one specific #mswl, as I was reminded tonight at our agency AMA. Think Downton Abbey meets Cosy Fantasy. I don’t care what happens in the throne room, the prince and princess and saving the world, etc. Give me the drama of the downstairs cast in the unseen halls and castle kitchens.

#amquerying #kidlit #writers! I will be open to queries May 1-7! I am just about through February's queries, and have a several fulls on deck, so if you haven't heard from me, I am still considering. For May, I thought I would do a little #mswl. This month I am looking for #MG and #YA--

Cover reveal!!!!! How to Draw a Tree written by David LaRochelle and illustrated by me 🌳 Pre-order your copy today. Pub date August 1st with @MNHSpress