Heads up, writers! I will be closing to queries on December 8. I’m fairly caught up on queries and submissions and plan to respond to everything in my inbox before the end of the year. Reopening in January 2026 with a refreshed MSWL! 🥰 #amquerying #writingcommunity

Don’t make us beg!!!

Building a little headpiece for a costume Can you guess my Halloween costume? 🙈

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

Just finished an incredible advanced reader for @mcintyres.bsky.social from @tkingfisher.com Nine Goblins is a rip roaringly hilarious read that you will not be able to put down! #booksky📚🪐 💙 #reviews #newreleases

Great opportunity for unagented #kidlit creators! 👀 Thanks @mmanlove.bsky.social !

An illustrator alerted me to the attached email. Someone is impersonating me! Offering #kidlit illustrators fake deals! This is not me! The deal-structure/schedule is insane. The deadline is quite friendly?! 10 picture books in 3 years?! Please let me know if you receive an email like this!

#Kidlitart chat is TODAY! Set alarms and tell friends, ready the cake/pie!!! Chat happens here on Bluesky, follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for the questions & to see everyone’s answers!

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We’re beginning to think through a mythology-themed beginning-reader series. I'm looking for someone w/ a commercial/punchy, character-forward style who can breath life into ancient lore. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

I'm having a case of "wants to do too many things, and somehow nothing gets done" disease 😩

2 weeks ago, I spent a week at Milkwood for a residency. It was pure #kidlit #kidlitart magic.

Less than a month until #DVpit, a pitch event for marginalized creators looking to find an agent & get traditionally published! Here's a reminder of the rules! For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025! #writersky #booksky

"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

Watching a British detective show and there's a museum director who murdered a colleague so that he could make the front cover of Paleontology Today

Hey #kidlit illustrators! We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder. Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

A few more! Thank you very very much for sticking with me through Doggust! This is the first time I've done all 31 days. 🎉 I will continue to draw dogs in other months. Thanks again for all the kind words, and please tell your dogs hi for me.

hey if you're someone interested in flatting/coloring comics, this is a great resource. very few people know how to do it correctly, and it's not difficult but it IS more technically intensive than most people assume! these are useful skills!

My Call For Submissions feed searches an approved list of Bluesky accts for terms like #MSWL #CallForSubmissions. If you offer PAYING gigs for writers and/or illustrators or a lit/art agent open to queries, pls see post at top of thread for info re: how to get added. bsky.app/profile/debb...

I've been going to coffeehouse writer meet ups at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social , and I always leave them so inspired and pumped to keep working :) I really enjoy the opportunity to sit IRL with people who are industry veterans and newbies, and have an open dialogue with them. It's very inspiring!

📖In tandem with his exhibition, on 09/06 from 3PM-5PM @mattforsythe.bsky.social will lead a 2-hour in-person workshop on the picture book-making process ✏️Tickets here: gallerynucleus.com/detail/42412/ #gallerynucleus #matthewforsythe #aggieandtheghost #childrensbook #childrensbooks

We are gearing up for the Spooky Season! I live here. Here's your Gothic Horror Starter Kit if you're looking to lean into Gothic for the Holidays ;)

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard ! 🦊👻 I'm Andrea, an author and illustrator #seekingrepresentation I'd love to work on picturebooks, board books, and spot illustrations 💼 : www.ferragottiart.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Happy #KidlitArtPostcard day! Hi I'm Shiho Pate and I would love to illustrate more children's books. My debut author illustrator book is now out on submission too✨ Please visit shihopate.com for more of my work. I am represented by Deborah Warren at @eastwestlit.bsky.social #kidlitart #illustration

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day everyone!! I'm Andrea, an author & illustrator that would love to work on picturebooks! I'm also #seekingrepresentation ✨️ 💼 : www.ferragottiart.com #kidlitart #kidlit

#KidLit writers, is your funny bone feeling a little out of alignment? Are you stuck giving dad jokes in your MS? Check out ep 6 of the KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast to add some humor to your story. Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/46jxhyr YouTube: bit.ly/4p7B21j (with @kdzpodcast.bsky.social)

⭐I'm looking for work! ⭐I draw cute critters in colorful and textured worlds, perfect for picture books and readers. My early reader series with andrews mcmeel published last month :) portfolio: www.katierisor.com agent: Janna Morishima: jannaco.co #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #illustration #pb #gn

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day, I'm Mike! I usually post cheerful scenes but this month I'm showing some range with a new spooky MG cover illustration instead. I'm also excited to share that I'm now repped by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social at CMA! 🎉 mdashow-kidlitart.carrd.co #spooky #kidLit #kidLitArt

An Ode to the Bored Kids at the Desi Business Plaza Part 1 of a small series #kidlitart

Doggust 30: Coton de Tulear. New painting. 🪵 #doggust #doggust2025

Today I am part of the fun and mysterious #XpressoTours #BookBlitz for Murder, Mystery and Misdirection by Pamela McCord! Come read an #Excerpt + join a #Giveaway + more! #BookBloggers #Blogging #Murder #Mystery #BookPromo #BookSky📚💙 twirlingbookprincess.com/2025/08/book...

The Botanists Had a lot of fun making this one

If you see this, quote post your cat art!! 😸 #kidlitart #illustration #catsky

same for artists. no artist is burnt out because their workload would be less with AI or their project managing software could be assisted by AI. we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.

If you see this, quote post your cat art!! 😸 #kidlitart #illustration #catsky

It's been a busy busy week... here's cleopatra! #cat #catsky

“It was a miscarriage of justice then, and it is a miscarriage of justice now.” History's not just rhyming www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Just restocked some of our popular patches! 🐛🦕💕 🛒 shop.fossilforager.art

A little kitty cat break 😸

THE BEST TITLES FOR YA READERS! New, in our premium binding, from author Maggie Stiefvater--"The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel," tinyurl.com/3mcyrkpc. #Secondary #school #library #curriculum #reading #books #YA #literature #literacy

Hi everyone, happy #kidlitartpostcard My name is José, I love painting ghosts, old colonial houses and cats! I am interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt Currently seeking representation More of my work at www.joseanieto.com #kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #illustration

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day everyone!! I'm Andrea, an author & illustrator that would love to work on picturebooks! I'm also #seekingrepresentation ✨️ 💼 : www.ferragottiart.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard for August! To find out more about the monthly event, see the link in the post below! #kidlitart

🔎 A BLUE DAHLIA MYSTERY 🔎 ✨️Cozy Fantasy✨️ Murder Mystery✨️ 📰 Elven Reporter, Amateur Sleuth 🔎 Orcish Detective, By the Book 📻 Gaslamp Fantasy Aesthetic ⛵️ Small Harbor Town Setting ♥️ Slow burn #questpit #f #my #q #a

❤️‍🔥 THE HEALER WITCH ❤️‍🔥 If you thought coming back to the place you hate the most was bad, imagine getting tangled in a Healer’s dodgy business AND constantly putting your life in danger in the process. The odds are not in their favour, but the Gods are. #agentsguide #questpit #Q #A #F

🔎 A BLUE DAHLIA MYSTERY 🔎 ✨️Cozy Fantasy✨️ Murder Mystery✨️ 📰 Elven Reporter, Amateur Sleuth 🔎 Orcish Detective, By the Book 📻 Gaslamp Fantasy Aesthetic ⛵️ Small Harbor Town Setting ♥️ Slow burn #questpit #f #my #q #a

We’re excited to welcome you to 2025 summer season of #questpit!! As always, have fun and support one another!

Hey illustrators! Did you know there's a contact form on my website just for you? When beginning new projects I routinely check the spreadsheet for new submissions and search/sort my notes on previous submissions. >>> www.brianlarossa.com 💙❤️ #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #artsearch #art #artist

www.tiktok.com/@vanessagree... So much honesty here. #booksky

I've been having a bit of a tough time with my digital and non-kidlit illustrations lately... guess its just growing pains and I gotta keep working on it 😤 So here are Dahlia and Mags from a story I've been working on! #illustration #fantasy #booksky

Eva wants a cupcake!! I wanted to draw something fun in my sketchbook, its been a while :') #kidlitart #illustration