Seriously. Have you seen the great lineup of #KidlitZombieWeek 2025 prize donors? @christiemegill.bsky.social @saraharonson.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social ...just to name a few.

#KidlitZombieWeek Day 3 is here to remind us that we all start in the same place, revision is where the magic is, AND we’ve got to throw our hats in the ring sometimes… excellent read!

#KidlitZombieWeek is almost here! Bring that dead manuscript that you love back to life AND get a chance to win #kidlit prizes. I’m giving away a #critique & Zoom!

Why did the zombie do so well on the test? It was a no-brainer😂🤣! Want to make your dead stories come back to life? Join us for KidlitZombie Week, June 23- 27th. There'll be plenty of 🧠 storming going on! #Writersky #amwriting #amrevising #kidlit #WritingCommunity#kidlitzombieweek

Good morning #KidlitZombieWeek friends (or as a zombie would say "Grrwwwaa")! Now that you have been thinking about your decaying manuscripts, let us know which one has been eating away at your brain the most! Give us a hint in the comments with a GIF. #kidlit #WriterSky #WrtingCommunity

There's so many great books up for SCBWI's Crystal Kites, including these from PBSOAR members! Vote for your favorites by 6/16! www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite @leahmoserwrites.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @darahenrywrites.bsky.social @kristimahoney.bsky.social @steenahernandez.bsky.social

Amazing group of editors! ❤️

@leeandlow.bsky.social's New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions! Lee & Low Books is seeking unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with a picture book manuscript. 💻 bit.ly/NewVoicesAwa...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, WE SING FROM THE HEART by @pragmaticmom.bsky.social, illustrated by @bizargomez.bsky.social (Red Comet Press). To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Giveaway!

Submission opportunity!

Thank you, Purcell Agency, for the scholarship to continue my writing goals! I’m incredibly excited to use this to attend the eastern PA SCBWI spring conference at The Highlights Foundation! THANK [email protected]

Honored to be among these great titles of commended books! Request Ladybug Launch & all of these wonderful titles from your #Library! #PADIBA #PADIBA2025 #ReadYourWord Thank you @federicoerebia.bsky.social

🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern! Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more! Register at pbrisingstars.com

If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Loved helping these kids feel the thrill of creating their own picture books after the school assembly! If you work in a school, check out my site for author visit info! www.melissatrempe.com

Check out this gift idea for Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🥰🎁🤎🩰✨

I had my FIRST school visit and I’ve been on cloud 9 ever since! 🥰 A HUGE thank you to Oak Creek Elementary and Mrs. Winkler for letting me share Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers! 🩰🤎 The 2nd and 3rd graders were wonderful and they had the most thoughtful questions. After story time, we got to DANCE!

Author signing at The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum! AMAZING! And my fam along with friends (thanks Sarah Heaton and Katy Bozek!) came to be a part of this incredible day! 🙏

And there are great sales today! 🩷

Today’s my birthday! Wishing for more reviews on Amazon for my book Ladybug Launch! 🚀 🐞

Philadelphia friends! Come see me on Saturday and check out Havertown’s newest bookstore!

Virginia and DC area friends - come to the Smithsonian Air & Space Udvar-Hazy location & say hi! I’ll be doing an author signing from 12 to 2 the day after Thanksgiving! 🦃📚🐞🚀

Great connecting with readers at the Upper Dublin Library author expo!

So honored my book Ladybug Launch was chosen by Conshohocken Elementary for their One Book One School project this year! Every child got to have a signed book! Check out curriculum ideas to use throughout the sch yr & a teacher guide on my website. MelissaTrempe.com ❤️

So honored to have I AM A THUNDERCLOUD included in Bookworm Central’s book fair! It’s truly an author’s dream come true 🥹 I had a great evening with the students and families of Waples Mill Elementary. Thank you for inviting me to participate in a fantastic, bookish school event ⛈️

It was such a pleasure to visit Flint Hill School yesterday 🌩 This group of 4th graders was enthusiastic and actively participated in my Emotional Learning Workshop! Teachers/Parents: Want me to come in for a school visit? Visit LeahMoserWrites.com for more information 🤩

Alpacas feel the same way about carrots as I do about #24CarrotWriting! 🧡Thank you so much for these two super special blog posts: BOOK PICK: 24carrotwriting.com/book-picks/a... (Illustrated by @chantelleburgen.bsky.social) FEATURED WRITER: 24carrotwriting.com/-blog/alpaca...

I just joined! Looking to follow other Kidlit writers, illustrators, and educators!