I Wish I Didn't Have To Tell You This writersrumpus.com/2026/05/26/i...

A piece I made for National Library Week last month; time got away from me and so I’m just getting around to finishing my WIPs and posting them.. the message still stands- support your local library!! #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #papercollage #libraryjoy #picturebookillustrator #picturebookart

Be a Good Literary Citizen! The Picture Book Summit Roundtable discusses what it means to be a literary citizen with easy (and free!) ways to support your fellow creatives. picturebooksummit.co... #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky #podcast

Connect with other authors. Writing is a movement, a dance. Not a race against other authors. ...Keep Writing. Connect. Learn. Grow. - Wrtr #AmWriting #AmEditing Writing. #Writing #Writer #Author #BookSky #AuthorSky

Interview with Lois Brandt -- Talented Picture Book Author of Maddi's Fridge writersrumpus.com/2026/05/12/i...

@suzylevinson.bsky.social You were so great in the @12x12challenge.bsky.social webinar with Rachel Orr and @tashahilderman.bsky.social

Seen in the wild at the Mall at Short Hills @suzylevinson.bsky.social @100scopenotes.bsky.social

"No rejection is fatal until the writer walks away from the battle leaving dreams and goals behind." —Jeff Herman

Happy Book Birthday RAINBOW COOKIES Illus. ZB Asterplume / by Lesléa Newman @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social 🌈 A girl rallies her friends & family to show the power of love and acceptance when the Pride-inspired rainbow cookies sold at Ms. Madeleine's bakery spark backlash in the neighborhood

@pragmaticmom.bsky.social Congrats on winning the Julia Ward Howe award for your powerful #picturebook We Sing From The Heart

Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek 2026! We are so happy to be celebrating with you. Tell us in the comments: What do you remember about your favorite childhood teacher who sparked your love of story?

Read your world on line auction coming Monday! givebutter.com/c/2026-read-...

Recognize an #elementaryteacher for their #teaching of writing: ncte.org/awards/donal...

✨ 🇲🇹 The Memory Cake won a Christopher Award! ✨ 🇲🇹 The Christophers celebrates work that “affirms the highest values of the human spirit” + reflects the Christopher motto, “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” Previous recipients include Dolly Parton and Fred Rogers 🥰 #kidlit

#kidlit interview with the talented @davidmcmullin.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2026/04/07/c...

2026’s New Releases are coming your way! @joycekay.bsky.social @seymouragency.bsky.social @khushboopatel.bsky.social @tonnyef.bsky.social IG @andreatripke @asiqueira.bsky.social @beccamcmurdiebooks.bsky.social @artbyann.bsky.social #NationalYearOfReading

#kidlit interview with the talented @davidmcmullin.bsky.social writersrumpus.com/2026/04/07/c...

BAN THIS BOOK by Alan Gratz: a MUST read! writersrumpus.com/2026/03/31/b...

Books to Celebrate National Poetry Month 2026 | 100 Scope Notes

Thoughtful, level insight from my friend and colleague @hunderdown.bsky.social on where the #kidlit industry is right now in terms of recent layoffs and reorgs, and how we may have gotten here, and what we can do.

My thoughts on what's going on in #kidlit publishing now, a little history, and what we can do: mailchi.mp/435ed3c02d61...

WEDNESDAY’S WONDERFUL WRITERS WHO CHAMPION WRITERS Andrea Y. Wang @andreaywang.bsky.social Andrew Hacket @andrewchacket.bsky.social Angela D. Groot @angeladegroot8 April Berry @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social Beck Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social ‬ Carol Gordon Ekster @cekster.bsky.social ‬

"Listen to yourself. If you are excited by what you are writing, you have a much better chance of putting that excitement over to a reader." —Robin McKinley

Will AI replace writers? My honest thoughts: https://www.athomeauthor.com/post/will-ai-replace-authors

Protecting trans rights is a Jewish value! Read this powerful piece in The Forward by Rabbi Eliana Kayelle of Keshet and Rabbi Jonah Pesner of the RAC explaining how Jews understand what’s happening to transgender people in our country.

Congratulations to @barefootbooks.bsky.social @nosycrow.bsky.social and all! "Children’s Choice Awards, established by IBC...were won by Won’t Go!, Cloud Boy, and Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy...Primary school children across the country voted" www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/blog/six-wom...

@capstonepub.bsky.social Love this bookstore's display of TRUCKER KID @russcoxbooks.bsky.social

Happy to share, and happy to celebrate book friends!

I’ll post more about my #kidlit book event at Molly’s Bookstore (Melrose, MA) next week, but I wanted to share this super cute display with book friends @cekster.bsky.social and @russcoxbooks.bsky.social

My View Book Review: SEE WHAT GOD MADE! by Kathleen Long Bostrom with illustrations by Janet Samuel frogonablog.net/2026/03/13/m...

#amwriting This is so cool- Theatre Camp for Writers -run by @christebbetts.bsky.social Check it out: theumbrellaarts.org/class/spring...

Celebrate # InternationalWomensDay with these trailblazers. Francis Perkins, Secretary of Labor. This piece is a collage on paper and is in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Maya Angelou, Yoko Ono, and model turned war photographer, Lee Miller.

@ellenweinstein.bsky.social Just finished reading FIVE STORIES. What a brilliant picture book! Loved it and left reviews. Great meeting you at KWE.

An author is worried that their book might "die on submission" and wanted a pep talk. Here's why I hate that phrase, and also case studies, and also a pep talk! It's not that it hasn't happened. It just hasn't happened YET. YET: YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, TOO. www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...

Happy International Women’s Day!

Do you really need a literary agent? The short answer is no, it's technically possible to find a publisher on your own—but if you’re aiming for Big Five, you’re probably going to want one. https://www.athomeauthor.com/post/do-i-need-a-literary-agent

We’re hiring another literary agent to join Team PSLA! The position is flexible, remote work opportunity for candidates with one or more years of publishing experience. For full details, check out our web page! https://www.psliterary.com/opportunities/

"Be what you want. Don't ask for it. Don't hope for it. Don't wait for it. Be it now. Being a 'writer' is not something that happens when you sell your first book or land on a bestseller list. It’s a state of mind. It’s who you are." —Jessica Brody

Author-Illustrator Janice Hechter: On Art, Persistence, and The Power of Her Paintbrush (Giveaway included!) writersrumpus.com/2026/03/03/a...

Massachusetts! Mass Freedom to Read is organizing a day of advocacy on March 10th. Make sure to sign up for their newsletter for more info!

"There's no right way of writing. There's only your way." —Milton Lomask

📚We’re hiring a full time Agency Assistant supporting Operations and Contracts! 📚 Are you interested in the world of books and providing support in publishing? Click here for full job description to see if this role is right for you! Applications open until 4/15. 📍Role is in person in San Diego.

"You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longer to learn was to trust the writing process." —Diane Setterfield

Because it's worth saying #mswl send me your LGBTQIA2+ stuff. Whatever is happening in the world rn, there are soooo many LGBTQ+ editors and agents trying to do THINGS & we'll be asking ourselves & each other (& you, creators) how to do things. It's not over til it's over & even then it's not over.

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Listen to Susan!

An amazing graphic novel by Katie Venit, illustrated by John Chad.

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Here's how today works: Writers are not allowed to pitch or post in the #MSWL feed. This is only for agents and editors to post their wishes. Please note agents have been known to block writers who break this rule. It's up to them, but we don't want this to happen to you!

Happy #MSWL, #writingcommunity! Sharing what I look for, recent reads, and my favorite authors. Don't see your book in my #MSWL? No worries! I want to see your work if it has a compelling voice, pacing, and plot.

Happy #MSWL Day! I love it when a story has me googling at 1am because I cannot believe it is real I want your strange corners of history, your niche obsessions, & your flawed but lovable characters who feel painfully human. I want to learn something & be completely captivated along the way