✨New year, new poems!✨ Happy to share "Neon Bones" and "Crest/fall," which were featured in The Poetry Lighthouse this month. Link is below to read (free) if you wish. ☺️ www.thepoetrylighthouse.com/poems?author...

Grateful to have my poem, "Indigo" included in the Winter 2026 issue of Star*Line. ⭐️ @sfpoetry.bsky.social #writing #poetry sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...

I'm delighted to have three poems featured in the SHINE Poetry Series this month. Special thanks to poet & EIC, Samantha Terrell. ✨ Shine on, poets & poetry lovers! ✨ samanthaterrell.weebly.com/shine-poetry...

Happy to have my story, "Latchkey" appear in @365tomorrows.bsky.social this month! ✨ #flashfiction 365tomorrows.com/2025/11/07/l...

Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

⚡Electrified to see my microfiction, "Panic Button" appear in 50-Word Stories. 😱✨ #Anxiety #Fear #HumanCondition fiftywordstories.com/2025/10/23/l...

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours and remembers the children who were forced into Canada's Residential School system. It was first observed as Orange Shirt Day in 2013 and was elevated to a statutory holidy for federal workers in 2021.

Through the birch trees… 🍂❤️ 🦊 #kidlit#kidlitart#kidlitillustration

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

It's #KidLitArtPostcard Day🌟I'm Clary—a #kidlit #illustrator based in the U.S. Open for projects in 2026, including PB, BB, editorials, and any kids’ art-related ventures! Let’s work together on your next project 👋 ✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social 🖥️ claryillustration.com

Happy Kid Lit Art Postcard Day! 🍓🐭 Currently knocking on the door of children's picture book illustration ✊🏻 My portfolio can be found at www.theprimrosecorner.com ! I've got so much new art I will be posting there very soon 🤍 #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

Hey it's #kidlitartpostcard day! 💌 I'm an illustrator who works primarily in kid's books and loves drawing cute animal characters. I'd love more animal-based non-fiction projects in my inbox! www.vickigausden.co.uk #kidlitart #kidlit

📣Calling all educators! We’ve got a stellar lineup of fall picture books for you. From fun and silly, and comforting and empowering, to factual and enlightening stories there are strong curriculum connections for your classroom—and there’s something for every reader. conta.cc/45ja7Xm

🎉 Deal Alert 🎉 No better way to get back into the swing of things post-Labor Day than a book deal :) Congratulations to Leigh Therriault, whose book THE DARK SHINE will be published by Orca Books in 2027!

✨It's happening!✨ Special thanks to @liznealon.bsky.social and Sarah Howden @orcabook.bsky.social 🪄 #KidLit

🛸🛸 i’m going to close submissions this friday august 29 at 11:59 pm. 🛸🛸 please send your stories this week! 🛸🛸 especially if you’ve never submitted anywhere before! no need to be intimidated by me i’m literally just some guy

Pondering...

It's publishing day! See what's new for kids and teens at orcabook.com today 📚

THE VALUE OF IMAGERY IN VERSE NOVELS FOR YOUNG READERS teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/08/20/t...

August glimmering...

So excited to share my MG mystery/ghost story, THE DARK SHINE coming Fall 2027 from Orca Book Publishers. 👻🥾 ✨ Eternal gratitude to Liz Nealon @greatdoglit.bsky.social and Sarah Howden @orcabook.bsky.social for believing in Teddy & Scar’s story and bringing this book to life! ✨ #WriterSky #KidLit

Summer evening by the pond 🌾

I started this in response to the #animaladventuresweek prompt 'Captured’ over on Instagram, but it got derailed by work schedules and the loss of our beloved Bella Dog. #kidlitartist #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrator #picturebookmakers #childrensbookillustration

Citrine's SweetsCafe. Another ode to the small mountain towns I still miss, since moving to the city. Also, ghosts

Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:

This book arrived on my doorstep right after I received some wonderful writing news! 😊 #writingcommunity #serendipity

Ninja's first appearance on Bluesky! 💙🐾 #cats #bengalcat #meow

Silent pond... #nature

I'm delighted to now be represented by Liz Nealon of Great Dog Literary! Her enthusiasm and drive is such a gift. ✨ Thank you @liznealon.bsky.social for believing in my stories. My dream of readers holding/enjoying my books is manifesting... I am grateful. 🥹 #kidlit #writingcommunity #MG #wishes

Planettes #3: Saturn

Eyes like golden moons. In the hush of the forest, a Northern saw-whet owl whispers secrets of the night. 📸credit: jennilsphotography

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 9): www.kidlit411.com/2025/05/the-... Inside: @scbwi.bsky.social Summer Conference, Publicity, Combatting Isolation, more. Thanks Kira Sokolovskaia for the illustration, @penguinkids.bsky.social and Bright Matter Books for the PB & MG giveaways.

I'm delighted to be participating in the #PBandKidJudges writing competition! 🤩So cool that it will be judged by KIDS! Many thanks to @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social and the judges and prize donors. 🌟 #kidlit #writingcommunity

Tentative dates for #PBandKidJudges #kidlit writing competition. I hope to have the website up ASAP, but for sure by the date listed. Thank you all for blowing this up! The more hype/ the more excited my kids are. You all are fueling that 🔥 and I ♥️ you for it!

you are not alone.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Feb 28): www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/the-... Inside: PB Dialogue, Good Critiques, Synopsis Worksheet, @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social Pitchfest, more. Thanks @jedalexander.bsky.social for the illo, Teri Drobnick & @suzelsonauthor.bsky.social for the giveaways.

My microfiction, "Sweeping Stardust" will be included in the YA anthology, PROM PERFECT (Wild Ink Publishing) with fifty-percent of the revenue being donated to the Project Glam charity for teens. ✨ 🪩 🌸 #yabooks @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Pastels in the Sky… 💕

Those big, bright eyes! This Northern Saw-whet Owl is pure charm. 🦉 📸 cgwildlifephotography #Nature #Photography #Birds #Owls

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2025 we’re giving away manuscript crits and PBs! Details on website (link above). To enter: 1. follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social 2. like + re-post this post (extra entry for tagging a friend) 3. Winners ann. Feb. 10 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

Ernest Hemingway once said, “In our darkest moments, we don’t need advice.” What we truly need is the power of human connection: a quiet presence, a gentle touch, or the smallest gesture that reminds us we’re not alone.

Peaceful in My Mind…

#Kidlit friends - time to spread the word! With the fires and devastation in LA, many amazing kid lit peoples have come together to help hold an auction to help! Check out @kidlitforla.bsky.social for big names involved, critiques, books, and more! Help out by sharing! #kidlitart #kidlitartists

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Jan 10): www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... Inside: Naming Your Characters, Email Newsletter Course, MG Outlines, more. Thanks Judy Elizabeth Wilson for the illustration, and GP Putnam's Sons for Young Readers @nancyrosep.bsky.social for the MG #giveaways.