I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek Read these awesome posts on how to resurrect your dead manuscripts! Still time to enter your pitch and pledge for prizes! sites.google.com/view/kidlit-...

Almost missed #kidlitartpostcard day here! I really enjoyed drawing this shopping scene. Would love to draw more stores, shops, hotels and cute buildings. #shopillustration #storeillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday

Don’t sleep on the #pbparty illustration showcase finalists this year! There’s a variety of styles on display. ❤️ mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-illu...

Obsessed with the #PBParty illustration showcase. The artwork is whimsical and stunning 😍 @theprimrosecorner.bsky.social @olgasmithart.bsky.social @martaserraggiotto.bsky.social @loueee.bsky.social @shuyichiou.bsky.social

This grumpy crocodile made it to the #pbparty Illustration Showcase! #kidlitart #kidlit #pbpartyfinalist

Forest Growing prompt for Our Planet Week. This reminds me of my childhood when I could run in nature and feel free. #earthday #forestillustration #kidlit #kidlitart

Thinking about the #artemisii mission. I was so touched by the words Christina Koch said looking at Earth from space. About how connected we all are, how the same fragile systems keep us alive. From that distance, there are no borders, just one shared home. Let's stop the fighting. #kidlitart

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Happy #portfolioday! I’m an #authorillustrator open to illustrating work by other authors. Would love to work on historical, whimsical picture books or spooky middle grade. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitportfolio

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m adding more middle grade pieces to my portfolio. Would love to illustrate a mysterious or historical MG or PB ❤️ #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #middlegradeillustration #blackandwhiteillustration #basementillustration #middlegrade #kidlitpostcard

How do you spell spring? S-C-B-W-I! Looking forward to virtual and in-person events. More at www.adamdblackman.com #scbwi #writers #conference #kidlit

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Don’t let rejections get you down. 😉 I’m Brian, I write and draw picture books. See what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com. I’m represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’d love to illustrate a Greek mythology themed or any other middle-grade project! I’m an author-illustrator www.OlgaSmithIllustrator.com #kidlitart #kidlit #greekmythology #middlegrade

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books! Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social britspixels.com #kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

Monthly reminder that the best/easiest way to browse #kidkitartpostcard is in the FLASHES app, which turns posts here on Bluesky into an Instagram-like experience - only chronological. 👍

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day everyone! Art makes everything better! I’d love to work on a MG or PB project with a city or nature theme. #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #middlegrade #kidlit #middlegradeillustration

Wouldn’t it be a #DREAM to have a tea party in the forest, dressed in fancy clothes and surrounded by friends? But wait, someone is watching them… #scbwidrawthis #scbwi #scbwidrawthisdream #kidlitart #kidlit #picnicillustration #teaillustration

#BluePit 📖 #pb When two overtired kids resist bedtime, Dad uses a secret weapon: INCREDIBLY BORING STORIES. If the reader stays awake, they’ll witness a showdown between the world‘s most tedious dad and kids who hold out hopes for dracula vs. dinosaur battles. #OS BrianKirbyStudio.com

Rainbow the unicorn hates the nicknames friends in Sparklevania give him (Cutie Patootie!?), but a run-in w/ a dracula bat transforms him into the fearsome (?) COUNT RAINBOW! His new evil persona drives his friends away until a nickname slip up rocks the town. #BluePit 📖 #pb #OS BrianKirbyStudio.com

When a smooshed cranberry ruins the Carver family’s fine rug & Thanksgiving dinner, famed sleuth DETECTIVE TURKEY of Scotland Farmyard is summoned. His keen mind & refined taste unravel their recipe’s miscalculations, and a more sinister crime is revealed! #BluePit 📖 #pb #os BrianKirbyStudio.com

Crocodile Ryle was the grump of the swamp. He thought having a friend was the worst. Yuck! He ate everyone around him, until animals had enough and left. Alone, he cried. That’s when he met a butterfly who melted his heart. Inspired by real rainforest facts. #bluepit #PB #F #Q #ND #bluepithype

Happy #PortfolioDay! I’m Olga. I’m an author-illustrator. I’d love to illustrate fairytales or nature scenes. Would love to work on picture books, or children’s games. Www.OlgaSmithIllustrator.com #kidlit #kidlitart

Today is #PortfolioDay! In your post, remember to include: 🔹Short intro 🔹What work you’re looking for + your availability 🔹Portfolio link 🔹Contact info 🔹The #PortfolioDay tag 🔹4 of your best works

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Jan 9): kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Social, Low residency MFA @lindenwoodmfa.bsky.social, Get Your Creativity Back. Thx @olgasmithart.bsky.social for the illo, @sarashacter.bsky.social Nicole Krashin for the giveaways.

#kidlit #amwriting friends, I'm delighted to share that I'm offering critiques for this event. Sing up, share, and I hope to see you there!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Better late than never! I’d love to illustrate a fairytale or party scenes in a book! Love bright colors! Looking for representation. #teapartyillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit

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I’m so excited and honored that my story is one of the winners of #fallwritingfrenzy #kidlit! Thank you so much!

A favourite from my current picture book project for this month’s #kidlitartpostcard I’m a British author and illustrator, based in Ohio. Rep’d by The Illustration Room for illustration, looking for literary representation.

Here’s a list of November Contests and Events for Illustrators and Writers. Link in the comments. If you want to receive a list for every month, subscribe to my substack! open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit... #kidlit #kidlitart

November #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m an author-illustrator represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social of @bradfordagents.bsky.social Check out what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com 🍁

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! This is an illustration from my book dummy about a magical leaf Sir Leafalot who comes alive in this scene. I love to combine magical and real elements and use bright colors. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitpostcard

When you receive a flyer from school but your immediate thought is @brianlarossa.com 😅 You branded these colors, Brian!

I’ve compiled a list of kidlit contests and events for writers and illustrators. If these kind of lists are helpful, please share and subscribe to my Substack open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit... #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitevents #kidlitcontests

Hey #kidlit illustrators, if you’re not already following @dbuu.bsky.social I recommend that you do! He’s a fellow picture book art director. We’re on the same team at Scholastic, sitting nearly side by side. 💙❤️

Popping into #portfolioday on behalf of art directors to say thank you for sharing your work. It makes our job easier. We appreciate you. 💙❤️ Also, FWIW, I made a starter pack of hiring art-, creative-, design-directors who actively use Bluesky. go.bsky.app/Hxoz9KX

Share this post for an above-the-slush-pile submission opportunity to @ashleedani.bsky.social www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... #seasonsofkidlit #kidlit @authorhmacht.bsky.social @literallylynne.bsky.social

Everyone can enter into drawing of book prizes from #seasonsofkidlit. www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... This book looks wonderful! Written by Laura Sassi and illustrated by @fawa.bsky.social Seasons of Kidlit is run by @authorhmacht.bsky.social and @literallylynne.bsky.social #kidlit

It only takes a few moments to let your representatives know that libraries remain integral to a healthy American community. action.everylibrary.org/emailreps via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Yay! I still can’t believe it happened! #kidlitart #scbwi

I’ve created a compilation of kidlit events for October for illustrators and writers. Contests, workshops, creative prompts. Follow my substack for monthly updates and feel free to share. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcontest #kidlitevent open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit...

Get your treats at #seasonsofkidlit www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... @literallylynne.bsky.social @authorhmacht.bsky.social #kidlit

I’ve created a compilation of kidlit events for October for illustrators and writers. Contests, workshops, creative prompts. Follow my substack for monthly updates and feel free to share. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcontest #kidlitevent open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit...

Thank you so much @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social! This conference was even better than I hoped for! ❤️❤️❤️

Join #seasonsofkidlit for daily inspiration! #kidlit www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...

I'm Trick-or-Treating @ #seasonsofkidlit.com #kidlit @literallylynne.bsky.social @authorhmacht.bsky.social

Hey, #kidlit friends, follow these kidlit/YA publishers: Thanks to @debbieohi.com for setting this up. go.bsky.app/SAg8zks

Happy #kidlitartpostcard! This is an illustration from my pb dummy. When Oliver charges into the forest to prove he’s a real knight, he meets a magical talking leaf, Sir Leafalot, who shows him the ways plants communicate. I’m available for illustration projects as well. #kidlitart #kidlit #pbdummy

Hello #kidlitartpostcard people! I’m an author-illustrator based in Cincinnati USA. Sharing an illustration from my book dummy Chest in the Attic. #atticillustration #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart #kidlit