The days are growing longer again so here's to all of us, people and pebbles alike, enjoying a little more sun. Read Mona Voelkel's poem, A Pebble Remembers, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues 🎨 by @kimwnolan.bsky.social

Hooray! @littlethoughtspress.com just launched Issue 12: Better Together (www.littlethoughtspress.com). Be sure to check out pages 40-42, on which you will find poems by two of my critique partners: @pjpurtee.bsky.social and @davidmcmullin.bsky.social. (My poem is on page 33!)

A celebration of our 2025 catalog, contributors, team and more in our latest (and last of the year) newsletter! Thank you so much to everyone who read, supported, contributed to, and spread the word about Little Thoughts Press in 2025! littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/thank-you-...

Whether it's test-day jitters, stage fright, or just general feelings of overwhelm, Kelly Clasen's story "The Spelling Knee" is a beautiful reminder of how helpful it can be to take a moment to B-R-E-A-T-H-E. Issue 11: Stirring Words is available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

We could spend all day quibbling (or kwibbling) about how certain words SHOULD be spelled, but there's no denying that Mike Flowers' poem, Quibble, is positively delightful! Check it out in Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Super happy to say that my "Sandcastle Rescue Center" illustration is included in the Better Together issue of @littlethoughtspress.com! The full issue has a ton of inspiring art ❤️ If anyone is interested in the issue here is the link: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag12 #kidlitart

Lit Kids' 2026 issues will revolve around GENRES! 📚 On 1/1, submissions open for Issue 9: Mystery! 🔍 This is your clue to prepare writing, art, and photos to get our mentors scratching their heads. We feature work by 5-13 y/o creatives. Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...

Proud to have my poem, "Birds of a Feather" included in Issue 12 of Little Thoughts Press. The theme is Better Together and is full of inspiring stories and poems about the power of community. Stop by LTP to read the entire issue. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues @littlethoughtspress.com

Today, Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com launches Issue 12: Better Together. This issue is extra fun for me. Poems from two of my Rhyme Time buddies, @davidmcmullin.bsky.social & @sarahhetu.bsky.social, are published in this issue! One of mine is in there, too.

@littlethoughtspress.com Issue 12: Better Together launches today! Here’s the title page I illustrated, celebrating community and collective action. #kidlit #kidsmagazine

Today's the day! Join us in celebrating community & collective action with Issue 12: Better Together! Inspiring & uplifting, Better Together celebrates the power of working together. Get it now in print or as a free/pay-what-you-want PDF! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Two more poems up on the lovely Dirigible Balloon, and thanks to the perfect timing of @northernjim.bsky.social this one gets in just under the wire on the day it was set! dirigibleballoon.org/writer/ianbr... #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #Christmas2025

The submission window for our December flight closes in one week (Sunday December 14th). Still plenty of time to send poems for us to consider. Do please check out the guidelines on our website >>> dirigibleballoon.org/about #PoetryForChildren 🎈

So pleased my poem Wheel Me to the Christmas Ball is here with so many wonderful poems. Thank you! ❄️

My book has a cover!!! & it rocks! Shout-out to Liz Woodward for her amazing artwork. April and Back Again is coming your way early next year from @pubgen.bsky.social. I can't wait to share this collection 💛💛💛💛

Need a creative respite from the busy holiday season or an activity to keep your kids engaged over winter break? Send us your #kidlit stories, poems & artwork all about the human body! What happens when a bone breaks? How does a sneeze grow? Are the large and small intestines buddies or rivals?

Searching for a sweet story to lighten your Monday mood? You'll find it in Kimberly Beckham's "Finding Grammy's Druthers," in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Little Thoughts Press Issue Twelve: Better Together is open for preorders. I'm delighted to have my poem 'River Vow' in such an uplifting issue full of hope, celebrating community and collective action. square.link/u/UOWLUcaU

Perhaps a holiday gift for a kid you know?

🎁 Gift our 2025 Bundle & you get: 📚 Issues 10, 11 & 12, plus bookmarks featuring the cover art ✍️ to support the 84 contributors we featured this year, including 18 young artists & writers! 🎉 to support our mission of providing complimentary copies & direct aid to school classrooms & libraries!

Prepare to be blown away! LKM's Issue 8: Air is officially live. 🤯 Congrats to the creative kids with featured writing, art, and photos! Their work is truly a breath of fresh air. Please share far and wide to help celebrate, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit

Looking for a great holiday gift for a young reader? Get all 3 of our 2025 issues for only $18! A limited stock of our 2025 bundle is available this month only. We are so proud of these issues that celebrate visual art, the power of words, and the importance of community. square.link/u/6D1k7LF3

'Tis the season for school holiday concerts. Gear up for the jolly pandemonium with @rburrows.bsky.social's humorous tribute to young musicians and their hardworking teachers. "Pandemonium" is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Only a nincompoop wouldn't be delighted by all the wild and wonderful words in "Webster's Whatchamacallit Words" by Susan Jakubowski! In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Announcement! Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more! Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy

Please preorder Issue 12, Little Thoughts Press. The theme–Better Together–is significant: two critique partners and I have poems in this issue, proving that we truly are ‘better together!’ square.link/u/UOWLUcaU @littlethoughtspress.com @pjpurtee.bsky.social @davidmcmullin.bsky.social

Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose! We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body. We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages. Submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions @littlethoughtspress.com

Pre-orders are now LIVE! Issue 12: Better Together From grand gatherings, to small, everyday acts of kindness, this collection of poetry, stories and artwork beautifully captures the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. 🤟🏼✨ @littlethoughtspress.com square.link/u/UOWLUcaU

Our latest newsletter is chock-full of #kidlit news, interviews with our contributors & the 1st installment of our Your Turn feature of at-home/classroom activities to pair with poetry & prose from our past issues! Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...

Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose! We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body. We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages. Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions

This would pair REALLY WELL with our first issue, TAKING A STAND (free on our site and as printable PDF, for purchase in hard copy on Amazon). Maybe get one of each and gift them to a kid in your life!

Issue 12: Better Together is now available to pre-order! An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. Order a copy for a young reader in your life! square.link/u/UOWLUcaU

Creative, informative & full of wonderful alliteration, The Big Boom by Sally Mills is a toe-tapping, tongue-twisty delight. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Congrats to all the amazing winners and honorable selections, including the kid pick. These are all so good! I hope you consider submitting to @nimblewitlit.bsky.social as we are open to submissions of poetry, short fiction, and art on the theme Trustworthy!

HUGE thanks to the incredible poets who entered our From Trash to Treasure contest, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for serving as this year's judge! Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...

Still time to submit, #kidlit writers!

Today is the last day to enter our #kidlit #poetrycontest!

Ack! A screw up on our part means the comments on our contest post didn't open this morning like they were supposed to, but it should be all fixed now. Sorry for anyone who tired to enter and couldn't. Should be good to go now! @tracierenee.bsky.social and I can't wait to read your treasures!

Join us in falling completely in love with the word lustring in @quirkybirds.bsky.social's swoony haiku, "Barn Owl," in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose! www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️ We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag

A quiet beauty for your Monday: @carmelamartino.bsky.social's poem "Thirsty Amaryllis" is a reminder to pause and appreciate the small blessings that surround us. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th! This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social! Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...

I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th. Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint 🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵

Woohooo!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations to our fabulous former editor @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social!

We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems! Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Here's a video of me reading Ali the Artist, a poem based on the picture Portrait Painting by Olivia McGinty, and originally published in the Ekphrasis Adventure issue of @littlethoughtspress.com: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Reminder that these beauties are available for purchase! (*All content is still free on our site but these sure are fun to hold!)

Calling 5 to 13 y/o creative kids! 📣 Lit Kids has open submissions for Issue 8: Air until 10/31. 🌪️ Please send your writing, art, and photos to our mentors for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #parents #emag #teachers