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

Wow! What a fantastic bit of news to wake up to! Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts. And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!

I’m thrilled to share that my poem has been accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their Issue 12: Better Together!!

“Quibble” by Mike Flowers was such a great word choice to write about for the Stirring Words Issue of @littlethoughtspress.com What a fun word to say and illustrate! #kidlit #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlitart #m #illustrationforkids #childrensmagazine #kidlitillustration

Very excited to be this year's special guest judge in the Trash to Treasure contest for #kidlit writers! Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU! Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.

👀 COMING SOON! Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social! Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...

"The Thing Under My Bed" by @evelynday.bsky.social is a perfect bedtime read in the lead up to Halloween! In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

All responses to Better Together submissions have been sent. If you were expecting an email & didn't get one, please check your spam & reach out to me if needed. Thank you to everyone who shared their work for this issue. It was uplifting to read so many wonderful pieces about working together!

“A Pebble Remembers” by Mona Voelkel can be found in Issue 11 of @littlethoughtspress.com #kidlit #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlitillustration

A delicate blend of youthful emotions & the wisdom of age in @barbarableiman.bsky.social's poem, "My Grandmother's Words." In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Deciduous season has arrived. 🍂 Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

@littlethoughtspress.com Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small

My illustration for @mimssully.bsky.social ‘s sweet poem “Elf-Locks” for @LittleThoughtsPress.com, Issue 11: Stirring Words. “Their songs are spells, or so it seems, For they weave beauty into dreams, And lull us gently through the night until the peep of day brings light.” #kidsmagazine #kidlit

Submissions for Issue 12: Better Together are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration. Decisions will be emailed by October 22nd.

Love this high-flying, joyful poem by @saccharinequeen.bsky.social inspired by Finn J.'s illustration, Fire Dragon. If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Step inside a child's imagination in this charming story by young writer Ada Freer! "Ivy's Imagination" was inspired by Kathryn Powers' illustration Spring Jig, and can be found in Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Lit Kids is officially OPEN to submissions for Issue 8: Air through 10/31! 🌪️ We need 5-13 y/o kids to send us their best art, photos, and writing for consideration. Your talent catches our breath every time! Keep shining! ✨ litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag... #kidlit #parents #emag

Don't you love how you can immediately hear a kid's voice in @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social's poem "Catch"? Inspired by @kimwnolan.bsky.social's illustration 51st Street in Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

“Cats and Dogs” by Webb Smith was such a fun poem to illustrate! You can find it in Stirring Words, Issue 11 of @littlethoughtspress.com Order a copy at: littlethoughtspress.com #kidlit #scbwi #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlitart #scbwiillustrator #spotillustration #illustrationforkids

Sarah Ellyn's story, "Where the Loved Clothes Go," is such a tender, loving tale about growing up. Inspired by @anniellewe.bsky.social's illustration, Laundry Tree. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, available in print & pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Can’t wait to read more submissions!!

Heart-rending & ultimately heart-warming, Kendra Cardin's story "Sylvia's Safekeeping" demonstrates the many ways art allows children to express and regulate their emotions. It's a lovely, creative interpretation of Annette Hashitate's illustration.

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th! Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together! #litmag #callforsubmission www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

What could be better than reflecting on how we’re “Better Together”? Join me in sending a submission to Little Thoughts Press to be considered for their next issue!

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th! Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together! #litmag #callforsubmission www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Lisa Roullard's poem "On the Rocks by the Lighthouse," inspired by Imogen Hartland's illustration, I Heard a Song, invites the reader to look beyond the frame of the image. It's brilliant & not to be missed. Find it in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

I still can’t believe I got to guest edit an issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. I’m hugely grateful to the editor, @clairemtaylor.com, for giving me this chance, and to all the writers and artists who embraced our theme. Come and be stirred by beautiful words! littlethoughtspress.com/issues

WE HAVE SUPER EXCITING NEWS!! Issue 1: Taking a Stand is now available to purchase IN PRINT! Get your copy and share this post to help us spread the power of children standing up for what they believe in! This issue is dedicated to the young heroes of our world! #TakingAStand #KidLit #EduSky

Honored to have a poem included in Stirring Words! What a fun issue- "capturing the magic of language in all its quirky, stupendous, and surprising forms"! #kidlit #writingcommunity #poetry #poetryforkids www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Little Thoughts Press just launched their September issue: Stirring Words! Peep my poem, Hurkle-durkle, and my doodle below 👀 @littlethoughtspress.com

Launching today - the beautiful Stirring Words edition of Little Thoughts Press, guest edited by @jthomasabc.bsky.social Come along and have a look - and maybe even try an instrument on page 6! 🎺It’s #pandemonium ! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues @littlethoughtspress.com #poetry #poetryforkids

I'm honored to have a poem in this issue!

Issue 11: Stirring Words is here! Guest edited by @jthomasabc.bsky.social, Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young readers. Available now in print and pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

So lovely to have a poem published in this beautiful issue of @littlethoughtspress.com magazine! It's one dear to my heart, as it brings in memories of my grandmother and thoughts about language and cultural identity. www.littlethoughtspress.com

Nick Fordham's "Keys for My Sister" is an unexpectedly heartfelt & heartbreaking response to @kimwnolan.bsky.social's illustration. A wonderful example of the range of emotions art can evoke. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

We have NEWS! We are opening for submissions for Issue 2, on the theme TRUSTWORTHY! Oct 1-Nov 30; poetry, fiction, and illustrations for kids 5-14, by adults and kids! Details here: epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit... Check back soon for writing prompts to help the kids in your life get started!

Crisp rhyme & wonderful info about the gilded flicker await you in Deborah Reidy's poem "Saguaro Home" inspired by @jburbank.bsky.social's illustration, Saguaro Bird. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

One week left to send us your kidlit writing & artwork for Issue 12: Better Together! www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

This year has been a lot to handle & it's hard to know what to say to our children about the current state of the world. We want our Better Together issue to be a source of both historic & current examples of how we support & care for each other & work to bring change for the better.

You'll love Jay Brazeau's fun, boppy poem Rollin', inspired by the illustration Friends on Wheels by young artist Althea M. Roll on over to our website to order a copy of Little Thoughts Press Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure (or download a pdf for free)! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

I’m happy to be a submissions reader for the next issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. The theme is Better Together! Wondering what to write about? Why not shine a spotlight on one of the young heroes featured on this website? myhero.com/child

Our submission window is still OPEN! I already have quite a few gems in my inbox. 🤩 Get those stories in!! www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions?... @littlethoughtspress.com

Don't miss out on "Timelooped Tommy". This twisty tale from young writer Hezekiah Guzman draws inspiration from Imogen Hartland's illustration, I Heard a Song, and takes the image in a creative, unexpected direction. Find it in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

No one told me I had a parcel! My contributor’s copy of the Stirring Words edition of Little Thoughts Press. It’s beautiful! Thanks @littlethoughtspress.com @jthomasabc.bsky.social for accepting my pandemonium euphonium pantoum! 😅 🎷🥁🪇 #poetryforkids #kidlituk #poetry