Anica Mrose Rissi
@anicarissi.bsky.social
Author of books for kids & teens 🌈 Fan of dogs & ice cream 💚 Faculty at VCFA WCYA
Most recent books: WISHING SEASON and HIDE AND DON'T SEEK
Up next: GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE (4/2026)
https://anicarissi.com/
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Most recent books: WISHING SEASON and HIDE AND DON'T SEEK
Up next: GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE (4/2026)
https://anicarissi.com/
newsletter: https://thisistheeavesdrop.com/
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@anicarissi.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Drank my tea. Called my reps. Now let's write some words.
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Manuscript feedback, query letter critiques, portfolio reviews, and AMAs with (kid lit & adult) literary agents, editors, art directors, authors, and illustrators! Original artwork! Signed books! Virtual author visits for schools & book clubs! Social media collaborations! Bidding ends Friday night:
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Manuscript feedback, query letter critiques, portfolio reviews, and AMAs with (kid lit & adult) literary agents, editors, art directors, authors, and illustrators! Original artwork! Signed books! Virtual author visits for schools & book clubs! Social media collaborations! Bidding ends Friday night:
Manuscript feedback, query letter critiques, portfolio reviews, and AMAs with (kid lit & adult) literary agents, editors, art directors, authors, and illustrators! Original artwork! Signed books! Virtual author visits for schools & book clubs! Social media collaborations! Bidding ends Friday night:
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Manuscript feedback, query letter critiques, portfolio reviews, and AMAs with (kid lit & adult) literary agents, editors, art directors, authors, and illustrators! Original artwork! Signed books! Virtual author visits for schools & book clubs! Social media collaborations! Bidding ends Friday night:
Messed around with a radical picture book revision for a few hours today, and gosh it felt good to spend my brain on PLAY and creating. Highly recommend!
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Messed around with a radical picture book revision for a few hours today, and gosh it felt good to spend my brain on PLAY and creating. Highly recommend!
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This whole thread.
Writing has always been a crazy way to make a living, but it's even crazier these days. It feels weird for everyone who has to flog a book and story while the world burns, but a lot of us still scramble to pay the rent.
Writing has always been a crazy way to make a living, but it's even crazier these days. It feels weird for everyone who has to flog a book and story while the world burns, but a lot of us still scramble to pay the rent.
ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This whole thread.
Writing has always been a crazy way to make a living, but it's even crazier these days. It feels weird for everyone who has to flog a book and story while the world burns, but a lot of us still scramble to pay the rent.
Writing has always been a crazy way to make a living, but it's even crazier these days. It feels weird for everyone who has to flog a book and story while the world burns, but a lot of us still scramble to pay the rent.
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a reporter asked “is mutual aid a form of resistance?”
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
a reporter asked “is mutual aid a form of resistance?”
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond
of course
of course
mutual aid is an expression of love
love is an act of resistance
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Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature.
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
The ALA Youth Media Awards Are Here: Meet the Latest Award-Winning Books for Young Readers
Here are the 2026 Youth Media Award winners and honorees, highlighting the best of the best in youth literature.
bookriot.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature.
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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Do you know a talented 5-13 y/o creative? 👀
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
a woman is sitting at a table making a funny face and looking at the camera .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table making a funny face and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Do you know a talented 5-13 y/o creative? 👀
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
Have you ever seen a smaller potato?
January 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Have you ever seen a smaller potato?
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The first review for GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is a star from Kirkus that has me glowing & feeling very seen.
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The first review for GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is a star from Kirkus that has me glowing & feeling very seen.
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
The first review for GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is a star from Kirkus that has me glowing & feeling very seen.
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The first review for GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE is a star from Kirkus that has me glowing & feeling very seen.
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
“Breathless, mesmerizing…An emotionally immediate yet ethereal and darkly fantastical tale woven through with threads that ring all too true.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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This is a lesson I learned as a preteen, listening to Soviet refuseniks talk about how they survived until they were allowed to leave the country. You make art, you make joy, and you fight. Because those three things are the same thing.
If you let them, the horrors will devour you whole. Making space to live and smile is an act of resistance. So is helping others to do the same. If you’re an artist in this time, remember that what you’re doing is part of the emotional support infrastructure. They want you silent. 1/2
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This is a lesson I learned as a preteen, listening to Soviet refuseniks talk about how they survived until they were allowed to leave the country. You make art, you make joy, and you fight. Because those three things are the same thing.
"Anica Mrose Rissi is very popular and has more followers than 99.3% of all users on BlueSky."
"At this rate, Anica Mrose Rissi is expected to reach 2.3K followers in almost 11 years."
(Cogsworth voice) Yes, yes. Splendid.
"At this rate, Anica Mrose Rissi is expected to reach 2.3K followers in almost 11 years."
(Cogsworth voice) Yes, yes. Splendid.
January 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Anica Mrose Rissi is very popular and has more followers than 99.3% of all users on BlueSky."
"At this rate, Anica Mrose Rissi is expected to reach 2.3K followers in almost 11 years."
(Cogsworth voice) Yes, yes. Splendid.
"At this rate, Anica Mrose Rissi is expected to reach 2.3K followers in almost 11 years."
(Cogsworth voice) Yes, yes. Splendid.
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birds do it
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
birds do it
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
bees do it
even educated fleas do it
let's do it
let's fly into a window
Happy Back to Checking Your Inbox with That Delusional Flutter of Hope Day to all (writers) who celebrate!
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Happy Back to Checking Your Inbox with That Delusional Flutter of Hope Day to all (writers) who celebrate!
Speaking of which, please preorder this book that I worked on for a decade and loved making and am proud of and would like to not spend much time talking about online so instead I can make other things & read other people's books & take good naps, thank you www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768721...
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Speaking of which, please preorder this book that I worked on for a decade and loved making and am proud of and would like to not spend much time talking about online so instead I can make other things & read other people's books & take good naps, thank you www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768721...
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Can’t wait for this @kellyyang.bsky.social and Kate!
The new, weekly podcast, StoryKind, starts Jan. 19, with "tips for writing, answer questions they receive from young readers, celebrate the hard work of teachers and librarians in literacy spaces and spread the magic of real, human storytelling." (People)
Authors Kate DiCamillo and Kelly Yang Announce New Podcast 'StoryKind' (Exclusive)
The award-winning children's book authors have launched a podcast to "spark the joy and connectivity of storytelling in kids," according to a press release. StoryKind will launch Jan. 19 and feature n...
people.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Can’t wait for this @kellyyang.bsky.social and Kate!
Today I start my 8th semester on faculty in the Writing for Children & Young Adults MFA program at VCFA. We kick things off with a 9-day residency filled with lectures, workshops, readings, and conversations. It's hybrid, with some students & faculty on campus at CalArts and some of us on the Cloud.
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Today I start my 8th semester on faculty in the Writing for Children & Young Adults MFA program at VCFA. We kick things off with a 9-day residency filled with lectures, workshops, readings, and conversations. It's hybrid, with some students & faculty on campus at CalArts and some of us on the Cloud.
I heard some of you are placing preorders this week & that it's an author's job to let people know if she has a short, sharp, strange, and wildly ambitious YA novel coming out in April & the paperback of her & Zachariah OHora's very funny picture book coming in July, both available for preorder now
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I heard some of you are placing preorders this week & that it's an author's job to let people know if she has a short, sharp, strange, and wildly ambitious YA novel coming out in April & the paperback of her & Zachariah OHora's very funny picture book coming in July, both available for preorder now
Had a bunch of cottage cheese I didn't really want to eat, so I gave it a whirl in the food processor (along with some eggs, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice, and almond flour) and baked it for a while. Now a have a cheesecake I don't really want to eat!
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Had a bunch of cottage cheese I didn't really want to eat, so I gave it a whirl in the food processor (along with some eggs, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice, and almond flour) and baked it for a while. Now a have a cheesecake I don't really want to eat!
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
It’s always thrilling to see a book I wrote in a language I can’t read, but especially so with WISHING SEASON, a sad-but-hopeful brother-sister story about friendship and grief that's set on the Maine island where I grew up. Each post the Turkish publisher makes about it gives me a joyful flutter 🌱✨
December 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s always thrilling to see a book I wrote in a language I can’t read, but especially so with WISHING SEASON, a sad-but-hopeful brother-sister story about friendship and grief that's set on the Maine island where I grew up. Each post the Turkish publisher makes about it gives me a joyful flutter 🌱✨
@danpoblocki.bsky.social & James Rey Sanchez are on it
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@danpoblocki.bsky.social & James Rey Sanchez are on it
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Art lives in the process, in the struggle to grow and figure out the specific needs of the work, and in the arrival at a better understanding of the artist’s limitations. The product is just the end result of the art.
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Art lives in the process, in the struggle to grow and figure out the specific needs of the work, and in the arrival at a better understanding of the artist’s limitations. The product is just the end result of the art.
We went deep on craft in this issue of The Eavesdrop, which is all about voice. I love this exchange between @ryansara.bsky.social and @novarensuma.bsky.social about how worldbuilding and voice are intertwined.
www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-2-voice/
www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-2-voice/
![you need to consider how much your characters buy into what their culture expects them to do and be, and that will influence both their individual voices and the overall narrative voice.
Nova: That is brilliant. And this speaks to science fiction and glimpses of the future too. Voice and worldbuilding can be intertwined if you make a clear-eyed choice about using the voice as a tool in this way. I think about how the world itself is brought to life through the limited lens of a first-person voice in a book like Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is narrated by an Artificial Friend and so our understanding of the world can only ever be what this narrator deduces. The more limited a voice is, sometimes the more I see and understand about everything else.
Sara: Or maybe we're always dealing with
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December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We went deep on craft in this issue of The Eavesdrop, which is all about voice. I love this exchange between @ryansara.bsky.social and @novarensuma.bsky.social about how worldbuilding and voice are intertwined.
www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-2-voice/
www.thisistheeavesdrop.com/issue-2-voice/