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anoosha syed ✏️
@anooshasyed.com
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award-winning author/illustrator for children’s books, character designer & art educator📚

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https://www.anooshasyed.com
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Reading ‘That’s Not My Name!’ by @anooshasyed.com & discussing the importance of people saying our names correctly
Lesson comes from @antiracistarted.bsky.social
#EduSky
Mini name designs in hand decorated frames
September 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Have you listened to our latest episode? It features the "Love like Salt" Trope which is when a princess gets exiled for telling her father she loves him like salt. One of our inspirations came from @anooshasyed.com's retelling of the Pakistani version in her book "The Salt Princess."
August 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Educator and #PenguinClasroomPartner Nawal Qarooni shares why @anooshasyed.com's THAT’S NOT MY NAME is a must-have #BackToSchool picture book for your classroom or library! #ad
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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This is Lesson #1 in my new series “10 Lessons from 10 Years”; a look back at the messy, non-linear career journey that got me to where I am now.
June 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I made a video walking you through my entire TEN YEAR career journey year by year. From my first book deal to burnout, creative pivots, and figuring out how to be an artist and a parent at the same time.

Watch here:

youtu.be/QzfOuBQqJD0
June 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
anooshasyed.com
Every artist has their own journey, and I want to share mine with you.

In this new Youtube video, I go over my 10 YEAR art timeline and all its ups and downs. From graduating school in 2015, to now as an award-winning #illustrator of 40 books.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfO...
From Burning Out to Bestseller ✸ My 10-Year Art Career Journey
YouTube video by Anoosha Syed
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June 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Follow and check out people who are currently in the field to see what they’ve experienced! @anooshasyed.com has a super useful YT channel in which she gives so many amazing tips about the kidlit industry, like how to organize a portfolio, how to choose an agent, and many more! (3/4)
May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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My book LOST STICK won the Blue Spruce award of the Forest of Reading; Canada’s largest recreational reading program! ✨✨✨

I was told that 10k schoolchildren across Canada voted for my book. Thank you kids and the Ontario Library Association!

I am now a multi-award winner hehe
May 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Really enjoyed the webinar by @anooshasyed.com today offered by @scbwisfneb.bsky.social ! When I grow up, I want to be a successful freelance illustrator 🤩 #kidlit
April 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Say hello to my new portfolio!! 🙌

A hub for everything Anoosha, all my creative work, and my free accessible art resources!

Check it out at anooshasyed.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Say hello to my new branding! #illustration
April 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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A Pakistani #picturebook folktale from @anooshasyed.com proves that being true to oneself is always best. THE SALT PRINCESS from @harpercollinsca.bsky.social is as vibrant in its storytelling as it is in its artwork. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
Book cover of The Salt Princess retold by Anoosha Syed, part of the Everlasting Tales series, shows a princess on a horse and a princess painting by the shore.
April 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🌙 Check out our robust collection of children's books about #Ramadan, including these brand new titles!
www.bookelicious.com/search/?q=ra...
@marziehabbas.bsky.social, @anooshasyed.com, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Wahab Algarmi, Razeena Omar Gutta, Zayneb Haleem
#RamadanMubarak #kidlit #edusky
🌙 Check out our robust collection of children's books about #Ramadan, including these brand new titles! https://www.bookelicious.com/search/?q=ramadan @marziehabbas.bsky.social, @anooshasyed.com, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Wahab Algarmi, Razeena Omar Gutta, Zayneb Haleem #RamadanMubarak #kidlit #edusky
March 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Thursday at 8PM EST, I’ll be joined by the astounding Anoosha Syed @anooshasyed.com
live on insta

#anooshasyed
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #childrensbookstagram #kidlitartists
March 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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studiohoffmann.bsky.social
👋 Every week I have a “Gab ‘n’ Doodle” on Instagram Live. I have on guest kidlit illustrators and we chat while we make art.

Afterwards, they’re posted to my Instagram and my YouTube:
youtube.com/@studiohoffm...

👀 This Thursday at 8pm ET, I’ll welcome @anooshasyed.com !
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March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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UPDATE on Mahmoud Khalil from his lawyers and his wife: "Today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament." (Legal team now includes ACLU, CCR.)
For full alt text, follow pastebin link in next post. Partial text: Amy E. Greer, attorney for Mahmoud Khalil provided the following update this evening: First, importantly, today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament. He also greatly appreciates, and, typically for him, is moved by the extraordinarily broad and steadfast support he has received from a variety of communities that understand what is at stake. He is in ICE custody in Louisiana, and arrangements have been made for local attorneys to visit him today and tomorrow. The remarks by government officials, including the President, on social media only confirm the purpose – and illegality – of Mahmoud's detention. He was chosen as an example to stifle entirely lawful dissent in violation of the First Amendment. While tomorrow or thereafter the government may cite the law or process, that toothpaste is out of the tube and irreversibly so. The government’s objective is as transparent as it is unlawful, and our role as Mahmoud’s lawyers is to ensure it does not prevail. Today Mahmoud's legal team, which includes Kyle Barron, CLEAR, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amy Greer filed a motion to compel in federal court in the Southern District of New York, as part of the habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf over the weekend, seeking an order requiring the government to return to New York for any immigration proceedings.
March 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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My friend Qusay is 18 years old and living in Gaza, Palestine. Because of israel’s genocide, prices for basic necessities continue to skyrocket. Please contribute and share to help.

gofund.me/ec041047
Donate to Help A Displaced Family in Rafah, organized by Maeve Brind'Amour
This campaign is to raise money for the family of Qusai, an 18 year-old who has bee… Maeve Brind'Amour needs your support for Help A Displaced Family in Rafah
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November 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
anooshasyed.com
Ramadan Mubarak 🌙

I pray that everyone has blessed month of peace, self-improvement, spiritual growth and forgiveness.

I have such FOMO since I am not able to fast this year again but hope to make the most of Ramadan in the ways that I can.
March 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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popbase.tv
Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:

• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
anooshasyed.com
Publishers aren’t just looking for beautiful illustrations; they want artists who can bring stories to life in a way that resonates with young readers, and know HOW to create publishing specific artwork.

Thread:
#kidlit
February 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The Children’s Book Council has announced the four winners of its inaugural CBC Graphic Novel Advocate Award
Children's Book Council Launches Graphic Novel Advocate Award
The inaugural CBC Graphic Novel Advocate Award has named four winners whose tireless efforts help to maintain this format in schools, libraries, and bookstores across the country.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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♥️My new book THE SALT PRINCESS is on sale until 2/7!♥️

Use code PREORDER25 at Barnes&Noble for a 25% discount on all upcoming books, plus another 10% off for Premium members!

This is a great time to preorder all your favourite new books :)

Find it here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-salt-p...
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Thinking about illustrating children’s books but not sure where to start?

Here are 6 ways to work as a children’s illustrator ✏️📚

#kidlit Thread:
6 Ways to Work as a Children’s Illustrator (Not all children’s book illustration jobs are the same! Here are the main categories in publishing and how they differ.) By Anoosha Syed
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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I’m so lucky that I have online friends spread out in the animation, kidlit, comics and YouTube spheres!

I haven’t been in touch much with my animation pals since shifting more to publishing, and especially since leaving twitter, so it’s so nice to see everyone here again and how they’ve been 🥹
February 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM