Beth Volkmann
@bethvolkmann.bsky.social
M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile.
Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees.
#SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist
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Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees.
#SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist
elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
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Day 11 of the #makearteveryday challenge . This one is ART: SONG BIRD
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#mae2025 #makearteveryday #illustration #illustrator #lovewhatyoudo #birdillustrator
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#mae2025 #makearteveryday #illustration #illustrator #lovewhatyoudo #birdillustrator
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Day 11 of the #makearteveryday challenge . This one is ART: SONG BIRD
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#mae2025 #makearteveryday #illustration #illustrator #lovewhatyoudo #birdillustrator
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#mae2025 #makearteveryday #illustration #illustrator #lovewhatyoudo #birdillustrator
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When I read the full review of THE OCEAN'S HEART I cried (tears of joy)...Okay, I'm still crying. The reviewer connected with this book on every level. I hope other readers will, too. ❤️@steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social #Edusky #Skybrarians #kidlit
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When I read the full review of THE OCEAN'S HEART I cried (tears of joy)...Okay, I'm still crying. The reviewer connected with this book on every level. I hope other readers will, too. ❤️@steelworksliterary.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social #Edusky #Skybrarians #kidlit
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There are a few scam DMs going around, don’t fall for them!
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There are a few scam DMs going around, don’t fall for them!
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Had a great morning on our Travis Audubon poetry birding hike at Blair Woods Nature Preserve in Austin. This interesting spider was hanging above the trail. #haikusaturday #nature
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Had a great morning on our Travis Audubon poetry birding hike at Blair Woods Nature Preserve in Austin. This interesting spider was hanging above the trail. #haikusaturday #nature
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On our poetry birding hike today we wrote nonets. This is my first attempt at writing one! We heard Carolina Chickadees along the trail. Although I didn't capture a good photo today, I added a nonet to a rough sketch I made from a photo I took of a Black-capped Chickadee in the NE.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
On our poetry birding hike today we wrote nonets. This is my first attempt at writing one! We heard Carolina Chickadees along the trail. Although I didn't capture a good photo today, I added a nonet to a rough sketch I made from a photo I took of a Black-capped Chickadee in the NE.
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We love a good collective noun and there are lots of crackers for rooks, including congregation, storytelling, building, parliament and clamour.
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We love a good collective noun and there are lots of crackers for rooks, including congregation, storytelling, building, parliament and clamour.
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
The bird's Latin name Corvus frugilegus means "fruit-gathering crow".
📸 Pics by George Anderson.🐦⬛
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November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Super fun haiku!
frosty goldenrod
swaps its yellow sundress for
a fuzzy sweater
#HaikuSaturday 💚 #nativeplants 💚 #gardening
swaps its yellow sundress for
a fuzzy sweater
#HaikuSaturday 💚 #nativeplants 💚 #gardening
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Super fun haiku!
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Todays colour collective drawing using the colour ‘dark charcoal’ .
#illustration #forest #mixedmedia #colour_collective
#illustration #forest #mixedmedia #colour_collective
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Todays colour collective drawing using the colour ‘dark charcoal’ .
#illustration #forest #mixedmedia #colour_collective
#illustration #forest #mixedmedia #colour_collective
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Happy Friday! You still have until Wednesday, November 12 to send us a haiku or two! This issue's theme is winter, but don't use the word winter! thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines - The Solitary Daisy
The Solitary Daisy Journal runs on a fortnightly schedule (every two weeks). In each issue there is a prompt. Haiku written to the prompt will be considered
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Friday! You still have until Wednesday, November 12 to send us a haiku or two! This issue's theme is winter, but don't use the word winter! thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g...
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🌸🌱🐝🌿🍂🪻 // sunlight scavengers // spread from Gardening for Biodiversity by the Wild Seed Project // gouache on hot press paper
realized I hadn't posted the art from one of the coolest projects I've ever done, so I'm starting that today! plant facts in the comments :)
#art #botanicalillustration
realized I hadn't posted the art from one of the coolest projects I've ever done, so I'm starting that today! plant facts in the comments :)
#art #botanicalillustration
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🌸🌱🐝🌿🍂🪻 // sunlight scavengers // spread from Gardening for Biodiversity by the Wild Seed Project // gouache on hot press paper
realized I hadn't posted the art from one of the coolest projects I've ever done, so I'm starting that today! plant facts in the comments :)
#art #botanicalillustration
realized I hadn't posted the art from one of the coolest projects I've ever done, so I'm starting that today! plant facts in the comments :)
#art #botanicalillustration
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Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
How Nonfiction (and a Calkins Creek Book!) Helped Me Nail a Final Jeopardy! Question - Astra Publishing House
In my house, we’re loyal Jeopardy! watchers. Every evening at 7 p.m., you’ll find my family glued to the TV, testing our trivia skills. I have to admit—I usually do pretty well. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
I love this feature of the #NYT.
Each one a mini-masterclass in poetry - reading, writing, experiencing.
#poem #poetry #writing
Each one a mini-masterclass in poetry - reading, writing, experiencing.
#poem #poetry #writing
This Poem About Monet’s “Water Lilies” Reflects on the Powers and Limits of Art (Gift Article)
“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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We are very excited for this upcoming webinar with @sylvialiu.bsky.social on unblocking & unlocking creativity! Open to non-members too!
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
#Writingcommunity
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#Writingcommunity
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are very excited for this upcoming webinar with @sylvialiu.bsky.social on unblocking & unlocking creativity! Open to non-members too!
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
#Writingcommunity
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
#Writingcommunity
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 hello@julianplum.com
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
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ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
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It's an autumnal #kidlitartpostcard day!
The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!
🌐 Nicolaschofield.com
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#kidlitart
The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!
🌐 Nicolaschofield.com
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#kidlitart
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's an autumnal #kidlitartpostcard day!
The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!
🌐 Nicolaschofield.com
Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
#kidlitart
The trees are busy changing colour & flinging leaves off in all directions. Huge piles sit around periodically crunchy and soggy. Winter is approaching fast!
🌐 Nicolaschofield.com
Rep by @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
#kidlitart
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Hello November #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Marie Hermansson, I illustrate children's picture books with a narrative style. Storytelling through pictures and capturing special moments within the larger story. Reach out directly to me, I'd enjoy hearing about your picture book projects! #kidlitart #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I'm Gordy, a Scotland based illustrator painting my illustrations in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨
Happy to share this artwork from a new book I have coming out next year - 𝐼𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛
🌐 gordywright.com
#childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustration
Happy to share this artwork from a new book I have coming out next year - 𝐼𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛
🌐 gordywright.com
#childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustration
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Writers, check out this fun new holiday contest from #MightyKidlit! mighty-kidlit.mn.co #kidlit @ziemkemichele.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Writers, check out this fun new holiday contest from #MightyKidlit! mighty-kidlit.mn.co #kidlit @ziemkemichele.bsky.social
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An author with no significant platform lands a book deal for a nonfiction book, then fears that it will be taken away when publishing professionals realize they've made a huge mistake.
But there's much more to the story than that, from Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd.
But there's much more to the story than that, from Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd.
How I Secured a Big Five Publishing Deal with Almost No Social Media Platform | Jane Friedman
Learn how one author’s publishing “fairy tale” hides years of struggle, with practical lessons to unlock your own resilience.
janefriedman.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
An author with no significant platform lands a book deal for a nonfiction book, then fears that it will be taken away when publishing professionals realize they've made a huge mistake.
But there's much more to the story than that, from Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd.
But there's much more to the story than that, from Dr. Kerry Makin-Byrd.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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It's FREE!
It's FUN!
You'll get writing done!!!
You'll find community!!!
It's FUN!
You'll get writing done!!!
You'll find community!!!
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's FREE!
It's FUN!
You'll get writing done!!!
You'll find community!!!
It's FUN!
You'll get writing done!!!
You'll find community!!!