Carmela A. Martino
@carmelamartino.bsky.social
Poet. Author. Teacher. Blogger @ TeachingAuthors.com. My YA historical PLAYING BY HEART was inspired by 2 amazing 18th-century sisters who lived in Milan. Rep. @bookbarrista.bsky.social www.carmelamartino.com
Check out Day 3 of the Catholic Teen Books Advent calendar to see my gift to readers! (Hint: it's a special recipe.) #italianChristmas #adventcalendar www.catholicteenbooks.com/advent-calen...
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Check out Day 3 of the Catholic Teen Books Advent calendar to see my gift to readers! (Hint: it's a special recipe.) #italianChristmas #adventcalendar www.catholicteenbooks.com/advent-calen...
In today's #TeachingAuthors post, Esther Hershenhorn shares children's books that "informed, amused, encouraged, inspired" her, including the classic, Brave Irene.
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#childrensbooks www.teachingauthors.com/2025/11/with...
With Heartfelt Thanks to The Children's Book...
Honestly? It's been One Unimaginably Unimaginable Year for a Non-Stop Finder of Life's Silver Linings. But fortunately, as Elaine Stritch s...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In today's #TeachingAuthors post, Esther Hershenhorn shares children's books that "informed, amused, encouraged, inspired" her, including the classic, Brave Irene.
#childrensbooks www.teachingauthors.com/2025/11/with...
#childrensbooks www.teachingauthors.com/2025/11/with...
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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
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
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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
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
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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...
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
A Feast of Kid-Lit News and Links
Preorders, a new submission opportunity, at-home activities and more
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November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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...
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
In my latest #Creativity Newsletter, I wrote about Countering Anxiety with Creativity as well as my upcoming signing at Anderson's Bookshop @chickensoupsoul.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In my latest #Creativity Newsletter, I wrote about Countering Anxiety with Creativity as well as my upcoming signing at Anderson's Bookshop @chickensoupsoul.bsky.social
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FYI, I have updated the section of my site where I give basic information about #kidlit agents--what they do, how to find one, how to assess their website, resources to use.
You can start here:
www.underdown.org/agents.htm
You can start here:
www.underdown.org/agents.htm
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
FYI, I have updated the section of my site where I give basic information about #kidlit agents--what they do, how to find one, how to assess their website, resources to use.
You can start here:
www.underdown.org/agents.htm
You can start here:
www.underdown.org/agents.htm
I'm honored to have my poem included and LOVE the beautiful illustration!
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
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm honored to have my poem included and LOVE the beautiful illustration!
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Are you pitching me at a conference soon? PLEASE LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS! I’m not talking about my question for you, but YOUR questions for ME! I want to hear your pitch, but you have my permission to ask about the industry, marketing/author brand, etc. Get the most out of your time! #amagenting
October 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Are you pitching me at a conference soon? PLEASE LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS! I’m not talking about my question for you, but YOUR questions for ME! I want to hear your pitch, but you have my permission to ask about the industry, marketing/author brand, etc. Get the most out of your time! #amagenting
Looks adorable!
Happy #BookBirthday to my paw-some new board book, SILLY PUPPIES! These rascally pups are officially off-leash and ready to romp into readers’ hearts. Get your copy today! 👉 lnkd.in/geisXw6g #kidlit #childrensbook #bookforbaby #puppies @highlightsfound.bsky.social @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Looks adorable!
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In which I talk a bit more about my "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, and Opportunities" #kidlit workshop, coming up online *next week* via @highlightsfound.bsky.social
More information and to register: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
More information and to register: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In which I talk a bit more about my "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, and Opportunities" #kidlit workshop, coming up online *next week* via @highlightsfound.bsky.social
More information and to register: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
More information and to register: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
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The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...
Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors - Writer Beware
The searchable list of eligible works is available at the settlement website (also see the update below): https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup BACKGROUND A year ago, a group of autho...
writerbeware.blog
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...
The 2025 edition of my award-winning novel Playing by Heart containing Book Discussion is out! I love visiting book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling groups to share the story of the amazing sisters who inspired the novel #femalecomposer #historicalfiction See www.carmelamartino.com/bookclubs.htm
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The 2025 edition of my award-winning novel Playing by Heart containing Book Discussion is out! I love visiting book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling groups to share the story of the amazing sisters who inspired the novel #femalecomposer #historicalfiction See www.carmelamartino.com/bookclubs.htm
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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
Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!
#litmag #callforsubmission
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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
Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!
#litmag #callforsubmission
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
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
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
ISSUES | Little Thoughts
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September 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'm honored to have a poem in this issue!
New edition of my YA historical inspired by two amazing sisters who were far ahead of their time now contains book discussion questions
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September 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New edition of my YA historical inspired by two amazing sisters who were far ahead of their time now contains book discussion questions
www.amazon.com/Playing-Hear...
www.amazon.com/Playing-Hear...
Can you spot the changes?
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Can you spot the changes?
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Why attend our #scbwiohionorth Fall conference?
THE FACULTY.
Check out the incredible lineup of industry professionals coming this year.
Join us Oct 03 - Oct 04!
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128).
www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
THE FACULTY.
Check out the incredible lineup of industry professionals coming this year.
Join us Oct 03 - Oct 04!
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128).
www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
August 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Why attend our #scbwiohionorth Fall conference?
THE FACULTY.
Check out the incredible lineup of industry professionals coming this year.
Join us Oct 03 - Oct 04!
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128).
www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
THE FACULTY.
Check out the incredible lineup of industry professionals coming this year.
Join us Oct 03 - Oct 04!
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128).
www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
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** Attention all authors whose books may have been trained on by AI **
Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.
Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
** Attention all authors whose books may have been trained on by AI **
Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.
Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.
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When deciding on the setting for your novel, is it better to choose a real place or create a fictional town, city, or even country?
Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.
Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.
Write Where You Know | Jane Friedman
Whether you choose a real or fictional location, the more detail and depth you can infuse into your setting, the better you’ll draw readers into your story.
janefriedman.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
When deciding on the setting for your novel, is it better to choose a real place or create a fictional town, city, or even country?
Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.
Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.
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If you write for kids, check out these submission opportunities:
✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future)
✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!)
✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)
✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future)
✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!)
✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you write for kids, check out these submission opportunities:
✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future)
✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!)
✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)
✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future)
✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!)
✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)
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Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.
Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild
Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.
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⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT⭐⭐
Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be...
Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action
For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together.
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Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be...
Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action
For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together.
1/4
August 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT⭐⭐
Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be...
Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action
For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together.
1/4
Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be...
Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action
For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together.
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Forgot to note that Esther also mentions @lisablakeborough.bsky.social
Esther Hershenhorn kicks off a new #TeachingAuthors series today with her joy-filled post: My "Mary Oliver" Summer Days
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
August 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Forgot to note that Esther also mentions @lisablakeborough.bsky.social
Esther Hershenhorn kicks off a new #TeachingAuthors series today with her joy-filled post: My "Mary Oliver" Summer Days
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
August 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Esther Hershenhorn kicks off a new #TeachingAuthors series today with her joy-filled post: My "Mary Oliver" Summer Days
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
which mentions books by @tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...
Happy August! In my #TeachingAuthors post today, I wrap up our series on Frequently Asked Questions and share a #poem recently published at @thedirigible.bsky.social #kidlit www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/freq...
Wrapping Up Our Series on Frequently Asked Questions
Image by Margo Lipa from Pixabay Happy August! It's hard to believe that summer is already waning here in the northern hemisphere and st...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy August! In my #TeachingAuthors post today, I wrap up our series on Frequently Asked Questions and share a #poem recently published at @thedirigible.bsky.social #kidlit www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/freq...