Jolie Stekly
@cuppajolie.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Speaker. Helping pre-published and published writers of books for kids and teens meet their goals and grow in their craft. THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA - WA state. Represented by Kayla Cichello, Upstart Crow Literary. joliestekly.com
Over the moon that @debbieohi.com has been named SCBWI's Member of the Year. So well deserved, Debbie. Those hearts were flying for you! #scbwisummer25 ❤️
August 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Over the moon that @debbieohi.com has been named SCBWI's Member of the Year. So well deserved, Debbie. Those hearts were flying for you! #scbwisummer25 ❤️
What fun. Thank to all of you who attended and sent up those emojis. I felt your energy. It’s going to be a great few days! #scbwisummer25
Jolie!! She'll give you tips on making the most of your time at the conference and info about SCBWI
#scbwiSummer25
#scbwiSummer25
August 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What fun. Thank to all of you who attended and sent up those emojis. I felt your energy. It’s going to be a great few days! #scbwisummer25
Counting down to joining you all for Orientation! #scbwiSummer25
Whether it’s your first virtual conference or first conference ever @cuppajolie.bsky.social will help put you at ease as she walks you through what to expect this at this years event!
Don’t miss out!
www.scbwi.org/events/virtu...
#scbwisummer25
Don’t miss out!
www.scbwi.org/events/virtu...
#scbwisummer25
July 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Counting down to joining you all for Orientation! #scbwiSummer25
I'm so thrilled to share that I am now represented by @kaylacichello.bsky.social and join the Upstart Crow fam.
So excited to announce new client Jolie Stekly! Jolie Stekly is a writer, teacher, speaker, and writing coach. She is an instructor for the University of Washington’s Certificate in Writing program, and she also teaches privately.
April 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm so thrilled to share that I am now represented by @kaylacichello.bsky.social and join the Upstart Crow fam.
What an inspirational talk by the magical (as Sarah so accurately described her) Vanessa Brantley Newton! She gave us a directive, friends: "Get to working on your dream!” #scbwiny25 @scbwi.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What an inspirational talk by the magical (as Sarah so accurately described her) Vanessa Brantley Newton! She gave us a directive, friends: "Get to working on your dream!” #scbwiny25 @scbwi.bsky.social
Counting the minutes to the start of the @scbwi.bsky.social conference!!! Who will I see in the coffee lounge today? What are you most looking forward to today? #scbwiny25
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Counting the minutes to the start of the @scbwi.bsky.social conference!!! Who will I see in the coffee lounge today? What are you most looking forward to today? #scbwiny25
Reposted by Jolie Stekly
Thanks to @cuppajolie.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social @leewind.bsky.social aka #SCBWITeamBlog! You can see conference highlights, takeaways, & more at scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit #scbwiNY25
February 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thanks to @cuppajolie.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social @leewind.bsky.social aka #SCBWITeamBlog! You can see conference highlights, takeaways, & more at scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit #scbwiNY25
"By being here, you are betting on yourself and that is deeply meaningful." @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiny25
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"By being here, you are betting on yourself and that is deeply meaningful." @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiny25
A packed ballroom for @erinentrada.bsky.social keynote. Speaking to us about the bravery required to do the work of creating books for kids. #scbwiny25
February 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A packed ballroom for @erinentrada.bsky.social keynote. Speaking to us about the bravery required to do the work of creating books for kids. #scbwiny25
Thank you for joining me! That's a solid 3. I love that you've got the "or" in number 3. :) Have a fantastic conference. #scbwiny25
Welcomed and commenced!
With @cuppajolie.bsky.social
My 3 things:
1. Make friends & build community
2. Explore distribution
3. Talk to or learn about awesome agents
#goanddo 🤗✨
#SCBWINY25 #SCBWI #childrensbookauthor
#childrensbookillustrator #kidlit #SCBWIconference #authorssupportingauthors
With @cuppajolie.bsky.social
My 3 things:
1. Make friends & build community
2. Explore distribution
3. Talk to or learn about awesome agents
#goanddo 🤗✨
#SCBWINY25 #SCBWI #childrensbookauthor
#childrensbookillustrator #kidlit #SCBWIconference #authorssupportingauthors
February 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Thank you for joining me! That's a solid 3. I love that you've got the "or" in number 3. :) Have a fantastic conference. #scbwiny25
What a way to start a morning. ☕📚 Celebrating great books! So thrilled for all the winners. And, what a treat to anticipate hearing @erinentrada.bsky.social at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference. #alama #kidlit #scbwiny25 ❤️🎉
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What a way to start a morning. ☕📚 Celebrating great books! So thrilled for all the winners. And, what a treat to anticipate hearing @erinentrada.bsky.social at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference. #alama #kidlit #scbwiny25 ❤️🎉
This is good news since I'm almost out of my Tomie dePaola stamps. 🥰
Important news for my friends at the intersection of Children’s Books and Buying Cute Stamps…
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USPS Announces Goodnight Moon Stamps
The USPS has announced that they will be issuing stamps based on the children’s classic Goodnight Moon, written by Margare
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January 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is good news since I'm almost out of my Tomie dePaola stamps. 🥰
"I’m teaching at #SCBWINY25! 🎉
Thrilled to lead a creative lab at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference:
✨ A CLOSER LOOK AT PICTURE BOOKS: A Focused Look at Books We Love (Including Our Own)
Will I see you there? Let me know!
#PictureBooks #SCBWI #SCBWIBird
*Full reel on IG
Thrilled to lead a creative lab at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference:
✨ A CLOSER LOOK AT PICTURE BOOKS: A Focused Look at Books We Love (Including Our Own)
Will I see you there? Let me know!
#PictureBooks #SCBWI #SCBWIBird
*Full reel on IG
January 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"I’m teaching at #SCBWINY25! 🎉
Thrilled to lead a creative lab at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference:
✨ A CLOSER LOOK AT PICTURE BOOKS: A Focused Look at Books We Love (Including Our Own)
Will I see you there? Let me know!
#PictureBooks #SCBWI #SCBWIBird
*Full reel on IG
Thrilled to lead a creative lab at the upcoming @scbwi.bsky.social conference:
✨ A CLOSER LOOK AT PICTURE BOOKS: A Focused Look at Books We Love (Including Our Own)
Will I see you there? Let me know!
#PictureBooks #SCBWI #SCBWIBird
*Full reel on IG
Really looking forward to listing to this talk with Janet Wong.
SCBWI WW is excited to have Janet Wong sharing "Making Poetry Part of Your Everyday Life." Virtual event is on Sat., Jan. 18; there's still time to register!
www.scbwi.org/events/makin...
www.scbwi.org/events/makin...
January 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really looking forward to listing to this talk with Janet Wong.
Are you going to the @scbwi.bsky.social conference in NYC? 🗽✨
👋 I can’t wait to see you! I’ll be hosting the conference orientation on Saturday morning. ☕🙌
Let’s start making connections now! 💬💡
Follow the conference hashtag here (and on IG): #scbwiNY25.
Feel free to drop me any questions.❓💌
👋 I can’t wait to see you! I’ll be hosting the conference orientation on Saturday morning. ☕🙌
Let’s start making connections now! 💬💡
Follow the conference hashtag here (and on IG): #scbwiNY25.
Feel free to drop me any questions.❓💌
December 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Are you going to the @scbwi.bsky.social conference in NYC? 🗽✨
👋 I can’t wait to see you! I’ll be hosting the conference orientation on Saturday morning. ☕🙌
Let’s start making connections now! 💬💡
Follow the conference hashtag here (and on IG): #scbwiNY25.
Feel free to drop me any questions.❓💌
👋 I can’t wait to see you! I’ll be hosting the conference orientation on Saturday morning. ☕🙌
Let’s start making connections now! 💬💡
Follow the conference hashtag here (and on IG): #scbwiNY25.
Feel free to drop me any questions.❓💌
It was nice to finally get to join #kidlitchat tonight. Hope to join again the next few Tuesdays before I'm back to teaching. :)
December 18, 2024 at 2:50 AM
It was nice to finally get to join #kidlitchat tonight. Hope to join again the next few Tuesdays before I'm back to teaching. :)
A couple of nonfiction picture books: Introducing Sandwina by Vicki Conrad (this just came out) and Log Life by @amyhevron.bsky.social. #kidlitchat
TOPIC: Which children's books caught your attention in 2024? Which are still on your TBR list? #kidlitchat
December 18, 2024 at 2:19 AM
A couple of nonfiction picture books: Introducing Sandwina by Vicki Conrad (this just came out) and Log Life by @amyhevron.bsky.social. #kidlitchat
So many. I have to go with what popped into my head first. MG - Simon Sort of Says by @erinbowbooks.bsky.social . YA - Red in Tooth and Claw by @lishmcbride.bsky.social PB - Oh, Are You Awake by @bobshea.bsky.social made me LOL. #kidlitchat
December 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM
So many. I have to go with what popped into my head first. MG - Simon Sort of Says by @erinbowbooks.bsky.social . YA - Red in Tooth and Claw by @lishmcbride.bsky.social PB - Oh, Are You Awake by @bobshea.bsky.social made me LOL. #kidlitchat
Wish I could join you all at #kidlitchat. Exciting to see this place filling up--a nudge for me to start showing up in this space. I look forward to seeing you all here on this platform and joining the chat in the future. #kidlit
November 20, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Wish I could join you all at #kidlitchat. Exciting to see this place filling up--a nudge for me to start showing up in this space. I look forward to seeing you all here on this platform and joining the chat in the future. #kidlit
Reposted by Jolie Stekly
WOW, what an intense whirlwind of #scbwiSummer24 live-blogging! Huge thanks to my fellow #SCBWITeamBlog pals @leewind.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social @cuppajolie.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social & Jaime Temairik.
Lee Wind closing post:
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Lee Wind closing post:
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Thank You for Joining Us for The SCBWI Summer 2024 Virtual Conference
Your Summer 2024 SCBWI Team Blog, clockwise from top left: Jaime Temairik, Don Tate, Jolie Stekly, Lee Wind, Justin Campbell, and Debbie R...
scbwiconference.blogspot.com
August 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM
WOW, what an intense whirlwind of #scbwiSummer24 live-blogging! Huge thanks to my fellow #SCBWITeamBlog pals @leewind.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social @cuppajolie.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social & Jaime Temairik.
Lee Wind closing post:
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Lee Wind closing post:
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Such fun to see illustrated notes of my orientation session. 🥰 #scbwisummer24 #scbwibird
So excited to take part in the #scbwi 2024 summer conference! #scbwinotes
August 3, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Such fun to see illustrated notes of my orientation session. 🥰 #scbwisummer24 #scbwibird
Reposted by Jolie Stekly
Looking for some amazing #kidlit art? Browse the virtual #scbwiSummer24 Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase, which is open to the public. This is the Showcase that jumpstarted my own kidlit illustration career! scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2024/08/scbw... #SCBWI
SCBWI Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase: Open For Viewing!
The SCBWI Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase is now open for public viewing! According to TeMika Grooms, this year there are 154 portfol...
scbwiconference.blogspot.com
August 1, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Looking for some amazing #kidlit art? Browse the virtual #scbwiSummer24 Summer Conference Portfolio Showcase, which is open to the public. This is the Showcase that jumpstarted my own kidlit illustration career! scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2024/08/scbw... #SCBWI
Thanks to all who joined me at orientation! A reminder of the hashtags: #scbwisummer24 (all things conference) #scbwibird (first-time attendees) #scbwinotes (illustrated conference notes) #scbwi1thing (that one things you were meant to hear)
August 2, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Thanks to all who joined me at orientation! A reminder of the hashtags: #scbwisummer24 (all things conference) #scbwibird (first-time attendees) #scbwinotes (illustrated conference notes) #scbwi1thing (that one things you were meant to hear)
Whee!!!! 👻🥰
Got my hands on a copy of this gem —with a chapter by the incomparable @cuppajolie.bsky.social !
#scbwi #scbwiSummer24
#scbwi #scbwiSummer24
August 2, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Whee!!!! 👻🥰
Reposted by Jolie Stekly
Excellent #SCBWITeamBlog pre-conference meeting! @leewind.bsky.social @cuppajolie.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social Jaime Temairik & I are excited about #scbwiSummer24 starting soon!
We're posting highlights, takeaways, & updates at:
scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit
We're posting highlights, takeaways, & updates at:
scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit
August 1, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Excellent #SCBWITeamBlog pre-conference meeting! @leewind.bsky.social @cuppajolie.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social @themermancam.bsky.social Jaime Temairik & I are excited about #scbwiSummer24 starting soon!
We're posting highlights, takeaways, & updates at:
scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit
We're posting highlights, takeaways, & updates at:
scbwiconference.blogspot.com #KidLit