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CWILL BC is a lively group of published writers and illustrators for children, with over 150 members across British Columbia.

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In my imagination, this a drowning snowperson. Did they run afoul of the dreaded Snowflake Gang?

#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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substack.com/@kidlitgrove...

Thank you, Lindsay for your thoughtful post about IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE. I truly believe that our world will be more peaceful if we can identify our fears, cope with them, and then become curious about the things (or people) we fear. Love is powerful.
Lindsay | KidLit Grove (@kidlitgrove)
My newest resource was created with the understanding that all children have big feelings, and caregivers are already doing their very best to support them. It’s not about fixing emotions or rushing...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Here’s my first quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, which comes from Pam Grossman:

“I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.”

More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/w...
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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A frozen forest in miniature. When I spotted this on a winter walk, I imagined tiny explorers trekking through this foreboding—but beautiful—landscape.

#authorsEye #artistsEye #AEye #betterthanAI #humaneye
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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*free in all (most?) regions on most platforms, FWIW🇨🇦
Free ebooks by Canadian authors (most on multiple platforms, SYK is just the best known), today only: tinyurl.com/canadianbookblast
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Brilliant, wise advice, @savagechickens.bsky.social!
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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Glad to "batter up!" for @theseaboardreview.ca about #BillyCrawford'sDoublePlay by #BradSmith, a funny, clever novel about an aging ballplayer who can't accept he's a has-been. But, in a riff on the baseball term double play, Billy may have other greatness in him—of the moral kind. shorturl.at/26kwe
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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One of my fav Portfolio illos I did in 2025.

#kidlitart #chapterbook
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Finished this one for Grandparents' Day.
My grandpa also had a white beard, wore suspenders and taught me how to ride a bike 😊💙

#kidlitart #grandparentsday #grandpa #grayscale #chapterbook #blackandwhite #illustration #bike
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

More on my blog:
kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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The reviews are coming in! Butterfly Sea, NOW for pre-order. Links in bio. @librarything.com @canscaip.bsky.social @cwillbc.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social @tielmourpress.bsky.social
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Author: @booksbycindy.bsky.social
Illustrator: @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
Thank you, Carrie!
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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All the pencils it took me to draw graphic novel number 6.
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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there are like 5 fictional characters named Kathleen and they're all kind of awful. we've been watching The Great North and it's a great show but it has yet another villainous Kathleen! which of us wronged the writer's room!?
January 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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January 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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If you are a writer/author, you are probably aware of the issues with AI in the book industry, and maybe you don't know about the issues with illustration. ALL generative ai is bad (stolen copyright, etc), so don't use generated images in your blog or posts here. It's an immediate Unfollow for me.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Already registered for the conference but want to join this? Make sure you are signed in and go to the event home page and select this to add it on/purchase it!

www.scbwi.org/events/2026-...

#scbwiNY26
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Oh man one of my bus routes takes me past a local high school right at the time that school lets out & I have to believe this is some kind of divine punishment for being an Annoying Teenager On Public Transit, myself.
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.

(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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January 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Bloggers / reviewers/ media outlets: If anyone is interested in I'M BUSY, please let me know? My publicist at Simon & Schuster has asked me for suggestions.

Pls reply or use my Contact form (debbieohi.com/contact/) w/your details, and I'll forward the info. Thanks so much!
#KidLit
Excited about the Feb.24 launch of I'M BUSY, written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social
& illustrated by yours truly (Simon & Schuster BFYR), part of our I'M series about kids' emotions. Available for pre-order!

Thanks Kirkus for nice review: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Im-Bus... #KidLit #ImBusy
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM