Christiana Doucette
@doucette515.bsky.social
Author | Poet | SDWF Kids Write Judge | MGpies | SCBWI Mentee: Joy McCullough | Agent: Leslie Zampetti | #KidLitChat [Tuesdays 9pm ET] | MG Hub | Highlight’s Kay Yoder Scholarship for US History ‘24 | Intern for Kaitlyn Sanchez | https://bit.ly/3Zf7FiH
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👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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Do I have any friends here on BlueSky planning to be at #Yallfest this weekend?
I'm planning to be there. And looking forward to hanging out with Kendra@readappalachia.bsky.social over the weekend.
Especially excited for @hannsawyerr.bsky.social and @ambsmcbride.bsky.social sessions. Love #NIV!
I'm planning to be there. And looking forward to hanging out with Kendra@readappalachia.bsky.social over the weekend.
Especially excited for @hannsawyerr.bsky.social and @ambsmcbride.bsky.social sessions. Love #NIV!
a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books
Alt: a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books
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November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Do I have any friends here on BlueSky planning to be at #Yallfest this weekend?
I'm planning to be there. And looking forward to hanging out with Kendra@readappalachia.bsky.social over the weekend.
Especially excited for @hannsawyerr.bsky.social and @ambsmcbride.bsky.social sessions. Love #NIV!
I'm planning to be there. And looking forward to hanging out with Kendra@readappalachia.bsky.social over the weekend.
Especially excited for @hannsawyerr.bsky.social and @ambsmcbride.bsky.social sessions. Love #NIV!
I'm feeling kind of pleased with myself. I was sitting in car line trying to compose a poem, and without looking it up, I managed 3 stanzas of Rime Royale! Double checked that I had the form right when I got home. And it was! The form is starting to stick!
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm feeling kind of pleased with myself. I was sitting in car line trying to compose a poem, and without looking it up, I managed 3 stanzas of Rime Royale! Double checked that I had the form right when I got home. And it was! The form is starting to stick!
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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
This is one of my podcast favorites. Both because @kdwinchester.bsky.social is a good friend and because I love how she promotes Appalachian stories and poetry. And this episode with @noahsoltau.bsky.social of @redbranchreview.bsky.social was especially enjoyable!
Ep. 49 | The Red Branch Review ft Noah Soltau
Podcast Episode · Read Appalachia · 11/08/2025 · 43m
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This is one of my podcast favorites. Both because @kdwinchester.bsky.social is a good friend and because I love how she promotes Appalachian stories and poetry. And this episode with @noahsoltau.bsky.social of @redbranchreview.bsky.social was especially enjoyable!
First Friday Open Mike poetry with Poet’s Live is one of my favorite monthly events. And someone even caught a photo of me reading last night!
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
First Friday Open Mike poetry with Poet’s Live is one of my favorite monthly events. And someone even caught a photo of me reading last night!
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TOMORROW! Want to practice your pitch before the next big pitch event?
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
TOMORROW! Want to practice your pitch before the next big pitch event?
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
Give & receive feedback in #MockPit tomorrow! Post your pitch and reply throughout the day between 8am EST-8pm EST
PS: Don't forget to give more than you get! #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity #amquerying #writersofbluesky
The leaves are just beautiful. And a woodpecker is testing our front porch for a snack. 😄
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The leaves are just beautiful. And a woodpecker is testing our front porch for a snack. 😄
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Join me along with your 4th-8th grader for my interactive drawing workshop at #BooksAreAwesome this Saturday, November 7th from NOON to 2 pm. Seating is limited, so make sure to register for this FREE event.
https://bit.ly/3WGjHzK
https://bit.ly/3WGjHzK
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join me along with your 4th-8th grader for my interactive drawing workshop at #BooksAreAwesome this Saturday, November 7th from NOON to 2 pm. Seating is limited, so make sure to register for this FREE event.
https://bit.ly/3WGjHzK
https://bit.ly/3WGjHzK
Well this sounds lovely!
A book that comes to mind for me is @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's Spark! The way the kids work together to protect the forest, and the replanting after the fire both have so much resilience and hope.
A book that comes to mind for me is @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's Spark! The way the kids work together to protect the forest, and the replanting after the fire both have so much resilience and hope.
Music & Book recommendation day!
💗 Share a SONG or favorite BOOK
with a theme of #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #ecofiction, #IndigenousFuturism, climate change adaptation, or resilience 🎵
#hopepit #musicchallenge #musicchallenges #musicsky #booksky #clifi
💗 Share a SONG or favorite BOOK
with a theme of #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #ecofiction, #IndigenousFuturism, climate change adaptation, or resilience 🎵
#hopepit #musicchallenge #musicchallenges #musicsky #booksky #clifi
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Well this sounds lovely!
A book that comes to mind for me is @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's Spark! The way the kids work together to protect the forest, and the replanting after the fire both have so much resilience and hope.
A book that comes to mind for me is @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social's Spark! The way the kids work together to protect the forest, and the replanting after the fire both have so much resilience and hope.
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Calling #parents and #teachers! 📣
We desperately need WRITING SUBMISSIONS for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
Please send us work from 5-13 y/o creatives by 11/14 for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to spotlight young talent. Keep shining! ✨
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#kidlit #emag #writers
We desperately need WRITING SUBMISSIONS for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
Please send us work from 5-13 y/o creatives by 11/14 for consideration. Our mentors can't wait to spotlight young talent. Keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#kidlit #emag #writers
a penguin sits at a desk with a stack of books and a pencil in its mouth
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November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Fieldtrip to the farm this morning. My daughter loved the corn bin. 😄
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Fieldtrip to the farm this morning. My daughter loved the corn bin. 😄
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This is one of @atlascorpus.bsky.social's poetry starter packs. Check out the others too. They're all excellent. Please follow and repost if you can
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is one of @atlascorpus.bsky.social's poetry starter packs. Check out the others too. They're all excellent. Please follow and repost if you can
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This is @annlittler.bsky.social's brilliant starter pack of chatty writers. Please follow and repost if you can
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is @annlittler.bsky.social's brilliant starter pack of chatty writers. Please follow and repost if you can
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Here's an excellent starter pack of literary fiction writers from @zoebflavin.bsky.social Please follow and repost if you can
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Here's an excellent starter pack of literary fiction writers from @zoebflavin.bsky.social Please follow and repost if you can
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Kole’s book is SO good! I really recommend it for every PB writer. #KidLitChat
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Kole’s book is SO good! I really recommend it for every PB writer. #KidLitChat
#KidLitChat I will say, Mary Kole's Writing Irresistible Picture Books has some excellent insight on PB trends. She posits that PB's have gone from 1.0 to 2.0 and now we're in an new phase post 2.0. Super fascinating.
People now say over 500 words is too much for a picture book (unless nf or bio). At the same time, I note more prominent pb writers can get longer books through. And I sold a picture book over 800 words in 2025. But it was a very odd book. Hence my theory: now's the time to go weird! #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#KidLitChat I will say, Mary Kole's Writing Irresistible Picture Books has some excellent insight on PB trends. She posits that PB's have gone from 1.0 to 2.0 and now we're in an new phase post 2.0. Super fascinating.
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I don't think you should write to trends--but knowing what the current trends are helps you focus your pitch. What we create can be packaged so many different ways. #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I don't think you should write to trends--but knowing what the current trends are helps you focus your pitch. What we create can be packaged so many different ways. #kidlitchat
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Picture books usually come out 3 years after the contract is signed, so what's on shelves now doesn't reflect a current trend, so much as 2022. But I can say in terms of my own manuscripts, it's the more unusual ones editors have liked in 2024/2025. So maybe now's the time to go weird?! #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Picture books usually come out 3 years after the contract is signed, so what's on shelves now doesn't reflect a current trend, so much as 2022. But I can say in terms of my own manuscripts, it's the more unusual ones editors have liked in 2024/2025. So maybe now's the time to go weird?! #kidlitchat
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If you're interested in kidlit business trends, keep an eye out for workshops led by @hunderdown.bsky.social , and follow Harold's website for the latest. #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If you're interested in kidlit business trends, keep an eye out for workshops led by @hunderdown.bsky.social , and follow Harold's website for the latest. #kidlitchat
#KidLitChat The main form/genre I observe is MG verse novel. And I do notice trends sometimes. Like we just had something like 3 or 4 different MG NIV with forest fire related stories. Each one was distinct. And they could all be read without feeling like you were getting the same story.
TOPIC: We just had a time change and, as always, times are changing, too. Do you keep an eye on trends? How do they inform how you work? And what trends are you noticing in the kidbook biz these days? #kidlitchat
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#KidLitChat The main form/genre I observe is MG verse novel. And I do notice trends sometimes. Like we just had something like 3 or 4 different MG NIV with forest fire related stories. Each one was distinct. And they could all be read without feeling like you were getting the same story.
Hi #KidLitChat!
Joining yall from upstate SC. I just got back from writing sprints with a poet friend and I'm feeling energized for more writing!
Joining yall from upstate SC. I just got back from writing sprints with a poet friend and I'm feeling energized for more writing!
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hi #KidLitChat!
Joining yall from upstate SC. I just got back from writing sprints with a poet friend and I'm feeling energized for more writing!
Joining yall from upstate SC. I just got back from writing sprints with a poet friend and I'm feeling energized for more writing!
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Looking for some feedback on your picture book? Join @writersloftma.bsky.social and me for a Picture Book Circle on November 20 at 7! Registration information in the link below!
www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Looking for some feedback on your picture book? Join @writersloftma.bsky.social and me for a Picture Book Circle on November 20 at 7! Registration information in the link below!
www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
This was such a fascinating read. And felt heartbreakingly relevant to today. It’s based on the true story of a desegregation case in the 1930s in Lemon Grove. #MG #VerseNovel #KidLit
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This was such a fascinating read. And felt heartbreakingly relevant to today. It’s based on the true story of a desegregation case in the 1930s in Lemon Grove. #MG #VerseNovel #KidLit
Two years ago.
Dad is alive. He lost a lot of memories in this. He has very little short term memory. And he says one eye is like the vision "shattered."
I feel both grief and gratitude. Grief over all that’s been lost. Gratitude for all we still share with him.
Dad is alive. He lost a lot of memories in this. He has very little short term memory. And he says one eye is like the vision "shattered."
I feel both grief and gratitude. Grief over all that’s been lost. Gratitude for all we still share with him.
For all the scares of Halloween, nothing terrifies me as much as my dad flatlining this morning.
I've made it to the hospital with him though and he's doing ok tonight. Able to hold conversation andceceb joke.
I've made it to the hospital with him though and he's doing ok tonight. Able to hold conversation andceceb joke.
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Two years ago.
Dad is alive. He lost a lot of memories in this. He has very little short term memory. And he says one eye is like the vision "shattered."
I feel both grief and gratitude. Grief over all that’s been lost. Gratitude for all we still share with him.
Dad is alive. He lost a lot of memories in this. He has very little short term memory. And he says one eye is like the vision "shattered."
I feel both grief and gratitude. Grief over all that’s been lost. Gratitude for all we still share with him.