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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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I love creating whimsical worlds and curious characters. I am available for new projects and would love to chat about your illustration needs. You can contact me or my agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
#PictureBookArt #KidLit #Kidlitart
I love creating whimsical worlds and curious characters. I am available for new projects and would love to chat about your illustration needs. You can contact me or my agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
#PictureBookArt #KidLit #Kidlitart
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I love creating whimsical worlds and curious characters. I am available for new projects and would love to chat about your illustration needs. You can contact me or my agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
#PictureBookArt #KidLit #Kidlitart
I love creating whimsical worlds and curious characters. I am available for new projects and would love to chat about your illustration needs. You can contact me or my agent @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
#PictureBookArt #KidLit #Kidlitart
My first school visit is in the books! And it was SO FUN.
John Keating GIF
Alt: John Keating GIF No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
My first school visit is in the books! And it was SO FUN.
#KidLitChat Laura Shovan is one of my agent siblings. And she's excellent! So check this out!
Quick promo: Reg is open for the 27th Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Conference. This year we have an online 5-day workshop option, taught by MFA teacher Laura Shovan.
Plus, we're running a month-long PB challenge in Feb. Check our newsletter at wifyr.com for details. #kidlitchat
Plus, we're running a month-long PB challenge in Feb. Check our newsletter at wifyr.com for details. #kidlitchat
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
#KidLitChat Laura Shovan is one of my agent siblings. And she's excellent! So check this out!
#KidLitChat Happy Book Birthday! How exciting!
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
#KidLitChat Happy Book Birthday! How exciting!
#KidLitChat After the initial draft, I reverse outline my work, check it against Save the Cat Write's a Novel to see if any beats are super super short or long, and then I also work through the character arc using K.M. Weiland's creating character arcs to see whether I'm missing anything big.
TOPIC: Yesterday was Groundhog Day in the US. Taking a cue from the movie, let's talk do-overs--aka REVISIONS. How many revisions do you typically go through on a story or art? And do you sometimes keep revising to avoid . . . finishing? (Extra points for honesty.) #kidlitchat
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
#KidLitChat After the initial draft, I reverse outline my work, check it against Save the Cat Write's a Novel to see if any beats are super super short or long, and then I also work through the character arc using K.M. Weiland's creating character arcs to see whether I'm missing anything big.
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DiVERSE Conversations with #YoungAdult and #Children's
#VerseNovelists.
@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @elplibrary.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
#VerseNovelists.
@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @elplibrary.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
#KidLitChat But really... I call my first draft my trash draft. So that I can keep writing and finish it and be ok with it feeling... bad.
Then I flesh that out. And since I write primarily verse novel, I'm always going back and forth between poetic and story, and balancing the momentum of both.
Then I flesh that out. And since I write primarily verse novel, I'm always going back and forth between poetic and story, and balancing the momentum of both.
TOPIC: Yesterday was Groundhog Day in the US. Taking a cue from the movie, let's talk do-overs--aka REVISIONS. How many revisions do you typically go through on a story or art? And do you sometimes keep revising to avoid . . . finishing? (Extra points for honesty.) #kidlitchat
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
#KidLitChat But really... I call my first draft my trash draft. So that I can keep writing and finish it and be ok with it feeling... bad.
Then I flesh that out. And since I write primarily verse novel, I'm always going back and forth between poetic and story, and balancing the momentum of both.
Then I flesh that out. And since I write primarily verse novel, I'm always going back and forth between poetic and story, and balancing the momentum of both.
#KidLitChat Hi friends! Joining you from recently thawed South Carolina where we've just had two more snow days, after two snow days and several late start days last week!
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
#KidLitChat Hi friends! Joining you from recently thawed South Carolina where we've just had two more snow days, after two snow days and several late start days last week!
In the past week and a half 4 school days have been snow days. The weekend before those began was an ice storm, and my spouse was out of state, and one child came down with the stomach bug. Then the following week another child dealt with the stomach bug.
Starting February with fear and trembling.
Starting February with fear and trembling.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In the past week and a half 4 school days have been snow days. The weekend before those began was an ice storm, and my spouse was out of state, and one child came down with the stomach bug. Then the following week another child dealt with the stomach bug.
Starting February with fear and trembling.
Starting February with fear and trembling.
This is horrendous. It has to STOP.
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is horrendous. It has to STOP.
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I just tried to phone in a book order to DreamHaven & spoke to Greg, he's swamped with orders (book people are THE BEST) but the website's still down. If you're local and web-savvy and available to work with them to address the shop's web woes, give them a call—they could use some help!
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I just tried to phone in a book order to DreamHaven & spoke to Greg, he's swamped with orders (book people are THE BEST) but the website's still down. If you're local and web-savvy and available to work with them to address the shop's web woes, give them a call—they could use some help!
Whether I will make it to #KidLitChat is up in the air. I was up with a kindergartner 3-4 times an hour from midnight to 5am as the stomach bug pummeled her.
If I manage a nap this afternoon…maybe.
If I manage a nap this afternoon…maybe.
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Whether I will make it to #KidLitChat is up in the air. I was up with a kindergartner 3-4 times an hour from midnight to 5am as the stomach bug pummeled her.
If I manage a nap this afternoon…maybe.
If I manage a nap this afternoon…maybe.
#KidLitChat I am going to have to jump off early. But I'm glad to catch at least part of KidLitChat Live!
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
#KidLitChat I am going to have to jump off early. But I'm glad to catch at least part of KidLitChat Live!
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In 1 week, I go live online via @boydsmills.bsky.social with all you need to know to get out on submission with a #kidlit or #yalit ms.: preparation, strategies, resources, case studies, query letter basics, myth-busting, handouts. Questions, a recording. $59
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January 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM
In 1 week, I go live online via @boydsmills.bsky.social with all you need to know to get out on submission with a #kidlit or #yalit ms.: preparation, strategies, resources, case studies, query letter basics, myth-busting, handouts. Questions, a recording. $59
boydsmills.org/workshop/suc...
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Hi #KidLitChat What an interesting question. The most ME aspect. I'm going to have to think about that.
TOPIC: What's the most "YOU" aspect of your work? A character, a situation from your own life, a recurring theme, or the way conflict is resolved? What's uniquely you? #kidlitchat
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Hi #KidLitChat What an interesting question. The most ME aspect. I'm going to have to think about that.
Yall. I sent a sensitive email meant for my therapist to a school staff member where I am supposed to do a poetry reading. (Same first name.) I didn’t realize for about an hour. I’m hoping I recalled the email properly. But sitting here in dread.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Yall. I sent a sensitive email meant for my therapist to a school staff member where I am supposed to do a poetry reading. (Same first name.) I didn’t realize for about an hour. I’m hoping I recalled the email properly. But sitting here in dread.
Since last fall I have been interning with @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, and it has just been the best experience. I am learning so much about publishing. And I just love the opportunity to help stories find their editor homes.
January 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Since last fall I have been interning with @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, and it has just been the best experience. I am learning so much about publishing. And I just love the opportunity to help stories find their editor homes.
Kind of proud of setting up this year's poetry submissions Google Sheet with a formula that automatically color codes submission responses from the drop down submission response list I created.
#GoogleSheets
#GoogleSheets
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Kind of proud of setting up this year's poetry submissions Google Sheet with a formula that automatically color codes submission responses from the drop down submission response list I created.
#GoogleSheets
#GoogleSheets
I’ll be part of this poetry reading at 7pm EST tonight.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I’ll be part of this poetry reading at 7pm EST tonight.
Registration Link:
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Registration Link:
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Well I’ve had two solid cries today. So I should be able to get through the rest of normal responsibilities. We lived on Logan when we lived in North Minneapolis. Just blocks from that second shooting. To see our neighborhood fogged with tear gas. It’s too much.
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Well I’ve had two solid cries today. So I should be able to get through the rest of normal responsibilities. We lived on Logan when we lived in North Minneapolis. Just blocks from that second shooting. To see our neighborhood fogged with tear gas. It’s too much.
#KidLitChat
Here’s my current first page for WWI NIV
Here’s my current first page for WWI NIV
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
#KidLitChat
Here’s my current first page for WWI NIV
Here’s my current first page for WWI NIV
#KidLitChat
This is the most recent first page I dove into. (First I had to steal it back from my 10yo!)
This is the most recent first page I dove into. (First I had to steal it back from my 10yo!)
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
#KidLitChat
This is the most recent first page I dove into. (First I had to steal it back from my 10yo!)
This is the most recent first page I dove into. (First I had to steal it back from my 10yo!)
#KidLitChat This one that follows a family through the partitioning of India has such a hook on the first page. I immediately want to know more.
January 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
#KidLitChat This one that follows a family through the partitioning of India has such a hook on the first page. I immediately want to know more.
#KidLitChat This one ties the elephants in so seamlessly to the school setting. And I’m extremely biased here because Ranjeeta has been my critique partner for almost half a decade and I adore her book.
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#KidLitChat This one ties the elephants in so seamlessly to the school setting. And I’m extremely biased here because Ranjeeta has been my critique partner for almost half a decade and I adore her book.