Eliot Schrefer
@eliotschrefer.bsky.social
Author, science writer. Prof @hamlinemfac, NYT bestseller, Printz Honor, 2x Nat'l Book Award finalist. Sh-RAY-fur.
Super excited to announce this virtual weekend class with these amazing colleagues. Open to everyone, at any stage of your writing journey.
Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together!
Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together!
Drop me a line if you have any questions.
September 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Super excited to announce this virtual weekend class with these amazing colleagues. Open to everyone, at any stage of your writing journey.
Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together!
Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together!
Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Get 'em while they're fresh! Newly signed stock of The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us available for order at Books of Wonder!
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Get 'em while they're fresh! Newly signed stock of The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us available for order at Books of Wonder!
Lulu is like many kids you know. She lives in a house with her mom, dad, and sister. She likes soda, hopscotch, and comic books.
But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.
But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Lulu is like many kids you know. She lives in a house with her mom, dad, and sister. She likes soda, hopscotch, and comic books.
But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.
But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.
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Happy Back-to-School season!
Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all.
Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td
Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all.
Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td
August 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Happy Back-to-School season!
Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all.
Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td
Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all.
Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td
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The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC
July 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC
Want a signed and personalized copy of one of my books to give to someone you love? I'll be at Books of Wonder on Tuesday & will sign any orders while I'm there. Just order through their site--they ship worldwide! (TBBU pictured for reasons of handsomeness, but they have the rest of my books, too.)
July 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Want a signed and personalized copy of one of my books to give to someone you love? I'll be at Books of Wonder on Tuesday & will sign any orders while I'm there. Just order through their site--they ship worldwide! (TBBU pictured for reasons of handsomeness, but they have the rest of my books, too.)
Just finished Arthur C. Clarke's 2061 (the third book in the 2001 sequence). Can't recommend it, but I did enjoy one line very much: "Our solar system is composed of the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris." 🤣
July 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just finished Arthur C. Clarke's 2061 (the third book in the 2001 sequence). Can't recommend it, but I did enjoy one line very much: "Our solar system is composed of the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris." 🤣
Delta Agent: You're overweight.
Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good!
Delta Agent: [...]
Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good!
Delta Agent: [...]
July 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Delta Agent: You're overweight.
Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good!
Delta Agent: [...]
Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good!
Delta Agent: [...]
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Coming soon - a boxed set for THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS, with books by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, @karinayanglaser.bsky.social, @willalex.bsky.social, @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, @keklamagoon.bsky.social, & me, all illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...
The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class Boxed Set: Books 1-6
Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third grade class! In the first six books of this playful chapter book series, perfect for fans of Andrew Clem...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Coming soon - a boxed set for THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS, with books by @rajanilarocca.bsky.social, @karinayanglaser.bsky.social, @willalex.bsky.social, @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, @keklamagoon.bsky.social, & me, all illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...
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The seventh story in STARSTUFF is "A Proposal to the Animal Congress" by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, and it starts like this:
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The seventh story in STARSTUFF is "A Proposal to the Animal Congress" by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, and it starts like this:
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The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2
Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2
Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.
April 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2
Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2
Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.
Science fiction writers: Applications are open for Launchpad, which I can't recommend highly enough. A week in Laramie with world-class faculty teaching you the fundamentals of astronomy. I had a fantastic time when I went a couple years ago. www.launchpadworkshop.org
Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop - Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media
Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media
www.launchpadworkshop.org
April 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Science fiction writers: Applications are open for Launchpad, which I can't recommend highly enough. A week in Laramie with world-class faculty teaching you the fundamentals of astronomy. I had a fantastic time when I went a couple years ago. www.launchpadworkshop.org
Get the highlights of a Hamline MFA in Writing for Children, in just a weekend and for a fraction of the cost! I can't wait to learn from these three (and to discuss how to get around the dreaded first-chapter exposition dump).
March 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Get the highlights of a Hamline MFA in Writing for Children, in just a weekend and for a fraction of the cost! I can't wait to learn from these three (and to discuss how to get around the dreaded first-chapter exposition dump).
Today's the day! My entry in the Mrs. Z's class series is out.
It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.
It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.
March 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today's the day! My entry in the Mrs. Z's class series is out.
It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.
It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.
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The next two books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series come out this week! You'll love meeting Wyatt Hill (created by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social) and Ayana Ndoum (created by @keklamagoon.bsky.social)! www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...
March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The next two books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series come out this week! You'll love meeting Wyatt Hill (created by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social) and Ayana Ndoum (created by @keklamagoon.bsky.social)! www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...
There's plenty of evidence for homosexual sex in dolphins and orcas, who also happen to be the whale species who conduct their sex lives in the shallows, where researchers can observe them. For many baleen whale species--like blues and humpbacks--
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio
Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.
www.cbc.ca
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There's plenty of evidence for homosexual sex in dolphins and orcas, who also happen to be the whale species who conduct their sex lives in the shallows, where researchers can observe them. For many baleen whale species--like blues and humpbacks--
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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Yay!! So great to see @keklamagoon.bsky.social & @eliotschrefer.bsky.social's new titles in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS chapter book series with @littlebrownyr.bsky.social featured in this powerhouse roundup!
www.yayomg.com/book-lists/y...
www.yayomg.com/book-lists/y...
YAYBOOKS! 36 Brand New Books to Read in March 2025 - YAYOMG!
Our March YAYBOOKS! Roundup features 36 brand new middle grade books and graphic novels releasing this month!
www.yayomg.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Yay!! So great to see @keklamagoon.bsky.social & @eliotschrefer.bsky.social's new titles in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS chapter book series with @littlebrownyr.bsky.social featured in this powerhouse roundup!
www.yayomg.com/book-lists/y...
www.yayomg.com/book-lists/y...
www.wfla.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Would you look at these people?! We're running an online "one-weekend MFA" for writing MG and YA novels, 6/14-15, with four lectures, an opportunity for individual feedback if you register early, and happy hour conversations at the end of each day.
February 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Would you look at these people?! We're running an online "one-weekend MFA" for writing MG and YA novels, 6/14-15, with four lectures, an opportunity for individual feedback if you register early, and happy hour conversations at the end of each day.
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Heyyyyyy I have a new title for my queer YA fantasy for fans of Wicked, Arcane, and literally killing oligarchs.
Can you help me spread the word? 🥺
Can you help me spread the word? 🥺
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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NYC! Interested in the science + thinking behind The Wild Robot? Join me + @eliotschrefer.bsky.social TODAY @ 4:30pm for a free event at NYU where we'll discuss how we create our non-human characters. Join us in-person or stream it from home. Either way, register at sites.google.com/nyu.edu/wild...
February 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NYC! Interested in the science + thinking behind The Wild Robot? Join me + @eliotschrefer.bsky.social TODAY @ 4:30pm for a free event at NYU where we'll discuss how we create our non-human characters. Join us in-person or stream it from home. Either way, register at sites.google.com/nyu.edu/wild...
Can't wait for this conversation with @peterbrownstudio.com (of The Wild Robot fame) next Friday, 2/7. NYCers, come visit us in person (and enjoy a free reception), or out-of-towners can stream it online. Many thanks to NYU's Wild Animal Welfare program for sponsoring us!
January 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can't wait for this conversation with @peterbrownstudio.com (of The Wild Robot fame) next Friday, 2/7. NYCers, come visit us in person (and enjoy a free reception), or out-of-towners can stream it online. Many thanks to NYU's Wild Animal Welfare program for sponsoring us!
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Thrilled to be hosting two acclaimed authors to discuss nonhuman minds! On Feb 7 at 4:30 ET, join us in person or online for a conversation with Peter Brown, author of The Wild Robot series, and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, author of Queer Ducks (and Other Animals).
sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...
sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...
January 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Thrilled to be hosting two acclaimed authors to discuss nonhuman minds! On Feb 7 at 4:30 ET, join us in person or online for a conversation with Peter Brown, author of The Wild Robot series, and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, author of Queer Ducks (and Other Animals).
sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...
sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...