Erin Alladin
@erinalladin.bsky.social
Author, editor, gardener, presenter. Co-host of @plantsalwayswin.com . Books where literacy meets outdoor education. Books on gentle gardening for disabled bodies. https://erin-alladin.com
And YouTubers do this FULL TIME? Exhausting! But hey, here's a video about why I wrote If You Go Walking and how it can help you build up confident, curious, nature-connected kids. #outdooreducation #cankidlit #kidlit
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This Picture Book Creates Confident Kids in Nature
YouTube video by Erin Alladin
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November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
And YouTubers do this FULL TIME? Exhausting! But hey, here's a video about why I wrote If You Go Walking and how it can help you build up confident, curious, nature-connected kids. #outdooreducation #cankidlit #kidlit
youtu.be/ugMdnbOvtpE?...
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I'm OBSESSED with these video close-ups of Miki Sato's 3D collage art in If You Go Walking. The fluffy chickadees! The splashing water! The vellum fog! #cankidlit #kidlit #authortok vt.tiktok.com/ZSfr2V1kH/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'm OBSESSED with these video close-ups of Miki Sato's 3D collage art in If You Go Walking. The fluffy chickadees! The splashing water! The vellum fog! #cankidlit #kidlit #authortok vt.tiktok.com/ZSfr2V1kH/
If You Go Walking was written as an antidote to nature deficit among kids. Kirkus Reviews calls it “A heartfelt paean to proto-scientists and everything left in this world for them to discover.” PW says it's “a thoughtful tribute to the power of observation.” erin-alladin.com/books/ #cankidlit
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If You Go Walking was written as an antidote to nature deficit among kids. Kirkus Reviews calls it “A heartfelt paean to proto-scientists and everything left in this world for them to discover.” PW says it's “a thoughtful tribute to the power of observation.” erin-alladin.com/books/ #cankidlit
Bay Today on If You Go Walking: "Alladin said, 'There’s so much nature deficit among kids today, and it impacts them in ways that we don’t necessarily see in the short term, but it influences how well they focus in school, how confident they feel about taking risks.'"
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Author Erin Alladin encourages outdoor curiosity in latest book
‘I really want kids and their families to embrace spending time exploring the outdoors,’ Alladin said
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November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bay Today on If You Go Walking: "Alladin said, 'There’s so much nature deficit among kids today, and it impacts them in ways that we don’t necessarily see in the short term, but it influences how well they focus in school, how confident they feel about taking risks.'"
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In the latest of about 100 scam emails I've received as an author this fall, this sender forgot to edit the template:
Your work has deeply resonated with our members. Its [lyrical prose / emotional depth / compelling themes customize as appropriate] offers a perspective that feels... 🙃 #authorsky
Your work has deeply resonated with our members. Its [lyrical prose / emotional depth / compelling themes customize as appropriate] offers a perspective that feels... 🙃 #authorsky
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the latest of about 100 scam emails I've received as an author this fall, this sender forgot to edit the template:
Your work has deeply resonated with our members. Its [lyrical prose / emotional depth / compelling themes customize as appropriate] offers a perspective that feels... 🙃 #authorsky
Your work has deeply resonated with our members. Its [lyrical prose / emotional depth / compelling themes customize as appropriate] offers a perspective that feels... 🙃 #authorsky
What level of plant nerd are my cohost and I? Well, we made a reaction podcast to Little Shop of Horrors based around the accuracy of its representation of carnivorous plants. #plantnerd #gardensky #littleshopofhorrors #halloween
Our Halloween analysis of Little Shop of Horrors is inching its way out to podcast platforms now...but if you've ever thought about becoming a patron, it's a good day to make the move! Our patrons got a slightly early, slightly extended cut this week. www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
Early Access! Extended Edition! Halloween Hilarity! | Plants Always Win
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October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
What level of plant nerd are my cohost and I? Well, we made a reaction podcast to Little Shop of Horrors based around the accuracy of its representation of carnivorous plants. #plantnerd #gardensky #littleshopofhorrors #halloween
ClearWater Farm runs one of the coolest apprenticeship programs I know. Their "agripreneurs" learn skills in regenerative agriculture and experiment in a safe environment, driving innovation. ClearWater has been nominated for an ECO Impact 2026 award. Learn more & vote: ecoimpact.ca/conference/f...
Award Finalists | ECO IMPACT 2026 - Learning Series & Awards Gala
ECO IMPACT 2026 is proud to recognize the individuals, teams, and organizations driving meaningful change in Canada’s environmental sector. Our Award Finalists exemplify leadership, innovation, and a ...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ClearWater Farm runs one of the coolest apprenticeship programs I know. Their "agripreneurs" learn skills in regenerative agriculture and experiment in a safe environment, driving innovation. ClearWater has been nominated for an ECO Impact 2026 award. Learn more & vote: ecoimpact.ca/conference/f...
Authors: got an inbox full of suspiciously flattering emails? Wish you could check them against what other writers are receiving to confirm they're spam? This post shares the emails received by me and several other @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social authors. erin-alladin.com/2025/10/06/t... #authorsky
The Authors’ Database of AI Spam Emails
In September 2025, many established authors started receiving a deluge of sincere-sounding emails. The writers appeared to have read and loved the authors’ books and were keen to connect about them…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Authors: got an inbox full of suspiciously flattering emails? Wish you could check them against what other writers are receiving to confirm they're spam? This post shares the emails received by me and several other @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social authors. erin-alladin.com/2025/10/06/t... #authorsky
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Editors Canada isn't just for freelancers. We're a national hub for editors who are salaried, freelance and contract, and for students still learning the craft. Are you an in-house editor? Learn about the benefits of belonging to an editing association:
In-house Editors Benefits - Editors Canada
Can in-house editors benefit from joining Editors Canada? Yes, because we represent all editors in Canada! As members, in-house editors benefit from a variety of opportunities such as training,…
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September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Editors Canada isn't just for freelancers. We're a national hub for editors who are salaried, freelance and contract, and for students still learning the craft. Are you an in-house editor? Learn about the benefits of belonging to an editing association:
I'm up for a Horti Award! If you'd like to support Wait Like a Seed as a People's Choice gardening book of 2025, cast your vote at vote.gardencomm.org/2025-horti-a... #GardenCommUnity #HortiAwards @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm up for a Horti Award! If you'd like to support Wait Like a Seed as a People's Choice gardening book of 2025, cast your vote at vote.gardencomm.org/2025-horti-a... #GardenCommUnity #HortiAwards @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social
Wearing out my voice today rehearsing my presentation for Saturday's webinar with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social's That Professional Polish: Self-Editing Your Manuscript for Submission. Registration still open for @scbwi.bsky.social premium and preview members #authorsky www.scbwi.org/events/that-...
That Professional Polish: Self-Editing for Submission
In this one-hour workshop, editor Erin Alladin digs deeper into ways to give your manuscript a professional polish prior to submission. This workshop is part of the SCBWI Canada East Digging Deeper wo...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Wearing out my voice today rehearsing my presentation for Saturday's webinar with @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social's That Professional Polish: Self-Editing Your Manuscript for Submission. Registration still open for @scbwi.bsky.social premium and preview members #authorsky www.scbwi.org/events/that-...
How do you find a publisher you can trust? How about a freelance editor, book designer, or book publicist? We hear enough horror stories that it can be daunting, so I've pulled together a post to help you navigate: erin-alladin.com/2025/08/25/h... #authorsky #publishing
How to Find Publishing Companies and Freelancers You Can Trust
Scammers who target authors thrive on the lack of public awareness about how publishing really works, so let’s push back with some information sharing. A little knowledge goes a long way toward hel…
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August 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How do you find a publisher you can trust? How about a freelance editor, book designer, or book publicist? We hear enough horror stories that it can be daunting, so I've pulled together a post to help you navigate: erin-alladin.com/2025/08/25/h... #authorsky #publishing
Reading my way through breakfast with my copy of The Garden Against Time propped up against a giant zucchini.
I love August.
I love August.
August 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reading my way through breakfast with my copy of The Garden Against Time propped up against a giant zucchini.
I love August.
I love August.
Plants Always Win Podcast hits 30 episodes—and makes it into the traditional media 🙂 #gardensky 🌱 www.baytoday.ca/local-news/r...
Recently launched podcast explains why Plants Always Win
‘Plants Always Win is a podcast where two Ontario gardeners dive down plant-fact rabbit holes, answer audience questions, interview intriguing guests,’ host Alladin said
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August 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Plants Always Win Podcast hits 30 episodes—and makes it into the traditional media 🙂 #gardensky 🌱 www.baytoday.ca/local-news/r...
The problem with trying to get Japanese beetles out of my grape vine: now I have to get Japanese beetles out of my hair.
#gardensky 🌱
#gardensky 🌱
August 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The problem with trying to get Japanese beetles out of my grape vine: now I have to get Japanese beetles out of my hair.
#gardensky 🌱
#gardensky 🌱
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My little soda pop!🎵 Ever wondered about the origins of soda flavours like root beer and cola? The root in root beer is North America's Sassafras albidum. Cola comes from the nut of West Africa's cola tree. But which is the most interesting? Listen and decide! www.plantsalwayswin.com/podcast/epis...
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My little soda pop!🎵 Ever wondered about the origins of soda flavours like root beer and cola? The root in root beer is North America's Sassafras albidum. Cola comes from the nut of West Africa's cola tree. But which is the most interesting? Listen and decide! www.plantsalwayswin.com/podcast/epis...
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We are searching for an Acquisitions Editor for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up and the deadline is September 10.
This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word.
https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS
##UAlberta @abbookpub.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social @writersguildab.bsky.social
This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word.
https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS
##UAlberta @abbookpub.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social @writersguildab.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We are searching for an Acquisitions Editor for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up and the deadline is September 10.
This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word.
https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS
##UAlberta @abbookpub.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social @writersguildab.bsky.social
This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word.
https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS
##UAlberta @abbookpub.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social @writersguildab.bsky.social
I'm not going to try rotating potatoes anymore. I've just ended up with potatoes growing in every part of my garden from tubers that got away from me 🙃 #gardensky 🌱
July 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not going to try rotating potatoes anymore. I've just ended up with potatoes growing in every part of my garden from tubers that got away from me 🙃 #gardensky 🌱
One of the services I enjoy offering the most is manuscript evaluations. If an author isn't ready for a full substantive edit, or if it's beyond their means, an evaluation is a great place to start. They come away with a report full of actionable big-picture advice and a follow-up call. #editing
July 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One of the services I enjoy offering the most is manuscript evaluations. If an author isn't ready for a full substantive edit, or if it's beyond their means, an evaluation is a great place to start. They come away with a report full of actionable big-picture advice and a follow-up call. #editing
I just want to create eternally. Sew this quilt. Plot my novel. Write a blog post. Play with pastels. Plant more flowers.
What is this "11 pm" nonsense? Who told my synapses they could get sleepy?
I'd like to lodge a complaint. Possibly in rhyme.
What is this "11 pm" nonsense? Who told my synapses they could get sleepy?
I'd like to lodge a complaint. Possibly in rhyme.
July 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I just want to create eternally. Sew this quilt. Plot my novel. Write a blog post. Play with pastels. Plant more flowers.
What is this "11 pm" nonsense? Who told my synapses they could get sleepy?
I'd like to lodge a complaint. Possibly in rhyme.
What is this "11 pm" nonsense? Who told my synapses they could get sleepy?
I'd like to lodge a complaint. Possibly in rhyme.
Working on a press release mailing list. It really is depressing how almost every newspaper in this country has been bought by one of two media groups.
July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Working on a press release mailing list. It really is depressing how almost every newspaper in this country has been bought by one of two media groups.
My native plant garden is coming into its best bloom season. Now will someone please send me bees to enjoy it? This is getting frightening. I live out in the wild!
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My native plant garden is coming into its best bloom season. Now will someone please send me bees to enjoy it? This is getting frightening. I live out in the wild!
I used to write and post daily poems. Some were serious and lyrical. Others were pure nonsense. That past self really took over with this spontaneous thought:
Sandwich lords and sandwich ladies.
Sandwich children, sandwich babies.
Who will be the sandwich king?
He who wears the sandwich ring.
Sandwich lords and sandwich ladies.
Sandwich children, sandwich babies.
Who will be the sandwich king?
He who wears the sandwich ring.
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I used to write and post daily poems. Some were serious and lyrical. Others were pure nonsense. That past self really took over with this spontaneous thought:
Sandwich lords and sandwich ladies.
Sandwich children, sandwich babies.
Who will be the sandwich king?
He who wears the sandwich ring.
Sandwich lords and sandwich ladies.
Sandwich children, sandwich babies.
Who will be the sandwich king?
He who wears the sandwich ring.
If you're at @slj.com's Picture Book Palooza, I'm hanging out in Pajama Press' booth for the next hour to answer questions about Wait Like a Seed, Outside, You Notice, and the upcoming If You Go Walking. #PictureBookPalooza
July 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you're at @slj.com's Picture Book Palooza, I'm hanging out in Pajama Press' booth for the next hour to answer questions about Wait Like a Seed, Outside, You Notice, and the upcoming If You Go Walking. #PictureBookPalooza
Looking forward to sharing the For the Very Young picture book panel with @tashahilderman.bsky.social, @benjamingottwald.bsky.social, @tjitskekamphuis.bsky.social & Toni Yuly tomorrow at @slj.com 's Picture Book Palooza! www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...
SLJ Picture Book Palooza
Join us July 17th for our fifth annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists from around the world, who bring picture books to life with their extraordi...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Looking forward to sharing the For the Very Young picture book panel with @tashahilderman.bsky.social, @benjamingottwald.bsky.social, @tjitskekamphuis.bsky.social & Toni Yuly tomorrow at @slj.com 's Picture Book Palooza! www.slj.com/event/slj-pi...