Jean Mills
@jeanmillswriter.bsky.social
🇨🇦 YA MG Author. Skating Over Thin Ice ~ Larkin on the Shore ~ The Legend ~ Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting ~ Wingman ~ After the Wallpaper Music ~ 🥌 🎵 🫖 #LeafsForever
Calling all science-STEM young readers! This story is jam-packed with facts about space technology, but it's also a story about choosing to do the right thing and support friends when it counts. A perfect mesh of story and info. Great job
@jmgalat.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍
@jmgalat.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Calling all science-STEM young readers! This story is jam-packed with facts about space technology, but it's also a story about choosing to do the right thing and support friends when it counts. A perfect mesh of story and info. Great job
@jmgalat.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍
@jmgalat.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍
I have a new hi-lo title, BUSTED, coming out this winter from @orcabook.bsky.social. Just for fun, I googled “Orca Busted”.
This is what came up:
“Orca caught ‘moonwalking’ in West Vancouver”
(Don’t you just love the internet...sometimes??)
BUSTED
Orca Anchor
#winter2026
#CanYALit
This is what came up:
“Orca caught ‘moonwalking’ in West Vancouver”
(Don’t you just love the internet...sometimes??)
BUSTED
Orca Anchor
#winter2026
#CanYALit
July 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have a new hi-lo title, BUSTED, coming out this winter from @orcabook.bsky.social. Just for fun, I googled “Orca Busted”.
This is what came up:
“Orca caught ‘moonwalking’ in West Vancouver”
(Don’t you just love the internet...sometimes??)
BUSTED
Orca Anchor
#winter2026
#CanYALit
This is what came up:
“Orca caught ‘moonwalking’ in West Vancouver”
(Don’t you just love the internet...sometimes??)
BUSTED
Orca Anchor
#winter2026
#CanYALit
Amazing what a little browsing will reveal. Thank you, Helen Kubiw @hkubiw.bsky.social ! My book is a long way off (early 2026) and yet there it is, included in your always-welcome list of #kidlit releases we have to look forward to... Grateful!
#CanKitLit #CanYALit BUSTED @orcabook.bsky.social
#CanKitLit #CanYALit BUSTED @orcabook.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Amazing what a little browsing will reveal. Thank you, Helen Kubiw @hkubiw.bsky.social ! My book is a long way off (early 2026) and yet there it is, included in your always-welcome list of #kidlit releases we have to look forward to... Grateful!
#CanKitLit #CanYALit BUSTED @orcabook.bsky.social
#CanKitLit #CanYALit BUSTED @orcabook.bsky.social
Went to a sweet little festival in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Stretched some rarely-used authorly muscles (because I don't do this very often).
Spent time with some lovely people.
Grateful for this writing life.
Thanks, Read By The Sea Literary Festival!
#CanKidLit #LiteraryFestival #ReadByTheSea
Stretched some rarely-used authorly muscles (because I don't do this very often).
Spent time with some lovely people.
Grateful for this writing life.
Thanks, Read By The Sea Literary Festival!
#CanKidLit #LiteraryFestival #ReadByTheSea
June 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Went to a sweet little festival in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Stretched some rarely-used authorly muscles (because I don't do this very often).
Spent time with some lovely people.
Grateful for this writing life.
Thanks, Read By The Sea Literary Festival!
#CanKidLit #LiteraryFestival #ReadByTheSea
Stretched some rarely-used authorly muscles (because I don't do this very often).
Spent time with some lovely people.
Grateful for this writing life.
Thanks, Read By The Sea Literary Festival!
#CanKidLit #LiteraryFestival #ReadByTheSea
Motivation, inspiration, education - always an amazing day for building community. And if you can't get to Toronto for the event, the recorded option is just as valuable. Highly recommend! @canscaip.bsky.social
SAVE THE DATE - Saturday October 25
Join us for the 41st Annual PYI Conference
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
REGISTRATION OPENS IN JULY
#CanKidLit
Join us for the 41st Annual PYI Conference
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
REGISTRATION OPENS IN JULY
#CanKidLit
June 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Motivation, inspiration, education - always an amazing day for building community. And if you can't get to Toronto for the event, the recorded option is just as valuable. Highly recommend! @canscaip.bsky.social
Started reading these two books & had to stop. Sorry, Heather & Lorna, but I’m in the middle of a work in progress and the (perfectly written) voices of Tig and Rap are too distracting! I will return to them when I’m done with my girl Lexi - her superpower is words. Kinda like you two...
#CanKidLit
#CanKidLit
June 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Started reading these two books & had to stop. Sorry, Heather & Lorna, but I’m in the middle of a work in progress and the (perfectly written) voices of Tig and Rap are too distracting! I will return to them when I’m done with my girl Lexi - her superpower is words. Kinda like you two...
#CanKidLit
#CanKidLit
A friend found Flora sharing a shelf with Winnie-the-Pooh and Anne Shirley at Bookmark Halifax and I bet that is one fun conversation going on there right now...
#CanKidLit #kidlit #middlegrade #Mshelf
#CanKidLit #kidlit #middlegrade #Mshelf
June 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A friend found Flora sharing a shelf with Winnie-the-Pooh and Anne Shirley at Bookmark Halifax and I bet that is one fun conversation going on there right now...
#CanKidLit #kidlit #middlegrade #Mshelf
#CanKidLit #kidlit #middlegrade #Mshelf
It's never the wrong time for positive feedback, just saying... #authorthings
May 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's never the wrong time for positive feedback, just saying... #authorthings
Yes, Flora & I are very happy to share a shelf in the JFIC section of the library with Pooh & A.A. Milne.
Because, well, who doesn't love a sweetly philosophical bear? #CanKidLit #CanYaLit #classics
Because, well, who doesn't love a sweetly philosophical bear? #CanKidLit #CanYaLit #classics
May 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Yes, Flora & I are very happy to share a shelf in the JFIC section of the library with Pooh & A.A. Milne.
Because, well, who doesn't love a sweetly philosophical bear? #CanKidLit #CanYaLit #classics
Because, well, who doesn't love a sweetly philosophical bear? #CanKidLit #CanYaLit #classics
Sometimes the words flow. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes it’s just good to get out into the fresh air and move. And sometimes that’s all it takes to bring those voices and scenes and words back from the place they’ve been hiding. Yup. Writer's life. #amwriting #CanKidLit
May 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sometimes the words flow. Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes it’s just good to get out into the fresh air and move. And sometimes that’s all it takes to bring those voices and scenes and words back from the place they’ve been hiding. Yup. Writer's life. #amwriting #CanKidLit
My #CanKidLit colleagues and I are headed to the Read By The Sea literary festival this June! Love being on a team with @kevinarts.bsky.social @jmgalat.bsky.social and Basil Sylvester. (And love returning to the North Shore, too…!)
April 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My #CanKidLit colleagues and I are headed to the Read By The Sea literary festival this June! Love being on a team with @kevinarts.bsky.social @jmgalat.bsky.social and Basil Sylvester. (And love returning to the North Shore, too…!)
When you receive a copy - like, a real book! - of the ARC you read and wrote a back-cover blurb for: THAT is a good day. Well done, Jenna Greene and Heritage House Publishing! 🇨🇦 Authors helping authors.
(And I see you, too, @karenbass.bsky.social and Wanda Taylor!) #CanKidLit
(And I see you, too, @karenbass.bsky.social and Wanda Taylor!) #CanKidLit
April 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When you receive a copy - like, a real book! - of the ARC you read and wrote a back-cover blurb for: THAT is a good day. Well done, Jenna Greene and Heritage House Publishing! 🇨🇦 Authors helping authors.
(And I see you, too, @karenbass.bsky.social and Wanda Taylor!) #CanKidLit
(And I see you, too, @karenbass.bsky.social and Wanda Taylor!) #CanKidLit
A book about a girl who loves yarn, sold in a store run by (and attracting) people who love yarn.
Yes, my local Indie bookshops are awesome...
...but so is my local #yarn shop.
(Kudos if you know the 1st rule of knitting!)
#CanYALit #CanKidLit #IWriteCanadian 🇨🇦
Yes, my local Indie bookshops are awesome...
...but so is my local #yarn shop.
(Kudos if you know the 1st rule of knitting!)
#CanYALit #CanKidLit #IWriteCanadian 🇨🇦
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A book about a girl who loves yarn, sold in a store run by (and attracting) people who love yarn.
Yes, my local Indie bookshops are awesome...
...but so is my local #yarn shop.
(Kudos if you know the 1st rule of knitting!)
#CanYALit #CanKidLit #IWriteCanadian 🇨🇦
Yes, my local Indie bookshops are awesome...
...but so is my local #yarn shop.
(Kudos if you know the 1st rule of knitting!)
#CanYALit #CanKidLit #IWriteCanadian 🇨🇦
March 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A big part of my writerly life: connecting with #SCBWICanadaEast colleagues in our monthly get-together. (Okay, I had absolutely nothing to offer the discussion, but I learned a lot!) #CanKidLit
Thanks to those who joined us for last night's SCBWI PAL Shop Talk for the great conversations. #SCBWICanadaEast #CanKidLit. Upcoming events: www.scbwi.org/regions/cana...
March 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A big part of my writerly life: connecting with #SCBWICanadaEast colleagues in our monthly get-together. (Okay, I had absolutely nothing to offer the discussion, but I learned a lot!) #CanKidLit
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NEWS! Our annual Writing For Children Competition is now open for submissions from Canadian unpublished or self-published writers! Deadline: May 31, 2025. Entries evaluated by experienced, published #canscaip members. Guidelines canscaip.org/event-6116783
March 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEWS! Our annual Writing For Children Competition is now open for submissions from Canadian unpublished or self-published writers! Deadline: May 31, 2025. Entries evaluated by experienced, published #canscaip members. Guidelines canscaip.org/event-6116783
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MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: Join us to CONNECT, CREATE & SHARE with #kidlit writers and illustrators from coast to coast to coast. Our goals for the day include providing a safe and welcoming space to meet, work, and build community. Check your email for registration details. #kidlitchat #canscaip
March 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: Join us to CONNECT, CREATE & SHARE with #kidlit writers and illustrators from coast to coast to coast. Our goals for the day include providing a safe and welcoming space to meet, work, and build community. Check your email for registration details. #kidlitchat #canscaip
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REMINDER: Monthly Membership Meeting Wed Mar 12 7pmET!
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.) #kidlit #kidlitchat #canscaip
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(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.) #kidlit #kidlitchat #canscaip
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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Wed Mar 12 7pmET. What goes into the crafting of a spooky story? Join author Jeff Szpirglas as he talks about writing all things scary. Hear member announcements too! Meetings info: www.canscaip.org/Monthly-Meet... #kidlit #kidlitchat #canscaip
March 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
REMINDER: Monthly Membership Meeting Wed Mar 12 7pmET!
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.) #kidlit #kidlitchat #canscaip
Details here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.) #kidlit #kidlitchat #canscaip
Details here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: What goes into the crafting of a spooky story? Join author Jeff Szpirglas as he talks about writing all things scary. Hear member announcements too! Meetings info: www.canscaip.org/Monthly-Meet...
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.)
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.)
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: What goes into the crafting of a spooky story? Join author Jeff Szpirglas as he talks about writing all things scary. Hear member announcements too! Meetings info: www.canscaip.org/Monthly-Meet...
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.)
(Not a CANSCAIP member? Check our website for details about visiting.)
When you’re supposed to be signing books but you spend so much time talking to the librarians lined up at your signing that you go overtime and have to move to the overflow table. Yup. (Thanks for being patient with me @pajamapress.blsky.social Emma!)
February 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When you’re supposed to be signing books but you spend so much time talking to the librarians lined up at your signing that you go overtime and have to move to the overflow table. Yup. (Thanks for being patient with me @pajamapress.blsky.social Emma!)
One of those events that authors love - spending time with librarians, teachers, readers and writerly colleagues #kidlit #olasc
Author peeps @jeanmillswriter.bsky.social @karenkrossing.bsky.social and I at #olasc. Bumped into so many book friends!
February 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One of the highlights of my writerly year - the Ontario Library Association annual Superconference, and an opportunity to connect with librarians, teachers, readers, and writerly colleagues. Thanks to Pajama Press for including Flora and me on the Friday schedule!
January 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
One of the highlights of my writerly year - the Ontario Library Association annual Superconference, and an opportunity to connect with librarians, teachers, readers, and writerly colleagues. Thanks to Pajama Press for including Flora and me on the Friday schedule!
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REMINDER: Only 2 weeks left to register for CANSCAIP Saskatchewan’s FIRST THOUSAND WORDS Editing Fundraiser 2025. Submit the opening of your YA, MG, Chapter Book or Picture Book for editorial feedback from published authors. Register here: www.canscaip.org/event-5975174
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
REMINDER: Only 2 weeks left to register for CANSCAIP Saskatchewan’s FIRST THOUSAND WORDS Editing Fundraiser 2025. Submit the opening of your YA, MG, Chapter Book or Picture Book for editorial feedback from published authors. Register here: www.canscaip.org/event-5975174