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Joelle Gebhardt
@joellegebhardt.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇩🇪 #kidlit writer and illustrator
PB- MR. BUTTONMAN AND THE GREAT ESCAPE (Simply Read 2020)
More PB’s coming! Ssshhhhh 😉| SCBWI |
www.joellegebhardt.com
Graphic novel tips for 8 year old girls? She loves: pets, detective stories, humour, dance, school topics, nature, friendship topics- would love recommendations!
May 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’ve started a Substack newsletter and have a total of 6 subscribers! Not bad for one day I’d say. If anyone wants to give a follow I’d be very happy to follow you in return 😉

substack.com/@scribblesan...
April 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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It’s important to celebrate creative wins wherever and with whomever will cheer you on and support your work.
April 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A quick personal sketch recap the Bologna Book Fair this year. Super rough and unfiltered, but I find this easier than journalling.
April 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.

🧵1/10
March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
open.substack.com/pub/elifshaf.... This. ❤️ We live in a new era. Let’s not keep repeating scripts and stereotypes of the past. Men read fiction too. And there is hope in literature. Keep writing your stories and keep reading ❤️
Earth Is Flat and Men Don't Read Fiction
This week I was in Norway for the publication of There Are Rivers in the Sky. In the land of Henrik Ibsen who once wisely said “the worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.”
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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We are accepting submissions until February 28, 2025 🎉

Please review the submission guidelines page on our website for more information. We look forward to reading your work!

www.orcabook.com/AuthorGuidel...
February 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉

This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!

Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106

Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features
This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Happy to take part in @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social #MSWL Day! Please see my full guidelines for more information www.stormliteraryagency.com/submission-g...

But I'd love to see something with the different cultures and #LGBTQ influences of XO, Kitty in YA Contemporary Romance!
Submission Guidelines — Storm Literary Agency
www.stormliteraryagency.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A quick little getaway for winter break with the fam. There was barely any snow, but we made the most of what was there and crazy-carpeted our butts off.
February 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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You want copyright, you gotta get in there with your actual human brain, folks

www.theverge.com/news/602096/...
Purely AI-generated art can’t get copyright protection, says Copyright Office
AI prompts are different from Jackson Pollock’s paintings, apparently.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#ARTSHARE for #ILLUSTRATION

Rules:
🌙 Reply, introduce yourself & share your work
🌙 Like & follow other artists
🌙 Tag your illustration buds
🌙 No AI 💀👎🏻

Let’s fill this feed with #illustrators so we can find each other 🙏🏻

#art #painting #artoftheday #digitalillustration #analogillustration #illo
January 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2025 we’re giving away manuscript crits and PBs! Details on website (link above).

To enter:
1. follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social
2. like + re-post this post (extra entry for tagging a friend)
3. Winners ann. Feb. 10 at 9 am

#kidlit
#cankidlit
a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
ALT: a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ticket and room for the Bologna Book Fair is booked!Anyone else going this year? #bcbf2025 #kidlit
January 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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How to survive the arc of every long project by @johnhendrix.bsky.social. Great to talk this through with students and normalize struggle. #EduSky
December 14, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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SCBWI is thrilled to unveil its new logo—a vibrant symbol of creativity, connection, and inspiration.

Award-winning and New York Times best-selling illustrator John Hendrix, designed the new logo. @johnhendrix.bsky.social
www.johnhendrix.com

Learn more here: www.scbwi.org/society-of-c...
January 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Looking for some beautiful art? Today is #PortfolioDay. When you click through to the hashtag, make sure you click "LATEST" (default is TOP) to see the most recent posts.

Add extra hashtags to specialize. Entering both #PortfolioDay #KidLit in the Search field, for example.
January 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Tonight's December full moon is called the Cold Moon. The final full lunation of the year, this is one for deep reflection: what were the struggles and the successes of the past 12 months? How can you rest? What will you let go of, in order to make space for new things to come? 🌕
December 16, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Last night there was a fire directly under us and we were evacuated. Thankfully the buildings in Germany are made of concrete and the fire department reacted fast. No one was hurt. But it was scary! My girls couldn’t fall asleep after. Watch your candles and cables everyone !
December 9, 2024 at 9:12 AM
I have news! My grant application ”Picture Books and the Art of Play“ has been selected for funding from the Canada Council for the Arts. I am incredibly grateful and excited.
November 27, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Oops the AMA event I just posted has already happened - should have looked closer at the date. But it’s exciting to see more events like this popping up on here. Hope it was good, sad I just saw it now!
November 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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In honor of rebuilding the #kidlit #YaLit community here, you can AMA!

-comment by Fri, Nov 22 5:00 ET with a question about publishing, craft, the industry, etc - silly, funny questions welcome!
-No pitching allowed. Let’s save that for future pitch events
-limit to 1 question per person
November 19, 2024 at 5:18 PM