Kelly Bennett -Author
kellybennettbooks.bsky.social
Kelly Bennett -Author
@kellybennettbooks.bsky.social
Kelly Bennett is a children’s book-writing, weed-picking, two-wheeling benchwarmer based in Westhampton Beach, NY. For more about me and my work visit my website: kellybennett.com and find me on Instagram @kellybennettwrites and Pinterest @NotNorman
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We are half way through the submission window for our hobbies edition! We've had some fabulous work hit our inbox so far and we're looking forward to seeing what arrives in the next 3 weeks. Submissions close at 23.59 on 15th June, so get your skates on!

#SubmissionsOpen #SubmissionsCall #Kidlit
May 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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April 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
April 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The 7-Minute Poetry Challenge is up! Find it at the Fishbowl: www.kellybennett.com/fishbowlblog...
April 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Here’s something WE can do: sign the petition: PROTECT Public Media! protectmypublicmedia.org/protect-publ...
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Show Congress that Americans value public media.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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If you are protesting today, thank you. Be safe. Be loud. And be proud. Let's show these jerks how many of us there are and that we are not afraid! xx
April 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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In case anyone wants to borrow this, I made a visual of the many roles of the school librarian using napkin.ai based off of a collaborative document & discussion thread by MA school librarians.
Schools NEED school librarians.
#TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarians #Skybrarian #library
March 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
OMB! Fresh off the press! Celebrating at @bnriverheadny with crm Samantha & Norman!
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Indie booksellers are already struggling & U.S./Canada tariff war could be disastrous for 🇨🇦indie bkstores.

Canadian bksellers have joined forces to ask govt to exempt BOOKS from the 25% counter-tariffs scheduled to start April 2nd (source: Publishers Weekly). #BookSky

youtu.be/sIwVgMYLlXo...
Impact of retaliatory tariffs on indie bookstores
YouTube video by CTV News
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March 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Have you read the latest Children's Bookshelf?
For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW…
For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more!
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March 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This historic Florida bungalow was Babe Ruth's spring training rental for years, and now it's for sale www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/this...
This historic Florida bungalow was Babe Ruth's spring training rental for years, and now it's for sale
For 15 consecutive seasons, baseball legend Babe Ruth visited St. Petersburg for spring training, and now his rental bungalow is on the market.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Thank you Kelly! @kellybennettbooks for proclaiming me winner winner and offering a chicken dinner. 😘. 🐣 With so many options to choose, I debated and pondered chose your wisdom. www.kellybennett.com
Books | • KELLY BENNETT •
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March 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Submissions are open for Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure! Send us your #kidlit poetry & stories inspired by the artwork featured on our submission post.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/an-ekph...

#callforsubmissions
An Ekphrasis Adventure Written Submissions
ekphrasis, noun: a literary description of a visual work of art A picture is worth a thousand words, and for this issue, we want illustrations to lead the conversation.Submissions for stories and poet...
www.littlethoughtspress.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Friends! Toys break; books build!
Looking Gifts for Baseball Buds on your list, think books!
(Mine!) a non-fiction picture book with lyrical text, glorious illustrations, sidebars with baseball facts and trivia “For baseball fans from 3 to 103!” —Michael Mackey.
December 18, 2024 at 3:22 PM