Karen Rafeedie
@krafeedie.bsky.social
KidLit author | Picture Books | #PitchMe Finalist | #PBChat Runner Up | Funny Fiction 😂 | 12x12 | SCBWI | Boy Mom | ❤️ Pugs, Pancakes and Chocolate Cake.
I ❤️ adore this gorgeous story about seeing treasure all around us. Plus, a chance to win!!! 🇨🇴🫏💕
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @allisonrozo.bsky.social
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Book Birthday: UNIQUE LIKE YOU Plus Giveaway
From idea to published book…what a process! It takes passion, practice, preparation, patience, and perseverance! And that’s why our Book Birthday posts are so very special because we are celebratin…
viviankirkfield.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I ❤️ adore this gorgeous story about seeing treasure all around us. Plus, a chance to win!!! 🇨🇴🫏💕
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @allisonrozo.bsky.social
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Seriously LOVE this bookstore with a special door just for kiddos. 🥹🚪❤️#Booked
August 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Seriously LOVE this bookstore with a special door just for kiddos. 🥹🚪❤️#Booked
Thanks to @WeThinkDeeply for the graphic reminder. #FirstDrafts
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thanks to @WeThinkDeeply for the graphic reminder. #FirstDrafts
This beautiful StoryWalk had me running for the swings 😊@grubreport.bsky.social and Chris Park.
June 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This beautiful StoryWalk had me running for the swings 😊@grubreport.bsky.social and Chris Park.
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Check out my birthday month specials!!!! Cheers! 🥂
JUNE IS MY BIRTHDAY MONTH! As a very Happy Un-Birthday to you, I have 2 specials this month! I’m giving away $30 #query #critiques to 48 people and teaching a #writingworkshop on #dialogue! Check them both out at serarivers.com/shop/
June 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Check out my birthday month specials!!!! Cheers! 🥂
Reposted by Karen Rafeedie
Just a little reminder that we have a Starter Pack for all pitch events we know about here on BlueSky!
We update as we find them so it's worth checking again for new ones too!
go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #LitAgents #AmAgenting
We update as we find them so it's worth checking again for new ones too!
go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #LitAgents #AmAgenting
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just a little reminder that we have a Starter Pack for all pitch events we know about here on BlueSky!
We update as we find them so it's worth checking again for new ones too!
go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #LitAgents #AmAgenting
We update as we find them so it's worth checking again for new ones too!
go.bsky.app/UzNMwUV
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #AmWriting #LitAgents #AmAgenting
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It's official, #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on July 7-8, 2025 🌊
This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
www.smallpitch.org
May 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's official, #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on July 7-8, 2025 🌊
This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all unagented authors from the #WritingCommunity.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
Reposted by Karen Rafeedie
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
If you want a better understanding of what Amanda Jones and librarians everywhere are facing as they fight book bans, take a few moments to read this review from the Los Angeles Review of Books.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
If you want a better understanding of what Amanda Jones and librarians everywhere are facing as they fight book bans, take a few moments to read this review from the Los Angeles Review of Books.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
How Librarians Found Themselves on the Front Line of the Culture War | Los Angeles Review of Books
Melina Moe considers Amanda Jones’s “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.”
lareviewofbooks.org
May 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
If you want a better understanding of what Amanda Jones and librarians everywhere are facing as they fight book bans, take a few moments to read this review from the Los Angeles Review of Books.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
If you want a better understanding of what Amanda Jones and librarians everywhere are facing as they fight book bans, take a few moments to read this review from the Los Angeles Review of Books.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
Mermaids may be THE WORST, but Alex Willan is THE BEST -- especially at author events.
@TheBookStall
@TheBookStall
April 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Mermaids may be THE WORST, but Alex Willan is THE BEST -- especially at author events.
@TheBookStall
@TheBookStall
We’re doing our part. @csotelo94.bsky.social #Bookclub 📚
March 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We’re doing our part. @csotelo94.bsky.social #Bookclub 📚
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Sizzlin’ HOT cover reveal of Diego Fuego! Congratulations to the amazing @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo! 🐉🔥🙌🏼 @fuse8.bsky.social
Cover Reveal and Q&A: It’s Diego Fuego with Allison and Rafael Rozo
Because sometimes you just want to do a post about a tiny firefighting dragon.
afuse8production.slj.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sizzlin’ HOT cover reveal of Diego Fuego! Congratulations to the amazing @allisonrozo.bsky.social and Rafael Rozo! 🐉🔥🙌🏼 @fuse8.bsky.social
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Just an author holding her first set of books that are now out in the world for young readers to gobble up.
Illustrations by Claudio Cerri and published by @capstonepub.bsky.social
#kidlit #goldaandezra
Illustrations by Claudio Cerri and published by @capstonepub.bsky.social
#kidlit #goldaandezra
January 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just an author holding her first set of books that are now out in the world for young readers to gobble up.
Illustrations by Claudio Cerri and published by @capstonepub.bsky.social
#kidlit #goldaandezra
Illustrations by Claudio Cerri and published by @capstonepub.bsky.social
#kidlit #goldaandezra
Cool! Mark your calendars! ✅
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Cool! Mark your calendars! ✅
Clever, hilarious and full of ❤️!@underwoodwriter.bksy.social
January 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Clever, hilarious and full of ❤️!@underwoodwriter.bksy.social
What a fascinating pb mind meld 🧠Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social
From subverting the general expectations of what butterflies "should" look like to the delights of a true collaboration, join these three picture book creators as they explain how they work together. 1 book by 3 people. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/08/t...
The Rare Three-Man Interview: Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser, and Corey R. Tabor Talk Metamorphosis with Papilio
From subverting the general expectations of what butterflies
afuse8production.slj.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
What a fascinating pb mind meld 🧠Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social
Gorgeous. Looking forward to this one!
I got actual paper proofs for my upcoming picture book, beautifully illustrated by Yas Imamura. So exciting! Coming fall 2025 from Paula Wiseman books/Simon & Schuster.
January 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Gorgeous. Looking forward to this one!
Holiday shopping jump start thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social 📚
Woohoo! I was on @nbcchicago.bsky.social on Chicago Today and recommended a good slew of 2024 books for holiday shoppers. Hope you like 'em! #kidlit 📚👍 www.nbcchicago.com/entertainmen...
Cozy books for kids: Betsy Bird's picks for cold weather season
As temperatures drop, author and children’s book expert Betsy Bird shares her top cozy weather book picks for kids.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Holiday shopping jump start thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social 📚
Love this handy flowchart @sparklemaker. Now I want to flowchart all my decisions. 😂
basically I weigh the odds that I could maybe do it, my desire, and potential negative consequences. I made a flow chart about it! turns out flow charts are kind of hard to make!
March 8, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Love this handy flowchart @sparklemaker. Now I want to flowchart all my decisions. 😂
Tacos and Dinos! Such cleverness by @allisonrozo.bsky.social
See link in the comments.
See link in the comments.
February 26, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Tacos and Dinos! Such cleverness by @allisonrozo.bsky.social
See link in the comments.
See link in the comments.
🙋🏻♀️ I want to reall ALL the books. Especially this one.
Woohoo! Sent in final art for my solo picture bk w/Simon & Schuster, I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. In celebration, I'm giving away original art!
POLL: Do YOU want to read all the books? #CommunityPolls
To enter the giveaway, share this post. Randomly picked winner announced Thu. Jan. 25th.
POLL: Do YOU want to read all the books? #CommunityPolls
To enter the giveaway, share this post. Randomly picked winner announced Thu. Jan. 25th.
January 26, 2024 at 1:04 AM
🙋🏻♀️ I want to reall ALL the books. Especially this one.
This will be my 6th year 12x12ing. Thanks @juliefhedlund.bsky.social 👏🏼❤️📚
Hey everyone! We took a bit of a hiatus over the holidays, but we're back! AND... 2024 registration opens on Tuesday! Have questions? Want to talk about writing great #picturebook beginnings? Join us for this free webinar Tuesday (Jan. 9th) evening. juliehedlund.leadpages.co/2024-webinar/
Begin at the Beginning—In Picture Books and In Community
Where do you start when you want to write for children? At the beginning, of course! 12 x 12 Challenge Founder Julie Hedlund is to help in this FREE webinar!
juliehedlund.leadpages.co
January 8, 2024 at 2:10 AM
This will be my 6th year 12x12ing. Thanks @juliefhedlund.bsky.social 👏🏼❤️📚
I’m firing up my idea percolator! Thanks @taralazar.bsky.social
December 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM
I’m firing up my idea percolator! Thanks @taralazar.bsky.social
Bring on the bread tag masterpieces! @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Inspired by the response to my recent thread, I'm declaring a Holiday Season #BreadTagChallenge! Artists of ALL ages & levels of experience invited.
Post YOUR bread tag art w/hashtag #BreadTagChallenge. Can be digital or non-digital, all media welcome.
Post YOUR bread tag art w/hashtag #BreadTagChallenge. Can be digital or non-digital, all media welcome.
December 22, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Bring on the bread tag masterpieces! @allisonrozo.bsky.social
Ooooo! Gotta check these out. Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social for doing my homework. 😂
My favorite day of the 31 days series - always!
Day Six: 2023 Funny Picture Books. In our latest entry into 31 Days, 31 Lists we celebrate the picture books that take a chance and try to be funny. Humor may be subjective, but these are pretty darn good! 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2023/12/06/3...
December 6, 2023 at 11:48 PM
Ooooo! Gotta check these out. Thanks @fuse8.bsky.social for doing my homework. 😂