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Laura Wippell
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Children's author seeking representation.

2025 Winner of #KidlitChuckleChallenge & Honorable Mentions for #Valentiny #50preciouswords & #LyricalLanguageLab contests.

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littlethoughtspress.com
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!

This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!

Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!

www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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scbwi.bsky.social
Join veteran editor and author Deborah Halverson for an up-to-the-minute look at the children's publishing industry.

Register here:
www.scbwi.org/events/state...
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Great opportunity for #amquerying writers! 👀

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#SeasonsofKidLit
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Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside!
Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
Landing an agent doesn’t end rejection—it just changes inboxes. Publishers say no, too. Here are 9 publishing twists you didn’t see coming 👉 buff.ly/4vd0YPU
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Another contest entry this week for #FallWritingFrenzy 😀

Thanks @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for running the contest and the lovely visual prompts! 🍁 🍁 🍁
October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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YAY! So happy to be named a winner in this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge! 😃
A huge congrats to the other winners, and a big thank you to the judges! @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social
@juliehauswirth.bsky.social
@brilawyer.bsky.social
aprilberrybooks.bsky.social April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 25
OMGoodness, #kidlit friends! You are all so funny. 😂 It was so difficult (yet so very fun) judging the #KidlitChuckleChallenge entries this year!

I'm super excited to share that these folks are prize-winning KIDLIT CHUCKLE CHAMPIONS. 🏆✨

Congratulations to this year's winners!🎉
List of the 2025 winners for the Kidlit Chuckle Challenge humor writing contest List of the 2025 winners for the Kidlit Chuckle Challenge humor writing contest
September 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Sundays are for contest submissions! Thanks @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge and #kidlitchucklechallenge
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Great giveaways this week! 🤩
kidlit411.bsky.social Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Sep 5
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 5): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Writing MG, How to Title Your Book, more. Thanks Katy Tannis for the illustration, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & Sonja Anderson for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (9/5/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Join us on Monday, for this webinar with author, editor & writing coach, Lorin Oberweger as she dives into 'Tension & Anticipation' as the keys to story success.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
September 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
If you’ve ever wished you could sit down with a picture book expert and get real, hands-on coaching… That’s exactly what my dear friend Chelsea Tornetto is offering. 💛
A one-time, 4-week group coaching cohort starts Sept 22.
👉 buff.ly/3WnzfEa
September 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Sharing an incredible rhyming story below - DO READ! The @nycmidnight.bsky.social #rhymingstorychallenge starts next week. It's not for #kidlit, but I have fun entering to practice rhyme and meter. Give it a try!
www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme
August 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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kidlit411.bsky.social
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 29): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Reading Like a Writer, Art Notes in PBs, Submission Process, more. Thanks @colleenmuske.bsky.social for the illo, Scholastic, @maritererbellas.bsky.social @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (8/29/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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I'm very late in posting this, but was thrilled to received an honourable mention in the 2nd Annual Summer #kidlit Poetry Contest for the #LyricalLanguageLab.

Thank you, fabulous judges! @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social and Michelle H. Barnes!
August 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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inkedvoices.bsky.social
Non-member registration is open for our upcoming Adult/YA SFF workshop with Naomi Davis at Bookends Literary. This is a great opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening chapters! find out more and register at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
August 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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kidlit411.bsky.social
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 6): www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Writing Plot Twists, 5 New Writing Contests, Query Letters, and more. Thanks TeTed Chen for the illustration, @zoepersico.bsky.social and @penguinkids.bsky.social for the GN & PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (6/6/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
www.kidlit411.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.
June 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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picturebooksummit.bsky.social Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · Jun 3
#PBSummit 2025 Workshop #1 - Wordcount Wizardry: Say More w/ Less by @emmawaltonhamilton.bsky.social! In #picturebooks, every word counts, but how do you know if you have too many or too few? Find out online 10/4/25! Early Bird Reg opens 6/11!

#amwriting #kidlit #writingconference #booksky
June 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Starting this Wednesday - there are still a couple of free spaces!
inkedvoices.bsky.social Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · May 6
We are thrilled to be welcoming @annmrose.bsky.social for this upcoming YA/Adult Opening Pages workshop:) Nonmember registration now open and we have a couple of spots still free! More info at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...
June 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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AGEISM
Quote saying: I get tired of "under 40" lists. Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.
February 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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It's almost time! March events are kicking off this weekend and the #KidLit events calendar is PACKED. Check out all the opportunities for #PB, #MG, and #YA creators. Don't forget to sign up for weekly updates in the KidLit Weekly!

carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

#KidLitEvents
February 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Coming to you March! 3 pm ET! #PubSpotlight #kidsbook showcase on @kidlittv.bsky.social ! Watch live at www.kidlit.tv/2025/02/live...
LIVE! Publisher Spotlight Spring 2025 KidLit Showcase! - KidLit TV
• A KidLit Spring 2025 Preview • Picture Books, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels and More! Watch LIVE: The Publisher Spotlight shines... Read more »
www.kidlit.tv
February 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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kidlit411.bsky.social
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, LITTLE FREDDIE TWO PANTS by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummings (Philomel Books), out on Feb. 25.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Congratulations to Mac Barnett! newsroom.loc.gov/news/mac-bar...
Mac Barnett Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Mac Barnett Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureAmbassadorship Will Celebrate the Power of the Picture Book Art FormProposals Now Accepted for National Ambassador Tour...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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It's submission day for the #PBParty contest. Did you enter yet?

Please don't wait until the last minute!

We can't wait to find out where you live, what genre/s you submitted & what other genres you write.
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM