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A print lit mag for kids featuring writing and artwork by both adult and youth creatives. EIC: @clairemtaylor.com
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👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
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#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
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#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
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November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
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#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
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#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
A quiet beauty for your Monday: @carmelamartino.bsky.social's poem "Thirsty Amaryllis" is a reminder to pause and appreciate the small blessings that surround us.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
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In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A quiet beauty for your Monday: @carmelamartino.bsky.social's poem "Thirsty Amaryllis" is a reminder to pause and appreciate the small blessings that surround us.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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...
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!
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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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...
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...
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I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
Interview: Barbara Bleiman
Barbara Bleiman is a London-based ex-English teacher and education consultant at the English and Media Centre (EMC), with a keen interest in poetry. She has written a book about English teaching, What...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th.
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
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Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th.
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
🎉 And just like that, my debut picture book UNIVERSE PIE (words by me, pictures by the amazing Anita Bagdi) is making its way into the world in the fall 2027. 💥 ✨ 🌎
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems!
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
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Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems!
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Here's a video of me reading Ali the Artist, a poem based on the picture Portrait Painting by Olivia McGinty, and originally published in the Ekphrasis Adventure issue of @littlethoughtspress.com: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Here's a video of me reading Ali the Artist, a poem based on the picture Portrait Painting by Olivia McGinty, and originally published in the Ekphrasis Adventure issue of @littlethoughtspress.com: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Reminder that these beauties are available for purchase! (*All content is still free on our site but these sure are fun to hold!)
October 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reminder that these beauties are available for purchase! (*All content is still free on our site but these sure are fun to hold!)
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Calling 5 to 13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Lit Kids has open submissions for Issue 8: Air until 10/31. 🌪️
Please send your writing, art, and photos to our mentors for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨
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#kidlit #parents #emag #teachers
Lit Kids has open submissions for Issue 8: Air until 10/31. 🌪️
Please send your writing, art, and photos to our mentors for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#kidlit #parents #emag #teachers
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October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Calling 5 to 13 y/o creative kids! 📣
Lit Kids has open submissions for Issue 8: Air until 10/31. 🌪️
Please send your writing, art, and photos to our mentors for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#kidlit #parents #emag #teachers
Lit Kids has open submissions for Issue 8: Air until 10/31. 🌪️
Please send your writing, art, and photos to our mentors for consideration, subscribe to our site, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#kidlit #parents #emag #teachers
Wow! What a fantastic bit of news to wake up to!
Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts.
And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!
Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts.
And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!
@littlethoughtspress.com takes kid lit seriously—and so do we. They’ve been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 for their stunning, thoughtful, contributor-friendly work.
Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination.
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Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination.
Read the full piece: thebrokenspine.co.uk...
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wow! What a fantastic bit of news to wake up to!
Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts.
And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!
Thank you so much @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this incredible write up of our magazine and team, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for nominating Little Thoughts.
And a special thanks to all of our amazing contributors who make our issues shine!
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I’m thrilled to share that my poem has been accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their Issue 12: Better Together!!
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October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I’m thrilled to share that my poem has been accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their Issue 12: Better Together!!
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“Quibble” by Mike Flowers was such a great word choice to write about for the Stirring Words Issue of @littlethoughtspress.com What a fun word to say and illustrate!
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October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Quibble” by Mike Flowers was such a great word choice to write about for the Stirring Words Issue of @littlethoughtspress.com What a fun word to say and illustrate!
#kidlit
#kidsmagazine
#childrensillustration #kidlitart #m
#illustrationforkids #childrensmagazine
#kidlitillustration
#kidlit
#kidsmagazine
#childrensillustration #kidlitart #m
#illustrationforkids #childrensmagazine
#kidlitillustration
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Very excited to be this year's special guest judge in the Trash to Treasure contest for #kidlit writers!
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
👀 COMING SOON!
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Very excited to be this year's special guest judge in the Trash to Treasure contest for #kidlit writers!
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
👀 COMING SOON!
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
👀 COMING SOON!
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
"The Thing Under My Bed" by @evelynday.bsky.social is a perfect bedtime read in the lead up to Halloween!
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
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In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"The Thing Under My Bed" by @evelynday.bsky.social is a perfect bedtime read in the lead up to Halloween!
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
All responses to Better Together submissions have been sent. If you were expecting an email & didn't get one, please check your spam & reach out to me if needed. Thank you to everyone who shared their work for this issue. It was uplifting to read so many wonderful pieces about working together!
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All responses to Better Together submissions have been sent. If you were expecting an email & didn't get one, please check your spam & reach out to me if needed. Thank you to everyone who shared their work for this issue. It was uplifting to read so many wonderful pieces about working together!
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“A Pebble Remembers” by Mona Voelkel can be found in Issue 11 of
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October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“A Pebble Remembers” by Mona Voelkel can be found in Issue 11 of
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A delicate blend of youthful emotions & the wisdom of age in @barbarableiman.bsky.social's poem, "My Grandmother's Words."
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf.
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In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A delicate blend of youthful emotions & the wisdom of age in @barbarableiman.bsky.social's poem, "My Grandmother's Words."
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Deciduous season has arrived. 🍂
Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Deciduous season has arrived. 🍂
Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Stirring Seasons by Erin Zampaglione is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small
Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small
Just arrived in the mail, another fine edition of a fine magazine with stories, poems and pictures by poets and artists big and small
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My illustration for @mimssully.bsky.social ‘s sweet poem “Elf-Locks” for @LittleThoughtsPress.com, Issue 11: Stirring Words.
“Their songs are spells, or so it seems,
For they weave beauty into dreams,
And lull us gently through the night
until the peep of day brings light.”
#kidsmagazine
#kidlit
“Their songs are spells, or so it seems,
For they weave beauty into dreams,
And lull us gently through the night
until the peep of day brings light.”
#kidsmagazine
#kidlit
October 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My illustration for @mimssully.bsky.social ‘s sweet poem “Elf-Locks” for @LittleThoughtsPress.com, Issue 11: Stirring Words.
“Their songs are spells, or so it seems,
For they weave beauty into dreams,
And lull us gently through the night
until the peep of day brings light.”
#kidsmagazine
#kidlit
“Their songs are spells, or so it seems,
For they weave beauty into dreams,
And lull us gently through the night
until the peep of day brings light.”
#kidsmagazine
#kidlit
Submissions for Issue 12: Better Together are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration. Decisions will be emailed by October 22nd.
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Submissions for Issue 12: Better Together are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration. Decisions will be emailed by October 22nd.
Love this high-flying, joyful poem by @saccharinequeen.bsky.social inspired by Finn J.'s illustration, Fire Dragon.
If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Love this high-flying, joyful poem by @saccharinequeen.bsky.social inspired by Finn J.'s illustration, Fire Dragon.
If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
If you missed Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, there are still a few print copies left, or you can download a pdf for free.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues