MariaK.
@mkimwrites.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer (PB, MG, YA and Poetry) -SCBWI
HS ELA Teacher/Librarian- 🇲🇽🇺🇸
PB Party 2025 Finalist🩷
HS ELA Teacher/Librarian- 🇲🇽🇺🇸
PB Party 2025 Finalist🩷
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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!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
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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Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
How Nonfiction (and a Calkins Creek Book!) Helped Me Nail a Final Jeopardy! Question - Astra Publishing House
In my house, we’re loyal Jeopardy! watchers. Every evening at 7 p.m., you’ll find my family glued to the TV, testing our trivia skills. I have to admit—I usually do pretty well. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let's celebrate! It's #NonfictionNovember!!!
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
Did you know that reading nonfiction #picturebooks can help you win #jeopardy? Don't miss this incredible post by Astra Books for Young Readers Marketing Director Kerry McManus: astrapublishinghouse.com/2025/11/06/c...
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"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooks #LibrarySky
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Do you write for children? 📚
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you write for children? 📚
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Do you write spooky stories? 👻
Listen to @kdzpodcast.bsky.social podcast or watch the most recent episode on YouTube for tips on how to write a spooktacular kid's book:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-n...
#KidLit #booksforkids #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
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If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans.
Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.
bookriot.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
bookriot.com/the-day-the-books-disappeared-school-visit-cancelation/
The Halloweensie Writing Contest is open! Come read all the fun, spooky entries if you dare🎃
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!!
Adder’s fork and wool of bat! It’s time for. . . The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest!!! ~ for children’s writers ~
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October 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Halloweensie Writing Contest is open! Come read all the fun, spooky entries if you dare🎃
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
#kidlit #writingcommunity
The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/bUnTElz5RNMJ...
After four rejections in two days, this was heartening to remember. Keep your chin up #querying #writingcommunity #kidlit 🫶
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)
Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve talked to college students, masters program students, and professionals at Comic Con in my roles as author and freelance writer and former editor. I…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
After four rejections in two days, this was heartening to remember. Keep your chin up #querying #writingcommunity #kidlit 🫶
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
Literary Hub » Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us) share.google/wHDQ8MRKUSI1...
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Hiii, it’s my birthday and, as they say, the best gift you could give me is sharing my art!! Thank u 💛
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hiii, it’s my birthday and, as they say, the best gift you could give me is sharing my art!! Thank u 💛
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The second trade review is in for LEYENDAS/LEGENDS: 60 LATINE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD! Thank you so much to @sljournal for this lovely review!
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @imzeferino.bsky.social
#booksky #kidlit #middlegradebooks
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @imzeferino.bsky.social
#booksky #kidlit #middlegradebooks
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The second trade review is in for LEYENDAS/LEGENDS: 60 LATINE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD! Thank you so much to @sljournal for this lovely review!
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @imzeferino.bsky.social
#booksky #kidlit #middlegradebooks
@chroniclebooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @imzeferino.bsky.social
#booksky #kidlit #middlegradebooks
Whoops, have definitely done all of these things🤣 Happy Scorpio Season!
♏
#writingcommunity #kidlit #scorpio
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#writingcommunity #kidlit #scorpio
Scorpio season!
Make someone who wronged you two decades ago into a nightmarish villain in a short story.
Start writing an entire novel simply to spite an old English teacher.
Kill some darlings that were just minding their own business.
Your time is now. ♏️
Make someone who wronged you two decades ago into a nightmarish villain in a short story.
Start writing an entire novel simply to spite an old English teacher.
Kill some darlings that were just minding their own business.
Your time is now. ♏️
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Whoops, have definitely done all of these things🤣 Happy Scorpio Season!
♏
#writingcommunity #kidlit #scorpio
♏
#writingcommunity #kidlit #scorpio
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Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera reflects on her newest middle grade work ‘Xolo,’ her love of mythology, and how her dedication to her late dog influenced the novel’s creation buff.ly/XTAH0Qd
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera reflects on her newest middle grade work ‘Xolo,’ her love of mythology, and how her dedication to her late dog influenced the novel’s creation buff.ly/XTAH0Qd
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Teachers, if you're planning to use one of my books in the classroom this year, I hope you'll check out the Educator Resources page on my website. It's full of great activity ideas, discussion questions, and more—including for my new book, POCKET BEAR. 💛 katherineapplegate.com/educator-res... #mglit
Educator Resources — Katherine Applegate
Connect with Katherine online:
katherineapplegate.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Teachers, if you're planning to use one of my books in the classroom this year, I hope you'll check out the Educator Resources page on my website. It's full of great activity ideas, discussion questions, and more—including for my new book, POCKET BEAR. 💛 katherineapplegate.com/educator-res... #mglit
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🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
Check out this spooktacular opportunity for all my #kidlit #querying writers out there!
Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! share.google/SSeXNyfj20Sg...
Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! share.google/SSeXNyfj20Sg...
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 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Check out this spooktacular opportunity for all my #kidlit #querying writers out there!
Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! share.google/SSeXNyfj20Sg...
Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! share.google/SSeXNyfj20Sg...
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I love this time of year...fall leaves, pumpkin spice, and the thrill of entering #Halloweensie! Deadline is midnight on Halloween...if you dare...BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HA!!!!
susannahill.com/2025/10/11/i...
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“I’ll Get You, My Pretty!” – Announcing The Guidelines for the 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest for Children’s Writers!!!
Our hands begin to twitch -our thoughts, to pitchand suddenly ideas flywithout a hitch.A ghost? A witch?A mummy with an itch?Our Halloweensie storiesflow without a glitch.And oh, what happens then …
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October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I love this time of year...fall leaves, pumpkin spice, and the thrill of entering #Halloweensie! Deadline is midnight on Halloween...if you dare...BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HA!!!!
susannahill.com/2025/10/11/i...
susannahill.com/2025/10/11/i...
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We are thrilled to share the cover reveal for Sun, Moon, and Star, a Korean folktale retold and illustrated by @nmillerillo.bsky.social 🌞🌝⭐
Three sisters must outsmart a hungry tiger in this fresh retelling of a beloved Korean folktale.
Out Feb. 24, 2026 by Holiday House Books!
Three sisters must outsmart a hungry tiger in this fresh retelling of a beloved Korean folktale.
Out Feb. 24, 2026 by Holiday House Books!
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We are thrilled to share the cover reveal for Sun, Moon, and Star, a Korean folktale retold and illustrated by @nmillerillo.bsky.social 🌞🌝⭐
Three sisters must outsmart a hungry tiger in this fresh retelling of a beloved Korean folktale.
Out Feb. 24, 2026 by Holiday House Books!
Three sisters must outsmart a hungry tiger in this fresh retelling of a beloved Korean folktale.
Out Feb. 24, 2026 by Holiday House Books!
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For #Kidlit creators… if you’re looking for a special submission opp, consider agent @ashleedani.bsky.social with Howland Literary. She’s
joined with Lynne Marie to give a literary Trick or Treat opening with #SeasonsOfKidLit this November.
www.SeasonsofKitlit.com @literallylynne.bsky.social
joined with Lynne Marie to give a literary Trick or Treat opening with #SeasonsOfKidLit this November.
www.SeasonsofKitlit.com @literallylynne.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For #Kidlit creators… if you’re looking for a special submission opp, consider agent @ashleedani.bsky.social with Howland Literary. She’s
joined with Lynne Marie to give a literary Trick or Treat opening with #SeasonsOfKidLit this November.
www.SeasonsofKitlit.com @literallylynne.bsky.social
joined with Lynne Marie to give a literary Trick or Treat opening with #SeasonsOfKidLit this November.
www.SeasonsofKitlit.com @literallylynne.bsky.social
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We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.
Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!
📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!
📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible.
Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!
📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon!
📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
No bites today for #dvpit today, but I'm so grateful for all of the awesome writers I got to interact with. I'm looking forward to seeing where everyone's projects end up! 🫶
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
No bites today for #dvpit today, but I'm so grateful for all of the awesome writers I got to interact with. I'm looking forward to seeing where everyone's projects end up! 🫶
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Kidlit writers, are you looking for a mentor? You can apply to the Michelle Begley 2026 mentorship program now until November 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm! You can select ME or any one of the amazing mentors. ✏️Get the scoop here: www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc/....
October 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Kidlit writers, are you looking for a mentor? You can apply to the Michelle Begley 2026 mentorship program now until November 3, 2025 at 11:59 pm! You can select ME or any one of the amazing mentors. ✏️Get the scoop here: www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc/....
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#RevisionTip Dreaming--or waking up from a dream--is passive, and the moment can feel flat to the reader.
If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising
If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#RevisionTip Dreaming--or waking up from a dream--is passive, and the moment can feel flat to the reader.
If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising
If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising
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Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!
While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.
¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!
While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.
¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!
October 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!
While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.
¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!
While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.
¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!
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TOPIC: What were your own favorite books from childhood? (Extra points if they're in the same genre you create now.) Do you ever revisit them for inspiration? #kidlitchat
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
TOPIC: What were your own favorite books from childhood? (Extra points if they're in the same genre you create now.) Do you ever revisit them for inspiration? #kidlitchat
Thanks to everyone who helped with my pitches for #preDV! I'm taking them down for now, but they'll be back better than ever on Oct. 8th! Looking forward to meeting more writing peeps during #DVParty☺️
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
September 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thanks to everyone who helped with my pitches for #preDV! I'm taking them down for now, but they'll be back better than ever on Oct. 8th! Looking forward to meeting more writing peeps during #DVParty☺️
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity