Melissa Morgenlander
@mmorgenlander.bsky.social
📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge
📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer
🎓 Playful PhD
👶👶 Mom to twins
♾️ Autism Advocate
🎶 Musical theatre fan
📍 Brooklyn, NY
https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer
🎓 Playful PhD
👶👶 Mom to twins
♾️ Autism Advocate
🎶 Musical theatre fan
📍 Brooklyn, NY
https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
This is what autistic representation looks like!
Carl the Collector made friends with a nonverbal autistic kid with a speech tablet and I'm crying in the club rn
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is what autistic representation looks like!
I'm THRILLED to be a Grand Prize Winner for StoryStorm this year! Taking a moment for a Hozier yell and a grateful sigh.
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Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and Liza Royce Associates!
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Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and Liza Royce Associates!
Storystorm 2025 Grand Prize Winners! (Finally)
We’ve got THREE Grand Prizes this year! Before I announce who they are, here’s what everyone should do with all their story ideas on a regular basis: Firstly, please gather your ideas. …
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May 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm THRILLED to be a Grand Prize Winner for StoryStorm this year! Taking a moment for a Hozier yell and a grateful sigh.
taralazar.com/2025/05/14/s...
www.instagram.com/reel/DKSnQZQ...
Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and Liza Royce Associates!
taralazar.com/2025/05/14/s...
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Thanks to @taralazar.bsky.social and Liza Royce Associates!
I love this blog post because this is what I'm learning every day now. Ever since my autistic son began his typing journey, I feel like our relationship has changed. #defyinggravity #presumecompetence #s2c
Presuming competence in our community members with communication disabilities includes having the patience to not speak for or over someone who needs time and effort to communicate. More examples:
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Ten Ways to Presume Competence in Nonspeaking Kids and Adults | I-ASC
As a Registered S2C Practitioner, presuming competence is the heart and soul of what I do every day. But it wasn’t that long ago that the term was unfamiliar.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I love this blog post because this is what I'm learning every day now. Ever since my autistic son began his typing journey, I feel like our relationship has changed. #defyinggravity #presumecompetence #s2c
Look what I just dug up? The first picture book I ever wrote! Ok I was 11, but it’s not bad! And check out the “About the Author” page… 🥰
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February 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Look what I just dug up? The first picture book I ever wrote! Ok I was 11, but it’s not bad! And check out the “About the Author” page… 🥰
www.instagram.com/p/DFwEvWFR6X...
www.instagram.com/p/DFwEvWFR6X...
Excited and nervous to participate in my first #pbparty! Thanks to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and everyone involved! #kidlit #amquerying #picturebooks
February 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Excited and nervous to participate in my first #pbparty! Thanks to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and everyone involved! #kidlit #amquerying #picturebooks
Thrilled to be back with the @12x12challenge.bsky.social again this year! Want to join me? It’s not too late! www.12x12challenge.com to sign up! #12x12pb
January 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thrilled to be back with the @12x12challenge.bsky.social again this year! Want to join me? It’s not too late! www.12x12challenge.com to sign up! #12x12pb
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Your writing brain
**Hey, get a signed art print of this comic! Just pre-order my new book and fill out this form: sites.prh.com/out-of-your-...
**Hey, get a signed art print of this comic! Just pre-order my new book and fill out this form: sites.prh.com/out-of-your-...
January 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Your writing brain
**Hey, get a signed art print of this comic! Just pre-order my new book and fill out this form: sites.prh.com/out-of-your-...
**Hey, get a signed art print of this comic! Just pre-order my new book and fill out this form: sites.prh.com/out-of-your-...
The Kidlit for Los Angeles auction is NOW OPEN!
We have more than 340 INCREDIBLE items from top authors, illustrators, editors, agents and publishing professionals. You don’t want to miss out!
Go bid here: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Auction runs Jan 20th - Jan 26th.
#kidlit
We have more than 340 INCREDIBLE items from top authors, illustrators, editors, agents and publishing professionals. You don’t want to miss out!
Go bid here: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Auction runs Jan 20th - Jan 26th.
#kidlit
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
OKGO is making me happy today.
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OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill (Official Video)
YouTube video by OK Go
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January 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
OKGO is making me happy today.
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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
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January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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...
This attitude is what my family needs while traveling! #autism #neurodiversity #travel
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No mind left behind: How travel embraces neurodiversity
The industry is making strides in its efforts to serve every traveler, no matter how they perceive and navigate the world.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This attitude is what my family needs while traveling! #autism #neurodiversity #travel
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LOVED “Free To Be You And Me”… the book, the album, and the movie! I think I know all the words to the songs… still! #nostalgia #Kidlit #kidmusic #1970s
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January 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
LOVED “Free To Be You And Me”… the book, the album, and the movie! I think I know all the words to the songs… still! #nostalgia #Kidlit #kidmusic #1970s
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Excited to be joining #Storystorm this year for the first time! Thank you, @taralazar.bsky.social ! #kidlit #picturebook #pb
January 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Excited to be joining #Storystorm this year for the first time! Thank you, @taralazar.bsky.social ! #kidlit #picturebook #pb
This was the year to really focus on my #picturebook #kidlit writing. I dove right in and looking back, I’m impressed with myself! If you want to follow this journey in 2025, follow me here on Bluesky…
Or on instagram: www.instagram.com/melissa.pbwr...
Or my website: www.melissamorgenlander.com
Or on instagram: www.instagram.com/melissa.pbwr...
Or my website: www.melissamorgenlander.com
December 31, 2024 at 7:09 PM
This was the year to really focus on my #picturebook #kidlit writing. I dove right in and looking back, I’m impressed with myself! If you want to follow this journey in 2025, follow me here on Bluesky…
Or on instagram: www.instagram.com/melissa.pbwr...
Or my website: www.melissamorgenlander.com
Or on instagram: www.instagram.com/melissa.pbwr...
Or my website: www.melissamorgenlander.com
Great read! "Is the labor of self-promotion making art worse? It’s sort of impossible to argue this; the internet has abetted the creation and exposure of infinitely more art than ever before in human history. But with less separation between art and commerce...'it’s impossible to be punk anymore.'”
December 27, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Great read! "Is the labor of self-promotion making art worse? It’s sort of impossible to argue this; the internet has abetted the creation and exposure of infinitely more art than ever before in human history. But with less separation between art and commerce...'it’s impossible to be punk anymore.'”
Who else sees some significant snow for the first time this season and feels like a kid? www.instagram.com/reel/DD92Zpr...
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December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Which movies, TV shows, and books made the #CommonSenseMedia "Best of 204" list? You can see the full list here: www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/the...
The Best Kids' Entertainment of 2024
Dive into this year's standout picks that inspire questions about kindness, courage, representation, and our ever-changing world. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Which movies, TV shows, and books made the #CommonSenseMedia "Best of 204" list? You can see the full list here: www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/the...
Calling all #MG, #YA and #graphicnovel writers! @eddiegamarra.bsky.social (a college friend and overall great guy) has an amazing opportunity for you! #kidlit #kidlitchat www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber
Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...
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December 16, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Calling all #MG, #YA and #graphicnovel writers! @eddiegamarra.bsky.social (a college friend and overall great guy) has an amazing opportunity for you! #kidlit #kidlitchat www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...
I moved to a new home recently, and I’m finally going through some boxes that I didn’t have time to sort, but just moved with. I found these notebooks of morning pages from when I was doing The Artist’s Way… two decades ago! I am remembering how I’ve always been a writer…
December 10, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I moved to a new home recently, and I’m finally going through some boxes that I didn’t have time to sort, but just moved with. I found these notebooks of morning pages from when I was doing The Artist’s Way… two decades ago! I am remembering how I’ve always been a writer…
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Hello #kidlit friends. I've compiled 2024 Publishers Marketplace data into this friendly pie chart.
Please note:
- data is for U.S. based publishers
- not all publishers/agents announce every deal
- some deals include multiple books/cats so numbers are approx.
- CB data also includes early readers
Please note:
- data is for U.S. based publishers
- not all publishers/agents announce every deal
- some deals include multiple books/cats so numbers are approx.
- CB data also includes early readers
December 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Hello #kidlit friends. I've compiled 2024 Publishers Marketplace data into this friendly pie chart.
Please note:
- data is for U.S. based publishers
- not all publishers/agents announce every deal
- some deals include multiple books/cats so numbers are approx.
- CB data also includes early readers
Please note:
- data is for U.S. based publishers
- not all publishers/agents announce every deal
- some deals include multiple books/cats so numbers are approx.
- CB data also includes early readers
Movie recommendation for this weekend: Out of My Mind on the Disney+. Original MG book by Sharon M. Draper was amazing; this keeps true to the heart of it. A touching coming-of-age-with-disability story that everyone will appreciate! #disabilityinclusion #AAC #comingofage #presumecompetence #movie
November 30, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Movie recommendation for this weekend: Out of My Mind on the Disney+. Original MG book by Sharon M. Draper was amazing; this keeps true to the heart of it. A touching coming-of-age-with-disability story that everyone will appreciate! #disabilityinclusion #AAC #comingofage #presumecompetence #movie
Love this initiative: Bring your future voter to Suffs!
(Side note: Suffs is an amazing musical and it’s closing soon! Go see it!)
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(Side note: Suffs is an amazing musical and it’s closing soon! Go see it!)
suffsmusical.com/ticketing-in...
Ticketing Initiatives
SUFFS is an epic & timely new Broadway musical about the 1913 Women’s Movement. Written by Shaina Taub. Directed by Leigh Silverman. Official site for tickets.
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November 28, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Love this initiative: Bring your future voter to Suffs!
(Side note: Suffs is an amazing musical and it’s closing soon! Go see it!)
suffsmusical.com/ticketing-in...
(Side note: Suffs is an amazing musical and it’s closing soon! Go see it!)
suffsmusical.com/ticketing-in...
I finally finished re-vamping my website!
Take a look: www.melissamorgenlander.com
#kidlit #picturebook #scbwi #12x12challenge
Take a look: www.melissamorgenlander.com
#kidlit #picturebook #scbwi #12x12challenge
Melisssa MorgenlanderMelissa Morgenlander
This is the personal webpage of Melissa Morgenlander, PhD, a curriculum designer, researcher and writer who focuses on creating media and technology for kids.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I finally finished re-vamping my website!
Take a look: www.melissamorgenlander.com
#kidlit #picturebook #scbwi #12x12challenge
Take a look: www.melissamorgenlander.com
#kidlit #picturebook #scbwi #12x12challenge
Another day, another starter pack…
Just getting started...
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Another day, another starter pack…
Any #Squarespace users out there manage to find a way to post your @bsky.app link with the logo? Trying to reconfigure my website, and it looks like crap without the butterfly symbol.
November 18, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Any #Squarespace users out there manage to find a way to post your @bsky.app link with the logo? Trying to reconfigure my website, and it looks like crap without the butterfly symbol.