Nikki Shannon Smith
@nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social
Award-Winning Author, Educator, Presenter. Oakland Girl at Heart. Represented by Jennifer March Soloway at Starling Literary + Media. https://linktr.ee/NikkiShannonSmith?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4cdb5cc2-72db-4946-ad60-e8123ef3cc48
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I spy a fun line up for SCBWI Spring Spirit in April. Can't wait! <3 @marchsoloway.bsky.social @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @bookishariel.bsky.social and @isabellakung.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/events/sprin...
SCBWI CA: NORTH/CENTRAL - SPRING SPIRIT 2026 - REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
Our Spring Spirit Conference is back in Sacramento County! Join us at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community Center (9014 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, CA 95758) on Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8:30 AM - 3:3...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I spy a fun line up for SCBWI Spring Spirit in April. Can't wait! <3 @marchsoloway.bsky.social @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @bookishariel.bsky.social and @isabellakung.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/events/sprin...
Cuddle up with a book! (Thank you @msyingling.bsky.social for including STRANDED!)
Have you honed your winter survival skills by reading #MGLit by Lauren Tarshis @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social Trent Reedy @theallycarter.bsky.social @terrylynnjohnson.bsky.social and @nickcourage.bsky.social ? If not, hunker down with these great titles!
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Cuddle up with a book! (Thank you @msyingling.bsky.social for including STRANDED!)
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The latest addition to my #Prince #library: 'Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography' by Nikki Shannon Smith, illustrated by Don Tate.
😍🥰😘 #Prince4ever 💜
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@nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social Thank you for keeping Prince's story alive! 💜
😍🥰😘 #Prince4ever 💜
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@nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social Thank you for keeping Prince's story alive! 💜
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The latest addition to my #Prince #library: 'Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography' by Nikki Shannon Smith, illustrated by Don Tate.
😍🥰😘 #Prince4ever 💜
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@nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social Thank you for keeping Prince's story alive! 💜
😍🥰😘 #Prince4ever 💜
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@nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dontate.bsky.social Thank you for keeping Prince's story alive! 💜
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I thought you might like 2 see the baby gift bag 4 my neighbors (due next month) I built around a copy of your book, “Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography,” @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social: Trying to influence young minds/taste early!🙏🏾
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#BookSky
#Prince
#Prince4Ever
💜🎶🕊️☔️
@americanwritersmuseum.org
#BookSky
#Prince
#Prince4Ever
💜🎶🕊️☔️
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I thought you might like 2 see the baby gift bag 4 my neighbors (due next month) I built around a copy of your book, “Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography,” @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social: Trying to influence young minds/taste early!🙏🏾
@americanwritersmuseum.org
#BookSky
#Prince
#Prince4Ever
💜🎶🕊️☔️
@americanwritersmuseum.org
#BookSky
#Prince
#Prince4Ever
💜🎶🕊️☔️
So fun to see our PRINCE launch featured as @publisherswkly.bsky.social picture of the day! 💜 #Prince
Author Nikki Shannon Smith (r.) and illustrator Don Tate (c.) celebrated the launch of their new picture book, Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography, with a “purple party” at Avid Reader Bookstore. Joining Smith and Tate was fellow children’s author Mike Jung (l.).
(@randomhousekids.bsky.social )
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January 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
So fun to see our PRINCE launch featured as @publisherswkly.bsky.social picture of the day! 💜 #Prince
About last night… so grateful, and so much fun!
Last evening @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social and I celebrated our book, PRINCE: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, at Avid Reader book store in Davis, Ca, and it was a purple blast celebrating with family and friends! Thank you @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social for being there and taking the great photos! Blessed!
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
About last night… so grateful, and so much fun!
Tomorrrrroooowww! Thank you for all the support, excitement, shares, and preorders! I hope you’ll join me and @dontate.bsky.social for our Purple Launch Party if you can! If you can’t make it, blast some Prince and party anyway! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Prince
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Tomorrrrroooowww! Thank you for all the support, excitement, shares, and preorders! I hope you’ll join me and @dontate.bsky.social for our Purple Launch Party if you can! If you can’t make it, blast some Prince and party anyway! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Prince
SEVEN MORE DAYS! Thank you to everyone who has preordered! (Want a signed copy? Use the QR code by 1/1!) We’re bringing Prince back to the forefront, y’all! Fun Fact: When I sold my first book (a Little Golden Book!) I bought my first laptop. Guess what color it was? Guess what I named it?
December 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
SEVEN MORE DAYS! Thank you to everyone who has preordered! (Want a signed copy? Use the QR code by 1/1!) We’re bringing Prince back to the forefront, y’all! Fun Fact: When I sold my first book (a Little Golden Book!) I bought my first laptop. Guess what color it was? Guess what I named it?
I. Can. Not. Wait! 16 more days! I hope you’ll join me and @dontate.bsky.social in Davis, CA for our launch! If you can’t come, but would like a personalized/signed copy, preorder from Avid Reader by 1.1.26. 💜 #Prince
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I. Can. Not. Wait! 16 more days! I hope you’ll join me and @dontate.bsky.social in Davis, CA for our launch! If you can’t come, but would like a personalized/signed copy, preorder from Avid Reader by 1.1.26. 💜 #Prince
If you’re within 30 miles of Davis, CA, and would like to book an event with me and/or @dontate.bsky.social, January 6-8, reach out via my website! Also, join us at @avidreaderdavis.bsky.social for our book launch! We’re signing preorders received through Avid Reader by 6/1! #Prince #authorvisit
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If you’re within 30 miles of Davis, CA, and would like to book an event with me and/or @dontate.bsky.social, January 6-8, reach out via my website! Also, join us at @avidreaderdavis.bsky.social for our book launch! We’re signing preorders received through Avid Reader by 6/1! #Prince #authorvisit
I truly enjoy providing critiques. I had to stop offering them when I was teaching full time, but I’m offering a limited number of written picture book critiques for the next few months. Interested? Use the contact form on my website to get in touch! No DMs, please. 😊 #picturebook #pb #critique
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I truly enjoy providing critiques. I had to stop offering them when I was teaching full time, but I’m offering a limited number of written picture book critiques for the next few months. Interested? Use the contact form on my website to get in touch! No DMs, please. 😊 #picturebook #pb #critique
Congrats to all! (DOWNFALL, a Sierra Nevada survival story, is coming your way in 2027.)
Announcing new deals for @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @dekemoulton.bsky.social @leetleschmida-art.bsky.social + more buff.ly/lqTWNB7
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Congrats to all! (DOWNFALL, a Sierra Nevada survival story, is coming your way in 2027.)
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I'm offering two online group classes in early November:
So You Want to Write a Children's Book - Cost is $199 for the three-hour class.
Marketing Your Books on a Budget - Cost is $100 for the 90-minute class.
DM me if you have questions or would like info. Thanks so much for your support.
So You Want to Write a Children's Book - Cost is $199 for the three-hour class.
Marketing Your Books on a Budget - Cost is $100 for the 90-minute class.
DM me if you have questions or would like info. Thanks so much for your support.
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm offering two online group classes in early November:
So You Want to Write a Children's Book - Cost is $199 for the three-hour class.
Marketing Your Books on a Budget - Cost is $100 for the 90-minute class.
DM me if you have questions or would like info. Thanks so much for your support.
So You Want to Write a Children's Book - Cost is $199 for the three-hour class.
Marketing Your Books on a Budget - Cost is $100 for the 90-minute class.
DM me if you have questions or would like info. Thanks so much for your support.
I’ve loved everything about writing this book, and it’s been out for a year today! I’m celebrating by offering reduced cost virtual visits. Message me with your email if you’d like more information! #schoolvisit #authorvisit #teachers #librarians @scholasticuk.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’ve loved everything about writing this book, and it’s been out for a year today! I’m celebrating by offering reduced cost virtual visits. Message me with your email if you’d like more information! #schoolvisit #authorvisit #teachers #librarians @scholasticuk.bsky.social
Join me for Diving Into Picture Books next month!
What kind of picture book are you writing?
With @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social concept, it’s easy to distinguish the difference between the two!
To learn all things picture books, join Nikki and special guest Esther in the 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Online Workshop
With @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social concept, it’s easy to distinguish the difference between the two!
To learn all things picture books, join Nikki and special guest Esther in the 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀: 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Online Workshop
September 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Join me for Diving Into Picture Books next month!
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Hey, teachers/school librarians! Check this out: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #schoollibrary #kidlit
WNDB Giveaway: BACK TO SCHOOL BONANZA
With this giveaway, WNDB is uplifting educators heading back to the classroom this fall. We are thrilled to give away more than TEN THOUSAND BOOKS to schools and organizations nationwide.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hey, teachers/school librarians! Check this out: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #schoollibrary #kidlit
Halloween is coming! Halloween Friends, illustrated by @deandrahodge.bsky.social is part of my Brown Baby Parade series. It’s just right for tiny trick-or-treaters! #halloween #boardbooks @randomhousekids.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/hall...
August 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Halloween is coming! Halloween Friends, illustrated by @deandrahodge.bsky.social is part of my Brown Baby Parade series. It’s just right for tiny trick-or-treaters! #halloween #boardbooks @randomhousekids.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/hall...
Join me for Diving Into Picture Books, a four week, online workshop @highlightsfound.bsky.social! We’ll examine plot structure, characters, writing at the word level, and more. Registration is open now! www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/div...
August 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Join me for Diving Into Picture Books, a four week, online workshop @highlightsfound.bsky.social! We’ll examine plot structure, characters, writing at the word level, and more. Registration is open now! www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/div...
I can’t wait for this to hit shelves on January 6th! Here’s a peek at the gorgeous art by @dontate.bsky.social! Prince, A Little Golden Book Biography, is available for preorder now! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #prince Preorder link in comments!
June 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I can’t wait for this to hit shelves on January 6th! Here’s a peek at the gorgeous art by @dontate.bsky.social! Prince, A Little Golden Book Biography, is available for preorder now! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #prince Preorder link in comments!
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We're happy to welcome @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social back to Bigfoot! Nikki's the author of 24 published and forthcoming children’s books including LETTERS TO MISTY: HOW TO MOVE THROUGH LIFE WITH CONFIDENCE AND GRACE and middle grade novel, STRANDED. Learn more at nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page
June 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
We're happy to welcome @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social back to Bigfoot! Nikki's the author of 24 published and forthcoming children’s books including LETTERS TO MISTY: HOW TO MOVE THROUGH LIFE WITH CONFIDENCE AND GRACE and middle grade novel, STRANDED. Learn more at nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page
I can’t wait! Join us in October for bookish fun!
We're happy to welcome @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social back to Bigfoot! Nikki's the author of 24 published and forthcoming children’s books including LETTERS TO MISTY: HOW TO MOVE THROUGH LIFE WITH CONFIDENCE AND GRACE and middle grade novel, STRANDED. Learn more at nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page
June 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I can’t wait! Join us in October for bookish fun!
COVER REVEAL! This little book is a song of my heart. I’m so honored and excited to share the cover, illustrated by Don Tate, on the day we celebrate Prince’s life. It’s available for pre-order now. @randomhousekids #prince #celebration2025 #PaisleyPark #princetagram #princerogersnelson
June 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
COVER REVEAL! This little book is a song of my heart. I’m so honored and excited to share the cover, illustrated by Don Tate, on the day we celebrate Prince’s life. It’s available for pre-order now. @randomhousekids #prince #celebration2025 #PaisleyPark #princetagram #princerogersnelson
We’re doing the cover reveal on June 7th, Prince’s birthday. I can’t wait for y’all to see the art by @dontate.bsky.social! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Prince #Celebration2025
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re doing the cover reveal on June 7th, Prince’s birthday. I can’t wait for y’all to see the art by @dontate.bsky.social! @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Prince #Celebration2025
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Here are this week's authors/illustrators on Bluesky. Follow and support! @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @laurenlhinds.bsky.social @ninacrews.bsky.social @pamismylmnop.bsky.social @alleannaharris.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @zolwia.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Here are this week's authors/illustrators on Bluesky. Follow and support! @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @laurenlhinds.bsky.social @ninacrews.bsky.social @pamismylmnop.bsky.social @alleannaharris.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social @zolwia.bsky.social
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Our weekly post for @dailykos.com /Black Kos of books published this week of interest to Black readers (but also recommended for ALL readers!): www.dailykos.com/comments/232...
Authors and illustrators who are on Bluesky listed in the comment 🧵
#Booksky #blackbooksky
Authors and illustrators who are on Bluesky listed in the comment 🧵
#Booksky #blackbooksky
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Our weekly post for @dailykos.com /Black Kos of books published this week of interest to Black readers (but also recommended for ALL readers!): www.dailykos.com/comments/232...
Authors and illustrators who are on Bluesky listed in the comment 🧵
#Booksky #blackbooksky
Authors and illustrators who are on Bluesky listed in the comment 🧵
#Booksky #blackbooksky