Jane Kurtz
@writerjane.bsky.social
I write essays and children’s books. I follow my curiosity and wonder. I volunteer to create bilingual books for and about Ethiopia. I’ve been a longtime faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children’s and YA literature
Children’s book awards: shimmers of joy in scary times. Grateful for a curiosity book I first heard about in a @usbby.bsky.social panel. Also a winning book edited by a longtime friend. Also…Winners from past years that gave me models to finally see how to write about my #ethiopia childhood. Books!
January 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Children’s book awards: shimmers of joy in scary times. Grateful for a curiosity book I first heard about in a @usbby.bsky.social panel. Also a winning book edited by a longtime friend. Also…Winners from past years that gave me models to finally see how to write about my #ethiopia childhood. Books!
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I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Intertribal Stories
bookshop.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
Reposted by Jane Kurtz
Our special exhibition Breaking Ground has just been extended to Monday 13 April 2026!
That gives you time to come and see the original Megalosaurus jaw fossil, the dinosaur that started it all, as well as work from the lives of William and Mary Buckland, the Victorian scientific power couple.
That gives you time to come and see the original Megalosaurus jaw fossil, the dinosaur that started it all, as well as work from the lives of William and Mary Buckland, the Victorian scientific power couple.
July 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our special exhibition Breaking Ground has just been extended to Monday 13 April 2026!
That gives you time to come and see the original Megalosaurus jaw fossil, the dinosaur that started it all, as well as work from the lives of William and Mary Buckland, the Victorian scientific power couple.
That gives you time to come and see the original Megalosaurus jaw fossil, the dinosaur that started it all, as well as work from the lives of William and Mary Buckland, the Victorian scientific power couple.
The way books can encourage and make big dreams possible…
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The way books can encourage and make big dreams possible…
Study the light in the bare trees. Read a book. Donate a book that will go to a MSP little free library or community organization.
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Study the light in the bare trees. Read a book. Donate a book that will go to a MSP little free library or community organization.
New Years Eve birthday and goodbye to 2025. The year was special with my almost true story in verse published by @catalystpress.bsky.social and the ongoing connections with family and my writing buddies!
January 2, 2026 at 12:09 AM
New Years Eve birthday and goodbye to 2025. The year was special with my almost true story in verse published by @catalystpress.bsky.social and the ongoing connections with family and my writing buddies!
Happy birthday #janeausten My nerdy daughter @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social (who did the smackdown with a fellow @bostoncollege.bsky.social prof) pointed me to her to find the voice for my new pb biography and also went to @morethanadodo.bsky.social with me to follow my curiosity about Mary Morland.
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy birthday #janeausten My nerdy daughter @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social (who did the smackdown with a fellow @bostoncollege.bsky.social prof) pointed me to her to find the voice for my new pb biography and also went to @morethanadodo.bsky.social with me to follow my curiosity about Mary Morland.
#ReadingAfrica week. Fascinating panels with @catalystpress.bsky.social listening to funny and brave people talking about their stories and lives. Where we find ourselves, we belong. Courage to tell our stories and keep learning and listening @karenvermeulen.bsky.social @sahranoor.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
#ReadingAfrica week. Fascinating panels with @catalystpress.bsky.social listening to funny and brave people talking about their stories and lives. Where we find ourselves, we belong. Courage to tell our stories and keep learning and listening @karenvermeulen.bsky.social @sahranoor.bsky.social
Are you ready for #ReadingAfrica next week? What do we get from opening our hearts and minds to our big world? @catalystpress.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Are you ready for #ReadingAfrica next week? What do we get from opening our hearts and minds to our big world? @catalystpress.bsky.social
@morethanadodo.bsky.social @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social Grateful for @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social who helped me follow clues and curiosity in search of Mary Morland. How sweet to have a daughter who is a scholar, a reader, a writer, a fellow traveler.
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
@morethanadodo.bsky.social @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social Grateful for @rebekahmitsein.bsky.social who helped me follow clues and curiosity in search of Mary Morland. How sweet to have a daughter who is a scholar, a reader, a writer, a fellow traveler.
Loved the @usbby.bsky.social panel on #curiositystories (nonfiction for kids). Like @dheiligman.bsky.social and other panelists, I’m dazzled by the challenges and possibilities. Here: path for my new pb through old @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social and my daughter’s office at @bostoncollege.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Loved the @usbby.bsky.social panel on #curiositystories (nonfiction for kids). Like @dheiligman.bsky.social and other panelists, I’m dazzled by the challenges and possibilities. Here: path for my new pb through old @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social and my daughter’s office at @bostoncollege.bsky.social
Yay for new books, writing buddies/sisters and terrific illustrators and editors! #dinosaurs #stem #nerdymoms @bsky.app @simonandschuster.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yay for new books, writing buddies/sisters and terrific illustrators and editors! #dinosaurs #stem #nerdymoms @bsky.app @simonandschuster.bsky.social
It was lovely being on a panel with Jekap Omod at @usbby.bsky.social trading books about two beautiful places in #ethiopia Also reconnecting with IBBY president and discussing the impact of the iRead Global Reading Promoter Award in my volunteer life
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It was lovely being on a panel with Jekap Omod at @usbby.bsky.social trading books about two beautiful places in #ethiopia Also reconnecting with IBBY president and discussing the impact of the iRead Global Reading Promoter Award in my volunteer life
@usbby.bsky.social sharing books and stories and building on the support from IBBY for our #bilingual books.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@usbby.bsky.social sharing books and stories and building on the support from IBBY for our #bilingual books.
Curiosity books! I love that new idea of a label. So great to share books with my fellow panelists and conversations with fellow book lovers @usbby.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Curiosity books! I love that new idea of a label. So great to share books with my fellow panelists and conversations with fellow book lovers @usbby.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social
Hung out with my daughter at Boston College. Met one of my fellow panelists for tomorrow’s @usbby.bsky.social panel and learned just a bit more about fascinating Ethiopia. Remembered IBBY in Malaysia. Thankful for my global childhood and books. @catalystpress.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hung out with my daughter at Boston College. Met one of my fellow panelists for tomorrow’s @usbby.bsky.social panel and learned just a bit more about fascinating Ethiopia. Remembered IBBY in Malaysia. Thankful for my global childhood and books. @catalystpress.bsky.social
Gorgeous drive to Cambridge Public Library to listen to book creators talk about their #bostonglobehornbook award-winning books. A good way to kick off @usbby.bsky.social conference
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gorgeous drive to Cambridge Public Library to listen to book creators talk about their #bostonglobehornbook award-winning books. A good way to kick off @usbby.bsky.social conference
Getting ready for @usbby.bsky.social with warm memories of #ibby in Malaysia where I received an iRead reading promoter award for global book connections that go back to childhood and ripple to my #ethiopian American grandkids
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Getting ready for @usbby.bsky.social with warm memories of #ibby in Malaysia where I received an iRead reading promoter award for global book connections that go back to childhood and ripple to my #ethiopian American grandkids
Happy Halloween from scary Portland. Stay safe!
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Happy Halloween from scary Portland. Stay safe!
Bilingual book fair tomorrow at 5031 University Way NE in Seattle. 10-3. Stop by!
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Bilingual book fair tomorrow at 5031 University Way NE in Seattle. 10-3. Stop by!
Laughter. Sisters. Community. Books.
October 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Laughter. Sisters. Community. Books.
Any week that involves a reading at Annie Blooms in #portlandoregon is a good one. Stay strong, book people
October 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Any week that involves a reading at Annie Blooms in #portlandoregon is a good one. Stay strong, book people