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Donna Owens
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Writer. Reviser. Reader. Drinks coffee. Loves dogs. And, live music! Good things: SCBWI Houston region, PB Party 2024, The Writing Barn, Texas Exes, Totally Booked with Zibby, The Moth
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We're so excited to welcome USA Today bestselling author @lynnekelly.bsky.social (Song for a Whale) back to the bookshop to celebrate her new #mglit novel, THREE BLUE HEARTS! 🐙

Join us, friends! buff.ly/BFlAVCW
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#SCBWI Houston Winter Retreat - Day 2 is off to great start with breakfast, socializing, neurogenic drawing and writing / drawing prompts session.
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Enjoying a weekend of writing at SCBWI Houston chapter's winter retreat. ❄️ My keyboard is clicking! The weekend is off to a great start in a beautiful setting. ❄️ One of my goals for the retreat is developing deeper emotion around what the main character wants in my manuscripts. ❄️
December 7, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Yaaaaaay! 😊 I am an award-winning author of over a dozen children's books, a public speaker, and a teacher. I believe that every kid should get to see themselves lovingly and authentically represented on the cover of a book and as the hero of the story. 💖

We are all in this together! 💕🌎💕
December 1, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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The morning’s #picturebook. The Box by Isabella Paglua, illustrated by Paolo Proietti. A box is left in the woods with something clearly alive inside. A gorgeous story about meeting others where they are. Those illustrations 😍
Be #kind to each other out there in our wild world
September 29, 2024 at 12:10 PM
I discovered this lovely moth in my yard. Still working on identification. Maybe this is a good sign for my moth ms, Flutter, that in the query process!
September 4, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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Alex London and I will be at the Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst MA this Sunday, 9/1/24 to talk about it & show stuff! Could you help me by trying to push people into coming? We'll both be grateful to you!
The museum's email set my jacket in a bigger gold frame & I like it!
August 27, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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In the @nyt Mac Barnett says THE GREAT EXPEDITION #PajamaPress by Peter Carnavas, recounts a simple errand in epic style” www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/b...
Picture Books Where the Playground Is a Metaphor for Life Itself
It can be thrillingly dangerous and profoundly comforting at the same time.
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July 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I’m Chris and am happy to share my work today. Give my rep Lori Steel at Steelworks Literary a ring for projects. Website Thornockstudios.com.
June 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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The #PBParty finalist showcase is open. Wahoooo!

I can't wait for you to read the incredible entries & see the stunning illustrations.

Comments are for agent/editor/AD requests only.

mindyalyseweiss.com/...

Author/illus entries are at the end before the Illustration Showcase
March 25, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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Everyone who entered #PBParty is a winner for putting themself out there.

Shout out to the world why you're a winner...so we can all celebrate with you. Write it down so you'll remember!

You're welcome to create illustrations & graphics for others to share online, too.
March 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM
This is my first #PBParty so it would have been astounding to be named a Finalist. (I was not... this year!) Mindy and team are off the charts amazing for their tireless effort. ❤️ My heart is overflowing for those who are Finalists. ❤️
March 17, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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It's my birthday today 🥳 if you would like to give me a little gift please feel free to share my artwork!
February 27, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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Congrats again for entering the #PBParty contest! Finalists will be announced on March 17.

How do you make time pass faster while waiting for news?

🌟I give myself an easy and challenging goal. It makes me more productive as time flies by.
February 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Waiting for the warm weather to arrive 🌿

#kidlit #kidlitart
February 21, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Newbery Honor Book Elf Dog and Owl Head, by M. T. Anderson, is the story of a boy who finds a dog who then takes him on magical adventures. His family members even to experience some magic, too. This one would make a perfect family readaloud.

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February 22, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Submitted my PB ms in PB Party 2024 site that just opened under an hour ago! It was an easy process.
Wishing everyone lots of luck sprinkled with fairy dust! ✨✨✨📚
February 22, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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The 2024 #PBParty contest window is officially open. Wahoooooo! You have until 8 pm EST to enter.

The judges & I can't wait to read your entries. We're sending tons of good luck vibes & fairy dust your way. ✨✨✨✨

mindyalyseweiss.com/...
February 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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The 2024 #PBParty contest entry window opens at midnight tonight when it turns February 22 EST and closes at 8 pm. Wahoooooo!

The judges & I can't wait to see your entries. 💖

Here's a post with links to the Google entry forms & tips. Good luck! ✨✨✨

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Last Post Before the 2024 PBParty Entry Window! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
Here's everything you need to enter the 2024 PBParty contest... Links to the Google entry forms, helpful posts & additional tips.
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February 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM
A Saturday morning "Write In" with @scbwihouston.bsky.social in January helped me get back in the writing groove. I've been writing often since and had a great night of writing last night. We met again to write this morning. It is wonderful to have a two-hour block with no interruptions. #amwriting
February 18, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Don't you love it when you revise your ms because you feel you left out something only to find it later in the draft - and you've basically written the same thing???? (Maybe it's just me.)
February 17, 2024 at 1:10 AM