Hollie Wolverton
@holliewolverton.bsky.social
Picture book writer rep'd by Joyce Sweeney. Mother. Animal & nature lover. Former & future traveler. Minimalist wannabe. #FirstDraftFriday #SCBWI
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Our next guest is Kimberly Horch! Join us as Kimberly reads SAWYER'S BIG IDEA (art by Sayani Mukherjee) next Friday, September 12 at 8 pm EST. *Note: This WILL BE RECORDED. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
These are always fun! Join in if you can!!
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Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include:
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
August 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include:
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....
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If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.
Can't let June slip by without shouting out about the author consultation I had with @briangehrlein.bsky.social earlier this month! We had such a fun chat that left me feeling inspired to dive back into my stories. 10/10 recommend!
www.pbspotlight.com/authorconsul...
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Author Consultations | PB Spotlight
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June 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Can't let June slip by without shouting out about the author consultation I had with @briangehrlein.bsky.social earlier this month! We had such a fun chat that left me feeling inspired to dive back into my stories. 10/10 recommend!
www.pbspotlight.com/authorconsul...
www.pbspotlight.com/authorconsul...
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We, the undersigned, are authors, creators, and organizations whose livelihoods depend on copyright law protections. This petition will be sent to 12 ranking legislators on MAY 16, expressing our dismay over Shira Perlmutter's firing.
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
May 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We, the undersigned, are authors, creators, and organizations whose livelihoods depend on copyright law protections. This petition will be sent to 12 ranking legislators on MAY 16, expressing our dismay over Shira Perlmutter's firing.
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Sign now! authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Felt like old times getting #PBSpotlight in my email! As always, @briangehrlein.bsky.social delivers a great read and also this time a fun video. Check it out! 🌊
Cover Reveal: THIS IS NOT A SLEEPY BEAR BOOK
Illustrator @jennharknee.bsky.social and I talk shop & all about the book in a video interview! Can't wait for everyone to meet Owl & Bear on November 11! 🤩
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#kidlit #picturebooks #PBSpotlight
Illustrator @jennharknee.bsky.social and I talk shop & all about the book in a video interview! Can't wait for everyone to meet Owl & Bear on November 11! 🤩
www.pbspotlight.com/single-post/...
#kidlit #picturebooks #PBSpotlight
April 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Felt like old times getting #PBSpotlight in my email! As always, @briangehrlein.bsky.social delivers a great read and also this time a fun video. Check it out! 🌊
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If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year.
mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...
mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...
2025 PBParty Annual Contest ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
The annual PBParty contest is for unagented writers and author/illustrators with finished and polished picture book manuscripts. We pick a wide variety of genres for agents/editors to browse in the sh...
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January 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
If you're an unagented writer or author/illustrator of picture books, I hope you'll enter the 2025 #PBParty contest. It has helped make so many agent and editor matches in the past...and we can't wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year.
mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...
mindyalyseweiss.com/2025-pbparty...
I'd normally be posting a #FirstDraftFriday reminder today for next Friday, but...
I'm putting the blog on hold for awhile due to some changes in my work life.
A huge THANK YOU to all who have participated over the last 4 years! I loved being part of your writing journeys!
I'm putting the blog on hold for awhile due to some changes in my work life.
A huge THANK YOU to all who have participated over the last 4 years! I loved being part of your writing journeys!
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December 27, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I'd normally be posting a #FirstDraftFriday reminder today for next Friday, but...
I'm putting the blog on hold for awhile due to some changes in my work life.
A huge THANK YOU to all who have participated over the last 4 years! I loved being part of your writing journeys!
I'm putting the blog on hold for awhile due to some changes in my work life.
A huge THANK YOU to all who have participated over the last 4 years! I loved being part of your writing journeys!
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Calling all writers! If you want to end the year with optimism, illumination and inspiration, consider joining my free program, The 12 Days of Christmas for Writers. We start on Jan. 26! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit juliehedlund.com/12days.
December 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Calling all writers! If you want to end the year with optimism, illumination and inspiration, consider joining my free program, The 12 Days of Christmas for Writers. We start on Jan. 26! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit juliehedlund.com/12days.
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Blue Sky has reached a tipping point where I keep hearing people talk about it. Good, because I need my peeps! I am going to try posting #KidLitTips daily through January. These are tips from an industry insider about your writing, artwork, or the thorny path to publication. #KidLitMegaFeed
December 17, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Blue Sky has reached a tipping point where I keep hearing people talk about it. Good, because I need my peeps! I am going to try posting #KidLitTips daily through January. These are tips from an industry insider about your writing, artwork, or the thorny path to publication. #KidLitMegaFeed
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New to Bluesky? Here's a starter pack of picture book authors & illustrators to follow! go.bsky.app/G6pUCB
December 14, 2024 at 9:44 PM
New to Bluesky? Here's a starter pack of picture book authors & illustrators to follow! go.bsky.app/G6pUCB
Another #FirstDraftFriday is in the books! Way to wrap up 2024, #picturebook friends who could join in today!
@literallylynne.bsky.social, thank you for sharing about BROOMMATES & offering a critique! The winner is...
@donnarossman.bsky.social
I'll email you!
@literallylynne.bsky.social, thank you for sharing about BROOMMATES & offering a critique! The winner is...
@donnarossman.bsky.social
I'll email you!
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December 7, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Another #FirstDraftFriday is in the books! Way to wrap up 2024, #picturebook friends who could join in today!
@literallylynne.bsky.social, thank you for sharing about BROOMMATES & offering a critique! The winner is...
@donnarossman.bsky.social
I'll email you!
@literallylynne.bsky.social, thank you for sharing about BROOMMATES & offering a critique! The winner is...
@donnarossman.bsky.social
I'll email you!
#FirstDraftFriday is TODAY!
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#FirstDraftFriday with Lynne Marie
Lynne Marie is here as our final #FirstDraftFriday guest of 2024. She has quite a tale about how her most recent picture book, BROOMMATES, came to be. Read on to get inspired and then draft your own picture book manuscript today. BROOMMATES, written by Lynne Marie & Brenda Reeves Sturgis and illustrated by Nico Ecenarro, is available now from The Little Press. To order or learn more about Lynne, visit LiterallyLynneMarie.com. Lynne is generously offering a manuscript critique prize for someone
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December 6, 2024 at 12:44 PM
#FirstDraftFriday is TODAY!
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
Loving Bluesky, but I do miss hovering on someone's name to find out if I already follow them. Is there a way to see this without leaving the feed/clicking & going to their profile? I wanna hover here!
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December 4, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Loving Bluesky, but I do miss hovering on someone's name to find out if I already follow them. Is there a way to see this without leaving the feed/clicking & going to their profile? I wanna hover here!
REMINDER: #FirstDraftFriday is Dec. 6 with
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#FirstDraftFriday 2024
This is year four for #FirstDraftFriday, and I'm so grateful for everyone who has joined in, be it every now and then or every. single. month! It's awesome to be part of your kidlit journey.If you're ...
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December 2, 2024 at 1:40 AM
REMINDER: #FirstDraftFriday is Dec. 6 with
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
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A #book #giveaway is happening over at instagram, the chance to win a #diverse #picturebook bundle for you & a #teacher, #educator or #librarian 📚
Check out @kidlitclubhouse on Insta ❤️
Check out @kidlitclubhouse on Insta ❤️
November 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
A #book #giveaway is happening over at instagram, the chance to win a #diverse #picturebook bundle for you & a #teacher, #educator or #librarian 📚
Check out @kidlitclubhouse on Insta ❤️
Check out @kidlitclubhouse on Insta ❤️
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Let's do a giveaway,!
ELMORE THE CHRISTMAS MOOSE (art by @mikeboldt.bsky.social) makes a fantastic gift! I'm giving away 3 signed copies, one with this handsome plush Elmore bookmark.
Follow & share by 11/23, bonus entry if you comment with a weird and wonderful Xmas anecdote.
#kidlit
ELMORE THE CHRISTMAS MOOSE (art by @mikeboldt.bsky.social) makes a fantastic gift! I'm giving away 3 signed copies, one with this handsome plush Elmore bookmark.
Follow & share by 11/23, bonus entry if you comment with a weird and wonderful Xmas anecdote.
#kidlit
November 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Let's do a giveaway,!
ELMORE THE CHRISTMAS MOOSE (art by @mikeboldt.bsky.social) makes a fantastic gift! I'm giving away 3 signed copies, one with this handsome plush Elmore bookmark.
Follow & share by 11/23, bonus entry if you comment with a weird and wonderful Xmas anecdote.
#kidlit
ELMORE THE CHRISTMAS MOOSE (art by @mikeboldt.bsky.social) makes a fantastic gift! I'm giving away 3 signed copies, one with this handsome plush Elmore bookmark.
Follow & share by 11/23, bonus entry if you comment with a weird and wonderful Xmas anecdote.
#kidlit
Wish I'd made the move over here a while ago! Hoping to connect with #kidlit friends and chat about all things #picturebooks! Where my #FirstDraftFriday folks at???
November 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Wish I'd made the move over here a while ago! Hoping to connect with #kidlit friends and chat about all things #picturebooks! Where my #FirstDraftFriday folks at???