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Jen H. Barnes
@jenhb.bsky.social
YA and PB writer. Hand-blown glass, Van Gogh, mountains, and ocean. 12x12, SCBWI
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Tonight @ 6:30pm! In convo w/2 abstract artists & a reading of JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY by me & Stacy Innerst! Sponsored by ArtWellesley @ Wellesley Free Library!

And grab a signed copy of this "simply marvelous" book (TY, Kirkus Reviews)!!
#joanmitchell #abstractart #kidlit #artbooks
March 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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🎉 We Need Diverse Books Day is April 3rd!

#WeNeedDiverseBooksDay was created to celebrate a decade of WNDB’s efforts to diversify the publishing industry. This holiday is intended to highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world.
March 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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I'm so delighted that this GORGEOUS book by my dear friend @alisongoldberg.bsky.social is coming out next year! It's about climate change and magic and hope, and is more relevant today than I ever could have imagined when she first wrote it. Congratulations, Alison!!
February 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If you join 12 x 12, you get not only amazing resources to guide your picture book writing, you also get Julie, who is a smart, talented, and charming gem of a person and leader. #12x12PB #kidlit #pbwriting
If you're a #picturebook creator wondering where on earth you can find YOUR people - the ones who "get" you, support you, help you grow... sometimes they're right under your nose (or outside your window). :-) #12x12PB #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
January 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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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
a little light bog reading. #tbr #booksky
November 16, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I think I'm going to like Blue Sky. The sun keeps rising.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
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November 15, 2024 at 9:44 PM