Laura Writes Kid Lit
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Writing #kidlit #pb #middlegrade | #SCBWI Member | #12x12
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Find out more about the Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship at www.moniritchie.com
Open for the month of October only!
#kidlit
#writeforkids
#picturebooks
#amwriting
#amquerying
#middlegrade
#ya
#scholarship
#education
Open for the month of October only!
#kidlit
#writeforkids
#picturebooks
#amwriting
#amquerying
#middlegrade
#ya
#scholarship
#education
October 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Find out more about the Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship at www.moniritchie.com
Open for the month of October only!
#kidlit
#writeforkids
#picturebooks
#amwriting
#amquerying
#middlegrade
#ya
#scholarship
#education
Open for the month of October only!
#kidlit
#writeforkids
#picturebooks
#amwriting
#amquerying
#middlegrade
#ya
#scholarship
#education
I entered the 2025 #FallWritingFrenzy with a story about one of my favorite things - pie! It's not the sweet story I set out to write...and I'm ok with that. Link in comments.
Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!
Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I entered the 2025 #FallWritingFrenzy with a story about one of my favorite things - pie! It's not the sweet story I set out to write...and I'm ok with that. Link in comments.
Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!
Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!
🎉 I'm honored to be the recipient of the Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple Scholarship from @highlightsfound.bsky.social
I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷
I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷
May 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🎉 I'm honored to be the recipient of the Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple Scholarship from @highlightsfound.bsky.social
I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷
I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷
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Sharing for #KidLitChat friends. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth
@subity.bsky.social brought a bunch of middle grade data out in January. Here’s a little more focus on one particular form: middle grade novel-in-verse. #NationalPoetryMonth
Verse Novel Infographics: Agent/Editor Edition
In January I promised this further post, where I’ve put some of the Agent/Editor data, and author stats from the middle grade verse novelist master list. You can see the masterlist of MG NIV …
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April 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Sharing for #KidLitChat friends. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth
#kidlit writers and friends! The Ann Whitford Paul and @writersdigest.bsky.social Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award is open for submissions through May 1st. www.scbwi.org/ilf-ann-whit...
SCBWI ILF Presents the Ann Whitford Paul and Writer's Digest Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#kidlit writers and friends! The Ann Whitford Paul and @writersdigest.bsky.social Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award is open for submissions through May 1st. www.scbwi.org/ilf-ann-whit...
#Kidlit Community! This looks like an awesome event for #picturebook #STEM #infofiction #nonfiction writers! starrmatica.com/kidlitscience/
Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.
Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.
Picture Books for Exploring Scale, Proportion, and Quantity - starrmatica.com/
The picture books shared below are fantastic for examining the crosscutting concept of Scale, Proportion, and Quantity.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#Kidlit Community! This looks like an awesome event for #picturebook #STEM #infofiction #nonfiction writers! starrmatica.com/kidlitscience/
Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.
Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.
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History could not be more relevant these days, so coming up next week, Nadine Pinede and I are offering a two-part mini on THE POWER OF HISTORICAL VERSE NOVELS with @highlightsfound.bsky.social. We would love for people to join us! #versenovels #poetry #history #yalit #mglit #kidlit
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
History could not be more relevant these days, so coming up next week, Nadine Pinede and I are offering a two-part mini on THE POWER OF HISTORICAL VERSE NOVELS with @highlightsfound.bsky.social. We would love for people to join us! #versenovels #poetry #history #yalit #mglit #kidlit
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"Reflecting the personal experience of the author, this is a beautifully written verse novel depicting male vulnerability and showing that recovery is possible."— @empathylabuk.bsky.social irp.cdn-website.com/b2f3fbc2/fil...
February 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Reflecting the personal experience of the author, this is a beautifully written verse novel depicting male vulnerability and showing that recovery is possible."— @empathylabuk.bsky.social irp.cdn-website.com/b2f3fbc2/fil...
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I recently published this infographic on #MG Verse Novels. Below the infographic I have a list of every single Middle Grade novel-in-verse I have been able to find, the earliest from 1990, along with the wordcounts of all I could locate.
I'm always looking to add to the list! #KidLit #Writing #poet
I'm always looking to add to the list! #KidLit #Writing #poet
Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2024
Sam Subity’s recent video chat with editor Mallory Kass of Scholastic referenced that I share novel-in-verse statistics for Middle Grade here. I usually try to have the stats out closer to Ap…
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February 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#MSWL 2025: New Features, Search Tips, Etiquette & More
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February 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Claire Friedman at InkWell Management is looking for:
*Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.”
*Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL
*Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.”
*Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL
February 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Claire Friedman at InkWell Management is looking for:
*Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.”
*Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL
*Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.”
*Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL
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Anyone want to come be my friend—
I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor!
recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...
I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor!
recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...
Bloomsbury - Editor, Children's Trade
Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will acquire and manage a list of approximately 8-12 books a year, which may also include reprint editions and select imports, along with a list of midd...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Anyone want to come be my friend—
I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor!
recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...
I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor!
recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...
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Excited to offer this opportunity for those of you who write for children. Come and hear editors and commissioning editors talk about middle grade books, and ask them your questions! Tickets only £10. All going to Alzheimer's Research UK. Pls spread the word!
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraisin...
February 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excited to offer this opportunity for those of you who write for children. Come and hear editors and commissioning editors talk about middle grade books, and ask them your questions! Tickets only £10. All going to Alzheimer's Research UK. Pls spread the word!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraisin...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraisin...
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Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity
A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...
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Everyone is welcome to chime in on the #PBParty daily discussions. 😊
How do you make time past faster while waiting for news?
🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world
🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise
🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!
How do you make time past faster while waiting for news?
🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world
🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise
🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!
February 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Everyone is welcome to chime in on the #PBParty daily discussions. 😊
How do you make time past faster while waiting for news?
🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world
🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise
🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!
How do you make time past faster while waiting for news?
🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world
🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise
🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!
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The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
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The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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Check out the updated #MSWL from agent @liznealon.bsky.social...who is participating in the #PBParty agent/editor showcase again.
She's signed finalists in the past. I hope she'll find some amazing gems again this year.
She's signed finalists in the past. I hope she'll find some amazing gems again this year.
The Official #MSWL Day will be happening on BlueSky on February 12th. I'll have a special post (or 2 or 3!) for that day, but in the meantime, I have just updated my #MSWL page. www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/li... #kidlit #BookSky #BookTok
Liz Nealon – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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January 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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There is still time to apply for this...
I'm offering 3 hours of free picture book mentoring for a UK based writer whose voice is underrepresented in children's publishing.
Please help me spread the word by sharing this post.
Full details of how to apply are here:
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Please help me spread the word by sharing this post.
Full details of how to apply are here:
naomiandjamesjones.substack.com/p/free-pictu...
Free picture book mentoring
For an underrepresented writer
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January 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
There is still time to apply for this...
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2025 is here and I'm so excited to see what this year has in store for my #mswl ✨
I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️
I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️
January 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
2025 is here and I'm so excited to see what this year has in store for my #mswl ✨
I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️
I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️
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Exciting! They’ll be opening to submissions from kids too!
👀
We have news!
We’re extending the conversation to include kids! More to come soon!
We have news!
We’re extending the conversation to include kids! More to come soon!
@epistemiclit.bsky.social is ready to announce our new lit mag for a younger audience. Keep your eyes on our pages for the first theme!
January 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Exciting! They’ll be opening to submissions from kids too!
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🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!
Register at pbrisingstars.com
Grateful to be starting 2025 with new ideas 🚀 ✏️ 📓
#StoryStorm
#StoryStorm
January 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Grateful to be starting 2025 with new ideas 🚀 ✏️ 📓
#StoryStorm
#StoryStorm
Loved @scbwi.bsky.social Western Washington's webinar "Better Your Verse: 10 Tips for Writing Great Verse Novels" by @padmatv.bsky.social Great mentor text examples and I came away with actionable ideas for my revisions. #amrevising #versenovels #kidlit
December 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Loved @scbwi.bsky.social Western Washington's webinar "Better Your Verse: 10 Tips for Writing Great Verse Novels" by @padmatv.bsky.social Great mentor text examples and I came away with actionable ideas for my revisions. #amrevising #versenovels #kidlit