Lauri Meyers
@laurimeyers.bsky.social
Kidlit Author. Word juggler. Awkwardly funny. Embraces weird. #50PreciousWords Winner #KidsChoice Winner #PBParty 2023 HM #PBChat Mentorship 2021 #Madness!Poetry #SCBWI #12x12
Cheering for all the #halloweensie winners and participants! Thanks Susanna Hill for the great contest and inspiration to write:)
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Cheering for all the #halloweensie winners and participants! Thanks Susanna Hill for the great contest and inspiration to write:)
Celebrating some CPs here!!
YAHOOOO!! The #FallWritingFrenzy winners are up! Congrats to ALL who participated, there's so much talent. What a community!
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#kidlit #writing #amreading #amwriting #competitions #stories
@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social
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#kidlit #writing #amreading #amwriting #competitions #stories
@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Celebrating some CPs here!!
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Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
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👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
Is it an adhd thing that these ziti being all different lengths is bothering me?! Who designed the machine to do this? Someone made this choice and said “inconsistency is fun!”
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Is it an adhd thing that these ziti being all different lengths is bothering me?! Who designed the machine to do this? Someone made this choice and said “inconsistency is fun!”
Appreciating the week to focus on revision from @literallylynne.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Sometimes looking at those words again can feel daunting, and it's nice to know other people are sharing that moment
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Appreciating the week to focus on revision from @literallylynne.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Sometimes looking at those words again can feel daunting, and it's nice to know other people are sharing that moment
For your teen readers, a sneak peek at some of the poems and stories in Issue 16 of Paper Lanterns Lit youtu.be/azvm2pMkIsQ?...
Paper Lanterns Issue 16 Launch
YouTube video by Paper Lanterns
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October 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For your teen readers, a sneak peek at some of the poems and stories in Issue 16 of Paper Lanterns Lit youtu.be/azvm2pMkIsQ?...
Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for hosting #FallWritingFrenzy and prompting me to take a break from revisions to write some fresh YA words.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for hosting #FallWritingFrenzy and prompting me to take a break from revisions to write some fresh YA words.
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I can't tell you how good getting the tiered extra special rejection feels:) come on, Poetry Gods... soon!
September 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I can't tell you how good getting the tiered extra special rejection feels:) come on, Poetry Gods... soon!
Interesting plot classification!
The three kinds of plots (IMO) are Conflicts (one entity vs another), Mysteries (a search for something), and Lacks (a protagonist needs something to be fulfilled). If you can figure out which one you’re writing, it will help clarify your inciting incident, climax, & everything in between.
July 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Interesting plot classification!
@jennaschmenna.bsky.social acknowledges how impossible writing can feel on days when the world seems impossible...How to live with a broken heart open.substack.com/pub/jennasat...
How to live with a broken heart
Musings on pain & art in these dark times
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July 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@jennaschmenna.bsky.social acknowledges how impossible writing can feel on days when the world seems impossible...How to live with a broken heart open.substack.com/pub/jennasat...
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Don't miss @laurimeyers.bsky.social's poem "Well-Dressed Tree" in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, inspired by @anniellewe.bsky.social's illustration, Laundry Tree.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Don't miss @laurimeyers.bsky.social's poem "Well-Dressed Tree" in Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure, inspired by @anniellewe.bsky.social's illustration, Laundry Tree.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Please send your tips for eradicating house gremlins! I have replaced dishwasher, toilet, water heater, shower head, basement steps, AC unit, and 4 smoke detectors in the last few months. My house is clearly infested with GREMLINS! What actions should I take?
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Please send your tips for eradicating house gremlins! I have replaced dishwasher, toilet, water heater, shower head, basement steps, AC unit, and 4 smoke detectors in the last few months. My house is clearly infested with GREMLINS! What actions should I take?
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Just a few days left to send us your Stirring Words! Submissions for Issue 11 close at the end of the day on Friday, June 20th.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just a few days left to send us your Stirring Words! Submissions for Issue 11 close at the end of the day on Friday, June 20th.
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Excited to share a peek of my poem in the latest issue of Ghostlight … especially for you lovers of horror movies out there!
June 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Excited to share a peek of my poem in the latest issue of Ghostlight … especially for you lovers of horror movies out there!
Fabulous ekphrastic issue of Little Thoughts Press. My poem inspired by the fabulous art by @anniellewe.bsky.social is included!
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Fabulous ekphrastic issue of Little Thoughts Press. My poem inspired by the fabulous art by @anniellewe.bsky.social is included!
Love Elyse Myers posts about neurodiversity. On this one she shares the tip of starting a blank page with “this could be the best thing i’ve ever written…” to get started. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BvD...
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May 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Love Elyse Myers posts about neurodiversity. On this one she shares the tip of starting a blank page with “this could be the best thing i’ve ever written…” to get started. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BvD...
PSA: Goodnight Moon stamps are available!
May 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
PSA: Goodnight Moon stamps are available!
Yay! Tossing confetti for the Spring Fling Kidlit contest! Sharing celebrations with CPs @bydannikaufman.bsky.social @pjpurtee.bsky.social @ryannjones117.bsky.social @sarahhetu.bsky.social @mikeflowers.bsky.social Thank you judges @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social .
May 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yay! Tossing confetti for the Spring Fling Kidlit contest! Sharing celebrations with CPs @bydannikaufman.bsky.social @pjpurtee.bsky.social @ryannjones117.bsky.social @sarahhetu.bsky.social @mikeflowers.bsky.social Thank you judges @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social .
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⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!⭐⭐
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
THEME | Little Thoughts
www.littlethoughtspress.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!⭐⭐
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
We will open for submissions again on Monday, May 12th for Issue 11!
This is a special one, guest-edited by the brilliantly talented poet & wordsmith @jthomasabc.bsky.social!
The theme for Issue 11 is...
STIRRING WORDS
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
Reposted by Lauri Meyers
With stories & poetry from: Ada Freer, Cindy Faughnan, Deborah Reidy, Fatmanur Koksal, Hezekiah Guzman, Hilary Elder, @ianbrownlie.bsky.social, Jay Brazeau, Kendra Cardin, @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social @laurimeyers.bsky.social, Linda Hofke, Lisa Roullard, Nick Fordham, Olivia P....
May 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
With stories & poetry from: Ada Freer, Cindy Faughnan, Deborah Reidy, Fatmanur Koksal, Hezekiah Guzman, Hilary Elder, @ianbrownlie.bsky.social, Jay Brazeau, Kendra Cardin, @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social @laurimeyers.bsky.social, Linda Hofke, Lisa Roullard, Nick Fordham, Olivia P....
Important read for every writer about your literary estate.
This helpful article today is by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, who manages the literary legacy of her grandmother, Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007). It's not too early to start thinking about your literary estate. I took some of these steps myself a few years ago.
Planning for the Life of Your Work (Even If You’re Not Famous Yet) | Jane Friedman
Legacy planning is neither morbid nor presumptuous—it’s a sign of love for your work, your readers, and anyone who may one day carry your stories forward.
janefriedman.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Important read for every writer about your literary estate.