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Marlene Rohr
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#SCBWICanadaWest Co-ARA, Edmonton, AB, kidlit writer, reader, traveller. Family, Faith and Friends 🙏🇨🇦 rare disease advocate: LMS cancer, Batten Disease, 4P-
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A punny time with aloha and rethinking that old manuscript:
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#authors #EduSky #writing #picturebooks #Hawaii
Storystorm 2025 Day 23: Margo Sorenson Rethinks and Repurposes Gems
by Margo Leipua’ala Sorenson Rejection! Rejection! Rejection! Poor Little Cup—no one wanted to publish his story. *cue sobbing* Here was the pitch: “Everyone in the kitchen has a very important job…
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January 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Book Giveaway! 📚🎉 Help me test out @laiew.bsky.social's RaffleBlue tool & you may win a paperback copy of I'M BORED by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and me.

TO ENTER: pls Like and re-post. US/Canada only. Winner picked Mon. Hoping to use RaffleBlue as my go-to Bluesky giveaway tool. #BookGiveaway
A playful book cover featuring the title "I'M BORED" in bold blue letters against a light blue background. An illustration of a young girl with pigtails, wearing a striped shirt, leans against the word "BORED" with a disinterested expression. The Junior Library Guild Selection gold seal is displayed in the lower-right corner, highlighting the book's recognition.
January 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Wed Jan 8 7pmET. Start the new year with four new #kidlit creators. Jillian Dobson, Paola Santos, Terry Pearson & Darcie Naslund share their recipe for bringing books to life. Member announcements too! Info about meetings, here: www.canscaip.org/Monthly-Meet...
January 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Happy New Year and happy #KidLitArtPostcard day to you! I am an author-illustrator looking for representation and new projects. You can find my work here: deborahpaquette.wixsite.com/deborah-joy-paquette
#kidlitart #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcard #kidlitillustration #illustration #kidlit
An art postcard for Deborah Paquette, author/illustrator with a drawing of a Victorian-era little girl putting a fancy hat on a Bassett hound.
January 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Today I'm a guest poster for #Storystorm! I shared a brainstorming game I play when I'm looking for new ideas. #kidlit taralazar.com/2025/01/02/s...
Storystorm 2025 Day 2: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Makes It Fun
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman The idea of coming up with a new story idea (or 30!) can be intimidating. My favorite go-to tactic when I’m faced with an intimidating challenge is: make it fun. How c…
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January 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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I’m participating in #Storystorm this year! If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a month-long writing inspiration fest, founded by Tara Lazar. Registration is open until January 7, so it’s not too late to join! taralazar.com/2024/12/27/s...
January 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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For those of us just making the move to Bluesky, I'm hosting a Bookworm to Butterflies: Migration Week starting Monday, so we can get to know bsky and each other. There's even prizes!

Learn more details and SIGN UP here: www.transmediamutts.com/blog/bookworms-to-butterflies
A graphic of butterfly with book page wings on a blue sky with clouds. The words say: "Bye bye birdie and hello blue skies! Join the bookworms to butterflies: migration week starting November 18th."
November 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM