Melissa Johnston Miles
@melissajmiles.bsky.social
Registered Nurse, author & certified K-12 educator. (She/her) #scbwi SoBreeze RA. Pitchwars & WriteMentor alum. Rep: Kristen Terrette/ Martin Literary Management
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These birds are a small glimpse into the world of Sun, Moon, and Star, my upcoming picture book with Holiday House 📚, being published on Feb. 24, 2026.
I’ve poured so much heart into this story, and I can’t wait to share the cover with you soon. 💛
I’ve poured so much heart into this story, and I can’t wait to share the cover with you soon. 💛
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
These birds are a small glimpse into the world of Sun, Moon, and Star, my upcoming picture book with Holiday House 📚, being published on Feb. 24, 2026.
I’ve poured so much heart into this story, and I can’t wait to share the cover with you soon. 💛
I’ve poured so much heart into this story, and I can’t wait to share the cover with you soon. 💛
I’m so thrilled for you!!
I am thrilled to share my cover reveal for Sun, Moon, and Star! Retold and illustrated by your truly. Coming Feb 24, 2026. Published by Holiday House Books 📚
Link for more details: share.google/Pg3uHE4t2aSw...
#folktale #kidlit #picturebook
Link for more details: share.google/Pg3uHE4t2aSw...
#folktale #kidlit #picturebook
October 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I’m so thrilled for you!!
I guess you’re never too old to try something new. I survived my first quest today!
May 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I guess you’re never too old to try something new. I survived my first quest today!
So much fun at SCBWI New England!
May 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So much fun at SCBWI New England!
@pbrisingstars.bsky.social
Thank you all! I’m honored to be a runner-up again.
Thank you all! I’m honored to be a runner-up again.
May 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@pbrisingstars.bsky.social
Thank you all! I’m honored to be a runner-up again.
Thank you all! I’m honored to be a runner-up again.
Congrats Borko! Welcome. ❤️
April 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congrats Borko! Welcome. ❤️
I love seeing magic happen at our conferences!
Thanks to editor Frances Gilbert for sharing her story of acquiring a picture book from one of our members at last year's conference. Join us in March to shoot your shot. Sometimes, magic happens when you do. #amwriting #kidlit #amillustrating #scbwi
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January 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I love seeing magic happen at our conferences!
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Conferences build connections. Not every conference has a success story, but our last regional conference had three! Read about one here, and don't miss the chance to connect with agent Rebecca Rodd & editors Eileen Robinson & Zoie Konneker. scbwi.org/events/full-...
January 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Conferences build connections. Not every conference has a success story, but our last regional conference had three! Read about one here, and don't miss the chance to connect with agent Rebecca Rodd & editors Eileen Robinson & Zoie Konneker. scbwi.org/events/full-...
Thanks to all of the judges and prize donors! If you’d like to read my entry, I’m sharing it here. 😃 www.melissajohnstonmiles.com/holiday-cont...
December 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Thanks to all of the judges and prize donors! If you’d like to read my entry, I’m sharing it here. 😃 www.melissajohnstonmiles.com/holiday-cont...
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Scam/phishing alert: if you received an email apparently from Laura Bradford of
@bradfordagents.bsky.social with the subject line "Review Invitation/Bid Proposal", don't click on the link inside and delete immediately. Laura has confirmed that her account was hacked and the message is NOT from her
@bradfordagents.bsky.social with the subject line "Review Invitation/Bid Proposal", don't click on the link inside and delete immediately. Laura has confirmed that her account was hacked and the message is NOT from her
November 20, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Scam/phishing alert: if you received an email apparently from Laura Bradford of
@bradfordagents.bsky.social with the subject line "Review Invitation/Bid Proposal", don't click on the link inside and delete immediately. Laura has confirmed that her account was hacked and the message is NOT from her
@bradfordagents.bsky.social with the subject line "Review Invitation/Bid Proposal", don't click on the link inside and delete immediately. Laura has confirmed that her account was hacked and the message is NOT from her
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence.
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Middle Grade
In the US and want to get right to shopping, help support the site, and help indie bookstores? Please check out the LGBTQReads Bookshop! A=Main character is on the ace spectrum B=Main character is …
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November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence.
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
Books are a powerful tool for empathy, so I'm resharing this @lgbtqreads.bsky.social page—use it to find great #mglit with trans MCs: https://buff.ly/3qh5DgW
More on the observance: https://buff.ly/2z1VaK7
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This week's kid lit #giveaway ends tomorrow Nov 13! Enter to win a copy of the MG fantasy BETWEEN MONSTERS AND MARVELS by @alysawishingrad.bsky.social (HarperCollins).
To enter, repost & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2024/11/the-...
To enter, repost & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2024/11/the-...
November 14, 2024 at 8:19 PM
This week's kid lit #giveaway ends tomorrow Nov 13! Enter to win a copy of the MG fantasy BETWEEN MONSTERS AND MARVELS by @alysawishingrad.bsky.social (HarperCollins).
To enter, repost & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2024/11/the-...
To enter, repost & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2024/11/the-...
Good Morning! I’m looking for other #Kidlit folks who will be at NCTE next week. It’s my first time going and I’m super excited. I’d love any tips about making the most of the experience. I’d also love to connect in person. Thanks!😊
November 14, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Good Morning! I’m looking for other #Kidlit folks who will be at NCTE next week. It’s my first time going and I’m super excited. I’d love any tips about making the most of the experience. I’d also love to connect in person. Thanks!😊
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Happy Book Birthday to MAUNTIE AND ME, written by me, illustrated by Nadia Alam, and published by Candlewick Press!
This is a sweet story about Priya and her favorite auntie. But when an older cousin comes to visit, jealousy rears its head. Can Priya find a way to share?
youtu.be/K3Pjk8DBMbE?...
This is a sweet story about Priya and her favorite auntie. But when an older cousin comes to visit, jealousy rears its head. Can Priya find a way to share?
youtu.be/K3Pjk8DBMbE?...
Mauntie and Me Book Trailer
YouTube video by Rajani LaRocca, Author
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November 12, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Happy Book Birthday to MAUNTIE AND ME, written by me, illustrated by Nadia Alam, and published by Candlewick Press!
This is a sweet story about Priya and her favorite auntie. But when an older cousin comes to visit, jealousy rears its head. Can Priya find a way to share?
youtu.be/K3Pjk8DBMbE?...
This is a sweet story about Priya and her favorite auntie. But when an older cousin comes to visit, jealousy rears its head. Can Priya find a way to share?
youtu.be/K3Pjk8DBMbE?...
I cooked up a banana blossom tonight and it was amazing! It’s never too late to try something new, right?
October 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
I cooked up a banana blossom tonight and it was amazing! It’s never too late to try something new, right?
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SOURGRASS by @hopelim.bsky.social & Shahrzad Maydani is a sweet story about friendship and how it changes when one friend moves away.
It handles those complicated feelings with a light touch, and it shows kids that it's okay to feel unsure & sad, but also hopeful, when life changes happen. #kidlit
It handles those complicated feelings with a light touch, and it shows kids that it's okay to feel unsure & sad, but also hopeful, when life changes happen. #kidlit
September 6, 2024 at 3:20 PM
SOURGRASS by @hopelim.bsky.social & Shahrzad Maydani is a sweet story about friendship and how it changes when one friend moves away.
It handles those complicated feelings with a light touch, and it shows kids that it's okay to feel unsure & sad, but also hopeful, when life changes happen. #kidlit
It handles those complicated feelings with a light touch, and it shows kids that it's okay to feel unsure & sad, but also hopeful, when life changes happen. #kidlit
It’s a tough time to be on submission with Middle Grade Novels. Sigh. Another pass today. Onward and upward, I guess.
September 6, 2024 at 10:13 PM
It’s a tough time to be on submission with Middle Grade Novels. Sigh. Another pass today. Onward and upward, I guess.
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Had so much fun doing this webinar with @nmillerillo.bsky.social this weekend with SCBWI Southern Breeze. We talked about so many aspects of writing nonfiction picture books! I could have chatted with them all day!
February 6, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Had so much fun doing this webinar with @nmillerillo.bsky.social this weekend with SCBWI Southern Breeze. We talked about so many aspects of writing nonfiction picture books! I could have chatted with them all day!
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Skip the candy and flowers this year. Ask your sweetheart (or treat yourself) to a career boosting conference!
Https://bit.ly/SoBrzEvents
#kidlit #amwriting #amillustrating #scbwi
Https://bit.ly/SoBrzEvents
#kidlit #amwriting #amillustrating #scbwi
February 6, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Skip the candy and flowers this year. Ask your sweetheart (or treat yourself) to a career boosting conference!
Https://bit.ly/SoBrzEvents
#kidlit #amwriting #amillustrating #scbwi
Https://bit.ly/SoBrzEvents
#kidlit #amwriting #amillustrating #scbwi
Same!
Learning SO much in @katemessner.bsky.social’s Novel Revision workshop at #scbwiNY24. A TON of inspiring, practical info. Have already had several “aha” moments for my own MG projects as a result. Just this one wkshop has already made the travel/registration fee worth it. Kate is brilliant.
February 10, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Same!
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I love working alongside Leslie. I come away from Zoom meetings with her energized for revisions, and excited about her plans for sub.
If you're looking for a great agent, she's open to queries this first week of February.
If you're looking for a great agent, she's open to queries this first week of February.
It's that time again! I am open to queries from today, Feb. 5 - Friday, Feb. 9 😃
Not quite ready to query? Don't rush! I'll be open again next month from March 4-8, 2024. 😊
& I've responded to all January queries - if you did not get a response, please check QueryManager or nudge me. Thank you!
Not quite ready to query? Don't rush! I'll be open again next month from March 4-8, 2024. 😊
& I've responded to all January queries - if you did not get a response, please check QueryManager or nudge me. Thank you!
February 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I love working alongside Leslie. I come away from Zoom meetings with her energized for revisions, and excited about her plans for sub.
If you're looking for a great agent, she's open to queries this first week of February.
If you're looking for a great agent, she's open to queries this first week of February.
Yay! Perfect gift for the writer in your life.
If you're going to be participating in #Storystorm, the Journal is available for purchase now! Proceeds to go to The Highlights Foundation!
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Storystorm 2024 Update!
Thank you to everyone who applied to guest blog for Storystorm 2024 next month! Bloggers have been randomly selected and will be informed soon via email! Every year for Storystorm, I’ve sold …
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December 14, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Yay! Perfect gift for the writer in your life.
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Hey SCBWI members… who wants to go to NY in February?
December 1, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Hey SCBWI members… who wants to go to NY in February?