Meryl Suresh
@merylwrites.bsky.social
#kidlit author in training
#SCBWI
2025 #12x12challenge
2025 #PBRisingStars HM
a 2025 #KidLitZombieWeek Winner
#SCBWI
2025 #12x12challenge
2025 #PBRisingStars HM
a 2025 #KidLitZombieWeek Winner
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Meryl Suresh
@merylwrites.bsky.social
· Oct 8
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Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Quick query update. I’ve been open for about a month and I’m averaging somewhere between 300-350 queries per week. I know it’s frustrating to wait for a reply but…there are a lot of queries! It takes time to get to everything.
I love being open to work and I’m excited to keep diving in.
I love being open to work and I’m excited to keep diving in.
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Quick query update. I’ve been open for about a month and I’m averaging somewhere between 300-350 queries per week. I know it’s frustrating to wait for a reply but…there are a lot of queries! It takes time to get to everything.
I love being open to work and I’m excited to keep diving in.
I love being open to work and I’m excited to keep diving in.
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Share this post for an above-the-slush-pile submission opportunity to @ashleedani.bsky.social www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... #seasonsofkidlit #kidlit @authorhmacht.bsky.social @literallylynne.bsky.social
Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside!
Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...
www.seasonsofkidlit.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Share this post for an above-the-slush-pile submission opportunity to @ashleedani.bsky.social www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... #seasonsofkidlit #kidlit @authorhmacht.bsky.social @literallylynne.bsky.social
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Happy #PortfolioDay --spooky edition! 👻
I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.
#kidlit #kidlitart
I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.
#kidlit #kidlitart
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy #PortfolioDay --spooky edition! 👻
I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.
#kidlit #kidlitart
I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.
#kidlit #kidlitart
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Meena wants to bring in a rainbow lunch like her friends after they pointed out that her curry is "brown and smells like Meena." However, when she’s helping Amma make eggplant curry, Meena realizes that she’s been carrying a rainbow in her lunchbox all along.
#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian
#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian
October 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When Amma refuses his famous, home-made, passed down for generations pizza, Justin, a willful and caring 7-year-old, must discover a way to entice his Amma into trying a slice of his cheesy goodness even if it means breaking generational pizza rules.
#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian
#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
October 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Day 1: Squash
Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶🌫️
@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween
Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶🌫️
@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Day 1: Squash
Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶🌫️
@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween
Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶🌫️
@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween
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Just one of the guys 👻🤍
September 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just one of the guys 👻🤍
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In the winter of 1894, Florida’s citrus industry struggled. As oranges withered in the cold, Chinese American horticulturist Lue Gim Gong knew he could help. Years of experiments brought an orange that could thrive in harsh conditions, something Lue was all too familiar with. #QuestPit #Q #PB #NF
August 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.
August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support
youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
I went onto QueryTracker to figure out how many agents I would be able to apply to ...
Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18
18 Agents.
I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.
Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18
18 Agents.
I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.
July 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I went onto QueryTracker to figure out how many agents I would be able to apply to ...
Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18
18 Agents.
I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.
Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18
18 Agents.
I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.
100 Days Until Halloween!!
Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻
Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻
July 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
100 Days Until Halloween!!
Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻
Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻
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It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are...
(Wait for it... Wait for it...)
(Wait for it... Wait for it...)
July 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are...
(Wait for it... Wait for it...)
(Wait for it... Wait for it...)
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There is no such thing as an “AI artist” 🫠
At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿♂️
At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿♂️
July 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
There is no such thing as an “AI artist” 🫠
At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿♂️
At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿♂️
It's been 5 months since I last read one of my PB manuscripts, read through it, and the best part is I'm still so proud of it 🖤
July 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's been 5 months since I last read one of my PB manuscripts, read through it, and the best part is I'm still so proud of it 🖤
I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek
June 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek
Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire By Flavia Z. Drago is an adorable PB about embracing yourself and not hiding in the dark shadows. The illustrations are just as adorable and so much fun! @flaviazdrago.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire By Flavia Z. Drago is an adorable PB about embracing yourself and not hiding in the dark shadows. The illustrations are just as adorable and so much fun! @flaviazdrago.bsky.social
This amazing PB idea popped into my head.
Started looking up if there was already PB with the same idea. Yup, there are, no biggie.
BUT. There was a PB that came out in 2023 of the SAME title (same topic) by a well known author 😭
I've lost all confidence to continue 😭
Started looking up if there was already PB with the same idea. Yup, there are, no biggie.
BUT. There was a PB that came out in 2023 of the SAME title (same topic) by a well known author 😭
I've lost all confidence to continue 😭
June 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This amazing PB idea popped into my head.
Started looking up if there was already PB with the same idea. Yup, there are, no biggie.
BUT. There was a PB that came out in 2023 of the SAME title (same topic) by a well known author 😭
I've lost all confidence to continue 😭
Started looking up if there was already PB with the same idea. Yup, there are, no biggie.
BUT. There was a PB that came out in 2023 of the SAME title (same topic) by a well known author 😭
I've lost all confidence to continue 😭
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It’s kid lit art postcard time! - Hello all! I’m open to any children’s illustration work at the moment and am rep’d by the Nicky at The Bright Agency!✨📚
#hireanillustrator #illustration #childrenspublishing #procreate #childrensbooks #kidlitart #picturebook #kidlitartpostcard
#hireanillustrator #illustration #childrenspublishing #procreate #childrensbooks #kidlitart #picturebook #kidlitartpostcard
June 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It’s kid lit art postcard time! - Hello all! I’m open to any children’s illustration work at the moment and am rep’d by the Nicky at The Bright Agency!✨📚
#hireanillustrator #illustration #childrenspublishing #procreate #childrensbooks #kidlitart #picturebook #kidlitartpostcard
#hireanillustrator #illustration #childrenspublishing #procreate #childrensbooks #kidlitart #picturebook #kidlitartpostcard