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Nazanin Mirsadeghi
@nazanin-mirsadeghi.bsky.social
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Persian-American children's book writer, poet & translator. Paper collage illustrator. Rep'd by the amazing Mary C. Moore @ Aevitas Creative
MA in English from ASU
www.nazaninmirsadeghi.com
www.baharbooks.com/en/
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Best Middle Grade Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books
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Best Middle Grade Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books
The Best Middle Grade titles of 2025 feature action-packed fantasies, resonant realistic fiction, and heart-pounding horror stories for tweens.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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debbieohi.com
You never know what will come out of a broken crayon. #Uplift

More broken crayons, classroom activities, my broken crayon #KidLit picture book with Linda Sue Park: debbieohi.com/resources/re...
A broken brown crayon is arranged so the tip points downward, with the broken end positioned above a drawing. The drawn figure is a bundled-up child in winter clothing holding a mug with a heart on it. A line from the crayon’s broken bit, connects to the mug as if pouring liquid into it.
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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lauriewallmark.bsky.social
Pope Leo holding a copy of my ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE!
@crestonbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #edtechchat #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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nadiaawriter.bsky.social
But never let yourself be defeated.
~ Maya Angelou
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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dogwoodfinch.bsky.social
A little quiet time for bear. #illustration #kidlitart
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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nadiaawriter.bsky.social
Follow your dreams they know the way.
~ Kobi Yamada, Author
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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studiohoffmann.bsky.social
How smart are your pets? Our dog Mayo is really smart. Our other dog Noodle…not so much.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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booksbycindy.bsky.social
For you if you’re working on your author website!
vbartles.com Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com · Oct 14
Still time to register for my "Selling Yourself (without selling yourself short): Wonderful Websites that really Work" virtual workshop on 27 Oct 2025 (1 pm EDT) - tinyurl.com/wonderful-we... You don't need a degree in web design to make your own author website. I'll help you get started!
illustration of an open laptop against a green square - the laptop screen is open to Veronica Bartles' website (https://vbartles.com) - Text surrounding the laptop says: Selling Yourself (without selling yourself short): Wonderful Websites that really Work Create or update your own author website! Monday, Oct 27, 2025 1:00pm EDT https://tinyurl.com/wonderful-websites with author Veronica Bartles
November 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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erindealey.bsky.social
JUST FLOWERS Illus. @k8cosgrove.bsky.social #FlowerDay @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social

"#Kindness can soften the hardest hearts & we miss out when we make snap judgments. A vibrant reminder to look beyond appearances—a lesson that applies to #flowers as well as to people." --KIRKUS
Cover of JUST FLOWERS by Erin Dealey with art--and lots of flowers-- by Kate Cosgrove
May 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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booksbycindy.bsky.social
🥳 I’m preparing to mail out postcards announcing my next picture book, Butterfly Sea! Join our launch team! Sign up here! forms.gle/n1C9nMjegG8J...

#kidlitmegafeed #edusky #libsky #lyrical #booklaunch #illustrations created by @marielaurecouet.bsky.social
@picturebookseh.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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jessicawhippl17.bsky.social
It's #OCDAwarenessWeek so I'll share poet and author Jordan Scott's very kind blurb about I THINK I THINK A LOT. It's inspired by my own #OCD.

@joseebisaillon.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social
Graphic that has this quote: "I think i think a lot is a powerful story of empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Whipple writes beautifully of OCD from a child's perspective and invites the reader into the intricacies of this world. I love this book so much because Whipple makes us think a lot, too, and we're so much better because of it. - Jordan Scott, poet and author of I talk like a river.
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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robliutrujillo.bsky.social
Inspiring artist -Eva Sánchez Gómez work.robdontstop.com/inspiring-ar... #kidlitart #illustration #EvaSanchezGomez
October 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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tracivw.bsky.social
An artist at work carving her new friend, an ice dragon.

And me painting with new brushes in Procreate creating art that makes my heart sing.

#SCBWIArtober2025 #Carve #kidlitart #PaintPlay #dragon #artober #drawingchallenge #artist #art #Procreate
Children's book style art with a blue splatter and drip background and a girl in purple overalls and goggles carving with hammer and chisel an ice dragon.
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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laurapiggott.bsky.social
Hello, October! 🧙‍♀️ 🍁 👻 🧛

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #illustration #illustrator #scbwi #picturebook #picturebookart #hellooctober #october
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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dvpit.bsky.social
Less than a month until #DVpit, a pitch event for marginalized creators looking to find an agent & get traditionally published! Here's a reminder of the rules!
For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co
See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025!
#writersky #booksky
#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors. Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET. Your pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use #DVArt) A like ❤️ from an agent = a query request A repost 🔁 from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent A like ❤️ from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches. Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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jessicawhippl17.bsky.social
I THINK I THINK A LOT has been out for 2 years today! If you've borrowed it, bought it, read it, shared it, opened it up to flip through the pages, talked about it, or you're simply following me here, thank you. @joseebisaillon.bsky.social @esckeyes.bsky.social @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
A scene from the book of children at a birthday party and the text CELEBRATING TWO YEARS
August 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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esckeyes.bsky.social
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Middle Grade Is Down but Never Out
We asked children’s book agents about trends they are seeing in the category, and how they persevere in a tough market.
www.publishersweekly.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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jessicawhippl17.bsky.social
This month I THINK I THINK A LOT will have been out for two years!

I wrote it to show how sometimes if we look on the underside of what's troubling we can find something beautiful. #OCD #anxiety

Illust. by
@joseebisaillon.bsky.social

Pub: @freespiritbooks.bsky.social
@esckeyes.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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sadeeschilling.bsky.social
Here’s a little mystery writer & her helpful owl friend for #kidlitartpostcard!

I work in a variety of media to illustrate creative kids connecting to the beauty of nature & to their own gorgeous imaginations. I’m open to projects across the #kidlit spectrum!

Portfolio:
SadeeSchilling.com
Children’s book illustration by Sadee Schilling of a young girl with golden hair and a jaunty little hat with a feather writing at a crowded desk with a quill. She is surrounded by stacks of paper, crumpled paper, plus items which lend an air of spookiness: an ornate candlestick, a black crystal tower, a magnifying glass, and ink dripped from a well where she’s been sipping her quill. An owl stands over her atop a stack of books (texts about mystery writing and poetry idles). The owl spreads his wings impatiently and hoots, “Who?” He wants to know the answer to the mystery the girl is writing!
August 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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sadeeschilling.bsky.social
The piece I posted for #kidlitartpostcard has been in a drawer since it fell off the wall in my studio during the summer temperature shift (painted brick makes it challenging to get artwork to stick!). I got it out today to admire delicate collage details up close & make sure nothing came unglued!
August 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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jessicawhippl17.bsky.social
Because some have asked, I’m hosting this webinar again. It’s not too late to get some help planning your author visits, and this isn’t just for kidlit authors— everyone can benefit. Shares are very welcome!
Happening September 18th at 8PM EST on zoom - how to pitch your author and illustrator visits. $30. refer a friend, you each save $5. recording available for 1 week. includes templates and sample form with optional editing service. Full details at authorjessicawhipple.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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devoney.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to be returning to beloved home turf & our treasured Magers and Quinn Booksellers for a #WildforAusten event, Weds., Sept. 24th at 7 p.m.. I'll be in conversation about #JaneAusten with the brilliant Andrea Kaston Tange. See you there? Free reg here: www.eventbrite.com/e/devoney-lo...
Promotional poster for Wild for Austen event at Magers and Quinn bookstore on 24 September 2025 at 7 p.m.
August 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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12x12challenge.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to @allistraus.bsky.social! 🎉

📚IT'S BEDTIME, OSKI! illustrated by Krystyl Campbell and published by Sprite Publishing is available for purchase today.

Find it and many more available here: buff.ly/ROAUvhm
March 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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jacobsouva.bsky.social
Everything I know about crafting a great #kidlitart #kidlit portfolio (complete with my own flops and mess ups)

💼 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...
Crafting an Illustration Portfolio
1/2 part how-to, 1/2 part don't do
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM