Laura Polasek
@polaseklj.bsky.social
Writer. Mom. Lover of books and tea | 🇨🇦📚🫖 #amquerying
CANSCAIP WFCC PB Shortlist '23, Longlist '24 | #kidlitvibes winner '23 | #KidsChoiceKidlitWritingContest 1st place MG winner '24 | Lyrical Language Lab Rhyming Contest Longlist '24
CANSCAIP WFCC PB Shortlist '23, Longlist '24 | #kidlitvibes winner '23 | #KidsChoiceKidlitWritingContest 1st place MG winner '24 | Lyrical Language Lab Rhyming Contest Longlist '24
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So happy to have received an honourable mention in this year's #halloweensie contest! Thanks to Susanna Leonard Hill and all the judges 🎃 This is such a fun contest!
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Reminder for anyone looking at their calendar + trying to figure out how to hit those writing / creative goals you made for 2025:
It's okay to adjust in order to take care of you. You are more important than your work.
Sending everyone gentle positive vibes as we head into the winter season. ❄️
It's okay to adjust in order to take care of you. You are more important than your work.
Sending everyone gentle positive vibes as we head into the winter season. ❄️
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reminder for anyone looking at their calendar + trying to figure out how to hit those writing / creative goals you made for 2025:
It's okay to adjust in order to take care of you. You are more important than your work.
Sending everyone gentle positive vibes as we head into the winter season. ❄️
It's okay to adjust in order to take care of you. You are more important than your work.
Sending everyone gentle positive vibes as we head into the winter season. ❄️
So happy to have received an honourable mention in this year's #halloweensie contest! Thanks to Susanna Leonard Hill and all the judges 🎃 This is such a fun contest!
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So happy to have received an honourable mention in this year's #halloweensie contest! Thanks to Susanna Leonard Hill and all the judges 🎃 This is such a fun contest!
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Happy I Read Canadian Day!
Today is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people, with the goal of elevating the genre and celebrating the breadth and diversity of these books. I read (and write) Canadian!
#IReadCanadianDay #PictureBooks #ChapterBooks #MiddleGradeNovels #Canadian
Today is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people, with the goal of elevating the genre and celebrating the breadth and diversity of these books. I read (and write) Canadian!
#IReadCanadianDay #PictureBooks #ChapterBooks #MiddleGradeNovels #Canadian
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy I Read Canadian Day!
Today is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people, with the goal of elevating the genre and celebrating the breadth and diversity of these books. I read (and write) Canadian!
#IReadCanadianDay #PictureBooks #ChapterBooks #MiddleGradeNovels #Canadian
Today is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people, with the goal of elevating the genre and celebrating the breadth and diversity of these books. I read (and write) Canadian!
#IReadCanadianDay #PictureBooks #ChapterBooks #MiddleGradeNovels #Canadian
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October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
An excellent interview and an above-the-slush-pile submission opportunity!
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Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian creators! Great starter pack to check out below! Thanks @debbieohi.com
#CanKidLit #CanYALit #CanadaDay
#CanKidLit #CanYALit #CanadaDay
Looking for some 🇨🇦 Canadian #CanKidLit or #CanYALit creators and boosters to follow on #CanadaDay? Feel free to browse my Canadian KidLit & YA Community Starter Pack:
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July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian creators! Great starter pack to check out below! Thanks @debbieohi.com
#CanKidLit #CanYALit #CanadaDay
#CanKidLit #CanYALit #CanadaDay
I find stretching different creative muscles is both fun and helps with my writing! Lately, I have been playing with Procreate and have been having a blast. #kidlit #amwriting #amdrawing #WritingCommunity
June 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I find stretching different creative muscles is both fun and helps with my writing! Lately, I have been playing with Procreate and have been having a blast. #kidlit #amwriting #amdrawing #WritingCommunity
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Writing for Children Competition 2025 from @canscaip.bsky.social May 31 deadline. Details: www.canscaip.org/event-6116783
May 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Writing for Children Competition 2025 from @canscaip.bsky.social May 31 deadline. Details: www.canscaip.org/event-6116783
Excellent interview! Thank you @booksbycindy.bsky.social and @staceystories.bsky.social!
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Interview: Cynthia Mackey— If A Bumblebee Lands On Your Toe — Stacey Bennett Ramirez | Kidlit
Thanks for coming to check out my brand new blog! I’m excited for this to be a space for updates, musings, lists, travelogues, and more. I’m especially keen to chat with and help boost writer...
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May 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Excellent interview! Thank you @booksbycindy.bsky.social and @staceystories.bsky.social!
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I posted my entry to the #SpringFlingKidlit contest! #Entered
Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for such a fun kick off to spring!
You can find out more, and see all the awesome prizes offered by the judges, here - ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling...
Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for such a fun kick off to spring!
You can find out more, and see all the awesome prizes offered by the judges, here - ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling...
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I posted my entry to the #SpringFlingKidlit contest! #Entered
Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for such a fun kick off to spring!
You can find out more, and see all the awesome prizes offered by the judges, here - ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling...
Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for such a fun kick off to spring!
You can find out more, and see all the awesome prizes offered by the judges, here - ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling...
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Carol Gordon Ekster is offering a critique on a non-rhyming fiction picture book that is under 600 words.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Carol Gordon Ekster is offering a critique on a non-rhyming fiction picture book that is under 600 words.
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Good luck!
@cekster.bsky.social
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway!
Heather Stigall is offering a critique on a fiction or informational fiction picture book. Prose or rhyme is ok (no free-verse). 850 words or under please.
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Heather Stigall is offering a critique on a fiction or informational fiction picture book. Prose or rhyme is ok (no free-verse). 850 words or under please.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway!
Heather Stigall is offering a critique on a fiction or informational fiction picture book. Prose or rhyme is ok (no free-verse). 850 words or under please.
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Good luck!
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Heather Stigall is offering a critique on a fiction or informational fiction picture book. Prose or rhyme is ok (no free-verse). 850 words or under please.
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Good luck!
@heatherstigall7.bsky.social
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It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Terri Clemmons is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book up to 800 words.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Terri Clemmons is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book up to 800 words.
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Are you ready for another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway?
Nadia Ali is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book that is up to 600 words long.
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Nadia Ali is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book that is up to 600 words long.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Are you ready for another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway?
Nadia Ali is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book that is up to 600 words long.
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@nadiaawriter.bsky.social
Nadia Ali is offering a critique on a non-rhyming picture book that is up to 600 words long.
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@nadiaawriter.bsky.social
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Are you ready for another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway?
Becky Scharnhorst is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 750 words. She especially loves humor.
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Becky Scharnhorst is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 750 words. She especially loves humor.
Like, comment, and repost to enter.
Must do all three.
Good luck!
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March 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Are you ready for another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway?
Becky Scharnhorst is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 750 words. She especially loves humor.
Like, comment, and repost to enter.
Must do all three.
Good luck!
@beckyscharn.bsky.social
Becky Scharnhorst is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 750 words. She especially loves humor.
Like, comment, and repost to enter.
Must do all three.
Good luck!
@beckyscharn.bsky.social
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Shannon Avra is offering a picture book critique on a story that is under 1,000 words. No rhyming or non fiction please.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Shannon Avra is offering a picture book critique on a story that is under 1,000 words. No rhyming or non fiction please.
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Here’s another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Laura Bontje is offering a critique on a picture book that is in prose or rhyme and up to 1,000 words long.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Here’s another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Laura Bontje is offering a critique on a picture book that is in prose or rhyme and up to 1,000 words long.
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It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Amy Houts is offering a critique on a picture book that is under 800 words. It can be rhyming or prose, fiction or nonfiction.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Amy Houts is offering a critique on a picture book that is under 800 words. It can be rhyming or prose, fiction or nonfiction.
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@amyhouts.bsky.social
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Jenna Grodzicki is offering a critique on a fiction pb under 700 words, or a nonfiction pb under 1000 words.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Jenna Grodzicki is offering a critique on a fiction pb under 700 words, or a nonfiction pb under 1000 words.
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Must do all three.
Good luck!
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! AJ Irving is offering a critique on a non-rhyming fiction picture book with 600 words or less.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! AJ Irving is offering a critique on a non-rhyming fiction picture book with 600 words or less.
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@ajirving.bsky.social
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It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Pamela Morgan is offering a critique on a fiction picture book under 1,500 words.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It’s time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Pamela Morgan is offering a critique on a fiction picture book under 1,500 words.
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Jolene Gutierrez is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 500 words.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! Jolene Gutierrez is offering a critique on a non rhyming picture book under 500 words.
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Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! CK Malone is offering a critique on a fiction picture book with 1,500 words or less.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Time for a #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway! CK Malone is offering a critique on a fiction picture book with 1,500 words or less.
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Good luck!
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Here's another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway!
Korena Di Roma Howley is offering a critique on fiction picture books up to 500 words or nonfiction up to 800 words.
@korena.bsky.social
Korena Di Roma Howley is offering a critique on fiction picture books up to 500 words or nonfiction up to 800 words.
@korena.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Here's another #KidLitCritiqueDay giveaway!
Korena Di Roma Howley is offering a critique on fiction picture books up to 500 words or nonfiction up to 800 words.
@korena.bsky.social
Korena Di Roma Howley is offering a critique on fiction picture books up to 500 words or nonfiction up to 800 words.
@korena.bsky.social