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Rena Joy Author
@renajoyauthor.bsky.social
🧌Enjoy the magic; stay for the laughs.
📚Ex-librarian crafting kidlit stories and activities worth getting lost in.
Not me realizing it’s March and results will soon be revealed. 9 more sleeps! 😬😬🤞

#pbparty
March 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Publisher storm warnings (a thread) 🧵

For possible Writer Beware blog posts, I'm gathering info on several publishers following complaints shared with me, news coverage, and online reports. If you have experience w/ any of these, pls contact me (in confidence) beware@sfwa.org

Okay, here goes...1/5
February 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I can’t wait to see #pbparty showcase. You all rock for putting your work out there.
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ghosts are messing up the Hollow. Young Iggy Crane won’t stand for it. She is after all a detective in the making.

Except this ghost has an agenda to make the Cranes pay by destroying everyone they love including their beloved town.

*inspired by Sleepy Hollow

#mg #f #mys #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Who wants a picture book mentor?

#PBRisingStars is such an amazing program. All mentors are open to unagented creators & some will consider agented ones, too.

Definitely check it out! #PBParty gets so many incredible entries from past PB Rising Stars mentees each year.
It's TODAY!

We've been dying to share the '25 #PBRisingStars Mentor class, and now we finally can!

Shoutout to @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting our BIG announcement!

Click to see who the TWENTY-NINE incredible mentors are, each excited to help YOU chase your publishing dreams! bit.ly/25Mentors
February 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I’m feeling SM fatigue. I miss having a solid place to talk with other writers.
February 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Do you re-read books?

📚Yes, all the time.
📕 Sometimes, limited to 1-2 favourite titles.
🙅‍♀️ No, too many new books to read.

#readers #books
February 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’m here. Let’s do this!

Are there any KidLit chats happening here like there used to be on Twitter? #kidlit
November 17, 2024 at 8:37 PM