Weslie Turner
weslieturner.bsky.social
Weslie Turner
@weslieturner.bsky.social
Senior Editor of commercial and literary young adult and children’s books for all ages! she/her

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P.S. If you look closely at the titles mentioned in the posts and ALT Text in the images above, you may find the books that conclude my 10-year anniversary posts below!
Continuing to mark my ten-year anniversary in children's publishing! (I joined the industry ten years from last October, but this March marks ten years working full time.) From ten great books that marked milestones in my journey, here are this week's -- stay tuned through the end of the month! 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The whole ALA conference weekend was a great reminder of what a wonderful community we have to tackle the most daunting challenges ahead. Many thanks to everyone who made time for me (and special shoutouts to those currently on Bluesky, @ibizoboi.bsky.social and @yeseniadraws.bsky.social)! #alaac25
July 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
And if you missed the first three books I featured, find them here!
Ten years ago, I joined the children's publishing industry! My anniversary was October, but this March marks ten years that I've been working full time in editorial. To celebrate, I'll be posting about ten great books that marked milestones in my journey -- stay tuned through the end of the month! 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I was thrilled to acquire @yeseniadraws.bsky.social's STELLA'S STELLAR HAIR! It was love at first sight with this magical interplanetary adventure I would have loved as a kid. A 1st for us both: Yesenia's author-illustrator debut and my 1st picture book acquisition! yeseniamoises.com/published-works
March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I took VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD to my 1st acquisitions meeting as an associate editor! Thanks to immortal anthologists @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social + @nataliecparker.bsky.social + our creature-of-the-night contributors for the fun of my 1st acquisition I was able to edit. bookshop.org/book/9781250802774
March 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A DREAM SO DARK is the 1st book I edited solo, a turning point after years assisting! Thanks to Rhoda Belleza acquiring it, I got to start editing kindred spirit @llmckinney.bsky.social. Alice in Wonderland meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 2nd Nightmare-Verse adventure! llmckinney.com/books
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You never forget your 1st acquisition! When I got @bethanycmorrow.com's sample story for TAKE THE MIC, it spoke to the teen I used to be, desperate to be seen. May it reach many more! Thanks to @bethphelan.bsky.social, who sold it to me, and Kait Feldmann, who edited. bookshop.org/book/9781338343700
March 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We start with a twofer, the 1st books I edited: Dinosaurs in Civil-War-era NYC!

DACTYL HILL SQUAD and DACTYL HILL SQUAD: FREEDOM FIRE are historical fantasy adventures by NYT bestseller @djolder.bsky.social with art by @nilahmagruder.com, co-edited with Nick Thomas. bookshop.org/book/9781338268829
March 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM