Children's Book Insider, the Children's Writing Monthly
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The Long Strange Trip continues - closing in on 35 years serving the #kidlit community! We are *so* happy to be here with you on Bluesky....
✏️ TODAY'S FREEBIE: Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Essays on the Art of Writing', an entertaining & enlightening work from a truly great author. Enjoy! #kidlit writeforkids.online/robert-louis...
Robert Louis Stevenson on The Art of Writing - Write For Kids
A rare look inside the writing process of the author of Treasure Island and other beloved stories for young readers.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
✏️ TODAY'S FREEBIE: Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Essays on the Art of Writing', an entertaining & enlightening work from a truly great author. Enjoy! #kidlit writeforkids.online/robert-louis...
✏️ It's Freebie Week at WriteForKids!
Today, grab "How to Title Your Book", our Mini-Blueprint that teaches the core concepts of what makes a great #kidlit book title.
It's a gift for you. Enjoy - and watch out for another greet freebie tomorrow...
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Today, grab "How to Title Your Book", our Mini-Blueprint that teaches the core concepts of what makes a great #kidlit book title.
It's a gift for you. Enjoy - and watch out for another greet freebie tomorrow...
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Free Mini-Blueprint: How to Title Your Book – Write For Kids
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October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
✏️ It's Freebie Week at WriteForKids!
Today, grab "How to Title Your Book", our Mini-Blueprint that teaches the core concepts of what makes a great #kidlit book title.
It's a gift for you. Enjoy - and watch out for another greet freebie tomorrow...
writeforkids.online/free-mini-bl...
Today, grab "How to Title Your Book", our Mini-Blueprint that teaches the core concepts of what makes a great #kidlit book title.
It's a gift for you. Enjoy - and watch out for another greet freebie tomorrow...
writeforkids.online/free-mini-bl...
✏️ Author Stephen Swinburne shares his time-tested technique to determine if your #kidlit story idea is good enough to develop into a book. Simple but very, very wise! writeforkids.online/how-to-tell-...
How to Tell if Your Story Idea is Good Enough
An excerpt from the 90 workshop "How to Generate Amazing Story Ideas", presented by Steve Swinburne, author of more than 25+ books.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
✏️ Author Stephen Swinburne shares his time-tested technique to determine if your #kidlit story idea is good enough to develop into a book. Simple but very, very wise! writeforkids.online/how-to-tell-...
✏️ From @drydenbks.bsky.social, the crucial considerations every #kidlit author needs to take into account before submitting a manuscript to a publisher or agent.
The 3 Questions You Must Answer Before Submitting Your Manuscript
An excerpt from a 2.5 hour workshop presented by Emma Dryden, freelance editor and former Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
✏️ From @drydenbks.bsky.social, the crucial considerations every #kidlit author needs to take into account before submitting a manuscript to a publisher or agent.
✏️ Laura interviews award-winning author & editor Natascha Biebow on how #kidlit authors can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit with current trends and publisher preferences.
Instructor Spotlight: Natascha Biebow on Editing Your Picture Book to Match Current Trends - Write For Kids
Kidlit editor Natascha Biebow on how children's book writers can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit current standards.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
✏️ Laura interviews award-winning author & editor Natascha Biebow on how #kidlit authors can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit with current trends and publisher preferences.
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Thank you, Children's Book Insider. Your excellent courses and monthly magazine have helped me develop my writing skills!
October 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thank you, Children's Book Insider. Your excellent courses and monthly magazine have helped me develop my writing skills!
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
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October 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
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writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
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U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found censorship increasingly routine; Florida,…
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October 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports
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✏️ #Kidlit writers - want to learn the *right* way to revise and edit your own work? Here you go!
Revise & Self-Edit Your Work - Write For Kids
Revise your own work? NOT pay someone a fortune for a critique? Do your own edits that make your story strong and ready to submit to publishers and agents? Preposterous! Turn back now! How dare…
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October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
✏️ #Kidlit writers - want to learn the *right* way to revise and edit your own work? Here you go!
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
✏️ Emma Dryden, freelance editor & former Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, reveals the 3 Questions every #kidlit author must answer before sending that manuscript off to a publisher or agent. Very powerful!@drydenbks.bsky.social
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The 3 Questions You Must Answer Before Submitting Your Manuscript
An excerpt from a 2.5 hour workshop presented by Emma Dryden, freelance editor and former Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers
writeforkids.lpages.co
October 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
✏️ Emma Dryden, freelance editor & former Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers, reveals the 3 Questions every #kidlit author must answer before sending that manuscript off to a publisher or agent. Very powerful!@drydenbks.bsky.social
writeforkids.lpages.co/dryden-webin...
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✏️It's a complex world, and young readers deserve more than just puppies and rainbows. In this interview, @violetlemay.bsky.social discusses the Power of Darkness in #Kidlit writeforkids.online/instructor-s...
Instructor Spotlight: Violet Lemay on the Power of Darkness in Kidlit - Write For Kids
Learn how to confidently incorporate darker, more serious themes in children’s literature, creating emotionally complex narratives that resonate deeply with readers.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
✏️It's a complex world, and young readers deserve more than just puppies and rainbows. In this interview, @violetlemay.bsky.social discusses the Power of Darkness in #Kidlit writeforkids.online/instructor-s...
✏️ Laura interviews award-winning author & editor Natascha Biebow on how #kidlit authors can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit with current trends and publisher preferences.
Instructor Spotlight: Natascha Biebow on Editing Your Picture Book to Match Current Trends - Write For Kids
Kidlit editor Natascha Biebow on how children's book writers can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit current standards.
writeforkids.online
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
✏️ Laura interviews award-winning author & editor Natascha Biebow on how #kidlit authors can self-edit their picture book manuscripts to assure they fit with current trends and publisher preferences.
✏️ Author Stephen Swinburne shares his time-tested technique to determine if your #kidlit story idea is good enough to develop into a book. Simple but very, very wise! writeforkids.lpages.co/swinburne-we...
How to Tell if Your Story Idea is Good Enough
An excerpt from the 90 workshop "How to Generate Amazing Story Ideas", presented by Steve Swinburne, author of more than 25+ books.
writeforkids.lpages.co
October 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
✏️ Author Stephen Swinburne shares his time-tested technique to determine if your #kidlit story idea is good enough to develop into a book. Simple but very, very wise! writeforkids.lpages.co/swinburne-we...
✏️ TONIGHT: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
NEW WORKSHOP: Mastering Point of View
A full workshop + one month of followup coaching!
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October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
✏️ TONIGHT: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
✏️ Children's Book Insider has been the most trusted source in #kidlit writing instruction for more than 35 years.
Now you can see the power of CBI for yourself, with a three month subscription for just $1! 🤩
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Now you can see the power of CBI for yourself, with a three month subscription for just $1! 🤩
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$1 Trial Subscription to Children's Book Insider!
Get started writing children's book today with a $1 trial subscription and bundle of goodies celebrating Children's Book Insider's 35th anniversary.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
✏️ Children's Book Insider has been the most trusted source in #kidlit writing instruction for more than 35 years.
Now you can see the power of CBI for yourself, with a three month subscription for just $1! 🤩
writeforkids.online/trial-member...
Now you can see the power of CBI for yourself, with a three month subscription for just $1! 🤩
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Restless Books’ Immigrant New Writing Prize Finds New Underwriter
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Restless Books’ Immigrant New Writing Prize Finds New Underwriter
Presented annually by Restless Books, the New Immigrant Writing Prize has found a new sponsor in one of the press’s own board members. Following a loss of $25,000 in federal funding this year,…
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September 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Restless Books’ Immigrant New Writing Prize Finds New Underwriter
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✏️ TOMORROW: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
NEW WORKSHOP: Mastering Point of View
A full workshop + one month of followup coaching!
writeforkids.lpages.co
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
✏️ TOMORROW: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
✏️ NEW: Here's the perfect starting point for beginning & still-struggling #kidlit writers. No fluff, just the exact info you need to get started and succeed.
Presented by CBI Publisher Laura Backes. Get it now for $30 off the regular price!
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Presented by CBI Publisher Laura Backes. Get it now for $30 off the regular price!
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September 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
✏️ NEW: Here's the perfect starting point for beginning & still-struggling #kidlit writers. No fluff, just the exact info you need to get started and succeed.
Presented by CBI Publisher Laura Backes. Get it now for $30 off the regular price!
writeforkids.online/amazing-jour...
Presented by CBI Publisher Laura Backes. Get it now for $30 off the regular price!
writeforkids.online/amazing-jour...
We're honored to have two #kidlit legends interviewed in this month's issue of CBI, the wonderful Lois Lowry and Katherine Paterson. We'll share some of their wisdom over the next few days.
September 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We're honored to have two #kidlit legends interviewed in this month's issue of CBI, the wonderful Lois Lowry and Katherine Paterson. We'll share some of their wisdom over the next few days.
✏️ WEDNESDAY: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
writeforkids.lpages.co/pov-icc
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
writeforkids.lpages.co/pov-icc
NEW WORKSHOP: Mastering Point of View
A full workshop + one month of followup coaching!
writeforkids.lpages.co
September 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
✏️ WEDNESDAY: Learn the art of choosing the correct Point of View for your story - and learn how to use POV to add impact and connection to your next #kidlit manuscript .
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
writeforkids.lpages.co/pov-icc
Includes a month of free follow-up coaching from the instructors!
writeforkids.lpages.co/pov-icc
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
September 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
✏️ New to writing children's books? Mitty has some great tips for beginning #kidlit writers!
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...
writeforkids.online/meet-mitty-t...