@halfmoonjoe.com for your consideration
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
@halfmoonjoe.com for your consideration
✨NEW!✨ Join speech pathologist & author of TALK, PLAY AND READ WITH ME MOMMY, Jo Ann Gramlich. Learn games designed to help small children grow their language skills like Picnic Game, listen to a story, & hunt for colors on this jam-packed StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersJ... #kidlit
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
✨NEW!✨ Join speech pathologist & author of TALK, PLAY AND READ WITH ME MOMMY, Jo Ann Gramlich. Learn games designed to help small children grow their language skills like Picnic Game, listen to a story, & hunt for colors on this jam-packed StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersJ... #kidlit
🐋❤️This #WorldWhaleDay join author & marine biologist Carrie Newell for StoryMakers as she shares the true story of KODA AND THE WHALES. Along with facts about whales, Carrie tells us about the amazing experiences she & her dog Koda have had with these mighty creatures! www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersC...
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
🐋❤️This #WorldWhaleDay join author & marine biologist Carrie Newell for StoryMakers as she shares the true story of KODA AND THE WHALES. Along with facts about whales, Carrie tells us about the amazing experiences she & her dog Koda have had with these mighty creatures! www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersC...
Who says they are going to win? Right-wing scientists capable of serious statistics don't exist. Storymakers are unbundant though
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Who says they are going to win? Right-wing scientists capable of serious statistics don't exist. Storymakers are unbundant though
✨ New Author Spotlight! ✨
Meet Areti Chalkiadaki, the educator and author who is turning readers into "storymakers." ✍️
Discover the blend of photography and storytelling in the full blog post below.
#AuthorSpotlight #AretiChalkiadaki #Barcelona #InteractiveBooks #TravelWriting #NewBlog
Meet Areti Chalkiadaki, the educator and author who is turning readers into "storymakers." ✍️
Discover the blend of photography and storytelling in the full blog post below.
#AuthorSpotlight #AretiChalkiadaki #Barcelona #InteractiveBooks #TravelWriting #NewBlog
Author Spotlight: Areti Chalkiadaki - Where Pedagogy Meets Photography | Angela G. Williams
IntroductionFor today’s "Author Spotlight", I am delighted to introduce Areti Chalkiadaki, a Greek educator, researcher, and author whose work sits at the beautiful intersection of academic rigour and...
angelagwilliams.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
✨ New Author Spotlight! ✨
Meet Areti Chalkiadaki, the educator and author who is turning readers into "storymakers." ✍️
Discover the blend of photography and storytelling in the full blog post below.
#AuthorSpotlight #AretiChalkiadaki #Barcelona #InteractiveBooks #TravelWriting #NewBlog
Meet Areti Chalkiadaki, the educator and author who is turning readers into "storymakers." ✍️
Discover the blend of photography and storytelling in the full blog post below.
#AuthorSpotlight #AretiChalkiadaki #Barcelona #InteractiveBooks #TravelWriting #NewBlog
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, Michael Rex’s THE TUNNELER TUNNELS IN THE TUNNEL on becoming a Geisel Honor Book at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s YMA’s this week! 📚✨ Learn more about Michael on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/2017/11/24859/ @simonkids.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, Michael Rex’s THE TUNNELER TUNNELS IN THE TUNNEL on becoming a Geisel Honor Book at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s YMA’s this week! 📚✨ Learn more about Michael on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/2017/11/24859/ @simonkids.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social’s CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! A CHEROKEE STICKBALL STORY on winning an Odyssey Award at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s YMA’s this week! 📚✨ Learn more about Traci on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/2020/11/stor... @liveoakmedia.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social’s CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! A CHEROKEE STICKBALL STORY on winning an Odyssey Award at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s YMA’s this week! 📚✨ Learn more about Traci on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/2020/11/stor... @liveoakmedia.bsky.social
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, @victorpineiro.bsky.social’s THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTON GODS on becoming a Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s Youth Media Awards this week! 📚✨
Learn more on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/a-fantastic-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social
Learn more on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/a-fantastic-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
🎉 Congratulations to KidLit TV Alum, @victorpineiro.bsky.social’s THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTON GODS on becoming a Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social’s Youth Media Awards this week! 📚✨
Learn more on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/a-fantastic-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social
Learn more on StoryMakers: www.kidlit.tv/a-fantastic-... @sourcebooks.bsky.social
I discovered KidLit TV STORYMAKERS flagship series: talk show interviews bestselling PB kid lit authors and illustrators. For parents, teachers & librarians, Carrie Newell Author interview: Koda and the Whales true a dog connects with whales! STORYMAKERS!****
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I discovered KidLit TV STORYMAKERS flagship series: talk show interviews bestselling PB kid lit authors and illustrators. For parents, teachers & librarians, Carrie Newell Author interview: Koda and the Whales true a dog connects with whales! STORYMAKERS!****
LAST CALL for applications to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program!! Applications close on Saturday Feb 1
Are you a mid-career researcher with a passion for storytelling or #SciComm? If so, you must apply to
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
dornsife.usc.edu
January 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
LAST CALL for applications to the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program!! Applications close on Saturday Feb 1
Excited to go to Storymakers Conference in Provo this May. I've been going since 2023 and met great critique partners and writing mentors there. This year I'm teaching two classes on Asian history and mythology. Early bird discount lasts today and tomorrow!
storymakersguild.org/storymakers-...
storymakersguild.org/storymakers-...
Storymakers Registration
storymakersguild.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Excited to go to Storymakers Conference in Provo this May. I've been going since 2023 and met great critique partners and writing mentors there. This year I'm teaching two classes on Asian history and mythology. Early bird discount lasts today and tomorrow!
storymakersguild.org/storymakers-...
storymakersguild.org/storymakers-...
UTAH! I’ll be at the Storymakers Conference this spring, and registration for my intensive has opened today: storymakersguild.org (expected to sell out, so nab it if you’re interested).
Storymakers
storymakersguild.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
UTAH! I’ll be at the Storymakers Conference this spring, and registration for my intensive has opened today: storymakersguild.org (expected to sell out, so nab it if you’re interested).
✨NEW! ✨ Join author & marine biologist Carrie Newell for StoryMakers as she shares the true story of KODA AND THE WHALES. Along with facts about Gray Whales, Carrie tells us all about the amazing experiences she & her dog Koda have had with these mighty creatures! 🐋👉 www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersC...
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✨NEW! ✨ Join author & marine biologist Carrie Newell for StoryMakers as she shares the true story of KODA AND THE WHALES. Along with facts about Gray Whales, Carrie tells us all about the amazing experiences she & her dog Koda have had with these mighty creatures! 🐋👉 www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersC...
This makes me so sad - in part selfishly, because this would be a great program for me; but also because I have so many great friends and colleagues in the US. I hope things will change soon.
Meanwhile: if you are alreay *in* the US - apply for the Storymakers Program!
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Meanwhile: if you are alreay *in* the US - apply for the Storymakers Program!
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January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
This makes me so sad - in part selfishly, because this would be a great program for me; but also because I have so many great friends and colleagues in the US. I hope things will change soon.
Meanwhile: if you are alreay *in* the US - apply for the Storymakers Program!
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Meanwhile: if you are alreay *in* the US - apply for the Storymakers Program!
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I've had in my calendar a note to apply to the Wrigley Institute "Storymakers Program" - I have friends who have done it and recommend it fervently. But: I just won't travel to the US right now; it's neither safe to go nor ethical to support the regime. dornsife.usc.edu/wri...
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Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
dornsife.usc.edu
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I've had in my calendar a note to apply to the Wrigley Institute "Storymakers Program" - I have friends who have done it and recommend it fervently. But: I just won't travel to the US right now; it's neither safe to go nor ethical to support the regime. dornsife.usc.edu/wri...
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✨NEW EPISODE!✨ Join middle-grade author @nwestmoss.bsky.social on StoryMakers for a look at her new must-read novel, BIRDY. Learn about West's connection to the places & characters in the book, the delights of thrift-stores, & all about nicknames!
🍿Watch here: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersW...
🍿Watch here: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersW...
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✨NEW EPISODE!✨ Join middle-grade author @nwestmoss.bsky.social on StoryMakers for a look at her new must-read novel, BIRDY. Learn about West's connection to the places & characters in the book, the delights of thrift-stores, & all about nicknames!
🍿Watch here: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersW...
🍿Watch here: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersW...
📣COMING TOMORROW! Join middle-grade author @nwestmoss.bsky.social on StoryMakers for a look at her new must-read novel, BIRDY. Learn about West's connection to the places & characters in the book, the delights of thrift-stores, & all about nicknames!
🍿WATCH FROM 7AM ET TUESDAY JANUARY 20!
🍿WATCH FROM 7AM ET TUESDAY JANUARY 20!
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
📣COMING TOMORROW! Join middle-grade author @nwestmoss.bsky.social on StoryMakers for a look at her new must-read novel, BIRDY. Learn about West's connection to the places & characters in the book, the delights of thrift-stores, & all about nicknames!
🍿WATCH FROM 7AM ET TUESDAY JANUARY 20!
🍿WATCH FROM 7AM ET TUESDAY JANUARY 20!
Humanity today faces intensifying environmental catastrophes. Through the Wrigley Institute Storymakers program, scientists become storytellers, and academic research becomes a vision that changes the world.
Does this call to you? Check out application details and apply by Feb 1: buff.ly/XxMkSbW
Does this call to you? Check out application details and apply by Feb 1: buff.ly/XxMkSbW
Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Humanity today faces intensifying environmental catastrophes. Through the Wrigley Institute Storymakers program, scientists become storytellers, and academic research becomes a vision that changes the world.
Does this call to you? Check out application details and apply by Feb 1: buff.ly/XxMkSbW
Does this call to you? Check out application details and apply by Feb 1: buff.ly/XxMkSbW
Are you a mid-career researcher with a passion for storytelling or #SciComm? If so, you must apply to
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
dornsife.usc.edu
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Are you a mid-career researcher with a passion for storytelling or #SciComm? If so, you must apply to
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
the @uscwrigley.usc.edu Storymakers program! This event is the professional equivalent of a yoga retreat - introspective and transformative. Apps close Feb 1st - dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
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🐱 KidLit TV on IG: www.instagram.com/kidlittv/
📚 StoryMakers Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
✍️ Ready Set Draw! Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🗣️ Read Out Loud Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
❤️ Diverse Book Lists:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🐱 KidLit TV on IG: www.instagram.com/kidlittv/
📚 StoryMakers Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
✍️ Ready Set Draw! Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🗣️ Read Out Loud Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
❤️ Diverse Book Lists:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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🐱 KidLit TV on IG: www.instagram.com/kidlittv/
📚 StoryMakers Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
✍️ Ready Set Draw! Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🗣️ Read Out Loud Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
❤️ Diverse Book Lists:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🐱 KidLit TV on IG: www.instagram.com/kidlittv/
📚 StoryMakers Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
✍️ Ready Set Draw! Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
🗣️ Read Out Loud Episodes:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
❤️ Diverse Book Lists:
www.instagram.com/stories/high...
Vernon Morris is a giant in the field and one of the fellows in our inaugural Storymakers cohort back in 2022. I introduced him to the group back then as "the person who cracks the door open and then holds it for the folks coming after him" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Vernon Morris is a giant in the field and one of the fellows in our inaugural Storymakers cohort back in 2022. I introduced him to the group back then as "the person who cracks the door open and then holds it for the folks coming after him" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
👀 Looking for links to each of our YouTube playlists? Here you go! 🥰
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
#kidlit
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
#kidlit
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
👀 Looking for links to each of our YouTube playlists? Here you go! 🥰
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
#kidlit
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
#kidlit
📚For those educators & librarians looking for links to our YouTube playlists - here you go! 🥰
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
📚For those educators & librarians looking for links to our YouTube playlists - here you go! 🥰
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
Read Out Loud: bit.ly/ReadOutLoudP...
Ready Set Draw!: bit.ly/ReadySetDraw...
StoryMakers: bit.ly/StoryMakersP...
MORE KidLit TV Shows: bit.ly/MOREKidLitTV...
Book Trailers: bit.ly/KidLitTVBook...
Same for me! (Waves hello from the 2023 Storymakers cohort 👋) - I wish one day we can have a reunion across all the cohorts, because the post-event support network has been SO vital to sustaining everyone’s storytelling momentum.
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Same for me! (Waves hello from the 2023 Storymakers cohort 👋) - I wish one day we can have a reunion across all the cohorts, because the post-event support network has been SO vital to sustaining everyone’s storytelling momentum.
🎄✨ Did you know the magical poem, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is over 200 years old? Join Rocco & publisher Pamela McColl on a special holiday edition of StoryMakers. Learn about rhyming words & the story behind this Christmas classic: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersP...
#ChristmasEve #kidlit
#ChristmasEve #kidlit
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🎄✨ Did you know the magical poem, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is over 200 years old? Join Rocco & publisher Pamela McColl on a special holiday edition of StoryMakers. Learn about rhyming words & the story behind this Christmas classic: www.kidlit.tv/StoryMakersP...
#ChristmasEve #kidlit
#ChristmasEve #kidlit