@sjwritesforkids

📚 #kidlit #poet and writer of board books, picture books, #MG and #YA ✏️ mom x4 #12x12 #SCBWI #writingcommunity #ISWG #Storymakers #AuthorsGuild #ANWA

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I'm VAGUE for real now, #kidlit friends!! I'll share an update in about two weeks. 😭in the best way. In the meantime, what do you think about weird picture books? I'm a huge fan! stephaniewritesforkids.com/2…

Joyfully, Purposefully Weird Kidlit - How to Write Better Books - Stephanie Writes for Kids

Picture books are better when they’re oddly specific in a productive, story-enhancing way. What does that mean, and how can a writer do it? “Simple books [are] for simple humans, and kids are not...

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Apparently my work meeting is unnecessary because my 5 year old has handled it! Lol. Love finding things like this in my notebooks and on my legal pads. #WritingCommunity #SCBWI #Kidlit
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Bri Lawyer@LawyerBriOct 23
Sign up today and there is a very VERY high likelihood I will critique your manuscript in this workshop!
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Enter on our website. Link in bio. Good luck! 🍀 #WritingCommmunity #writingforchildren #picturebookauthor
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A sequel for 🎄How the Grinch Stole Christmas?! 🎄 So many great-looking reads on this list. penguinrandomhouse.com/the-r…
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We've all been there!
Lizzie Brooks@_Lizzie_Brooks_Oct 13
Who else is crushing their writerly goals?! 😜Keep it up! ⭐️ And if all else fails, just edit your previous goals. ✍️👀🤣 #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writerslife #amquerying
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Great round-up of new Halloween board and picture books! #kidlit youtube.com/watch?v=aHjatGFC…

Preview 2026 NEW Halloween Picture Books

https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/preview-2026-new-halloween-pict...

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I may miss out on the 🍂#FallWritingFrenzy contest🍁this year, as it's for only unagented writers. 🙁 I'd be sad, but it would be offset by wonderful news. Things are happening, I think. Seasons shift. Also starting my Verge year with @TheWritingBarn on October 1st! #kidlit
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One of my favorite perks of being an SCBWI member! Don't miss this, #kidlit friends.
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So fun. bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gd2…

I wrote a poem about my son - years later it appeared on his exam

Emily Cullen says she couldn't believe it when her son told her about the poem, which she had written seven years earlier.

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Want the inside scoop on picture book agents? Join Brian's email list! #PBspotlight
Brian Gehrlein 😈@BrianGehrleinJun 5
⭐️NEW PICTURE BOOK SPOTLIGHT⭐️ Agent Spotlight & GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY w/ @LAduskevich of Martin-Newens Literary Management PB manuscript critique is up for grabs! 🤩 Giveaway ends 6/12 pbspotlight.com/single-post/… #PBSpotlight #kidlit #amquerying
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The Fan brothers' most recent book announcement... a book titled "The Clockwork Menagerie" to be published next spring. I'm already looking forward to it! #kidlit #reading
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Super proud & humble simultaneously. 😀Thanks for the honorable mention. #PBRisingStars thanks for loving my mental health manuscript.
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I meant humbled with a D. It's humbling.
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Super excited about this documentary. Wishbone was a great show! 📚 🐶⭐🦴📖🐾 #kidlit Https://youtu.be/o-oWwJ-PbBY…

What’s the Story, Wishbone? | Official Trailer

NOW STREAMING! Buy or rent the film today:➡️ https://www.whatsthes...

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Kids need weird picture books! 😀 lithub.com/let-the-kids-get-…

Let the Kids Get Weird: The Adult Problem With Children’s Books

Picture books must hitch a ride on the parent if a child is to get a look-in so the children’s publicity machine is tilted fully at the adults. The frontlist is built around celebrities children ha…

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Vivian Kirkfield@viviankirkfieldMar 31
#50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 PRIZE WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS And the winners are... viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/… via @viviankirkfield

#50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 PRIZE WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS

What an incredibly successful event!!! Thank you to everyone who participated…whether you entered with a story, donated one of the 67 prizes, helped judge the 677 entries, or just stopped by …

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One of the things I'm gaining from doing the applications is adding to my TBR. I love the visual MSWL mentors post on their pages. I'm checking the pages of the mentors I'm not eligible for, too, just to see what they're reading and loving. @PBRisingStars
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pen.org/report/the-normaliza… Want to know the latest? (as of October 2025)

The Normalization of Book Banning

PEN America found that 6,870 books bans were enacted during the 2024-25 school year, across 23 states and 87 public school districts.

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