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Kim Pfennigwerth @kpfennigwerth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

OMG! Thank you SO MUCH for this week! I am so thrilled to have won a critique!! #KidlitZombieWeek rocks! Or maybe I should say - I really dig #KidlitZombieWeek!!

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Santi Casares @santiagocasares.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thank you so much, zombie brain trust! #KidLitZombieWeek

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Megan Whitaker @meganewhitaker.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Thank you! Excited to have found a new life for that mss! Now to revise 👍

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Olga Smith @olgasmithart.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is so exciting! My manuscript might be coming back from the dead! Thank you so much Kidlit Zombie Week Team!

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Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Woohoo! Congratulations! 🎉

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Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Congratulations to the #KidlitZombieWeek winners!

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's time for my favorite part of #KidlitZombieWeek! I can't wait to dig into these manuscripts.🪦📖 Let the reading celebration begin!🧟‍♀️🧟🥳 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Congratulations to our #KidlitZombieWeek 2026 winners! @santiagocasares.bsky.social, @olgasmithart.bsky.social and @meganewhitaker.bsky.social. Submission instructions have been emailed. We're losing our minds excited to read your manuscripts! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I'm thrilled to be a pledge prize winner! Thank you @nmillerillo.bsky.social for donating a signed copy of your book, SUN, MOON, AND STAR: A Folktale from Korea. And thank you to all the hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek ! I'm continuing to dig up more of my old manuscripts. I'm inspired!

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Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congratulations to pledge prize winners of #KidlitZombieWeek!

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Yay Lisa!!! Congratulations!!!

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Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thanks, Danielle for hosting! I just saw your email, so excited!

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Yay!! Amy Nielsen is the BEST Janet! Excited for you!

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Janet Frenck Sheets @janetfrencksheets.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thank you so much for doing this! All the #kidlitzombieweek co-hosts and prize donors have been so generous with their time and knowledge. I am thrilled to be paired with Amy Nielsen. Her essay about overly "classic" picture book manuscripts was thought-provoking.

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Let's hear it for the #KidlitZombieWeek pledge winners! First: You showed up for yourself. Second: You walked away with a great prize. That's what we call a... Win, WIN!!🎉 Woot, WOOT!!!🥳 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I am having so much fun contacting prize winners! Congratulations to all of our Kidlit Zombie Week pledge winners! Keep writing those stories and bringing those “dead” manuscripts to life! 🧟 #kidlit

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Publishing news is quiet on the weekends…but not for our 40 pledge prize winners!! This weekend we will be contacting pledge prize winners and connecting them to their donors! Congratulations to all! 🧟 #kidlit #KidlitZombieWeek (Pitch prize winners are still being solidified—Those results to come!)

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Michael Jackson Thriller Zombie Dance

Alt: Michael Jackson Thriller Zombie Dance

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Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I am thrilled that I got to catch up with my wonderful agent today! She’s the best! 😊 After talking with her (and from #KidlitZombieWeek) I feel more inspired and am excited to reunite with some of my older manuscripts (and new ones too)!

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Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Make sure to add this to your wish lists! I am so excited for Danielle!

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Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

All of your pitches are amazing! I want to read all of your stories! It’s almost impossible to select winners! #KidlitZombieWeek

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Posts like these absolutely get me. 🥲🥹 Thank you Rebecca!!

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#KidlitZombieWeek Host pitch pick hint: I love a great SEL story that feels like an actual story with the emotional difference not being the thing that changes about the character. Can't wait to see if my favorite of these makes it through! #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

When your little guy decides he's going to tackle his first chapter book by himself...and that he'd rather do that than play on the phone while waiting for an event to begin.😁 #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 15/01/2026

!!!! I emerge from my winter hibernation to yell like a blue jay about the fact that WE GOT A KIRKUS STAR!!! "Plum supplies vibrant gouache compositions that strike the right balance between scientific verisimilitude and sprightly child appeal." I could be normal and chill about this but AHHH

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Leigh Anne Carter @lacarterbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Dropped by my library to see Yeti Is Not Ready for School! I couldn’t stop smiling when I went to browse for more books. #kidlit #kidlitart

Shelves of books that have been request for pickup. I’m sliding Yeti Is Not Ready for School off the shelf.

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Need some fresh eyes on that manuscript this summer? There's still time to enter my critique giveaway. #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #Anxiety

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Bonnie Kelso @bonniekelso.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

DoodleChat with special guest Joyce Uglow, author of STUCK! THE STORY OF LA BREA TAR PITS. Draw along with us as we doodle some bones and chat about the size of a saber-toothed cat's jaw bone, why tar pit bones are brown, and a special Columbian mammoth named Zed. #teachers #drawalong #parents

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Making poems at the Hiouchi Welcome Center in Northern CA, Redwoods National Park.. "Silent wild" is my own. The others are my daughters'. #hiouchihaiku @RedwoodNPS

Play in glowing light
Ponder the beauty of birds
Peace is in the breeze

The clouds spin
The trees grow
The earth sings
I wander there

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Tielmour Press @tielmourpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! If you ever feel discouraged, where doing something feels like it has no impact, or it feels insignificant... It might be just a drop of water in an endless ocean, but what is an ocean if not a multitude of drops? Wouldn't it be great if everyday was Earth Day? #earthday

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Rebecca Gardyn Levington @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I am SO excited to share the AMAZINGLY ADORABLE cover for my board book, UNICORN SURPRISE!, ill. by Teresa Bellon. Avail from Highlights Press on 9/1/26! This is the follow up to DINOSAUR SURPRISE! & also has felt flaps and a mirror for "Baby-Corn" to wave "hi!"🥰

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Psst, did you hear? #KidlitZombieWeek might be over but the posts live on. In fact, you can relive the last 6 seasons of amazing posts any time you have a hankering for some helpful inspiration. Check it out: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WrtingCommunity #KidLitArt

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KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Check out two of @kidlitcollective.bsky.social's favorite #books featuring turtles on this...World Turtle Day! @charlottewatson.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #MG #picturebook #booksky

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Carren Jao @carrenjao.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

A PSA from the folks at #AmWriting. Check your copyrights, especially if you're looking at all these #AI lawsuits. Thank you, Jessica Lahey, Sarina Bowen, and @kjda.bsky.social Btw, a PSA to Copyright your works, or check if your publisher has! amwriting.substack.com/p/publishing...

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Publishing Nerd Corner: Your Copyright and the Anthropic Settlement

Sarina updates us on the class action suit, explains your copyright, and offers advice on protecting your work

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Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

beckywalkerbooks.com/2025/08/11/t... Did you know that Christina Shawn worked for the Nat'l Park Service at Theodore Roosevelt’s house on Long Island? More fab facts in my TAKE5 Interview! Giveaway: An AMA Zoom with Christina! To enter: Like Comment Follow @christinashawn.bsky.social #booksky

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TAKE 5 with CHRISTINA SHAWN

Families grow and change, but what if you aren’t ready to welcome in a new parent, puppy, or baby sister? Change can be scary. But even a full heart has room to grow. At turns hilarious and heartwa…

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Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Aww! Manuscript's first steps with their new legs under them. Come on, #KidlitZombieWeek peeps! I know you have proud story Mom pics of that freshly revised little bundle of words.🧟‍♀️🧟 (Does my heart good!❤️‍🩹) #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Dazed Cartoon Zombie Animation

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Is that plan of attack going strong? The #KidlitZombieWeek event posts are still available to dig into. Keep the excitement, inspiration, and revisions alive all year long over at: sites.google.com/view/kidlit-... #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Kidlit Zombie Week - Events

#KidLitZombieWeek 2026 Events

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We hope this week of posts and discussions have helped loosen the death grip on your manuscript. But don't stop now! Keep driving toward that story's heart. And keep an eye out here for more about this year's winners. #KidlitZombieWeek #WriterSky #KidLit #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt

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Marcie Colleen @marciecolleen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🔦There’s nothing better than spooky stories at a sleepover! But Bentley’s favorite tale takes a not-so-spooky twist—what did Hoot do this time? 👻 #kidscomics #timebuddies #comics

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD @drenderturmaud.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Prizes are going to be to die for!!! 😉 So excited begin the prize fun! We will be in touch over the next couple of weeks so watch those emails closely #kidlit friends!

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Judith Valdés B. @judithvaldesb.bsky.social · 02/05/2024

Honored that "An Ofrenda for Perro" has been voted one of The Best Children's Books of 2023! Illustrated by Carlos VelezA and published by Little Bee Books. #bankstreetcollegeofeducation #bestbooksoftheyear #educators #librarians

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 17/02/2026

friends, colleagues, help a guy out: if I want to do a launch party for my debut picture book, is it better to do that on publication day? the following weekend? During the day? In the evening? Does this change if I am only the illustrator and not the author?? am I overthinking this?? HELP

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Julian Plum @julianplum.com · 01/03/2026

I don't want to prophesy doom. We can grow them back, and also there is a staggering amount of biodiversity dependent on growth networks and relationships in an old-growth forest that take time and effort to replicate and we are still working to understand them all.

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