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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My MG nonfiction book on the urban heat island effect has its official title now! BEAT THE HEAT: COOLING OFF CITIES IN A WARMING WORLD is coming Sept. 2027 from Orca Books! It's full of kid-friendly science & fun ways we can keep cities cool. 🌞

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My middle grade nonfiction book has a new title! Beat the Heat: Cooling off Cities in a Warming World by Alexandra Vivelo. All about the urban heat island effect for kids ages 9-12!

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

So awesome to see Hot Cities announced in PW!!! And it's in such amazing company, too 🔥

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Btw, if you are an independent bookseller/bookstore and would like to stock my YA fantasy, please DM me or @ me.

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Me e-signing the contract for my MG nonfiction book on the urban heat island effect, #HotCities! It will be a #2027debut from Orca Books.

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Rebecca Weber 🙂🐈‍⬛📰 @rweberwrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

To celebrate a month since Loophole's birthday, I'm hosting a BOOK GIVEAWAY! Win a signed paperback by liking, commenting, and reposting by midnight. And don't forget to add Loophole to your GR TBR! Thank you for your support! 🤗 www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... #kidlit #giveaway #readers

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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So happy to announce that it's PM official: under my kidlit & science writing name, I can now share that HOT CITIES, my middle-grade book on the urban heat island effect, is coming in 2027. So much love and thanks to the whole writing community & my amazing agent @laurenbieker.bsky.social 💜

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T. L. Coughlin is ✨AGENTED✨ @tlcoughlin.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So unbelievably thrilled for my dear friend!!!

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I am incredibly excited to be able to say my kids' nonfiction book on the urban heat island effect is coming in 2027 from @orcabook.bsky.social! I'm absolutely thrilled to bring to life HOT CITIES, with the Orca team and my incredible agent @laurenbieker.bsky.social! 🔥🌆🔥

Light blue box on dark blue background, the official deal report from Publishers Marketplace. Text: HOT CITIES by Alexandra Vivelo. Imprint: Orca Books. Biologist and Rhysling-nominated author Dr. Alexandra Vivelo's HOT CITIES, a solution-focused look at the urban heat island effect and eco-friendly ways we can keep our cities cool, to Kirstie Hudson while at Orca Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027, by Lauren Bieker at FinePrint Literary Management (world).
lauren@fineprintlit.com. Children's: Middle Grade Non-fiction. April 24, 2025

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

PSA that while B&N is having a preorder sale, Independent Bookstore Day & Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is coming on Apr 26! Check your indies for goodies too & pls support them! 📚 #books

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

My latest popular science nonfiction book proposal is going out on submission!

A background of a moon against the clouds, with a central image of delicate mushrooms in a mossy environment, their caps glowing golden.
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Mushrooms on the Moon: How imitating mushrooms' biological brilliance leads to new technology for a sustainable future. A popular science book, on submission. By Alexandra Vivelo, Ph.D.

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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This is my kidlit and nonfiction account! More to come soon, I promise.

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I just signed a very exciting thing! Even took a photo of me e-signing this shiny thing...that might be in the shape of a contract. Will share the full photo once I can announce what the thing is. For now, here's just my eyes smiling...a.k.a. the photo version of the 👀 emoji 😉

My forehead and eyes, with a window in the background. Hopefully you can tell I'm smiling 😅

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A new YA nonfiction book proposal is winging its way into the world. Mushrooms, meet the moon 👀🌛🍄

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Did I mention I have a 👀👀👀👀👀👀? Hope to be able to share with you all soon!!!

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I told 18 about a 👀👀👀 thing and she said, "Yay! That's only a few years away!" 😅 She was being completely unironic; she's familiar with the pace of publishing. And it IS a huge yay! And only 18 months away akshully. 💜

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Handle changed! New @, same me. Why the pen name change? Because I'll be writing kidlit under the same name my dissertation was published under, for reasons I hope to be able to share with you soon 👀

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Working on a very cool outline-shaped thing today!

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T. L. Coughlin is ✨AGENTED✨ @tlcoughlin.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Come one, come all!🔥🎪🧶 An Imperial China X Ancient Rome YA Fantasy ft. - A multiracial, morally grey con artist - A competition of circuses - A collector of goddess-gifted humans - A hooded, brooding stranger - & Fate being an absolute B**** #Vague #BIPOC #OWN

Background Moodboard: A box of vials, an acrobat dangling from red fabric, a red Chinese lantern, a girl with gilded gold and a black lace shirt with bright red lips, red thread, a silhouette of an empress, the coliseum, a dandelion on fire, and an ancient stone doorway with a red and gold curtain in front.

Snippet from SWINDLED by T. L. Coughlin

Fate is a hedonist who thrives on taking more than she is owed. And love? Love is her intolerable younger sister.

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

An editor's guide to my on-sub chapter book, GIGGLE SOUP!

Image of chimney witches in the background. Text: An editor's guide to GIGGLE SOUP, a magical chapter book by Soleil Romanelli

Image of vegetables. Text: Pitch. When 9-year-old Luna and her 6-year-old brother Henry visit their Aunt Trudy, they’re in for a surprise: strange voices are coming from the chimney, saying nonsense. Aunt Trudy groans that she must have an infestation of chimney witches. When she tries to drive away the witches with a broom handle, they snatch her and she disappears up the chimney. Left alone, the children get help from Aunt Trudy’s neighbor, Mrs. Richmond, who says the only way to get rid of chimney witches is by making a pot of giggle soup. The children must make giggle soup—and survive some hilarious soup mishaps—to rescue their beloved Aunt Trudy.

Image of a bowl of soup. Text: Chimney witches don't: Wait for an invitation, Wear shoes, Enter through the front door. Do: Speak in rhyming slang, Move into your chimney, Steal your favorite aunt, Appreciate your soup

Image of vegetables. Text: “What did you do with our Aunt Trudy?” Henry demanded.
“Suspicious snoop!” the witch with the purple shawl said.
“Thank you,” Mrs. Richmond said. Aside to the children, she explained, “She means ‘delicious soup.’”
Reach out: Rep: Lauren Bieker, FinePrint Literary. https://fineprintlit.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

"Memory can be such a burden if you're immortal." Huge thanks to @danaiwrites.bsky.social for sharing your insight and your glorious writing with us this morning! Such a fun discussion! If you're reading along with us this week, check out more of Danai's work: #sffh #shortfiction

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ABOUT – Danai Christopoulou author

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

I love Dana'is writing & subject matter. This was a treat! @danaiwrites.bsky.social

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,588,161!

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

I've had my very first-ever picture book idea. I have absolute admiration for PB authors and suspect I have quite a learning curve ahead of me if I want to embark on writing one--but this idea seems fun so I might give it a shot!

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

Yesterday, 8 new subscribers joined the Hive! 🐝 Let’s see if we can get into the double digits today in support of weird, wondrous, and whimsical short fiction from international authors! 🧡

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Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

A Canadian #kidlit and #YABook Community starter pack created by @debbieohi.com bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

My chapter book GIGGLE SOUP is now officially on sub! A couple of unique chimney witches are on their way into the world. 🧹🍲

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Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

Are you a @sfwa.bsky.social member who likes to write or read MG/YA? Come join us for a zoom hangout in 2 hours! events.sfwa.org/events/sfwa-...

events.sfwa.org

SFWA Middle-Grade and YA Writers Meet-up - Nebula Awards Conference Online

Passcode: 233600

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

My chapter book GIGGLE SOUP is now officially on sub! A couple of unique chimney witches are on their way into the world. 🧹🍲

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Hello to all the new (or returning) #kidlit & #kidlitart folks! We're working to try to get the community more active, but also, it helps if everyone tries a bit to interact with one another! BlueSky likes interactions - you have to say something to get something back! Here's some tips to help:

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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

🎉Are you excited about Pride Month being just around the corner? We know we are! 📚We're picking up some books that will help us reach our goal of reading with pride this summer (and all year round)! Want a full reading list? Here's a 🔗 for more: bit.ly/4dVio7u

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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

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Kelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

I forget if I’ve put this here yet, but here’s a little thing I posted on Twitter a while back to show people how I used to make sketchbooks out of stuff I dug out of people’s recycling bins when I was I was a fresh art school grad with no job and no money. It’s fun and kept the misery at bay.

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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

For anyone who needs it: You are doing so much good in the world and probably don't even realize most of it. Keep going, keep being you, keep your heart open, and above all, know that it is indeed all for something.

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

A reminder this story about Buddhism in space... is up on my Kofi. ko-fi.com/post/Light-L...

ko-fi.com

Light Like Silk

Joyce Chng published a post on Ko-fi

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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

Thrilled to say I'm about to be an on-sub thriller author! (Choose to believe the pun is intended or not, depending which one will make you crazier 🤣) #TheMapToBelladonna is a contemporary serial killer thriller and the twists are 🔥 and heading to editor inboxes next week 👀

Image of a dark-haired woman under the header The Map to Belladonna. Shows tropes:
A data analyst with (serial) killer statistics
A revealing memoir
A past doomed to repeat
A dead sister with buried secrets
A cross-border chase
A trail of sites where passion meets death
By A.J. Van Belle

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

My chapter book GIGGLE SOUP will go on sub next week! I'm really happy about this. It's a book that was a long time in the making, and it's close to my heart.

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Rachel Gozhansky Illustration @rachelgozhansky.bsky.social · 19/05/2024

I’m an illustrator/writer looking for representation and open to new projects: PBs, chapter and middle grade interiors/covers, magazines and board games. Attracted to #nature, #landscapes, #animals, magic, fantasy, athleticism, textures and details. rachelillustration.com #kidlitart

Black and gray illustration of a beaver riding his new invention—a bike boat—through the forest to the lake.

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Tiger Tales @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

"Ayla shows young readers how creativity and commitment can create hope and change" in THE OCEAN GARDENER "based on the work of marine biologist Chloé Pozas detailed in the afterword" www.bayviews.org/review/ocean...

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 17/05/2024

My cover artist @onegemini.com wants to take his family on a trip, so go pay him to make you art! www.onegemini.com

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Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

📚👍Happy #NationalLoveATreeDay! 🌳 Here's a throwback review I did for one of my favorite #picturebooks about a tree: LITTLE TREE by Loren Long What's one of your favorite picture books about trees? #PhilomelBooks #WhatToRead #bookreview www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...

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Alexandra Vivelo, Kidlit Author @alexandravivelo.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Hi everyone! I'm an author about to go on submission with my first chapter book series. Stoked to meet more kidlit creators! ✏️📚✍️ I also write for adults and teens as @ajvanbelle.bsky.social, so if we're friends on that account, I'd love to follow you here too!

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AJ Van Belle (they/them) @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 14/05/2024

Danai is not kidding, it's a real thing... In our co-written YA fantasy, #CursedTheDeer

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