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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Looking for books to celebrate #PrideMonth? Check @allenwriteswell.bsky.social and Dia Valle's IT’S PRIDE BABY! This picture book follows a family going to Pride and teaches kids to be unapologetically themselves 🏳️‍🌈 Visit our LGBTQIA+ Voices Resource Center: tinyurl.com/2s3enxhr #edusky #newbooks

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 01/10/2025

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction and the Pat Holt Prize for Critical Arts Writing, Allen R. Wells (@allenwriteswell.bsky.social) and Tausif Noor! 🎉 #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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DeAndra Hodge | Illustrator and Designer @deandrahodge.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Episode 121 of The Adventures in Learning Podcast is out now on all major platforms! 🚀✨ In this episode, @drdianeadventures.bsky.social talks to @allenwriteswell.bsky.social and I about our picture book Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark.

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Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor @drdianeadventures.com · 12/02/2025

I was honored to share space with @deandrahodge.bsky.social and @allenwriteswell.bsky.social this week! Check out the podcast!

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PeeCee @thatpaulachase.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I am loving the synergy of this year's spotlights. @allenwriteswell.bsky.social Dante Plays His Blues was illustrated by fellow spotlight Shemar Knight-Justice. We are really out here winning!

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The CAT Agency @thecatagency.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We're thrilled to celebrate the book birthday for new picture book YVONNE CLARK AND HER ENGINEERING SPARK, written by @allenwriteswell.bsky.social and illustrated by @deandrahodge.bsky.social!

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Andrea Wang @andreaywang.bsky.social · 05/03/2024

It's SUMMER AT SQUEE's book birthday! I'm so excited to share this MG with readers! Get ready for summer camp hijinks & heartfelt convos with Phoenny & her Squad! Huge thanks to Joanna Cárdenas, Kokila Books, PRH, and @agentemurph.bsky.social for believing in this book. Launch event info below! 🎉

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VICKI JOHNSON 🏳️‍🌈 @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

One week from today I’ll be talking about picture book joy with these wonderful creators. See you in Boston! 🏳️‍🌈 @leslea.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social @ericrosswood.bsky.social @mwduff.bsky.social @allenwriteswell.bsky.social #littlebeebooks #glaad #ncte24 #MollysTuxedo #kidlit

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Eric Rosswood (He/Him) @ericrosswood.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Who else is going to NCTE? I’ll be on this panel with other fab #kidlit authors. Would love to see you there! @jbradley.bsky.social @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social @leslea.bsky.social @allenwriteswell.bsky.social @mwduff.bsky.social

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Anne Appert (they/them) @anneappert.bsky.social · 09/06/2024

#IllustratePride day 7: #drag and #magic. Don’t forget to tag us in your art! IT'S PRIDE, BABY by @allenwriteswell.bsky.social and Dia Valle is all 🌈! And LOVE MAKES A FAMILY by @sophiebeerdraws.bsky.social is classic. #supportqueerbooks #queerkidlit #drawingchallenge @adriakarlsson.bsky.social

Graphic with two illustrations on a rainbow background. Illustration on the left shows two kids putting on a magic show. Illustration on the right is two adults, one with purple hair and leotard and the other with pink hair in a long flowing dress walking together. Text on the image reads drag + magic and #illustratepride June 7th

Graphic of a photo of two picture books on a rainbow background. The book on the left is called It’s pride baby! By Allen r. Wells and dia valle. It shows a couple, one carrying a child on their shoulders and the child is waving a progress flag. The book on the right is love makes a family by Sophie beer and shows different people doing activities like riding a bike as well as rainbow colored confetti like designs.

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Judy Bradbury #KidlitAuthor @judybradbury.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

DANTE PLAYS HIS BLUES by @allenwriteswell.bsky.social and illus by Shamar Knight-Justice follows a young boy learning to play the blues with his uncles to manage his sadness and turn his “blues into his muse.” Grades 2-4.

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Here's the list of the 2024 #PBParty contest agents, editors & art directors. Wahooooo! You might want to sit down before reading this--it's mind-blowing. I can't wait to see all the magical matches that will happen this year! Good luck. ✨✨✨✨ mindyalyseweiss.com/2024-pbparty...

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2024 PBParty Agents, Editors & Art Directors! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland

Here's the list of the amazing agents, editors and art directors participating in the 2024 PBParty Contest. Wahooooooo!

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Save the date! The 2024 #PBParty contest announcement will go up next week, but I want to make sure you have time to prepare. This is for unagented picture book writers & author/illustrators. I just finished inviting agents & editors--and we have 44 participating already. Wahooooooo!

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