Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialKathy Palm @kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026undertakerbooks.com 052
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialKidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade book, WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES IN by @jengelmattern.bsky.social (Jolly Fish Press) out Sept. 29. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2026/09/the-... (+ more ways to win) 173
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialJenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Only 10 more days to preorder Where the Light Shines In!! Available everywhere books are sold or follow this link for signed copies. factandfictionbooks.com/book/s978163... 1106
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialBonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 16/09/2026My takeaway from tonight's chat: all this is hard, but we do it anyway. I like that about us. :-) See you next time. #kidlitchat 2121
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialKathy Palm @kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Meet Will from Within the Black, Book 2 of The Nowhere Series from Undertaker Books. Middle grade horror that deals with grief and anger and family and friends. 📚🩸 042
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Tonight's finally here!!! #kidlit author extraordinaire @tphillipswriter.bsky.social KEVIN IS A CACTUS: THE SEVEN RULES OF COMEDY online at 4pmPST !! #writing #comedy #writingcommunity 020
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026@jengelmattern.bsky.social on tour wootwooooot 👏👏👏 131
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Gaaaahhhh this is SO GREAT!!! Enhance your funniness with @tphillipswriter.bsky.social #kidlit #writingcommunity #writing #scbwi 030
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialJenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“If there’s one thing my 13 years of life have taught me, it’s that having parents who love you doesn’t erase the somebody else who brought you into the world” —Gloria Gibson, MC from Where the Light Shines In. Releasing 9.29.26. Just dropped: Audiobook sample!! ⬇️ rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...rbmediaglobal.comRBmedia | Where The Light Shines InListen to the audiobook Where The Light Shines In, written by Jenny Mattern, narrated by Cat Protano. 1135
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 28/08/2026So great, deserves a share again, all these four months later 010
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialGreg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Tuesday and #kidlitchat go together like <insert comparison>! Join us at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific/<other time zone, ideally interesting> today here on <social network> and chat for an hour with your #kidlit friends. <pithy comment>! Looking forward to seeing you… <note to self: fill in template!!!> 0107
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialAlison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If, as adults, we're not demonstrating that reading is an enjoyable and worthwhile activity, how can we expect kids to want to engage in it, too? How can they learn to love reading if it's a chore or torturous assignment fought over or rushed through to get to something else? Get caught reading. 2219
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialEric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Cover reveal days are such fun, huge days for authors. But you know who they can also be huge for? The illustrators. Don’t forget to credit them. Cover reveals always blow up outside of an author’s bubble, and someone who sees it could be that artist’s next gig. ❤️ 6435129
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialAlison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If you're looking for professional help on your kidlit or YA project, I have openings. Need eyeballs on your query letter? I can do that, too. Check out my services here: www.alisonweisseditorial.com/services I'm happy to answer any questions.alisonweisseditorial.comFor Authors — Alison Weiss EditorialFor Authors 1109
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Here's something nice: A NARROW DOOR for just 99p on Kindle UK for the whole of August! www.amazon.co.uk/Narrow-Door-...amazon.co.ukA Narrow Door: The electric psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller eBook : Harris, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle StoreA Narrow Door: The electric psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller eBook : Harris, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 23819
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialBonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 29/07/2026TOPIC: #kidlitchat is 17 this month! Which is . . . REALLY OLD in social media years! How do you use milestones to shape your characters? How do all the "firsts," the annual celebrations, and the rites of passage provide opportunities to define character? 0113
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The biggest wootwoot to #kidlitchat 🏆 ❤️ 150
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 27/07/2026VOTE @etraintalks.bsky.social or go home 🏆 📖 📚 110
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialE Train Talks Books @etraintalks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026E Train Talks is nominated as a Sacramento Favorite Youth Development Program & Nonprofit Organization! I'd be honored to receive your vote. Here’s how: Go to: votesacramento.com Category: Education Sub-Category: Youth Development Program Click: E Train Talks Click: Submit Your Ballot Click: Done!votesacramento.comChoose the Best!Your opinion counts 021
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialAlison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Have pressing publishing questions? Come #AskKidLit If you'd rather DM, just let me know.static.klipy.comConfused Cartoon Bear with Question MarkALT: Confused Cartoon Bear with Question Mark 142
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialDiana Delosh - illustrator @dtdelosh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I think Stan Yan's, GN, The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang would make a good cartoon series. #kidlitchat @zombicatures.bsky.social 141
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialMel Cordan (she/her) @melcordan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026In the fall I plan to send out promotional art, & I’m reworking a part of my portfolio for it. But I’m not sure what is the best method for book illustrators these days. Snail mail postcards? Emails? Social media? And which social media? Where are AD’s & Editors spending their time? #kidlit 161
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialKathy Palm @kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Had a wonderful time yesterday at Barnes & Noble in Schererville, IN talking to horror fans! Loved rambly/talking about The Nowhere Series! Hopefully those who bought INTO THE GRAY will enjoy their trips to Nowhere and want to return. 1111
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Twisty thriller alert ⚠️ THIS GIRL'S A KILLER by @emmacwellsbooks.bsky.social spied in the wild today at @booksinc.bsky.social in Laurel Village, San Francisco 🥳 120
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialAnn Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 02/07/2026This is so purrrrfect! 🩷🩷 081
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialMel Cordan (she/her) @melcordan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026For #kidlitartpostcard I wanted to take a sec and announce my new agency, Marsal Lyon Literary! I still have the same agent, @annmrose.bsky.social so give her a ping! I am working on some new books, portfolio pieces and just uber excited to share them with you. melaniecordan.com #melArt🔥 #kidlit 0393
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Wow, congratulations @poetnikki.bsky.social 010
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialStan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I'm happy to announce that THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG has made the finals! Thanks to all of you who voted for me, and thank you in advance for all of you who vote for me in this round! 9277
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialMel Cordan (she/her) @melcordan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Current illustration flex: I designed some characters for a YA gn. Then it was suggested that the book's voice feels more MG. Mel, can you make the characters younger and the design feel more MG? Why yes. Yes, I can. 041
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialStan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Enjoy a Peter Cadaver Classic while I tackle some publishing deadlines. A continuation from last week's storyline. #PeterCadaver #KidLitSundayScaries 4125
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The talented @mayaplim.bsky.social is amazing and I love to see this!! @billeisele.bsky.social thanks for sharing 020
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Wow, congratulations @etraintalks.bsky.social 👏👏👏 110
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialStan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Mine on red heather 384
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialDor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Eros & Psyche x Cinder x Warcross Tormented by screams in her mind, a fiery teenage orphan must free her sister and a charismatic cyborg from a tech company's deadly Underworld game before the myth-obsessed CEO programs him to destroy her. #YA #scifi #amquerying #kidlit #mythology #dystopian 🤖🏹💘 0101
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 14/05/2026A perfect description from @paulbae.bsky.social No notes 🏆 000
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialAlison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I will never get over the joy of working with creators on great projects and seeing their vision come to life. Nor will it ever get old to see a kiddo's eyes light up as they talk about a book they love or find their next great adventure. 091
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialDor Cosby Atkinson is querying! @atkinsondor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I want to give a big shout out to the generous agent who gave me all kinds of actionable feedback on my pages. Query Tracker doesn't allow messages after a query is settled, which is logical, though I very much wanted to thank this agent for her time. I hope this "thank you" will reach her! 🏹🪶🌼 071
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialStan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Thanks to amazing author, Rebecca Bendheim for the kind Goodreads review! I would be grateful if any of you who’ve read my book would help me by copying your Goodreads reviews to Amazon too! Only 9 more reviews to get to 50. Simon Kids @thetobiasagency 171
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 13/05/2026We are SO excited for this here! Wootwoot for @jowhittemore.bsky.social 💫 000
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I love @alioop7.bsky.social 's generous #kidlit sessions! 030
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Wow, this look amazing! #picturebooks #kidlit ##writingcommunity #pbwriter #illustrators 050
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialJenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social · 27/04/2026✨ Pretty sure messages like this will never stop being exciting! ✨ #mglit #bookposse 4227
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialGreg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Well, it is a Tuesday so we're going to plan for #kidlitchat here on Bluesky at 9PM Eastern/6PM Pacific. I hope we see you here then. 084
Reposted by @amynelder.bsky.socialStan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Thanks to #IWantMoreComics! for hosting Eugenia’s fated 4/4 birthday at their store this past Saturday! Thanks to all the folks who came out Easter Eve! Thanks to my bestie, @kazwindness for documenting! 253
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Love this sooooo much @jengelmattern.bsky.social 👏 👏 👏 "Where The Light Shines In is available to pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org and North Star Editions, but first, here’s what Jenny had to say about her cover!" 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟bookshop.orgBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 221
amynelder.bsky.social @amynelder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Gorgeous mysteries and love this song, too -- all in all, wish I could stroll these aisles right now 020
