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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Honored and overjoyed to be chosen as JaNay Brown-Wood’s runner up for this year’s @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship program! So excited to have a mini mentorship with JaNay to learn from her experience and work on my stories. Thank you PBRS & JaNay for this amazing opportunity! 🌟

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Productivity has fallen to near zero this week due to new puppy, but the household cuteness level has risen by 1000%. #australianlabradoodle #puppy

A small reddish Australian labradoodle sits on the grass. She has a leash with strawberries on it.

A small reddish Australian Labradoodle puppy sits on the grass with a big cupcake toy in her mouth.

A small red Australian Labradoodle puppy sits on a person’s lap, looking up at the camera.

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My writing group met about one year ago (next week) and so we did a little secret pal book exchange. I feel so fortunate to have found this talented, kind, hard-working group of writers!! 🥰 @annamariejanisse.bsky.social

A picture of five women on a Zoom call holding up the picture books they received from a book exchange.

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Added all of these wonderful books to my collection this week!! 📚 I loved browsing through every shelf in @booksofwonder.bsky.social after #scbwiNY25 was over, couldn’t help grabbing a couple more.

An array of books lay on carpet. The books include Knight Owl by Christopher Denise, Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown, The Night Market by Seina Wedlick and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, Ahoy by Sophie Blackall, Hot Dog by Doug Salati, Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, and Wilder Girls by Rory Power. A tote bag for the store Books of Wonder and one that reads SCBWI are also included.

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Just went on an exciting tour of Random House Children’s Books put on by one of their imprints, Delacorte Press. It was a fantastic experience and I was fan-girling over, well… everything. The editors who met with us were so generous in offering their time and insights! A++ way to begin #scbwiNY25

A picture of the Random House lobby with assorted furniture in the middle of the room, lined by a wall of backlit books, and a front desk

A wall of signatures and various drawings from some of the Random House Children’s Books book authors and illustrators

An illustration of two brightly colored kid characters from the book Ahoy by Sophie Blackhall, with various other sketches surrounding it

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Learned so much from @juanitalondo8o.bsky.social 's talk on Illustrating Stories Digitally: From Concept to Final Artwork! Such a polished presentation that included everything from brainstorming to color theory to adding final touches in Procreate. #scbwiSummer24 #kidlit

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

One of my favorite quotes from #scbwiSummer24 so far, on staying true to yourself through the writing process, not just writing for trends or just to publish. #scbwinotes

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Cait Bonnar (she/her) @caitbonnar.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

So excited to be venturing into the children books authors + illustrators community! Such a welcoming and fun group of people. #scbwiSummer24 #scbwiBIRD

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