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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you everyone who participated in #DVparty this week! See you all TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 at #DVPit!! Marginalized creators with completed unagented work come pitch your projects to literary agents and editors from 8AM - 8PM Eastern Time!!

#DVpit 2026
unagented marginalized creators can pitch their unpublished project in 300 characters on bluesky to participating literary agents & editors
Wednesday September 30th 2026
8:00AM - 8:00PM ET
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info & rules

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#KidLitChat I'm a day late, but chiming in today. I have some great creative partners. I find consistently that those who point out where I can improve, while also showing delight over areas I do well, or that they love, energize me for further revision.

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Nimblewitlit Mag @nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy #LitMagWeek! For this week only, print editions of both Nimbkewitlit issues are on sale for only $8! @clmporg.bsky.social www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRMJKTN...

Nimblewitlit Issues (2 book series)
Paperback Edition
Cover of Nimblewitlit Magazine Issue 1: Taking a Stand
Cover of Nimblewitlit Magazine Issue 2: Trustworthy
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH A YOUNG AUDIENCE

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm four weeks out from a hysterectomy. And the thing that I'm most frustrated by is how *quicky* my energy is used up. The bone-tired exhaustion from what feels to me like it should be simple. I know I'm not on here as often right now. But I'm rebuilding strength the best I can. In the long run...

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hurricane Helene 2 years ago our area had it's hundred-year flood. Our wonderfully wooded backyard suddenly turned into a threat. The creek that crawled at the bottom of a twelve plus foot ditch, broke the bank. We ended up running for the neighbor's house mid-storm, to get away from falling trees.

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When the Hundred-Year Flood Hits Home by Christiana Doucette - Rattle: Poetry

There is a gapping in the chest when the water outside pours indoors. A continental shift shuts down the panic that will only drown me.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Friday I had a hysterectomy. I spent about two days mostly napping. And now I’m sending out the poetry submissions I prepped last week before surgery. And getting up to take short laps of the house every little while so I don’t lose strength.

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don't regret leaving Muskland, but one thing I used to get over on X is work opportunities. Not so much over here. SO, if you or someone you know might need a fun performance poet for the coming term (workshops, keynotes, etc),PLEASE get in touch. Email on website www.joshuaseigal.co.uk pls share

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Joshua Seigal | Official Website

Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Exciting to see Jessica on In Three Poems. (Listening to her interview while I sit in car line right now!)

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The dahlias, asters, and straw flower are all finally blooming!

dahlias, asters, and straw flower mixed with zinnia

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#KidLitChat These all have a theme: The Borrowers The Littles The Rats of Nihm And now I build dollhouse miniatures as a hobby. :D

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#KidLitChat We read Watership Down when I was a kid, and I've reread that so many times. I found the different iterations of rabbit warren fascinating. And I loved the Elrairah Lore throughout

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#KidLitChat The joy of sharing LotR's with the kids for the first time! AHhh!!! The first BIG book I read was The Fellowship of the Ring when I was 6yo. Because my mom was reading it aloud to my dad in the car. And she stopped reading. And I NEEDED to know what happened next.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#KidLitChat I've mentioned Mrs. PiggleWiggle in these chats before. Those are just so wildly off-the-wall. But I do occasionally masquerade as a pirate captain when rooms need to be cleaned and threaten to make kids walk the plank if the room is not swabbed. (And they giggle hysterically and do it).

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#KidLitChat So one I loved as a kid was 101 Dalmations and it's sequel The Starlight Barking. I still like it for nostalgia. It's similar to the movie, but also very different.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our family celebrated July 4th this past Saturday together. Our fourth attempt to gather. Sparklers and potato salad and throwing in two family birthdays that happened between July 4 and August 8th.

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Nimblewitlit Mag @nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Also want to put out there that we publish author interviews in our issues. For our next issue my daughter is reading an arc of the author’s book and writing a minireview as well as asking some of the interview questions. We’d love to have you sign up to be interviewed for a future issue #KidLitChat

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I dust off a poem from 2008 (!!!!) about this platform issue to show how some things last and some... uhh... don't: gottabook.blogspot.com/2008/09/im-p... #kidlitchat (the poem has two newer iterations you can find, too, if that's your thing. The 2009 version has even more dead ends!)

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#KidLitChat I have my BlueSky account here. Also a public IG and Facebook page where I try to post both NIV and poems publishing.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#KidLitChat Hi friends. Logging on a little late tonight because the first day of school tears are hitting hard at bedtime. I promise they actually had great days at school. I think it's exhaustion after a nice long summer break.

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Nimblewitlit Mag @nimblewitlit.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For me ( @kristinwrites.bsky.social ) I got back into #KidLut because I have four kids. Reading has always been a huge part of my life and I wanted that for them too. I’ve read and learned so much as they’ve grown and I guide them in their reading path. As for the magazine — #KidLitChat

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kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

TOPIC: Continuing our celebration of 17 years chatting, tonight we're re-upping the very first topic from the first #kidlitchat: "Why children’s literature? What excites you about it, whether it’s reading, writing or ???"

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 05/08/2026

*Updated* my One Thing I've Learned blog on @pckt.blog. Photo is of a real-life #KidLitChat meetup! Speaking of which, follow @kidlitchat.bsky.social for topics every Tue 9 pm ET. Thx @gregpincus.bsky.social & @bonnieadamson.com for hosting! onething.pckt.blog/networking-i...

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Networking is not a bad word - One Thing I've Learned

It can even be fun, if you stay authentic

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#KidLitChat I've always loved kids books. But the first novel length story I wrote I shared with a friend who read it and told me it had a middle grade voice. At the time I did not understand the difference between chapter book and middle grade. But I learned! And I still love middle grade!

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A favorite time of year here. Our neighbor messaged that his figs are ripe and were welcome to come gather! Of course we made fig tart with almond flour crust. It’s nearly all eaten now.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I have another poem in this form publishing with Gotham Literature later this week! If you like this one, clicking that Rattle on the poem’s page is one easy way to share that you enjoyed it! ❤️

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

2026 has not been a kind year to me. And the past two weeks have been especially heavy. But I’m getting up each morning and maintaining healthy routines, continuing to write even when the writing is not to the level I want yet, and continuing to find glimmers of joy each day. Today’s glimmers:

A tired looking poet at her desk. An empty mug sits on the surface behind her.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Collaborating on a sonnet crown this year was so much fun. Highly recommend reaching out to other poets to work on collaborative work. Waiting to see where @tracierenee.bsky.social took our crown next and responding to that kept me on my toes! Thanks for writing with me Tracie!

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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#MG novel in verse NO MATTER WHAT THE DISTANCE by @cindybaldwinbooks.bsky.social was one I couldn’t put down. Lots of emotions with reading this, and a better understanding of cystic fibrosis or chronic health issues. Love thinking about what makes a friend. #kidlit #librarysky #teacherlibrarian 📚👍🏻

Coloured and line illustration of head on view of girl and father in a kayak, below the title, silhouette of dolphin curving over them and the title, bluish water and sunrise or sunset sky

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Sara M. Kapadia @sarakapadia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#Questpit #YA #F #BIPOC #DarkAcademia Magic, mayhem, masala tea, and marmalade. Not exactly the breakfast Sonali was expecting before her classes at Cambridge on that fateful day. Now she has to figure out who she truly is, who to trust, and why the animals are talking to her...

A silhouette of a girl in Mughal arched doorway

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Sara M. Kapadia @sarakapadia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#Questpit #Own #POC #STEM #Indian #YA #darkacademia #F Between new magic skills, saving her Indian ancestor, juggling her studies, and handling her mother's disapproval, Sonali can't decipher Rav's mixed messages. Is her talking crow her only friend? Time will tell... (digital painting by Sara)

Image of a girl sitting with a fox and mouse and a crow in a dark study

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 17/07/2026

Do you have #KidLit (picture bks up thru MG and YA) book recommendations? Post below in the thread! The more recently published, the better. Authors & illustrators: feel free to tell people about your latest book! Thanks to @scalzi.com & @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social for inspiring this thread.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Monday was grandma’s funeral. Tuesday I drove home with my kids. 14 hours. It was my birthday. So I stopped us for an hour at Trammel Fossil Park. (You can take what you find just don’t dig three holes) And look at these fascinating shells and coral!

A hodgepodge of once upon a time sea things.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@rattlepoetry.bsky.social included one of my creations in their invented forms issue this summer. You can read the rest on their website here: rattle.com/corn-maze-by...

Rattle included a poetry form I created in their invented forms
issue this summer.
Read the rest and hear it read two different ways on their website. If you enjoy it, click the Rattle a few times!

JULY 22, 2026
Christiana Doucette
Corn Maze
past the reapers whisper bent ears every witch way

the scarecrow at
It warns of
the entrance holds a sign
shocks ahead and of dead ends
→
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The flashlight flickers. Light's a dimming thread
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a chill works down my neck and through my
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I swallow hard and start toward
But something pulls me forward

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Rattle Poetry @rattlepoetry.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@doucette515.bsky.social from Rattle 92, Summer 2026 Read the full poem: Rattle.com/corn-maze-by-christiana-doucette #poetry

"'past the reapers/whisper bent ears/every witch way' Christiana Doucette from 'Corn Maze'"

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@rattlepoetry.bsky.social included one of my creations in their invented forms issue this summer. You can read the rest on their website here: rattle.com/corn-maze-by...

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If you enjoy poems within poems, mysteries, and ghost stories, check out this #VerseNovel set at a summer cabin. Sandy Deutscher Green does some fun things with her poetry in this novel-in-verse #KidLit #MG #NIV

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

To read the rest of this poem published with The Thieving Magpie, follow this link: thievingmagpie.org/christiana-d... You can also find the rest of my published poems linked on website here: christianadoucette.wordpress.com/panels-media...

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Rachel was a girl who loved science and the sea books and writing and all the creatures of the world. Rachel was quiet, a listener by nature. But when she saw problems, she could not remain silent. #VerseNovel #MG #NIV #Poet #Poetry #Enviromentalist #Nature #STEM #Science #Biography

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Citrus Summer holds a favorite memory with my grandma and grandpa. Now this summer I made my own Lemon Meringue. You can read the rest here: www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-... #Poetry #Poem #Poet #Summer #Pie

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A grieving twelve-year old grapples with guilt over her parents' death. At her aunt and uncle's place in Pune she starts at a new school, feeling as though her head is in a fishbowl. She walks through the stages of grief. #MG #VerseNovel #NIV #KidLit

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My grandmother passed away this morning. 15 minutes before, I called and my mom held the phone to Grandma’s ear. I told her how very much I loved her. What a wonderful grandmother she’d been. And how much I’d miss her. My heart keeps reaching for an empty space.

Grandma on the property they owned for many years. They grew those trees from tiny sticks.

I’ve always thought she looked a bit like Audrey Hepburn.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

There's something about personification that I just love. This was written during a writing retreat up near Grandfather Mountain, watching the sunrise over the Blue Ridge. #Poetry #Poem #poet You can read the rest here: c59c1654-7ada-4eef-995f-e52833736dab.filesusr.com/ugd/fdde8e_c...

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In snowy pre-historic Ireland, Fia and her reindeer Solas have a powerful connection, so when her starving village sets its sights on Solas for food, Fia runs from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice. #KidLit

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I wrote this poem years ago, and was delighted for Zinnia Journal to select it for their issue. You can read the rest of it here: c59c1654-7ada-4eef-995f-e52833736dab.filesusr.com/ugd/fdde8e_c... #Poetry #Poem #Poet #nature

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

"Effie is Deaf, and no one in her family speaks sign language, her language. This heart-filled story of survival and found family is inspired by a true court case." #VerseNovel #NIV #MiddleGrade #Poetry #Disability #adoption

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I wrote this several years before I sent poetry anywhere at all. So I was thrilled when it found a home with Zinnia Press. You can read the rest here: zinniapress.weebly.com/issue-two.html #poetry #poet #poem

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yesterday afternoon the hospice nurse let us know my grandmother has shifted into active dying. She said she may have days or a week or so. The day before I called and all my kids and I told grandma how much we loved her and she told us she loved us too. She was so tired and sounded so weak.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I remember reading a portion of this in class with Karen. It was already powerful then. I’m excited for the story to publish soon.

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Determined catch her mother's attention so she will return to the family, a girl aims to break the record at Lake Tahoe for youngest to complete the Godfather swim. Think tight timeline similar to LONG WAY DOWN w/the nature survival elements of THE CANYONS EDGE for middle grade. #MG #VerseNovel #NIV

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#Poetry #Poet #Poem #Contrapuntal First published on Avant Appalachia here: bit.ly/4xGrCOJ

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