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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The nationwide book ban bill is now entering the House of Representatives for consideration. Here's everything you need to know about HR 7661, including next steps to take in helping defeat this anti-LGBTQ, anti-intellectual, pro-voucher bill before it goes any farther: bookriot.com/hr7661-advan...

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The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now

The nationwide book ban bill, HR 7661, has progressed out of committee and into the House. Here's what you need to know to take action.

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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

LULU AND THE OTHERS Congratulations to @eliotschrefer.bsky.social on the release of his debut picture book, LULU AND THE OTHERS (illustrated by AG FORD)... a true story! Happy book birthday and welcome to the world!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

LULU AND THE OTHERS, my first picture book, illustrated by the amazing AG Ford, will be out next week! I hope to catch you at the virtual launch event on 2/12 (with Ariel Rogers, Executive Director of Friends of Bonobos), or at a bookstore near you. 🐵💘

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Super excited to announce this virtual weekend class with these amazing colleagues. Open to everyone, at any stage of your writing journey. Come one, come all--let's talk fantasy and science fiction together! Drop me a line if you have any questions.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Get 'em while they're fresh! Newly signed stock of The Darkness Outside Us and The Brightness Between Us available for order at Books of Wonder!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Lulu is like many kids you know. She lives in a house with her mom, dad, and sister. She likes soda, hopscotch, and comic books. But there is one way Lulu is different: she’s a bonobo.

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Sarah C. Ducharme @handle.invalid · 05/08/2025

Happy Back-to-School season! Here's my annual share of the LGBTQ+ posters by Dr. Emily Meadows. These signal that your learning spaces are inclusive and safe for all. Available in many languages! lnkd.in/ezwDN5Td

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Bede Sheppard @bedeonkidrights.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC

Fighters outside a kindergarten in Ngadja, Ouaka province, Central African Republic in 2017. The fighters had used the building as a base since October 2014. © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Want a signed and personalized copy of one of my books to give to someone you love? I'll be at Books of Wonder on Tuesday & will sign any orders while I'm there. Just order through their site--they ship worldwide! (TBBU pictured for reasons of handsomeness, but they have the rest of my books, too.)

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Just finished Arthur C. Clarke's 2061 (the third book in the 2001 sequence). Can't recommend it, but I did enjoy one line very much: "Our solar system is composed of the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris." 🤣

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Delta Agent: You're overweight. Me: Really? I thought I looked pretty good! Delta Agent: [...]

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The seventh story in STARSTUFF is "A Proposal to the Animal Congress" by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, and it starts like this:

The front cover of STARSTUFF: TEN SCIENCE FICTION STORIES TO CELEBRATE NEW POSSIBILITIES stands proudly alongside this paragraph: "The following conversation between AI animal congress representatives Hawk01 and Rabbit01 has been modified from its original version. it has been made intelligible to the 1,210 humans who live in a colony within the territory shared by these two animal species in conflict."

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer May 19, 2025, 7PM CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2 Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Science fiction writers: Applications are open for Launchpad, which I can't recommend highly enough. A week in Laramie with world-class faculty teaching you the fundamentals of astronomy. I had a fantastic time when I went a couple years ago. www.launchpadworkshop.org

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Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop - Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media

Improving Science Literacy through Words and Media

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Get the highlights of a Hamline MFA in Writing for Children, in just a weekend and for a fraction of the cost! I can't wait to learn from these three (and to discuss how to get around the dreaded first-chapter exposition dump).

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today's the day! My entry in the Mrs. Z's class series is out. It's been a delight to collaborate with these amazing writers. Under @katemessner.com's guidance, 17 different authors are each writing a book from the point of view of a kid in a single third-grade classroom.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 08/03/2025

The next two books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series come out this week! You'll love meeting Wyatt Hill (created by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social) and Ayana Ndoum (created by @keklamagoon.bsky.social)! www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...

Book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: WYATT HILL BRINGS A LIZARD TO SCHOOL by Eliot Schrefer shows a white boy with sandy brown hair in a green jacket holding a lizard stuffie over his head as classmates look on.

Book cover THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS: AYANA NDOUM TAKES THE STAGE shows a Black girl with pigtails in a green shirt and bright pink overalls standing in front of classmates and her dad, who are decorating for a talent show.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

There's plenty of evidence for homosexual sex in dolphins and orcas, who also happen to be the whale species who conduct their sex lives in the shallows, where researchers can observe them. For many baleen whale species--like blues and humpbacks-- www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

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These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio

Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 03/03/2025

Yay!! So great to see @keklamagoon.bsky.social & @eliotschrefer.bsky.social's new titles in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS chapter book series with @littlebrownyr.bsky.social featured in this powerhouse roundup! www.yayomg.com/book-lists/y...

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YAYBOOKS! 36 Brand New Books to Read in March 2025 - YAYOMG!

Our March YAYBOOKS! Roundup features 36 brand new middle grade books and graphic novels releasing this month!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Would you look at these people?! We're running an online "one-weekend MFA" for writing MG and YA novels, 6/14-15, with four lectures, an opportunity for individual feedback if you register early, and happy hour conversations at the end of each day.

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Peter Brown! @peterbrownstudio.com · 07/02/2025

NYC! Interested in the science + thinking behind The Wild Robot? Join me + @eliotschrefer.bsky.social TODAY @ 4:30pm for a free event at NYU where we'll discuss how we create our non-human characters. Join us in-person or stream it from home. Either way, register at sites.google.com/nyu.edu/wild...

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Can't wait for this conversation with @peterbrownstudio.com (of The Wild Robot fame) next Friday, 2/7. NYCers, come visit us in person (and enjoy a free reception), or out-of-towners can stream it online. Many thanks to NYU's Wild Animal Welfare program for sponsoring us!

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Thrilled to be hosting two acclaimed authors to discuss nonhuman minds! On Feb 7 at 4:30 ET, join us in person or online for a conversation with Peter Brown, author of The Wild Robot series, and @eliotschrefer.bsky.social, author of Queer Ducks (and Other Animals). sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Delighted to be returning to Florida for a 2/16 event at the wonderful new independent bookstore in Safety Harbor, Portkey. This time, I'll be in the conversation with the talented @mariawrites.bsky.social and Amanda DeWitt!!! Hope you can make it.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 03/01/2025

The next two books in THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS series will be here soon! WYATT HILL BRINGS A LIZARD TO SCHOOL by @eliotschrefer.bsky.social & AYANA NDOUM TAKES THE STAGE by @keklamagoon.bsky.social release on 3/11! Check out the full series here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page...

Book cover WYATT HILL BRINGS A LIZARD TO SCHOOL shows a white third grade boy with sandy blond hair, in a green jacket holding a stuffed-animal lizard over his head as other students surround him, in front of a brick school building.

Book cover AYANA NDOUM TAKES THE STAGE shows a brown-skinned girl with two black braids, in pink overalls with a green shirt and holding a book, with other students and her dad behind her.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

It's hard for sequels to find space on year-end lists, so I'm especially grateful to the Chicago Public Library for recognizing THE BRIGHTNESS BETWEEN US as one of its top teen books of the year. Thank you!!!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

English teacher and author friends, hope to see you at the @nctegram conference in Boston this weekend! I'm signing at 12:30pm Saturday at the @lbschool booth, 1pm at the @harpercollins booth, and 3pm at the @silverunicornbooks booth, all on the conference floor.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Come study writing with me in Rome this spring - a few spots are left!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Anyone want to go to Charleston, SC this weekend? I'll be at @YALLFest (a free, very fun festival for young adult and middle grade books) and would love to see you there!

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

What's the collective noun for a group of El(l)iots?

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Have been so excited to share this cover with you. THE BRIGHTNESS BETWEEN US will be out on 10/1. I'll share storyline details soon. For now I'm just basking in the lovely thing @sarahmaxwellart and the team at @katherinetegenbooks have created! Pre-order link in the comments below. 👨‍🚀👨‍🚀🤖🚀

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

It's finally real enough to announce: The Brightness Between Us will be out on October 1st! Available for preorder now at your local independent bookstore or megachain. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Friends who will be in Columbus for NCTE: I'm on my way! Would love to see you over the next couple of days.

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Eliot Schrefer @eliotschrefer.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Writing tip from the trenches: don't edit your manuscript from page one each time or you'll wind up with overworked beginnings and underworked endings.

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Hope Newhouse @hopenewhouse.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

Fascinating article! Reminds of me of the reframing @eliotschrefer.bsky.social’s Queer Ducks did to the concept of heterosexual behavior being the norm in animals.

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