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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October is Book Month. Check out my Substack post to see 7 #pb recommendations and get links for the #FallWritingFrenzy (contest running October 1-8) jpuglow.substack.com/p/october-is...

Joyce Uglow's Exploring Kidlit LOVE It List with picture book covers.

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The #FallWritingFrenzy FREE writing contest for all #kidlit writers. Create connections & grow as writers! If you’re selected as a winner, you’ll be connected w/ a #prizedonor for a written critique. Scan the QR codes for the rules and prizes! @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social

image showing Fall Writing Frenzy with links

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

LOWRIDER FOR SALE by Laura De La Cruz biips and hops onto shelves on Sept. 8. Read all about it! ugronews.substack.com/p/laura-de-l...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

➡️#uGROnews on Substack! See beautiful new #poetry #PB by none other than the amazing Irene Latham! ugronews.substack.com/p/irene-lath... 🆕 #poetryform for #kidlit #Wordspinners #Poets, try it! #educators ➡️ #everydaypoetry + Enter #SunWriteFun www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

www.bonfire.com/store/sunwri... Get a cup and a shirt! Raise $ for under-served elem school libraries. Enter your #kidlit #FunWriteSun 200 word at www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 I can't wait to read your #NF or #InfoFic Entering? @janethalfmann.bsky.social

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What color is for you? Pink? Blue? Purple? www.bonfire.com/store/sunwri... Get a cup & a shirt! Raise $ for under-served elementary school libraries. #FunWriteSun #kidlit Enter your 200 word #NF or #InfoFic on Karen Greenwald's website! www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#SunWriteFun It’s time to soak up the sun’s gifts. Write #kidlit #NF or #infofic and enter your 200 word story at www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 @buchetbooks.bsky.social ‼️ @swildmansf.bsky.social 🌟 Earn at least 7 points to qualify for entry in the grand prize.

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

THIS! ⬇️ Utterly incredible #kidlit #SunWriteFun prizes at www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 ‼️

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#SunWriteFun #kidlit 😍Kirsten Larson's #PB THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW: HOW SCIENCE HAPPENS. Perfect for sparking kids into science & 😍GOLDFINCHES! ➡️ jpuglow.substack.com Submit your contest entry↘️ www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 @kathygroth.bsky.social? ❓ #PB do you wish you had written?

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Agreed! And how about this one too? It’s brand new by the incredible Stef Wade. An absolutely perfect #infofic 🌲🌟❤️@stefwade.bsky.social

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 🎉🌟🤸‍♂️

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Enter #SUNWRITEFUN 2026 a NF or INFO FIC #kidlit story 8/5 - 8/20 THX! Karen M. Greenwald, Jenny Buchet, Stephanie Wildman @swildmansf.bsky.social, Hilary Margitich @hilarymargitich.bsky.social and Joyce Uglow @jpuglow.bsky.social Earn points! Enter ⬇️ www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Read all about it on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/... A picture book that you do not want to miss. FAKE GNUS by @lesliehelakoski.bsky.social Kirkus Reviews: Praised it as an "amusing primer that should help readers begin sharpening their critical thinking skills".

image of Exploring Kidlit LOVE It List by Joyce Uglow, as review of picture book FAKE GNUS

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Join @debrakshumaker.bsky.social and me over on #uGROnews on Substack to get in on the insights about Debra and Vanya's new #picturebook SUNDAY SCARIES. It will hit shelves on August 4, 2026. open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Check out @kathygroth.bsky.social 's interview with @drliztracy.bsky.social and @annaaronson.bsky.social about the nuances of working separately but together as a picture book comes together. ugronews.substack.com/p/how-to-wor...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#SCBWI #SCBWI26CK #educators Are you looking for books to add to your classroom library? 🌟Check out the #CrystalKiteAward books www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite... 🥳 I’m thrilled that Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits won the Midwest Division ❣️

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sponsored by authorscoalition.org and @scbwi.bsky.social free #kidlit #SCBWI series presented by the Inland Northwest, Los Angeles, Midsouth, Southwest Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin Regions. Live workshops take place throughout September. Register www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Join poet Margaret Simon and me to celebrate the release of the beautiful board book WHAT'S THAT SOUND? BIRDS OF THE BAYOU. open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Recommendations for voting in the final round of the #CrystalKite awards. open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I’m thrilled to find Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits in the #scbwi #CrystalKiteAward finals. www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g... I’d love your vote in the Midwest Division!

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I am grateful and honored that STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits written by me and brilliantly illustrated by Valerya Milovanova is listed in The Best Children's Books of the Year! educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcont...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

@scbwi.bsky.social We’d love to have your vote for the #CrystalKiteAward in the Midwest division. www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

STUCK is on the longlist for the Green Earth Book Award! 🎉 #educators ➡️ natgen.org/programs/cla... "empowers youth to become environmental stewards through literature, science, and the arts." #GEBA will be announced on Earth Day. #grateful

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

In between cheering on #olympians, come celebrate Nonfiction Fest #nffest with me. www.nffest.com/2026/02/the-...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hey, #Kidlit Doodlers! Do you follow @bonniekelso.bsky.social Bonnie hosts DoodleChat? Here's my doodle full on bones. Watch Bonnie's channel to hear our conversation about STUCK! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits. bonniekelso.com/doodle-chat-...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It's Day 3 of #Storystorm! How many solid ideas will be generated this month?

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Join us in celebrating LIMELIGHT: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics by Renee M. LaTulippe, ill. by Chuck Gonzales. @charlesbridge.bsky.social Our interview: uGROnews on SubStack ugronews.substack.com/p/renee-m-la... Request your library add it to their collection. Gift it this holiday season, too.

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Thank you, Lydia, for selecting my poem as one of the #FallWritingFrenzy 2025 winners. @lydialukidis.bsky.social & @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social lydialukidis.wordpress.com Please support prize donors! lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf... Here is my poem. joyceuglowauthor.com/2025/10/03/a...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f... Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope @lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf... joyceuglowauthor.com

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I got this cool message today. "Joyce, CONGRATULATIONS! You are a GRAND PRIZE WINNER in this year's #SunWriteFun! 😍🥳🤩" 😍 @buchetbooks.bsky.social @kmgreenwald.bsky.social‬ @swildmansf.bsky.social I am honored to be in a this group of incredible writers! www.karengreenwald.com/bookhero

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

GIVEAWAYS for Educators! Author visit with me & TPT Gift Card from Lindsay Moretti (article on kidlitgrove.substack.com) open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social Lindsay is amazing! Check her SubStack and get in on the giveaways and resources!

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Children's Book Week: Nov 3-9 "An Ocean of Stories" & an ocean of #SCBWI #wisconsin creatives Children's Book Festival: Nov 9 noon to 2 at Wisconsin's own Burlington Public Library! #everychildareader #educators #childrensbookcouncil #americanlibraryassociation #burlingtonwisconsin

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Today on my #KidlitLOVEItLists on jpuglow.substack.com I feature fabulous #NF #picturebookbiographies by #jillesbaum and Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Thanks so much! I just entered #SunWriteFun and have two donated two books in the mail today. @buchetbooks.bsky.social, @kmgreenwald.bsky.social‬, @swildmansf.bsky.social

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." Lucille Ball

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Morning dew on leaves Rose welcomes needed moisture Ready for day’s heat #PBwriters #ImpromptHaiku

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Check out #LoveItLists on jpuglow.substack.com/SubStack And Then Came You by the uber-talented Christina Shawn! open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Kwame Alexander ❤️❤️❤️ #CSKAward Author Honor Book! Black Star #ALAAC25

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Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Craig Kofi Farmer #ALAAC25 #CSKBookAwards Kwame WINNER! Crashes the Underworld John Steptoe Award for new talent

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