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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Thank you @carolinekpritchard.bsky.social for the nod you didn’t know I needed! Wish there were words to capture what it means to me on the long road to publishing. Thank you @kaileipewbooks.bsky.social and @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social for all you’ve done for kidlit creators. #pbrisingstars

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Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦 @nemacocy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

MGHub's pitch party is back! Last year 50 agents and editors joined us. 66% of our 282 authors received at least one request. All #kidlit genres are accepted! Plus, you can join a critique group to polish your materials! Full details and links to sign-up are on our site: mghubpitch.com

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Application submitted 🚀 Can't believe it's the last year of #pbrisingstars @pbrisingstars.bsky.social 🥺

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Moni Ritchie Hadley @bookthreader.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Find out more about the Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship at www.moniritchie.com Open for the month of October only! #kidlit #writeforkids #picturebooks #amwriting #amquerying #middlegrade #ya #scholarship #education

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I entered the 2025 #FallWritingFrenzy with a story about one of my favorite things - pie! It's not the sweet story I set out to write...and I'm ok with that. Link in comments. Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🎉 I'm honored to be the recipient of the Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple Scholarship from @highlightsfound.bsky.social I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#kidlit community - I’m looking for a #pb mentor text (preferably humor) where the main character keeps getting in their own way. Perhaps they are stubborn or simply unaware that they hold the solution to the problem. Thank you for any and all ideas 📚

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Sharing for #KidLitChat friends. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

#Kidlit Community! This looks like an awesome event for #picturebook #STEM #infofiction #nonfiction writers! starrmatica.com/kidlitscience/ Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.

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Picture Books for Exploring Scale, Proportion, and Quantity - starrmatica.com/

The picture books shared below are fantastic for examining the crosscutting concept of Scale, Proportion, and Quantity.

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Kip Wilson @kipwilsonwrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

History could not be more relevant these days, so coming up next week, Nadine Pinede and I are offering a two-part mini on THE POWER OF HISTORICAL VERSE NOVELS with @highlightsfound.bsky.social. We would love for people to join us! #versenovels #poetry #history #yalit #mglit #kidlit

Headshots of Nadine Pinede and Kip Wilson. The Power of Historical Novels in Verse: A Two-Part Mini on Using Poetry and History to Inspire

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John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

"Reflecting the personal experience of the author, this is a beautifully written verse novel depicting male vulnerability and showing that recovery is possible."— @empathylabuk.bsky.social irp.cdn-website.com/b2f3fbc2/fil...

Louder Than Hunger is a Read for Empathy selection

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I recently published this infographic on #MG Verse Novels. Below the infographic I have a list of every single Middle Grade novel-in-verse I have been able to find, the earliest from 1990, along with the wordcounts of all I could locate. I'm always looking to add to the list! #KidLit #Writing #poet

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Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2024

Sam Subity’s recent video chat with editor Mallory Kass of Scholastic referenced that I share novel-in-verse statistics for Middle Grade here. I usually try to have the stats out closer to Ap…

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Claire Friedman at InkWell Management is looking for: *Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.” *Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL

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Alex Borbolla @alexborbolla.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Anyone want to come be my friend— I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor! recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

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Bloomsbury - Editor, Children's Trade

Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will acquire and manage a list of approximately 8-12 books a year, which may also include reprint editions and select imports, along with a list of midd...

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Amy Sparkes @amysparkes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Excited to offer this opportunity for those of you who write for children. Come and hear editors and commissioning editors talk about middle grade books, and ask them your questions! Tickets only £10. All going to Alzheimer's Research UK. Pls spread the word! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraisin...

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓 www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

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Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity

A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Everyone is welcome to chime in on the #PBParty daily discussions. 😊 How do you make time past faster while waiting for news? 🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world 🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise 🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉 The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨ How many entries do you think we'll have this year? mindyalyseweiss.com/...

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Check out the updated #MSWL from agent @liznealon.bsky.social...who is participating in the #PBParty agent/editor showcase again. She's signed finalists in the past. I hope she'll find some amazing gems again this year.

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Naomi Jones @naomijones1.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

There is still time to apply for this...

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

2025 is here and I'm so excited to see what this year has in store for my #mswl ✨ I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️

Literary Agent Monica Rodriguez's 2025 MSWL graphic

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Exciting! They’ll be opening to submissions from kids too!

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PB Rising Stars @pbrisingstars.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern! Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more! Register at pbrisingstars.com

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Grateful to be starting 2025 with new ideas 🚀 ✏️ 📓 #StoryStorm

StoryStorm January 2025 Participant Badge

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Loved @scbwi.bsky.social Western Washington's webinar "Better Your Verse: 10 Tips for Writing Great Verse Novels" by @padmatv.bsky.social Great mentor text examples and I came away with actionable ideas for my revisions. #amrevising #versenovels #kidlit

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Reminder that your favorite local indie bookstores make a lot of their yearly income during the holiday season. Go shop local today. ❤️

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Loving Tina Cho's new Substack. Check it out and enter a free giveaway for 4 fabulous prizes. 🎇 tinamcho.substack.com/p/thank-you-...

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Thank you for Catastrophes

How trials bring positive things to light

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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Lit Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

#MSWL I'm closed to queries at the moment, BUT...I will ALWAYS be open to INDIGENOUS VOICES. This is a special passion of mine, yet I don't have a single Native American author or story. If this describes you/your project, PLEASE REACH OUT! I will open a link for any Indigenous creator (fiction).

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ALT: a lucas & friends logo with the word please

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It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit #tlsky #Publishers, we are asking for a new category of literature that falls in between middle grade and young adult. Middle schoolers need Young Teen Lit and librarians are eager to purchase! #youngteenlit should have the following 5 elements (1/6)

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#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Announcing #BluePit! The first BlueSky exclusive writing pitch event open to all genres! Much of the #WritingCommunity is migrating due to Twitter's new AI & block policy, so the time has come to bring pitch events with us. Agent participation is welcome & public feeds will be provided!

Please visit BluePit.carrd.co to review the rules for #BluePit.

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Hi #kidlitcommunity - can anyone recommend #picturebooks #pb mentor texts about kids owies or first aid besides THE BOO-BOOS OF BLUE BELL ELEMENTARY and TEN OWIES? Thank you!

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Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic") @ksonnack.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

🚨Job Alert! Looking for an Agent Assistant. Please spread the word. www.kellysonnack.com/job-opportun... www.andreabrownlit.com/opportunities

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Job Opportunities | Kelly Sonnack

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SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I created some #skypitch feeds to help browse the hashtag. One that sorts posts in chronological order, one that sorts by number of likes, and one that sorts by most replies. Click FEEDS on my profile to check them out. bsky.app/profile/skyp...

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 22/10/2024

Whoa, looks like I'm about a month late to this news but @scbwi.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Hey #kidlit, if this is news to you as well let's make sure they feel welcome so that they stay! 💙❤️

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Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Currently working on my #SkyPitch, my 1st ever social media pitch event. 💪 boringstorybook.com/skypitch/

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#SkyPitch – INCREDIBLY BORING STORIES

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 18/10/2024

Hi! I'm a #kidlit executive #art director. To celebrate the influx of new artists I’d like to gift a FREE, one hour, Zoom, portfolio-review /coaching-session exclusively here on Bluesky. 1. Reply w/ your art. 2. Random winner. 3. No DMs please. I will look closely at every reply! 💙❤️

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

For #kidlit folks just joining BlueSky (or still new to using it), I am doing a this free session soon! 👇 I believe it will be recorded and be available to registrants later, so if you can’t make the live one you can still watch it afterwards too.

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SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Next Wednesday! Spread the word. boringstorybook.com/skypitch/ #kidlit #pitchparty #picturebooks

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#SKYPITCH WEDNESDAY 10/23
A PICTURE BOOK PITCH PARTY ON BLUESKY

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 17/10/2024

Our 1st picture book pitch party on Bluesky is happening next Wednesday! #skypitch #kidlit

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Do you love middle grade books? If so, we hope you'll apply to join the From the Mixed-Up Files...of Middle Grade Authors blog. We're looking for authors, writers, teachers, librarians...anyone excited about trade MG. Our blog has almost 1.2 MILLION views! 🎉 fromthemixedupfiles.com/join-the-mix...

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Join the Mixed Up Files - We are looking for a few good bloggers! - From The Mixed Up Files

Hello to all of our amazing subscribers, readers, and fellow middle-grade children’s book enthusiasts! THANK YOU for helping us to achieve: #3 on the 100 Best Middle Grade Book Blogs and Websites in 2...

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Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

🆕 New in my newsletter: "New in Nonfiction"! Stay current with kidlit nonfiction: *Monthly U.S. trade titles (board book to YA)📚 *Covers, summaries, links *For teachers, librarians, writers Never miss a release! Subscribe: eepurl.com/de_Ckf #NewInNonfiction #KidLit #writingcommunity #amwriting

Do you struggle to keep up with all the wonderful new nonfiction books being released each month?

Stay ahead of the curve with my comprehensive, monthly nonfiction roundup for teachers, librarians, writers, and book lovers.

"New In Nonfiction" is your guide to new nonfiction books released in the U.S. each month from board books to YA.

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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

Coming up very soon! For #kidlit writers sending out or about to send out manuscripts, what works and what doesn't work in 2024. Handouts and Q and A time. Two nights, $59, with recordings if you want to see it again or if you can't make it live. Register at highlightsfoundation.org 7h

Successful Strategies for Submitting Your Manuscript to Agents and Editors--A Two-Night Mini.

Monday, July 15 and Wednesday July 17, 7-8:15 PM Eastern

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 02/07/2024

Created theme packs / Starter Packs today! Kidlit/YA Editors: go.bsky.app/J3G9Gpp Canadian KidLit & YA Community go.bsky.app/CzuFhAd K-12 School Librarians & Teacher Librarians: go.bsky.app/E3rxHny Note: I'm not an Editor or Librarian but can't remove myself from either list, sorry. #KidLit

Collage of three promotional images for Bluesky community groups. The first image features "KidLit & YA Editors" with headshots of various individuals in circular frames against a blue background. The second image showcases "Canadian KidLit & YA Community," with a similar layout including the Canadian flag. The third image highlights "K-12 School Librarians & Teacher Librarians," again featuring headshots of community members in circular frames on a blue background. All images invite viewers to "Join the Conversation on Bluesky."

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

#KidLitArt - This Starter Pack is of KidLitArt folks who ACTIVELY (more than once a week) post on BlueSky 👇 go.bsky.app/2TG6ZBR Pls share with friends here or on other platforms!

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Active KidLit illustrators on BlueSky

Join the conversation

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