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A print lit mag for kids featuring writing and artwork by both adult and youth creatives. EIC: @clairemtaylor.com littlethoughtspress.com

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 29/09/2026
Kidlit community does anyone know the writer Jane Trenholm? If so, please encourage her to get in touch with me at Little Thoughts Press! We want to include her work in our next issue but I have not received any response to my multiple attempts at contact & am running out of time before we print.
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Stefan Karlsson @stefankarlsson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So cool to see people celebrating the centennial of one of Buster Keaton’s iconic films! I have a poem for kids about Keaton in issue 7 of @littlethoughtspress.com with a lovely illustration by @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social! Check out the wonderful issue here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Poem titled “Buster Keaton, Silent Star” by Stefan Karlsson, with an illustration of the silent cinema icon by Carrie Karnes-Fannin, from Little Thoughts Press, issue 7, Fabulous Facts
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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My illustration for “On the Move Again” by @cathystenquist.bsky.social for the @littlethoughtspress.com Traditions & Rituals issue. I love how the family in this story thanks each room in the home with a hug. ❤️ #kidlit
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Stephanie Buosi @stephaniebuosi.com · 24/09/2026
Illustrating something a little scary, and a little cute for @littlethoughtspress.com upcoming issue "In the Dark." It's a fun balance! The poem this drawing is for is so fun! Stay tuned this fall for the issue's release! #kidlitart #illustration #kidlit
A little mollusk (cuttlefish) investigates a glowing orb deep down in the ocean.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 25/08/2026
If you're waiting for a response on In the Dark submissions, please be patient with me! I'll have all responses sent by the EOD on Wed. A summer without childcare & the start of a new school year have set me back a bit, but every free minute I have is used to send decisions. Sorry for the delay.
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Jennifer Thomas @jthomasabc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Can you squeeze in one more road trip this summer? Why not use @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social's poetry collection about the oddest — and shyest — creatures in North America as your guidebook? Check out @littlethoughtspress.com's blog for details. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/book-re...
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Book Review: A Catalog of Curious Creatures by Shaun Jex
Reviewed by Jennifer ThomasSome people collect shells, comic books, or keychains. Shaun Jex collects tales about American creatures that most of us have never seen, “the type that people tell stories ...
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Adriana Gutierrez @felizreading.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Check it out! I have a story in this issue of @littlethoughtspress.com.
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Lauri Meyers @laurimeyers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Having a hard time starting the day? Add some magic! My poem "A Magical Morning" adds that spakle in the Little Thoughts Press "Traditions & Rituals" issue. Read the whole issue here: littlethoughtspress.gumroad.com/l/ltpmag14 @littlethoughtspress.com
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Lauri Meyers @laurimeyers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So excited to be in this issue with my poem “Magical Morning”!
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abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Very proud that "Hamentashen" was included in the newest lovely issue of Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com issue, "Traditions and Rituals". You can get a copy by clicking on this link: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues #kidlit #poetry
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 22/07/2026
If your favorite ritual is reading each new issue cover to cover, then today is your lucky day! Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals is here! Now available in print & as a free/PWYW pdf. Special thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for serving as guest editor! www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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ISSUES | Little Thoughts
A collection of past Little Thoughts Press issues.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 22/06/2026
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! 💫 Check out our guidelines and send us your spooky and splendid tales of the dark. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions And don't forget...we're a magazine for kids! Pleas save your adult-themed submissions for someone else.
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SUBMISSIONS | Little Thoughts
Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Hardest interview question? What would your bellybutton say to you? 😂 @littlethoughtspress.com is such a lovely place to get published! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi... #kidlit #writingforkids #writing
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Interview: Rachel Burrows
Rachel Burrows' writing for children can be found in Northern Gravy, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, Little Thoughts Press and The Dirigible Balloon. She is an Undiscovered Voices 2026 Winner and was also short...
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Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Many thanks to Jennifer Thomas and @littlethoughtspress.com for their wonderful review of A Catalog of Curious Creatures! I'm thrilled to know that my little collection of oddities is being enjoyed. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/book-re...
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Book Review: A Catalog of Curious Creatures by Shaun Jex
Reviewed by Jennifer ThomasSome people collect shells, comic books, or keychains. Shaun Jex collects tales about American creatures that most of us have never seen, “the type that people tell stories ...
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 01/06/2026
Submissions for Issue 15 open on June 22nd! In a galaxy far, far away, through the depths of the ocean, in the middle of a moonless night… For this issue, we want you to take us into the dark. Visit www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme to learn more! #kidlit #callforsubmissions
Theme announcement: In the Dark. visit littlethoughtspress.com/theme to learn more
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Jessica Edmond @genesis-pearl.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
👃🏾 I don’t pick my nose. 🍯 My sister, Honey June, does. I’m not judging… just saying. My friends at @littlethoughtspress.com 💭have my report. 📝 You should read it. 👓 It deserves an award 🏆, an A+, and a treat or two!!! 🍬 ✨ #KidsLit #Poetry
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Bright mustard-yellow illustrated introduction page featuring Genesis Pearl, a whimsical Black girl character with oversized yellow spiral goggles, glossy pink lips, and long bubble ponytails. A framed portrait of Genesis appears on the left, while playful handwritten text on the right introduces her and mentions her “very serious report about the boogers in my nose” being turned in to her friends at Little Thoughts Press. The words “Genesis Pearl,” “pink,” and “Genesis” are highlighted in colorful purple, teal, and pink lettering, adding a cheerful scrapbook-like feel to the page.Alt text:
Playful illustrated title page on a textured bubblegum-pink background featuring Genesis Pearl, a whimsical Black girl character with oversized yellow spiral goggles, expressive wide eyes, and a curly puff tied with a pink bow. She wears a bright yellow polka-dot jacket with colorful pins and a purple bow tie while poking one finger into her nose with a mischievous expression. Beside her is a taped cardboard-style sign reading “A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose” in bold purple and neon green lettering. Small stars, dots, scribbles, and doodles are scattered across the background, with “By Genesis Pearl” handwritten in pale yellow near the character.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 08/05/2026
Thank you to everyone who shared their work for our Traditions and Rituals submission call! I believe I have responded to all submissions. Please check your spam folder if you haven't heard from me! And a huge thanks to @steenahernandez.bsky.social for her work in selecting this issue's pieces!
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 30/04/2026
#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Close out a month of celebrating poetry with @lindapoet.bsky.social's dreamy, flowing "River Vow" from Issue 12: Better Together. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
River Vow
by Linda Middleton

Raindrop to river to the deep blue sea,
we’ve made a loyal vow to thee.
We’ve made this faithful pledge to keep you clean, 
for your fresh magic to be seen.

Your turquoise ribbons meander for miles 
with willow whispers, iris smiles.
You’re the swan-way for majestic snow wings, 
the blue palace for neon kings,
the mirror for zigzag dragonfly moves,
the rush and gush, soft peace that soothes.
You’re the playground for molten otter twirls,
swift fish swishes and shiny swirls.
You’re home to deep dives, paw paddles and plops. 
You’re the heartbeat that never stops.

We care about every silk twist and turn, 
open eyes and help others learn.
We cherish your every dear bank and shore, 
each litter pick, we love you more.
We follow your flow, always hand in hand, 
leave just footprints in soil and sand.

We’ve fallen deeply for your soul of blue. 
You flow in us, we glow in you.
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Annette Birdsall @quirkybirds.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
So many ways to celebrate spring with poetry… Share your ways, maybe you’re participating with Joyce Uglow in the Stuck Bumblebee Challenge jpuglow.substack.com Or with Claire Taylor @littlethoughtspress.com littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-celebrat...
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A Celebration of Spring
poems for the spring season
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xpostfactoid @xpostfactoid.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A little mutual aid flashback from grade school...
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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose” by @genesis-pearl.bsky.social is a very timely piece now that allergy season is upon us! I had the very serious assignment of illustrating the problematic boogers.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! 🌏 Get inspired to do your part to help clean and protect the Earth with Claire Schlinkert's poem, "Litter-Picker" from Issue 12: Better Together, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Litter-Picker
by Claire Schlinkert

Better to take a stick and get stuck in,
and quickly clear the clutter from the track:
the rusted, unloved bric-a-brac,
the knick-knacks lost, the picnic scraps
attacked by rats or left to rot...

Better to purge the verge of plastic tat-
to gather the endless wrappers and packets,
to ransack the grotty, broken boxes,
extract from cracks the shards of glass
from broken bottles, and tackle the scourge
of battered cans discarded in gutters...

Better to scout it out, collect it up,
and pack the lot in sacks to chuck,

than not.

Then stop and take stock:

a pristine spot now spick and span
where critters skitter through leaves lacking litter,
where birds peck paths unscarred by garbage,
where foxes flourish in rubbish-free forest;

the wrecked and trashed restored intact
to habitable habitat.

Better to be a go-getter, non-quitter,
litter-picker
for the reward of
all
that.

accompanied by artwork by Stephanie Buosi of a patch of ground that is covered in litter on one side, and clean and full of blooming flowers on the other.
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Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Illustrating “I Once Met a Man…” tickled my funny bone! You can find this idiom-packed poem by David McMullin on page 2 of @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose. @davidmcmullin.bsky.social #Kidlitillustration #poetryforkids #kidsmagazine #childrensillustration #kidlit
Poem, “I Once Met a Man…” by David McMullin published in Little Thoughts Press children’s magazine with an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a man with large ears, dressed in a top hat and black and gray plaid suit, doing a handstand on a pink cloud.  Poem, “I Once Met a Man…” by David McMullin published in Little Thoughts Press children’s magazine with an illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan of a man with large ears, dressed in a top hat and black and gray plaid suit, doing a handstand on a pink cloud.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 14/04/2026
#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit "Eli's House" by @theplaypoet.bsky.social is a heartbreaking & heartwarming look at the important ways we show up for each other in times of grief. In Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Eli's House
by Amanda McKenzie

There’s a dad-shaped hole at Eli’s place.
No big, deep belly laugh rumbling around the lounge 
When we tell our knock-knock jokes.
No warm smell of pancakes wafting through the kitchen 
On Sunday morning.
No fluffy purple robe hanging on the bathroom door 
Like a deflated cuddly monster.
Eli’s mum says it’s good that I’m here.
She says it’s too quiet without visitors.
The house is laden with lasagna and lillies
Both fighting to be the loudest smell.
Eli asks if I can stay over
And together, we make pancakes in the morning.
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Lisa Billa @lisasbilla.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Late to celebrate, but excited to be part of this beautiful issue! Thank you to the editors, cheers to all the creators, and big thanks to my amazing CPs! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity @littlethoughtspress.com
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 10/04/2026
If it's your tradition to wait until the last minute to submit your #kidlit writing & artwork, then I've got good news for you... Today's the last day to send your submissions for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals! www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 09/04/2026
#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Bop along to "Chit Chat" by Graham Seal in Issue 11: Stirring Words. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Chit Chat 
by Graham Seal

Splish splash 
Mish mash 
Bing bong 
Ping pong 
Flip flop 
Tip top 
Bling bling 
Wing ding 
Knick knack 
Tick tack 
Wotta lotta 
Clap trap!
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 08/04/2026
#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit "Feast" by Andrew Sprung, in Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available now in print & pdf. Accompanied by artwork from Imogen Hartland. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Feast
by Andrew Sprung

Forgot my lunch! 
Oh, that's mean. 
I'm gonna starve by 3:15.

Brown bags blossom— 
my desk's bare.
"Stay cool," Jess says— 
"We can share.”

Tears off half
his PB&J.
"We won't let you 
starve today."

Eve hands carrots,
Chad adds chips.
Three kids pass their drinks 
for sips.

"See that?" Jess says, 
"Not so bad." 
Sweetest lunch
I ever had.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 07/04/2026
I have been out of town for the past week—if you recently ordered copies of our magazine, I apologize for the delay and will be shipping them out very soon!
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 03/04/2026
#NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit Choose love. Choose care. Choose community. "Love Letter" by Cathy Stenquist (@cathystenquist.bsky.social) is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together featuring the poem "Love Letter" by Cathy Stenquist.
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Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 10: Folklore/Mythology through 5/15! We accept writing, art, and photos by 5-13 y/o kids. Our mentors can't wait to spotlight new talent. Please subscribe, spread the word, and keep shining! ✨ www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions #kidlit #emag #parents
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a bigfoot is standing in the water waving his hand
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 01/04/2026
Happy National Poetry Month! Let's kick it off with a playful poem from Webb Smith featuring the kind of weather we've come to expect in April. "Cats and Dogs" by Webb Smith in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words. accompanied by artwork from @kimwnolan.bsky.social
A poem called Cats and Dogs by Webb Smith accompanied by illustrations from Kim Wagner Nolan of cats and dogs falling down like raindrops. 

Cats and Dogs By Webb Smith
It’s raining cats and dogs 
Let’s grab our bathing suits 
We’ll gambol while it pours 
No need for bumbershoots

We’ll rollick, romp and run 
With mud between our toes 
The nimbus clouds have come 
To wash away our woes

Behold the rhythmic beat 
Of rain on metal bins 
We’ll sing out loud and dance 
While spinning widdershins

We’ll splash in billabongs 
Like happy pollywogs 
Come spend the day with me 
It’s raining cats and dogs
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sometimes I celebrate my week by changing the display ! 😂 #library #schoollibrary #kidlit #writing #poetry @littlethoughtspress.com #poemsonthemove
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Jessica Edmond @genesis-pearl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Checkout my very unserious poem, "A Very Serious Report on the Boogers in My Nose" in @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose. #KidsLit #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WriteSky
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Emma Phillips @words-outwest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Latest edition of Little Thoughts Press is now available. Delighted to be featured alongside some stellar children's poets.
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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Delighted to have a tiny poem in the HEAD, SHOULDERS, SPLEEN & NOSE issue of @littlethoughtspress.com , beautiful as always thanks to @clairemtaylor.com's hard work. Check it out @ littlethoughtspress.com & don't miss the stunner by my critique partner @lisasbilla.bsky.social !
Cover of LTP issue 13 features a bald black girl in an orange dress.Text of poem first period by Tracie Renee. I don't get why they call it a period if everything in me is commas spilling & beginning, curving & swelling & even though I lie here still as stone I'm a river I can flow .
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The latest edition of @littlethoughtspress.com is out and it’s a stunner. 🤩 Available here littlethoughtspress.com/issues Thank you Stephanie Buosi for illustrating Benny’s Bellybutton so fabulously! #poetryforkids #storiesforkids #kidlit #writingforchildren
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23/03/2026
Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose is here! Our fabulous contributors take you on a deep dive through the human body, from the crown of the head to the tips of the toes and through all of the body's wondrous mysteries in between. Available now in print & pdf www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Cover of Little Thoughts Press Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose featuring an illustration of a child in a burnt orange dress preparing to spin around.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 21/03/2026
Submissions for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals are open until April 10th! Send us your kidlit writing and art about all the big and small traditions that bring joy, connection, and meaning to your life.
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Issue 13 of @littlethoughtspress.com "Head, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose" is available for preorder. It was a challenge taking medical knowledge and making it understandable and exciting for tweens. Check out my Eye poem and tell me what you think! littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt...
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 15/03/2026
Love a little library and love this little acrostic from P.J. Purtee in Issue 12: Better Together. 📚 www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together featuring the poem "How to Build a Little Library" P.J. Purtee.
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What a beautiful cover by Rachael Taylor for the Heads, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose edition of @littthoughtspress.com @clairemtaylor.com 🤩 So happy to be a part of it! 😊 #poetryforkids #kidlit #storiesforkids Pre-orders now being taken. littlethoughtspress.square.site/product/litt...
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 07/03/2026
If any Little Thoughts contributors, submitters, fans are in Baltimore for AWP, please come find me today so I can meet you in person and tell you how great you are.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 01/03/2026
Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place. www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
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SUBMISSIONS | Little Thoughts
Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 27/02/2026
Remember, you are necessary piece of the world's puzzle. Puzzle of Life by young artist Chuyu Chen is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together featuring an illustration by Chuyu Chen of a puzzle of the world with one piece missing.
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Steena Hernandez @steenahernandez.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 20/02/2026
New theme just dropped 👀 🥳 Issue 14 opens for submissions on March 1st with special guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! And the theme will be... TRADITIONS & RITUALS (🧵 for full description.)
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 17/02/2026
Writing tips, kidlit recommendations and more in our latest blog interview with Issue 12: Better Together contributor, David McMullin! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
An image of kids working together to pick flowers. Over the image is a quote from David McMullin: "A good story can entertain, teach, help
the reader understand themself better, and help them understand others."
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 14/02/2026
Huge thanks & so much love to everyone who entered our Silly Love Sonnets contest & to Linda Hofke for serving as our guest judge. After much consideration, we've made our final choices for our winner, honorable mentions, and kid's choice pick! www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
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Winners of the 2026 Silly Love Sonnets Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Thank you to everyone who shared the love in our Silly Love Sonnets kidlit poetry contest!It was such a delight to read through all of the incredible entries about the sweet and silly little things yo...
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