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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I’ll be hosting a workshop on building structure into your middle-grade novel on November 29! Structure will help you give agents and publishers what they’re looking for while giving you the freedom to write the story you want to write. loupiccolo.thrivecart.com/unlock-your-...

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Eek! How will I stand the waiting before I can do the reading?

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Laura Shovan, author of verse novel The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary has a fall class coming up! #KidLit #WritingCommunity #Poetry

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I'm very late in posting this, but was thrilled to received an honourable mention in the 2nd Annual Summer #kidlit Poetry Contest for the #LyricalLanguageLab. Thank you, fabulous judges! @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social and Michelle H. Barnes!

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

And if you haven’t yet read this, this is a good time to pick up a copy and then leave a review!

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Sudden summer paints a world of green and blue on winter’s white canvas #HaikuSaturday

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Thrilled to be on the long list for the Best Children’s Picture Book Text 2024! Thank you for this great contest @writingawards.bsky.social Waiting eagerly for the shortlist and winners in February! #contest #kidlit

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 14/04/2024

I love @viviankirkfield.bsky.social #50preciouswords contest and I’m honoured to be a winner this year! Thank you Vivian and judges for such a stellar organisation. We love you… and we’re looking forward to next year already. But we’ll give you a breather first 😘

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

Kidlit and YA authors - I made this for you 😀 Kidlit Marketing Made Easy(er) podcast breaks down marketing strategies you can use to connect with readers, build authentic relationships and sell books without having to dance on video. #kidlit #podcast www.buzzsprout.com/2291216/1418...

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

True! Dang. I really wanted to see you shimmy… So, how do you get your books in front of readers? By marketing (which is NOT the same as selling and is NOT a dirty word). Marketing is all about creating delicious connections. #kidlit #MarketingTips loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/bookmarketing

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

i am very humbled and very proud that my middle-grade verse novel has been longlisted in the Searchlight Writing Award's for Children's Best Novel Opening competition. Thank you @WritingAwards for making my 2023 end with a bang! #appreciation #kidlit #versenovel #middlegrade

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

There's a plethora of prime poetry pickings in Tuesday's newsletter. And one is a PAID submission opportunity. I want PAID to flash neon-like but Bluesky won't allow it... a crying shame. Link to subscribe:https://loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/thekidlitterletter #kidlit #poetryforkids #submit

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Katey Howes @kateywrites.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Did you know that my website has free printables & activities perfect for #STEMDay & every day? Check out these fun activities to pair with Magnolia Mudd and the Super Jumptastic Launcher Deluxe, or visit kateyhowes.com for more! kateyhowes.com/_files/ugd/6...

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Don’t be THAT person who gave up looking, turned away and missed the Yeti lumbering by… Grab this rare and wondrous kidlit submission opportunity. “What is it?” you shriek. “Tell us!” I’ll be doing that in The Kidlitter Letter’s next issue on Tuesday. loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/thekidlitter...

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Julie Hedlund @juliefhedlund.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

If you are a picture book author or illustrator, take a look at the #12x12PB scholarship program and consider applying! Deadline is November 30th.

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

I’ve added the lovely LitSharkMag… and now there are 44 children’s magazines looking for short stories, articles and poems. loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/freeguide #kidlit

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

A propos of no #kidlit but just because the place is beautiful, she’s beautiful and we had a lovely hike. Taking a week from editing and teaching editing to recharge. #stetpet

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 22/10/2023

Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼 My take on social media Quick tips + templates My Bluesky how-to videos KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky Kate Messner's KidLit Community list cont'd

Illustration of long-haired girl in red clock on flower-filled green hillside, looking up into the blue sky. In the sky, we see a few fluffy clouds along with some white skywriting that spellings the word "bluesky."

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Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Children’s Books for Hope & Understanding Amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict written by teacher librarian Yapha Mason imaginationsoup.net/childrens-bo... 👍📚

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Children's Books for Hope & Understanding Amid the Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Amid the latest Israeli Palestinian conflict, I wanted to share books filled with hope for young readers showing pathways toward peace.

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

I firmly believe that hate rots people’s brains. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Independent article with headline: “Alabama flags children’s book for censorship because author’s name is ‘Gay’”

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

If you don’t know your dactyl from your pterodactyl, this one’s for you 😂 #poetry #poetryforchildren #rhyme #kidlitcommunity #kidlit loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/rhymingkit

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

But don’t give up. Or change it up. To all the weary kidlit writers out there, I know the struggle. Who’s tried their luck at writing for children’s magazines instead? loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/freeguide #kidlitcommunity #amwriting #poetry

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

#kidlitcommunity, a freebie providing links to children's and teen magazines looking for writers who want to inspire and entertain, see their poems, stories and articles in schools and libraries, and who want to be able to say, "I'm a published author! For you 💖 loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/freeguide

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

I’m doing some research and would love answers to these questions. If you could wave a magic wand and make your biggest: 1. writing-in-rhyme challenge disappear, what would that thing be? 2. picture book challenge disappear, what would that thing be? Thank you and happy weekend! #kidlit #amwriting

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Senseless. Join the fight against senselessness. (Love that word and it’s many s’sssss, btw)

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

If you’re a rhymer, you know it’s about more than just two words that rhyme, right? Right?! #kidlitcommunity #rhyme

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

This is a story about a squirrel. In June, I scurried bright-eyed and bushy-tailed into Amber Petty’s Start Your Newsletter and Get People to Read It course. As a student profile, I’m deffo a squirrel: busy, industrious and a bit of a go-getter. (Continued in comments) #kidlit

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

Shameless, shameless brag… but this is why it’s all worth it 💖 #kidlitcommunity #newsletter #kidlit #amwriting loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/thekidlitter...

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

The great thing about the kidlit community is how willing writers are to help each other out. Manuscript swaps, critiques… but what about the kids in all this? When are we going to ask them what THEY think of the books we’re writing for THEM? #kidlitcommunity loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/betareader

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

Free guide to children’s and teen magazines looking for writers. Go! #poetry #kidlit #amwriting #shortstories #nonfiction #magazine loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/4fdba92b-0ab...

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Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social · 17/09/2023

There are so many ways to becoming a children’s author that don’t involve a traditional book contract or self-publishing. It’s not about giving up or ‘copping out’, it’s about diversifying your writing and growing your literary CV. #kidlit #getpublished loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/55d4f7f4-061...

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