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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#scbwimidsouth26 here I come! But first, a visit to Parnassus. My very first visit, and won't be my last!

Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy to announce that two of my short stories have won Honorable Mention in the 95th Annual Writers Digest Writing Competition! "Five Finger Discount" in the Children/YA Fiction Category "The Return" in the Genre Short Story Category @writersdigest.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Finished The Secret Dead Club by @karenmusings.bsky.social this week with my daughter, Violet, yesterday. Loved the spooky vibes and Wait Til Helen Comes references. Double thumbs up! #kidlit

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Time again for the #KidLitChuckleChallenge! Entries are due between Sept 10-13. I'm hoping to tickle the judges' funny bones again this year. Who's with me? Check out the info here: www.juliehauswirth.com/post/2026-ki... #kidlit #amwriting

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thrilled to announce I've signed with Ritu Anand @d4eo.bsky.social! Little did I know I was meeting my future agent back in January at the #SCBWI NY Conference when we took this photo ... Happy we got to meet in person, and looking forward to submitting my silly little picture book soon! 🐹

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

#50PreciousWords is one of my favorite contests 🙂 Thanks to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social and her intrepid crew for reading through 677 entries. Thrilled to make Honorable Mention again this year. And even more thrilled to see my CP @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social at #12. Woohoo! #kidlit #amwriting

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hoping for a little luck o' the Irish today as I hit "SUBMIT" for this very competitive picture book contest. Fingers and toes crossed that my spunky little hamster will worm his way into the top 50 Showcase. Finalists announced April 27! #PBParty #kidlit #amwriting #SCBWI

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Eek, I submitted my first mentee application for PB Rising Stars! Many more to follow, but this first one had me all nervous! 😬 #PBRisingStars #kidlit

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

DON'T MISS the Southern Breeze Writing for Kids Conference in Birmingham, AL, March 27-28! We met some of the faculty in NY last weekend (Rachel, Matt, Sasha, and Ritu), and they are excited to meet YOU! Register now: www.scbwi.org/events/south... @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Made it to McNally Jackson, @mrschureads.bsky.social. I was not disappointed! 😁 I especially love how they shelve middle grade into upper and lower. Wish all stores could do this. And don't get me started on the pens!!!

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

What a delight to meet @mrschureads.bsky.social at SCBWI NY 2026! I was just listening to his podcast interview with @shannonballoon.bsky.social on her Middle Grade Matters podcast that very same day! Felt like fate 😁 @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm off to the Big Apple tomorrow with the Southern Breeze team...so excited! If you're planning on going, let me know and we'll look for you! @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social #kidlit

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Look who I spied at my daughter's book fair today! @lydialukidis.bsky.social, loved this book! Poetic AND full of interesting facts 🙂 Adding it to our collection... #kidlit #bookfair

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Well look at that, BLAME SATAN for the win! So honored to have made it into the winners circle this year. Thanks to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social for their hard work judging the contest. #FallWritingFrenzy >>

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This year's Halloween pumpkin celebrates my daughter's favorite book this year. (And mine when I was her age!) #kidlit #halloween

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

How about that? DO NOT TRUST THIS BOUNCY HOUSE is a Chuckle Challenge Champion! Happy to have brought the funny for this contest and looking forward to entering again next year! #kidlitchucklechallenge

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Check out my entry into the Second Annual Kidlit Chuckle Challenge hosted by @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social! There's still time to enter if you want to give it a go 🙂 (And thanks to all of the wonderful organizers and judges! You are the best!) mandyfletcherwrites.com/2025/09/15/t...

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Just picked up our copy of @mccallhoylebooks.bsky.social's new release FOREVER RIPLEY. Cannot wait to dig into this!!! @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Inspired by this delightful graphic novel by @leilaboukarim.bsky.social, Violet and I made hummus just like Zips & Eeloo (but with fewer mishaps 🤣) What a fun read, and great idea for an activity for the kids. Now if only we could get our hands on some Zingerblitz... @stacysjensen.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Be sure to check out this writing intensive we're hosting on November 8th in Decatur, GA. Registration is open now! More info here: www.scbwi.org/events/story... @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwimidsouth.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Just finished this delightful novel, What Fell from the Sky by @adriannacuevas.bsky.social! Fascinating history about a military exercise in the 1950s, and of course fun speculation about a lost little alien and her family. Highly recommend! #kidlit #writingcommunity #bookreview

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

ROSWELL JOHNSON SAVES THE WORLD x ELIO A sci-fi-obsessed seventh grader proves ADHD can save the world from alien domination. 🤖Pop culture sci-fi galore 🖖Star Trek-style cloaking ⏰A ticking clock 🏛️Caper in the White House 🤯A HUGE twist #questpit #MG #SF #Q #ND

A surprised 12-year-old boy, a tiny alien, and alien spacecraft invading. Text reads: Meeting an alien on vacation is weird...having that alien follow you home is weirder...but helping it save the worlds is weirdest of all.

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

ANIMORPHS x ELIO When neurodivergent 12yo Liam discovers aliens live on Earth, a rebel alien embroils him on a secret mission to reveal their existence. But when an ally betrays them, can Liam’s ADHD superpowers save his family from mind control? #questpit #MG #SF #Q

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

LILO AND STITCH x ROSWELL JOHNSON SAVES THE WORLD A sci-fi obsessed 12-yo boy and a rebel alien team up to thwart an invasion, but when a trusted ally betrays them, his hidden ADHD superpowers just might save his family—and the rest of the world—from alien mind-control. #questpit #MG #SF #Q

A surprised 12 year old, an alien, and spaceships invading. Text reads: Meeting an alien on vacation is weird...having that alien follow you home is weirder...but helping it save the world is the weirdest of all.

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

ROSWELL JOHNSON SAVE THE WORLD x RESIDENT ALIEN Tween boy and an alien on a secret mission 👽 ADHD and pre-teen anxiety 💊 Pop culture sci-fi galore 📺 Star Trek-style cloaking 🫥 A ticking clock ⏰ Caper in the White House 🏛️ A HUGE twist 🤯 #questpit #MG #SF #Q

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This novel-in-verse spoke to me on so many levels. Many of my daughter's friends are of Indian descent, and this brought a whole world of understanding to us both. I will cherish this book and gift copies to our friends...with a box of tissues. @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Thrilled to enter the PB & Kid picture book writing contest, judged by kids and hosted by @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social. Thanks so much for the opportunity to share Sir Snacks-A-Lot with your students. I hope they enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. #kidlit #writingcommunity

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

So honored to have made it on the Honorable Mention list for #50PreciousWords. Thanks to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social and all of the judges for donating their time and energy to running this contest! You can read my winning entry on my blog: mandyfletcherwrites.com/2025/03/31/50-precious-words-win/

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Happy to share....I feel like our entries are getting a little lost with so many! And I agree about #kidlit writers. Good luck!

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

This is my first time entering #50preciouswords. I wrote this for a trans kid I love who is feeling maligned and misunderstood...especially now. Thanks to @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social for her feedback, and thanks to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social for this wonderful contest!

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Look who I spied in my daughter's Scholastic flyer today! Right there next to Wimpy Kid and Grumpy Monkey...Way to go, @mccallhoylebooks.bsky.social! @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #kidlit #MG #writingcommunity

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Just finished reading Midsummer Mayhem to my nine-year-old daughter -- what a delightful, imaginative, culinary tale! So looking forward to meeting and learning from the talented @rajanilarocca.bsky.social at #SpringMingle25 in Decatur next month! @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Southern Breeze is killing it! @melissajmiles.bsky.social won the WOOP grant and @prettylines.bsky.social won a prestigious illustrator mentorship. So proud of these two! #scbwiNY25 @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

We Dream in Space is one of my favorites, and I cannot wait to read her latest Newbery-award-winner The First State of Being. @erinentrada.bsky.social, I was honored to cry at your keynote, learn from your workshop, and meet you in person 😊 #scbwiNY25 @melissajmiles.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Was delighted to meet Wendy Loggia, publisher at Delacorte and, incidentally, the editor of The Curse of the Dead Man's Diamond, whose praises I was just singing a few weeks ago. I swear I didn't plan this! #scbwiNY25 @christynewrites.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Great tour of Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House. Learned so much from the editors there, and OMG, they publish all my favorite books! #scbwi25 @scbwi.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Shout out to @christynewrites.bsky.social and her new book The Curse of the Dead Man's Diamond. My daughter and I loved this! So fun and spooky and unpredictable. And great for lovers of classical music, too. #kidlit #middlegrade

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Registration is NOW OPEN for our Southern Breeze Spring Mingle, March 28-29. Faculty: Rajani LaRocca, Ebony Glenn, Pat Zietlow Miller, Zoie Konneker, Rebecca Rodd, and more. Don't miss it! www.scbwi.org/events/full-... @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Thrilled to have placed fifth in the Holiday Writing Contest hosted by kidlit extraordinaire Susanna Hill. Thanks to the judges and to everyone who voted. And kudos to the finalists and honorable mentions, notably my SCBWI pals @melissajmiles.bsky.social and Webb Smith! @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

My daughter and I loved this book by @parentclub.bsky.social! (You can tell I love this era by the teacup I bought in Scotland last year.) One suggestion for the reprint: I would have loved some back matter about the reason why certain spices could ward off the plague. (Fleas, perhaps?) #MG #kidlit

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Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Just finished this delightful MG novel by @erinentrada.bsky.social and getting lots of inspiration for my WIP. Especially excited to meet the author at the SCBWI New York conference -- I'll be in her class on creating lovable characters along with @melissajmiles.bsky.social 😁😁 #writingcommunity

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