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Sarah Hetu

@sarahhetu.bsky.social
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Mom, writer, optometrist, karate enthusiast, nature lover, artist, and slave to 2 cats #12x12PB, #kidlit, #picturebook #haiku #poetry

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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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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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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
9 DAYS until #12x12PB registration opens for 2025! The countdown continues thrue 1/9. To win today's prize - "Go Away, I'm Writing" socks, comment before midnight ET. Members: How does 12 x 12 motivate you to BIC? Nonmembers: Do you have a writing routine? #kidlit #kidlitart
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
It's Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas for Writers 2025. I posted my successes here: sarahhetu.com/1500-2/
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- Sarah Hetu, WRITER
Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to share our SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) this year. She believes the way New Year’s reso...
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Hooray! @littlethoughtspress.com just launched Issue 12: Better Together (www.littlethoughtspress.com). Be sure to check out pages 40-42, on which you will find poems by two of my critique partners: @pjpurtee.bsky.social and @davidmcmullin.bsky.social. (My poem is on page 33!)
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Little Thoughts Press | A children's literary magazine
Little Thoughts Press is a children's literary magazine designed for a youth audience ages ten and under. Founded in 2021 by editor in chief, Claire Taylor.
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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 16/12/2025
We could spend all day quibbling (or kwibbling) about how certain words SHOULD be spelled, but there's no denying that Mike Flowers' poem, Quibble, is positively delightful! Check it out in Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words with a sneak peek of the poem Quibble by Mike Flowers, featuring artwork of by Kim Wagner Nolan.
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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Today, Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com launches Issue 12: Better Together. This issue is extra fun for me. Poems from two of my Rhyme Time buddies, @davidmcmullin.bsky.social & @sarahhetu.bsky.social, are published in this issue! One of mine is in there, too.
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Congratulations to all the winners in this year's Halloweensie contest! The 2025 Halloweensie Contest WINNERS!!! – Susanna Leonard Hill share.google/dmQ3DLljlNdu... @laurimeyers.bsky.social @jennadaucunas.bsky.social
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The 2025 Halloweensie Contest WINNERS!!!
I know! It’s Saturday! And I don’t usually post on Saturday.
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Please preorder Issue 12, Little Thoughts Press. The theme–Better Together–is significant: two critique partners and I have poems in this issue, proving that we truly are ‘better together!’ square.link/u/UOWLUcaU @littlethoughtspress.com @pjpurtee.bsky.social @davidmcmullin.bsky.social
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Little Thoughts Press Issue Twelve: Better Together - Claire Taylor | Little Thoughts Press
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Check out these awesome #FallWritingFrenzy contest entries: lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f.... My poem is titled 'Skellerie Bones.' @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social‬ @lydialukidis.bsky.social
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Fall Writing Frenzy Entry Form 2025
Hello #FallWritingFrenzy Friends- Yahoo!! Our competition is finally here! Kaitlyn Sanchez (Fall Writing Frenzy creator and co-host), Aixa Perez- Prado (Fall Writing Frenzy guest judge), and I, Lyd…
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P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
This week’s prompt from my Rhyme Time group: Use a photo from #FallFrenzy as your prompt to write a poem. Contest: lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf... @lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social #childrenspoetry #poetryforchildren
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#FallWritingFrenzy 2025 Rules
Dearest kidlit community- The days are getting shorter and the sweet smell of pumpkin spice is starting to fill the air. It’s fall….which means the annual Fall Writing Frenzy contest is…
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Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Check out Susanna Hill's holiday contest: susannahill.com/2024/12/06/h... This year, the challenge was to write a complete story, in 250 words or less, geared towards kids under 12, with a theme of a 'holiday-centered mystery.' (mine's number 103 😉) #kidlit #picturebook
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This Just In…!
You will all be glad to know that I’m starting the week with one of my shortest posts ever!Woo-hoo!  More time for you guys to go do other fun things!I had great intentions for a proper post,…
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