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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I love these photos that my publishing house took!! Aren’t they beautiful?? They make my heart so happy. Thank you, @blinkbooks.bsky.social !!!

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

BELOVED WRITING/CANCER COMMUNITIES…do a 🎗️ mama a favor and please follow my baby girl’s brand new nonprofit, Gifts for Gold, which she created to lift up the pediatric cancer community. These kids have already raised over $20K! Please follow on Insta too. 💛 bsky.app/profile/gift...

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

@giftsforgold.bsky.social So proud of you guys!!!! Love you, C. To the moon…💛🎗️💛

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Dear NATO and Kingdom of Denmark, We the people are sorry. Please hold firm. He will find a new shiny thing eventually. Sincerely, An embarrassed American

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Dear World, I would just like to take this moment to reiterate that I didn’t vote for him. Also, I’m so sorry. 💔 Stay strong, Minnesota…

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Laura Grace Weldon @lauragraceweldon.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com

Man standing in field of sheep holding rainbow flag.

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Peter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

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Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.

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Katie McEnaney @katiemcenaney.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

What an amazing book! 🎉✨ #kidlit

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Parents of adult girls: how old were they when they came back to you? I mean, how long before the egocentrism of 17 goes back to wherever TF it came from and who is this child and I love her but please put rum in my coffee now…

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Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

“Remember, all of your favorite authors started out #writing just like you, with worries and thoughts. A first draft is really for getting just the first shape of a story along with its imperfections. So you can find and bring out the best story in later drafts.” - Wrtr #AmWriting #Writer #Author

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. - John Steinbeck - Be Writing ~ A closeup photo of a writer's hand as they write their story by hand -- writing notebooks and a mug can be seen spread out on the table in front of them.

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Great YA audiobook mysteries? Recommendations welcome!

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I can’t begin to describe how meaningful this Honor is…and on this book, which I wrote at my daughter’s bedside over the course of 21 rounds of chemotherapy. STRONGER AT THE SEAMS is my debut YA novel, and I will forever be grateful to everyone who helped make this book—and this honor—happen. 💛🎗️💛

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Okay writers...I know people make wishes on shooting stars, pennies, eyelashes, 11:11 (the time)... What sorts of things have you seen or heard people wish on?

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Holy cow…this grant is unbelievable. If you haven’t yet been published, check this out!

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Stoked that STRONGER is a finalist in the Midwest #SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards beside these other fabulous titles. Voting ends July 25…don’t miss out!

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SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Get a written critique from our #SCBWIOhioNorth conference faculty. These faculty members will not attend in person, written only. Anjanette Barr Lee Melillo Rachel Orr Vicky Weber Jazmia Young For more information: www.scbwi.org/events/2025-... #SCBWI #kidlit #kidlitart #ohioconferences

Bonus Written Critiques

ANJANETTE BARR
AGENY, DUNHAM LITERARY

LEE MELILLO
ASSOC AGENT, DUNHAM LITERARY

RACHEL ORR
AGENT, PROSPECT AGENCY
VICKY WEBER
AGENT, CREATIVE MEDIA AGENCY

JAZMIA YOUNG
ASSOC AGENT, CURTIS BROWN

SCBWI Ohio North Regional Conference
October 3-4, 2025
where stories take flight
SCBWI
Ohio North Region
SOCIETY of CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Insta: @scbwi_nohio
BlueSky: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
scbwi.org/regions/ohionorth

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Brian Allen @allenanalysis.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area. Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Day-old coffee, reheated in a microwave. Perfectly fine or hell no? (Mug brought to you by childhood cancer. Childhood cancer: there’s never been a better reason for a morning F bomb.)

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

My daughter made Top 60 in Original Spoken Word Poetry, in a speech about a topic painfully close to her heart: childhood cancer. C, I am so proud of you. Keep fighting, girl. Keep bringing awareness. Be the change, baby. 🎗️ #NSDA #NationalSpeechAndDebate

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Why go gray in May? Because our kids deserve it. 🎗️ I'm also bad a tech, which is why this did not come out in B&W. 😂 www.facebook.com/share/r/16XK...

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Redirecting...

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

She won Outstanding Young Chemist!!!! So proud of my girl. Her compassion and heart, mixed with her work ethic and intelligence, will make her unstoppable. Take that, effing brain tumor. 🎗️ 💪

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

For those of you who rely on government websites for your research, American University has put together this guide to sites that have archived them. subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue/...

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Subject Guides: Government Information Data Rescue: Archives of Government Websites

Links to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

On our way to find out what this kid won!!! 🥇

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Join me and @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social in celebrating Deaf Awareness Week! 🎉🥁🎶

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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Yes, below. (I am a PhD, not an MD). This work does not get done anywhere else. It's not financially lucrative enough. We invest in pediatric cancer research as a *society* because that work does not get done otherwise. Hard impacts to MDs especially: bench research can't be done in private practice

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

More of this!

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy International Womens Day, y’all! Strong women strengthen the world. Embrace them!

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

As a mother of a child with brain cancer, I cannot begin to explain the level of disgust I feel by this. How dare he use our children. How dare ANYONE applaud. May karma find you all.

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Fantastic book BY a fantastic author ABOUT a fantastic author coming out in two days!! Don’t miss out!!!! @heidieys.bsky.social

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

That Pfeizer commercial destroy anyone else?

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

If you're a librarian who would like early release information about my 2026 S&S picture book, GET A HUG, let me know! It's a Boynton-esque, songlike rhymer about the power of compassion and kindness. Illustrations by the amazing @liliuhms.com!

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

#Tariffied The clown show continues...

Dear Canadian & Mexican friends,
I didn't vote for this. Don't hate me.
And I'm sorry.

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Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

So much for freedom of speech. 😡

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Kelly Dyksterhouse @kellydhouse.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I’ll be opening to queries Feb 1-7 so thought I’d update my #mswl for a few things I’m particularly on the lookout for. #PB: laugh out loud stories with a clear narrative arc, clever wordplay, twist endings, memorable characters. I’ll be open to both text only and author-illustrators this month.

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Michelle Hauck @michelle4laughs.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Since I'm opening to more queries on Friday, I'm starting a list of what I'd really love to find. Last time I opened I did sign two clients who matched with my advertised wish list so sharing does work! #MSWL

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