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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

My mother is an artist. I love her work to pieces. Some shown here. Fully.

Seven ceramic bowls, made of varying hues of blues, tans, and browns, sit aligned in a row on a rough-plank porch railing-stained dark brown-high above a red brick patio.

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Christine Alemshah @christinealemshah.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🎉 Signed copies of Bea’s Balikbayan Box of Treasures are now available for preorder from @belcantobooks! 📦 Shipped to U.S. addresses or pick up in-store. 🔗 Shop link: belcantobooks.myshopify.com/products/pre-b…

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Brian Harold Taylor @brianharoldtaylor.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

A post from a few years back, I still feel like I was onto something here… #kidlitart, #kidlitillustration,

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Simon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

“In-between Places” by #AlexKillian and #GradyMcFerrin is a wonderful book about transitions. It’s about those moments between. The simple text moves from statement to metaphor and is accompanied by rich illustrations. It’s a perfect book to explore those moments of uncertainty. #PicturebookPage

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Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Learn five reasons that commonly appear in rejection letters for novels and picture books, translated and then followed by solutions for addressing the problem. Join me!

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Happy gift to me! I forgot I planted these last fall… seeing their blooms on a rainy gray morning earlier this week surprised and delighted me! #tulips #happyspring

2 Yellow tulips blooms in narrow flower bed.

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thank you, Hawai’i. Mahalo. You were beautiful. Until next time. 🌸🌺🌼 #springbreak #hawaii #ocean #family

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Going to work Is not so bad With views like this

Pastures greening up in foreground, snow capped mountains in background, sunlit clouds top off the blue sky

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Just some turkeys enjoying the view at Bear Lake in Utah last weekend. #uplift #writing retreat #kidlit

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Check this out #kidlit writers! I can’t wait for this class to begin! #nfkidlit there’s still time to join!

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Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Thank you so much for the awesome “Bitsy Bat, Team Star” interview, Monica! This was so fun! #kidlit #bitsybat #bitsybatteamstar #autismacceptance

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

It’s like waiting for a pot of water to boil! #seeds #spring

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I’ll follow this ‘nose to the ground’ anywhere. “Puppy love”

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Looking forward to next weekend! Life, the Universe, & Everything conference for #writers! Where? #Utah! I'll be talking about comic style books, plot, and engaging readers in your story.

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My goal was to sketch a jolly and portly baker juggling pancakes… 😆🖊️I suppose next time I should spend less time watching the game… #kidlit Good practice anyway

Pencil sketch of a young girl juggling disc-like pancakes. Whether they are edible, is definitely a reasonable question for consideration. Oh, and a bird is flying amongst the cakes under her own steering.

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Ann McCallum Staats @annmsbooks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Great deal on this week! All preorders at B&N are 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantastic-... @candlewickpress.bsky.social

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Did you enter the #PBParty contest yet? Don't let fear get in the way. Put yourself out there and make 2025 your year to shine. You have a little over 3 1/2 hours left to enter. Huge thanks to PBParty judge @staceybyer.bsky.social for this adorable, inspiring graphic. 💗

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

It's submission day for the #PBParty contest. Did you enter yet? Please don't wait until the last minute! We can't wait to find out where you live, what genre/s you submitted & what other genres you write.

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We are pleased to host a #giveaway of the picture book, KAHO'OLAWE by @kamalani3.bsky.social, illustrated by Harinani Orme (@lernerbooks.bsky.social) out on Feb. 4. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/01/the-... (+ more ways to win).

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

It's the first of the month, so we have a new website banner and Illustrator Spotlight on Sian Moore. Check out her awesome art, and enter to win a copy of her book COWBOY CAM, by William Russell. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry here: www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/illu... #giveaway

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Rebecca Field @rebeccafieldgraphy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Just a reminder to find your people and hold them close. There is power in community. #kidlit #kidlitart

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

We are nearly out of January. I'm sharing what I felt brave enough to explore, given the encouragement I received from many here. I have much to learn, but I am loving it! I hope the spirit of hermit crab's surprise party is contagious! 🎈 #kidlit #illustration #newgoals #watercolor #diorama

A watercolor painting of a hermit crab, cut from paper, and folded and positioned in 3D over the original pencil sketch from my spiral-bound art journal.

watercolor diorama with color pencil and ink highlights. A diorama of sea-side tide pool scene, where a hermit crab positioned in 3D has just arrived at a surprise party in his honor. Friendly, welcoming characters on the sand in front of an algae-covered volcanic boulder include 2 orange sea stars, 2 sea anemones, an oyster, a yellow green nudibranch, and a purple spiny sea urchin, all with wide goggly-like happy eyes. The tide is low, the spirits are high, all of which I hope are contagious.

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Teresa Robeson @teresarobeson.com · 29/01/2025

It's time again for #KidsComicsUnite 's Pitchfest! If you're a #GraphicNovel creator for the #KidLit market, this is a terrific opportunity for you. Pop over to the website for all the details: kidscomicsunite.com/kcu-pitchfes...

A blue square graphic that says: WHAT IS
KCU PITCHFEST?
KCU PITCHFEST IS A KIDS-YA GALLERY SHOWCASE OF UNPUBLISHED GRAPHIC NOVEL PROJECTS THAT ARE REVIEWED BY A PANEL OF TOP AGENTS AND EDITORS!
• Tickets are on sale from Feb. 21 - Mar. 3rd!
Pitches must be submitted by Mar. 7th.
• A jury of distinguished agents and editors then review and vote on the projects.
• The gallery will be revealed at a live event on
March 29, 2025.
• The KCU Pitchfest Gallery will be shared widely with agents, editors, and art directors across the industry!
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:
https://kidscomicsunite.com/kcu-pitchfest-2025/

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Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Are you ready for the #PBParty Prep Zoom on Sunday, January 26 at 7 pm Eastern? Huge thanks to @sylviaichen.bsky.social for the amazing graphics & everything she does for the PBParty contest. 💗 mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-prep...

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PBParty Prep Zoom 2025! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland

Are you ready for the 2025 PBParty Prep Zoom on Sunday, January 26 at 7 pm Eastern? This is what we'll cover in the Zoom...

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I decided to jump in and share some of my new artistic endeavors with #JanuARTy Today’s prompt is #liquid As it turns out, we do have a mix of that form currently falling from the Northern #Utah Sky #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

www.instagram.com/reel/DE6D-Bo... next weekend is Dino Fest in Salr Lake City at the Natural History Museum of Utah. looking forward to seeing modern Dinos (raptors), fossils, learning about ancient underwater worlds, & Chicken Frank, Dinosaur Storytimes Come for the fun! #dinosaurs #kidlit

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

It's on the calendar: If you are releasing a book this year in any genre or format, you may like this webinar, happening March 3. Shares welcome--I'd love to see you.

A purple and yellow image of two books and the author. Text reads: How to Talk to Booksellers webinar happening 3/3 at 11am EST via zoom. Cost $25. Details via link in bio to reserve spot. For traditionally published authors, any genre or format. Full details at authorjessicawhipple.com under Help for Writers

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 13/01/2025

For those who do care about what's happening in the world but sometimes need a feed free of politics, heartbreak, or mean-snark, feel free to follow my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective.

Found object art featuring a crumpled green tea bag that is the cape of an illustrated young person who is pulling back on a kite, which is the tea bag paper kite straining into the sky. Media used: black ink, real-life tea bag, pencil. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Started with a pencil sketch. Added color for the heck of it. Grew up loving the loons of NH’s lakes region. Always another page. Another tomorrow. #kidlit #loons

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

If you're planning to make 2025 your publishing year, maybe I can help. I'm filling my schedule now. Services are available on my website: www.alisonweisseditorial.com

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

For dinosaur lovers near Utah, Jan 25-26, there is this! Looking forward to doing Story Time again this year. #dinosaurs #kidlit

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Lookupandout @lookupandout.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Day two of picture books and young adult books that demonstrate how all of us can to look to the natural world to find ourselves. Jim LaMarche’s picture book is a powerful reminder of the unexpected joy and wonder that can be found simply by being outside.

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

For those that need a #fairy spell for a wish you’d like help with in nudging along, here is one I drew for you. She’s gonna be working extra hard with those small wings, but I think that’s the point? I pick her for my team :) 🎉💕🖊️ #sketch #charcoal #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit

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Lisa Katzenberger @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

To celebrate a productive 2024, I'm doing a giveaway over on Instagram of the four books I published last year! Stop on by and enter to win! bit.ly/4iWphYF #kidlit

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

with many writing successes from 2024 and new goals set for 2025, one thing I'm looking forward to doing more of this year is watercolor and sketching. Here is a piece I'm working on. #watercolor #newgoals #illustration #kidlitart Cheers to all of our endeavors!

hermit crab watercolor and pencil sketch

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Kari Percival @karipercival.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Did you know that in winter, wood frogs nearly freeze solid? You can see this illustration & other amphibian mysteries in my new book, SAFE CROSSING, to be released January 7! #kidlit #kidlitart #amphibian #woodfrog #frozenwoodfrog #winter #hibernation #hibernationmode #childrensbookillustration

Wood frog, mostly frozen and overwintering in leaf litter so that it can emerge early to lay eggs in vernal pools. An illustration from Kari Percival's upcoming picture book SAFE CROSSING.

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Took a holiday break from #writing, but not from walking. Found some new neighbors enjoying the sunshine

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hello, #kidlt Just a new neigh-bor Saying hello Sharing a pic of a friend I see on my walks

Pony is poking her nose through a metal fence

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Last weekend myself and 3 other #picturebook creators presented “DinoMania” for kids at the West Valley Library for stem, art, and history content related to our books. Complete with a scavenger fossil hunt. So much fun to collaborate and make an exciting, educational event. #edusky #kidlit

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 31/03/2024

I’m looking forward to this 6-week online class that starts tomorrow at the Writing Barn with the amazing author and instructor Rob Sanders, where I hope to approach the history of an event from a biography lens. Can’t wait!! Sign up to join, write, learn, polish!

Offers author photo of Rob Sanders and start date, April 1

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SK Wenger | KidLit author @skwenger.bsky.social · 18/02/2024

Hey PB writers— if you want to learn from a multi-award winning and multi-published author- this is the class for you!! Plus, get feedback on a manuscript and peer workshop!! Jyoti is gifted in all: rhyme, lyrical, narrative prose. Check it out at the writing barn website. Www.thewritingbarn.com

Photo of Jyoti R Gopal, author of My Paati’s Saris, One Sweet Song, and more

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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

You think I'd forget it was Tuesday and #kidlitchat day, too? Nah. You didn't forget, did you? Nah. And if this is news to you, well, I hope you'll join us at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific right here on BlueSky.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 15/12/2023

I want to read ALL the books. Do you? Share this post & you may win this piece of original art. 📚 #IWantToReadALLTheBooks #FreedomToRead #EduSky

Photo of original art whose text reads "I want to read ALL the books." Illustration shows a woman reading a book. Art tools showing: blue colored pencil, purple pen.

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