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May she rest in power #rip #margarethamilton #womeninstem

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Nikki Bergstresser @nikkibergstresser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nov 4th 🇨🇦 authors/illustrators from coast to coast are volunteering short virtual readings to classes! Check out ireadcanadian.com for a list of 🇨🇦 authors/illustrators you can have visit your classroom online for 20 minutes! I'm ready for a virtual book trip across our beautiful country. #teachers

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

it is a surprising gift for the gifted. I'm still pulling my hair. hahaha. good luck today

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the illustration is soo cool - eyecatching LOL if Judy wrote Friday Night Lights is also a headlining pitch.

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hi Alison do you cover graphic novels? I forgot if you do. A friend has been mentioning she's looking for a MS feedback.

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Omg. Sailormoon AND Indonesian Folklore!!!! Hope it finds a home. The concept of the comp is eye catching. Good luck fellow ASEAN.

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

curious cats can be a conundrum vs a sibling. be careful what is wish for is too true. Good luck

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Uh #kidlitchat . I had an almost similar one. I wrote a pB poetically meaning lyrical . This person tried to convince me to do beats and rhymes. It was exhausting. Felt I lost my voice as a new writer. I have to redo those PBs again.

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#kidlitchat this is so true. I once gave a crit that mostly explained an inconsistency. Then the person wrote a long email to explain. I decided to leave the crit group. It was not going to be safe.

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#mentorship_opp Are you a Canadian writer working on a children's manuscript? I can apply for a @twuc grant to mentor 1 writer (10 hrs). Get in touch with me by Oct 15 if interested! writersunion.ca/mentorship-m... @canscaip.bsky.social @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social @scbwicanadawest.bsky.social

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Mentorship Microgrants | The Writers' Union of Canada

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The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Canada's community of children's writers, illustrators, performers and publishers gathers annually for PYI. We invite you to join us for this inspiring day of craft, business, and networking. canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
CANSCAIP has hosted this highly regarded professional development conference for more than 40 years. Canada's community of children's writers, illustrators, performers and publishers gathers annually for PYI. We invite you to join us for this inspiring day of craft, business, and networking.

https://canscaip.org/PYI-Conference

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#kidlit #booksky #authorsky 👇

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Paula Weiman @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Napkin math*: If it takes 1 yr to write a book, 6 mos to query, 3 mos for your agent to get the book on submission, 6 mos for a publisher to offer, and 2 yrs for the book to be released, that's 4.5 years (*optimistic timeline). Trends will change by then so don't worry about writing to trend. #askDV

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Finally ready to go to @canscaip.bsky.social #PYI2026 Packaging Your Imagination. Prepping my #GN works , sketch pad for manual writing so I can practice my penmanship. yay #kidlit gonna learn a little more about #illustration via recordings when I get home. Hope I get a good critique this time.

badge "I'm going PYI in Person Sat Oct 24" https://canscaip.org

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KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Agent Tip: Robyn Chapman is a senior editor at First Second and proprietor of Paper Rocket Minicomics. Her published projects include American Cult and the Mini Memoir Project. 📅 CREATORS PITCH Oct. 3-7 📅 Agents and editors view pitches Oct. 7-31 #kidlitgn #kidlit #kidscomics #pitchevent #interview

Dear Robyn Chapman: Why would editors attend a pitch event when agents are submitting queries to them already?

A pitch event is a convenient way to discover new talent, and I don't have to worry about writing rejection letters. (Writing rejection letters is one of the worst parts of the job.) I can only skim a broad range of work and only reach out to the creators I'm interested in.
And there's always a chance I'll discover the next big author, long before anyone else does. That's the dream! From Robyn Chapman.

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚨 Recently, there’s been an increasing amount of scams impersonating Dundurn Press staff targeting authors and book publishing professionals.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Getting a bit tired of very rich actors and directors saying ‘AI is here we have to learn how to use it’ instead of ‘I am wealthy enough to dedicate myself only to projects which employ talented human beings because anything else is an existential threat to human storytelling’

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 05/09/2026

My post from earlier today about the craziness around Anthropic claim notices, updated with both of the notices writers are receiving, and a list of literary agents who are trying to claim a share of payouts writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...

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Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware

This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...

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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Procreate confirms it has NO plans to add generative AI features to its apps. The company continues to stand firmly against integrating generative AI into its creative tools.

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

😱😱 #writingcommunity #booksky #writersky #kidlit

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

THE LIBRARIANS is coming to digital October 6th, and you can pre-order it on Apple TV just in time for Banned Books Week! Pre-order now: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian... @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

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The Librarians - Apple TV

Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas mean…

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Spokane County Library District @spokanecolibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There are still spots open for our LEGO Stop-Motion Studio program on Wed, 9/9, at 10am. This program is geared towards kids age 8-14, and due to the time of this event, is great for homeschooled kids. Register ASAP at the link in our bio!

Close-up of a smiling LEGO construction worker minifigure with brown hair and an orange safety vest on a gray LEGO baseplate.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A picture of Brian with the text:
I've tasted the 9-5 and I've tasted unemployment I recommend not being born

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎨 @peterhreynolds.bsky.social is bringing Vashti to READY SET DRAW! — Yes, THAT Vashti, the girl from THE DOT who discovers just how far one little mark can take you. 🟠 🗓️ WORLD PREMIERE: Sept 15 at 1PM ET — @intldotday.bsky.social! 👉 www.internationaldotday.org @candlewickpress.bsky.social

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rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hello Comics, Kidlit, and Librarian Friends! The folks at Macmillan are putting together a list of people to receive a digital advanced copy of the first book of ISAAC AND PEARL, my early reader graphic novel series. Would you like one?? Reply below. :D

color drawing of two cat siblings (anthropomorphized, standing on two legs, wearing clothes.) The taller / older one is pointing at a cloud that looks like a horse. The younger / shorter one is holding up a toy horse. We are seeing them from behind.

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Maria @mariasergiivna.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The school year has just begun in Ukraine, and Russia is already trying to completely disrupt it Today Russia launched a massive attack on Odesa 8 people were injured, including a 5-year-old child the school is among the damaged buildings #UkrainianVIew

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Mike Hendley 🎨 ✍️ 🇨🇦 @mikehendley.com · 02/09/2026

Sketched this water buffalo with a single .5mm Pentel pencil, split across two days around surgery. Chose the subject partly because of the rope, a kind of restraint that felt familiar with two IV lines in my hands. Toughest sketch I've done from a place of physical weakness. #sciart

Graphite sketch of a domestic water buffalo, head lowered and horns curving wide, rendered in fine cross-hatched shading on a sketchbook page. Held open by hand with a mechanical pencil resting across the spine.

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#kidlitchat yikes. I have ragweed issues too . And no idea it was a pre fall thing. I have been drinking a lot of ginger tea since spring- that may help. Hope you get a break from the allergies. It's awfully restrictive sometimes.

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hey #kidlitchat (and maybe also our friends @thehornbook.bsky.social) We'd love to get a few more applicants for the 2027 Writer in Residence for Young Readers so we'll leave the form open for another week. All the info: portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...

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SCBWI Canada East @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our fall season of events is coming! Join #CanKidList #kidlit creators for these free September events hosted by #SCBWICanadaEast. For more information and to register, visit www.scbwi.org/regions/cana....

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Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social · 11/07/2024

A Canadian #kidlit and #YABook Community starter pack created by @debbieohi.com bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I'm a Canadian author of fantasy and horror, and I've got a whole starter pack of Canadian authors of SciFi/fantasy/horror go.bsky.app/JYsEEhU

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Shirley V T 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇵🇭🇹🇼 #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What is going on? Saw on IG about Lake America. Still recovering from all the celebrity deaths that were 80- 90 year old. Optimus primers voice actor also went to heaven.

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