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aunt to every dog everywhere #SCBWI #amquerying
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and 2nd day of Halloween!

I'm Malia, a hapa Hawaiian illustrator who loves stories that are a little unusual and playing with seasonal color palettes.

Rep'd by James McGowan of Bookends Literary
maliapila.com for more of my work!
This is so cute!!! Happy spooky season Marta
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and happy Halloween-Month! I am Marta, illustrator and author, and I am open to new projects, especially board books, picture books and book covers! I love anything funny, cute, but also spooky and magical!
I have NEVER been skilled at drawing. (This is exhibit a in why I am an abstract painter). However, I decided to participate in #scbwiArtober2025 because I had surgery last week & I need entertainment.

So…This is Abel the Spider (RIP) getting SQUASHED by… a Squash. (Since I know you couldn’t tell)
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And she never quit. Goal for all of you: never quit.
Every time I see a house like this on Zillow I chant to myself WITCH HOUSE, WITCH HOUSE, WITCH HOUSE

Anyway I don’t ask for much in life but I can’t wait to be a millionaire with a witch house
Real Estate: House With Cool Turret Thing
I have this horrible affliction where my real birth name is actually not a very good name for an author or artist. I’ve been dying to drop my last name my entire life help
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One of the best ways for #writers to gauge the literary market is to read recent releases from DEBUT authors. Why? These are writers whom publishers are willing to take a risk on, who don’t yet have a following, which means publishers believe their book has market value.
Your work is all so lovely. You got an instant follow 🥰
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Hi! My name is Morgan ❤️

some things I love to draw:
🍄 whimsical scenes
🌼 kids on adventures
🍂 cozy environments

I’d love to book some work in PB and also MG 🩷

💌 [email protected]
🌷morgansketch.com

#kidlit #kidlitartpostcard
Thanks! I was thinking they’d be thinking, “where have I heard this before?” (since almost nothing is changing except the actual book-bio, reason querying is similar, my name lol). But they get so many queries it’s probably not a huge deal
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids.

🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟

Portfolio - charlenechua.com
Agent - Tracy Marchini
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social

#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks
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Feeling frustrated? Overwhelmed? Take a deep breath and keep going. Keep writing. Keep creating. Believe. #WritingCommunity #KidLitArt
Good point. Thank you!!!
So I can leave my bio in there exactly the same and that’s ok even if it’s recognizable?
So, fellow authors. I #amquerying & it’s a new manuscript but I’ve queried this agent once before. The query letter is basically going to be the same then besides the info about my new book… is this a problem? lol I don’t know how else to change it but I feel like it’s recognizable, right? HELP
Comps are nearly impossible for me as well
Congratulations!!! 🎉
The people complaining that companies want to pay less to clean up AI generated content is so odd. If we want to be valued for our work as humans we have to show them we’re worth paying for. At least charge your regular rate if you’re gonna do this. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day everyone 💌

l'm Caroline, 🇬🇧🇦🇺 picture book maker with a softly textured style and a love of endearing tales ✏️✨

Represented for writing and illustration by @kellydhouse.bsky.social 📚 #kidlit #kidlitart

PORTFOLIO
www.carolinemcphersonillustration.com
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author and illustrator of children's books. I'm looking for that next cute and colorful book project: from picture book to early readers and chapter books. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy Lit. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit
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More:
- Tiffany Aching, Pratchett
- Prydain, Alexander (great as a pre-LOTR series imo)
- Dark Is Rising, Cooper
- His Dark Materials (hits real hard for weirdo smart kids)
- Graceling, Cashore (I mistakenly read them in order 1-3-2 and actually might recommend that)
- Queen’s Thief, Turner
Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life:
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
Every single thing you like and admire and find illuminating or thrilling about HP exists in other books, movies, & series EXCEPT the birth-to-death-scale entertainment-industrial infrastructure of merch and licensing
That’s just me on a typical Tuesday tbh