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KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social · 4h

Just over 24 hours left. We've had 40 requests from agents and editors, so get your pitch in soon. #KidLitGN #kidlit #graphicnovel #pitch

KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social · 5d

Hey #KidLitGN creators, we have an early treat. One more week to pitch! After requests to open the event a few days more, we did, for one week. Please subscribe to our website so we can keep you informed and share the pitch event on your socials. kidlitgn.com/2022/08/29/s... #kidlit

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 7h

Love her art! Thanks for sharing.

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 11h

Good luck! 🍀

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t think it’s possible to do a memoir in 100 pages or less.

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 11h

Most GNs for kids age 6-9 are less than 100 pages. Try Narwhal and Jelly, Sky & Ty by Steve Breen, Cat & Cat Adventures by Susie Yi, Arlo & Pips by Elise Gravel, Shark & Bot, Astrid & Stella, Pizza & Taco, Sir Ladybug by Corey Tabor.

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 1d

BOOsting! 👻 #kidlit

Olga Smith @olgasmithart.bsky.social · 1d

Share this post for an above-the-slush-pile submission opportunity to @ashleedani.bsky.social www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o... #seasonsofkidlit #kidlit @authorhmacht.bsky.social @literallylynne.bsky.social

Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside!

Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

www.seasonsofkidlit.com

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𝐴. 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑎 of Fennario🇺🇸🇺🇦🧬🔵 @antilocapra-a.bsky.social · 3d

See it?

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Last Mile @artifex24.bsky.social · 3d

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Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 3d

#booksky #amwriting

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 3d

My cartoon for the books page in this week’s @theguardian.com

Title: Where writers really get their ideas.

A writer, holding a note in his outstretched hand approaches a cart in the park. The front of the cart reads 'Fresh ideas' and a colourful umbrella shades the server who is reaching deep into the body of the cart (much as an ice-cream vendor might) and saying:
"I'm all out of mind-blowing concepts and heart-rending narratives, but I've got an acerbic observation, an unexpected outcome and a couple of amusing notions."

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 4d

Sound up! 😄

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 4d

Why is she always going places with an entire production crew? U.S. Homeland Security Secretary came to Portland Ice facility‼️ Protesters blared Benny Hill’s theme music and taunted her thru a megaphone‼️ #Clown

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social · 6d

#Agents, #editors & #publishers we have SO MANY kids-YA graphic novel pitches at kidlitgn.com! Reply to any pitch you want to see with your sub guidelines, or add your guidelines here: kidlitgn.com/submission-d... #KidLitGN's 2025 pitch event ends Oct. 31 #pitchevent #kidlit

KidLitGN – Hosting Pitch Events For Creators of Kids through YA Graphic Novels

kidlitgn.com

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 8d

I love this so much! Thanks for sharing. 😄

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 9d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 9d

Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19, 2025. www.ala.org/news/2024/10...

Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19

The American Library Association (ALA) and the ALA-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day ...

www.ala.org

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 8d

I’ll be reading Flamer by @mikecurato.bsky.social for #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomtoRead #kidlit #kidscomics

America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 9d

Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19, 2025. www.ala.org/news/2024/10...

Freedom to Read Community Day of Action rallies support for America’s libraries on October 19

The American Library Association (ALA) and the ALA-founded Unite Against Book Bans campaign are joining some of the nation’s largest and smallest library systems to in a Freedom to Read Community Day ...

www.ala.org

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 8d

#kidlit #BannedBooksWeek

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 9d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8d

😭

IG newberlinlibrary

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 10d

The Okay Witch series by Emma Steinkellner. Her Nell of Gumbling books are great, too.

😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 10d

She also recommended the Osamu Tezuka Museum in Takarazuka, Tezuka's hometown near Osaka.

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😼🎃 Erin Hiss-ka 🙀👻 @erinsiska.bsky.social · 10d

Janna Morishima of Kids Comics Unite was just in Japan, and shared some great photos of the Kobe Children's Book Forest with our group. It’s a public library dedicated specifically to children's books. The building was designed by architect Tadao Ando.

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Terry Baucher @trabaq.bsky.social · 11d

Howling! 🤣

Photo of Philomena Cunk asking "If the USA is so great then why did they make a USB?"

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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 10d

"AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help."