Kris Rashid
@krisrashid.bsky.social
She/her. Writer and Artist / Blogmaster for the @SCBWIEPA.bsky.social / School library volunteer / 2025 #PBParty finalist / 12x12 Scholarship recipient 2023 / Here for #PictureBooks and #KidLit
Philly Bookstore Crawl is tomorrow! Lots of bookstores to explore, plus giveaways, author signings, and more!
www.phillybookstorecrawl.com/updates
www.phillybookstorecrawl.com/updates
August 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Philly Bookstore Crawl is tomorrow! Lots of bookstores to explore, plus giveaways, author signings, and more!
www.phillybookstorecrawl.com/updates
www.phillybookstorecrawl.com/updates
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Want to take your illustrator or PB author career to the next level? Come to our event on 9/27 in Lancaster! We'll have PRH Art Director Véronique Sweet to review illustrator work. Find out more in this interview with Véronique by @berrietr.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/c...
July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Want to take your illustrator or PB author career to the next level? Come to our event on 9/27 in Lancaster! We'll have PRH Art Director Véronique Sweet to review illustrator work. Find out more in this interview with Véronique by @berrietr.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/c...
One of my favorite board books, @katytanis.bsky.social‘s LOVE IN THE WILD, spotted in the wild today in a Philadelphia shop window 🌈
July 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
One of my favorite board books, @katytanis.bsky.social‘s LOVE IN THE WILD, spotted in the wild today in a Philadelphia shop window 🌈
Honored to have attended Neighborhood Literary’s first community event tonight. Just opened, and already supporting local writers. Thanks @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social!
So excited to finally talk about Neighborhood Literary, an agency with an extra focus on taking care of our local writer communities.
🏠 The door is open.
🫖 The kettle is on.
✨ Come on in.
Good neighbors make good books. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/blog/come-on...
🏠 The door is open.
🫖 The kettle is on.
✨ Come on in.
Good neighbors make good books. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/blog/come-on...
Come on in. — Neighborhood Literary
Well, here we are. The news is out, the agency is open. Welcome. There’s a lot to potentially say in an introduction post. But I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. I’ve always been driven to make...
www.neighborhoodliterary.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Honored to have attended Neighborhood Literary’s first community event tonight. Just opened, and already supporting local writers. Thanks @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social!
I made a starter pack for 2025 #PBParty Finalists. If you're a finalist not already listed here, reach out and I'll add you!
#KidLit #PictureBooks
go.bsky.app/FeThUma
#KidLit #PictureBooks
go.bsky.app/FeThUma
March 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I made a starter pack for 2025 #PBParty Finalists. If you're a finalist not already listed here, reach out and I'll add you!
#KidLit #PictureBooks
go.bsky.app/FeThUma
#KidLit #PictureBooks
go.bsky.app/FeThUma
March 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The list of 2025 #PBParty finalists is live!
I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs)))
Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖
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I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs)))
Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
Congratulations 2025 PBParty Finalists! ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland
I’m happy dancing for the finalists and am excited for the agent and editor round to start on Monday, March 10.
mindyalyseweiss.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Meet Taj McCoy! Taj will be presenting an upcoming webinar focused on distinguishing characters through dialogue on March 13. Find out more about Taj and the webinar in this interview with Kristen Rashid. @tajmccoy.bsky.social @krisrashid.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/i...
February 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Meet Taj McCoy! Taj will be presenting an upcoming webinar focused on distinguishing characters through dialogue on March 13. Find out more about Taj and the webinar in this interview with Kristen Rashid. @tajmccoy.bsky.social @krisrashid.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/i...
February 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A few images from the Society of Illustrators Original Art exhibit in NYC. So many beautiful illustrations from recent #PictureBooks
@soi128.bsky.social
@soi128.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A few images from the Society of Illustrators Original Art exhibit in NYC. So many beautiful illustrations from recent #PictureBooks
@soi128.bsky.social
@soi128.bsky.social
Long distance #kidlit critique group partners keeping up our annual holiday in-person meetup tradition!
@marianarios.bsky.social
@marianarios.bsky.social
December 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Long distance #kidlit critique group partners keeping up our annual holiday in-person meetup tradition!
@marianarios.bsky.social
@marianarios.bsky.social
It’s the absolute perfect time of year to be reading Greenglass House by @katemilford.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 4:23 AM
It’s the absolute perfect time of year to be reading Greenglass House by @katemilford.bsky.social
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Ask the Agent Question of the Day: (very paraphrased): “I’m worried about what to write given the precarious state of EVERYTHING. Help!”
Well I can’t help with EVERYTHING but maybe this will help a little???
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Well I can’t help with EVERYTHING but maybe this will help a little???
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Ask the Agent:
It took me a while to stop crying and resolve to help people who will be targeted (starting 1/20/25). I am also trying to reconnect to even a scrap of joy, by tiptoeing back into writing. But...I kee…
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November 27, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Ask the Agent Question of the Day: (very paraphrased): “I’m worried about what to write given the precarious state of EVERYTHING. Help!”
Well I can’t help with EVERYTHING but maybe this will help a little???
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Well I can’t help with EVERYTHING but maybe this will help a little???
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
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If you self identify as a member of the #kidlit community, and you recently joined Bluesky, and you’re looking for a quick way to plug into the kidlit conversation here, @boringstorybook.com has a Kidlit Community starter pack that will do the trick.
💙❤️
go.bsky.app/3EhKVqU
💙❤️
go.bsky.app/3EhKVqU
November 11, 2024 at 8:16 AM
If you self identify as a member of the #kidlit community, and you recently joined Bluesky, and you’re looking for a quick way to plug into the kidlit conversation here, @boringstorybook.com has a Kidlit Community starter pack that will do the trick.
💙❤️
go.bsky.app/3EhKVqU
💙❤️
go.bsky.app/3EhKVqU
Submission Shine Online Critique Intensive is coming up! Truly a unique event: #KidLit writers receive written feedback from an agent on multiple manuscripts & meet with them to discuss. A few spots are left to work with @sandraproudman.bsky.social
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Interview with Literary Associate Sandra Proudman, by Grace Coffey
Grace Coffey interviews literary associate Sandra Proudman in advance of the upcoming Submission Shine Online Critique Intensive in January 2025. Interview with Literary Associate Sandra Proudman, …
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November 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Submission Shine Online Critique Intensive is coming up! Truly a unique event: #KidLit writers receive written feedback from an agent on multiple manuscripts & meet with them to discuss. A few spots are left to work with @sandraproudman.bsky.social
easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/i...
easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/i...