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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 6d

Great opportunity for #amquerying writers! 👀

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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...

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 18d

Landing an agent doesn’t end rejection—it just changes inboxes. Publishers say no, too. Here are 9 publishing twists you didn’t see coming 👉 buff.ly/4vd0YPU

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 17d

Another contest entry this week for #FallWritingFrenzy 😀

Thanks @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for running the contest and the lovely visual prompts! 🍁 🍁 🍁

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 22d

And you were a star judge! Thank you for the fantastic prompts!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks, lovely Lou!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks Tracie!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 23d

YAY! So happy to be named a winner in this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge! 😃
A huge congrats to the other winners, and a big thank you to the judges! @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social
@juliehauswirth.bsky.social
@brilawyer.bsky.social

April Berry | KidLit @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social · 23d

OMGoodness, #kidlit friends! You are all so funny. 😂 It was so difficult (yet so very fun) judging the #KidlitChuckleChallenge entries this year!

I'm super excited to share that these folks are prize-winning KIDLIT CHUCKLE CHAMPIONS. 🏆✨

Congratulations to this year's winners!🎉

List of the 2025 winners for the Kidlit Chuckle Challenge humor writing contest

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations, everyone!!!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · 23d

Yay! Thank you so much, judges! This has made my week!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Sep 14

Sundays are for contest submissions! Thanks @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge and #kidlitchucklechallenge

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great giveaways this week! 🤩

Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 5): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Writing MG, How to Title Your Book, more. Thanks Katy Tannis for the illustration, @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social & Sonja Anderson for the PB giveaways.

The Weekly 411 (9/5/25)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us on Monday, for this webinar with author, editor & writing coach, Lorin Oberweger as she dives into 'Tension & Anticipation' as the keys to story success.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you’ve ever wished you could sit down with a picture book expert and get real, hands-on coaching… That’s exactly what my dear friend Chelsea Tornetto is offering. 💛
A one-time, 4-week group coaching cohort starts Sept 22.
👉 buff.ly/3WnzfEa

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sharing an incredible rhyming story below - DO READ! The @nycmidnight.bsky.social #rhymingstorychallenge starts next week. It's not for #kidlit, but I have fun entering to practice rhyme and meter. Give it a try!
www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 29): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Reading Like a Writer, Art Notes in PBs, Submission Process, more. Thanks @colleenmuske.bsky.social for the illo, Scholastic, @maritererbellas.bsky.social @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

The Weekly 411 (8/29/25)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

kidlit411.com

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Aug 22

LOVE this, Laura!

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm very late in posting this, but was thrilled to received an honourable mention in the 2nd Annual Summer #kidlit Poetry Contest for the #LyricalLanguageLab.

Thank you, fabulous judges! @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social and Michelle H. Barnes!

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Aug 18

Non-member registration is open for our upcoming Adult/YA SFF workshop with Naomi Davis at Bookends Literary. This is a great opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening chapters! find out more and register at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 6): www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Writing Plot Twists, 5 New Writing Contests, Query Letters, and more. Thanks TeTed Chen for the illustration, @zoepersico.bsky.social and @penguinkids.bsky.social for the GN & PB giveaways.

The Weekly 411 (6/6/25)

A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

www.kidlit411.com

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Jun 3

Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.

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Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · Jun 3

#PBSummit 2025 Workshop #1 - Wordcount Wizardry: Say More w/ Less by @emmawaltonhamilton.bsky.social! In #picturebooks, every word counts, but how do you know if you have too many or too few? Find out online 10/4/25! Early Bird Reg opens 6/11!

#amwriting #kidlit #writingconference #booksky

Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social · Jun 2

Starting this Wednesday - there are still a couple of free spaces!

Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · May 6

We are thrilled to be welcoming @annmrose.bsky.social for this upcoming YA/Adult Opening Pages workshop:) Nonmember registration now open and we have a couple of spots still free! More info at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · Feb 26

AGEISM

Quote saying: I get tired of "under 40" lists.
Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything.
Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · Feb 26

It's almost time! March events are kicking off this weekend and the #KidLit events calendar is PACKED. Check out all the opportunities for #PB, #MG, and #YA creators. Don't forget to sign up for weekly updates in the KidLit Weekly!

carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

#KidLitEvents

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · Feb 24

Coming to you March! 3 pm ET! #PubSpotlight #kidsbook showcase on @kidlittv.bsky.social ! Watch live at www.kidlit.tv/2025/02/live...

LIVE! Publisher Spotlight Spring 2025 KidLit Showcase! - KidLit TV

• A KidLit Spring 2025 Preview • Picture Books, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels and More! Watch LIVE: The Publisher Spotlight shines... Read more »

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