Clay
@clayadamah.bsky.social
(they/ze)
Author-Illustrator
#KidLitArt
reading books, drawing stuff,
and tree-watching with birds. 🌳 👀
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
https://clayadamah.wixsite.com/clayadamah
Author-Illustrator
#KidLitArt
reading books, drawing stuff,
and tree-watching with birds. 🌳 👀
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
https://clayadamah.wixsite.com/clayadamah
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I’m thrilled to announce that I am now represented by the incredible Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties!
I’m an author/illustrator open to PBs, early readers, and graphic novels. I love off-the-wall humor and oddballs characters!
brookebaum.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I’m thrilled to announce that I am now represented by the incredible Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties!
I’m an author/illustrator open to PBs, early readers, and graphic novels. I love off-the-wall humor and oddballs characters!
brookebaum.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I’m thrilled to announce that I am now represented by the incredible Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties!
I’m an author/illustrator open to PBs, early readers, and graphic novels. I love off-the-wall humor and oddballs characters!
brookebaum.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
I’m thrilled to announce that I am now represented by the incredible Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties!
I’m an author/illustrator open to PBs, early readers, and graphic novels. I love off-the-wall humor and oddballs characters!
brookebaum.com
#kidlit #kidlitart
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New PChats coming this Friday! Booking will open soon (check Owen Davey's IG).
And if you would like to be a mentor, we are always looking for more volunteers; to my #kidlitart colleagues, we need to help improve diversity & equity in the industry!
Lmk if you have Qs.
instagram.com/owendaveydraws
And if you would like to be a mentor, we are always looking for more volunteers; to my #kidlitart colleagues, we need to help improve diversity & equity in the industry!
Lmk if you have Qs.
instagram.com/owendaveydraws
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New PChats coming this Friday! Booking will open soon (check Owen Davey's IG).
And if you would like to be a mentor, we are always looking for more volunteers; to my #kidlitart colleagues, we need to help improve diversity & equity in the industry!
Lmk if you have Qs.
instagram.com/owendaveydraws
And if you would like to be a mentor, we are always looking for more volunteers; to my #kidlitart colleagues, we need to help improve diversity & equity in the industry!
Lmk if you have Qs.
instagram.com/owendaveydraws
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🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 WNDB is committed to providing emergency grants to diverse authors & illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators experiencing dire financial need due to loss of SNAP benefits. We are now open for a new round of emergency grants, between $250 and $1,000 each.
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
💻 bit.ly/WNDB-emergency
If you're working on something meaningful to you even though you're worried about being able to publish it or be compensated for it amidst the book bans and "soft" censorship, I appreciate you, thank you.
And so does Freya—she offers you the cutest toe beans in Beantown in gratitude.
And so does Freya—she offers you the cutest toe beans in Beantown in gratitude.
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If you're working on something meaningful to you even though you're worried about being able to publish it or be compensated for it amidst the book bans and "soft" censorship, I appreciate you, thank you.
And so does Freya—she offers you the cutest toe beans in Beantown in gratitude.
And so does Freya—she offers you the cutest toe beans in Beantown in gratitude.
Detail from a work in progress 🌊
I've been wanting to combine traditional and digital illustration for so long and I'm finally learning how! Thank you to the fabulous @priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social for all the wisdom and encouragement!
#KidLitArt
I've been wanting to combine traditional and digital illustration for so long and I'm finally learning how! Thank you to the fabulous @priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social for all the wisdom and encouragement!
#KidLitArt
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Detail from a work in progress 🌊
I've been wanting to combine traditional and digital illustration for so long and I'm finally learning how! Thank you to the fabulous @priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social for all the wisdom and encouragement!
#KidLitArt
I've been wanting to combine traditional and digital illustration for so long and I'm finally learning how! Thank you to the fabulous @priscillaalpaugh.bsky.social for all the wisdom and encouragement!
#KidLitArt
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I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I like this one a little better. #notoai #antiartificialintelligence #aintnothingliketherealthing #kidlitillustration #kidlitart
Reading Rainbowwwww 🌈
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reading Rainbowwwww 🌈
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POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG is on a BIG sale on Amazon! While I have certain feelings about the supplier, I hope you will consider buying to support not only me but my AMAZING AF illustrator!!! Shelly did everything right by my family. LGBTQIA2S+ people can also be religious. @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG is on a BIG sale on Amazon! While I have certain feelings about the supplier, I hope you will consider buying to support not only me but my AMAZING AF illustrator!!! Shelly did everything right by my family. LGBTQIA2S+ people can also be religious. @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
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#Kidlitart chat is TODAY! Set alarms and tell friends, ready the cake/pie!!!
Chat happens here on Bluesky, follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for the questions & to see everyone’s answers!
Chat happens here on Bluesky, follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for the questions & to see everyone’s answers!
September's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Making Money with your Art!
Join your hosts on Sep 25, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about m-o-n-e-y (and art)!
Banner art by Scout Underhill
Join your hosts on Sep 25, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about m-o-n-e-y (and art)!
Banner art by Scout Underhill
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#Kidlitart chat is TODAY! Set alarms and tell friends, ready the cake/pie!!!
Chat happens here on Bluesky, follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for the questions & to see everyone’s answers!
Chat happens here on Bluesky, follow @kidlitart.bsky.social for the questions & to see everyone’s answers!
I found some old-ish art from 2022. It's the only time I've done isometric—so fun but so many linessss!! Anyone have any cool isometric art? I'd love to see!
September 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I found some old-ish art from 2022. It's the only time I've done isometric—so fun but so many linessss!! Anyone have any cool isometric art? I'd love to see!
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I created a #kidlitart drawing challenge for October. I wanted to keep it simple so it wouldn't be overwhelming to join and it could be easily combined with other prompt lists.
If you'd like to join me, don't forget to use the hashtag #kidlitartoween25 .
If you'd like to join me, don't forget to use the hashtag #kidlitartoween25 .
September 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I created a #kidlitart drawing challenge for October. I wanted to keep it simple so it wouldn't be overwhelming to join and it could be easily combined with other prompt lists.
If you'd like to join me, don't forget to use the hashtag #kidlitartoween25 .
If you'd like to join me, don't forget to use the hashtag #kidlitartoween25 .
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Join us next August for our annual in-community retreat! Tons of creating time, connections with other like-minded writers and illustrators, and nd-specific programming in an inclusive and calm environment!
More info will be posted here as we have it: ndkidlit.org/annual-retre...
Register today!
More info will be posted here as we have it: ndkidlit.org/annual-retre...
Register today!
September 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join us next August for our annual in-community retreat! Tons of creating time, connections with other like-minded writers and illustrators, and nd-specific programming in an inclusive and calm environment!
More info will be posted here as we have it: ndkidlit.org/annual-retre...
Register today!
More info will be posted here as we have it: ndkidlit.org/annual-retre...
Register today!
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Check for your book's copyright registration at the The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) here:
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#writingcommunity #authorlife #amwriting
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#writingcommunity #authorlife #amwriting
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September 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Check for your book's copyright registration at the The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) here:
cocatalog.loc.gov/?utm_sour...
#writingcommunity #authorlife #amwriting
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#writingcommunity #authorlife #amwriting
After weeks of trying, I finally got a photo of this guy—the elusive coney!
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
After weeks of trying, I finally got a photo of this guy—the elusive coney!
The Piedmont Raging Grannies are everything I needed today and more. If you need a smile, have a listen 💖🏳️⚧️🎶
youtu.be/NznAzN8hGxQ?...
#TransRights
youtu.be/NznAzN8hGxQ?...
#TransRights
Gender Rights are Human Rights!
YouTube video by Piedmont Raging Grannies
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August 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Piedmont Raging Grannies are everything I needed today and more. If you need a smile, have a listen 💖🏳️⚧️🎶
youtu.be/NznAzN8hGxQ?...
#TransRights
youtu.be/NznAzN8hGxQ?...
#TransRights
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WHAT IS A SAFE SPACE? is available for preorder!!! 🤩❤️🚀🧑🚀
(Also — just did my first-ever livestream on social media! 🫣😄)
It’s been so amazing to be part of this!!
Announcement: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Preorders: kickstarter.com/projects/stevie-bees/what-is-a-safe-space-childrens-book
(Also — just did my first-ever livestream on social media! 🫣😄)
It’s been so amazing to be part of this!!
Announcement: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Preorders: kickstarter.com/projects/stevie-bees/what-is-a-safe-space-childrens-book
August 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
WHAT IS A SAFE SPACE? is available for preorder!!! 🤩❤️🚀🧑🚀
(Also — just did my first-ever livestream on social media! 🫣😄)
It’s been so amazing to be part of this!!
Announcement: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Preorders: kickstarter.com/projects/stevie-bees/what-is-a-safe-space-childrens-book
(Also — just did my first-ever livestream on social media! 🫣😄)
It’s been so amazing to be part of this!!
Announcement: www.facebook.com/story.php?st...
Preorders: kickstarter.com/projects/stevie-bees/what-is-a-safe-space-childrens-book
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The OFFICIAL #PitchDis Participating #Agents and #Editors list will be posted one week from today!
If you're an agent or editor who would like to join us, there is still time to register. Just click on the link below.
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If you're an agent or editor who would like to join us, there is still time to register. Just click on the link below.
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#PitchDis Agent and Editor Registration
Thank you for your interest in #PitchDis! Please fill out this form to register for the event and access pitches from September 16 through September 19. The week before the event, we'll send you instr...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The OFFICIAL #PitchDis Participating #Agents and #Editors list will be posted one week from today!
If you're an agent or editor who would like to join us, there is still time to register. Just click on the link below.
forms.gle/QfrR1MsmBCFG...
If you're an agent or editor who would like to join us, there is still time to register. Just click on the link below.
forms.gle/QfrR1MsmBCFG...
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Hey #kidlitart peps - some of you have asked for a Discord so you can keep chatting when it’s not chat day.
I wanna do an interest check - if you want a Discord, reply with a 💜 ?
#kidlit #illustration #art
I wanna do an interest check - if you want a Discord, reply with a 💜 ?
#kidlit #illustration #art
August 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Hey #kidlitart peps - some of you have asked for a Discord so you can keep chatting when it’s not chat day.
I wanna do an interest check - if you want a Discord, reply with a 💜 ?
#kidlit #illustration #art
I wanna do an interest check - if you want a Discord, reply with a 💜 ?
#kidlit #illustration #art
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Keep Writing Kidlit has a newsletter!
www.keepwritingkidlit.com/subscribe/
In the first issue, not only will you receive an interview with an amazing writer, I'll also be talking about HOW I set up my blog, which platforms I tried (and why I abandoned them) and the cost!
www.keepwritingkidlit.com/subscribe/
In the first issue, not only will you receive an interview with an amazing writer, I'll also be talking about HOW I set up my blog, which platforms I tried (and why I abandoned them) and the cost!
August 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Keep Writing Kidlit has a newsletter!
www.keepwritingkidlit.com/subscribe/
In the first issue, not only will you receive an interview with an amazing writer, I'll also be talking about HOW I set up my blog, which platforms I tried (and why I abandoned them) and the cost!
www.keepwritingkidlit.com/subscribe/
In the first issue, not only will you receive an interview with an amazing writer, I'll also be talking about HOW I set up my blog, which platforms I tried (and why I abandoned them) and the cost!
That's my partner y'all! 💖
From “Ghost Fishing,” by Sara Kass in Ecotone 37 🌕
“We gulped down / promises of light, of warmth, of more time / owed to us. We tried to drown out // how it all had to end. . .”
Read the full poem + subscribe: ecotonemagazine.org/poetry/ghost...
#Ecotone #TheMoonIssue #LitMagLove
“We gulped down / promises of light, of warmth, of more time / owed to us. We tried to drown out // how it all had to end. . .”
Read the full poem + subscribe: ecotonemagazine.org/poetry/ghost...
#Ecotone #TheMoonIssue #LitMagLove
Ghost Fishing - Ecotone
All that we didn’t know to mourn, we fished for: the slick scales of a blue morning breathing, the gilled ghost of moon we fished for, its slick scales of
ecotonemagazine.org
July 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
That's my partner y'all! 💖
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The #PitchDis newsletter is going out VERY soon, but while you wait, now would be a good opportunity to check out the updated Eligibility & Guidelines page. Don't wait until the last minute!
www.pitchdis.com/eligibility
www.pitchdis.com/eligibility
Eligibility & Guidelines | PitchDis
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July 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The #PitchDis newsletter is going out VERY soon, but while you wait, now would be a good opportunity to check out the updated Eligibility & Guidelines page. Don't wait until the last minute!
www.pitchdis.com/eligibility
www.pitchdis.com/eligibility
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What can we do to support #queer #kidlit? Ask your local library and bookshops to participate in #ReadOutLoud as a location. Thank you, @authorsabb.bsky.social! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This weekend Read OUT Loud as part of a national day of action to support Queer Kids Books. Find in-person events near you or sign up to participate in an online action!
Read OUT Loud Press Release
Read OUT Loud Contact Information: Jeannie Regan (she/her) [email protected] Emily L. (they/them) [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/readoutloud4ever Release Date: July ...
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July 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What can we do to support #queer #kidlit? Ask your local library and bookshops to participate in #ReadOutLoud as a location. Thank you, @authorsabb.bsky.social! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Seeing or even reading a book will not make someone trans. But it might help a trans person feel more welcome or less alone.
If you want to give The Autistic Trans Guide to Life some love, here's a link to the publisher's page
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
If you want to give The Autistic Trans Guide to Life some love, here's a link to the publisher's page
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
'A must-read!' FINLAY GAMESThis essential survival guide gives autistic trans and/or non-binary adults all the tools and strategies they need to live as their very best self.Blending personal accounts...
uk.jkp.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Seeing or even reading a book will not make someone trans. But it might help a trans person feel more welcome or less alone.
If you want to give The Autistic Trans Guide to Life some love, here's a link to the publisher's page
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
If you want to give The Autistic Trans Guide to Life some love, here's a link to the publisher's page
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Did a lil' design for the #MATSArtChallenge8 quotation prompt and now I want to go live in a mossy rock house and befriend a chipmunk. #KidLitArt
June 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Did a lil' design for the #MATSArtChallenge8 quotation prompt and now I want to go live in a mossy rock house and befriend a chipmunk. #KidLitArt