Kiley Autumn
@heykileya.bsky.social
Kidlit writer | Youth Services Librarian | she/her | Instagram: heykileya
Rep'd by Analía Cabello at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Rep'd by Analía Cabello at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Writing community, please consider donating a critique, AMA, signed book, mentorship, etc. to this August fundraiser!
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July 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Writing community, please consider donating a critique, AMA, signed book, mentorship, etc. to this August fundraiser!
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Thrilled to share that I'm now represented by @analiacabello.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social! 🎉🙌📚
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thrilled to share that I'm now represented by @analiacabello.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social! 🎉🙌📚
Very pleased with my "Spicy Reads" display that includes cookbooks, spicy romance, and... Dune.
January 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Very pleased with my "Spicy Reads" display that includes cookbooks, spicy romance, and... Dune.
Sorry to be adding to your TBR (okay, I'm not *that* sorry), but if you haven't read this one yet, I venture to say that you must.
November 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Sorry to be adding to your TBR (okay, I'm not *that* sorry), but if you haven't read this one yet, I venture to say that you must.
Happy book birthday to @elisastoneleahy.com. Welcome to the world, Mal!
November 19, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Happy book birthday to @elisastoneleahy.com. Welcome to the world, Mal!
What sort of lottery did I win to get to read these two books back-to-back? 🤩
October 27, 2024 at 7:57 PM
What sort of lottery did I win to get to read these two books back-to-back? 🤩
550 lucky kids got to hear from Kate DiCamillo this morning. You should have heard their gasps when she shared this number on the screen. 473 rejections before Because of Winn-Dixie.
"If you want to write, you read, you write, you rewrite, then you rewrite again." -Kate DiCamillo
"If you want to write, you read, you write, you rewrite, then you rewrite again." -Kate DiCamillo
October 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
550 lucky kids got to hear from Kate DiCamillo this morning. You should have heard their gasps when she shared this number on the screen. 473 rejections before Because of Winn-Dixie.
"If you want to write, you read, you write, you rewrite, then you rewrite again." -Kate DiCamillo
"If you want to write, you read, you write, you rewrite, then you rewrite again." -Kate DiCamillo
Still riding the high from the Columbus Book Festival this weekend. From managing lines to moderating speed-matching to tidying after the festival closed (and getting rained on ⛈️), it was a lovely, inspiring event. See you next year 🙌
Final attendance: 40,225
Final attendance: 40,225
July 15, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Still riding the high from the Columbus Book Festival this weekend. From managing lines to moderating speed-matching to tidying after the festival closed (and getting rained on ⛈️), it was a lovely, inspiring event. See you next year 🙌
Final attendance: 40,225
Final attendance: 40,225
I always read a book's acknowledgments before starting the actual story. I love the insights into the story's journey to publication. But last night was the first time I SAW MY OWN NAME THERE. 😱
Reader, I gasped.
In 100% related news, be sure to pick up Shawn K. Stout's ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS. 🥰
Reader, I gasped.
In 100% related news, be sure to pick up Shawn K. Stout's ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS. 🥰
July 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I always read a book's acknowledgments before starting the actual story. I love the insights into the story's journey to publication. But last night was the first time I SAW MY OWN NAME THERE. 😱
Reader, I gasped.
In 100% related news, be sure to pick up Shawn K. Stout's ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS. 🥰
Reader, I gasped.
In 100% related news, be sure to pick up Shawn K. Stout's ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS. 🥰
Hi there! Re-introducing myself for anyone new to Bluesky. I'm Kiley, a Youth Services Librarian and aspiring #kidlit writer (PB and MG). Here's a cute picture of my dog because he's the best. 😍
June 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Hi there! Re-introducing myself for anyone new to Bluesky. I'm Kiley, a Youth Services Librarian and aspiring #kidlit writer (PB and MG). Here's a cute picture of my dog because he's the best. 😍
Are we doing intros again now that Bluesky is public? If so, I'm a Youth Services Librarian and aspiring #kidlit author. Happy to meet you! #WritingCommunity
February 8, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Are we doing intros again now that Bluesky is public? If so, I'm a Youth Services Librarian and aspiring #kidlit author. Happy to meet you! #WritingCommunity
Omg I had my own version of Goodreads.
December 28, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Omg I had my own version of Goodreads.
Just in case any #kidlit agents or editors out there are interested in picture book manuscripts influenced by the Columbus Crew/Save the Crew movement/Historic Crew Stadium, I've got two different versions I'd love to talk through with you 😅
December 23, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Just in case any #kidlit agents or editors out there are interested in picture book manuscripts influenced by the Columbus Crew/Save the Crew movement/Historic Crew Stadium, I've got two different versions I'd love to talk through with you 😅
I actually did it. I finished the first draft of my third MG novel. It's 50,000 words of a hot mess, but I did it! Looking forward to revising this one... in a week or so 😅
November 30, 2023 at 4:02 PM
I actually did it. I finished the first draft of my third MG novel. It's 50,000 words of a hot mess, but I did it! Looking forward to revising this one... in a week or so 😅
How quickly you can fall from grace
November 25, 2023 at 5:21 PM
How quickly you can fall from grace
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm grateful for the authors who put magic on the page--the ones who write the books where, after staying up too late, I close it and say, "How did they DO that?"
Finished this 🤯 last night.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished this 🤯 last night.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
November 23, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm grateful for the authors who put magic on the page--the ones who write the books where, after staying up too late, I close it and say, "How did they DO that?"
Finished this 🤯 last night.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Finished this 🤯 last night.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The upside of this nasty two-week long COVID/cold combo that has made me blow through my PTO and miss #NCTE23 is... I may have a chance of actually winning NaNo?
November 18, 2023 at 2:55 PM
The upside of this nasty two-week long COVID/cold combo that has made me blow through my PTO and miss #NCTE23 is... I may have a chance of actually winning NaNo?
Sick and not going to make it to #NCTE23. I’d signed up to volunteer 8 hours in order to attend the rest of the conference for free and was really hoping I’d be better by now, but… alas. That COVID will getcha, I guess. Here’s hoping I’ll someday be able to attend as an author 🤞
November 17, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Sick and not going to make it to #NCTE23. I’d signed up to volunteer 8 hours in order to attend the rest of the conference for free and was really hoping I’d be better by now, but… alas. That COVID will getcha, I guess. Here’s hoping I’ll someday be able to attend as an author 🤞
Rabbit hole research for my WIP led me to this cologne review, and now I can't stop thinking about NO GOOD MEATBALL MAN.
November 10, 2023 at 1:45 AM
Rabbit hole research for my WIP led me to this cologne review, and now I can't stop thinking about NO GOOD MEATBALL MAN.
I'm volunteering at #NCTE and will be attending as many sessions as I can! Questions about Columbus? (I live here!) The library system? (The convention center is a 30-min walk from Main AND my branch!) Where to eat or grab coffee? (We're a foodie city.) Let me know!
November 9, 2023 at 1:28 PM
I'm volunteering at #NCTE and will be attending as many sessions as I can! Questions about Columbus? (I live here!) The library system? (The convention center is a 30-min walk from Main AND my branch!) Where to eat or grab coffee? (We're a foodie city.) Let me know!
Mark your calendars!
November 4, 2023 at 10:48 AM
Mark your calendars!
Reading is a gourd time.
October 29, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Reading is a gourd time.