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Kelly Clasen, PhD
@kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
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Kidlit author & educator. Writing #PB and #MG and seeking rep. More than a little bookish.🌻

#SCBWI #InkedVoices

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What an amazing final TREAT to round out this year's #seasonsofkidlit event! Thank you @authorhmacht.bsky.social and @literallylynne.bsky.social! 🎃#amquerying

www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...
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
October 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
How exciting! I look forward to expanding my entry, SPLOOT! SPLISH! SLURP! HOW ANIMALS BEAT THE HEAT, into a full PB! 🎉

Thank you to organizers
@buchetbooks.bsky.social
@swildmansf.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social
and all the amazing donors!
kmgreenwald.bsky.social KMG:) Pre-Order: THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET @kmgreenwald.bsky.social · Oct 1
#SunWriteFun judges worked through the steam & have exciting news! FIRST, @buchetbooks.bsky.social , @swildmansf.bsky.social, & I want to thank our generous donors, talented entrants, fab judges, & kind #SunWriteFun 25 supporters🥰 Here are the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! More announcements re next week!
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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fspacquisitions.bsky.social
I'm seeking submissions for high-interest picture books and early chapter books aligned with social studies topics—fun read-aloud titles written to inspire a love of learning, not necessarily written to teach content. Learn more and submit here: freespiritpublishing.submittable.com/submit/33759...
Free Spirit Publishing and Shell Education - Call for Social Studies Books for Kids
Description: Teacher Created Materials is seeking submissions for new lines of high-interest picture books and early chapter books aligned with social studies topics. These should be fun read-aloud ti...
freespiritpublishing.submittable.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
I ♥️ Nell Cross Beckerman's books for their blending of lyrical writing with kid-friendly NF details. Here's a favorite, illustrated by Kalen Chock. #SunWriteFun #WritingCommunity

buchetbooks.bsky.social
kmgreenwald.bsky.social‬
swildmansf.bsky.socialwww.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
August 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
I am moving full S.T.E.A.M. ahead with this year's #SunWriteFun entry. 😎 Thank you to the organizers and amazing donors.

@buchetbooks.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social
@swildmansf.bsky.social

You can learn more about supporting the Reader to Reader drive here: www.readertoreader.org/donate/
August 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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cbcreative.bsky.social
So, you've finished your manuscript and are eager to share your work with literary agents. How do you write the perfect pitch letter to a literary agent? 🤔

Here are CBC founder Anna Davis' top tips on how to make your submission pitch letter stand out from the pack:
How to write the perfect pitch letter to an agent
How do you write the perfect pitch-letter to a literary agent? Here are my top 15 tips on how to make your letter stand out from the pack.
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May 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
When Nora Thorne’s parents uproot her family to take over a ramshackle pumpkin patch where the previous owners’ daughter went missing, Nora must unearth the truth about the girl’s disappearance if she’s going to convince her folks to leave Middle of Nowhere, KS. For good. #QuestPit #MG #Q
Moodboard for Chrysanthemum Corner, a middle-grade mystery by Kelly Clasen. Features pitch, comps, tropes, and snippet on fall backgrounds.
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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inkedvoices.bsky.social
The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
Saving this for future reference …
April 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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middlegradehub.bsky.social
Excited to announce our 3rd annual MGHub Off-Social-Media pitching event for all ages of kidlit: PB / CB / MG / YA Click to learn more… #mglit #kidlit #pitch
MG Hub Pitch Party 2025
MG Hub Pitch Party 2025 The Middle Grade Hub (MG Hub - (https://bsky.app/profile/middlegradehub.bsky.social) is hosting its third annual pitch party! The Pitch Party Unlike other pitch parties, this...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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dorianmaffei.bsky.social
Get your sub materials in shape w/ KC&A agents in the @writersdigest.bsky.social agent-one-on-one boot camp this May! Receive valuable feedback on your query, synopsis, & 1st 10 pages of your ms, along w/ a 2 hour AMA & webinar! 📝

Sign up now! writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/how-to-craft...
5/20-5/23/2025 How to Craft Query Letters & Other Submission Materials
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April 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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charmstrong.bsky.social
If you’re not busy on Wednesday, join me! I’ll be doing a walk-thru on some of the biggest issues I find in the opening pages of query submissions that cause me to pass.

Register here: sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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esckeyes.bsky.social
Hi, I am open to queries again today. I was trying to think of what I am looking for. I'd love to see more multicultual picture books and I am in a weirdly dystopian mood (even though I am in one? Maybe a more fun and exciting and less stupid dystopia?) querytracker.net/query/EmilyK...
Query Emily Keyes at Keyes Agency
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April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
#kidlit friends tag a friend to tell them about our FREE #springflingkidlit contest with great prizes!

Make sure to follow everyone in the thread. @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social & I can't wait to read your submissions.

All info here: sites.google.com/view/springf...
image with a dandelion stating the spring fling kidlit contest is almost here and to tag a friend to tell them you want to see them submit a story
March 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Just heard from my pals @1booknerd.bsky.social & Sarah McGuire that they've partnered w/Ulysses Press to help them find debut authors. Free #SurvivorChallenge runs Mar.15-Jun.30. Submission can be for any age group. Details & how to enter:

readychapter1.com/survivor-sto... #WriterSky #KidLit
Promotional graphic with bold white text on a blue background reading "SEEKING AUTHORS." Below, a 3D-rendered book titled Survivor Stories features a cover illustration of a boat caught in towering, stylized waves. On the left, three checkmarks highlight acceptable story types: "Narrative Nonfiction," "Fiction," and "Based on a True Story." On the right, text states that the challenge is issued by Ulysses Press and Ready Chapter 1. A call-to-action at the bottom reads, "Join the challenge @ readychapter1.com/SURVIVOR."
March 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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jenbabakhan.bsky.social
🚨Reminder! This Friday I’ll host my first Pitch-Me Day here! I’ll make a post that you can pitch under, if I “heart” it, you get to skip the query and send me your proposal! #authorsky #booksky #writingcommunity #MSWL
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
My lyrical, whimsical entry is officially IN. Good luck today, creatives! #PBParty #writingcommunity #kidlit #amwriting
February 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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fspacquisitions.bsky.social
Attention #kidlit authors and #educators: Free Spirit Publishing and Shell Education are now open to submissions! 🎉📚 Review our guidelines and how to submit here: www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/submission-g.... #writers #callforsubmission #mswl
Submission Guidelines
Teacher Created Materials is accepting submissions from authors and agents for our Free Spirit Publishing and Shell Education imprints.
www.teachercreatedmaterials.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity, it's time to bid on #KidLitforLA auction items, and they are AMAZING. What generosity.♥️ #amwriting #amquerying #kidlit

www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlos...
Kidlit For Los Angeles
Silent auction 'Kidlit For Los Angeles' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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teachertoauthor.bsky.social
Comet’s day is FINALLY here! It’s the Reindeer Games 🍬🎶🪑🛷🤹‍♂️, and he plans to SHINE! 🌟

As reigning champion, he wants another 🏆!

But when 🎅 changes the rules, Comet must adjust his strategy, or at least convince the others he did. 😏👀

#P2Ppit #PB #UA #humor
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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cotexican.bsky.social
In a villa on the Texas coast, a Mex-Am woman's marriage splinters as her husband’s care becomes a cage. Amidst rising tides and the vengeance of a ghost, she must reclaim her freedom before the storm---and the dead---consume her.

JANE EYRE X THE HACIENDA

#P2Ppit #q #latinx
January 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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emmaapple.bsky.social
COYOTE GOES OVER THE MOUNTAIN
A new Coyote tale.
#UW #W #PB #p2pPit

🐺 Coyote is clever: or is he?🐾
🏜️ecology and nature learning⛰️
📖folktale inspired🌱
Coyote is tired of eating dusty dates in the farmland. When he decides to go over the mountain to eat manzanita berries instead, all the animals, from Roadrunner to Rattlesnake, call him silly. Will he figure out why? Coyote and the reader encounter the animals, plants, and landscapes of the California Sonoran desert ecosystem in a modern Coyote story #WIP #PB #UW graphic titled "Comps for Coyote Goes Over the Mountain." Contains three book covers and notes for each. Over and Under the Canyon (Messner): Love of place and fidelity to environmental detail Hungry Coyote (Blackford): Real-life animal antics The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote (Johnston): classic folktale flavor moodboard for Coyote Goes Over the Mountain: six images. creosote flowers, desert lavender flowers, desert mountain landscape shots, and a coyote standing on a rock
January 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
When a 12yo and her nontraditional family land in rural TX, she must find a way to save the only friend she’s made over the drought-plagued summer: the abandoned horse down the road. Even if it means breaking the law. FREYA is Moo X Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet in verse. #MG #P2Ppit #Q #CLI #MH
January 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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aliashrodri.bsky.social
BIG CHICAS DON'T CRY X YOU, WITH A VIEW

Recently divorced and out of a job, Camila is on the precipice of an existential crisis. She does the only thing a person close to the edge could do: book a flight to Mexico.
#P2Ppit #UW #A #Q
Check out the #Romcom menu 🤤
January 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social
Hiking deep into the river woods, a child must confront the challenges of foraging if she wants to locate the elusive morel mushroom before its fleeting life cycle ends. TREASURES OF THE WOODS revives the timeless themes of Owl Moon & Watercress in lyrical prose. #P2Ppit #PB #STEM #Q
Moodboard depicts river scenes from the spring with a child hiking and holding a handful of morel mushrooms.
January 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM