Linda Stanek
@lindastanek.bsky.social
#Kidlit author of 7 books plus comic book series; winner of Children's Choice Book Award; Choose to Read Ohio award; TX, DE, & PA reading lists; NSTA recom. read + more. Seeking rep. for MG fiction and NF. Also, #crazycatlady
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Light, Love & Positive Thoughts for Liam Ramos he is extremely ill. Please pray for him.
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Light, Love & Positive Thoughts for Liam Ramos he is extremely ill. Please pray for him.
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Plz bring them home! My heart breaks. Liam is the face of all of the children rounded up, caged and neglected. Their families —- Liam ‘s father looks like a very young man — not much past a child himself.
This is such sick shit! Please Ms Jasmine BRING THEM HOME. Thank you for going. 😭😭😭😭
This is such sick shit! Please Ms Jasmine BRING THEM HOME. Thank you for going. 😭😭😭😭
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Plz bring them home! My heart breaks. Liam is the face of all of the children rounded up, caged and neglected. Their families —- Liam ‘s father looks like a very young man — not much past a child himself.
This is such sick shit! Please Ms Jasmine BRING THEM HOME. Thank you for going. 😭😭😭😭
This is such sick shit! Please Ms Jasmine BRING THEM HOME. Thank you for going. 😭😭😭😭
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Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.
Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
1/2
Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.
Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
1/2
Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
1/2
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Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
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Jasmine Crockett & Joaquin Castro went to see Liam Ramos. After posting an image of him lying prone in his father’s arms, Crockett said, “He was lethargic. He was never alert the entire time that we were there. I was very concerned about his health.” 💔
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #ICEholes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #ICEholes
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Jasmine Crockett & Joaquin Castro went to see Liam Ramos. After posting an image of him lying prone in his father’s arms, Crockett said, “He was lethargic. He was never alert the entire time that we were there. I was very concerned about his health.” 💔
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #ICEholes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #ICEholes
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Opportunities in July 2025
Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our monthly list of opportunities is a resource for artists and creatives seeking funding and community support to further their work.
In honor of Spring being here, I #entered the #Springflingkidlit contest today! Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for creating this opportunity! and to all those who are providing the prizes!
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In honor of Spring being here, I #entered the #Springflingkidlit contest today! Thank you @ciaralovesbooks.bsky.social and @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for creating this opportunity! and to all those who are providing the prizes!
This is super exciting! Wishing you and your agents all the best, Eric!
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 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is super exciting! Wishing you and your agents all the best, Eric!
Kidlit-ers! Take note! 🙂
Oh, and I should note I’ll be re-opening to queries on March 1, so please do keep me in mind as you prepare your query lists for pb, mg, ya, and everything in between (as long as it’s for children). Once I reopen, my query guidelines will be live at QueryTracker.net/query/michel... #MSWL
Query Michelle Witte at Mansion Street Literary Management
QueryTracker.net
February 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Kidlit-ers! Take note! 🙂
We all need some teeny tiny elephant, don't we?
Hi baby! Our elephant family welcomed its tiniest member on Saturday night when Rose-Tu gave birth to a new calf 💕🐘
February 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We all need some teeny tiny elephant, don't we?
Hilarious! The struggle is real!
Anyone else’s brain do this after finishing a first draft? 🙃🤦♀️
January 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hilarious! The struggle is real!
This is totally incredible!
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is totally incredible!
Super fun, Katrina! Congrats!!
📚It's Library Shelfie Day!📚
Libraries are amazing spaces! It's important that we support our local libraries & the staff who work hard to ensure patrons have access to information & the services they provide.
It's also a dream come true to see Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses on library shelves.
Libraries are amazing spaces! It's important that we support our local libraries & the staff who work hard to ensure patrons have access to information & the services they provide.
It's also a dream come true to see Near Misses & Cowboy Kisses on library shelves.
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Super fun, Katrina! Congrats!!
Let's do a follow! Here are my recommendations:
Agent: @rebeccagent.bsky.social
Editor: Rachel Stark @syntactics.bsky.social (and congrats on your promotion!)
Writer: Brian Kirby: bsky.app/profile/bori...
Illustrator: Brian Kirby again. 😀 (Because he does so much!) #kidlit #booksky #FollowFriday
Agent: @rebeccagent.bsky.social
Editor: Rachel Stark @syntactics.bsky.social (and congrats on your promotion!)
Writer: Brian Kirby: bsky.app/profile/bori...
Illustrator: Brian Kirby again. 😀 (Because he does so much!) #kidlit #booksky #FollowFriday
January 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Let's do a follow! Here are my recommendations:
Agent: @rebeccagent.bsky.social
Editor: Rachel Stark @syntactics.bsky.social (and congrats on your promotion!)
Writer: Brian Kirby: bsky.app/profile/bori...
Illustrator: Brian Kirby again. 😀 (Because he does so much!) #kidlit #booksky #FollowFriday
Agent: @rebeccagent.bsky.social
Editor: Rachel Stark @syntactics.bsky.social (and congrats on your promotion!)
Writer: Brian Kirby: bsky.app/profile/bori...
Illustrator: Brian Kirby again. 😀 (Because he does so much!) #kidlit #booksky #FollowFriday
Improve your pitch and help CA with this amazing opportunity! #kidlit
Enter to Win the 10/10/10 Pitch Session Evaluation Raffle!
I'm selecting 10 participants for 10-minute Pitch Evaluation Sessions for writers who donate at least $10 to an organization helping first responders, evacuees or animals of the Los Angeles fires. See details below for more information.
I'm selecting 10 participants for 10-minute Pitch Evaluation Sessions for writers who donate at least $10 to an organization helping first responders, evacuees or animals of the Los Angeles fires. See details below for more information.
January 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Improve your pitch and help CA with this amazing opportunity! #kidlit
In case you missed this, friends!
Julia Kim is searching for literary fiction and select genre fiction (mystery, crime, horror, historical), as well as a range of nonfiction topics including history, politics, current affairs, women's issues, biography and memoir, food and lifestyle, art and culture, film and TV, and pop culture.
January 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In case you missed this, friends!
Everyone stop cooking!
(It's as good an excuse as any! 😉) #WeAreWriters
(It's as good an excuse as any! 😉) #WeAreWriters
January 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone stop cooking!
(It's as good an excuse as any! 😉) #WeAreWriters
(It's as good an excuse as any! 😉) #WeAreWriters
Trying to be upbeat right now while California burns is just more than I can do.
January 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trying to be upbeat right now while California burns is just more than I can do.
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The devastation from wildfires can be hard to fathom. These books can help young people process what's happening.
📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
📗What to Bring
📘I Am the Storm
📕Wildfire!
Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻
📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
📗What to Bring
📘I Am the Storm
📕Wildfire!
Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻
January 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The devastation from wildfires can be hard to fathom. These books can help young people process what's happening.
📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
📗What to Bring
📘I Am the Storm
📕Wildfire!
Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻
📙They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
📗What to Bring
📘I Am the Storm
📕Wildfire!
Thoughts with those on the front lines fighting to save.🙏🏻
I have not read this, but appreciate the recommendation. We are all horrified by what's happening in California.
For older readers, the middle grade FIRE ESCAPE by @jstremer.bsky.social is fascinating and informative, especially for kids worried about wildlife too.
January 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I have not read this, but appreciate the recommendation. We are all horrified by what's happening in California.
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Wisdom from his many years.
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wisdom from his many years.
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My heart goes out to everyone in the LA area. Please stay safe. Don’t forget that wild animals live there too and they need help as well.
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My heart goes out to everyone in the LA area. Please stay safe. Don’t forget that wild animals live there too and they need help as well.
In case you missed this, friends!
Psst! Guess what? I’m reopening to queries for a limited time and to limited categories from January 6 – March 31.
QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
January 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In case you missed this, friends!