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Queer Kidlit Mentorship Program
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Queer Kidlit Mentorship Program and Space for Queer Kidlit Creators & Allies
Founded by Jeanette Bradley & Dani Duck
https://queerkidlit.weebly.com/ #QueerKidlit 🌈 📚 ✨
Illustration by Taylor Barron
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Another 2024 Queer Kidlit Match!! 🎉 @teresarobeson.bsky.social
Alt text for match posts: Black background with yellow stars and “2024 Queer Kidlit Mentorship match Tim Baase & Teresa Robeson” Headshots of Tim and one of Teresa. Queer Kidlit Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws)
March 21, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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#KidLit folks this is one of 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentorship matches. Riley Tao is working on their YA novel with H.D. Hunter!

#Mentorship #LGBTQIA+ #YA
Black background with yellow stars and “2024 Queer Kidlit Mentorship match Riley Tao & H.D. Hunter.” Headshots of Riley with glasses and white tshirt nuzzled by a cat and next to a headshot of H.D. Hunter. Queer Kidlit Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws)
March 1, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Today is Queer Kidlit Mentorship Match announcement day! Here are out 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentees. They an email awaiting them connecting them with their mentor. Congrats!
2024 Queer Kidlit Mentorship Matches with Logo ( Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws) List: Picture Books Phaea Crede & Mac Bishop Blue Jaryn & Conor Bredin Adria Karlsson & Katrina Martin Ana Sequeira & Daniel Cooper Teresa Robeson & Tim Baase Chapter Books Macie Colleen & Tracey Lafayette Graphic Novels Bex Burgess & Eden Laing (pages) Middle Grade Kate Fussner & Susannah Betts H.D. Hunter & Riley Tao Michael Leali & Drea Mayer Young Adult Tina Connolly & Teri Dederer Alexandra Van Belle & Elsie Scott Portfolio Review Gordy Wright & Leo Osann
February 25, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Hey folks -- 6 more days until Queer Kidlit Mentorship Applications close. Hope you're applying! And thank you #kidlit and queer community for boosting this post.
REMINDER Queer Kidlit Mentorship applications close Feb 1st! https://queerkidlit.weebly.com/ Send in your app soon! White background with gold stars up top. Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Apply are open. To see our mentor profiles and apply, click on the mentors' names. queerkidlit.weebly.com

For picture books (manuscripts or dummies), chapter books, graphic novels (scripts or pages), middle grade, and young adult, as well as illustrator portfolios.
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January 10, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Wrapping up our bakers dozen of mentors for this year's Queer Kidlit Mentorship program is Alexandra Van Belle who is mentoring young adult.

To see their mentor profile, click on their name on the MEET THE MENTORS page queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men...

Applications for the program open Jan 1
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January 9, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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@tinaconnolly.bsky.social is 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor for Middle Grade and Young Adult. To see her mentor profile click on her name: queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men...

Applications open tomorrow Jan 10th. You can apply to up to three mentors. 🎉
Black background with Meet the 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor Tine Connolly Queerkidlit.weebly.com Headshot of Tine: light skinned person with dark haired bob and glasses Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 9, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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@adriakarlsson.bsky.social is a 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor for picture book manuscripts! 🎉 Applications open tomorrow (January 10th and close at the end of the month.)

Check out Adria's mentor profile: queerkidlit.weebly.com/adria-karlss...
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January 9, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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@michaelleali.bsky.social is a 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor for middle grade. Check his mentor profile by going here and clicking on his name: queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men... Applications open soon! (January 10th) for a March-May program.
Black background with Meet the 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor Michael Leali Queerkidlit.weebly.com Headshot of michael: light skinned person with dark hear and beard Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 8, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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@marciecolleen.bsky.social is one of our 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor. Marcie is mentoring Picture Books, Chapter Books, or Graphic Novel Scripts.

To see Marcie's mentor profile go to this page and click on her name: queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men... Application open on January 10th.
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January 8, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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The first of the three 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentors I'm posting today is @bluejaryn.bsky.social of Payden's Pronoun Party 🎉 illustrated by Xochitl Cornejo. For more info check out their mentor profile clicking on their name queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men...
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January 8, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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@katefussner.bsky.social, author of novel-in-verse 🎶 The Song of Us is mentoring middle grade! If you would like to apply to be her mentee this year, applications open on January 10th. To see her mentor profile, click on her name on the mentor page queerkidlit.weebly.com/meet-the-men...
Black background with Meet the 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor Gordy Wright Queerkidlit.weebly.com Headshot of Kate - Light skinned person with long dark hair Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 7, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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Rebecca Burgess, author illustrator of How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual and Speak Up! is a 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor. They are mentoring Graphic Novels (script only or pages) or Illustrator Portfolios.

#kidlit #mentorship #graphicnovels #kidlitart
2024 Queer kidlit mentor rebecca burgess photo of light skinned person with brown hair center part. Black back ground and Queer Kidlit Queerkidlit.weebly.com Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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H.D. Hunter author of Futureland is a 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor. They are mentoring middle grade or young adult. To learn more about HD as mentor read is profile: queerkidlit.weebly.com/hd-hunter.html
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January 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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Introducing another one of our 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentors! @asiqueira.bsky.social al author of ABUELA’S SUPER CAPA will be mentoring PB manuscripts. For more information, check out her mentor profile on queerkidlit.weebly.com
Black background with yellow stars at the top "2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor Ana Siqueira Headshot of Ana -- light skinned woman with long dark hair, smiling. Queerkidlit.weebly.com Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 4, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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Introducing one of our 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentors @gordywright.bsky.social. He will mentoring PB dummies or illustrator portfolios. For more information, check out his mentor profile on queerkidlit.weebly.com
Black background with Meet the 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentors! Black background and yellow starts and "2024 Queer Kidlit Mentor Gordy Wright. Photo of a white man with a baseball cap. Queerkidlit.weebly.com Logo: overlapping children in colors of the rainbow. One has on a hijab, one has glasses, one has crutches and an infinity symbol on their shirt, one is holding a stack of books high. By @tbeardraws
January 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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The 2024 Queer Kidlit Mentors are posted! We have mentors for PB (manuscript or dummy), GN (script or pages) CB, MG, YA, and illustrator portfolios

Applications for this program will be open on January 10th.
Thank you for sharing to help spread the word! #Kidlit

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January 3, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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We are RELAUNCHING The Queer Kidlit Mentorship Program in 2024!

If you are a traditionally published kidlit creator who would like to help an LGBTQIA+ creator on their publishing journey, please apply here: forms.gle/PbNHk5D2rUsk... until Dec 18th!

#kidlit #kidlitart
Queer Kidlit Mentorship Program March-May 2024 For Prepublished LGBTQIA+ Writers and Illustrators Mentor Applications open 11/18-12/18 Mentee application open 1/15-2/1 Logo is a child in yellow rain jacket with an umbrella and a rainbow. Art by Anne Appert
November 21, 2023 at 10:08 PM