Tracie Renee (she/her)
@tracierenee.bsky.social
Librarian in sort-of Chicago.
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG.
HM: #PBParty.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN.
https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG.
HM: #PBParty.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN.
https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee
Pinned
Thanks for sharing this @havehashad.com - a ☠️ for all the 4-legged friends we still miss.
P.S. If this isn't enough 💔 for your day, torture yourself more with this other thing I wrote: "Deadlines" (issue 28, Black Fox Lit Mag, free download @ blackfoxlitmag.com).
P.S. If this isn't enough 💔 for your day, torture yourself more with this other thing I wrote: "Deadlines" (issue 28, Black Fox Lit Mag, free download @ blackfoxlitmag.com).
Reposted by Tracie Renee (she/her)
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
So grateful to have landed on the 2025 Write Kidlit Now! Scholarship list with my new #MG project.
Thank you,
@bookthreader.bsky.social
& @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social --here's to stories, and all the wonder to which they lead.
www.moniritchie.com/wkns_recipie...
Thank you,
@bookthreader.bsky.social
& @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social --here's to stories, and all the wonder to which they lead.
www.moniritchie.com/wkns_recipie...
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
So grateful to have landed on the 2025 Write Kidlit Now! Scholarship list with my new #MG project.
Thank you,
@bookthreader.bsky.social
& @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social --here's to stories, and all the wonder to which they lead.
www.moniritchie.com/wkns_recipie...
Thank you,
@bookthreader.bsky.social
& @lindajoysingleton.bsky.social --here's to stories, and all the wonder to which they lead.
www.moniritchie.com/wkns_recipie...
Am I doing this right @reviseresub.bsky.social? 🫣
#Mockpit
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow.
It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
#MG #Con 34K
#Mockpit
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow.
It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
#MG #Con 34K
#MockPit #FiFRevpit starts now! Until 8 p.m. ET, post your pitch and get feedback from editors and other participants. Feel free to jump in with advice and praise, too! The more feedback, the better.
#RevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying
#RevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Am I doing this right @reviseresub.bsky.social? 🫣
#Mockpit
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow.
It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
#MG #Con 34K
#Mockpit
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow.
It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
#MG #Con 34K
Thanks for putting me in the hat @smokelong.bsky.social!
It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Thanks for putting me in the hat @smokelong.bsky.social!
#QuestPit
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow. It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
*First draft done!
*Currently revising.
#MG #CON #W
Stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-y.o. Frankie Abagnale sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions w/ her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sis in tow. It's no big deal...until a teammate is diagnosed with measles.
*First draft done!
*Currently revising.
#MG #CON #W
![Frankie Abagnale has sent friend requests to: images of book covers for THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE TOILET, HAZEL HILL IS GONNA WIN THIS WON and SLOUCH. Screenshots of RevPit 10Queries feedback from editor Leah Rambadt: "Love the voice in this one! Very engaging and entertaining. Instantly caught my attention. Great work previewing writing stylce and MC voice [in query letter]. It's a little on the long side, so tightening the language and focusing on GMC while still keeping voice is key." "MC is hilarious, def want to follow them around for an entire story. Love the MC's voice, the bits of interiority, and how descriptive lang reflects the MC's POV. Opening seems high energy to reflect MC's high energy; it's an effective hook, but would use strategically."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j7o6wkfqofdvri3h2w3z3vjc/bafkreihyriulziburs7ge7a4efseayqgrl2jbk7mvjz26jq35ahm6j4g2u@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Get ready, #kidlit writers!
It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th.
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Get ready, #kidlit writers!
Thank you @leahrambadt.bsky.social for this encouraging #RevPit #10Queries feedback on my new #MG #WIP about middle school poms...and measles.
Measles is not fun, but writing this book has been a blast. I haven't even been tempted to throw my laptop out the window yet.
Here's to revising!
Measles is not fun, but writing this book has been a blast. I haven't even been tempted to throw my laptop out the window yet.
Here's to revising!
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thank you @leahrambadt.bsky.social for this encouraging #RevPit #10Queries feedback on my new #MG #WIP about middle school poms...and measles.
Measles is not fun, but writing this book has been a blast. I haven't even been tempted to throw my laptop out the window yet.
Here's to revising!
Measles is not fun, but writing this book has been a blast. I haven't even been tempted to throw my laptop out the window yet.
Here's to revising!
"Kid lit IS literature."
Big congrats to @clairemtaylor.com and @littlethoughtspress.com, for creating a magazine that approaches writing for kids with the "seriousness, care, and celebration it deserves."
Big congrats to @clairemtaylor.com and @littlethoughtspress.com, for creating a magazine that approaches writing for kids with the "seriousness, care, and celebration it deserves."
@littlethoughtspress.com takes kid lit seriously—and so do we. They’ve been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 for their stunning, thoughtful, contributor-friendly work.
Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination.
Read the full piece: thebrokenspine.co.uk...
Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination.
Read the full piece: thebrokenspine.co.uk...
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Kid lit IS literature."
Big congrats to @clairemtaylor.com and @littlethoughtspress.com, for creating a magazine that approaches writing for kids with the "seriousness, care, and celebration it deserves."
Big congrats to @clairemtaylor.com and @littlethoughtspress.com, for creating a magazine that approaches writing for kids with the "seriousness, care, and celebration it deserves."
No big deal, I was just somehow shortlisted in this contest judged by the writer who revived my interest in short stories and I am totally not going to have approximately 53 panic attacks in the next 4-5 weeks while judging wraps up.
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
a woman wearing glasses is saying `` everybody be cool '' while standing in front of a door .
Alt: a woman wearing glasses is saying `` everybody be cool '' while standing in front of a door .
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
No big deal, I was just somehow shortlisted in this contest judged by the writer who revived my interest in short stories and I am totally not going to have approximately 53 panic attacks in the next 4-5 weeks while judging wraps up.
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...
Reposted by Tracie Renee (she/her)
@havehashad.com is chaos, craft, and skulls. They’ve turned submitting into an event and made rejection weirdly joyful. Featured now in our #IndieLitMagGala 2025 spotlight.
Huge thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the killer nomination.
Read it here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
#HAD
Huge thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the killer nomination.
Read it here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
#HAD
#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: HAD - The Broken Spine
If literary magazines were rock concerts, HAD would be the midnight set you hear about for years. It’s bold, eccentric, and unapologetically alive. This is a
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@havehashad.com is chaos, craft, and skulls. They’ve turned submitting into an event and made rejection weirdly joyful. Featured now in our #IndieLitMagGala 2025 spotlight.
Huge thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the killer nomination.
Read it here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
#HAD
Huge thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the killer nomination.
Read it here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
#HAD
Very excited to be this year's special guest judge in the Trash to Treasure contest for #kidlit writers!
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
👀 COMING SOON!
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
Our From Trash to Treasure #kidlitpoetry contest is back this November with special guest judge @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out last year's contest entries & start scrounging through your discarded lines!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/from-tr...
October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Very excited to be this year's special guest judge in the Trash to Treasure contest for #kidlit writers!
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
Last year's contest helped me see a trashed line in an inspiring new way. I can't wait to learn where the scrounging takes YOU!
Thanks for bringing me on board, @littlethoughtspress.com.
Thank you for including me, @haikucrush.bsky.social!
The judges @haikucrush.bsky.social announced these #poets' haiku have been #shortlisted for possible publication in *The Best #Haiku* 2025.
Tracie Renee @tracierenee.bsky.social
Gwen Smith @gwensmith0909.bsky.social
Julie Parker-Kinsey @mightyathena.bsky.social
More finalists coming.
#poetry
Tracie Renee @tracierenee.bsky.social
Gwen Smith @gwensmith0909.bsky.social
Julie Parker-Kinsey @mightyathena.bsky.social
More finalists coming.
#poetry
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thank you for including me, @haikucrush.bsky.social!
Fractured Lit Flash Fiction OPEN | Judged by Gwen Kirby | Longlist | Fractured
fracturedlit.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What a treat for #querying #kidlit writers!
Thank you, @ashleedani.bsky.social.
www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...
Thank you, @ashleedani.bsky.social.
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 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What a treat for #querying #kidlit writers!
Thank you, @ashleedani.bsky.social.
www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...
Thank you, @ashleedani.bsky.social.
www.seasonsofkidlit.com/post/trick-o...
A #LiftToTheSky to @alanparrywriter.co.uk, who does so much for the writing community. #PoemsAbout is my favorite corner of Bluesky, because (even when I'm not brave enough to post) it challenges me to keep writing, revising, and engaging with others on the same journey.
Cheers to you, Alan.
Cheers to you, Alan.
This is me right now.
You usually have to be signed up to our newsletter to read it. However, this week is too important, and I wanted to share it more broadly.
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5022...
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5022...
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A #LiftToTheSky to @alanparrywriter.co.uk, who does so much for the writing community. #PoemsAbout is my favorite corner of Bluesky, because (even when I'm not brave enough to post) it challenges me to keep writing, revising, and engaging with others on the same journey.
Cheers to you, Alan.
Cheers to you, Alan.
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
For an October #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe, it only seemed right to revisit (tweak again) this piece.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thank you, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, for including this poem in issue 4!
Audio: epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
Print copy: is.gd/epistemiclit...
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thank you, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, for including this poem in issue 4!
Audio: epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
Print copy: is.gd/epistemiclit...
October 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
For an October #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe, it only seemed right to revisit (tweak again) this piece.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thank you, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, for including this poem in issue 4!
Audio: epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
Print copy: is.gd/epistemiclit...
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thank you, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, for including this poem in issue 4!
Audio: epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...
Print copy: is.gd/epistemiclit...
I just entered my new #WIP in #RevPit #10Queries. I am both extremely excited (they might pick me!) & extremely terrified (what if they pick me?!).
You too can start your weekend with a rush of conflicting emotions. Submit today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
You too can start your weekend with a rush of conflicting emotions. Submit today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I just entered my new #WIP in #RevPit #10Queries. I am both extremely excited (they might pick me!) & extremely terrified (what if they pick me?!).
You too can start your weekend with a rush of conflicting emotions. Submit today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
You too can start your weekend with a rush of conflicting emotions. Submit today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Sure wish I could tell my uncle about this one.
Thank you, Orange Blossom Review, for including my CNF essay "Rubber Bands" on your 2025 #BOTN list.
orangeblossomreview.org/botn-pushcart/
Thank you, Orange Blossom Review, for including my CNF essay "Rubber Bands" on your 2025 #BOTN list.
orangeblossomreview.org/botn-pushcart/
October 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sure wish I could tell my uncle about this one.
Thank you, Orange Blossom Review, for including my CNF essay "Rubber Bands" on your 2025 #BOTN list.
orangeblossomreview.org/botn-pushcart/
Thank you, Orange Blossom Review, for including my CNF essay "Rubber Bands" on your 2025 #BOTN list.
orangeblossomreview.org/botn-pushcart/
September 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Grateful to be included on the long list for the 2025 Winter Soup Bowl chapbook contest from C&R Press who publish things I admire.
crpress.org/cr-press-win...
Back to my corner now to continue hoping that someday, someone will like me enough to make books with me.
crpress.org/cr-press-win...
Back to my corner now to continue hoping that someday, someone will like me enough to make books with me.
C&R Press Winter Soup Bowl Chapbook Awards 2025 - C&R Press
C&R Press Winter Soup Bowl 2025 Chapbook Awardee, Shortlist, and Longlist C&R Press publishes 2-6 chapbooks of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and other creative writing genres through our Winter...
crpress.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Grateful to be included on the long list for the 2025 Winter Soup Bowl chapbook contest from C&R Press who publish things I admire.
crpress.org/cr-press-win...
Back to my corner now to continue hoping that someday, someone will like me enough to make books with me.
crpress.org/cr-press-win...
Back to my corner now to continue hoping that someday, someone will like me enough to make books with me.
Super proud to be HA-norably Mention chuckle-worthy! Thanks @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @brilawyer.bsky.social!
This story's beta readers ("family members I cornered in the kitchen") actually rolled their eyes when I read it to them. So grateful for this 2nd opinion.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge
This story's beta readers ("family members I cornered in the kitchen") actually rolled their eyes when I read it to them. So grateful for this 2nd opinion.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge
Also, let's give a HUGE CHEER for this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge HA-norable Mentions! 🎉🎉🎉
These entries were so good, we simply could not let them go without any recognition. Truly hilarious! Well done, HMs! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
These entries were so good, we simply could not let them go without any recognition. Truly hilarious! Well done, HMs! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Super proud to be HA-norably Mention chuckle-worthy! Thanks @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @brilawyer.bsky.social!
This story's beta readers ("family members I cornered in the kitchen") actually rolled their eyes when I read it to them. So grateful for this 2nd opinion.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge
This story's beta readers ("family members I cornered in the kitchen") actually rolled their eyes when I read it to them. So grateful for this 2nd opinion.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge
September 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I'm so honored to have been shouted out in this completely amazing piece that you all need to read RIGHT NOW because it is 🔥and will probably change your life or at least make your current existential crisis more bearable.
Here's to many more ☠️s, @colettelh.bsky.social and @havehashad.com.
Here's to many more ☠️s, @colettelh.bsky.social and @havehashad.com.
we usually don't love pieces self-referentially ABOUT us... but Colette Love Hilliard found an exception that proved the rule!
"I wrote a piece titled “Half of a Conversation I’d Have with an Old Friend I No Longer Speak To,” but Tom Snarsky wrote it better..."
https://www.havehashad.com/gj9hc
"I wrote a piece titled “Half of a Conversation I’d Have with an Old Friend I No Longer Speak To,” but Tom Snarsky wrote it better..."
https://www.havehashad.com/gj9hc
Five Pieces That HAD All Been Done Before by Colette Love Hilliard
I wanted to write about a turtle on the road, but Cavin Bryce Gonzalez beat me to it. I hadn’t even considered that the turtle might be suicidal when I swerved to save him last week, but now I…
www.havehashad.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'm so honored to have been shouted out in this completely amazing piece that you all need to read RIGHT NOW because it is 🔥and will probably change your life or at least make your current existential crisis more bearable.
Here's to many more ☠️s, @colettelh.bsky.social and @havehashad.com.
Here's to many more ☠️s, @colettelh.bsky.social and @havehashad.com.