Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦

The Jasper Rabbit series is a good one - including Creepy Carrots, Creepy Underwear, and Creepy Crayon

#readers

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?

Please add me as well, thanks!

Good luck!

Happy to hear your group is working well!

MG Hub Pitch Party Sign-up 2025 The Middle Grade Hub is hosting its third annual pitch party! Unlike other pitch parties, this event is strictly off social media - all pitching is done via Google forms, so no fighting with algorithm...

Ah! Sorry - I think the link got cut off. This should be the full link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lori - sorry about the confusion. I think there might have been an issue with the link to the critique groups (which are closed) vs. following for email updates. For that form, please try here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (We've also updated the document to remove that confusion. Thanks!)

Fantastic!

Text warning about an April 2 tariff: With this April 2 tariff, Canadian booksellers and publishers will face unsustainable new costs and customers will be faced with book prices beyond what they are willing to pay. Most books will be subject to the new tariff because they are warehoused in the US by publishers and distributors. Books have both US and CAD prices printed on the cover, making it difficult to increase prices to cover the tariff. Alternatively, charging the CAD cover-price and absorbing the 25% tariff (even short term) will bury many independents because the industry survives on an already small margin of profit. The tariff is detrimental to Canadian booksellers and publishers and will result in long-term negative effects to our literary community.

Canadians! 🇨🇦 Book industry needs your help (incl. for 🇨🇦 book creators like me, whose books are published and/or warehoused in U.S.).

Dept of Finance seeks feedback before April 2nd, 2025 re: tariffs, including tariffs on BOOKS coming into Canada from US: slowburnbooks.ca/april-2-tariff

#CanLit

Thank you!

Adria - MG Hub is hosting a pitch party at the end of May, with pitching done entirely off social media.

We're open to all age categories of kidlit, from PB to YA.

Would you be willing to add us to this feed? Thanks!

bsky.app/profile/midd...

LOOPHOLE by Rebecca Weber - Karen McCoy Interview with middle grade author Rebecca Weber where she talks about her new book, LOOPHOLE, as well as balancing promotion while being creative.

New author interview alert!! 😍
Many thanks to Karen McCoy for hosting me for this interview about Loophole! Check it out when you have a chance and thank you again for your support!
www.karenbmccoy.com/loophole-by-...

#WritingCommunity #anxietysupport #kidlit #newrelease #books

Well, kids. It's coming!

The first book of The Nowhere Series...INTO THE GRAY...will be back after finding a new home with @undertakerbooks.bsky.social!
Kids need creepy too.
It's okay to not be okay.
#booksky 📚🩸
Cover reveal on Friday!
Re-released into the world in April!

NEWS! Our annual Writing For Children Competition is now open for submissions from Canadian unpublished or self-published writers! Deadline: May 31, 2025. Entries evaluated by experienced, published #canscaip members. Guidelines canscaip.org/event-6116783

Illustrated header for 'Debbie’s Unofficial Guide to Bluesky' showing a woman watering a tree against a bright blue sky filled with butterfly silhouettes. Text includes 'by @debbieohi.com' and a QR code leading to the guide at DebbieOhi.link/BlueSkyGuide.

Hi, I'm Debbie Ridpath Ohi, #KidLit author & illustrator, gamer, alt-text fan. I Want To Read ALL The Books.

What I'm working on: @work.debbieohi.com

Find #BlueSkyTips: UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO BLUESKY - Quickstart Guide - Moderation Tips - KidLit Community - KidLit Mega Feed - Boardgaming - Uplift

A cute, purple grizzly bear with a wide, open-mouthed smile appearing to say “Hi!” is emerging from a yellow, caution triangle. The bear is reaching for a hug. Beneath are words: >>HUGGS<< AHEAD! —> Translation: Caution! Bear hugs ahead!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

I’m a Sheridan trained classical animator, turned author/illustrator, passionate about storytelling. My strength is adaptability.

#PB #MG #YA
I’m here if you’re struggling to find the illustration style for your project.

Portfolio: milifay.art

P.S. Don’t hug bears!

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...

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...

Totally off topic, but I wanted to share on Bluesky while I can actually find kidlit people—the MGHub, which I helped start on Twitter, is having its 3rd annual off-social-media pitching event for PB, MG, & YA authors in May. Here's a link for more info! #kitlitchat docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Hello #writingcommunity. My reach here is so very low. If anyone sees this, would love a little support. I want to reach out to the amazing #librarians and #teachers out there fighting for diversity in publishing.

Pre-orders and ARC requests now available.

#Weneeddiversebooks #debut #barefootbooks

Book cover reveal for Making It Up by Christopher Mannino, featuring a father boosting his daughter into the air on his feet. Image reads: "Cover Reveal! This book will change the way you interact with kids! In ten minutes a day, become dragons, robots, and more."

For all parents! 👀

MAKING IT UP is an amazing new technique for unstructured play with your kids, making games more fun and rewarding for everyone.

Cover was just revealed - book releases in Jan 2026!

Find out more: www.christophermannino.com/miu.html

#parenting #booksky #books #nonfiction

I'm firmly in the middle. After a couple disasterous first drafts I realized would take ages to clean up, I found I do too much discovery during discovery writing. Now I use loose outlines based on structures like Hauge's six stage plot - not scene by scene, but just enough to keep me on track.

What's your writing process? #authorsky #booksky

1️⃣ Plotter
2️⃣ Pantser/Discovery writer
3️⃣ Plantser
4️⃣ Unicorn (comment to explain if you want)

📊 Show results

Same thing happened last time - both Supreme Court appointees promised Roe was the law of the land, and look where we are now. What's more frightening to me is that people still seem surprised by this pattern of behaviour.

Well. Just saying.

If you're looking for pitch events, here's a great feed, curtesy of @adriabailton.com!

bsky.app/profile/adri...

The volcano's dormant, they said. The magic school's been there for years, they said. Just focus on teaching your classes. Don't worry about the smell of god magic, or that weird disappearing sand. The earthquakes are probably fine.

A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO STRING MAGIC

#P2Ppit #W #A #F

Thanks for creating this, @becomingkrys.bsky.social!

Hashtag Change #WIPSnipsPit is now #WSPit An author hype event February 26, 2025 If it's Feb 26 in your time zone it counts. I'm not the time zone police. Mark your calendar. Full guidelines coming soon.

ANNOUNCEMENT

In interest of saving characters for your pitch, I've realized that WIPSnipsPit is really long, so WIPSnipsPit is now going to use the hashtag

#WSPit

This leaves more room for other tags and your pitch!

Full tags list and details coming soon.

Mark your calendars for Feb 26!