It's been a long time coming. Canadian independent bookstores have banded together to create an online book buying source so you can avoid the behemoth in the room. (Here are the titles published by CMU Press, which I run.)
Spread the word #booksky!
www.booksellers.ca/publisher/cmu-press-18021
Are you a PB, CB, MG, or YA author with a completed manuscript? 📚
Do online pitch events give you anxiety?
MGHub's off-social-media pitch event is happening again! Sign up for critique groups byMarch 20.
Check out mghubpitch.com for more information and to sign up! #books #kidlit #pictureboo
Yes, for unagented authors with a query-ready manuscript. Last year, as well as agents, we had editors from small presses reviewing the pitches, and we hope to have many of those agents and editors returning again this year.
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Banner describing the MGHub pitch party schedule. This includes the critique group sessions (sign-up deadline: March 20; pitch: March 25 - April 7; query: April 8 - April 21; synopsis: April 22 - May 5; first page: May 6 - May 19; and submission package: May 20 - June 2). It also includes the pitch party, from June 3 - June 9, and the agent showcase, from June 10 - June 16.
MGHub's pitch party is back! Last year 50 agents and editors joined us. 66% of our 282 authors received at least one request.
All #kidlit genres are accepted! Plus, you can join a critique group to polish your materials!
Full details and links to sign-up are on our site: mghubpitch.com
Come hear me read from my newest MG horror WITHIN THE BLACK Book 2 of The Nowhere Series on Thursday, January 15th at 8 pm EST!
Register here!
It’s free!
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The cover of Winter of the Sci-fi and Fantasy vol 1 anthology, featuring a cool blue and icy colour theme, including a dark dragon breathing a cool mist in the top corner, and a robot rampaging through a frozen city in the bottom corner.
The newest #sci-fi and #fantasy anthology from worldstonepublishing.com/ - Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy, volume 1 - featuring my short One Star is Ours alongside twelve other amazing authors! Check out the Kickstarter for your copy (plus other amazing rewards): www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...
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a light blue watery background with jellyfish, a shark, and coral and seaweed. white text reads: “Welcome to #questpit summer 2025”
We’re excited to welcome you to 2025 summer season of #questpit!! As always, have fun and support one another!
06.08.2025 04:02 — 👍 62 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 6The Jasper Rabbit series is a good one - including Creepy Carrots, Creepy Underwear, and Creepy Crayon
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#readers
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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!
02.07.2025 03:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Good luck!
28.05.2025 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Happy to hear your group is working well!
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Ah! Sorry - I think the link got cut off. This should be the full link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
19.04.2025 02:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Lori - 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!)
19.04.2025 01:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Fantastic!
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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!
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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...
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
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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
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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!
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
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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...
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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.
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