@cjpenko.bsky.social
βοΈ Awesome #kidlit person π #SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor β€οΈ Fluent in kid, animal, monster (& more recently Nazi hecklingβπΌ) π Ohio North: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.
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No Kings 10/18/2025
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π My niece is at the Phoenix Arizona. No Kings rally and sends this and I'm dead π #NoKings #NoFascists
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#NoKings Mentor, OH
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You dont need a sign.
You dont need a shirt.
All you have to do is just show up. Dont overthink it.
There are events everywhere.
Just park your car & stand outside w/ friends. β€οΈβοΈπΊπΈ
I'm attending No Kings's event, βNO KINGS Mentor, Ohioβ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Thatβs right! Come and celebrate with us, as I return to my birthplace of Geneva Ohio to launch Cancer Eats the Heart, at the Lake Erie Book Company! A beautiful bookstore in downtown Geneva, at the location where an old drug store used to be. People from Geneva know where Iβm talking about. Itβsβ¦
17.10.2025 11:05 β π 15 π 6 π¬ 1 π 2These folks at @climatedefiance.bsky.social rock.
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OPINION: "J. Janice Coleman's quilt points to Toni Morrisonβs examination of the psychological trauma and systemic destruction seen in Black communities when family members are displaced," LaWanda Dickens writes.
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Joining the fight for democracy can start with a simple cup of coffee. βοΈ
We're excited to launch Campus Coffees for Change β a new way for college students to connect with their campus community through good coffee & even better conversation.
Visit: democracyforward.org/campus-coffees-for-change
Good morning! Today would be a great day to call your local TV and radio stations to ask them to please make sure they have a crew covering the No Kings protest on Saturday. Tell them the locations in case they don't know. And tell them you'll be watching for the coverage.
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They restored all the titles & I want to point out that the reasoning was (stars are mine lol):
"... and in light of the *****overwhelming feedback from our community****** the Georgia HRRB State Steering Committee has voted to reinstate all 20..."
so, BE LOUD AS HELL & PROTECT THE RIGHT TO READ
Remember why you're fighting so hard.
If it's to get even on the Oval Office occupant, he's almost definitely better at revenge than you and I are.
I have two daughters who will be around long after I'm gone, and many others I love. That, and I'm a sucker for justice.
That's my why. What's yours?
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Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Wow! That artwork is PERFECT @littlerainey.bsky.social!! πβοΈ
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Registration for the SCBWI 2026 New York Conference opens TODAY, October 14 @ 10am PST ! π
β View the entire in-person line up on our website here: tinyurl.com/79hkf4ta
(and a special thank you to Merrill Rainey for making our gorgeous conference art www.littlerainey.com)
#scbwiNY26
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Congratulations, Kelly!! We β€οΈ your art and can't wait to showcase it all year long!
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BANNER CONTEST WINNER KELLY KLEMAN SCBWI SOCIETY of CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS Ohio North Region Insta: @scbwi_nohio @scbwi-ohionorth scbwi.org/regions/ohionorth where stories TΠ°me flight #kidlit
Our banner contest winner was announced last week, and it was @kelliearted.bsky.social! Look for her delightful art to start appearing on www.scbwi.org/regions/ohio... and elsewhere soon!
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A fake email offering a fake deal.
An illustrator alerted me to the attached email. Someone is impersonating me! Offering #kidlit illustrators fake deals!
This is not me! The deal-structure/schedule is insane. The deadline is quite friendly?! 10 picture books in 3 years?!
Please let me know if you receive an email like this!
THESE are the promises I want to hear.
12.10.2025 17:18 β π 15552 π 4394 π¬ 424 π 157Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.
They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.
2025 ART SHOW PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER 1229 Olga Smith YvvVV SCBWI Ohio North Region SOCIETY @ CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS Insta: @scbwi_nohio @scbwi-ohionorth scbwi.org/regions/ohionorth where stories Take flight #scbwi #kidlit #kidlitart
The #scbwiohionorth conference Art Show peopleβs choice winner was @olgasmithart.bsky.social. The fantastic entries in the show were inspiring and a testament to the thriving creative community we have here in Ohio! Congrats, Olga! β€οΈ
11.10.2025 20:42 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1Yay! I still canβt believe it happened! #kidlitart #scbwi
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Pg. 102!!!π€©
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Have you seen it, @jennharknee.bsky.social ?!
Happy (Early) Birthday!
Go team Bear! @briangehrlein.bsky.social
GOV. PRITZKER: βThis is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? Heβs an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.β
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