Emma Wood

Being invited to co-convene this conference on Climate Emotion was a dream! Open for abstract submissions (from scholars, artists, and activists) for another two weeks.

Join us for creative conversations about grief, joy, anxiety, hope, despair and love, in an era of climate change

Awesome!! Congrats Chambrae! 🎉🎉🎉

Author/illustrator Lian Cho's substack posts are always incredible - and this one is no exception!

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#kidlit #kidlitart

Woman wearing glasses peeking through leaves

The Otherhood editors, getting our first peek at the super sexy Otherhood cover ideas today! 👀😍 Coming to a bookshelf near you in May next year ❤️📖 (otherhoodeditors.wixsite.com)

Love this profile of creative, clever, industrious, funny writer, Burns fellow and recent doctorate-earner @kathrynvanbeek.bsky.social <3

Bright pink front cover of children's book Dazzlehands by Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan. Three sets of legs poke out from the bottom edge. L to R: chicken, pig with sparkly trotters, donkey

Aotearoans looking for raucous rhyming funny #pukapuka for little ones, I urge you to buy Dazzlehands, written by Sacha Cotter and illustrated by Josh Morgan

Screenshot of Alison Weiss's Bluesky profile. Bio reads: "Acquisitions Editor at Pixel+Ink. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world."

If you're interested in writing for young people, I recommend browsing @alioop7.bsky.social's recent #kidlitchat posts. Alison is Acquisitions Editor at Pixel+Ink (holidayhouse.com/site/pixel-i...). Great advice here!

Alison's posts included in Kidlit/YA Editor custom feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Love the look of this book!

You know what happens to kids who grow up with unfettered access to books?

They read.

They think critically.

And when they have questions or feel uncomfortable, they turn to trusted adults in their lives & have essential conversations that help them grow.

Be that adult instead of banning books.

For those of you who don't know me, I host a KidLit Events Calendar list on my website with seminars, classes, webinars, retreats, and all kinds of activities available for KidLit authors and illustrators.

Check it out at carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

Congrats Emma! Such a beautiful book x

Kidlit Community on Bluesky Social This is a list of authors, illustrators, teachers, librarians, bloggers, publishing professionals, and other people who make and/or love books for young readers.

The Bluesky #kidlit community is growing!

Here's a list of authors, illustrators, educators, librarians, and publishing professionals to follow: https://shorturl.at/AKLST

And here's how to add yourself to the list: https://forms.gle/78Cz3ETu4xo4qsNdA

3 x 5 grid of book covers: Get a Literary Agent, Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult, Bird by Bird, Reading Picture Books with Children, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel, The Magic Words, Writing Irresistible Kidlit, On Writing, Story Genius, How to Write a Damn Good Mystery, Word Painting, The Emotional Craft of Fiction, Big Magic, Daemon Voices, Word by Word, Writing Magic

I made a grid of all the craft/writing-related books I've read in the order I read them because I was curious to see how my interests have progressed over time. I started writing PBs first, then switched my focus to MG, and I think that's reflected here. (1/2)

Are you wondering how to navigate the tricky waters of #querying? In this episode of WRITERS WITH WRINKLES, we ask @marchsoloway.bsky.social with @andreabrownlit.bsky.social all your burning questions!
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First post! Sharing the cover reveal pic for my debut picture book, TRICKY CHOPSTICKS (illus. Fanny Liem, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)—coming to the world March 19, 2024, anywhere you usually get books! See how to pre-order (incl. author-signed copies and surprise swag) at trickychopsticks.com. 🥳🥳🥳

Hello Bluesky! Aside from being a #kidlit author, I'm a blog interviewer. We've 2 giveaways with a Zoom school visit (Leslie Tayloe) and a Picture Book Mechanic Zoom (Lynne Marie) prize up for grabs! If you read the interviews, let me know what you think. www.authorcynthiamackey.wordpress.com