Laura Writes Kid Lit

Hmm, I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing?

Find out more about the Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship at www.moniritchie.com
Open for the month of October only!
#kidlit
#writeforkids
#picturebooks
#amwriting
#amquerying
#middlegrade
#ya
#scholarship
#education

Thanks Melanie! As for wanting to know more about these characters – so do i! Maybe they're characters who have a full story to be told... 🤷‍♀️ 🌷✏️

2025 Fall Writing Frenzy Contest I'm currently reading Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic for the third time, because that's how the last few months have felt...big...and magical. I won't go into the details about the doubts that plagued ...

Sweet as Apple Pie
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I entered the 2025 #FallWritingFrenzy with a story about one of my favorite things - pie! It's not the sweet story I set out to write...and I'm ok with that. Link in comments.

Thanks to hosts @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social and prize donors!

🎉 I'm honored to be the recipient of the Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple Scholarship from @highlightsfound.bsky.social
I've been so inspired by #janeyolen and @heidieys.bsky.social. My heart is bursting with gratitude for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share my stories with the world. 🚀 🌷

#kidlit community - I’m looking for a #pb mentor text (preferably humor) where the main character keeps getting in their own way. Perhaps they are stubborn or simply unaware that they hold the solution to the problem. Thank you for any and all ideas 📚

Sharing for #KidLitChat friends. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth

SCBWI ILF Presents the Ann Whitford Paul and Writer's Digest Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...

#kidlit writers and friends! The Ann Whitford Paul and @writersdigest.bsky.social Most Promising Picture Book Manuscript Award is open for submissions through May 1st. www.scbwi.org/ilf-ann-whit...

#Kidlit Community! This looks like an awesome event for #picturebook #STEM #infofiction #nonfiction writers! starrmatica.com/kidlitscience/
Research-based info that will help refine curriculum guides, author presentations, back matter, and marketing messages for science educators and their students.

Headshots of Nadine Pinede and Kip Wilson. The Power of Historical Novels in Verse: A Two-Part Mini on Using Poetry and History to Inspire

History could not be more relevant these days, so coming up next week, Nadine Pinede and I are offering a two-part mini on THE POWER OF HISTORICAL VERSE NOVELS with @highlightsfound.bsky.social. We would love for people to join us! #versenovels #poetry #history #yalit #mglit #kidlit

Louder Than Hunger is a Read for Empathy selection

"Reflecting the personal experience of the author, this is a beautifully written verse novel depicting male vulnerability and showing that recovery is possible."— @empathylabuk.bsky.social irp.cdn-website.com/b2f3fbc2/fil...

Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2024 Sam Subity’s recent video chat with editor Mallory Kass of Scholastic referenced that I share novel-in-verse statistics for Middle Grade here. I usually try to have the stats out closer to Ap…

I recently published this infographic on #MG Verse Novels. Below the infographic I have a list of every single Middle Grade novel-in-verse I have been able to find, the earliest from 1990, along with the wordcounts of all I could locate.

I'm always looking to add to the list! #KidLit #Writing #poet

YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC #MSWL 2025: New Features, Search Tips, Etiquette & More

More info on searching! #MSWL

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Claire Friedman at InkWell Management is looking for:

*Thrillers! I’m famously difficult to surprise, so anything with a twist I don’t see coming is an automatic “yes.”

*Lisa Jewell, Riley Sager, Megan Abbott, and Lucy Foley are my go-tos #MSWL

Bloomsbury - Editor, Children's Trade Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will acquire and manage a list of approximately 8-12 books a year, which may also include reprint editions and select imports, along with a list of midd...

Anyone want to come be my friend—
I mean, are you an associate editor ready to move up in your career?? Bloomsbury is looking for an editor!

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The Story Godmother logo of an open book with magical sparkles. ~#WinterWritingCheer Middle Grade Publishers Panel. Hachette & Walker Books. Mon 24th February 7pm

Excited to offer this opportunity for those of you who write for children. Come and hear editors and commissioning editors talk about middle grade books, and ask them your questions! Tickets only £10. All going to Alzheimer's Research UK. Pls spread the word!
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Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓

www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

Everyone is welcome to chime in on the #PBParty daily discussions. 😊

How do you make time past faster while waiting for news?

🌟I celebrate putting new hope out in the world
🌟Write, write, write, revise, revise, revise
🌟Making a specific writing goal helps a lot, too!

The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉

The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨

How many entries do you think we'll have this year?

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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Check out the updated #MSWL from agent @liznealon.bsky.social...who is participating in the #PBParty agent/editor showcase again.

She's signed finalists in the past. I hope she'll find some amazing gems again this year.

There is still time to apply for this...

Literary Agent Monica Rodriguez's 2025 MSWL graphic

2025 is here and I'm so excited to see what this year has in store for my #mswl ✨

I'm actively continuing to grow my adult and #kidlit lists this year and also looking to expand into #nonfiction. Here's what I'm on the lookout for in these categories 🧵⬇️

Exciting! They’ll be opening to submissions from kids too!

🍦✨ Calling all aspiring picture book authors and illustrators! Join us for our Third Annual Virtual Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, January 28th from 8-9:30 PM Eastern!

Connect with the co-directors, meet past mentees, get insider tips on applying to the program + more!

Register at pbrisingstars.com

StoryStorm January 2025 Participant Badge

Grateful to be starting 2025 with new ideas 🚀 ✏️ 📓
#StoryStorm

I'm hopeful it will be a great year of writing for both of us. Can't wait to read more of your work.

Thank you Becky!

I will have to try that sometime, though I wonder if I might fall asleep 😴🤣