Eric Bell

We’re doing a query drive to raise money to help relieve acute food insecurity among families sheltering in place. Come through!

Do you want to get up to 4000 words of your children's novel/chapter book read? What about up to 1000 words of two picture books?

If so, join the Kidlit Manuscript Workshop! You'll get feedback from your peers, including me!

Why not make writing a priority in 2026?

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Café Chat with Author Eric Bell, by Robyn Stone Robyn Stone interviews author Eric Bell in advance of his free webinar Arting When Able—What to Do When You Can’t Be Creative on 1/5/26, followed by an add-on critique offering in February. C…

Meet author Eric Bell!

Today on the blog Robyn interviews @ericbellwriter.bsky.social in advance of our FREE event for all creatives: "Arting When Able - What to Do When You Can't Be Creative." Event details can be found at the end of the interview. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/c...

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🐻🐻🐻Scholarship applications are now available for the 2026 annual Pocono retreat! 🌲 Members on the EastPA mailing list: Check Your Inboxes!📨Contact our regional team epa@SCBWI.org if you would like to receive the informational email and application link 📩 Held at the Highlights Foundation Apr 24-26🌲

Join East PA authors and illustrators for a night of camaraderie and books @childrensbookworld.bsky.social ✍️🤩 #authorevent #illustratorevent Lots of local members...Will you be there? @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social @danakramaroff.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social and...

My books have been out for 7-8 years, but I stopped opening royalty statements a few years ago because I was scared of how "bad" they'd look.

Recent circumstances compelled me to take the plunge and open one, and I'm glad I did.

Does anybody else have this hangup with book-related finances?

A depressed traffic light? It's missing the go.

Hi Christa! 😄

Writers! I’ll critique a query letter and first page for 5 people in exchange for a donation to a food bank, local restaurant with a free-meal program, program collecting funds for people in need of food, etc.

If you need food, or know someone who does, DM me or comment below.

❤️❤️❤️

I've been thinking about spicing up my reading next year with some ~Reading Challenges~. Does anyone have any categories they like? I'm especially excited about "A book written by the author of another book I dislike" lol

Favorite picture book in recent memory is CABOOSE by @100scopenotes.bsky.social and @ohtruth.bsky.social. This hippo child chooses chaos by messing with the front of the school lineup. Then he gets sent to the back, and does the same exact thing. Truly an agent of anarchy.

The StoryGraph A site for you to track your reading and choose your next book

Friendly reminder that book platform The StoryGraph can do everything Goodreads can do, plus many additional features, and it has the added benefit of not being owned by corrupt billionaire and free speech suppressor Jeff Bezos.

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Eric Bell (me!) is running an event for Blue Stoop on Thursday, 3/27 from 4-5pm ET, called Writing for Young Readers: See the World From a Younger POV! It's free on Zoom.

Hey all! I'm running a free virtual event through Blue Stoop on Thursday, 3/27 from 4-5pm ET. It's going to be generative writing structured around the idea of writing a young person's book. All kidlit folks are welcome! To preregister: www.bluestoop.org/events/

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Enjoy!

Today I want to spread some positivity in the world.

If you reply to this post, I'll recommend a song for you.

If you want to mention some music you enjoy, you can, or you go for the chaos option and not give me any hints lol

Feel free to laugh at my foibles. That's okay by me!

You can search books by over 20 moods. You can leave half and quarter star ratings. You have access to reading recs and fun stats based on your history. You can transfer all your Goodreads ratings to StoryGraph, so you don't have to worry about starting over.

Did I mention it's not owned by Bezos?

The StoryGraph A site for you to track your reading and choose your next book

Friendly reminder that book platform The StoryGraph can do everything Goodreads can do, plus many additional features, and it has the added benefit of not being owned by corrupt billionaire and free speech suppressor Jeff Bezos.

app.thestorygraph.com

If you're near Blue Bell, PA and want to hear from some children's authors, join Charles A Bush, Jess Callans, @ericbellwriter.bsky.social, and me at the Wissahickon Valley Pub Library on 3/13. Come with questions!
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Hey school friends.

I've posted about how I do school visits and library workshops. But I'm also more than happy to show up to GSAs (or other equivalent groups) for free and talk to your kids about what it's like to be a published queer (and neurodivergent) author.

iamericbell.com for contact.

After a few seconds of thinking, it came to me. It helps that there are repeated digits throughout the number 😅

I have a feeling this is going to keep being relevant for a while.

Look who cartwheeled onto Bluesky: the irrepressible Zack, from my ALAN COLE books. Give him a follow and say hi 👋

Post from John Perricone 3d • Several years ago l invited a Buddhist monk to speak to my Senior elective class, and quite interestingly, as he entered the room, he didn't say a word (that caught everyone's attention). He just walked to the board and wrote this: "EVERYONE WANTS TO SAVE THE WORLD, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO HELP MOM DO THE DISHES." We all laughed. But then he went on to say this to my students: "Statistically, it's highly unlikely that any of you will ever have the opportunity to run into a burning orphanage and rescue an infant. But, in the smallest gesture of kindness -- a warm smile, holding the door for the person behind you, shoveling the driveway of the elderly person next door -- you have committed an act of immeasurable profundity, because to each of us, our life is our universe."

Been thinking about this a lot (not tagging the sender, for their privacy). Most of us won't have the chance for for grand, capital-R Resistance heroics. But every one of us will have a thousand small choices to make about how to live our lives and where to draw lines. Use them well.

Howdy! I've enjoyed your work on the JUSTIN CASE series very much over the years. 😊

It's a shame that millions of Harry Potter fans will never realize how much of a hateful, spiteful bigot JK Rowling is.

Hey school people! Are you looking to bring in a fun, engaging, and dynamic writer to speak to your kids? Well, if I run into anyone I know who fits that bill, I'll let you know.

Or you can host me instead. I'm pretty okay!

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Picture Book Creator Conference

Hi, writers! I've taken a step back from conferences/events lately, but am excited to take pitches at the #PictureBookCreatorConference next Friday, Jan. 24th!

They've kindly given me a discount code, DANIELE30. Here's the registration page if you're interested! www.allthingspicturebooks.com/pbcc

Colorful illustration of an underwater birthday party for a shy crab. A variety of different sea creatures are celebrating including a whale shark, sting ray, mola mola, flounder, baby crabs, cuttlefish, nautilus, etc. Art by Gina Perry

Text at bottom reads 'When in doubt, draw animals dancing'. Illustration of several animals dancing over a light splatter art background. Animals include a hippo, pig, cat, dog, bird, mouse and donkey. Art by Gina Perry.

Busy illustrated image with many character spots. All making jokes or comments referring to farts. One old woman shouts 'Who farted?', two teens say 'ewww....' and 'grosso serioso'. A robot says 'I do not smell anything'. Green clouds of fart smell wander around the background. Art by Gina Perry.

Illustration of a young Black toddler looking all over her room for her big stuffed teddy bear. Art by Gina Perry

Happy #PortfolioDay - I'm Gina Perry, a #kidlit illustrator seeking new picture book, chapter book, or middle grade projects. I live for cute kids and animals, bold colors, big feelings, and cozy spaces. Rep'd for books by Sean McCarthy. www.ginaperry.com #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration

I suspect we're going to be seeing a lot of great days for below average white men in the foreseeable future.