Julie Shattuck

Worldshift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit 2025 Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit

I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com

Congratulations to the both of you!

Congratulations to the both of you! This is the kind of news I needed to see today!

Congratulations Fran! This is the kind of news I needed to see today :) I am very happy for you!

Congratulations Fran!!!!! I am so excited to see your book news 😍 I can't wait to preorder your book baby :)

Congrats to Emma Bland Smith on The Fabulous Fannie Farmer being chosen for the Mathical prize for 8-10 year olds!

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

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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...

So happy for you! Congratulations!

I am happy to share that my second MG historical novel, CALIFORNIA OR DUST, will be out in the spring of 2026. My thanks to Michelle Hauck @stormliterary.bsky.social and Mora Couch at Holiday House Books for giving me a chance to do this a second time. 🤍🩶
#middlegrade #kidlit #historicalfiction

The preorder sale @barnesandnoble.com ends tomorrow! Order APLTP now!

I am open to queries! querytracker.net/query/Michel...

(Please check my guidelines and the note at the top of my query form as I am only open to select genres. Queries sent that don't match my genres will be rejected.)

I'm opening to select Young Adult and Adult genres on Friday, February 7th. Please see my website for more information.

Thank you for the giveaway. The YA box would be great for my students :)

I am calling due to grave concerns with the freezing of communications at Federal agencies. Specifically, I am calling regarding HHS and the National Institutes of Health, including the indefinite suspension of council review meetings, review section, and travel. Currently, our state of [insert state here] benefits from over $654 million [WI data; insert data from your state here] in biomedical research funding from the NIH with a significant portion of that going to support jobs, innovation, and education, translating to $1.64 Billion in economic activity [WI data; insert data from your state here]. As a concerned local [citizen/resident/scientist/researcher/educator], I urge you to make sure that the money that has already been allocated for NIH extramural funding, including all training and workforce development grants remain committed. Having this funding removed would be disastrous for our local economy, important university biomedical research, and would lead to the loss of thousands of research training positions at the staff, postdoctoral, and graduate student level. NIH has always benefited from Congressional support across political ideologies, and continuing to commit to its funding and extramural projects ensures our country remains at the forefront of biomedical research efforts and innovations.

🧪Here's the script for your senators. If you're in WI, like I am, that's Johnson www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/office_locat... and Baldwin www.baldwin.senate.gov

Data by state on NIH impact: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Cover art for A Lethal Walk In Lakeland featuring a pastural scene with two figures on a trail.

Happy Book Birthday to client @nikatnyte.bsky.social on the second book of his LGBT Cozy Mystery series A Walk Through England Mysteries! www.kensingtonbooks.com/978149674529...

Love that cover! Congratulations to the both of you!

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Why Join Me on Bluesky? - Brian Kirby Studio I’ve been working with a group of other kidlit creators (the wonderful Debbie Ridpath Ohi & Charlene Chua in particular) to regroup after the downfall of Twitter and help make the social media platfor...

I have info that should help new users arriving here get connected to other #kidlit users quickly and easily. Info about feeds, lists, events, recurring chats, and people to follow. Plus stats that show things are better on Bluesky, you’re in the right place! 😉 briankirbystudio.com/why-join-me-...

For KidLit Community - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish KidLit Community On Bluesky Since I mainly joined Bluesky in hopes of helping to establish my new home for connecting with the kidlit community (writers, illustrators, educators and librarians, agent…

For general #KidLit Community resources, feel free to browse the community section in my Unofficial Guide: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo...

Pls only reply if you have tips or resources specifically for the #BookTok community, thanks!

#KidLit #MGLit people (focus on children's books, NOT adult): Anyone out there working on Feeds, Starter Packs, Lists etc geared toward those who used #BookTok?

If you have a resource, pls reply below with the link. I'm working on a new BookTok resource in my Unofficial Guide To Bluesky. #BookSky

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I hope you feel much better soon Michelle!

Coming in the next few months of 2025!

#kidlit #middlegrade #picturebooks #kidlit #readcanadian @orcabook.bsky.social @authorsbooking.bsky.social

Pay Abigail Josephine Villanueva using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/gaildvillanueva and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

The genius webmaster of Pitch Wars needs our help! @gaildvillanueva.bsky.social is in the hospital and in need of about $4k to pay her medical costs.

Gail is a very good friend and I've verified all of this. She's done so much for the writing community; let's pay it back!

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I'm excited to read Elly Swartz's new book! I really enjoyed Finding Perfect and Hidden Truths :)

#BookSky
#MG
#KidLit

⭐️ Book Review: Same Page by Elly Swartz When Elly Swartz was a guest on The Reader's Heart, we talked about the theme of forgiveness as being a common thread in all of her books. During our conversation, Elly described forgiveness as an important part of the healing process, because it allows us to reclaim some of our power. When you forgive someone, you're not forgetting that they hurt you. You're not excusing their behavior or absolving them of whatever consequences their actions warrant. Rather, you're letting go of the burden of t

Ahead of its release next week, I wrote a review of Same Page by @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social! My review contains a coloring sheet & chatterbox activity to help engage readers w/this amazing book. I hope you find them useful. #tlsky #skybrarians #kidlit #edusky
www.librarygirl.net/post/book-re...