Olga Smith

Olga Smith

@olgasmithart.bsky.social

Author-Illustrator. Cincinnati OH. #SCBWI member. #12x12 member Portfolio: http://www.OlgaSmithIllustrator.com #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator

774 Followers 553 Following 205 Posts Joined Jun 2024
6 days ago

Love this! So well done!

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6 days ago

Awesome! It’s a fun theme!

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1 week ago
A group of faces colored red, yellow, purple and green frown at the viewer with THE REJECTIONS written in red above and NO NO NO NO NO under them. 

Author/Illustrator
BrianKirbyStudio.com

Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez
Bradford Literary Agency

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! Don’t let rejections get you down. 😉

I’m Brian, I write and draw picture books. See what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com.

I’m represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
@bradfordagents.bsky.social

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6 days ago
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!
I’d love to illustrate a Greek mythology themed or any other middle-grade project! I’m an author-illustrator www.OlgaSmithIllustrator.com
#kidlitart #kidlit #greekmythology #middlegrade

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1 month ago

Aw that’s such a nice thing to say! Wishing you lots of publishing projects too! ❤️

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1 month ago
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an author-illustrator for children’s books. I love to draw color, texture, and whimsy 🩷 Available for PBs & board books!

Rep’d by @thejordache.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social

britspixels.com
#kidlitart #cuteart #illustration

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1 month ago

Thank you so much for reposting! ❤️

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1 month ago

Thank you so much Rachel! ❤️

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1 month ago
Screen cap from the FLASHES app shows three across square thumbnails of Kidlit art sorted chronologically

Monthly reminder that the best/easiest way to browse #kidkitartpostcard is in the FLASHES app, which turns posts here on Bluesky into an Instagram-like experience - only chronological. 👍

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1 month ago
A middle grade book cover with 3 characters standing with city buildings in a background. Diverse characters.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day everyone! Art makes everything better!
I’d love to work on a MG or PB project with a city or nature theme.
#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #middlegrade #kidlit #middlegradeillustration

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1 month ago

Thank you so much! ❤️🥰

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1 month ago
Kids dressed in fancy clothes are having tea in a garden. Tea party. Tea time illustration

Wouldn’t it be a #DREAM to have a tea party in the forest, dressed in fancy clothes and surrounded by friends? But wait, someone is watching them…
#scbwidrawthis #scbwi #scbwidrawthisdream #kidlitart #kidlit #picnicillustration #teaillustration

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1 month ago
Two cartoon kids going wild and the text around them reads 

THEY REJECT BEDTIME!
THEY GO..
BONKERS
UNTIL...


BrianKirbyStudio.com Repetitive cartoon panels show a dad brushing his teeth. The text reads:

BUT FIRST
I BRUSHED MY TEETH.
BRUSH
BRUSH
BRUSH
GARGLE
GARGLE
This really is boring.
MORE GARGLING

Below the panels are two kids faces, observing 
“This is the most boring
page in this book.”

#BluePit 📖 #pb When two overtired kids resist bedtime, Dad uses a secret weapon: INCREDIBLY BORING STORIES. If the reader stays awake, they’ll witness a showdown between the world‘s most tedious dad and kids who hold out hopes for dracula vs. dinosaur battles. #OS BrianKirbyStudio.com

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1 month ago
Illustration of a vampire unicorn in a flowing cape in from of a stained glass window turning toward the viewer - text reads COUNT RAINBOW

Rainbow the unicorn hates the nicknames friends in Sparklevania give him (Cutie Patootie!?), but a run-in w/ a dracula bat transforms him into the fearsome (?) COUNT RAINBOW! His new evil persona drives his friends away until a nickname slip up rocks the town. #BluePit 📖 #pb #OS BrianKirbyStudio.com

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1 month ago
Picture book illustration of various family members in gilded frames against an art deco background, and a mustachioed constable and turkey in floppy hat and bow tie consider clues. 

Test reads:

WHAT'S THAT?!
SOMETHING
DOESN'T ADD UP?


THE
VICTIM:
A SMOOSHED CRANBERRY

THE SUSPECTS:
THE CARVER FAMILY

THE WORLD'S GREATEST BIRD DETECTIVE


Brian
Kirby
BrianKirbyStudio.com

When a smooshed cranberry ruins the Carver family’s fine rug & Thanksgiving dinner, famed sleuth DETECTIVE TURKEY of Scotland Farmyard is summoned. His keen mind & refined taste unravel their recipe’s miscalculations, and a more sinister crime is revealed! #BluePit 📖 #pb #os BrianKirbyStudio.com

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1 month ago

That he is! Thank you so much!

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1 month ago

Thank you so much!

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1 month ago
Grumpy crocodile illustration, rainforest illustration

Crocodile Ryle was the grump of the swamp. He thought having a friend was the worst. Yuck! He ate everyone around him, until animals had enough and left. Alone, he cried. That’s when he met a butterfly who melted his heart. Inspired by real rainforest facts. #bluepit #PB #F #Q #ND #bluepithype

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1 month ago
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Happy #PortfolioDay!
I’m Olga. I’m an author-illustrator. I’d love to illustrate fairytales or nature scenes.
Would love to work on picture books, or children’s games.
Www.OlgaSmithIllustrator.com
#kidlit #kidlitart

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1 month ago
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#PortfolioDay #PortfolioDay is an event that aims to connect creatives and clients. It takes place four times a year on the second Tuesday in January, April, July, and October on social media!

Today is #PortfolioDay! In your post, remember to include:

🔹Short intro
🔹What work you’re looking for + your availability
🔹Portfolio link
🔹Contact info
🔹The #PortfolioDay tag
🔹4 of your best works

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2 months ago
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The Weekly 411 (1/9/26) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Jan 9): kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Social, Low residency MFA @lindenwoodmfa.bsky.social, Get Your Creativity Back. Thx @olgasmithart.bsky.social for the illo, @sarashacter.bsky.social Nicole Krashin for the giveaways.

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2 months ago
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#kidlit #amwriting friends, I'm delighted to share that I'm offering critiques for this event. Sing up, share, and I hope to see you there!

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2 months ago
Tea party illustration in the forest. Picnic illustration

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Better late than never! I’d love to illustrate a fairytale or party scenes in a book!
Love bright colors! Looking for representation.
#teapartyillustration #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit

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3 months ago

#kidlitart #kidlit

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3 months ago

I’m so excited and honored that my story is one of the winners of #fallwritingfrenzy #kidlit! Thank you so much!

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4 months ago
A community harvesting cotton

A favourite from my current picture book project for this month’s #kidlitartpostcard

I’m a British author and illustrator, based in Ohio.
Rep’d by The Illustration Room for illustration, looking for literary representation.

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4 months ago
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November 2025. List of Kidlit Contests and Events for Illustrators and Writers Contests, workshops, and pitch events

open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit...

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4 months ago
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Here’s a list of November Contests and Events for Illustrators and Writers. Link in the comments. If you want to receive a list for every month, subscribe to my substack! open.substack.com/pub/olgasmit... #kidlit #kidlitart

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4 months ago

I’ve seen people post later in the day! I’m sure it’s fine!

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4 months ago

Thank you so much! ❤️

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