Meryl Suresh

Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.
Rejections mean you're trying.

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Quick query update. I’ve been open for about a month and I’m averaging somewhere between 300-350 queries per week. I know it’s frustrating to wait for a reply but…there are a lot of queries! It takes time to get to everything.

I love being open to work and I’m excited to keep diving in.

Trick or Treat with Agent Ashlee MacCallum! HUGE Submission Opportunity Inside! Hi, readers, writers, and querying creators of all kinds! Today is #SeasonsOfKidLit’s last day of our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Event, and we’re closing it out in an extremely BIG way! We’re thrilled to wel...

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A witch knitting a scarf while her cat shreds it behind her.

A line drawing of a girl's scared face

A black, white, and orange grid of silly Halloween cats

A boy reading ghost stories and a ghost reading human stories

Happy #PortfolioDay --spooky edition! 👻

I'm Brooke Baum and I'm an author/illustrator currently seeking representation! You can check out more spooky (and non-spooky, if you're into that sort of thing) work at brookebaum.com.

#kidlit #kidlitart

Yesss exactly!! Truly didn't understand how much color is in our food until I started cooking for myself 🫣

Thank you!!

Thank you!! The story is near and dear to me!!

Ahaha thanks!!

Thank you!!

Sounds like a great kid 😄 !!

James is excited to meet his new sibling, but there’s something odd about his baby sister. "She’s bald, has tiny arms, and looks grumpy!" Can James convince his parents that his baby sister isn't a human baby and needs to return to the hospital?

#DVPit #Q #PB #WOC #Asian

Meena wants to bring in a rainbow lunch like her friends after they pointed out that her curry is "brown and smells like Meena." However, when she’s helping Amma make eggplant curry, Meena realizes that she’s been carrying a rainbow in her lunchbox all along.

#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian

When Amma refuses his famous, home-made, passed down for generations pizza, Justin, a willful and caring 7-year-old, must discover a way to entice his Amma into trying a slice of his cheesy goodness even if it means breaking generational pizza rules.

#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian

Absolute YAY for me!

Thank you 🥹

Day 2: Night Light

@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween

Thank you so much for your feedback!! You brought good points!

Day 1: Squash

Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶‍🌫️

@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween

ROSES ARE RED CANDLES ARE LIT , DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT

🌹🕯

Just one of the guys 👻🤍

Collage of images, zodiac wheel, solar system planets in a straight line, scorpio constellation, virgo constellation, text saying the villain and text saying the hero

ATLA x WICKED

Calypso must steal 12 divine amulets in order to regain her powers and seek revenge against her enemies.

Villain FMC
Hero MMC
Hate at first sight
Destroy the world, dont save it

#questpit #Q #YA #F

In the winter of 1894, Florida’s citrus industry struggled. As oranges withered in the cold, Chinese American horticulturist Lue Gim Gong knew he could help. Years of experiments brought an orange that could thrive in harsh conditions, something Lue was all too familiar with. #QuestPit #Q #PB #NF

my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries

- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support

youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand

I went onto QueryTracker to figure out how many agents I would be able to apply to ...

Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18

18 Agents.

I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.

100 Days Until Halloween!!

Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻

It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are...

(Wait for it... Wait for it...)

There is no such thing as an “AI artist” 🫠

At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿‍♂️

It's been 5 months since I last read one of my PB manuscripts, read through it, and the best part is I'm still so proud of it 🖤