Praying for my neighbor 🙏
14.09.2025 00:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0@angelgan.bsky.social
Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
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08.09.2025 15:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy Birthday =)
08.09.2025 15:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Illustration of a tiger, elephant, boar, and monkey celebrating in the jungle with the word HUZZAH! above monkey. In the top corner is a cover of the picture book THE KING OF BOOKS by Gina Perry. At the bottom, text reads BIRTHDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY
Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians
📚✏️ It’s Back to School time! ✏️📚
From first-day jitters to making new friends, #picturebooks can make the transition smoother and more fun. 💛
We’ve gathered a list of back-to-school books from our #12x12PB members—see them all here: buff.ly/FrmphdL
#kidlit
Here’s how I, as an author, read a picture book for maximum analysis and learning. picturebookbuilders.com/2025/08/how-... #megakidlit #kidlit #booksky #picturebooks
29.08.2025 15:33 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts through August 23 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨
IT'S BAAAAAACK! The #KidlitChuckleChallenge humor writing contest is back for its second year, and I am so excited about it!
Get full details about the 2025 Kidlit Chuckle Challenge here: aprilberrybooks.com/2025-kidlit-...
Kidlit Chuckle Challenge humor writing contest logo
So the #KidlitChuckleChallenge team and I have been working really hard to plan this year's event, and... I'M SO EXCITED! IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN!
I can hardly wait to share all the details with everyone in just a couple of weeks. #humor #writing
The cover of ONE CAN BE, a new picture book with words by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrations by Annie Cron. Coming Sept. 2 from Beaming Books.
Debut illustrator Annie Cron.
Check out this interview with debut illustrator Annie Cron. She shares how she approached her first book, which artists inspire her, why she loves Little Free Libraries, and how you could WIN A COPY OF ONE CAN BE. tinyurl.com/musfnffh.
#booksky #megakidlit #kidlit #SCBWI #onecanbe #giveaway
Curious how other writers went from idea to book deal? 📚💫
Watch real #12x12PB members share their journeys in our Success Stories playlist—full of rejections, wins, and aha moments.
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It's time for July's Doodle Mail (my author newsletter). This month features a book giveaway, a How-to-Draw The King printable, and a recap of my trip to Switzerland! #kidlit
06.07.2025 19:00 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1Halfway through the writing year—how’s it going?
Our FREE Mid-Year Check-in will help you reflect, reset, and keep writing.
Get the checklist: buff.ly/TTXNP44 #kidlit #12x12PB
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of April 17-19 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
Kidlit Haha Day 5:
THE NEXT PAGE COULD ALWAYS BE ANYTHING with Andrew Joyner
Leave a comment on the blog to enter today's giveaway.
brittanypomales.com/2025/04/05/k...
#kidlitmegafeed
#KidlitHaHa Week Day 4:
CAN THIS BE FUNNIER with Frances Gilbert
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brittanypomales.com/2025/04/04/k...
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#KidlitHaHa Week Day 3:
THE MISCHIEVOUS AND THE MACABRE with Jack Meggit-Phillips.
Leave a comment on the blog to enter today's giveaway.
www.brittanypomales.com/2025/04/03/k...
#kidlitmegafeed
#KidlitHaHa Week Day 2:
SPARKLY SILLINESS! FINDING THE LAUGHS IN A DUAL POV CHAPTER BOOK SERIES with
@stephcampisi.bsky.social.
Leave a comment on the blog to enter today's giveaway.
brittanypomales.com/2025/03/26/k...
It's day one of #KidlitHaHa Week! 🎉
We are kicking off with 3 ½ ELEMENTS TO WRITING FUNNY NONFICTION with @brennajeanneret.bsky.social.
Leave a comment on the blog to enter today's giveaway.
brittanypomales.com/2025/04/01/k...
We’re not fooling…
Kidlit Haha Week kicks off one week from today. See you on the first!
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of March 20–22 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
The #PBParty agent/editor/AD showcase opened early this morning and requests are flying! With 55 finalists and 20 in the Illustration Showcase, we'd love to have even more participate.
Everyone may read them & cheer online, but comments are only for requests.
mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2025...
The list of 2025 #PBParty finalists is live!
I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs)))
Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
It's check-in time at 12 x 12. Did you... 1. Write a new draft? 2. Revise an existing draft? 3. Write a review for a 12 x 12 member book? 4. Request a 12 x 12 member book from your library? If you're not a member and would like this monthly accountability, join us at 12x12challenge.com/membership.
Here we are at the end of the month - check-in time for #12x12PB members! If you're not a member yet, you still have a couple of days to join and get this monthly accountability (along with the chance to win PRIZES and get BADGES). #kidlit Join us at 12x12challenge.com/m....
The #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train starts NOW & lasts all of Feb. 20–22 EDT
🚂Write a new PB draft
🚂Shout 'DONE' on this post
🚂Add your name to the Critique Train Google doc: tinyurl.com/Critique...
🚂CELEBRATE! 🎉
🚂FAQ: tinyurl.com/Critique...
Good luck ✨✨
We also have a LOT of Agent + Editor #MSWL Videos on the way!
💌You can get them in your email here: manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe
📺Or browse them on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/@manuscripta...
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
Join #12x12PB & attend our next webinar LIVE! Don’t miss "From Specific to Universal to Acquired! An Imprint Curator's Perspective on Picture Books" on 2/20 at 1pm ET/10am PT with Cynthia Leitich Smith!
Register: https://buff.ly/3O74wvq
#amwriting #amquerying
Thank you =)
05.02.2025 01:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Are you struggling to create right now? Us too! So we created what we're calling a Fun-Draft Formula to ensure you get a #picturebook draft done in Feb. Think easy steps & fireside chats. Exclusively #12x12PB members. Starts this Friday. Join 12x12challenge.com/m...
04.02.2025 18:02 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0