Laura Wippell

Landing an agent doesn’t end rejection—it just changes inboxes. Publishers say no, too. Here are 9 publishing twists you didn’t see coming 👉 buff.ly/4vd0YPU

Another contest entry this week for #FallWritingFrenzy 😀

Thanks @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for running the contest and the lovely visual prompts! 🍁 🍁 🍁

And you were a star judge! Thank you for the fantastic prompts!

Thanks, lovely Lou!

Thanks Tracie!

YAY! So happy to be named a winner in this year's #KidlitChuckleChallenge! 😃
A huge congrats to the other winners, and a big thank you to the judges! @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social @musingmommumble.bsky.social
@juliehauswirth.bsky.social
@brilawyer.bsky.social

Congratulations, everyone!!!

Yay! Thank you so much, judges! This has made my week!

Sundays are for contest submissions! Thanks @nycmidnight.bsky.social #RhymingStoryChallenge and #kidlitchucklechallenge

Great giveaways this week! 🤩

Join us on Monday, for this webinar with author, editor & writing coach, Lorin Oberweger as she dives into 'Tension & Anticipation' as the keys to story success.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...

If you’ve ever wished you could sit down with a picture book expert and get real, hands-on coaching… That’s exactly what my dear friend Chelsea Tornetto is offering. 💛
A one-time, 4-week group coaching cohort starts Sept 22.
👉 buff.ly/3WnzfEa

Sharing an incredible rhyming story below - DO READ! The @nycmidnight.bsky.social #rhymingstorychallenge starts next week. It's not for #kidlit, but I have fun entering to practice rhyme and meter. Give it a try!
www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme

The Weekly 411 (8/29/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Aug 29): kidlit411.com/2025/08/the-... Inside: Reading Like a Writer, Art Notes in PBs, Submission Process, more. Thanks @colleenmuske.bsky.social for the illo, Scholastic, @maritererbellas.bsky.social @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.

LOVE this, Laura!

I'm very late in posting this, but was thrilled to received an honourable mention in the 2nd Annual Summer #kidlit Poetry Contest for the #LyricalLanguageLab.

Thank you, fabulous judges! @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social @loupiccolo.bsky.social @suzylevinson.bsky.social and Michelle H. Barnes!

Non-member registration is open for our upcoming Adult/YA SFF workshop with Naomi Davis at Bookends Literary. This is a great opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening chapters! find out more and register at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

The Weekly 411 (6/6/25) A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 6): www.kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-... Inside: Writing Plot Twists, 5 New Writing Contests, Query Letters, and more. Thanks TeTed Chen for the illustration, @zoepersico.bsky.social and @penguinkids.bsky.social for the GN & PB giveaways.

Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.

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Starting this Wednesday - there are still a couple of free spaces!

Quote saying: I get tired of "under 40" lists. Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.

AGEISM

It's almost time! March events are kicking off this weekend and the #KidLit events calendar is PACKED. Check out all the opportunities for #PB, #MG, and #YA creators. Don't forget to sign up for weekly updates in the KidLit Weekly!

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#KidLitEvents

LIVE! Publisher Spotlight Spring 2025 KidLit Showcase! - KidLit TV • A KidLit Spring 2025 Preview • Picture Books, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels and More! Watch LIVE: The Publisher Spotlight shines... Read more »

Coming to you March! 3 pm ET! #PubSpotlight #kidsbook showcase on @kidlittv.bsky.social ! Watch live at www.kidlit.tv/2025/02/live...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, LITTLE FREDDIE TWO PANTS by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummings (Philomel Books), out on Feb. 25.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Mac Barnett Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett Named New National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureAmbassadorship Will Celebrate the Power of the Picture Book Art FormProposals Now Accepted for National Ambassador Tour...

Congratulations to Mac Barnett! newsroom.loc.gov/news/mac-bar...

It's submission day for the #PBParty contest. Did you enter yet?

Please don't wait until the last minute!

We can't wait to find out where you live, what genre/s you submitted & what other genres you write.