@smozer.bsky.social
Writer of kidlit and teacher of adorable firsties. Member of @SCBWI and @12x12 Mets fan, empty nester, and lover of dogs (especially the one named Mookie Mozer). Co-Regional Advisor New England SCBWI.
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
I loved seeing so many 12x12 members at the New England SCBWI conference last May. This will be my first time attending the NY SCBWI conference as a member of 12x12 so I am looking forward to those new IRL connections!
It has seemed this past year less agents have been looking for mg because it wasn’t selling. It would certainly be nice for those of us who write mg if that is changing.
I know that for picture books you are encouraged not to find your own illustrator. Is this different for graphic novels? Are you better off creating a team or does it depend on the agent?
Registration opens in 10 minutes! We hope to see you there!
I hope to. I’m one of the conference organizers so I’m not 100% sure how much time I’ll have to do stuff for myself.
Can’t wait to meet you at New England! Hopefully we’ll be celebrating our new mentorship!
The #PBRisingStars Mentee apps are OPEN!
Calling all illustrators, unagented OR agented without agent-repped PB deals, these are the Mentors you can apply to!
www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors
#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #amquerying #pbparty
🤞 Good luck to everyone who applies! #pbrisingstars
Today is your LAST CHANCE to join #12x12PB before we close the doors until 2026! Turn your #picturebook dreams into reality with a supportive community of authors & illustrators. Get expert guidance, feedback, and motivation! #kidlit #kidlitart buff.ly/2Fz4Zoz
Don't miss your shot! #12x12PB is open thru 3/2. Get 12 webinars, critiques on manuscripts and queries, camaraderie with #picturebook #writers, and so much more! #picturebooks #kidlit #writingcommunity #amwriting Join now: www.12x12challenge.c...
Registration opens next Sunday, March 2 for #NESCBWI25 We hope to see you there! www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
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.
@peterbrownstudio.com #scbwiNY25k
This road that we are on is beset with fear. There are many ways you can fail. There are many ways you can be rejected. But being here means you have faith in yourself. @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiNY25
Sometimes we have to show ourselves grace…. especially if we are our own worst critic - @erinentrada.bsky.social #scbwiNY25
Open keynote at #scbwiNY25
Reminder that the ALA Youth Media Awards is tomorrow, and if you can use a little joy in your morning, be sure to log in by 9AM CST. Let's soak in some #kidlit and #kidlitart love!
“A shift towards shorter, and/or illustrated, middle grade doesn’t mean simpler,” she told the Bookseller. “These are complex, satisfying pieces of work that enrich a child’s understanding of storytelling in so many ways ...
Praying for the soul of our nation on this #MLKDay.
Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog, w/ book recs by @benjaminboche.bsky.social #kidlit #middlegrade fromthemixedupfiles.com/30th-anniver...
How to feel old? When one of your firsties brings a radio cd player for show and tell and you realize there is nothing about the device the majority of the class has experienced before.
My favorite winter solstice book is The Time Fetch. It combines fairy tale elements with a group of unlikely 8th graders who must work together, despite their differences, to stop the universe from unraveling.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. If I counted right, today is book 20.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Tomorrow is school book fair day! Can’t wait to browse!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #20books #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #yalit #picturebooks
