Melissa Manlove β The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
08.10.2025 21:22 β π 236 π 85 π¬ 35 π 15
At the eleventh hour, I have sent you a science PB. Thank you for this great submission opportunity! π
29.10.2025 19:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Brilliant!
29.10.2025 15:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
TSPO protein is a pre-cognitive-decline marker in Alzheimer's disease & abundant in plaque-associated microglia
π· Daniel A. Martinez-Perez et al @fiu.bsky.social
in Acta Neuropathologica @springernature.com
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@rooph.bsky.social
06.10.2025 08:00 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Huzzah!! π
03.10.2025 14:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ooh weird. Like throng. Perhaps throng evolved from thing? I sense another Wikipedia wormhole approachingβ¦
03.10.2025 12:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Drawing of boy on bicycle chatting to girl with backpack
Scrolling through socials at bedtime to discover youβve forgotten #kidlitartpostcardday is not a great feeling! Hey ho. But seeing all the lovely postcards is! You beautiful people! Apologies for the tardiness.
#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcard #scbwi #middlegradeart #middlegrade
03.10.2025 11:58 β π 41 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Inherited Stress: Mechanism uncovered in mice reveals how maternal stress in pregnancy affects offspring's neurobiology
π· Nicole Politowska. Research authorship Anika Nabila et al
@weillcornell.bsky.social research in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... + @rooph.bsky.social
03.10.2025 11:14 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Targeting the brain's vasopressin neurons could be a novel treatment for high blood pressure
πΉ Ning Gu et al @mashapk.bsky.social lab @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social in @cp-neuron.bsky.social
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
20.09.2025 09:31 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Cute!!
05.09.2025 10:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Boy in a monster costume knocking down bricks. Drawn by childrenβs book illustrator, Ruth R E Williams
Happy #kidlitartpostcardday to all the agents, art directors and #kidlit industry peeps! Iβm an author/illustrator from the UK seeking representation and new projects.
#kidlitartpostcard #illustrator #scbwiillustrator #childrensbookillustrator
04.09.2025 18:52 β π 31 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Anti-inflammatory protein thymosin Ξ²4 identified in organoids as an Alzheimer's therapeutic target
π· Peng-Ming Zeng et al Shanghai Tech University
in @stemcellreports.bsky.social
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/9/4 with
@rooph.bsky.social
04.09.2025 11:03 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Hello #kidlit peeps! Iβm an author/illustrator seeking representation. Do you need illustrations for picture books, chapter books, middle grade, covers? Msg me. π #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #scbwiillustrator
07.08.2025 14:09 β π 34 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Arrgh! Too cute!! βΊοΈβΊοΈ
07.06.2025 02:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Noice!
06.06.2025 17:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks Jack! π
06.06.2025 17:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Image of an illustration award certificate.
Thank you to all the Tassy Walden Award judges and everyone at Shoreline Arts! What a lovely honor. π And, what a lovely evening with great #kidlit peeps.
#kidlitart #kitlitillustrator #illustrationawards #childrensbookcreator
06.06.2025 16:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Happy #kidlitartpostcardday !! Iβm a kidlit author/illustrator available for PBs, MG, covers etc. checkout my portfolio: madebyruth.com
#kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitpostcard #illustrator #kidlitillustrator
05.06.2025 18:31 β π 28 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Vaccine Booster: Transient blockade of interferon boosts memory T cells & enhances vaccine protection
π· Benjamin J. Broomfield et al Joanna Groom lab
@wehi-research.bsky.social in @jem.org
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
02.06.2025 09:15 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I can highly recommend this!!
(I meant to repost this as a quote-post, but brain not working pre morning tea!)
30.05.2025 13:57 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Hey #kidlit, I had a great time visiting with @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social last night!
If you missed the talk, and wanted to attend, Iβm giving the same talk next Tuesday to the @scbwi.bsky.social Mid-Atlantic chapter!
Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/kid-l...
30.05.2025 10:20 β π 42 π 7 π¬ 1 π 1
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30.05.2025 03:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yes! It was brilliant! Thank you!! βΊοΈ
30.05.2025 03:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Black and white pencil style drawing of a professor and his pet slug in the rain. Kidlit illustration
Definitely an umbrella kinda day.
#kidlitart #illustrator #scbwiillustrator #rainyday #illustration
30.05.2025 02:58 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations!!!! π₯³
30.05.2025 00:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Fibrosis Factor: Collagen V deficiency plays a key role in susceptibility to injury-related kidney scarring & is a target for treatment
π· Lianjiu Su et al Arjun Deb Lab @dgsomucla.bsky.social in
@science.org Translational Medicine
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
22.05.2025 08:59 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks Lindsey! Great to meet you in 3D! βΊοΈ
19.05.2025 00:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Illustration of a badminton racquet and birdie (shuttlecock). Kidlitart
Iβm a total badminton nerd and love weddings, so when two badminton pals got married recently, my illustration Joy-o-Meter went up to 11.
#badminton #smashing #wedding #greetingcard #illustration #badmintonillustration #kidlitart #scbwi #scbwiillustrator
15.05.2025 19:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Cancer muscle wasting-associated apathy is result of tumour-induced inflammation & brain circuitry interaction
π· Xiaoyue Aelita Zhu & Sarah Starosta et al
@kepecslab.bsky.social Pignatelli lab, Janowitz lab
Washington Uni St L, in @science.org
β‘οΈ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... +
@rooph.bsky.social
12.05.2025 11:05 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Publishing independently since 1929.
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