Amanda Fletcher is ✨querying✨

I am Published!!

That's right, folks, I can consider myself a bonafide author now. My short story CHOOSE YOUR OWN FRIGHT has been published in an anthology! The anthology is called "Where the Mountains Speak" and is the first publication from Gilmer Arts, a non-profit creative arts organization…

The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest Finalists Are HERE!!! Vote For Your Favorite!!! Hello? Sheesh! This is some FOG! I can’t see a thing! Is there anybody out there?

#Halloweensie finalists are here!! And while my story didn't make the cut this year, I recognized a couple of entries from my oh-so-super-talented kidlit writing friends. Please vote for your favorite (and spread the word) by November 18 at 5PM Eastern.
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Help me get to 600 followers and I will do a FREE random picture book critique giveaway (prose OR rhyme! 550 words or less). #KidLit #AmWriting #SCBWI #12x12

Adam Rex is kneeling and drawing a picture in sharpie on a big pad of paper of a bipedal dinosaur with his head. Adam Rex is standing at a mic with a picture book, eyes closed and mouth agape because he is crying WAAAAAAAAAH like a baby.

TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS—do you live in Southern Arizona, and want me to visit your school before Winter Break? This would be a FREE VISIT, if certain conditions are met. Email me for details at mradamrex@gmail.com

Tuesday Debut – Presenting Stacy Jensen! PLUS A Giveaway! Hello there, my lovelies! Welcome to today’s edition of Tuesday Debut! In case you’ve managed to miss it somehow, TOMORROW is the opening day of Halloweensie 2025!!! The 15th Annual!!! …

Tickled to read this fun interview with my friend and critique partner @stacysjensen.bsky.social about her debut picture book BEFORE I LIVED HERE. I got a sneak peek, and it is such a wonderful book! #kidlit #SCBWI @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social susannahill.com/2025/10/28/t...

Atlanta Writers Conference 2025

I came...I saw...I won! Here I am with old friends and new at the Atlanta Writers Conference a couple of weeks ago. Those with certificates in hand were lucky enough to impress the agents and editors with their pitches or opening pages. I pitched my picture book…

Look who I spied at my daughter's book fair today! @lydialukidis.bsky.social, loved this book! Poetic AND full of interesting facts 🙂 Adding it to our collection...
#kidlit #bookfair

Story Sculpting Writing Workshops Don’t miss the chance to learn from two of our multi-published PAL members. Katrina Moore and Chris Negron are SCBWI Southern Breeze members with loads of knowledge to share about how to sculpt storie...

Our Story Sculpting Writing Workshop is happening THIS SATURDAY at the Decatur Library. If you haven't registered and want to improve your PB and novel-writing skills, don't miss it! Learn more here: www.scbwi.org/events/story...
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thanks so much, Bri!

Lovely and diabolical you mean....🎃

Fall Writing Frenzy 2025 Thanks to organizers Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis for hosting the annual Fall Writing Frenzy again this year. I was fortunate enough to garner an Honorable Mention for my entry last year,…

Read my entry here: mandyfletcherwrites.com/2025/10/01/f...

Well look at that, BLAME SATAN for the win! So honored to have made it into the winners circle this year. Thanks to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social for their hard work judging the contest. #FallWritingFrenzy >>

This year's Halloween pumpkin celebrates my daughter's favorite book this year. (And mine when I was her age!) #kidlit #halloween

The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest aahhhrrrooooOOO!!! Adder’s fork and wool of bat! It’s time for. . . The 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest!!! ~ for children’s writers ~

So many hilarious and spooky entries in this year's #Halloweensie!! I encourage you to read them all, but I will shamelessly link to mine first 😅
There's still time to enter, deadline is 11:59 PM on Halloween night.
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Anyone headed to the Atlanta Writers conference tomorrow? @atlantawritersclub.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social

“I’ll Get You, My Pretty!” – Announcing The Guidelines for the 15th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest for Children’s Writers!!! Our hands begin to twitch -our thoughts, to pitchand suddenly ideas flywithout a hitch.A ghost? A witch?A mummy with an itch?Our Halloweensie storiesflow without a glitch.And oh, what happens then …

I love this time of year...fall leaves, pumpkin spice, and the thrill of entering #Halloweensie! Deadline is midnight on Halloween...if you dare...BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HA!!!!
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Paths to Publication: SCBWI KidLit Panel Are you writing or illustrating a book for children? Join us for an insightful and interactive Q&A panel with kidlit authors and illustrators!

Interested in learning the ins and outs of children's publishing from local authors and illustrators? Come check out this free in-person Q&A in November 15 at the Sharon Forks Library in Cumming, GA. www.forsythpl.org/event/14661946
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And I wanted to add that, even without the incentive of possibly winning a critique, it's felt good to write so many reviews and give back to the writing community 🙂 Thanks for organizing this!

4. THE (ALMOST) TOOTH FAIRY by Melissa Robinson: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
5. FOREVER RIPLEY by McCall Hoyle: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
6. OUT OF MY DREAMS by Sharon Draper: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
7. HART & SOULS by Lisa Schmid: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

I hope this okay, but I have been on a reading/reviewing tear since August.
1. WHAT FELL FROM THE SKY by Adrianna Cuevas: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
2. AWAY by Megan E. Freeman: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
3. ZIPS & EELOO MAKE HUMMUS by Leila Boukarim: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

#fallwritingfrenzy
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Fall Writing Frenzy 2025

Thanks to organizers Kaitlyn Sanchez and Lydia Lukidis for hosting the annual Fall Writing Frenzy again this year. I was fortunate enough to garner an Honorable Mention for my entry last year, and I'm hoping I will fare as well this year. Entries are due by midnight…

How about that? DO NOT TRUST THIS BOUNCY HOUSE is a Chuckle Challenge Champion! Happy to have brought the funny for this contest and looking forward to entering again next year!
#kidlitchucklechallenge

Yes! I especially like the spooky ones 👻

Ep. 97: McCall Hoyle (Forever Ripley) on Exploring the Bond Between Dogs and Kids

What a delight to hear @mccallhoylebooks.bsky.social interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts, Middle Grade Matters! Give it a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4iji...
#kidlit #middlegrade @shannonballoon.bsky.social

Love this contest! I'm already perusing the photos and cooking up some ideas. Entries are due by Oct 3. Happy writing, everybody! #fallwritingfrenzy #kidlit #contests #amwriting

Check out my entry into the Second Annual Kidlit Chuckle Challenge hosted by @aprilberrybooks.bsky.social! There's still time to enter if you want to give it a go 🙂 (And thanks to all of the wonderful organizers and judges! You are the best!)
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The Chuckle Challenge

Man, do I love kidlit writing contests. And I was delighted to discover a relatively new one! Run by the fabulous April Berry (anyone who runs a fun writing contest is absolutely fabulous in my book!) and guest judged by several authors I follow, the Second Annual Chuckle…

Anyone else entering this contest? I've been a bit preoccupied this month, but I think I might still give it a go.