Haha! Now I totally want a voice recording!
"That’s what literature does. Puts a word / on your tongue and lets you speak it. / It’s soft power, you fools."
From "Decline of the Humanities," one of two new poems by @rwillsit.bsky.social.
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Celebrating so many critique friends !!
Bethany Brodsky
@gingerburke.bsky.social @pjpurtee.bsky.social
@jacintapatt.bsky.social
And @bydannikaufman.bsky.social fabulous honorable mention!
Yays all around!!
And @bydannikaufman.bsky.social fabulous honorable mention!
And my rhyme time buddy @pjpurtee.bsky.social is a big winner!!! Congrats to everyone!
Do you have a rocking (or bopping or rapping or scatting) baby in your life? Check out David's new book!!
THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... Please share to spread the word! #kidlit #iamwriting #contest #prizes
Gorgeous!
Excited for another year of learning, support & opportunities with the #12x12 writing challenge! @12x12challenge.bsky.social If you want to join the fun, www.12x12challenge.com/membership (Registration for 2026 ends Sunday, February 15, 2026.)
You know when you can’t decide whether to say “good morning” or “hello” and your brain helpfully decides on “good hell!”. Yeah that’s not awkward at all,
At your service for evil-doing (and general sniffing)
Is that a unicorn?!
You know those adorable holiday doggie pictures? Easier said than done!! Happy holidays everyone:)
So excited for my poem “A Little Thing” in this issue!
If you love dogs, catch my poem “A Little Thing” the latest issue of nimble with and read great work from my crit partners @davidmcmullin.bsky.social and @mikeflowers.bsky.social
This issue of the Irish Lit Journal Paper Lanterns is delicious. I appreciate a chance to let my inner teen angst seep out:) Grab a copy for your tweens/teens! paperlanternslit.com
Cheering for all the #halloweensie winners and participants! Thanks Susanna Hill for the great contest and inspiration to write:)
Ooooohh! That explains by it seemed like no time had gone by
What is really scary is that it's time for your annual SCBWI state of the market presentation! I swear the last one was a few months ago.
Celebrating some CPs here!!
Yes that’s the one!
can't wait to check out your podcast after hearing about it in your fabulous SCBWI webinar!
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
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Is it an adhd thing that these ziti being all different lengths is bothering me?! Who designed the machine to do this? Someone made this choice and said “inconsistency is fun!”
Appreciating the week to focus on revision from @literallylynne.bsky.social @laurenkerstein.bsky.social Sometimes looking at those words again can feel daunting, and it's nice to know other people are sharing that moment
I was just saying the same… like ugh the news is crazy, I think I’ll read IT.
For your teen readers, a sneak peek at some of the poems and stories in Issue 16 of Paper Lanterns Lit youtu.be/azvm2pMkIsQ?...
