Cait Bonnar (she/her)

An australian labradoodle puppy sleeps on the sofa on top of a blanket over the author's legs, with the side of an iPad screen with a story on it next to her.

The best writing position, IMO.

07.09.2025 02:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Honored and overjoyed to be chosen as JaNay Brown-Wood’s runner up for this year’s @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship program! So excited to have a mini mentorship with JaNay to learn from her experience and work on my stories. Thank you PBRS & JaNay for this amazing opportunity! 🌟

16.05.2025 17:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A small reddish Australian labradoodle sits on the grass. She has a leash with strawberries on it.

A small reddish Australian Labradoodle puppy sits on the grass with a big cupcake toy in her mouth.

A small red Australian Labradoodle puppy sits on a person’s lap, looking up at the camera.

Productivity has fallen to near zero this week due to new puppy, but the household cuteness level has risen by 1000%. #australianlabradoodle #puppy

15.05.2025 20:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A badge with the illustrated image of a little astronaut reading a book that says "I applied to be a 2025 mentee" and www.pbrisingstars.com on it.

I'm excited to have taken a bit of a leap with my picture book writing journey and applied to the @pbrisingstars.bsky.social mentorship program! Even if I'm not chosen, it was a great experience to reflect and think about the sort of stories I want to put out into the world.

#kidlit #kidlitauthor

21.03.2025 17:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A picture of five women on a Zoom call holding up the picture books they received from a book exchange.

My writing group met about one year ago (next week) and so we did a little secret pal book exchange. I feel so fortunate to have found this talented, kind, hard-working group of writers!! 🥰
@annamariejanisse.bsky.social

19.03.2025 05:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An array of books lay on carpet. The books include Knight Owl by Christopher Denise, Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown, The Night Market by Seina Wedlick and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, Ahoy by Sophie Blackall, Hot Dog by Doug Salati, Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, and Wilder Girls by Rory Power. A tote bag for the store Books of Wonder and one that reads SCBWI are also included.

Added all of these wonderful books to my collection this week!! 📚 I loved browsing through every shelf in @booksofwonder.bsky.social after #scbwiNY25 was over, couldn’t help grabbing a couple more.

07.02.2025 00:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Selfie of three women holding up their SCBWI badges and smiling.

A photo of Erin Entrada Kelley giving a keynote speech in front of a crowd.

A photo of the author illustrator Peter Brown sitting with the executive director of SCBWI, Sarah Baker in conversation in front of a large crowd. One of Peter’s artworks is displayed on the screen above them of a boy with red hair in a field of flowers.

The author illustrator Sophie Blackall gives a talk in front of a large crowd at the SCBWI conference. There is a slide displayed on the screen behind her that illustrates that the commonality between adults and children is “Wonder and the sheer joy of living”.

Phew, what a weekend! Jam-packed with soul-stirring keynotes, industry info and practical advice, and many many many wonderful creatives. Grateful for this #kidlit community #scbwiNY25 @annamariejanisse.bsky.social

02.02.2025 20:06 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Also I know, I’ve been TERRIBLE with Bluesky since I haven’t posted since the last SCBWI conference… a goal this year is to post some more writerly / artisty things. Working on it!

31.01.2025 22:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A smiling woman with a coat and scarf stands in front of the Penguin Random House logo on a wall

A picture of the Random House lobby with assorted furniture in the middle of the room, lined by a wall of backlit books, and a front desk

A wall of signatures and various drawings from some of the Random House Children’s Books book authors and illustrators

An illustration of two brightly colored kid characters from the book Ahoy by Sophie Blackhall, with various other sketches surrounding it

Just went on an exciting tour of Random House Children’s Books put on by one of their imprints, Delacorte Press. It was a fantastic experience and I was fan-girling over, well… everything. The editors who met with us were so generous in offering their time and insights! A++ way to begin #scbwiNY25

31.01.2025 22:18 — 👍 23    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Learned so much from @juanitalondo8o.bsky.social 's talk on Illustrating Stories Digitally: From Concept to Final Artwork! Such a polished presentation that included everything from brainstorming to color theory to adding final touches in Procreate. #scbwiSummer24 #kidlit

03.08.2024 22:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Summer Virtual Conference 2024 Portfolio Showcase For Illustrators The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators provides the resources, professional networking, and community-building opportunities that support writers, illustrators, and translators throug...

There's so much talent in the SCBWI Portfolio showcase! Definitely check it out if you have a moment.

www.scbwi.org/submissions/...

#scbwisummer24

02.08.2024 20:13 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

One of my favorite quotes from #scbwiSummer24 so far, on staying true to yourself through the writing process, not just writing for trends or just to publish. #scbwinotes

02.08.2024 17:41 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

It was great to see you again, Jolie! Great intro into my first SCBWI conference. :)

02.08.2024 15:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Shauna, these are adorable and dynamic. I love the camp name!

02.08.2024 00:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So excited to be venturing into the children books authors + illustrators community! Such a welcoming and fun group of people. #scbwiSummer24 #scbwiBIRD

01.08.2024 23:55 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0