@joannamcintyre.bsky.social
Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children. PREORDER: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out March 31st! SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
I did! Final year, had to take a chance! Thanks for the opportunity! 🌟
Phew! All the adrenaline of getting to the submission finish line, all the anxiety and bravery and work that comes with it before...a giant, quiet wait. Has anyone out there got a good playlist for waiting? A little Tom Petty? The Kinks? That song from Dawson's Creek? #thewaitingisthehardestpart
You're right, cleaning up a forest and still providing a remorseful, still-hot supper 😂
Finished (re)revising my manuscript for this tonight, leaving juuuust enough time for me to overthink miniscule tweaks another 15,763 times before submitting next Tuesday. Totally different party to the ones I attended in my youth, but similar bleary-eyed, groggy aftereffects. Bring it on. #pbparty
Had to legitimately stop our toddler from chasing our dog with a fork today. Thought about sending him to bed without any supper, but I think we all know where that would have led. #wherethewildthingsare #inmaxsroomaforestgrew #pblife
Pressure of that first post! I am very much looking forward to Bluesky filling in the micro-gaps of my day I didn't even know existed
#GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter:
1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social
2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend)
3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit