🚨🚨🚨 ACTION ALERT: Massachusetts readers, ask your legislators to protect the freedom to read by supporting H.3594, An Act Regarding Free Expression. This bill would strengthen protections for libraries & students’ right to read.
Send a message today: act.pen.org/a/mass-actio...
“If we are going to fulfill the responsibility of seeing what #children see that nobody acknowledges, then we have a responsibility to the child we know the best, which is our inner child."
An amazing #kidlit #writing talk with insights & inspiration from Daria Peoples!
@12x12challenge.bsky.social
It's March Madness, and I have a new #haiku published in Sense & Sensibility #HaikuJournal. Thank you, @patriciacarragon8.bsky.social
sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/s...
#poetry
Excited to have one of my #haiku included in this lovely journal!
#poetry #haikujournal
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
What a gift to talk with @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social! Thank you, Traci, for sharing your time and insights. And thank you for making our conversation possible because of your donation to the #publishingforminnesota auction. I'm thrilled I won the opportunity to talk with you!
#author #kidlit
“Don’t reject yourself...You’re the only person who can stop yourself from continuing to go on. So keep going, keep going, keep going.”
Important advice for #writers -- and all creators -- from #literaryagent Saba Sulaiman.
#kidlit #picturebooks #amwriting @12x12challenge.bsky.social
"I urge you to engage with #art to tap into its power for whatever you need. Whether you’re a creator or in the audience...let art embrace you, heal you, inspire you, challenge you, entertain you, empower you, and lift you up."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/t...
Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
Let's keep the momentum going: support communities, raise your voice, contact your members of Congress, and be sure you're registered to vote!
Final hours for the Publishing for Minnesota auction. Get your bids in now if you still want to bid!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
#kidlit #kidlitart #publishing #charity #critiques
To Writers and Journalists If you're an author participating in the protests or a journalist documenting them, you deserve to speak and report freely. If your voice is silenced or your rights are challenged, contact staff@authorsguild.org for help.
The Publishing for Minnesota auction runs from January 29-30! Proceeds will support organizations providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
#WritingCommunity
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The Publishing for Minnesota auction launches this week to support groups providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “I do not just throw out praise for Senate Dem leadership, but this is good. It's what we need now - Dems using their leverage where they've got it and refusing to budge. Make GOP own this lawless goon squad. No Dem votes for it. Support Dems who are fighting back now regardless of past” Senator Schumer on Bluesky: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”
Senate offices are closed today, but you can email your senators and demand that they use their vote later this week to rein in ICE and CBP death squads: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Then make a call. If your senators’ voicemails are full, call back tomorrow: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
"During challenging times, you may become discouraged, feel weary, and lose #hope. #Art can help, whether you create it or simply enjoy it."
Read "The Power of Art: Part 1" for ways art can help: jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/t...
Ready for my #mlkdayofservice with #volunteerarlington. Let's go!
#Storystorm 2026, led by the fabulous @taralazar.bsky.social, is open for registration. I'm in--are you?
#kidlit #amwriting #writingcommunity
taralazar.com/2025/12/26/s...
Do you know your why? For #writing, it's helped me know it: jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/k...
Screenshot of SCBWI podcast episode featuring Debbie Ridpath Ohi
. @debbieohi.com -- I enjoyed your #scbwi interview! (I am late to podcasts.) Reminded me of meeting you at that conference and how kind and generous you were with your time and insights.
What a great #writing webinar about pacing by @annewynter.bsky.social! Loved the music parallels and song examples. #12x12PB #kidlit
Thank you, @natashakhankazi.bsky.social, for a webinar filled with concrete and practical #marketing tactics and tips. I also appreciated your no-ick approach!
#MarketingTips #12x12PB
For querying writers: I did a critiques today for an SCBWI conf & got questions about what kind of books you can cite as comps, & I think it’s worth distinguishing between *pitching* comps and *selling* comps. A brief 🧵:
I recommend you maintain a comprehensive #resume throughout your #career. Here's my article sharing what a comprehensive resume is, three reasons to maintain one, and (in the sidebar) #tips to create one:
toastmasters.org/magazine/mag...
#jobsearchtip #careeradvice
"Think about a time you felt misunderstood. Put down. Invisible. Imagine feeling that most or all of the time...Book bans—and the people who lead and support them—deliver awful messages."
Read more at jenniferliferebooted.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...
If you believe that:
1) Reading is critical to our democracy.
2) Books help us understand complex issues.
3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children.
4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books.
Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
Please act:
It's not a badge of honor for children's book creators to have their book banned.
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
Things you can do:
1. Show up at school board meetings
2. Check books out of the library by creators who are being banned.
3. Get a library card!
#UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25
A great article about Kitty Felde and her impactful work!
And, bonus, she gives a shout out about my upcoming #picturebook! So excited and grateful for the opportunity to write about something as important as #democracy!
#amwriting #kidlit
