#KidLit

I’ve come to my own epiphany about #kidlit #metafiction. The most successful metafiction #pb are ones where the metafiction layer helps resolve the primary story’s conflict. 1/8 It is so

#Kidlit Muslim Authors - a couple of times I've seen sketches of an upcoming PB where my young female character wears hijab and I'll usually tell the illustrator there's no

Picture book writing tips!! I've been doing a bunch of critiques lately and am going to start a thread of what I'm seeing a lot of. 1. Don't tell readers

Barefoot Librarian

Today is the final day of voting in our regional #PandaBookAwards. Most kids voted via a link, but it was fun seeing these younger ones share their choices. Well done

What would you say if approached with this question...At what age/grade does it start being appropriate to read aloud books with LGBTQIA+ characters to students?Does it change based on how

Marisa Noelle *please leave a review 🙏*

1- I have just been putting together my #WOWCON workshop all about mental health in kid lit! And now I'm excited. For those enrolled, I wanted to tell a bit

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

I was talking to Black and POC writers today (love you @diversedebuts20!) and it was brought up that while other authors continue to promote, many Black kidlit writers feel too

Hey everyone,I'd like to start a thread of online readings and literary events to keep us all connected during this time.1) @AmandaLeduc delivers fairy tale readings every Friday on YouTube

🎃 CREEPEEARTS🎃(open for work)

Art community where u at?? :D Been ages since I made an art share so here we go,You know the drill ;DNo ghosts allowed >:C LETS GOOOOOOOOOO I guess I'll

Marlo Garnsworthy🌊❄️

1/ Some of my followers know I'm an editor. What you may not know is that I'm also an art director for some publishers (and sometimes for folks who self-publish).

Michelle is doing NaNoWriMo

It's #NationalSTEMDay, so time to bring back the picture I took a few months ago. Isn't it fantastic how many wonderful #STEM books there are in kidlit? Have you read

If you really want to be fascinated by ableism, try reading late 80s/early 90s kidlit talking about autism and disability. I'm reading The Babysitters Club, a staple of the late

The Cockatoo From Timbuktu

Hi #writingcommunity for #indieapril im looking to read your books on #kindleunlimited. Drop your books in the comments. My 2 picture books are in the comments if you have children

I recently found myself downplaying the importance of picture books.I did this because I write picture books, and, as a woman, I reflexively belittle my own accomplishments (in real life;

I've been following the conversations about American Dirt and paying particular attention to the issue of bias (implicit or otherwise) that is so pervasive in the publishing industry. What's really

Mark your calendars! #KidLit4BlackLivesCanada #chatback 1 a post-rally discussion on Thursday, October 15 at 7pm. #kareativeinterlude @AngelotNdongmo @akaSUBLIMINAL @ADBCC777 @ADFRNTBooklist @nigelbme @ItahSadu @Rabia_Khokhar1 @IshtaWrites