SUBMISSION GUIDELINES UPDATE: We are saying goodbye to our Second Chance Inbox and introducing a new query policy: Creators may now query more than one ABLA literary agent as long as you query us one at a time!

We're saying goodbye to our Second Chance Inbox and introducing a new query policy:

Creators may now query more than one ABLA literary agent as long as you query us one at a time!

Check out the SUBMISSIONS tab on our website for more info.

We look forward to considering your work!

#DVPit 2026 a bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities Wednesday, September 30th 2026 on bluesky follow us for more: @dvpit.bsky.social or go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

#DVpit is returning in 2026 on Bluesky!

A bluesky pitch event for creators from marginalized communities to pitch their unagented projects to agents and editors!

#DVpit will be on Bluesky on Wednesday, September 30, 2026!

go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info and stay tuned for more announcements!

[Visual description: Cover of picture book titled Ramp It Up!, written by Katrina Tangen, illustrated by Wendy Wen, part of Charlesbridge’s Steam Works series. Coming October 6! A white girl with red braids sits in her dark blue and hot pink wheelchair behind a light brown table. Her hand is in the air, holding a boy doll who also uses a wheelchair. On the table is a colorful toy brick castle and a ramp made of cardboard taped to LEGO towers. A toy construction worker balances on one leg on top of a Lego which is on the ramp. He holds toy bricks in his hand A smiling red toy car revs her engine and a toy queen in a white gown waves her heart scepter. A party invitation and loose Legos lie on the table.]

Excited to share the cover of RAMP IT UP!, coming October 6. Written by me, illustrated by Wendy Wen and published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social #kidlit #steam #wheelchair

Congrats to all the honorees!

Graphic Novels and Comics Round table announces the 2025 Outstanding comics awards for Adults, Young Adults, Children for Fiction, Non-fiction, and series. Book covers of the winners in the background.

Exciting news! 🎉

The inaugural Outstanding Comics Awards was announced today

Each award has three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and series!

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Browse the Awards winners and honorees on our site
www.ala.org/gncrt/awards...

#LibComix

Don't miss awesome @steamteambooks.bsky.social author @christinevanzandt.bsky.social sharing inspiration & insights into her new STEM picture book releasing in December 2025. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-posts... Lesley Breen @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction #stem 📚👍

OK, #kidlit illustrators, help me shop for Christmas! My nephew (8) likes drawing, so I want to get him some art supplies and a book or 2. I’d like to find something that helps him build core skills. Or are the How to Draw X books just as good? (He’s a bit of a perfectionist when following videos.)

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

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We Are the Scrappy Ones We Are the Scrappy Ones [Taussig, Rebekah, Fagan, Kirbi] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We Are the Scrappy Ones

WE ARE THE SCRAPPY ONES is a fantastic celebration of disabled people and is only $5 on Amazon right now! www.amazon.com/dp/172848770...

Thank you to everyone who pitched, supported, or volunteered for #DVpit 2025 follow @dvpit.bsky.social to stay in touch

That's a wrap on #DVpit 2025!
Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, or supported!
Thank you to the agents & editors who showed up!
And thank you to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social & @katchowrites.bsky.social & @claribelortega.com who brought #DVpit to Bluesky!

Thank you! 🥰

CAMP CHRISTMAS TREE celebrates the contemporary Christmas tradition of camping under the Christmas tree. A family hikes through their house and sets up “camp” to enjoy holiday time together and the beauty of sleeping next to the glowing Christmas tree.

#PB #Holiday #Christmas #Lyrical #DVPit

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Creepy! Yay, disability rep!

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That sounds powerful

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Wow!

The stable is warm.
Nothing can harm you,
cradled here in my arms.

Hush, baby, hush

Joseph tries to get baby Jesus to sleep on the first Christmas night. A lyrical bedtime book celebrating the tender love of a father for his new son.

#PB #Christmas #CF #Bible #Lyrical #Bedtime #DVPit

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Sounds great!