Wahooooo!!! Congratulations everyone!!! 🥳🥳🥳

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Thanks again for a great #KidlitZombieWeek! If you participated or were a winner, you can pick up your badges here.

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Being a #KidlitZombieWeek cohost this year was an absolute blast! It was so special to read all of your amazing pitches! Congratulations to the pitch winners 🤗 Keep writing and bringing those manuscripts to life! We are rooting for you!! #kidlit #writingcommunity

🤣Aww, we're so glad we could share! May the #KidLit zombie inspiration force be with you this year.

Thanks for sharing your brains…er, brain power… with so many writers. See you next year!

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Ooo, LOVE that term: Zombie Brain Trust.

Thank you so much, Zombie Brain Trust!

Woohoo! Congratulations to the #KidlitZombieWeek pitch winners! 🥳🎉🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟

The more brains the merrier! (Or is that the brainier?)🤔🙃
We're looking forward to digging in!

Thank you so much for this opportunity! My brain needs more brains to revive the manuscript...

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@drenderturmaud.bsky.social
@rebecca-ensign.bsky.social
@midfreeman.bsky.social
@janmilusich.bsky.social
@kcstrocchia.bsky.social
@byaliciameyers.bsky.social
@storiesbystephm.bsky.social

@melissajmiles.bsky.social
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@laurelneme.bsky.social
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@merylwrites.bsky.social

Congratulations to you all! Watch your email for next steps. We will be in touch shortly.

It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are...

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Many thanks to all the amazing bloggers and generous prize donors! 🧟‍♀️ 📚🎉🧟 #kidlit #kidlitZombieWeek

Congratulations to all the winners! And way to go EVERYONE for reviving those UNdead manuscripts🧟🥳

Thank you to all the prize donors & blog writers! #kidlitzombieweek

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Yes, the Kidlit community is the best!

That was really fast! Thank you to all the prize donors. The KidLit community is so generous and encouraging.

Yes! So many zombies were brought back to life! We can't wait to see them out in the world!

Congratulations to all of the winners! It was such a special week! #KidlitZombieWeek #kidlit #writingcommunity

Woohoo! 🎉 A BIG thank you to all of the donors who offered up these amazing prizes!

WOOHOO! Our Pledge Contest winners have been contacted!🥳 Check your emails & be sure to check spam! Winners you have until Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. EST to complete the Winners Poll that was sent to you. After that time, your prize will be offered to someone else. Congrats! #KidlitZombieWeek #kidlit

So glad!!! We do love our zombie manuscripts 😁

Thank you for sharing Jill!

All six posts from #kidlitzombieweek are great. Kid lit writers, if you haven't read them yet, check them out!

It was SO much fun!