Please join me at the Gold Coast Book Fair on Sunday May 17th at 10:30 am at the Storytime Stage in downtown Oyster Bay, Long Island, as I share my debut #picturebook, Freedom at Dawn.
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We're continuing our First Pages Events!
💥In the body of the email, submit your first page (no more than 300 words) to queryconundrum@gmail.com
💥Join us March 25th at 7:00 Eastern Time on Youtube @literarylenspodcast
We will read as many submissions as we can!
#queryhelp #firstpages #literaryagent
Thank you @christymatthes.bsky.social for posting my guest blog at the fourth annual #RateYourStory March On With Mentor Texts event.
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It's an honor to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with my 12x12 Picture Book Podcast interview.
#Kidlit #booksky #librarians #publiclibraries #collectiondevelopment #historicalfiction #FreedomAtDawn #amwriting
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Congratulations! Freedom Braids, illustrated by @obohdraws.bsky.social and written by Monique Duncan, was named a 2025 Américas Award Honor Book by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). #Kidlit #booksky #librarians #publiclibraries #collectiondevelopment #BlackHistoryMonth
Thank you @karinkidlit.bsky.social for the wonderful book review!
#Kidlit #picturebook #booksky #librarians #publiclibraries #collectiondevelopment #historicalfiction #FreedomAtDawn #ReadYourWorldDay #BlackHistroyMonth
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Hi Helene! Yes, the offer has expired. I'm so glad to hear you found my author site helpful. I use the Authors Guild site builder service as a member.
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#Scholarship opportunity! Apply by Nov 30! I'm honored to be among these published authors. The manuscript I sent with my 2021 #12x12PB scholarship application led to my 2025 debut #picturebook, FREEDOM AT DAWN, beautifully illustrated by Oboh Moses.
#kidlit #amquerying #amwriting #booksky
Thanks for this! I would also recommend looking into what freelancersunion.org offers if your accountant advises against forming LLC.
Is it okay to nudge? Of course. But keep your emotions in check. If you're losing it after 3-6 months of not hearing from an agent, how are you going to handle 1+ years of no response from editors once you're on sub? I know it's hard, but be cool, calm, and collected. #querytip #writers #amquerying
I'm happy to share this can't-miss exciting opportunity for all #amwriting. Live POV Teaching Call on October 1st (you will get the recording).
Included is one month free access to Insiders Coaching Club for the month of October.
#kidlit #amquerying
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It takes the whole community!
Hope everyone had a good summer. Placing this talented group of #kidlit authors on your radar. Stay tuned for more to come from @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social!
#booksky #pbcreativecrew #picturebookauthor #kidlit #librariansofbluesky #teachersofbluesky
Both since I work full-time and write when I can. So yeah, I need to get more sleep.
Woo-hoo!
I'm delighted to announce this upcoming book with from
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@steamteambooks.bsky.social
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#edusky #kidlit
PB Creative Crew has new members! With so much talent and heart in this group, I'm honored to be a member!
@pbcreativecrew.bsky.social
#picturebooks #kidlit #booksky #librariansofbluesky #teachersofbluesky
While we're waiting for Alexia Andoni's #debut #picturebook, you can find her work in the What Is a Family? anthology. I'm looking forward to her lyrical stories! @alexiaandoni.bsky.social
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There's still time to submit to #SmallPitch. Deadline is July 8, 11:59 pm EDT.
#amwriting #amquerying
My talented crew member @karengebbia.bsky.social gives her all to everything she does. I'm so excited for her upcoming #picturebooks!
@pbcreativecrew.bsky.social
#picturebookauthor #debutauthor #kidlit #booksky #childrensbooks #naturalist #teachersofbluesky #librariansofbluesky
Learn how brainstorming was pivotal in my journey to publication. Comment on the 12x12 blog post to enter a drawing for a signed copy of #FreedomAtDawn (U.S. only) or a query letter critique.
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Ronna Mandel does so much for the #kidlit community that I can't wait for her #debut #picturebook.
#booksky #jewishbooks
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@ronnawriter.bsky.social
If you like heartwarming #picturebooks, be sure to read Jeanette’s debut, MEATBALLS FOR GRANDPA, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett. Stay tuned for more to to come!
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Can't wait to read your book, @meilinc.bsky.social!
@pbcreativecrew.bsky.social
#kidlit #picturebooks #booksky
Thank you @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social! Go to linktr.ee/leahschanke to learn more and order your copy.
#FreedomAtDawn #juneteenth #kidlit #picturebooks #robertsmalls #civilwarhistory #teachers #librarians #schoollibrarians #collectiondevelopment #booksky
Thank you to my crew members for a wonderful introduction! Please visit my author website for more information on my #debut #picturebook. www.leahschanke.com
#FreedomAtDawn #PB #kidlit #booksky #publiclibraries #collectiondevelopment #teachersofbluesky #librariansofbluesky #biographicalfiction
I'm so thrilled to be a part of this talented crew of picture book authors. Stay tuned for our introductions and news about our books!
#booksky #kidlit #PB #booklaunch #amwriting
How about some neutral-leaning-good news?
Brooklyn Public Library is making funding available for libraries across the US who want to develop freedom to read programming for young people. It's open to any library, with a note that small and rural libraries are especially encouraged to apply.