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HEADS-UP: THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS COMING SOON!!! Hurray! It’s almost time for the #50PreciousWords 2026 International Writing Contest. Some of you have been participating since the beginning. But others are here for the first time. So, I&#8…

HEADS-UP: THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS COMING SOON!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/02/07/h...

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

Picture books are my guilty pleasure! #MSWL

MORE:
Fun & funny
Instant kid appeal 🤝 Classroom/Library potential
Lots of layers

LESS (or better, none):
Teachy or preachy
Sentimental or nostalgic
Rhyme

Books of my 💛: I WANT MY HAT BACK, SOUL FOOD SUNDAY, PLANTING STORIES... PURA BELPRÉ

2026 RevPit Participating Editors: Allison Alexander, Ash P, Ayesha Ali, Carly Hayward, Dana Draper, Demi Michelle Schwartz, Hanna R. Neier, Hannah Kate Kelley, Jeni Chappelle, Kala Godin, Laura Galan-Wells, Leah Rambadt, Madelyn Knecht, Miranda Darrow, Natasha Hanova, Nicole Frail, Raquel Brown. Find each editor's MSWL on reviseresub.com

ANNOUNCING the 2026 RevPit Participating Editors!

reviseresub.com/editors

Hi Leslie!

Are you accepting manuscripts today via email or through Query Tracker?

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

I am particularly loving Laurie Keller - POTATO PANTS is laugh out loud funny and delivers every time!

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Did it!!!

#PBRisingStars

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Are you an unagented or agented picture book author, illustrator, or author-illustrator without an agent-represented book deal?

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Visit www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors to apply now!

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

MOWMT: Mining Your Reading Pile by Lynne Marie March 3, 2025[Note: Click on the Titles to Buy the Books] I'm excited to kick off March On With Mentor Texts this year. As many who know me know, I have used Mentor Texts since the beginning of my car...

Great read! www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

MOWMT: Mining Your Reading Pile by Lynne Marie March 3, 2025[Note: Click on the Titles to Buy the Books] I'm excited to kick off March On With Mentor Texts this year. As many who know me know, I have used Mentor Texts since the beginning of my car...

Great read! www.rateyourstory.org/single-post/...

Right?!? For a little girl growing up in the 70s, Pippi was someone whom I aspired to be.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Simon & Schuster Ed/Library‬ ‪@ssedlib.bsky.social‬
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you—one book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. no explanations, no reviews, just covers.