Thank you so much Shyamala! ❤️

Thanks Beth!

So thrilled!! Congratulations!! 🎉🥳🎉

Woo hoo! I did the same when I saw yours!! Congratulations!! And thank you!! Looks like that PB Jam session really helped inspire us! 🥳

Absolutely amazing story! Love it! Congratulations Katie! 🎉🎉

Thanks Katie! I am a huge fan of the little guys! 🤣

Thank you so much Tracie! And congratulations to you as well! 🥳

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Absolutely thrilled and honoured that Creepy Crawlies wormed its way into the winners circle at #50preciouswords this year! Thank you to @viviankirkfield.bsky.social, all the judges and prize donors, and of course my amazing CPs who help this piece fly! 🐛🐜🐝🐞🦋🦗🪲

Congratulations to all who entered!

Wow - thank you so much!! Always so happy to shout out and support PB creators! 🥳

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Good luck!!

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Your entry is fantastic!! Good luck!!

LOL! Same! Although I was worried I had forgotten what bridges looked like. Good luck with PBParty!

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Today is the day - I have submitted my #pbparty entry! Thank you again @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social, all the amazing judges, and all the participating editors and agents. This is just such a fantastic opportunity. Good luck to everyone entering!

Picture Books, Eh! launches in 2026! ​ There are many wonderful places where readers of all ages, including teachers, librarians and booksellers, can discover new Canadian picture books, and Picture Books, Eh! is one of them! We are...

#GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2026, we’re giving away 4 manuscript crits & many PBs! Details on website below. To enter:
1. Follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social
2. Like + repost this post (extra entry for tagging a friend)
3. Winners announced Mar. 27 at 9 am #kidlit #cankidlit

Happy #WorldBookDay! My youngest did Alfred the Zombie Butler from #thelastkidsonearth in egg form!

Huge Critique Giveaway & PBParty Prep Replay ⋆ Mindy’s Writing Wonderland If you're planning to enter the 2026 PBParty contest, here are TONS of critique prizes you can win to help prepare. Good luck. :)

This is such an amazing opportunity! Thank you Mindy and all the amazing donors!

mindyalyseweiss.com/2026critique...

Thank you Stefan!

Absolutely wonderful and true as well! Love this!

Thank you!

Had lots of fun coming up with a #50preciouswords entry! For some reason, bugs were calling to me! Good luck everyone and so excited to read through all the amazing entries!

viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t...

I know most of us are dreaming of warmer weather at this point, but I'd love to see PB submissions with ✨cozy little moments.✨ Think Eliza Wheeler's A COZY WINTER DAY, Devil Elle Kurtz's THE BAKERY DRAGON, and Steve McCarthy's THE WILDERNESS.
#MSWL

KidLit Craze | Robynn Hyde A blog for aspiring (and established!) writers with resources and interviews

Happy holidays everyone! Two new blog posts have launched on #kidlitcraze - one about Looking Back & Stepping Forward (with resources to help with both!) and one that includes my Mighty KidLit Community Holiday entry about a certain cheeky elf! 😂

www.robynnhyde.com/kidlit-craze

Critique Groups: The who, what, where, when, and why! Diving into the kidlit community for the first time was daunting. There is a lingo and lexicon to learn, along with just understanding the ins and outs of this new world and the community within it. O...

Demystifying one of the biggest questions I had when I first entered the KidLit publishing community!
#kidlitcraze #writingcommunity #kidlit

www.robynnhyde.com/post/critiqu...

One more day to enter the #Giveaway! Kirkus called #presentstillmissing "an engaging and moving novel about the emotional toll warfare takes on both soldiers and their families." Giveaway details: www.robynnhyde.com/post/intervi...

#kidlitcraze #HistoricalFiction #mg #WritingCommunity

Interview with ... KG Mach It has been a pleasure getting to talk with KG Mach and hear about her publishing journey and how her historical middle-grade novel came to life! Her book Present, Still Missing was published in Septe...

I chatted with @kgmachwrites.bsky.social about her journey and how her historical #MG novel, #PresentStillMissing (Sept 2025, Golden Bridges Publishing) came to life! She says "follow your heart" to writers and is offering a giveaway open to US/Can/UK! www.robynnhyde.com/post/interview-with-kg-mach

"Gotcha Io!"

#FiFRevPit

Thank you Kim!! Your grasp of rhyme and rhythm is fantastic - I will keep working to get to your level one day! 🤞

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Ever been tempted to write a rhyming #PB? I am in the long process of perfecting one! I have shared what I have learnt along the way and my favourite resources in my latest #kidlitcraze post!

www.robynnhyde.com/post/to-rhym...

I am so excited for this book by @briangehrlein.bsky.social! It perfectly mirrors the descent into chaos that my evenings used to (and still often do) take! 🤣🫩😴

(We have to wait a little longer here in the UK - it hits shelves Dec 4th!)

#thisisnotasleepybearbook #pb #bedtimestories #kidlit

Kids + genre in the library I asked 300 kids which genres they prefer and here's what I found... (plus a not-fancy unit plan)

This is a fascinating real-life look at what kids gravitate towards! I love that humour is top of the list! I wonder what might change if non-fiction were an option? I know my youngest loves NF above all else! Thank you Chrissie for sharing!

librarychrissie.substack.com/p/kids-genre...