Pink and red snapdragon photo taken at the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, California.

I prefer “pass” to “rejection.” How about you? I also believe in hope and magic. 🥰✨

WHAAA?!! KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW?! With so many lows in the publishing journey, I'll take this high. Keep writing & believing, my friends. 🩵 #kidlit #writingcommunity #publishing #picturebooks #yoga

"I'm looking for nonfiction about history—especially ancient civilizations or intellectual history."
Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL

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I love this. (Most radical politics comes down to things like libraries and Girl Scouts and public schools and folk dance groups. Support public goods, not purity tests and punishment.)

Hi everyone! I've reopened to queries for the first time in FOREVER. Very excited to start seeing everyone's work again. I'll be focusing most on PB, MG, YA, NA, and commercial adult fiction in multiple genres. For more, visit my MSWL page: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hi...

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COVER REVEAL!!!

I didn’t know this was her debut when I first read it to my class. She has always been one of my favorite authors. 🥰

The title reads, Book Signing with Alison McGauley. We see a picture of the front cover of the picture book Kenzie's Little Tree by Alison McGauley & Emilie Leduc, the Indigo logo, and a background of spring blossoms and flowers.

🌸Author Alison McGauley will be signing copies of KENZIE’S LITTLE TREE at Indigo Ancaster, 737 Golf Links Road, Ancaster, on Sunday, April 26th from 11-4.
#kidlit #CanKidLit @orcabook.bsky.social @westwoodcreative.bsky.social @picturebookseh.bsky.social

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!

"Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don't write it right, just write it—and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one." —Tara Moss

I just received critical feedback on the manuscript of my heart, and I am forever grateful! It will be ready when it’s ready. 🥰🐴🥰

Author Quote of the Day from Andrea Davis Pinkney:
"Almost everything has been written about (or many things). So I can't worry about that. I'm telling the story through my lens, through my eyes.”

#amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky #qotd #inspirationalquotes

This is not a joke: I will be open to queries from April 15 to May 15, 2026.

I’m looking for projects that are upbeat, escapist, and ultimately hopeful! Especially in these categories: (1/3)

@kathrynleroy.bsky.social thank you! ☺️

Thank you @sueyoungmusic.bsky.social! ☺️

Thank you! 😊

Love your entry!! ❤️🎉

Wonderful!! 🎉👏

So clever! Congratulations on being in the winners’ circle!!

Congratulations! 🎉

Gold trophy with blue ribbon

I’m delighted to share that SOFT SERVE KING, my entry for the 50 Precious Words Writing Contest hosted by @viviankirkfield.bsky.social , made it into the winners’ circle! Thank you Vivian, judges, and prize donors! #Gratitude #NF #PB #KidLit #50PreciousWords

Thank you! 🙏

Congratulations to all who entered! ❤️ And thank you @viviankirkfield.bsky.social , judges, and prize donors! ❤️ I’m grateful to be a winner this year! #50precioswords2026

Open book on a green book cover with letters coming out of it.

Train tracks over water go through tunnel with orange sky and Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Current reads. What are you reading?

Color illustration by Randolph Caldecott showing the dish and spoon running away in the foreground and dancing plates and vases and a cat playing a fiddle behind them. Text in the corner of the frame is "Randolph Caldecott March 22, 1846-Feb. 12, 1886."

Hey, diddle, diddle, it's the birthday of Randolph Caldecott, the creator of the modern picture book. #botd in 1846, Caldecott went to art school at night and clerked at a bank until his work began selling. His health was always fragile; he died at 39.
#booksky #picturebooks #illustrators

Really helpful tips!

Nonfiction picture book research and writing just might be my jam! Time and hard work will tell! #NF #KidLit

First edition of "Millions of Cats," by Wanda Gag Image source: AbeBooks

An undated, b/w image of children's author Wanda Gag Image source: Artvee

It is the birthday in 1893 of American author and illustrator Wanda Gag. She is best known for her children’s book, Millions of Cats, published in 1928. It is the oldest American picture book still in print.
#WriterSky #ChildrensBooks #Cats 🐱 #History #BOTD

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