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Jennifer Ann Richter @jenniferannrichter.bsky.social is "a writer of stories and watcher of birds and stars," and that’s exactly what her first two books are about. Check out Bird Nerd and The Star of Moon Village and add them to your library. #middlegradebooks

First congratulations 🎊 Second would you be willing to tell me where to find more about this program? I’m trying to draft a new book and this is the topic!

Middle Grade Authorcade authors Nicole D. Collier, Chrystal Giles, and Chad Lucas hold up copies of their books and recommended reading by authors Sylvia Liu, Victor Pinero and Megan E. Freeman.

Authors @essentialcoco.bsky.social, @chadgalucas.bsky.social and @chrystaldgiles.bsky.social had a great visit with 7th graders at Jordan Middle School in Lawrenceville, GA this week!

#teachers and #librarians, follow us for opportunities to win a free virtual visit for your classroom!

Free virtual 3-author visit giveaway! Enter to win. Image shows books by Middle Grade Authorcade authors.

Who's ready for an opportunity so good it's 👻scary? 👻
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃

NCOLE D. COLLIER’S JUST RIGHT JILLIAN BOOK TALK (BOOKTOK) YouTube video by Rian N. Jenkins

Thanks to Nicole D. Collier who donated books to our All Black Author Book Drive & Giveaway.

Book talk on one of her books, JUST RIGHT JILLIAN and how it connected to other books.

Watch entire video. youtu.be/ZA7mBhvtznY?...

#RIANNJENKINS #booktok #fyp #confidence #booktube #books #YOUTH

Trying to catch an agent's eye? Land a publishing deal? Connect more deeply with your readers? Mastering the use of symbolism can help level up your writing! #kidlit

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS by @victorpineiro.bsky.social (Sourcebooks)

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)

Three young Black girls holding paperback copies of Just Right Jillian in front of the check out counter of a school library. Their faces are covered with hearts for privacy.

Loved receiving this snap today. Three Minnesota readers checking out copies of JUST RIGHT JILLIAN from the school library 💛

Reminder: 15 book giveaway! Including 2 new releases: The Island of Forgotten Gods, by Victor Pinero, and Where Only Storms Grow, by Alyssa Colman.

Reminder: Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 fabulous books for your school or classroom library, including 2 just hitting shelves this month!
Ends Aug. 24, US only. Enter here:
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So fun to discover little Jillian is a Midwest Indie Bestseller last week. Have you or your loved ones read it yet? 🐣 Thanks @erindowning.bsky.social for the eagle eyes, lol

The heading reads Sakura Medal Nominee. Underneath is a 3D image of Just Right Jillian beside the text: The mission of the Sakura medal award program is to create a community of lifelong readers in international schools in Japan.

So thrilled to learn that my debut, Just Right Jillian, has been nominated for a Sakura Medal. Students in international schools in Japan will select their fave from 20 books 🌸

Good morning, good people. Especially my namesake, Nicole Collier 🥰 (also a middle D.)

Thank you!! lol. People used to mistag me as her all the time on Twitter. My namesake is a fighter, so I appreciate that 🥰

Happy to be giving away a book in this stack. \o/

Something BIG is coming from Middle Grade Authorcade!

Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!

Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup

"The book chose me." Soman is right in following what inspires him creatively.
#scbwiSummer25

Last month I finished drafting my first novel centering a boy. (It might be my favorite, shhh). Waiting on feedback from my agent and hoping/planning to sub soon (after summer breaks). Lots of concerns about editors acquiring MG, but I'll be here, writing the next book.

Hi it’s me, Nicole.

I write warm-hearted stories about learning to be true to yourself. I have three trad published novels thus far. My work to date centers smart, creative girls who discover the power of courage, compassion and inner wisdom.

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

Been on Threads but the news is so wild I had to come over here to keep up.

Academia in 2025: For weeks I’ve been working through botched copy-edits of my monograph, outsourced by the publisher to a company I’d never heard of, until it finally dawned on me the terrible job might be AI. A quick search confirmed the company recently launched new AI software, which now means..

Excited to teach my webinar, WRITING VIBRANT SECONDARY CHARACTERS on Tuesday April 29, 7 p.m. ET with Mid-Atlantic @scbwi.bsky.social. ($30/ $15 for SCBWI premium members)

Register here: www.scbwi.org/events/writi...

Picture of a neon yellow sign with black block letters stating CIRCADIAN RESET EVENT. A blurry background shows water from Tampa Bay.

Spotted today while #running. Several folks were at the bayshore, watching sunrise this morning. #templebuilding

TOPIC: April showers . . . etc. etc. What non-career-related hobbies/pursuits/obsessions make your creativity flower? How does what you admire or find fascinating leave its mark on your writing or art? #kidlitchat

My blog tour for A Cup of Quiet is one week away! What does a good blog tour have to offer? A deep dive into this author's writing process. Original poetry. The story behind the story. Sneak peeks into upcoming books. And—drumroll, please—Book giveaways! That's what you call a good blog tour!

Yes! On a school visit recently a kiddo asked me my favorite thing about writing and this time I said it was the figuring things out - what I actually think, how to say what I think, and putting it together like a puzzle. Then the satisfying way it clicks once it's all there.

Black woman facing away from the camera. Her dark hair is in high ponytail and a white shawl is draped across her shoulders. She's looking off into a line of palm trees against a cloudy nighttime sky.

I don't post much over here, but I'm going down to zero for the next few weeks at least. Will be cozy drafting two projects, blogging, and just listening to (and developing) my own thoughts. I'm pretty easy to find if you need me, but it won't be in the DMs, lol.

See y'all on the flip side. 🩵

Good morning, good people.