Kidlit writer, mostly PB & MG. '26 Honorable Mention, #PBRisingStars! Member SCBWI, The Authors Guild. Mom x4. 12x12 challenge. Words published w/ Cricket magazine, Dirigible Balloon, STEMTuesday.com. Seeking rep. StephanieWritesForKids.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3mgg5fvrez22dFamily history is my plus-one, my other thing I'll talk about besides kidlit. Luckily, I'm related to some of my heros: Fred Rogers (9th cousin), Bob Ross (9th), Lucille Ball (10th) and Rosa Parks (10th)! You? The RootsTech conference is this weekend 3/5 to 3/7. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration/online https://media.tenor.com/TXgE5748dHMAAAAC/let-us-be-the-ancestors-that-our-descendants-will-thank-winona-la-duke.gif?hh=498&ww=49806 Mar 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg5fvrez22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3mgbpdepxr22xDo you read translated books, or want to start? Check out this list from World Kid Lit. 🌏📚 https://worldkidlit.org/2025/01/08/2025-list/05 Mar 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbpdepxr22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3mgbkkehr5s2xHave you read the (October 2025) Pen America report? What are your thoughts? https://pen.org/report/the-normalization-of-book-banning/ I met Nikki Grimes last summer and she told me about one of her banned books - a simple picture book with absolutely nothing objectionable in it. It's crazy, ppl.05 Mar 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbkkehr5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3mfwwsdippc2xArt is everywhere, waiting to be found! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwwsdippc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3mfwwozbzvc2xFinished my first application @pbrisingstars.bsky.social and I'm exhausted! Thanks so much. I always learn more about my work and refine my pitches through the process of applying. #Kidlit #SCBWI friends, have you applied? I've been applying since 2022, so hopefully it's my turn this year.28 Feb 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwwozbzvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjwritesforkids.bsky.social/post/3lbbfk3cj7c25I have one final project left for this semester... a poetry collection. I'm probably 70% done and I'm artistically burned out from a nearly constant creation-query cycle. What are your best tips for creative rest??19 Nov 2024 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:46j2dxbtkfhdeopmaaedpprk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbfk3cj7c25