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flower gardener, poet #PB writer inspired by nature & ocean life 🌳🌸🌞🌙💦 #CoRA #SCBWI #12x12 #CtC | Storied Ink on Substack https://substack.com/@jpuglow https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 9d

Kettle ballet childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/02/p... #mashupPoem
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Witch’s
midnight dance
Wand pointed up
Broom floating ready
Pointy red shoes tied tight
Tricks bubbling, kettle ready
Hips stirring ever so slightly
Dance of witch’s sweet ballet begins
Shout & perform the costumed kettle grab!

Pie Corbett: Ambush the Reader

First of all, from Pie, and of course all of us here at The Children’s Poetry Summit – Happy National Poetry Day! Ambush the Reader Poets love words. Each word is chosen with care to cr…

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 8d

Lynn, your book makes room for wonderful discussions. Congrats!

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 8d

As is yours!

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 8d

I’m game but I need to get thinking…

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 9d

Pie Corbett: Ambush the Reader

First of all, from Pie, and of course all of us here at The Children’s Poetry Summit – Happy National Poetry Day! Ambush the Reader Poets love words. Each word is chosen with care to cr…

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 12d

lydialukidis.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/f...
Check out my four Etheree poems #FallWritingFrenzy

For A Good and Sweet Year of Abundance and Hope
@lydialukidis.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Please support the prize donors. lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingf...
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KMG:) Pre-Order: THE CABBAGE SEED'S COLOSSAL SECRET @kmgreenwald.bsky.social · 13d

#SunWriteFun judges worked through the steam & have exciting news! FIRST, @buchetbooks.bsky.social , @swildmansf.bsky.social, & I want to thank our generous donors, talented entrants, fab judges, & kind #SunWriteFun 25 supporters🥰 Here are the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS! More announcements re next week!

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks! Back at you!

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 13d

I wish the dragonflies were still flying about in my yard, so I could tell them they're winners. Alas, they are swarming toward new waters. 🔅
Thank you SO much @buchetbooks.bsky.social ky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social sky.social‬ and
@swildmansf.bsky.social ky.social for this incredible honor.

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 13d

I got this cool message today.
"Joyce, CONGRATULATIONS! You are a GRAND PRIZE WINNER in this year's #SunWriteFun! 😍🥳🤩"
😍 @buchetbooks.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social‬
@swildmansf.bsky.social
I am honored to be in a this group of incredible writers!
www.karengreenwald.com/bookhero

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 15d

Author Visit & TPT Gift Card GIVEAWAY for Educators
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Author Visit & TPT Gift Card GIVEAWAY for Educators

Especially for Educators & Homeschoolers — bring “Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits” to your classroom with a special author read-aloud & Q&A, plus a chance to win a $10 TPT gift card.

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 23d

GIVEAWAYS for Educators!
Author visit with me & TPT Gift Card from Lindsay Moretti (article on kidlitgrove.substack.com)

open.substack.com/pub/kidlitgr...

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 24d

@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social Lindsay is amazing! Check her SubStack and get in on the giveaways and resources!

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · 28d

“Poetry has a crucial role to play in our lives, society, and the world. It helps us slow down, hear clearly, see deeply, and envision what matters most in our lives.” ARTHUR SZE

Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Sep 11

choose zero
it is worth it

Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 30

“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.” —Alden Nowlan

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 27

Becki is sooooo right! #SCBWI truly has a great deal to offer. #WI #kidlit #memberbenefits

Becki J. Kidd @bjkidd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Make the most of your SCBWI membership. Attend the great webinars presented. This one was presented by my home state of Wisconsin. @writenowcoach.bsky.social did a super job of helping us focus on what we are passionate about. #WritingCommunity #Kidlitart

Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interview with #Kidlit Writer Rebecca Gardyn Levington on Finding Forgiveness writersrumpus.com/2025/08/26/i... Another winner!

Interview with #Kidlit Writer Rebecca Gardyn Levington on Finding Forgiveness

Hello readers! The dog days of summer are winding down. It’s in the 60’s in New England as I write this! I love summer sunshine, but I love the change of seasons even more. I’m ready to…

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost." Usain Bolt

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 18

bsky.app/profile/inke... Check it out!

Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Aug 18

Non-member registration is open for our upcoming Adult/YA SFF workshop with Naomi Davis at Bookends Literary. This is a great opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening chapters! find out more and register at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank you, Jennifer!

Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 14

Children's Book Week: Nov 3-9 "An Ocean of Stories" & an ocean of #SCBWI #wisconsin creatives

Children's Book Festival: Nov 9 noon to 2 at Wisconsin's own Burlington Public Library!

#everychildareader #educators #childrensbookcouncil #americanlibraryassociation #burlingtonwisconsin

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 11

Today on my #KidlitLOVEItLists on jpuglow.substack.com I feature fabulous #NF #picturebookbiographies by #jillesbaum and Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 9

😎 @drdanger.bsky.social for donating STUCK!
Mine are: BROWN: The Many Shades of Love @nancyjauthor.bsky.social
IN OUR GARDEN @patzmiller.bsky.social
#SunWriteFun
@buchetbooks.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social
@swildmansf.bsky.social

@12x12challenge.bsky.social @thewritingbarn.bsky.social

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thanks so much! I just entered #SunWriteFun and have two donated two books in the mail today. @buchetbooks.bsky.social, @kmgreenwald.bsky.social‬, @swildmansf.bsky.social

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Joyce UG(ghostly)👻GLOW for 🎃 @jpuglow.bsky.social · Aug 9

“Wherever you look, there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.”
GAVIN ROSSDALE