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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 14h

In which I talk a bit more about my "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, and Opportunities" #kidlit workshop, coming up online *next week* via @highlightsfound.bsky.social

More information and to register: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 8d

The list of works eligible for the Anthropic copyright infringement settlement has been posted on the settlement website. I've updated my blog post on the settlement with inks, general info, and what happens next writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...

Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors - Writer Beware

The searchable list of eligible works is available at the settlement website (also see the update below): https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup BACKGROUND A year ago, a group of autho...

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · 15d

The 2025 edition of my award-winning novel Playing by Heart containing Book Discussion is out! I love visiting book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling groups to share the story of the amazing sisters who inspired the novel #femalecomposer #historicalfiction See www.carmelamartino.com/bookclubs.htm

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 18d

Wanted to submit to Issue 12: Better Together but ran short on time? Good news, we’re extending our submission window through October 6th!

Send us your #kidlit writing & artwork celebrating community & the power of working together!

#litmag #callforsubmission

www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme

Submissions extended for Issue 12: Better Together to October 6th.

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · 23d

I'm honored to have a poem in this issue!

Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · 23d

Issue 11: Stirring Words is here!

Guest edited by @jthomasabc.bsky.social, Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young readers.

Available now in print and pdf.

www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

ISSUES | Little Thoughts

www.littlethoughtspress.com

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · 28d

New edition of my YA historical inspired by two amazing sisters who were far ahead of their time now contains book discussion questions
www.amazon.com/Playing-Hear...

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Sep 5

Can you spot the changes?

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SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social · Aug 24

Why attend our #scbwiohionorth Fall conference?

THE FACULTY.

Check out the incredible lineup of industry professionals coming this year.

Join us Oct 03 - Oct 04!
Tri-C Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128).

www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...

OHIO NORTH FACULTY
Attending in person:
Joann Hill, Creative Director, Disney Hyperion Katie Carella, Editorial Director, Acorn & Branches Emily Feinberg, Executive Editor, Macmillan Daria Peoples, Author-Illustrator Lindsay Bonilla, Author
Elise McMullen-Ciotti, Senior Executive Editor, Lee & Low
Dr. Kristy Boyce, Author
John Rudolph, Agent, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Jane Smith, Author-Illustrator Kelly Pelsue, Agent, Morgan Gaynin Emily Feinberg, Executive Editor, Macmillan
Virtual critiques:
Kerry Martin, Creative Director, Holiday House
Melia Parsloe, Associate Art Director, Astra Publishing House Katie Heit, Editor, Scholastic
Written-only critiques
Anjanette Barr, Agent, Dunham Literary Lee Melillo, Associate Agent, Dunham Literary Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
Vicky Weber, Agent, Creative Media Agency, Inc.
Jazmia Young, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown, Ltd.

SCBWI Ohio North Regional Conference
October 3-4, 2025
where stories take flight
SCBWI
Ohio North Region
SOCIETY of CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · Aug 15

** Attention all authors whose books may have been trained on by AI **

Attorneys are collecting contact information from all authors and publishers who may be part of the class action lawsuit.

Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser

www.lieffcabraser.com

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · Aug 27

When deciding on the setting for your novel, is it better to choose a real place or create a fictional town, city, or even country?

Novelist Kirsten Oliphant advises.

Write Where You Know | Jane Friedman

Whether you choose a real or fictional location, the more detail and depth you can infuse into your setting, the better you’ll draw readers into your story.

janefriedman.com

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Jennifer Thomas @jthomasabc.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you write for kids, check out these submission opportunities:

✍️Dirigible Balloon (until Aug. 26, theme: Imagine the Future)
✍️@paperboundmag.bsky.social‬ (until Sept. 14, theme: Changes: Come as you aren’t!)
✍️@littlethoughtspress.com (until Sept. 22, theme: Better Together)

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DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social · Aug 20

Authors: You may be part of this class action lawsuit against an AI company that pirates books to train its AI. Read the Author’s Guild explainer.

Anthropic AI Class Action: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild

Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...

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Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com · Aug 11

⭐⭐THEME ANNOUNCEMENT⭐⭐

Submissions for Issue 12 will open on Monday, August 18th - September 22nd. The theme for this issue will be...

Better Together: A Celebration of Community & Collective Action

For this issue, we want to showcase the ways we make the world better by working together.

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Aug 15

Forgot to note that Esther also mentions ‪@lisablakeborough.bsky.social‬

Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Aug 15

Esther Hershenhorn kicks off a new #TeachingAuthors series today with her joy-filled post: My "Mary Oliver" Summer Days
which mentions books by ‪@tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social‬
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...

Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Aug 15

Esther Hershenhorn kicks off a new #TeachingAuthors series today with her joy-filled post: My "Mary Oliver" Summer Days
which mentions books by ‪@tiffanyyatesmartin.bsky.social‬
#joy #kidlit #picturebooks #MaryOliver
www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/my-m...

Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy August! In my #TeachingAuthors post today, I wrap up our series on Frequently Asked Questions and share a #poem recently published at @thedirigible.bsky.social #kidlit www.teachingauthors.com/2025/08/freq...

Wrapping Up Our Series on Frequently Asked Questions

Image by Margo Lipa from Pixabay Happy August! It's hard to believe that summer is already waning here in the northern hemisphere and st...

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hanging in there!

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Jul 31

How fun!

Andrea Beaty @andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 28

I’m so excited about BILLIE JEAN PEET, ATHLETE! Available for pre-order now!

Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Feb 12

Cover Reveal: 'The Questioneers: Billie Jean Peet, Athlete' by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm honored to have a poem in the forthcoming issue of @littlethoughtspress.com . Can't wait to see it!
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Little Thoughts Press Issue Eleven: Stirring Words

<p>Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young re...

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Jul 24

In our latest #TeachingAuthors post, my coblogger @aprilwayland.bsky.social continues our series about questions we often receive and shares a terrific article on writing picture books. See I HAVE A GREAT PICTURE BOOK IDEA FOR YOU www.teachingauthors.com/2025/07/i-ha...

I HAVE A GREAT PICTURE BOOK IDEA FOR YOU!

Howdy, Campers, and 🎈Happy Poetry Friday!🐦 The link to Poetry Friday's host is at the very end of this post. This round, we're responding ...

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Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sorry I missed this!

SLMath (MSRI) @mathmoves.bsky.social · Jun 28

Happy #TauDay, 6.28! Join our puzzle contest featuring double the pi(e) with two Tau-themed puzzles by Prof. Peter Winkler, and support mathematics research and public outreach:

SLMath (MSRI) @mathmoves.bsky.social · Jun 27

Double the π, double the fun: this weekend, we celebrate #TauDay 6.28, which means it's time for our annual puzzle contest! We welcome your support and invite all to join the contest by July 13, with this year's guest puzzlemaster, Peter Winkler: www.slmath.org/news-and-eve....

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Jul 21

From Jul/Aug #HBMag #ALA Awards issue: Profile of 2025 #Newbery Medalist @erinentrada.bsky.social by Sharon Huss Roat: "The book sprang from her interests as both a history buff and sci-fi fan." www.hbook.com/story/profil... @harperkids.bsky.social @wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Profile of 2025 Newbery Medal winner Erin Entrada Kelly

From the July/August 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.

www.hbook.com

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DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social · Jul 9

A writer asks if it’s true that you should submit 3 to 4 manuscripts at once to an agent so they know you’re productive. The Editor advises a better strategy in today’s post at bit.ly/3IjkyT5

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Heidi Bee Roemer @heidibeeroemer.bsky.social · Jul 5

Meet the poets joining our Poetry Video Contest! Pictured are 3 of 10 poets whose verses will be added to our 2026 Contest Poetry Packet. Curious who the others are? Stay tuned—more Poet Reveals coming soon! steampoweredpoetry.com/esteamed-poe... @ldkt55.bsky.social @darcydayzoells.bsky.social

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DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social · Jun 18

A writer asked how to calculate the word count for a picture book manuscript with back matter and art notes. The Editor explains: bit.ly/446rrhz

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