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Dow Phumiruk

@dowphumiruk.bsky.social

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Mom, wife, clinically retired peds, now academic MD, author/illustrator, 🇹🇭Thai American, SCBWI Narr Art Award winner, E/W Lit Agency, posts #kidlitart & book marketing, on hiatus from new book projects. Ignores random DMs. She/her/hers, opinions my own.

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Nov 6

You are not alone, by far. 💙“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.” - Toni Morrison. #kidlit #illustration #art #artist #artists #fight #lgbtqrights #womensrights #kindness #tolerance #freedom

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 3d

Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year.

Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social

Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2025, featuring a map of Texas filled with book covers, titled 'State of School Book Bans - Texas '25'. Includes logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read.

An informational graphic about Texas House Bill 900, detailing its introduction, focus on restrictive content around sex-related standards in schools, and the vague definition of "sexually-explicit" leading to many books being removed from school libraries. The background features an image of the Texas State Capitol building. Logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read are present in the upper right corner.

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · Sep 7

Congrats to Ellie Peterson aka @elliepeterson.bsky.social & Izzy Robe on winning the SCBWI #scbwiDrawThis July/August art challenge!

Find out more about Sept prompt at @scbwi.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...
#KidLitArt #KidLit

SCBWI winners of the #SCBWIDrawThis art challenge in July/August. Prompt was the word "mismatched" and winners were Ellie Peterson and Izzy Robe.

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you!😊

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you so much! 😊

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you!😊

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Sep 5

An old color sketch for #kidlitartpostcard day. 🌷#art #illustration

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks so much, Myrna! 💕😊

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Aug 22

😊💕Yes, me, too!

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Aug 22

I haven’t posted in a while because I got a new position at work, and it’s been busy. Here’s an old favorite of a forest wedding (interspecies). 🌷#kidlitart #animals #illustration

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Aug 7

Happy to support fellow creatives!

Emily Dangremond @drdanger.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you for donating to #SunWriteFun! I hope I win a prize! #kidlit www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social @picturebooksummit.bsky.social @jyotigopal.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social @jilanne.bsky.social

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Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social · Aug 2

@kmgreenwald.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social @swildmansf.bsky.social

Head over to www.karengreenwald.com/sunwritefun-25 to check out #SunWriteFun! And many thanks to the amazing prize donors! #kidlit

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you so much for sharing!

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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · Jul 23

Six PBs for #DisabilityPrideMonth #disabilitypride2025 by
Patty Cisneros Prevo/ Dion MBD

Christina Soontornvat & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social

Anna Dewdney

@erindealey.bsky.social & @k8cosgrove.bsky.social

Sarah Scheerger/Leah Giles

Erin Dealey & @lupencita.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Six picture book covers of books for Disability Pride Month.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Jul 1

The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC.

This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.

Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trump threatened New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani with arrest and promised the federal government would look into the state lawmaker’s citizenship.

Read more:

Trump questions Mamdani's citizenship, demands investigations into CNN, Mayorkas

During his visit to a new migrant detention camp in Florida on Tuesday, Trump promised the federal government would look into Mamdani's citizenship

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations to all! ⭐️

eastwestlit.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our June-glorious East West news: mailchi.mp/eastwestlite... Happy #BookSky Birthdays @zombietardis.bsky.social Lezlie Evans @staciawrites.bsky.social John Ledda @dowphumiruk.bsky.social; #Bestseller Anna Dewdney @meganefreeman.bsky.social; Deals @joebot.bsky.social, Belen Medina #KidlitMegaFeed

Good News from East to West!

Find out more about books, events, and good news from East West Literary Agency's talent.

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Louis D. Thorpe @loudthorpe.bsky.social · Jun 25

And that's all there is to it.

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · Jun 28

Courts rulings are considered part of the law – until today.

SCOTUS just canceled it.

250 years of precedent, cancelled by 6 sycophantic sociopaths, in just one day…

Let that sink all the way in. 😎✨

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 22

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 21

Babies are being born with measles in Alberta, having caught the illness in utero from unvaccinated mothers.

The measles outbreak in Alberta is huge. Their case count is approaching 1,000.

A baby born with measles in Ontario has already died.

Please get your vaccines. This is all preventable.

Alberta babies have been born with measles due to outbreaks, worrying doctors | CBC News

Alberta's measles outbreaks have led to babies being born with congenital measles, the province has confirmed. Congenital measles can lead to severe complications, including death.

www.cbc.ca

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jun 18

Come join me for an Orpheline launch party at Second Star to the Right, June 21st at 11am! 🧜‍♀️🎉

We'll have storytime, mermaid-themed crafts for the kids, treats, and more. Hope to see you then!

RSVP for a headcount here: events.humanitix.com/orpheline-la...

#bookevent #party #kidlit #mermaids

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 12

250 years ago, Americans rejected the rule of a mad king.

In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.

2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks so much. Heidi! 💕😊

Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you so much for the interview, Erin! Happy that Orpheline is out in the world today!⭐

Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · Jun 10

Happy mer-magical #BookBirthday to ORPHELINE: A Mermaid Lost and Found Story + 8 Qs with @katelynaronson.bsky.social & @dowphumiruk.bsky.social
erindealey.com/book-birthda... @candlewickpress.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @pbpros.bsky.social #KidlitSky #BookSky #summerreading

Happy mer-magical BookBirthday to ORPHELINE: A Mermaid Lost and Found Story + 8 Qs with the kidlit team of Katelyn Aronson & Dow Phumiruk - Erin Dealey, Children's Author

Happy mer-magical BookBirthday to ORPHELINE: A Mermaid Lost and Found Story + Qs with the kidlit team of Katelyn Aronson & Dow Phumiruk

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Dow Phumiruk @dowphumiruk.bsky.social · Jun 8

I hope so, too! ❤️