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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · 24d

Write Unforgettable Animal Novels
Lynne Kelly
Oct 20, 2025
7 pm CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr

Some of the most unforgettable middle grade fiction features animals, whether they take center stage or are faithful friends of the human characters. Learn to make animals come alive on the page.

Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jul 20

#kidlit/YABookBoosters #WritingandBooks #writingcommunity

Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jul 20

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative
Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT
Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com

Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman

Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work.
#novels-in-verse

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jul 5

Next year will be the time to celebrate.

Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jul 5

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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social · May 16

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, THE GIRL IN THE WALLS by @medenkuyatt.bsky.social (Scholastic) out on May 20.

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: www.kidlit411.com/2025/05/the-... (+ more ways to win)

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children
Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer
May 19, 2025, 7PM CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2

Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Apr 23

#kidlit #writingcommunity #spookymiddlegrade #horror #middlegradebooks #middlegradeauthors #middlegradewritersgroup

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you to @mattmcmann.bsky.social and @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social for their terrific presentation at the April 21 Middle Grade Writers Group meeting, Writing Spooky Mysteries! @mgwg.bsky.social

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Apr 9

Writing Spooky Mysteries
with Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie
April 21, 2025, 7 pm CT
Register Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b
Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. They’ll talk about how they write spooky mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #kidlit

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Feb 19

Writing Spooky Mysteries
Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie
April 21, 2025, 7 pm CT
Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b

Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. We’ll learn how they map out their books, blend “scary” with “mysterious,” and construct zinger scenes.

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Feb 4

Who would you give this to?

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Feb 3

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media
with Matt Eicheldinger
Middle Grade Writers Group
Feb 17, 7 pm CT
Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj
The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUT AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jan 22

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media
with Matt Eicheldinger
Middle Grade Writers Group
Feb 17, 2025, 7 pm CT
Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj

The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUT AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Jan 8

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around.
#kidlit

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Dec 27

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author and Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around. #kidlit

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Dec 27

Tom Hanks.

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Dec 19

It's so exciting!! Way to go!

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Dec 18

The Girl in the Walls by @medenkuyatt.bsky.social was on SLJ's list of the Most Anticipated Middle Grade Reads of 2025! Congratulations Meg!! #mglit #amreading #mgauthor #TheGirlintheWalls #writingcommunity #teachers #librarians

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Dec 7

Thank you to our outstanding 2024 Middle Grade Writers Group presenters. This holiday season, purchase their award-winning books for yourself or someone you love!

Register Free for upcoming MGWG meetings. bit.ly/3PU0QPv

#kidlit/yabookboosters
#middlegradewriters #authorlife #amwriting #mgwriter

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Nov 25

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape
Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT
Free: bit.ly/41llRZh

Sam Subity, MG author and Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump and what's needed to turn it around.

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Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social · Nov 24

It's official! Thank you to the #NCTE poetry award committee; I'm incredibly honored to be among the likes of Lisa Fipps, John Schu, Kwame Alexander, Renée Watson, Shifa Saltagi, Alicia D. Williams, Amber McBride, and Aida Salazar. Congratulations to all! #kidlit #verse #poetry

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Nov 25

Congratulations, Jessica!!

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Nov 18

I just finished it and I loved it!! I'll be thinking about it for a long time.

Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · Nov 18

I just finished it and I loved it!!

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