Little Thoughts Press
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A print lit mag for kids featuring writing and artwork by both adult and youth creatives. EIC: @clairemtaylor.com
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Only a nincompoop wouldn't be delighted by all the wild and wonderful words in "Webster's Whatchamacallit Words" by Susan Jakubowski!
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Only a nincompoop wouldn't be delighted by all the wild and wonderful words in "Webster's Whatchamacallit Words" by Susan Jakubowski!
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available in print and pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Announcement!
Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more!
Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy
Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more!
Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy
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November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Announcement!
Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more!
Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy
Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more!
Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy
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Please preorder Issue 12, Little Thoughts Press. The theme–Better Together–is significant: two critique partners and I have poems in this issue, proving that we truly are ‘better together!’ square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
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November 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Please preorder Issue 12, Little Thoughts Press. The theme–Better Together–is significant: two critique partners and I have poems in this issue, proving that we truly are ‘better together!’ square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
@littlethoughtspress.com @pjpurtee.bsky.social @davidmcmullin.bsky.social
@littlethoughtspress.com @pjpurtee.bsky.social @davidmcmullin.bsky.social
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Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
@littlethoughtspress.com
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
@littlethoughtspress.com
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Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
@littlethoughtspress.com
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
@littlethoughtspress.com
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Pre-orders are now LIVE!
Issue 12: Better Together
From grand gatherings, to small, everyday acts of kindness, this collection of poetry, stories and artwork beautifully captures the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. 🤟🏼✨ @littlethoughtspress.com
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Issue 12: Better Together
From grand gatherings, to small, everyday acts of kindness, this collection of poetry, stories and artwork beautifully captures the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. 🤟🏼✨ @littlethoughtspress.com
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November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pre-orders are now LIVE!
Issue 12: Better Together
From grand gatherings, to small, everyday acts of kindness, this collection of poetry, stories and artwork beautifully captures the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. 🤟🏼✨ @littlethoughtspress.com
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
Issue 12: Better Together
From grand gatherings, to small, everyday acts of kindness, this collection of poetry, stories and artwork beautifully captures the many ways we work together to make the world a better place. 🤟🏼✨ @littlethoughtspress.com
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Our latest newsletter is chock-full of #kidlit news, interviews with our contributors & the 1st installment of our Your Turn feature of at-home/classroom activities to pair with poetry & prose from our past issues!
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
A Feast of Kid-Lit News and Links
Preorders, a new submission opportunity, at-home activities and more
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November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our latest newsletter is chock-full of #kidlit news, interviews with our contributors & the 1st installment of our Your Turn feature of at-home/classroom activities to pair with poetry & prose from our past issues!
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
Check it all out & subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/a-feast-of...
Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
We are looking for #kidlit poetry, stories & artwork about the human body.
We accept submissions from writers & artists of all ages.
Find out more and submit your work here: www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
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This would pair REALLY WELL with our first issue, TAKING A STAND (free on our site and as printable PDF, for purchase in hard copy on Amazon).
Maybe get one of each and gift them to a kid in your life!
Maybe get one of each and gift them to a kid in your life!
Issue 12: Better Together is now available to pre-order!
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This would pair REALLY WELL with our first issue, TAKING A STAND (free on our site and as printable PDF, for purchase in hard copy on Amazon).
Maybe get one of each and gift them to a kid in your life!
Maybe get one of each and gift them to a kid in your life!
Issue 12: Better Together is now available to pre-order!
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Issue 12: Better Together is now available to pre-order!
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
An inspiring issue of #kidlit poetry, stories & art celebrating community, collective action & the many ways we work together to make the world a better place.
Order a copy for a young reader in your life!
square.link/u/UOWLUcaU
Creative, informative & full of wonderful alliteration, The Big Boom by Sally Mills is a toe-tapping, tongue-twisty delight.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Creative, informative & full of wonderful alliteration, The Big Boom by Sally Mills is a toe-tapping, tongue-twisty delight.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print and pdf: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Congrats to all the amazing winners and honorable selections, including the kid pick. These are all so good! I hope you consider submitting to @nimblewitlit.bsky.social as we are open to submissions of poetry, short fiction, and art on the theme Trustworthy!
HUGE thanks to the incredible poets who entered our From Trash to Treasure contest, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for serving as this year's judge!
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Winners of the 2025 From Trash to Treasure Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!After reading through the many humorous, lyrical, wonderfully creative entries we received, here's ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congrats to all the amazing winners and honorable selections, including the kid pick. These are all so good! I hope you consider submitting to @nimblewitlit.bsky.social as we are open to submissions of poetry, short fiction, and art on the theme Trustworthy!
HUGE thanks to the incredible poets who entered our From Trash to Treasure contest, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for serving as this year's judge!
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Winners of the 2025 From Trash to Treasure Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!After reading through the many humorous, lyrical, wonderfully creative entries we received, here's ...
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
HUGE thanks to the incredible poets who entered our From Trash to Treasure contest, and to @tracierenee.bsky.social for serving as this year's judge!
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Check out Tracie's selections for Winner and Honorable Mentions, as well our Kid Choice winner here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
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Still time to submit, #kidlit writers!
Today is the last day to enter our #kidlit #poetrycontest!
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Still time to submit, #kidlit writers!
Today is the last day to enter our #kidlit #poetrycontest!
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Today is the last day to enter our #kidlit #poetrycontest!
Ack! A screw up on our part means the comments on our contest post didn't open this morning like they were supposed to, but it should be all fixed now. Sorry for anyone who tired to enter and couldn't. Should be good to go now!
@tracierenee.bsky.social and I can't wait to read your treasures!
@tracierenee.bsky.social and I can't wait to read your treasures!
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ack! A screw up on our part means the comments on our contest post didn't open this morning like they were supposed to, but it should be all fixed now. Sorry for anyone who tired to enter and couldn't. Should be good to go now!
@tracierenee.bsky.social and I can't wait to read your treasures!
@tracierenee.bsky.social and I can't wait to read your treasures!
Join us in falling completely in love with the word lustring in @quirkybirds.bsky.social's swoony haiku, "Barn Owl," in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Join us in falling completely in love with the word lustring in @quirkybirds.bsky.social's swoony haiku, "Barn Owl," in Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
👀 #kidlit writers & artists! We will be open for submissions again on November 20th for Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen & Nose!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
www.littlethoughtspress.com/theme
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Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
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#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
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ALT: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them
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November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Lit Kids is in a real pinch for Issue 8: Air! 🌪️
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
We still need writing pieces from 5 to 13 y/o creatives to curate this issue! Please send submissions by 11/14 for consideration. Thanks, and keep shining! ✨
litkidsmagazine.wixsite.com/lit-kids-mag...
#parents #teachers #kidlit #submissions #emag
A quiet beauty for your Monday: @carmelamartino.bsky.social's poem "Thirsty Amaryllis" is a reminder to pause and appreciate the small blessings that surround us.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A quiet beauty for your Monday: @carmelamartino.bsky.social's poem "Thirsty Amaryllis" is a reminder to pause and appreciate the small blessings that surround us.
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
In Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
Our 3rd Annual "From Trash to Treasure" Kidlit Poetry Contest!
Little Thoughts Press and the Revision Raccoon are excited to announce the return of our “From Trash to Treasure” Kidlit Poetry Contest!
www.littlethoughtspress.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our 3rd annual From Trash to Treasure #kidlit poetry contest opens on Thursday, November 13th!
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
This year's special guest judge is last year's winner @tracierenee.bsky.social!
Check out all the contest details and polish up those discarded darlings!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/our-3rd...
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I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
Interview: Barbara Bleiman
Barbara Bleiman is a London-based ex-English teacher and education consultant at the English and Media Centre (EMC), with a keen interest in poetry. She has written a book about English teaching, What...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I had a children's poem accepted by @littlethoughtspress.com for their 'Stirring Words' issue. Their lovely editor @clairemtaylor.com asked me to do an interview for their blog. Here it is, along with another poem about my grandparents. www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th.
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s a busy month ahead with our From Trash to Treasure contest (guest judged by @tracierenee.bsky.social) coming November 13th and submissions for Issue 13 opening on November 20th.
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
Keep 👀 later this week for a full theme announcement, but here’s a hint
🫁👁️🫀🦷🧠🫵
🎉 And just like that, my debut picture book UNIVERSE PIE (words by me, pictures by the amazing Anita Bagdi) is making its way into the world in the fall 2027. 💥 ✨ 🌎
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems!
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems!
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
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Here's a video of me reading Ali the Artist, a poem based on the picture Portrait Painting by Olivia McGinty, and originally published in the Ekphrasis Adventure issue of @littlethoughtspress.com: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Here's a video of me reading Ali the Artist, a poem based on the picture Portrait Painting by Olivia McGinty, and originally published in the Ekphrasis Adventure issue of @littlethoughtspress.com: www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues