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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Jan 18

For signed copies of One Step Forward, you can order through my local indie One More Page Books www.onemorepagebooks.com/one-step-for...

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Lisa Rogers @lisaljrogers.bsky.social · Sep 1

Grateful to @slj.com for this awesome review of WOODY'S WORDS: WOODROW WILSON RAWLS AND WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by me & Susan Reagan! I relied on SLJ as a school #librarian & still do! TY, SLJ!

#WhereTheRedFerngrows #Edusky #librarians #SchoolLibrarians #Skybrarian #Skybrarians #TLSky #biography

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Lynn Street Books @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Behind the Scenes: "How Primary Sources Can Grow Your Nonfiction Nature Picture Book" by Lynn Street bethandersonwriter.com/2025/09/05/b...

Behind the Scenes: “How Primary Sources Can Grow Your Nonfiction Nature Picture Book” by Lynn Street

It’s quite amazing when you find primary sources that provide the seed, or acorn, that allows you to tell a story that for a while seemed lifeless. Check out this great post from debut author…

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Lynn Street Books @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Birds, Books, and Breaking Into Nonfiction Children's Publishing

Author Lynn Street shares how an Audubon event inspired her narrative nonfiction picture books and how writers can break into the market.

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Lynn Street Books @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

Writer's Digest published my article on writing NF PB stories that balance facts with narrative. Link below. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @annehunterstudio.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @redfoxliterary.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social #bluejays #birds
#fall #nonfiction
#kidlit #picturebooks

Picture book cover image with oak tree and blue jays. Link to Writer's Digest article in comment section with title Birds, Books, and Breaking Into Nonfiction Children's Publishing

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Aug 8

We interviewed @marciefatkins.bsky.social in the latest issue of #PaperBoundMag. Read all about her novel #OneStepForward free at paperboundmag.com/issues 💙

@versifybooks.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #YAHistoricalFiction #VerseNovel #KidLit #YABooks

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Jul 9

I have an interview in this new issue!

PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

💜🌟The LIGHT & DARK issue is officially out now!🌟💜

Full of brand new author interviews, #BookRecommendations, #WritingTips, #illustration prompts and more, we're delighted to share this brand new issue with readers. Check it out TOTALLY FREE now👇

🌟 paperboundmag.com/issues

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Jul 5

I’m catching up on podcast episodes and highly recommend this episode for NF revision. Loved this @mcusolito.bsky.social and @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social

Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social · Jun 6

Radical Revision with Michelle Cusolito

Revision Magic & the Art of Critique: Tips from Michelle Cusolito | Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations 🎧 Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations is the podcast for children's authors who want to deepen their craft, hosted by Kirsten W. Larson, award-winning…

Radical Revision with Michelle Cusolito

Revision Magic & the Art of Critique: Tips from Michelle Cusolito | Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations 🎧 Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations is the podcast for children's authors who want to deepen their craft, hosted by Kirsten W. Larson, award-winning nonfiction picture book author and leading educator in children's nonfiction writing. In each episode, Kirsten interviews authors, illustrators, and editors about the craft and business of nonfiction picture books and beyond.

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jul 3

With the new issue just around the corner, we thought we'd remind you of all the authors we have featured!

We can't wait to share their interviews and articles very soon!

#KidLit #MGBooks #YABooks #AuthorInterview #WritingTips @marciefatkins.bsky.social @meganfreemanauthor.bsky.social

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PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎉COVER REVEAL📚👀

Welcome to a sneak peek of the brand new LIGHT & DARK issue of #PaperBoundMag! Packed full of brand new content, including book reviews, author interviews and writing tips (plus more!), we're so excited to share this with you SOON!

Massive thanks goes to 👇

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Apr 28

So glad! I love the cover too! Feel
so lucky to have such a wonderful artist Babeth Lafon do the cover art!

Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Apr 26

Tomorrow is independent bookstore day and there are newly signed copies of One Step Forward at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · Apr 25

Two recent multimodal MG novels that I love & recommend:

WEREWOLF HAMLET by @kerrymadden.bsky.social - heartbreakingly real & hopeful family story (partly in stage-play script!)

ONE STEP FORWARD by @marciefatkins.bsky.social - fantastic & well-researched verse novel about a teen suffragist.

Book cover WEREWOLF HAMLET by Kerry Madden-Lunsford has white title font against a maroon theater-curtain background. Cover art shows a middle school aged boy with a black cape holding up a skull in a Hamlet-esque pose as his brother - morphing into a werewolf - sneaks out the window behind him.

Book cover ONE STEP FORWARD by Marcie Flinchum Atkins has white title font against a purple background and shows a young suffragist with a purple dress and a black hat with flowers getting ready to march.

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Apr 26

Thank you!!

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Kenn Nesbitt - Poetry4kids @kennnesbitt.bsky.social · Apr 12

Salt City Verse review of "ONE STEP FORWARD" by Marcie Flinchum Atkins: Demonstrations are Nothing New. https://bit.ly/3Ghvn6U #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Apr 12

#haikussturday

Yellow witch hazel with red centers
Haiku:
Fireworks
Witch hazel bursts
Into the gray day
Haiku & photo 2025 Marcie Flinchum Atkins

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Abbie James @abbiewjames.bsky.social · Apr 9

📚👍 ONE STEP FORWARD by @marciefatkins.bsky.social is an inspiring YA novel in verse about the tremendous sacrifices suffragists made so we can vote. Reading about their work motivates me to continue speaking up, imagining what they would say right now...
Beautiful cover by Babeth Lafon.
#kidlit

cover of ONE STEP FORWARD by Marcie Flinchum Atkins shows a young woman wearing purple with a purple background with "votes for women" on a swirling ribbon with flowers

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you so much!

Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Mar 30

I’m the #poetryfriday host this week. Hop on by and read the posts: www.marcieatkins.com/2025/03/27/p...

#haikusaturday

Water-logged blooms
Makeup streaked after
A good cry

Haiku and photo Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Rain soaked red maple blossoms

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · Mar 28

⭐️Eleanor Roosevelt
⭐️Lucy Stone
⭐️Kate Warne
How many of these women from history have YOU heard of?
Check out Good Reads with Ronna's Women's History Month Roundup!
@viviankirkfield.bsky.social @michellemarkel.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social @edusky.bsky.social
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Three Picture Books for Women's History Month

Meet three amazing women in three picture books for Women's History Month: Unshakable Eleanor, One Girl's Voice, and Hiding in Plain Sight.

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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social · Mar 30

viviankirkfield.com/2025/03/28/p... A wonderful interview with two @picturebookgold.bsky.social members and a #Giveaway @viviankirkfield.bsky.social welcomes @lisaljrogers.bsky.social to share her book JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY: LA GRANDE VALLÉE SUITE 💙🎶💚

Perfect Picture Book Friday: JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY: LA GRANDE VALLÉE SUITE Plus Giveaway

Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! Today’s author is a wonderful kid lit friend of mine…and we are both part of the New England SCBWI chapter. I love her books…and she has graciously …

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Beth Anderson @bandersonwriter.bsky.social · Mar 25

Honored to be interviewed by Andrea Wang on #picturebookbuilders and share a bit of the story behind the story for HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.😍
And DON'T MISS THE GIVEAWAY of a copy of the book!📕🥳
picturebookbuilders.com/2025/03/hidi... @edusky.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social

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Julie Winterbottom @jwbottom.bsky.social · Mar 25

Yay! It's pub day for MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER: HOW RUTH PATRICK TAUGHT THE WORLD ABOUT WATER POLLUTION! Beautifully illustrated by #SusanReagan. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #pbgreensteam #stembooksforkids #rockypondbooks

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Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Mar 23

Thank you!

Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Mar 22

Thank you!

Marcie Flinchum Atkins @marciefatkins.bsky.social · Mar 22

Ahhh! So lovely. 💚💚💚