Maritere R. Bellas
@maritererbellas.bsky.social
Award-winning author, speaker, language and culture advocate, podcast host.
Repped by Gaby Cabezut,
The Seymour Agency.#bilingual #multicultural
🇵🇷🇺🇸 Winner 2024 #FallWritingFrenzy #SCBWI
Repped by Gaby Cabezut,
The Seymour Agency.#bilingual #multicultural
🇵🇷🇺🇸 Winner 2024 #FallWritingFrenzy #SCBWI
Excited to be back with my occasional Pa'Lante IG Live Series highlighting Latinx/BIPOC authors and #biligualparenting resources. Our guest this WED is author @cynthiaharmony.bsky.social
Join me and learn more about Cynthia, her books, motherhood and more. 4pm pst
#writingcommunity #auhtorslife
Join me and learn more about Cynthia, her books, motherhood and more. 4pm pst
#writingcommunity #auhtorslife
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Excited to be back with my occasional Pa'Lante IG Live Series highlighting Latinx/BIPOC authors and #biligualparenting resources. Our guest this WED is author @cynthiaharmony.bsky.social
Join me and learn more about Cynthia, her books, motherhood and more. 4pm pst
#writingcommunity #auhtorslife
Join me and learn more about Cynthia, her books, motherhood and more. 4pm pst
#writingcommunity #auhtorslife
Lisa is the best! @pbrisingstars.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social 🥰
Two-time #PBRisingStars mentor Lisa Rogers is back! 📚✨
An award-winning author and former library teacher, reporter, and editor, Lisa knows how to find a story’s heart and revise until it shines.
An award-winning author and former library teacher, reporter, and editor, Lisa knows how to find a story’s heart and revise until it shines.
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Lisa is the best! @pbrisingstars.bsky.social @lisarogers.bsky.social 🥰
Honored and humble to be featured by #VoyageLA
Thanks for the opportunity!
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity
#authorife #TioRickyBilingualBook
#LarinaAuthor
Thanks for the opportunity!
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity
#authorife #TioRickyBilingualBook
#LarinaAuthor
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Honored and humble to be featured by #VoyageLA
Thanks for the opportunity!
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity
#authorife #TioRickyBilingualBook
#LarinaAuthor
Thanks for the opportunity!
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity
#authorife #TioRickyBilingualBook
#LarinaAuthor
Here’a to our favorite local #indiebookstore Casita Bookstore, a space that supports all communities through books.
#latinxauthors #BIPOC
#smallbusiness #languageandculture #writingcommunity
#latinxauthors #BIPOC
#smallbusiness #languageandculture #writingcommunity
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Here’a to our favorite local #indiebookstore Casita Bookstore, a space that supports all communities through books.
#latinxauthors #BIPOC
#smallbusiness #languageandculture #writingcommunity
#latinxauthors #BIPOC
#smallbusiness #languageandculture #writingcommunity
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The cutest book @thesusankam.bsky.social
😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
#16 Joke Time?🤣😂
#MakarSankranti #Mini #Bhai #Uttarayan #Pongal
Tag your #sibling and share a laugh!
Amazon book link: a.co/d/cSZyHfk
#KaiPoChe #siblinglove #kites #jokes #picturebook #kidlithumor #library #teachers #parents #kids #kidlit #educators #Steam #kitefestival @pbjoy.bsky.social
#MakarSankranti #Mini #Bhai #Uttarayan #Pongal
Tag your #sibling and share a laugh!
Amazon book link: a.co/d/cSZyHfk
#KaiPoChe #siblinglove #kites #jokes #picturebook #kidlithumor #library #teachers #parents #kids #kidlit #educators #Steam #kitefestival @pbjoy.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The cutest book @thesusankam.bsky.social
😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
Reposted by Maritere R. Bellas
Dear #Querying #Writers,
Come join me here on #Bluesky for an #AskMeAnything session, this coming Wednesday, January 14, from 5pm - 6pm PT / 8p.m. - 9pm ET.
Happy to share #tips for #Writing #Revising #Querying + anything I can to help you succeed.
See you Wednesday evening!
#StarlingLit
Come join me here on #Bluesky for an #AskMeAnything session, this coming Wednesday, January 14, from 5pm - 6pm PT / 8p.m. - 9pm ET.
Happy to share #tips for #Writing #Revising #Querying + anything I can to help you succeed.
See you Wednesday evening!
#StarlingLit
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Dear #Querying #Writers,
Come join me here on #Bluesky for an #AskMeAnything session, this coming Wednesday, January 14, from 5pm - 6pm PT / 8p.m. - 9pm ET.
Happy to share #tips for #Writing #Revising #Querying + anything I can to help you succeed.
See you Wednesday evening!
#StarlingLit
Come join me here on #Bluesky for an #AskMeAnything session, this coming Wednesday, January 14, from 5pm - 6pm PT / 8p.m. - 9pm ET.
Happy to share #tips for #Writing #Revising #Querying + anything I can to help you succeed.
See you Wednesday evening!
#StarlingLit
Thank you, Maritza for this 5 star review. So grateful!
@luzdelmes.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#authorssupportingauthors
#writingcommunity #goodreads #amazon
@luzdelmes.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#authorssupportingauthors
#writingcommunity #goodreads #amazon
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Thank you, Maritza for this 5 star review. So grateful!
@luzdelmes.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#authorssupportingauthors
#writingcommunity #goodreads #amazon
@luzdelmes.bsky.social
❤️❤️❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#authorssupportingauthors
#writingcommunity #goodreads #amazon
Happy Wednesday, mi gente! While you write, revise, edit, or illustrate, keep smiling! Parenting too!
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January 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Happy Wednesday, mi gente! While you write, revise, edit, or illustrate, keep smiling! Parenting too!
😀❤️❤️❤️
😀❤️❤️❤️
Three Kings Day is coming! If you still need a gift, I suggest copy of my children’s book, Tío Ricky Doesn’t Speak English/Tío Ricky no habla inglés, a story that honors family, kindness and the super power of being bilingual! Available at many indie bookstores in SoCal, Miami and everywhere! ❤️
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Three Kings Day is coming! If you still need a gift, I suggest copy of my children’s book, Tío Ricky Doesn’t Speak English/Tío Ricky no habla inglés, a story that honors family, kindness and the super power of being bilingual! Available at many indie bookstores in SoCal, Miami and everywhere! ❤️
Excited to start the new year with @taralazar.bsky.social
Today's prompt is so creative!
Who's with me?
#writingcommunity #kidlit #storystorm #authorslife
Today's prompt is so creative!
Who's with me?
#writingcommunity #kidlit #storystorm #authorslife
January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Excited to start the new year with @taralazar.bsky.social
Today's prompt is so creative!
Who's with me?
#writingcommunity #kidlit #storystorm #authorslife
Today's prompt is so creative!
Who's with me?
#writingcommunity #kidlit #storystorm #authorslife
Love this!! @drenderturmaud.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
In the last week, I’ve had a few fun things happen that serve as reminders to keep hoping, despite the no’s. So, as we walk into the end of the year, keep hoping my #writingcommunity friends! The writing journey is full of twists & turns. You never know what’s around the bend🫶💜
an elderly woman says i hope that 's helpful
Alt: a person says i hope that 's helpful
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Love this!! @drenderturmaud.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
Reposted by Maritere R. Bellas
Today is the LAST day to shop for books at scbwi.org/bookstop
Support authors in the SCBWI Community today by purchasing their books. They will make the perfect gift!
Support authors in the SCBWI Community today by purchasing their books. They will make the perfect gift!
December 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Today is the LAST day to shop for books at scbwi.org/bookstop
Support authors in the SCBWI Community today by purchasing their books. They will make the perfect gift!
Support authors in the SCBWI Community today by purchasing their books. They will make the perfect gift!
Fun to see my book in the shelves of #MijaBooks Holiday Pop-up store alongside many others from our indie-publisher #LilLibros
Let’s #shopsmall this season!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#tistheseason
#Holidays
#Christmas
#thebestgift
Let’s #shopsmall this season!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#tistheseason
#Holidays
#Christmas
#thebestgift
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Fun to see my book in the shelves of #MijaBooks Holiday Pop-up store alongside many others from our indie-publisher #LilLibros
Let’s #shopsmall this season!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#tistheseason
#Holidays
#Christmas
#thebestgift
Let’s #shopsmall this season!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#tistheseason
#Holidays
#Christmas
#thebestgift
Lakewood peeps, here we come!! This Saturday! Lakewood Center at #MijaBooks
Book reading, signing, chat, stickers, bookmarks, so fun!!
Can’ wait to meet new bilingual familias!
Thanks for sharing!
🎄🎁🎅🏽❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#Holidays #Kidkit
#thebestgift
#shopsmall #bilingualparenting
Book reading, signing, chat, stickers, bookmarks, so fun!!
Can’ wait to meet new bilingual familias!
Thanks for sharing!
🎄🎁🎅🏽❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#Holidays #Kidkit
#thebestgift
#shopsmall #bilingualparenting
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Lakewood peeps, here we come!! This Saturday! Lakewood Center at #MijaBooks
Book reading, signing, chat, stickers, bookmarks, so fun!!
Can’ wait to meet new bilingual familias!
Thanks for sharing!
🎄🎁🎅🏽❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#Holidays #Kidkit
#thebestgift
#shopsmall #bilingualparenting
Book reading, signing, chat, stickers, bookmarks, so fun!!
Can’ wait to meet new bilingual familias!
Thanks for sharing!
🎄🎁🎅🏽❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#Holidays #Kidkit
#thebestgift
#shopsmall #bilingualparenting
Always fun to share Tío Ricky with a children!
This time thanks to Spanish educator Roxana Chavez and her storytelling program #DeLaAaLaZ and #LatinasconVozTV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfB...
#TíoRickyBilinguBook
#kidlit
#missRoxana
#authorslife
#thebestgift
This time thanks to Spanish educator Roxana Chavez and her storytelling program #DeLaAaLaZ and #LatinasconVozTV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfB...
#TíoRickyBilinguBook
#kidlit
#missRoxana
#authorslife
#thebestgift
De la A a la Z con Miss Roxana
YouTube video by Latinas con voz TV
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Always fun to share Tío Ricky with a children!
This time thanks to Spanish educator Roxana Chavez and her storytelling program #DeLaAaLaZ and #LatinasconVozTV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfB...
#TíoRickyBilinguBook
#kidlit
#missRoxana
#authorslife
#thebestgift
This time thanks to Spanish educator Roxana Chavez and her storytelling program #DeLaAaLaZ and #LatinasconVozTV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfB...
#TíoRickyBilinguBook
#kidlit
#missRoxana
#authorslife
#thebestgift
Happy martes, mi gente!
Keep the 😀
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit
#bilingualparenting #authorslife
Keep the 😀
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit
#bilingualparenting #authorslife
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy martes, mi gente!
Keep the 😀
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit
#bilingualparenting #authorslife
Keep the 😀
❤️❤️❤️
#writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit
#bilingualparenting #authorslife
Being recognized for doing something I love is a humbling experience.
Thank you!! #FeedSpot
shorturl.at/fIH6T
#contentcreator #bilingual #Top35BilingualInfluencers
#authorslife #LanguageandCulture
Thank you!! #FeedSpot
shorturl.at/fIH6T
#contentcreator #bilingual #Top35BilingualInfluencers
#authorslife #LanguageandCulture
December 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Being recognized for doing something I love is a humbling experience.
Thank you!! #FeedSpot
shorturl.at/fIH6T
#contentcreator #bilingual #Top35BilingualInfluencers
#authorslife #LanguageandCulture
Thank you!! #FeedSpot
shorturl.at/fIH6T
#contentcreator #bilingual #Top35BilingualInfluencers
#authorslife #LanguageandCulture
A new bilingual niña friend and published author at 14,
Zoe Garrett. Her book, The Night Before Christmas/Retold By A Kid, is adorable!
Excited for your writing future, Zoe!
Thank you! @frugalfrigate.bsky.social
#TioRickyBilingualBook
#TioRickyBookTour
#Kidlit #ZoeGarrett
#authorslife
#ShopSmall
Zoe Garrett. Her book, The Night Before Christmas/Retold By A Kid, is adorable!
Excited for your writing future, Zoe!
Thank you! @frugalfrigate.bsky.social
#TioRickyBilingualBook
#TioRickyBookTour
#Kidlit #ZoeGarrett
#authorslife
#ShopSmall
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A new bilingual niña friend and published author at 14,
Zoe Garrett. Her book, The Night Before Christmas/Retold By A Kid, is adorable!
Excited for your writing future, Zoe!
Thank you! @frugalfrigate.bsky.social
#TioRickyBilingualBook
#TioRickyBookTour
#Kidlit #ZoeGarrett
#authorslife
#ShopSmall
Zoe Garrett. Her book, The Night Before Christmas/Retold By A Kid, is adorable!
Excited for your writing future, Zoe!
Thank you! @frugalfrigate.bsky.social
#TioRickyBilingualBook
#TioRickyBookTour
#Kidlit #ZoeGarrett
#authorslife
#ShopSmall
This season, shop books, shop small and support writers, authors, illustrators, indie publishers. ¡Gracias!
#writingcommunity #parents #teachers #librarians #blackfriday #shopsmall #theperfectgift #TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LilLibros #bilingualniños
#kidlit
#writingcommunity #parents #teachers #librarians #blackfriday #shopsmall #theperfectgift #TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LilLibros #bilingualniños
#kidlit
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This season, shop books, shop small and support writers, authors, illustrators, indie publishers. ¡Gracias!
#writingcommunity #parents #teachers #librarians #blackfriday #shopsmall #theperfectgift #TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LilLibros #bilingualniños
#kidlit
#writingcommunity #parents #teachers #librarians #blackfriday #shopsmall #theperfectgift #TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LilLibros #bilingualniños
#kidlit
#writingcommunity in LA
Join us @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social Saturday! Indie-Pendent Voices event! Panel discussions, workshops, activities. Discover new voices, connect with creators, dive into the world of self-publishing.
My topic-From writer to published author.
En español
www.lapl.org/indie
Join us @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social Saturday! Indie-Pendent Voices event! Panel discussions, workshops, activities. Discover new voices, connect with creators, dive into the world of self-publishing.
My topic-From writer to published author.
En español
www.lapl.org/indie
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#writingcommunity in LA
Join us @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social Saturday! Indie-Pendent Voices event! Panel discussions, workshops, activities. Discover new voices, connect with creators, dive into the world of self-publishing.
My topic-From writer to published author.
En español
www.lapl.org/indie
Join us @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social Saturday! Indie-Pendent Voices event! Panel discussions, workshops, activities. Discover new voices, connect with creators, dive into the world of self-publishing.
My topic-From writer to published author.
En español
www.lapl.org/indie
Time for a GiveAway!
A copy of Tío Ricky and a copy of La Plaza, the newest series from our friends at #SiSaboKids
Details: www.instagram.com/p/DRNF50SEU_...
Winner will be announced on #GivingTues, Dec 2!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LaPlaza #Kidlit #bilingualniños
#teachers #librarians #parents
A copy of Tío Ricky and a copy of La Plaza, the newest series from our friends at #SiSaboKids
Details: www.instagram.com/p/DRNF50SEU_...
Winner will be announced on #GivingTues, Dec 2!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LaPlaza #Kidlit #bilingualniños
#teachers #librarians #parents
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Time for a GiveAway!
A copy of Tío Ricky and a copy of La Plaza, the newest series from our friends at #SiSaboKids
Details: www.instagram.com/p/DRNF50SEU_...
Winner will be announced on #GivingTues, Dec 2!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LaPlaza #Kidlit #bilingualniños
#teachers #librarians #parents
A copy of Tío Ricky and a copy of La Plaza, the newest series from our friends at #SiSaboKids
Details: www.instagram.com/p/DRNF50SEU_...
Winner will be announced on #GivingTues, Dec 2!
#TíoRickyBilingualBook
#LaPlaza #Kidlit #bilingualniños
#teachers #librarians #parents
Reposted by Maritere R. Bellas
It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
Be a Book Angel!
Provide books for a child in need with our Book Angel program! The Book Angel Program will return in 2025! Stop by our Rhinebeck store and choose a
oblongbooks.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
Loved meeting new friends at my two book readings at #PretendMuseum today.
Kids enjoyed Tío Ricky and learning how Enrique saves the day.
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour #LilLibros #kidlit #writingcommunity
#authorslife
Kids enjoyed Tío Ricky and learning how Enrique saves the day.
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour #LilLibros #kidlit #writingcommunity
#authorslife
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Loved meeting new friends at my two book readings at #PretendMuseum today.
Kids enjoyed Tío Ricky and learning how Enrique saves the day.
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour #LilLibros #kidlit #writingcommunity
#authorslife
Kids enjoyed Tío Ricky and learning how Enrique saves the day.
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour #LilLibros #kidlit #writingcommunity
#authorslife
Excited to meet new friends this coming Sunday!!
@pretendcity.bsky.social
Two book readings!
12 noon and 2:30 pm
Thanks for sharing! 😀❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour
#LanguageandCulture #kidlit
#teachers #parents #librarians #bilingualparenting #duallanguage #LilLibros
@pretendcity.bsky.social
Two book readings!
12 noon and 2:30 pm
Thanks for sharing! 😀❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour
#LanguageandCulture #kidlit
#teachers #parents #librarians #bilingualparenting #duallanguage #LilLibros
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Excited to meet new friends this coming Sunday!!
@pretendcity.bsky.social
Two book readings!
12 noon and 2:30 pm
Thanks for sharing! 😀❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour
#LanguageandCulture #kidlit
#teachers #parents #librarians #bilingualparenting #duallanguage #LilLibros
@pretendcity.bsky.social
Two book readings!
12 noon and 2:30 pm
Thanks for sharing! 😀❤️
#TíoRickyBilingualBook #TíoRickyBookTour
#LanguageandCulture #kidlit
#teachers #parents #librarians #bilingualparenting #duallanguage #LilLibros