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Sylvia Liu
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MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | next book: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup story out 2026) | latest book: 🦌 NEAR & DEER | MG sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
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The reviews are coming in, and I'm grateful that people are loving STEALING THE SCORE, my World Cup-themed mystery of a missing soccer superstar, coming out from Scholastic
on Feb 3! A 🧵

Thank you Kirkus Reviews: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Pre-order: bit.ly/StealScore
Photo of the middle grade book STEALING THE SCORE with the title "The reviews are in!" and the quote: "In this charming soccer-themed adventure that combines action with emotional growth, 'la mania es real.' - Kirkus Reviews"
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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At the start of a project, are you paralyzed by the blank page? Do you have too many ideas? While drafting, are you stuck in the muddy middle?

On Dec 5, I'll share tips on pushing through creative blocks: app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina... (free members /$25 others) @inkedvoices.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Join us on Dec 5th for this webinar with @sylvialiu.bsky.social on unlocking creativity and pushing through creative blocks. Sylvia will be sharing exercises and lots of tips for accessing our creative mojo! app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Yes, I can't wait! #NCTE
erindaydreams.bsky.social Erin Bedell @erindaydreams.bsky.social · 8d
I just finished an #NCTE2025 planning meeting with these incredible authors, and feel compelled to tell you that this Sci-fi panel is going to be 🔥🔥🔥! We’d love for you to join us this Friday! @meganefreeman.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social #bookposse
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Nov 14): kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... Inside: Writing Scenes with Senses, Tabling Comic Shows, Crowdfunding webinar, more. Thanks @heatherbell37.bsky.social for the illustration, Manu Delpech and @laurenkerstein.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (11/14/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Really loved @amandaspino.bsky.social's entry!
amandaspino.bsky.social Amanda Spino @amandaspino.bsky.social · 18d
I'm so grateful that my story The Borderland was selected in this year's Fall Writing Frenzy contest! Thank you again to @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social, @lydialukidis.bsky.social and @professoraixa.bsky.social for hosting! Also, a huge thank you to @sylvialiu.bsky.social for selecting my story! #kidlit
Badge with the text "FWF Winner 2025"
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Excited for #NCTE2025 in Denver this year! I'm looking forward to moderating panels with some amazing authors! Let me know if you're attending, would love to connect.
@meganefreeman.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social
@baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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inkedvoices.bsky.social
We are very excited for this upcoming webinar with @sylvialiu.bsky.social on unblocking & unlocking creativity! Open to non-members too!
app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina...
#Writingcommunity
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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kidlit411.bsky.social
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Nov 7): kidlit411.com/2025/11/the-... Inside: What Makes a PB work, @scbwi.bsky.social Winter Conference, Copywriting, more. Thanks Nancy So Miller for
the illustration & @darahenrywrites.bsky.social
for the PB giveaway.
The Weekly 411 (11/7/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 31): kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... Inside: Purpose of the Second Act, Free PB webinar, School Visit Primer, more. Thanks @mirandakramos.bsky.social for the illustration, @cindyschrauben.bsky.social & Scholastic for the giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (10/31/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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VAASL's Annual Fall Conference will be held in Williamsburg, VA, on November 5-7, 2025. We spy a great lineup of #SCBWI #kidlit creators authors who'll be there, including our member Dionna, @sylvialiu.bsky.social, @cynthiacliff.bsky.social, @ginjerclarkebooks.bsky.social, @suefliess.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Hi friends! An e-ARC for STEALING THE SCORE, my World Cup-themed mystery is available on Edelweiss. Check it out. Coming out from @scholastic.bsky.social on Feb. 3, 2026.

#bookposse #bookallies #booksoujourn #bookexpedition #booksquad #booktrek
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I'm excited to host a creativity workshop on Fri, Dec. 5 with @inkedvoices.bsky.social, 12:30 pm-1:45 pm ET. I'll be giving my popular class on breaking through creative blocks at the start and during writing projects.

Sign up: app.inkedvoices.com/event/webina... (Free members/$25 others)
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 24): kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... Inside: Powerful PBs, Fix Word Count, Creativity Workshop with @sylvialiu.bsky.social, more. Thanks @nmillerillo.bsky.social for the illustration, @justincolonbooks.bsky.social and Sheri Dillard for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (10/24/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/aIkU6abeIb4?...
Author Peptalk - Creating For Kids is a Team Sport with Author & Co-Founder of kidlit411, Sylvia Liu
YouTube video by AUTHOR PEP TALK - Cindy Williams Schrauben
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 17): kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... Inside: Halloweensie contest, illustration classes, TikTok virality a myth, more. Thanks Tricia Candemeres for the illustration, @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social and @cassfederman.bsky.social for the giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (10/17/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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We're pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade poetry anthology, LIMELIGHT: CURTAIN UP ON POETRY COMICS! by @reneemlatulippe.bsky.social illustrated by Chuck Gonzalez (Charlesbridge) out Oct. 28.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-...
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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We're pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT written & illustrated by @cassfederman.bsky.social (Penguin Random House) out on Oct. 21.

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly: kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-...
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Thank you @cindyschrauben.bsky.social - I had a lot of fun chatting with you yesterday about the importance of joining creative communities.

youtu.be/aIkU6abeIb4?...
Author Peptalk - Creating For Kids is a Team Sport with Author & Co-Founder of kidlit411, Sylvia Liu
YouTube video by AUTHOR PEP TALK - Cindy Williams Schrauben
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct 10): kidlit411.com/2025/10/the-... Inside: Writing Voice, Plot & Story Arc, KidLitWriMo & more. Thanks Judy Elizabeth Wilson for the illustration & @jennmoudahi.bsky.social and @swildmansf.bsky.social for the PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (10/10/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Fairytale in Progress @carastoutauthor.bsky.social

Marvelous Morrie Turner @dontate.bsky.social

The River She Became @emilyvargabooks.bsky.social

Friends Furever @sylvialiu.bsky.social
Fairytale in Progress Sara Schonfeld at HarperTeen has acquired North American rights to Cara Stout's Fairytale in Progress series. The first book, Enchanted to Meet You, is a romance in which a teen gets cast as a princess at Fairytale Gardens, with the mission to expose potential fraudulent activities, with only one problem—she has to ignore the sparks that fly with the handsome casted prince, who also happens to be the owner's son. The books were originally published in the U.K.; book one will publish in winter 2026, and book two, A Knight Before Christmas, will publish in spring 2026. Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal. Marvelous Morrie Turner Catherine Laudone at S&S/Beach Lane Books has bought world rights to Marvelous Morrie Turner: The Man Who Brought Color to the Comics Pages by Don Tate, a picture book biography about cartoonist Morrie Turner, the creator of Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an ethnically diverse cast of characters. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal. The River She Became Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has acquired a new romantasy duology by Emily Varga, The River She Became and The River on Fire. Pitched as The Mummy meets The Cruel Prince, the story follows a relic hunter searching for a way to restore magic to her world. To do so she must cross into a fae world and work with an enigmatic captain to outwit ancient curses, battle creatures born of nightmares, and find a power that could resurrect both their worlds. Publication is set for spring 2026 and spring 2027; Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights. Friends Furever Maya Marlette at Scholastic has bought Sylvia Liu's Friends Furever, a middle grade novel in which a pug and a French Bulldog scheme to "parent trap" their owners to become besties again, while the girls navigate new interests and friends in sixth gr
September 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Oct. 3): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: Story in Reverse, PB Endings, PB pacing workshop, more. Thanks @staceybyer.bsky.social for the illustration, @kidlitjennaj.bsky.social & Jenna Elyse Johnson for the giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (10/3/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Sept 26): kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... Inside: PB Tips, Humor in Kid Lit, Comp Title Workshop, more. Thanks Bodhi Kim for the illustration, @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @meganclendenan.bsky.social
for the MG & PB giveaways.
The Weekly 411 (9/26/25)
A one-stop place for all your kid lit information needs.
kidlit411.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS by @victorpineiro.bsky.social (Sourcebooks)

To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2025/09/the-... (+ more ways to win)
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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In case we don't have enough things to worry about. . . www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not ready
Lab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness, but as innovation progresses, neuroscientists question whether it's time to revisit the ethics of this line of research.
www.livescience.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM