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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so excited to host National Book Award finalist Hannah V. Sawyerr and award winning middle grade author Ronald L. Smith at Wilde Readings -- Howard County's longest running literary reading series.

Tuesday, 10/14 at Queen Takes Book independent bookstore in Columbia, Maryland. 7 pm

Photographs of authors Hannah v Sawyerr and Ronald L. Smith.

Text: wilde readings series, October 14th 2025, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Queen takes book

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · 13d

It's been on my author bucket list to participate in the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. I'm heading up to New York State to be part of this celebration of children's literature on Saturday.

I grew up just an hour away from Chappaqua -- in northern NJ. Can't wait to be back in the area!

Chappaqua children's book festival: Laura Shovan. Cover of the book a place of the table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan. Author's photo of Laura Shovan.

Chappaqua children's book festival poster: September 27th 2025 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. chappaqua Metro North station. Board books to Young adult. Www.ccbfestival.org

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks for boosting, Kenn!

Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks for sharing my post!

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm excited to share that I'm leading a workshop at Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers' (WIFYR) Virtual Writing Intensive, September 18-20.

I'm thrilled to be joining this community.

My session is "What Happens Next: A Workshop on Story Questions."

www.wifyr.com/2025-writing...

Virtual Writing Intensive 2025 | Writing And Illustra

www.wifyr.com

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us as we kick off Wilde Readings Season 10 with two phenomenal authors, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Danuta Hinc.

The event is 7:00 p.m., Tuesday September 9th, at Queen Takes Book in Columbia Maryland. Open mic follows the reading.

#wildereadingseries #hocoarts

Photographs of authors Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Danuta Hinc with the words wilde reading series, September 9th 2025, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Queen takes book.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's time to reserve your spot in my fall session of Poetry Techniques for the Verse Novelist! Send me a DM or visit my website for more information. www.laurashovan.com

Laura Shovan's poetry techniques for the verse novelist: six classes, October through December 2025. A book, Ink pot and quills on a dark blue background.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Jul 29

I'm so excited for @cordeliajensen.bsky.social's MG verse novel! Check out her page to enter this book giveaway.

Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · Jul 29

#kidlit crowd it’s another #giveaway Tuesday! Honored this week to share @laurashovan.bsky.social’s blurb for Lilac! Please like and comment to enter to win a copy of these #middlegrade #versenovels The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary and Lilac and the Switchback! @holiday-house.bsky.social

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks for reading the poem, Jilanne. Yes -- we have to find things that help lift the heaviness.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Jul 27

Huge thanks to @wwph.bsky.social for highlighting my poem, "My Friend Wants to Talk About the War" at WWPH Writes today. www.washingtonwriters.org/2025/07/26/w...

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 102

www.washingtonwriters.org

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School Library Journal @slj.com · Jul 19

The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. "What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people."

The Ugly Stereotype Beneath the Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQIA+ Books

The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people.

www.slj.com

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Jun 17

New publication -- coming this fall! Thanks to Jona Colson and Caroline Bock at Washington Writers' Publishing House for another incredible anthology: America's Future.

Look for my poems "Demolition" and "The Botanist." "The Botanist" is a sci fi Golden Shovel, using the first line of "Ozymandias."

America's future: poetry and prose in response to tomorrow, edited by Caroline bock and Jona colson, Washington writers publishing house, 50th anniversary anthology.

Red book cover with a yellow eyed Crow.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Jun 4

Tuesday is the grand finale of Wilde Readings Season 9. Our featured authors are poet Leona Sevick and Howard County Maryland's inaugural youth poet laureate, Mai-Anh Nguyen.

Hope to see you at @queentakesbook in Columbia, MD, 7 PM, Tuesday May 10th.

Wilde Readings Series: June 10th 2025, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., featuring Howard county youth poet laureate Mai-Ang Nguyen and poet Leona Sevick. At Queen takes book.

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Andrew Auseon @andrewauseon.bsky.social · May 31

Last month at the Mahmoud v. Taylor #SCOTUS hearings, a bunch of us from @authorsabb.bsky.social gathered to support our children's right to read.

Photographer Mac Cosgrove-Davies took this photo with a 19th century tintype camera.

@laurashovan.bsky.social

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 30

I have a new website! www.laurashovan.com.

I can't say enough good things about the designer, Abby Feder. She understood exactly what I was looking for, but was also willing to have some fun with the site. www.abbyfeder.com

Laura Shovan | Poet, Author, & Educator

Explore Laura Shovan's award-winning poetry, books, and writing workshops for kids, teens, and adults.

www.laurashovan.com

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 12

The May issue of my newsletter for readers and writers is out now!

This time, it's all about prompts. Do you love or loathe writing prompts? What's one of the best writing prompts that you've ever worked with?

Want to subscribe? Send me a DM.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 10

Wilde Readings' May event is going to be 🔥🔥🔥!

Join us May 13, 7 pm at Queen Takes Book as we host Derrick Weston Brown and Carla du Pree.

If you'd like to feature at a future Wilde Readings, we encourage you to attend an event, meet the hosts, and read at our open mic.

Wild reading series. May 13th, 2025, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., featuring Carla Dupree and Derrick Weston Brown at Queen takes book.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 7

Nice!

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 7

Wow you are on fire with your forms.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 7

See you Saturday, May 10, Books In Bloom -- Columbia MD.

I'm performing at Spilled Milk: A Storytelling Event About Motherhood.

A diverse lineup of storytellers shares unfiltered experiences—beautiful, messy, heartbreaking, and hilarious.

Free registration cultureandquill.com/spilled-milk/

Culture and quill presents spilled milk a storytelling event about motherhood. 5 10 25 books in bloom. proceeds will benefit Columbia community Care.

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · May 5

Our summer verse novel course (online at The Highlights Foundation ) is filling up! Four sessions with me, Meg Eden Kuyatt , and Hannah V. Sawyerr will focus on how to use poetic form to tell your best possible story.

Registration is open. www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/int...

Intro to Novels in Verse: Drafting and Deepening Your Story - Highlights Foundation

www.highlightsfoundation.org

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Apr 28

Help me raise money for a scholarship to The Highlights Foundation.

No bids so far on my 30 minute "Ask Me Anything." I'd love this to go to a classroom teacher (or be gifted to a classroom teacher) so students can do an "Ask the Author Anything" with me.

Bids close on April 30. Let's do this!

30 Minute Virtual AMA with Laura Shovan - Neurodiverse Kidlit Collective

30 Minute Virtual Ask Me Anything with middle grade author and poet Laura Shovan Laura Shovan is a novelist, educator, and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Her work appears in journals and anthologies...

ndkidlit.org

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Apr 24

What an amazing show!

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Laura Shovan @laurashovan.bsky.social · Apr 22

The Neurodiverse Kidlit collective is holding its first auction! There are lots of great things on offer. If you buy or win one of the items, the money will go to a neurodiverse creative scholarship fund at The Highlights Foundation.

Auction closes April 30.

www.ndkidlit.org/fundraising-auction/

Kid lit auction live! Signed books. AMAs. After talks. Manuscript critiques. Portfolio reviews. And more!

Neurodiverse kid lit collective. Highlights foundation.

All auction funds will go to the neurodiverse kidlit scholarship at the highlights foundation.

Photograph of Laura Shovan: 30 minute virtual ama, Laura Shovan.

Learn more at www.ndkidlit.org
Contact: helloandkidlit.org

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