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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 15h

James is excited to meet his new sibling, but there’s something odd about his baby sister. "She’s bald, has tiny arms, and looks grumpy!" Can James convince his parents that his baby sister isn't a human baby and needs to return to the hospital?

#DVPit #Q #PB #WOC #Asian

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Meena wants to bring in a rainbow lunch like her friends after they pointed out that her curry is "brown and smells like Meena." However, when she’s helping Amma make eggplant curry, Meena realizes that she’s been carrying a rainbow in her lunchbox all along.

#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 21h

When Amma refuses his famous, home-made, passed down for generations pizza, Justin, a willful and caring 7-year-old, must discover a way to entice his Amma into trying a slice of his cheesy goodness even if it means breaking generational pizza rules.

#DVPit #Q #PB #OWN #POC #WOC #Asian

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute YAY for me!

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you 🥹

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2: Night Light

@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much for your feedback!! You brought good points!

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Day 1: Squash

Just putting myself out there, don't "squash" me 😶‍🌫️

@scbwi.bsky.social #scbwiartober2025 #art #halloween

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Sista 𓅓 @sista.bsky.social · 21d

🌹🕯

ROSES ARE RED
CANDLES ARE LIT

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DO NO HARM
BUT TAKE NO SHIT

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Mary Ann @theghostegg.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just one of the guys 👻🤍

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Diamond Fore is ✨querying✨ @diamondf.bsky.social · Aug 6

ATLA x WICKED

Calypso must steal 12 divine amulets in order to regain her powers and seek revenge against her enemies.

Villain FMC
Hero MMC
Hate at first sight
Destroy the world, dont save it

#questpit #Q #YA #F

Collage of images, zodiac wheel, solar system planets in a straight line, scorpio constellation, virgo constellation, text saying the villain and text saying the hero

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Tiffanie Leung Abbott @tleungabbott.bsky.social · Aug 6

In the winter of 1894, Florida’s citrus industry struggled. As oranges withered in the cold, Chinese American horticulturist Lue Gim Gong knew he could help. Years of experiments brought an orange that could thrive in harsh conditions, something Lue was all too familiar with. #QuestPit #Q #PB #NF

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jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · Aug 4

my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries

- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support

youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · Aug 4

Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jul 31

I went onto QueryTracker to figure out how many agents I would be able to apply to ...

Initial Agents List -> 1920
Filtered for Picture Book, Author -> 34
Check "Hide Closed Agents" -> 22
Filtered on Agents not Accepting from USA -> 18

18 Agents.

I need to curl up in a corner somewhere.

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jul 23

100 Days Until Halloween!!

Time to get back to revising my ghoulish stories 💀🧌🎃👻

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#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social · Jul 22

It took guts to pitch your dead story hearts! And there were so many great entries. After getting all of our brains together, a few pitches really stood out in the graveyard. The winners of this year's #KidlitZombieWeek host critiques are...

(Wait for it... Wait for it...)

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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social · Jul 6

There is no such thing as an “AI artist” 🫠

At best you’re a coward, at worst…you’re a thief. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jul 1

It's been 5 months since I last read one of my PB manuscripts, read through it, and the best part is I'm still so proud of it 🖤

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 28

I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek !!

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 28

I solemnly swear I’m using my yummy brain to bring a zombie manuscript back to life. #KidLitZombieWeek

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you!!

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 16

How does one get to the auction?

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 14

Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire By Flavia Z. Drago is an adorable PB about embracing yourself and not hiding in the dark shadows. The illustrations are just as adorable and so much fun! @flaviazdrago.bsky.social

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Meryl Suresh @merylwrites.bsky.social · Jun 9

This amazing PB idea popped into my head.
Started looking up if there was already PB with the same idea. Yup, there are, no biggie.
BUT. There was a PB that came out in 2023 of the SAME title (same topic) by a well known author 😭
I've lost all confidence to continue 😭

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Sophie Kent Illustration @sophiekent.bsky.social · Jun 5

It’s kid lit art postcard time! - Hello all! I’m open to any children’s illustration work at the moment and am rep’d by the Nicky at The Bright Agency!✨📚

#hireanillustrator #illustration #childrenspublishing #procreate #childrensbooks #kidlitart #picturebook #kidlitartpostcard

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