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Patty Wurster
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Illustrator • Writer • Regional Advisor #SCBWI New York West/Central Upstate • MFA Indiana U
#kidlit #kidlitart
www.pattywursterstudio.com
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Patty Wurster @pattywurster.bsky.social · Apr 3
Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. I’m the Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI NY West/Cent Region. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Visit: pattywursterstudio.com
#kidlitartpostcard showing three oil pastel paintings of older elementary age kids. Vivid color palette and textured surfaces. Patty Wurster, author-illustrator is multi color text on a black background.
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. I’m the Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI NY West/Cent Region. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Visit: pattywursterstudio.com
#kidlitartpostcard showing three oil pastel paintings of older elementary age kids. Vivid color palette and textured surfaces. Patty Wurster, author-illustrator is multi color text on a black background.
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Visit: pattywursterstudio.com
Girl riding bike on a sidewalk in a city in the rain. Patty Wurster, author - illustrator.
July 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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You know what I’m doing on Saturday, June 14th? Leveling up my #kidlitart #kidlit Career @brianlarossa.com
elizabethsavanella.bsky.social Elizabeth Savanella @elizabethsavanella.bsky.social · May 30
#kidlit #kidlitart
Sharing an updated promo for @brianlarossa.com 's upcoming NEW presentation and Q&A with @scbwiwestchester.bsky.social

You can now attend from ANYWHERE virtually!
$20 for members/$40 for non-members

Sign up today at this registration link:
www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
June 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Thank you for a great evening @brianlarossa.com !
SCBWI Illustrators learned so much!
#kidlitart #kidlit #scbwi
Thank you Brian LaRossa! We had a fantastic presentation! Text in white over blue and red rectangles.
May 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Do you want to take your #kidlit illustration career to the next level or are you just beginning your career? You don’t want to miss this BRIAN LAROSSA event! More details and registration for our @brianlarossa.com event @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social here www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
SCBWI WCNY presents Brian LaRossa’s ‘Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don’ts’ 1. Your Site, 2. Your Social, 3. Your Portfolio, 4. Your Deal, 5. Your Process Event on May 29th and Full PB Dummy or Portfolio Reviews on May 30th. Events are on Zoom! Picture shows a portrait of Brian LaRossa with description of event. The text is black, white, and blue. The background has a blue rectangle stacked over a red rectangle. The SCBWI logo is BW.
May 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
pattywurster.bsky.social
Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! Hello Agents, Art Directors and Editors! I’d love to collaborate with you on your Picture Book, Chapter Book and Middle Grade projects. I’m the Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI NY West/Cent Region. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitpostcard

Visit: pattywursterstudio.com
#kidlitartpostcard showing three oil pastel paintings of older elementary age kids. Vivid color palette and textured surfaces. Patty Wurster, author-illustrator is multi color text on a black background.
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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From ‘A Shelter For Sadness’ written by @bridgeanne.bsky.social and illustrated by me.

#illustration
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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This Is a Story turns two today!
This Is a Story | Words by John Schu | Illustrations by Lauren Castillo
March 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Preorders of my new book from my local indies will get this amazing sticker! High Five Books, Odyssey Books, the Carle Museum Gift Shop and the Silver Unicorn #kidlit #swag
March 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Are Picture Books Undervalued? This new ambassador of Children's Literature Thinks So | NPR www.npr.org/2025/02/06/n...
#scbwi #kidlit #books
Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so
The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture books.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Congratulations to Cait, our @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social Assistant Regional Advisor! Whooo-hoo!
caitdarfler.com Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com · Mar 6
55/1000 entries.

I'm so used to cheering folks on, I'm not sure what to do WHEN I ACTUALLY WIN!?!?

My CPs are the backbone of my support. I couldn't do this without them. 🥰

Find the folk who love your stories as much as you do, and will help when words stop making sense. 🥴
mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · Mar 6
The list of 2025 #PBParty finalists is live!

I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs)))

Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖

mindyalyseweiss.com/...
March 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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#kidlit ‘s new home ❤️

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Where Is the Kid Lit Community Online?
As social media communities splinter, authors and publishers wonder where their next digital water cooler will be.
www.publishersweekly.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Happy Book Birthday to ‘My Dog’ written by Olivia Wakeford and illustrated by me. Out TODAY! This story is a stunner folks. Can’t wait to hear what you all think ❤️ #illustration #mydog #oliviawakeford #dogsofinstagram
February 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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“Picture book writing and art making are an act of open rebellion against the howling wind. Stories for children are by nature not a loud or raucous affair, generally… A quiet and beautiful act of defiance as gift for future us.”

➡️ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

#kidlit #kidlitart
The Foreboding Dark
and the act of art making as rebellion
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February 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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The 2025 EJK Award Winners: www.ejkf.org/2025-ejk-awa...
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker We Are Definitely Human he Last Stand Emergency Quarters Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube Bao’s Doll
February 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Photos & videos from joint event by @scbwi.bsky.social + @soi128.bsky.social event in NYC, a special "behind-the-scenes" events at #scbwiNY25. My 1st "official" appearance as part of the SCBWI Advisory Council Illustration Committee! See my other photos/videos at www.instagram.com/inkygirl/ #KidLit
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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manuscriptacademy.bsky.social
We can't wait! We have new features lined up for #MSWL day Wednesday.

We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain.

About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!
The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?
ManuscriptWishlist.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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And that's a wrap on #WRAD 2025. Eight schools, many more classrooms, and so much fun! Reading matters. Literacy matters. Our future depends on it.

#kidlitart #kidlit #worldreadalouday
screenshot of our drawing activity during World Read Aloud Day 2025. Students share their drawings with me (Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom) after reading ABUELITA AND I MAKE FLAN together.
February 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Happy book birthday to Renée Watson's All the Blues in the Sky!
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Thx @anneawh.bsky.social for this photo from #scbwiNY25 event collab w/Society Of Illustrators @soi128.bsky.social + @scbwi.bsky.social! L to R: @thejerrybennett.com @danacarey.bsky.social @debbieohi.com (me!), @paulozelinsky.com & Cecilia Yung. My 1st SCBWI Illustrators' Committee intro! #KidLit
Five smiling people standing in front of an illustrated wall at the Society of illustrators. Woman on the far right is passing a microphone to the next person. Woman in the middle is laughing. A giant blue O is painted on the wall behind the group, with an illustration of red poppies, book covers, and hanging framed art. Text along bottom credits Anne Cosnow Awh for the photo.
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Back in Toronto! Still unpacking & catching up, but here's a quickie slideshow from the #scbwiNY25 Industry Social and Portfolio Browse. So much amazing art! Kudos to all who submitted portfolios. #KidLit

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February 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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SO much amazing art in last night’s Portfolio Browse at #scbwiNY25. What a wonderful way to start the conference!#KidLit
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Looking forward to the #SCBWI 2025 NY Winter Conference! @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social attendees join @caitdarfler.com and myself! Hope to see you there! #SCBWINY25 #
SCBWI 2025 Winter Conference in NYC. January 31 - February 2.
January 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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SCBWI is thrilled to unveil its new logo—a vibrant symbol of creativity, connection, and inspiration.

Award-winning and New York Times best-selling illustrator John Hendrix, designed the new logo. @johnhendrix.bsky.social
www.johnhendrix.com

Learn more here: www.scbwi.org/society-of-c...
January 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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News I can finally share! So excited for what's to come!

🪼Can't wait to work with Luana and HarperCollins on this beautiful and funny story.
🌟 So, so thankful for @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social for seeing it's potential and pushing me onward.

#kidlit #kidlitart
Luana Kay Horry at HarperCollins has bought world rights to Just Jelly by author-illustrator Jacob Souva, a picture book about a jellyfish who learns that he is actually not a fish, and the star-shaped echinoderm who helps Jelly realize what he could be in a sea of possibilities. Publication is slated for winter 2027; Jennifer Rofé at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal.
January 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM