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Loretta Garbutt @lorettagarbutt.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulation to all these beautiful new books, making their way in the world and looking for some big readers! 💖 🤩 🙌

Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social · 22d

It's #BookBirthday time! Our September pubs are officially out and about in the world! 🥳

Congratulations to all of our talented creators!

Available at wherever books are found 🎉🎉🎉

#HappyBookBirthday #NewBooks #KidLit

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YOU CAN'T TAME A TIGER by#StephanieEllenSy and ill. #JulienChung

PAISLEY & PECK: JURASSIC FARM by #JTorres and ill. #MikeDeas

THE WANDERING FEATHER by debut author #LisaFrenette and ill. #AugustSwinson

TRUCKIN' by #NancyHundal and ill. #AngelaPoon

WHO NEEDS THE DARK? THE MANY WAYS LIVING THINGS DEPEND ON DARKNESS by #LauraAlary and ill. #RisaHugo

DIAPER KID by #LorettaGarbutt and ill. #HayleyLowe

Text included says happy book birthday! with balloons and confetti in background.

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · 23d

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Share our #picturebook WHAT HAPPENS NEXT with kids ages 5 to 12.

@owlkids.bsky.social #careysookocheff

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · 23d

Working on a PB, MG, or YA? An experienced editor and pub'd author, I can apply for ONE #grant to mentor ONE Canadian #kidlit writer for 10 hrs (Nov-March) ie critiques, zoom chats, etc.

Interested? Pls get in touch asap.

#mentorship #editing #writersunionofcanada
@inkedvoices.bsky.social

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for the great interview questions, @ryangvancleave.bsky.social!

#writingpicturebooks #editing #writingtips @orcabook.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @scholasticaa.bsky.social @stephanepoulin.bsky.social #valerieboivin @nicolemillo.bsky.social

Only Picture Books @onlypicturebooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thrilled to share a new author interview with the brilliant Susan Hughes! We discuss her journey writing books, and as a freelance editor, she shares common pitfalls she sees in manuscripts.

www.onlypicturebooks.com/2025/09/08/a...

#AuthorInterview #PictureBooks #WritingCraft #KidLit

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Aug 18

Non-member registration is open for our upcoming Adult/YA SFF workshop with Naomi Davis at Bookends Literary. This is a great opportunity to get market and editorial feedback on your opening chapters! find out more and register at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thanks for the wonderful review of my #hilo middle-grade novel, MISS MATCH, Helen!

@hkubiw.bsky.social @inkedvoices.bsky.social @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social @canscaip.bsky.social

Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social · Aug 4

Need hi-lo novels for #MG readers? Check out @orcabook.bsky.social Orca Currents, including MISS MATCH from @susanhughes.bsky.social. Polly & her friends want to make some $ for summer & matchmaking is their idea. What could go wrong?! canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/08/miss...

Book cover of Miss Match by Susan Hughes, with tagline "It seemed like a good idea at the time" shows a teen girl on a yellow background of hearts.

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Casey Lyall @caseylyall.bsky.social · May 30

New books for fun summer reads from:

@parentclub.bsky.social,
@laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @susanhughes.bsky.social, @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, @valeriesherrard.bsky.social, @kirsten-marion.bsky.social, and me!

All authors available for school and library visits too! 🍁

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Casey Lyall @caseylyall.bsky.social · Apr 29

Great books for spring! Check out these new titles from: @parentclub.bsky.social, @laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @susanhughes.bsky.social, @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, @valeriesherrard.bsky.social, @kirsten-marion.bsky.social, and me! All authors available for visits too! 🍁

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Inked Voices @inkedvoices.bsky.social · Apr 28

The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · Apr 2

Just received author copies of my soon-to-hit-the-shelves “junior rom-com” novel MISS MATCH (ages 9-12; high-interest accessible)! Ya-hoo!

Get ready to meet 8th-grader Polly and find out about her “great idea” in just a few days -- on April 15, '25!

@orcabook.bsky.social #MG #kidlit

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Casey Lyall @caseylyall.bsky.social · Feb 23

Great new 🍁 books for kids out this year! Authors are available for school and library visits too:
@parentclub.bsky.social, @laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @susanhughes.bsky.social, @mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social, @valeriesherrard.bsky.social, @kirsten-marion.bsky.social, and me!

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Frances Backhouse @franbwrites.bsky.social · Feb 18

Snowed in? Check out these new #kidlit books by:
@parentclub.bsky.social
@laurabontje.bsky.social
@franbwrites
@caseylyall.bsky.social
@susanhughes.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
@valeriesherrard.bsky.social
@kirsten-marion
❄️📚⛄

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · Feb 12

📚🌷Spring into spring with these new #kidlit books by these super creators: @parentclub.bsky.social, @laurabontje.bsky.social, @franbwrites.bsky.social, @caseylyall.bsky.social; @susanhughes.bsky.social;
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social; @valeriesherrard.bsky.social; and @kirsten-marion.bsky.social

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · Jan 28

Excellent, Jaimie! I can't wait to read it next year!

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SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social · Jan 27

Nice to see you here, Laura!

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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social · Jan 27

#GIVEAWAY To celebrate the launch of #PictureBooksEh 2025 we’re giving away manuscript crits and PBs! Details on website (link above).

To enter:
1. follow @picturebookseh.bsky.social
2. like + re-post this post (extra entry for tagging a friend)
3. Winners ann. Feb. 10 at 9 am

#kidlit
#cankidlit

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Authors' Booking Service @authorsbooking.bsky.social · Jan 24

Photos of today's ABS member chat.

Book an author or illustrator to visit your readers: authorsbooking.com

#authorvisits #illustratorvisists #schoolvisits