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Twitter friends! Please find us--and follow us!-- at bsky.app/profile/themixed-up…. We can't wait to connect with you & share our amazing MG content, including author interviews, classroom reading & writing tips, #StemTuesday posts, and MORE! #kidlit#MGlit.
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Perfecting Your Pitch w/ Eddie Gamarra, Media Rights Consultant & Former VP of Literary Affairs at Paramount Global on 3/8/25 at 2-4 PM PT on Zoom. Replay available. Sign-up at scbwi.org/events/march-8-SD-…
#scbwi #kidlit #kidlitcreators #kidlitartists #WritingCommunity #writingtips
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Poetry meets graphic novel format in THE OTHER SIDE OF TOMORROW, available now!
Perfect for middle grade readers, this poignant and highly praised graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea.
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Why Middle Grade Needs More Sci-Fi: A Guest Post by Samantha van Leer | Teen Librarian Toolbox hubs.ly/Q039mcnT0
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I love listening to a good read aloud and I LOVE doing them myself! 🥰💜
Find out the 5 best read-alouds to get your students celebrating this festive holiday through stories, togetherness and fun! ☘️
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Get young authors scribbling away with these writing prompts that encourage them to stretch their imaginations and have fun!
#writingprompts #middlegrade #mg #amwriting #creativewriting
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Spaces still available!
SCBWI LI Presents 2 events!
March 15th, 2-3: How to Write a Pitch
March 16th, 2-4: First Pages
With awesome Vicky Weber
Assoc Literary Agent
Creative Media Agency
cmalit.com/vicky-weber/
SCBWI Long Island Events
scbwi.org/regions/longisland…
registration info!
@vickyweberbooks
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Author looking to promote your book on my site, newsletter, or socials? This page is for you readingmiddlegrade.com/promo…
Element-ary, my dear Watson!
For March, Tuesday are for diving into the periodic table.
Check out today's blog for books that introduce this concept in practical, kid-friendly ways that get them thinking about elements in our daily lives.
#STEM #mg #mglit #middlegrade
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SCBWI-MI members! 🎉We're teaming up with Bookstock to raise money for literacy programs and share our books! Volunteer for a 2-hour shift and get a FREE spot to sign, sell, and promote your books and author visits on the same day you volunteer.✍️Sign up starting MARCH 12th!
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10 Exciting St. Patrick’s Day Books imaginationsoup.net/good-st-… #kidlit
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Join SCBWI San Diego on 5/17 on a Zoom conference for authors & illustrators! MayFest features editors, agents, art portfolio showcase, & optional critiques. Replay available. scbwi.org/events/mayfest-202…
#scbwi #kidlit #kidlitcreators #writingtips #kidlitartists #WritingCommunity
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@SydneyDunlap16 @JollyFishPress you’ve done it again! This amazing read will be perfect for so many kiddos. I’ll be recommending this one wildly! @hottsnewreads #bookposse warning—I couldn’t put this one down!
There are so many new books this month, we can't list them all!
Check out the blog (link below) to find some new books for your March TBR.
#middlegrade #mglit #newreleases
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Looking for publishers seeking #submissions? Check out this list!
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