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📘Keeping It Real with Arthritis

Chicago
Joined December 2016
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
IT'S BACK!!! Join in the fun with our #BookBash23 secret book gifting and getting event. #teachers #librarians #illustrators #authors are all welcome to join! Sign up: elfster.com/gift-exchanges/4… Read all about it here: andrewhacket.com/post/2nd-an… #kidlit
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"Being diagnosed with a #chronicillness is hard. But the people you meet along the way, the opportunities that arise, and the lessons you've learned make it a little easier." #raresplash repost is inspired by @risingabovera #LivingRare #rare360 #disability #chronicpain #spoonie
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
I’m preparing my pitch package for @SCBWI_IL #SpringThaw and getting excited for my first in-person writing event. Anyone else out there planning to attend? #kidlit
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
The Keeping It Real with Arthritis book is now at another local bookstore!!! And yes, I couldn’t leave without getting this unicorn bookmark. Unicorn-themed things & photos have been following everywhere lately. 🦄 Thank you so much #bookbinnorthbrook 💖 #amwriting #bookstore
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Replying to @RisingAboveRa
You are absolutely right, Effie! You got this! I cannot wait until your beautiful books are on shelves. It WILL happen, my friend! 💖
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Replying to @RisingAboveRa
I'm in the same boat too, my sweet, Greek friend! It just makes me want to work harder 😘😘😘
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Replying to @RisingAboveRa
Agreed. The Midwest does slap
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🥳 I'm extending my #pbandj #giveaway to Twitter! Enter for a chance to win WHEN PB MET J + these adorable squeaky toys: 🥜Like 🥜Follow 🥜RT 🥜Tag a friend below 👉Extra entry on Insta if you follow the directions here: instagram.com/reel/CqiC_BhOT…… #pbj #writingcommunity #kidlit @penguinkids @heyitsarahreebs @2021derfuls @McIntoshAndOtis
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Raising awareness of #JIA is a priority for us all year round so we'll be continuing to share images of the amazing people who have been helping us to raise awareness all around the world! Thank you to everyone helping to raise awareness that #ChildrenGetArthritisToo
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We should both send each other a photo of us wearing them do a collage put them together of us wearing them 😍❤️
Happy mail to kick off my weekend!! I made the Keeping It Real with Arthritis book into earrings. 😍Thanks to my friend and one of the contributors in the book @unitedadvocacy for finding this. We’re twinning now, lol. 👯‍♀️I will model these at a later date when I’m in the mood. 🙃
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Check out the Spring 2023 issue of #iPainLiving Magazine featuring #KodyGreen - An inspiring Story of Managing Schizophrenia from #Caregiver to #Patient! bit.ly/3r4CBk7 Subscribe & Read! Digital & Print Versions #ChronicPain #Magazine #iPain #MarchIn2MentalHealth
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Today, Effie shares her story on our website along with information about the book she has compiled featuring stories about #arthritis from all around the world. Read Effie's story at jarproject.org/stories/effie #JIA #KeepingItRealWithArthritis #ThinkJIA @RisingAboveRa
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
The Keeping It Real with Arthritis book is now on @Bookshop_Org I’m happy to support local bookstores and raise awareness for arthritis all in one! 💙💜 #WritingCommmunity #booklovers #arthritis #chronicillness
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Was a good day for a local indie bookstore haul! @bookcellarchicago ordered the Keeping It Real with Arthritis book for their general health & wellness section. So I had to pay a visit! 💙🥰 #WritingCommmunity #arthritis #books #BookWorm #disabledauthor #MustRead #amwriting – at Chicago, IL
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
WOW. 😭 Look at all of these faces!!! Who sees themself?! Huge thanks to everyone who attended the #PBRisingStars Ice Cream Social last night! Special thanks to some of the 2022 Mentees for inspiring us all! Remember, application questions are live! Pbrisingstars.com/applicatio…
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Shared #KeepingItRealWithArthritis Book with my Rheumatologist today she is also part of #OMERACT. @RisingAboveRa #Writers #Rheum #Arthritis This is a book I am a contributor in 🙂.
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Thanks! I’m so very excited to see my words in print & read the other stories
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
So I can now call myself a published writer ✍️ But for reals I’m so proud to have my story amongst these amazing stories from around the globe thanks to @RisingAboveRa 💜
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Welcome to Day #2 of March On With Mentor Texts #MOWMT where #RateYourStory Judge Lauren H. Kerstein explores SEL topics! Don't forget to register on the registration post and comment for prizes! rateyourstory.org/single-pos… @LaurenKerstein @Literally_Lynne #SEL #writingcommunity
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Effie Koliopoulos retweeted
Thrilled to announce our latest issue of the Prairie Wind. The lovely cover by Kevin Van Norman warmly invites you to enjoy all the wonderful creativity contained inside this Winter issue. The Prairie Wind Team Pamela, Brooke, Shirin, Jenny & Sheila illinois.scbwi.org/prairie-w…
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