Erica Lee Schlaikjer 🍉 史光芬

@ericaleewrites.bsky.social

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🚸 here for the #kidlit community!
✍️ currently unagented PB author; seeking rep
📚 pre-order: WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL (ships August 15) https://belcantobooks.net/preorder-%2B-signed-books
📍 Los Angeles

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Stir it up! 🥣 🍲 🍜 🍝

Hi! We’re Kelsea, Zina, and Kyle: the team behind Stirred Stories! We’re an indie publishing house that prioritizes #books by #newauthors from underrepresented backgrounds. Our current genres: #kidlit #poetry and #YAlit We’re excited to be here and to celebrate diverse books! 💙📚

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Warm summer breeze 🍃🌸 #kidlitart #illustration

Received a huge heavy box in the mail. 📦 Got super excited that it was complimentary copies of my debut picture book. Realized it was just our monthly delivery of kitty litter... 😹 #HappyCaturday

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Please note July's #KidLitArtPostcard event is getting pushed out one week due to the 4th of July holiday. You have an extra week to make a great promo piece #kidlitart illustrators. And an extra week for #kidlit art directors, editors, and agents to come on over to Bluesky.

Thanks for the support! 💕 🌱

Just pre-ordered WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL by @ericaleewrites.bsky.social (debut picture bk author!) & Cinyee Chiu from indie children's bkstore, Mabel's Fables. Launches from Sleeping Bear Press Aug.15th, 2024. Erica helps moderate the KidLit Mega Feed - thank you, Erica! #kidlit

Re-introducing myself for the #kidlit Mega Feed! Hi! 👋 I'm Erica, a #PB author in LA. My debut book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 is due out on August 15 (available for pre-order now!) I'm half Amis (indigenous to Taiwan) & half white/American & grew up around the world as a "Third Culture Kid." 🌎

I forget who mentioned this — @debbieohi.com , was it you? — but what is the Bluesky equivalent of Tweetdeck? 🤔

You gotta let ‘em out! 💨

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I’m hyped to announce that the upcoming picture book I illustrated, Feelings Are Like Farts, is now available for pre-order!! x.gd/Qx957 So exciting to see the final art is now out in the world🤩 We are so happy with what we created and we hope you will too🥰 #kidlit #kidlitart

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@jaymieh.bsky.social @kellienicely.bsky.social @ericaleewrites.bsky.social @charlenedraws.bsky.social and @debbieohi.com all have lists and feeds you should be following if you want to connect with #kidlit accounts here on #bluesky. Also, check my huge Kidlit Community feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

KidLit Community

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Happy #SummerFriday! Perfect timing to share the opening lines from my debut picture book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 Available for pre-order now! Link in bio. ⛅️ 🌧️ #kidlit #picturebooks #ownvoices

Ok y’all — who here draws funny dragons? Show Brian! 🐉 🔥 💨 #kidlit #illustrators

Hey #kidlit illustrators, do you love DRAGONS? I do! I’m looking for an artist who can breathe life into a comedic dragon w/ mass appeal for a new character-driven graphic-reader series (ages 4–6). Respond here with images and a link to your folio. Please no DMs. Agents are welcome to email. 💙❤️

Dedicate this #Juneteenth to anti-racism. Free your self. Decolonize your mind. Click here for resources from WNDB: diversebooks.org/resources-fo... #kidlit #weneeddiversebooks

Very exciting news! My debut picture book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 is available to PRE-ORDER now through one of my fave indie booksellers: ✨ Bel Canto Books ✨ in Long Beach, CA! Thanks for all your support! Place your order here 👉 belcantobooks.net/preorder-%2B...

Got a rejection from an agent at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social? Try again with a SECOND CHANCE! Details below. 👇

📣GREAT NEWS! We know it's hard to decide which agent to query, so we're excited to introduce ABLA'S SECOND CHANCE INBOX. Every ABLA agent has access to the Second Chance Inbox, and we'll go through it regularly to discover new material! New submission guidelines: www.andreabrownlit.com/submissions

Hi #kidlit crew! 👋 I'm Erica, brand strategist & newbie #PB author based in LA. My debut book 🌱 WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 🌺 is available for pre-order now & ships August 15! My 2nd book 💫 SKY LUCK 🌙 comes out in 2025. You can learn more about me at www.ericaleewrites.com

Reading this? Kidlit? Reintroduce yourself specifically for the new #kidlit MEGA feed (bsky.app/profile/did:...). Hi! My name is Brian LaRossa. I’m an executive art director at Scholastic, overseeing Branches, Acorn, nonfiction series, and many titles for Orchard Books. www.brianlarossa.com 💙❤️

Erica Lee Schlaikjerwww.ericaleewrites.com

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To our fathers and father figures. Thank you ❤️ #kidlitart

Figured now is a good time to wish everyone a Happy #Caturday! 🐈‍⬛ Meet my boy Kismet the kitten, aka Kizmo, Kizmodo Dragon, Kizzy, Kizmert. A little unhinged, a lot cute 🥰

An important summer reading list 👀 #bipoc #kidlit

Our 2024 We Are Kid Lit Summer Reading List is up! This is our 10th (!!!) year discussing, selecting and sharing inclusive titles by/about BIPOC and interlocking identities. The list is available on wtpsite.com and if you are interested in the PDF, let me know.

We Are Kid Lit Collectivewtpsite.com Because summer reading should be for ALL the people.

It’s an act of courage to expose your creativity! 💪❤️

Having a new book in the world is a vulnerable thing!

A light in the darkness!

Feeling motivated and inspired from the growing kidlit community here ☺️💡🎨 #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #bug #moth #art

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*JUST LAUNCHED* Mega KidLit Feed w/fellow admins @boringstorybook.com & @charlenedraws.bsky.social! One feed pulls in hashtagged posts from moderated #kidlit Lists from multiple users in community. Browse Feed here More info & how to post to Feed Feel free to share graphic on other platforms! 🧵👇🏼

Some tips on how to make this place more 🌞 welcoming & engaging 💕 for the #kidlit community 👇👇👇

Hello to all the new (or returning) #kidlit & #kidlitart folks! We're working to try to get the community more active, but also, it helps if everyone tries a bit to interact with one another! BlueSky likes interactions - you have to say something to get something back! Here's some tips to help:

Ok #kidlit community: who else is based in #LA? 🌴 I’m craving some hyper-local, in-person, meatspace community, in addition to my digital ones! Would be cool to keep a running list of folks. Comment with a fave hangout spot below! 👇 Mine is brunch at Playa Provisions in Playa del Rey. 🌊

So honored! My debut picture book 🌱WILD GREENS BEAUTIFUL GIRL 野菜姑娘🌺 is a Junior Library Guild ⭐️ Gold Standard ⭐️ Selection! 📚Available for pre-order now; ships August 15! bookshop.org/p/books/wild-g… 🎨Illustrator: Cinyee Chiu 🐻Publisher: Sleeping Bear Books #OwnVoices #kidlit #writingcommunity

I am glued to my screen, watching the meteoric rise of Cara. ☄️ So curious to see how this pans out... techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/a....

A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com Artists have finally had enough with Meta’s predatory AI policies, but Meta’s loss is Cara’s gain. An artist-run, anti-AI social platform, Cara has grown

The unbridled JOY in this! 🌊 ☀️

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day✨ SCHOOL IS OUT! was my inspiration for this month's postcard. I hope the kids are having the best summer ever! 🌐 shihopate.com ✏️ Rep'd by Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #yokai #illustration #summerbreak #beach #river

Happy Pride! 🌈 Strut your stuff! 🐈‍⬛

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. Portfolio - charlenechua.com Agent - Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary #kidlitart #art

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I created a feed aggregating posts from users w/ kidlit interests - I've added about 500 users and will be adding more. It's a easy way to find/follow kidlit people who are active on BlueSky. If you would like to be included, let me know. #kidlitart #kidlit Posts are in the feed for 7 days.

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OoOooooOoo 👀

Illustrator friends, I’m here to share that Society of Illustrators is accepting submissions for the 2024 Original Art Show. I’m the Chair this year, which means I selected the jurors for this year’s exhibit. I’ll add more info below.

Sooooo….my debut #picturebook comes out August 15! 🙌 I’m thinking I should probably start an email newsletter to document my journey and keep friends/fam/fans/followers in the loop. Is Substack the way to go these days? 🤔 any tips? #kidlit #writingcommunity