Last call! 🚨 Today is the final day to send your manuscript ✨ Submissions close at 11:59 pm.

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Newly updated! Find over *80!!* publishers actively accepting children's books from #unagented writers! Additional 25 houses with limited windows. Updated 1/12/24 #amwriting #kidlit BitsyKemper.com/publishers

A reminder to all who #query me:

Querying is a daunting process, and I am honored to receive your query. If you make a small error (wrong name instead of mine, a typo, etc.), please don't worry. I make errors, too. I promise I won't hold it against you.

Best of luck to you!

First new client of the year! ✨

OLD FRIENDS is one of my favorite picture books and it's such an honor to to be working with Margaret on her heart-hug worthy stories! 🩷

Welcome to Team Monica, Margaret Aitken! 🥰

It's time for a #bookgiveaway ! You could win a copy of IN THE NIGHT GARDEN and one of these gorgeous prints! One print per winner!

To enter, like, RT, and tag a fellow #picturebook lover below for an extra entry! Giveaway ends on 12/10!*
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FREE BOOK WEEKEND! just retweet, reply, and follow and I’ll randomly select 5 winners to receive a signed special edition of AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, an Amari art card, and an additional book of your choice! Happy Holidays!

#WriteTip I find the most compelling stories often explore emotional truths an author has personally experienced. Maybe not the specific events or drama but the feelings. Write your emotional truth. Create intimacy with the reader. Invite them inside. #amwriting #amrevising

ICYMI… I’m excited to share the cover of my upcoming picture book publishing in June of 2024 with MacKids Books Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 #TheYellowBus #lorenlong

Exciting news from my lovely agent! Congratulations, Leslie!🎉🎉🎉

You said YES PLEASE to a new Chapter Book for 5-8-year-olds competition and we’ve decided to run it. 🙂 There’s a lot to organise, and you won’t find any details on our website yet. But the competition will probably open in November and close early February. Happy writing!

Brain cancer took away our Ashley’s ability to speak, took away her motor skills & eventually, our Ashley wasn’t able to consume any foods nor liquids. Ashley communicated w/ her fingers in her last few months on Earth & answered “yes” w/ her pointer finger & “no” w/ pointer &

#PitchMe is coming!

Check out kristavandolzer.blogspot.com for all the answers to all of your questions!

Krista Van Dolzer and I are getting VERY excited!

I am so grateful for my agent🥹She is an incredible person with only the most genuine of intentions. Her editorial vision is ✨chef’s kiss✨ and has her authors’ best interest at heart. If you haven’t yet queried her or are looking for editorial services, you should consider her.

Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky Writes for Kids🐈‍⬛️🦕📚🦖 Hi! Have a look at Bitsy Kemper 📚's pinned tweet. She has compiled a list of 100 publishers that accept unagented submissions! I just went through the list myself 🙌 good luck! 🤞

#PitchMe details! We would love to have YOU submit your work! Krista Van Dolzer and I are incredibly excited to see the amazing work this year! Make sure to check out the UNREAL list of agents and editors participating and read all the contest rules. ✨✨

Wow I just learned that diaper companies like Pampers and HelloBello support abortion. What an upside down world!

Thankfully there is a new diaper company that is unapologetically pro-life!

Let’s make this video go viral! Retweet EveryLife’s powerful message! ❤️

If you’re not out in an aspect of your life and don’t wish to share.

“This manuscripts explores experiences close to me I don’t discuss publicly, but explore in my writing for others like myself. (Agents should respect this and not out anyone, if not—not the agent for you)”

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A few examples from different situations.

If I were to answer this for one of my WIPs—

“I, like my MC, am a Black woman with Creole roots, sharing the same disabilities and mental health. The lore is inspired by my heritage.”

— 1/4

Different WIP if not marginalized/not inspired by other cultures

“This is a work of fiction inspired by my love for x trope, monsters under my bed, and the 2010s dystopian era. It doesn’t purposefully pull from other cultures or explore lived experiences outside of my own.”

2/4

#PBPitch Worried that the rain will never stop, Noah and his family become very anxious. The animals aboard the ark sense this and wish to comfort them. By praising God in their natural ways, the animals bring joy and solace. #SEL #CF