A HUGE Thank You To Our most awesome #kidlit friends & #SunWriteFun #Prize Donors: Baptiste Paul,FedericoErebia | PEDRO&DANIEL,Heather Macht @RobSandersWrite, @Jill_SFNA,@EBoxer,Jyoti Rajan Gopal AMERICAN DESI @NChurnin,Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her),Laurie (JOURNEY TO THE STARS) Wallmark,📚 Jolene Gutiérrez--order THE OFRENDA WE BUILT 🎉 We love & appreciate you! Stephanie Wildman

The early 80s had totally tubular TV! Before cable, we had to tune our antennas, like o my gawsh! What was your fave? ~The Love Boat ~A-Team ~ Fantasy Island Tag 5 #kidlit friends Melissa Stoller Stephanie Wildman Vivian Kirkfield @MariaMarshall TinaShepardson #SunWriteFun games

Tell me I'm not the only one crying with joy & pride after watching Simone Biles' floor routine. YES!! #kidlit #Olympic2024 #Gymnastics

CONTEST UPDATE Groddy to the max, #SunWriteFun's been having all sorts of tech issues with our entries. Like, gag us with a huge spoon! Fingers crossed, it looks like we've solved the issues. As a thank you your patience, DEADLINE EXTENDED!! #kidlit #writingcommunity Stephanie Wildman

Friday #SunWriteFun Day! Which show did you love to watch the most: Dynasty Dallas Falcon Crest Tag 5 #kidlit pals & share! #picturebook #writing Tonnye (rhymes with Connie) Fletcher Carrie Karnes Fannin Larissa D. Elliott Stephanie Wildman Kari Ann Gonzalez- How To Hatch A Reader ‘23 Je l'adore Spring Mountain Winery! Can you guess the show?

Saturday Morning Cartoons from the '80s-name your early morning lineup! Smurfs (I still have my own village!), The Littles (they were so ingenious!) Scooby Doo (silly Schmoo!) How about you? #SunWriteFun #writingcommunity #kidlit Stephanie Wildman #5amwritersclub

CONTEST ALERT: Ya'l have 6 more days to whip up a funtastic tale in 200W or less!! #SunWriteFun #kidlit #writing #picturebooks

It's Makeover Monday-what '80s fashion trend would you wear now? Neon colors? Blue eyeshadow? Leg warmers? Parachute pants? Sky-high perms & crimps?! Share & confess your 80s style! Tagging 4 fashionistas Julie Hedlund SONG AFTER SONG is out now! Kelli Panique Stephanie Wildman @viviankirkfield5 #SunWriteFun

#ThrowbackThursday Hey #kidlit, share your craziest 80s hair pics with #SunWriteFun! Did you mullet or perm, crimp or mohawk? Headband or Scrunci updo? AquaNet or Rave?! PS And if you weren't an 80s kid (ugh, sorry!), then what would you rock?! Stephanie Wildman #WritingCommunity

This is it! Due to requests, we're extending #SunWriteFun one final time! Final Deadline for entries is Wed Aug 14th. 200 word (or less) Nonfiction or Info Fiction ms. #Prizes include publisher opportunities, FREE memberships, critiques, AMA Zooms, books & more #kidlit #writing

CONTEST ALERT! Consider this the remix tape! #SunWriteFun is going til Wed, Aug 14. THAT'S TOMORROW!! Get those totally rad #nonfiction #picturebook entries in! #SunWriteFun #5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit

#TerrificTuesday & I'm tossing back to last week's #kidlit 80s hair pics. Had to share my own, lol! Perm girl fer sure! #ThrowbackThursday Did you mullet or perm, crimp or mohawk? Headband or Scrunci updo? AquaNet or Rave?! Stephanie Wildman #WritingCommunity

#SunWriteFun Hey #picturebook #writers, out this inspiring exhibit at the Smithsonian --lots of fascinating subjects for our totally rad #contest! @swildmansf #kidlit #12x12writingchallenge #nonfiction

Deadline tonight #sunwritefun J Buchet, Kidlit Imagineer & Author #kidlit #Contest

CONTEST UPDATE! Midnight, EST, all #nonfiction #picturebook entries are due! FYI, that's like, totally hours away so #Write #kidlit #writers!!

7 hours left to Whip It Up like Devo & #write your best #NonFiction #picturebook story! Let's hear it for the 80s!! #SunWriteFun #kidlit #writing community

A huge TOTALLY TUBULAR to all who entered #SunWriteFun24 this year! You #kidlit #writers are already winners for putting your work out there! And now comes the hard task of tallying & judging. Stay tuned! Stephanie Wildman #amreading #picturebooks #nonfiction

Hey #kidlit, check out another wonderful opp from #PBSpotllght! Take a few & read the whole blog...you'll have a howling good time! Brian Gehrlein 😈 #amwriting

So excited for this!!!

Morning #kidlit! The #SunWriteFun judges are hard at work narrowing down the best #nonfiction #picturebook 80s themed entries! More coming soon..very very soon! #WritingCommunity Stephanie Wildman