Sheila Colón-Bagley 📚 Latina Author

A graphic with a spaceship and stars against a black background introduces various PB Rising Stars Mentors. Text says: WHO SHOULD I APPLY TO? Mentors Seeking: Cultural Text-Only Authors Headshots and names of the following mentors appear in the right corner: Natasha M.O. Sylvia Rio Tonya Nada Jasmine Michael Janelle Nadia H Jenna Namita Lesléa Patty Kim Sita Ana Patricia Gwendolyn Andrea Pasha A banner below reads "review each mentor's profile to check if you're eligible to apply". Please visit www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors to learn more!

Alt text: A graphic with a spaceship and stars against a black background introduces various PB Rising Stars Mentors. Text says: WHO SHOULD I APPLY TO? Mentors Seeking: Cultural Author-Illustrators & Illustrators Headshots and names of the following mentors appear in the right corner: Natasha Aya Nadia F. Steph A banner below reads "review each mentor's profile to check if you're eligible to apply". Please visit www.pbrisingstars.com/mentors to learn more!

Apply Now: February 27 to March 13

How to Apply checklist: - click on a mentor’s profile - scroll down- click apply button - fill out google form and submit - check your email and spa folder after submitting for an email confirmation - subscribe to our newsletter

⭐️Calling all Cultural Picture Book Creators⭐️

Are you ready to level up your craft?
Do you need help taking your story or art where you want it to go? A guiding hand to help you find the voice, the heart, and more?

A graphic with a space suite and planets that says: How to use the WHO SHOULD I APPLY TO Graphics that start tomorrow Graphic includes three pointers: 1. If you write and/or illustrate in the highlighted category, make note of all the mentor names listed. Be open minded! 2. Go to our website to review each mentor’s profile, and double check if you are eligible to apply to them. 3. If you’re ready to apply, click the APPLY button at the bottom of the mentor profile and start filling out your form!

⭐️Calling all Picture Book Creators⭐️
Starting tomorrow, we will be sharing our “Who to Apply to” graphics for #pbrisingstars ✨

A graphic with yellow and orange buttons and a photo introducing PB Rising Stars Mentor, Lesléa Newman Text says: Unagented AND agented authors may apply Www.pbrisingstars.com/michael Wish list: Rhyme Prose Animal stories and characters Stories centering the Jewish experience LGBTQ+ family stories Grief This is only a snapshot. Please visit Lesléa’s mentor page for a full wishlist at www.pbrisingstars.com/leslea

At #PBRisingStars, we bring you BIG DOG 🐶 mentors, and this next one is truly legendary.
50+ picture books. Stonewall Honors. National Jewish Book Awards. And counting.
Who could it be? Lesléa Newman, of course! ✨

A graphic with yellow and orange buttons and a photo introducing PB Rising Stars Mentor, Sylvia Chen Text says: Unagented authors may apply Www.pbrisingstars.com/sylvia Wish list: Diverse stories Asian and/or Asian American culture Humor with additional genre hooks STEAM Character driven SEL Clever wordplay This is only a snapshot. Please visit Jenna’s mentor page for a full wishlist at www.pbrisingstars.com/sylvia

After a couple summers off, THREE-TIME #PBRisingStars mentor Sylvia Chen is back like she never left!

If you’re looking for a mentor to help you turn that big, mind-sparking (but a little messy) idea into a strong, polished piece, then keep Sylvia on your radar.

#kidlit #author #picturebook

Art of a young East asian girl wearing a yellow outfit and holding a red ribbon. She rides a red horse with flames for its mane and tail. A similar looking foal runs in the foreground. 5 other horses run in the background. The fire horses symbolize the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese astrological calendar.

Happy Year of the Fire Horse 🔥🐎!

#kidlitart #lny #LunarNewYear #cny #YearOfTheHorse

A graphic with yellow and orange buttons and a photo introducing PB Rising Stars Mentor, Namita Moolani Mehra Text says: Unagented authors may apply www.pbrisingstars.com/namita Wish list: Fiction Character Driven Cultural stories Holiday stories Lyrical voice Tough topics This is only a snapshot. Please visit Namita’s mentor page for a full wishlist at www.pbrisingstars.com/namita

Our next #PBRisingStars mentor can COOK – literally and figuratively. 🧑‍🍳 Meet Namita Moolani Mehra!

Namita brings serious craft + business savvy, helping mentees find the heart of their story, sharpen characters, & balance the personal with the universal

#kidlit #author #picturebook #amwriting

A graphic with yellow and orange buttons and a photo introducing PB Rising Stars Mentor, Tonya Duncan Ellis Text says: Unagented authors may apply Www.pbrisingstars.com/tonya Wish list: Lyrical writing Fiction Historical fiction Nonfiction BIPOC Voices This is only a snapshot. Please visit Tonya’s mentor page for a full wishlist at www.pbrisingstars.com/tonya

Today we’re welcoming back–and reintroducing you to–TWO-TIME #pbrisingstars mentor, Tonya Duncan Ellis!

Tonya is a lyrical writing BOSS, and her knack for developing strong hooks in unparalleled.

Sunday, February 15, I’ll be hosting a Pitch Me event over on Threads from 12:00am EST - 11:59pm EST.

Pitch me to be invited to query me, even though I’m closed to public queries.

Let me know if you have questions!

#querying #literaryagent

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

We are so excited to announce we received a grant from the Harry Chapin Foundation in support of our School Visit program! Learn more about our School Visit program and donate to a future school visit or a classroom set of books: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/school-visit...

72 Anticipated YA Books Releases Of 2026 | The Nerd Daily We apologise in advance to your TBR and bank account, but there’s so many fantastic upcoming young adult books hitting shelves between January and June 2026! There's new releases from Roshani…

72 Anticipated YA Books Releases of 2026 | The Nerd Daily

The Best Picture Books to Read in the Winter | Book Riot buff.ly/8PsvwJD

Hello! #teachers #librarians #skybrarians #edusky
Time to sign up for World Read Aloud Day! Check out my books and send me an email! I'd love to give kids a preview of THE OCEAN'S HEART, due out March 3!! Or read A RIVER OF DUST!!! jilannehoffmann.com/my-books/

Congratulations 🎉

Heading to #NCTE2025? Don’t miss our session:
Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year
📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST
📍 Room 705

#LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025

It’s Publisher’s Marketplace Official! My 2nd 📕 SUMMER IS VERANO IN EL CAMPO will be published by @charlesbridge.bsky.social! Gracias to my editor Natalia Vázquez Torres, my agent @kissedbyink.bsky.social @belcastroagency.bsky.social illustrator Esther Diana, & @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social community!

Thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Coming soon: new projects from @cassimccreight.bsky.social @sheilaluvsbooks.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social + more buff.ly/H5r9uc6

My 2nd picture book SUMMER IS VERANO IN EL CAMPO will be published in 2027 by @charlesbridge.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉Thanks to my editor Natalia Vázquez Torres, my agent @kissedbyink.bsky.social, illustrator Esther Diana & @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social community for your support! @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social

Coming soon: new projects from @cassimccreight.bsky.social @sheilaluvsbooks.bsky.social @natashakhankazi.bsky.social + more buff.ly/H5r9uc6

Invest in you! Final day for early bird pricing! Register for the Latinx Storytellers Conference, a conference unlike any other!

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.

Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

That’s my @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social mentee!!! Congratulations, Citlali! I can’t wait for everyone to read your beautiful stories!

Congratulations! I can’t wait for everyone to read your beautiful stories!

Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

A lot of folks have asked me what they can do to fight back. One way is to support candidates in special elections like this one in New York.