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If any Little Thoughts contributors, submitters, fans are in Baltimore for AWP, please come find me today so I can meet you in person and tell you how great you are.
Submissions are open for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals
with guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social!
We can't wait to see your #kidlit poems, stories and artwork that shed light on the traditions and rituals that make our world a more magical place.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
Chuyu Is a young artist living in South Bay Area. He loves drawing and is fascinated by technology. He is currently in 6th grade.
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together featuring an illustration by Chuyu Chen of a puzzle of the world with one piece missing.
Remember, you are necessary piece of the world's puzzle.
Puzzle of Life by young artist Chuyu Chen is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 12: Better Together, available in print & pdf.
www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
I’m looking forward to guest editing this @littlethoughtspress.com issue! ❤️✨
We welcome writing & artwork by kid-lit creatives of all ages & backgrounds. Submissions should be appropriate for an audience of readers aged 10 & under.
Submissions for Issue 14: Traditions & Rituals will be open March 1st - April 10th.
https://www.littlethoughtspress.com/submissions
We want stories about pancakes for breakfast on your birthday, ice cream sundaes on the last day of school, or how you always whisper goodnight to the moon before falling asleep. Send us your writing & artwork that shed light on the traditions & rituals that make our world a more magical place.
We are looking for writing and artwork about holidays and festivals, unique family traditions, and the little, quiet rituals you keep just for yourself. Give us poems about raucous celebrations and the activities that are special to your culture, country, or community.
From grand cultural traditions that build connection and form our identities, to small, individual rituals that add bursts of joy, comfort, and whimsy to our days, in this issue, we are celebrating the traditions and rituals that help shape our lives.
New theme just dropped 👀 🥳
Issue 14 opens for submissions on March 1st with special guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social!
And the theme will be...
TRADITIONS & RITUALS
(🧵 for full description.)
An image of kids working together to pick flowers. Over the image is a quote from David McMullin: "A good story can entertain, teach, help the reader understand themself better, and help them understand others."
Writing tips, kidlit recommendations and more in our latest blog interview with Issue 12: Better Together contributor, David McMullin!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...
Huge thanks & so much love to everyone who entered our Silly Love Sonnets contest & to Linda Hofke for serving as our guest judge.
After much consideration, we've made our final choices for our winner, honorable mentions, and kid's choice pick!
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
Today is the final day to enter our #kidlitpoetrycontest! Come share your silliest love sonnet, your heartfelt odes to life's little pleasures. It's fun! It's low pressure! It's open to all! Help us spread the word and spread the love!
Four images arranged in quadrants, including: a marbled piece of wall art, a blue handmade notebook, a children’s poetry zine called Chatting Poems, and handmade woven bookmarks.
50% of my Etsy sales this month will be donated to the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition to support their fight for immigrant justice.
Order notebooks, bookmarks, zines, and wall art and help support an important cause!
Link in bio, thank you!
#Crafts #WritingCommunity #WritingLife
Comments are open and our contest is underway! Can’t wait to read your odes to the sweet, silly, surprising little things you love!
Comments are open and our contest is underway! Can’t wait to read your odes to the sweet, silly, surprising little things you love!
Time is running out to submit work for Issue 9: Mystery! 🔍
Calling 5-13 y/o kids! Please send writing, art, and photos to our mentors by 2/14 for consideration. The clock is ticking down, and we can't wait to see what you've got. Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit
Our Silly Love Sonnets contest starts tomorrow, Feb 9th and runs through Wednesday, Feb 11th!
Come share your small, silly pleasures and help us spread some joy!
Read the contest rules here:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2026-s-...
Silly Love Sonnets contest badge featuring an illustration of a raccoon with a rose in its teeth against a backdrop of pink hearts.
It's almost that time again! Valentine's is right around the corner and our Silly Love Sonnets contest starts Monday, Feb 9th!
Check out last year's entries: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/2025sil...
and winners: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/winners...
to gear up for this year's contest!
1/30/2026 is the 78th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Here is my poem honoring him, published in @littlethoughtspress.com Issue 12: Better Together. #gandhi #justice #poetry #kidlit
Isabelle's story, "Perfectly Imperfect" is accompanied by an illustration from Imogen Hartland.
Isabelle's lucky to have travelled to 18 different countries with her parents, but would still like to see: Japan, China, Greece and Aruba.
You can find more of Isabelle's fantastic writing on our blog:
www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/reef-fo...
Isabelle started writing short stories when she was 5 years old and hasn’t stopped since. Reading and writing are two of her favourite passions but here are a few more: roller skating, dancing, art and listening to music.
Isabelle Paruzel-Gibson is 10 years old and lives with her family in Burlington, Ontario, in beautiful Canada. She loves writing and hearing her own words flow together to become a story that makes readers escape to another world, just like how she feels when she reads.
A page from Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words with a sneak peek of the story Perfectly Imperfect by Isabelle Paruzel-Gibson. Accompanying the story is an illustration of a child lying on their stomach painting nature images.
"... if life was always perfect you would never be sad, or angry, and those emotions are very important. They make us human."
So much wisdom to be found in this story from young writer Isabelle Paruzel-Gibson.
"Perfectly Imperfect" in Issue 11: Stirring Words www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues
I’m behind on many things because there is simply too much in both my personal life and the world right now that is requiring my immediate attention. But I’m gearing up to share more about our Better Together issue and its amazing contributors soon!
If you are still waiting on a response to your submission to Issue 13: Head, Shoulders, Spleen and Nose, I appreciate your patience. I’m working as fast as I can to get emails sent and should have all decisions sent out by the end of the day today.
In addition to her little one and nature, Pallavi's writings are inspired by her experiences as an immigrant to this country, as well as by her role as a woman in STEM for over two decades.
Pallavi's poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon and The Best Haiku 2025 international Anthology & a forthcoming issue of The School Magazine. After working for two decades as a computer chip designer, she was delighted to return to a lifelong passion for creative writing and poetry.
Pallavi Jesrani grew up in the land of Gandhi (India) and moved to the land of MLK Jr. (US) 25 years ago. She’s a mom to a 4-year-old bookworm of a boy, a children’s book writer, and a poet.