Author: Brian Kirby
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#kidlitrtpostcard April 2025
On the first Thursday of each month, children’s book illustrators from around the world share illustrations across social media using the hashtag #KidLitArtPostcard. Illustrator Gina Perry is kind enough to organize this event exclusively on Bluesky and Cara. Find out more at Gina Perry’s website. Brian’s Postcards on Bluesky Read more
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#pbchat MARCH 2025 – Chooch Helped
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re having a 1-hour chat using the hashtag #pbchat every 2nd Wednesday of the month! We’ll post our book choices ahead of time… Read more
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#kidlitartpostcard March 2025
On the first Thursday of each month, children’s book illustrators from around the world share illustrations across social media using the hashtag #KidLitArtPostcard. Illustrator Gina Perry is kind enough to organize this event exclusively on Bluesky and Cara. Find out more at Gina Perry’s website. Brian’s Postcards on Bluesky Read more
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#PBparty 2025 Finalist!
I participated in Mindy Alyse Weiss’ #pbparty picture book contest again this year and was again announced as a finalist! (My For Shenanigans Only submission was a finalist last year.) I submitted my story Count Rainbow as an author/illustrator and was one of 25 entries chosen for the illustrator’s showcase! I can’t wait to see all of the stories and artwork featured… Read more
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Flashes for Bluesky
The Flashes for Bluesky app launched last night. It basically takes Bluesky and presents it as an image-friendly, Instagram-like experience. It looks great for a launch day. You can curate a portfolio tab to showcase curated images. Hopefully a sorting tool is in the works to make the portfolio curation easier. I’d like to see… Read more
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Preparing for #pbparty
#PBPARTY is an annual contest run by Mindy Alyse Weiss to help connect unagented writers & author/illustrators with agents & editors. I’m prepping a manuscript and picture book dummy to submit this year, and was a 2024 Illustration Showcase Finalist. It’s a great time with a lot or participants, the ranking parties where users help… Read more
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#PBCHAT Picture Book Club February 2024
I’ve organized a book club for picture books! A chance to meet other writers, illustrators, and creatives and talk about a picture book every month, hosted on Bluesky. Follow the hashtag #PBCHAT We’re having a 1-hour chat using the hashtag #pbchat every 2nd Wednesday of the month! We’ll post our book choices ahead of time… Read more
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SCBWI on BLUESKY
I’m a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators member, and help the SCBWI: OHIO NORTH chapter out with their social media. A lot of the local chapters have been joining us and the central SCBWI team on Bluesky. If you are a member, I highly encourage you to join Bluesky and find your local… Read more
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#BluePit
A new pitch party debuted in Bluesky today. It’s not exclusive to kidlit, but it is nice to see so many creatives participating. Things felt pretty quiet over the holidays, and having a feed full of new creative pitches is welcome. This is the organizer’s announcement and rules: There are a lot of adult sci… Read more
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Bluesky Moderation – Nuclear Block & Mute Lists for Beginners
With X‘s tailspin into an unusable platform—where you are aggressively served content that is unwanted, offensive, and a waste of your time while your own content is suppressed—I have really taken to Bluesky, where I am finding the most welcoming community I’ve encountered online in many years. It is definitely worth committing to build a… Read more