My post “The Festive Farm” earned the Dazzlingly Delightful badge this year. I’ll take it! All participants receive some sort of badge, making this online event perfect for the giving season and a good representation of the generosity of the kidlit community. Happy holidays, all! The Festive Farm It’s Christmas Eve on Grandpa’s farm, andContinue reading “Seven Seasonal Sentences Badge, 2023”
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It’s Halloweensie Time!
This Susanna Leonard Hill contest is highly competitive but frightfully fun. Please enjoy “The Halloween Pet Parade,” coming in at an even 100 words. Harooooo!
SCBWI KC/MO Recognition
What an honor it was to receive this scholarship to the SCBWI KC/MO Middle of the Map conference coming up in November. These panels are 🔥🔥🔥 and I absolutely cannot wait: https://www.scbwi.org/events/2023-kansas-missouri-scbwi-middle-of-the-map-conference. I look forward to seeing where this manuscript (already renamed HARVEST FEST UNICORN) takes me …
#KidLitVibes ’23
“CALM” is the vibe I got from the #KidLitVibes “Wheel of Feels.” Wait for it … 🙂
Spring Fling Contest Entry
https://www.leahpayneart.com/mushroom-fairy Jellybean Garden (147 words) © Kelly Clasen
A Valentiny Honor
There’s nothing like a Susanna Leonard Hill holiday writing contest to get my fingers flying across the keyboard. “The Word Party” was inspired by the unique prompt (a 214-word Valentine story in which a MC experiences skepticism) and my daughter’s constant stories about one of her classmates. Perhaps a longer version will make it intoContinue reading “A Valentiny Honor”
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