Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite winning #12x12PB members! We are so proud of you, @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social, @evawongnava.bsky.social, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, @cwrobinson.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, & Anita Yasuda!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite winning #12x12PB members! We are so proud of you, @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social, @evawongnava.bsky.social, @steenahernandez.bsky.social, @writerjolene.bsky.social, @cwrobinson.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, & Anita Yasuda!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit
Congratulations to our Crystal Kite winning members! Way to go, @jpuglow.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, @carolinelperry.bsky.social, and @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social! We are so proud of you!
#awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
#awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
July 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Congratulations to our Crystal Kite winning members! Way to go, @jpuglow.bsky.social, @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social, @sylviaichen.bsky.social, @carolinelperry.bsky.social, and @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social! We are so proud of you!
#awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
#awards #crystalkite #scbwi #amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit
Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite honoree #12x12PB members! Way to go, @shannonstocker.bsky.social, @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, @elisaboxer.bsky.social, @nadiasalomon.bsky.social, Srividhya Venkat, & Tonya Duncan Ellis!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #amreading #booksky
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #amreading #booksky
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Congrats to our 2025 #CrystalKite honoree #12x12PB members! Way to go, @shannonstocker.bsky.social, @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social, @elisaboxer.bsky.social, @nadiasalomon.bsky.social, Srividhya Venkat, & Tonya Duncan Ellis!
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #amreading #booksky
#amwriting #picturebook #kidlit #amreading #booksky
Congrats to the SIXTEEN 12 x 12 members who won Crystal Kite awards and honors today!! We're so proud of all your hard work to get here! Cheers to YOU!
#12x12PB #CrystalKite #SCBWI #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofig #writingforchildren #writingforkids #kidlit #kidlitart
#12x12PB #CrystalKite #SCBWI #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofig #writingforchildren #writingforkids #kidlit #kidlitart
June 26, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Congrats to the SIXTEEN 12 x 12 members who won Crystal Kite awards and honors today!! We're so proud of all your hard work to get here! Cheers to YOU!
#12x12PB #CrystalKite #SCBWI #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofig #writingforchildren #writingforkids #kidlit #kidlitart
#12x12PB #CrystalKite #SCBWI #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofig #writingforchildren #writingforkids #kidlit #kidlitart
Boo! 👻 I'm excited that my book, HART & SOULS, is eligible for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards. If the story resonated with you or brought a smile to your face, I’d be so grateful for your vote. 😍 Your support means the world. 🥰 #SCBWI #crystalkite #crystakiteaward @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Boo! 👻 I'm excited that my book, HART & SOULS, is eligible for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards. If the story resonated with you or brought a smile to your face, I’d be so grateful for your vote. 😍 Your support means the world. 🥰 #SCBWI #crystalkite #crystakiteaward @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social
📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
July 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
Voting is extended until June 27th! Remember, you can vote in ALL regions if you are an SCBWI member. There are so many amazing books to add to your TBR pile as well as up for vote!!! #crystalkite #scbwi #booksky #picturebook
Have you voted in the Crystal Kite Awards yet?
Each year we recognize great books from around the world. The Crystal Kite Awards are chosen by other children's book writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing for young readers.
Vote via your Member Home.
Each year we recognize great books from around the world. The Crystal Kite Awards are chosen by other children's book writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing for young readers.
Vote via your Member Home.
June 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Voting is extended until June 27th! Remember, you can vote in ALL regions if you are an SCBWI member. There are so many amazing books to add to your TBR pile as well as up for vote!!! #crystalkite #scbwi #booksky #picturebook
ADRIAN SIMCOX DOES NOT HAVE A HORSE
✍🏻 Marcy Campbell
🎨 Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social
2018, Dial Books
#PB #empathy #imagination #friendship
#CrystalKite
a poor, lonely boy: “I have a 🐴.”
a girl: 🤨
and yet . . .
(surprise)
🥰 🥰 🥰
#kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents
✍🏻 Marcy Campbell
🎨 Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social
2018, Dial Books
#PB #empathy #imagination #friendship
#CrystalKite
a poor, lonely boy: “I have a 🐴.”
a girl: 🤨
and yet . . .
(surprise)
🥰 🥰 🥰
#kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents
September 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ADRIAN SIMCOX DOES NOT HAVE A HORSE
✍🏻 Marcy Campbell
🎨 Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social
2018, Dial Books
#PB #empathy #imagination #friendship
#CrystalKite
a poor, lonely boy: “I have a 🐴.”
a girl: 🤨
and yet . . .
(surprise)
🥰 🥰 🥰
#kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents
✍🏻 Marcy Campbell
🎨 Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social
2018, Dial Books
#PB #empathy #imagination #friendship
#CrystalKite
a poor, lonely boy: “I have a 🐴.”
a girl: 🤨
and yet . . .
(surprise)
🥰 🥰 🥰
#kidlit #librarians #teachers #parents
Congratulations to all the SCBWI #crystalkite winners, honors, and all who made it to the final round. Y'all created some fabulous books!
July 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Congratulations to all the SCBWI #crystalkite winners, honors, and all who made it to the final round. Y'all created some fabulous books!
🗳Voting ENDS TOMORROW for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards!🏆
If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. 👻Gilbert and the Ghost is in the Atlantic region, but you can vote in all divisions. Good luck to the finalists!
#scbwi #crystalkite #kidlit #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost
If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. 👻Gilbert and the Ghost is in the Atlantic region, but you can vote in all divisions. Good luck to the finalists!
#scbwi #crystalkite #kidlit #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost
📚👍SCBWI FRIENDS: Only 1 wk to vote in the Crystal Kite Awards! If you ❤️ GILBERT & THE GHOST, consider voting for it in the ATLANTIC DIVISION. Thank you for the Gilbert ❤️👻
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
@scbwiepa.bsky.social @scbwi.bsky.social #crystalkite #bookawards #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social
July 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
🗳Voting ENDS TOMORROW for the SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards!🏆
If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. 👻Gilbert and the Ghost is in the Atlantic region, but you can vote in all divisions. Good luck to the finalists!
#scbwi #crystalkite #kidlit #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost
If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. 👻Gilbert and the Ghost is in the Atlantic region, but you can vote in all divisions. Good luck to the finalists!
#scbwi #crystalkite #kidlit #picturebooks #gilbertandtheghost
I'm so grateful to live in a world where dreams from 2008, years before I was published but desperately wanted to be, can lead to this. I'm forever thankful, #SCBWI friends! #MarilynBrigham #TwoLions #JoanneLewVriethoff #CrystalKite
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm so grateful to live in a world where dreams from 2008, years before I was published but desperately wanted to be, can lead to this. I'm forever thankful, #SCBWI friends! #MarilynBrigham #TwoLions #JoanneLewVriethoff #CrystalKite
Little Sheku and Animal Orchestra is now in the Final round of voting.
Under Middle-East and Asia Division
If you are an @scbwi member please do vote.
Every vote counts sounds cheesy but it does.
And #scbwicrystalkiteawards is peer based.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #crystalkite
Under Middle-East and Asia Division
If you are an @scbwi member please do vote.
Every vote counts sounds cheesy but it does.
And #scbwicrystalkiteawards is peer based.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #crystalkite
June 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Little Sheku and Animal Orchestra is now in the Final round of voting.
Under Middle-East and Asia Division
If you are an @scbwi member please do vote.
Every vote counts sounds cheesy but it does.
And #scbwicrystalkiteawards is peer based.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #crystalkite
Under Middle-East and Asia Division
If you are an @scbwi member please do vote.
Every vote counts sounds cheesy but it does.
And #scbwicrystalkiteawards is peer based.
#kidlit #kidlitart #scbwi #crystalkite
June 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Congrats to our 2026 Superstar Speaker Brian Lies on winning the #SCBWI #CrystalKite Award in the New England region! We love that Brian's incredible efforts are being recognized by his peers! Way to go, Brian!
Come see Brian at Picture Book Summit 2026! www.picturebooksummi...
#award #kidlit
Come see Brian at Picture Book Summit 2026! www.picturebooksummi...
#award #kidlit
July 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Congrats to our 2026 Superstar Speaker Brian Lies on winning the #SCBWI #CrystalKite Award in the New England region! We love that Brian's incredible efforts are being recognized by his peers! Way to go, Brian!
Come see Brian at Picture Book Summit 2026! www.picturebooksummi...
#award #kidlit
Come see Brian at Picture Book Summit 2026! www.picturebooksummi...
#award #kidlit
Please consider voting for my book BUILDING A BEAK in the New York region for SCBWI’s Crystal Kite Awards. You can vote in ALL regions even if you don’t live there, as long as you are an SCBWI member.
#CrystalKite #SCBWI
#CrystalKite #SCBWI
June 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Please consider voting for my book BUILDING A BEAK in the New York region for SCBWI’s Crystal Kite Awards. You can vote in ALL regions even if you don’t live there, as long as you are an SCBWI member.
#CrystalKite #SCBWI
#CrystalKite #SCBWI
Oh my stars ✨THANK YOU✨ kidlit friends for voting DOOR BY DOOR into the finals for SCBWI’s 2024 Crystal Kite Award - CA/HI Division! And super congrats to my other talented friends that made the list!
tinyurl.com/Vote-for-DOO...
@randomhousekids #MeegPincus #CrystalKite #transhistory
tinyurl.com/Vote-for-DOO...
@randomhousekids #MeegPincus #CrystalKite #transhistory
June 4, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Oh my stars ✨THANK YOU✨ kidlit friends for voting DOOR BY DOOR into the finals for SCBWI’s 2024 Crystal Kite Award - CA/HI Division! And super congrats to my other talented friends that made the list!
tinyurl.com/Vote-for-DOO...
@randomhousekids #MeegPincus #CrystalKite #transhistory
tinyurl.com/Vote-for-DOO...
@randomhousekids #MeegPincus #CrystalKite #transhistory
Take a moment to #Congratulate books named as Regional #CRYSTALKITE winners, then read each and every one!
www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite...
www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite...
Crystal Kite Awards 2026 winners
Each year we recognize great books from around the world. The Crystal Kite Awards are chosen by other children’s book writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing fo...
www.scbwi.org
July 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Take a moment to #Congratulate books named as Regional #CRYSTALKITE winners, then read each and every one!
www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite...
www.scbwi.org/crystal-kite...
Recommendations for voting in the final round of the #CrystalKite awards. open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...
July 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Recommendations for voting in the final round of the #CrystalKite awards. open.substack.com/pub/jpuglow/...
The great thing about the @scbwi.bsky.social #CrystalKite is that I get to read lots of fantastic books I'm unfamiliar with! Round One voting is open now!
June 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The great thing about the @scbwi.bsky.social #CrystalKite is that I get to read lots of fantastic books I'm unfamiliar with! Round One voting is open now!