Katrina Swenson

Every one of the 32 pages of a picture book is packed with years of hard work, support by loved ones, & collaboration with other professionals. I’m beyond excited to see my pages head out into the world, and can’t wait to see how @minitreehouse brings Grumble to life!

@vickyweberbooks Wowsers! Congrats!

I CAN FINALLY SHARE! 🥳

@JThomasABC @LTPmag Ooof, I just missed it! With your wordsmithing capabilities and overall love for language, I’ll bet your workshop was divine! <3

I’m having a stupid amount of fun getting ready for my @LTPmag workshop, From the Word Go, this Saturday. Today I’m buzzing about the scent memory of words. Do you write for kids? Do you want to see words in a new way? Please join us! 📚 littlethoughtspress.com/workshops

@CoreyPBNinja @dsantat @penguinkids Aw! Yay! This was the story that made me say, “I want to do this!” And now I have a rhyming pb coming out in 2026 ❤️

Happy 10th birthday to Ninja Red Riding Hood! @dsantat @penguinkids

@MadnessPoetry @hethfeth Oh my gosh…I was wondering if you could/did track that. 🫣 I can’t wait to see what these wonderful poets bring to the match! It’s gonna be a good one!

No matter what happens these next two days, I'm pretty sure @hethfeth and Emily Weaver have definitely set the all-time record for "number of times poem marked 'Final' by two authletes in one match" ... they're making a run at 100

@ljrwritenow @minitreehouse @MariaMarshall_ I know! I’m just the luckiest! ❤️

Every one of the 32 pages of a picture book is packed with years of hard work, support by loved ones, & collaboration with other professionals. I’m beyond excited to see my pages head out into the world, and can’t wait to see how @minitreehouse brings Grumble to life!

@SylviaiChen @minitreehouse Thanks! Congratulations to you on your upcoming projects, too! 😊

@KS_scribbles @minitreehouse Oooh can’t wait for this to come out, congrats!!! 😍

@toddbeeton @MadnessPoetry This was so beautiful. I don’t often gravitate towards “softer” poems, but this had me in the feels! ❤️

A memory from when my Dad passed several years ago of a daddy cardinal sitting at our window after all seed in the feeder my father loved to fill had been depleted inspired my R3 #MadnessPoetry poem. So glad @MadnessPoetry gave me the chance to tell it💕 madnesspoetry.com/match/archetyp…

@minitreehouse 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you for the support and kind words! It’s great to see the book community still around this place. ❤️🍀

@cindygreene314 Thank you, Cindy! You are so kind! 🥰

Check it out! So nice to hear the good news for such a talented writer, Katrina Swenson.

@TeresaTraver1 @minitreehouse It IS! The one you helped me think about fleshing out. ❤️❤️❤️

@rhymeswithmessy Thank you! I still don’t know how I’ve been this consistent. Something is amiss in the universe. A good handful of them may be poems about not wanting to write or being tired, and several are about my cats…but they’re written! 😅

So happy for my poetry buddy, @KS_scribbles ! Little-known fact: Katrina has written a kids’ poem every single day of 2024 so far. That’s dedication! #kidlit #poetrycommunity

@JThomasABC @MadnessPoetry Aw, thanks Jennifer! I’m so excited! The Madness community is so kind and supportive! Madness and the people partaking are among my favorite things!

I'm finding that one of the best things about entering the @MadnessPoetry tournament is getting the chance to make new writing friends, like @KS_scribbles. Congrats on your book deal, Katrina! 🎉

@SarahJWMeade @minitreehouse Thanks, Sarah! 🩷

@LisaLSchmid @minitreehouse Thanks! I just preordered your book! I loved your other one. Why no one will pay me to just read middle-grade fiction all day long is a mystery, and downright offensive. Keeping me from living my best life. ❤️. Can’t wait to read it!

@JThomasABC Congrats! It’s an honor to fall to such a phenomenal poem! ❤️

New projects coming from @SylviaiChen, @terisasiagatonu, @KS_Scribbles, @minitreehouse + more pwne.ws/3QLDStt

@JThomasABC I’m just being…wait for it…CANDID

@KS_scribbles My goodness -- you're so kind, Katrina! Thank you! 🥰 I love your poem, and I really wish we could both advance to the next round.

@cindygreene314 @MadnessPoetry Thanks, Cindy! I got so much joy from your seriously clever and funny poem!

Congratulations to the talented @KS_scribbles , whose awesome poem beat mine in Round 1 of @MadnessPoetry. I look forward to seeing more of her poetry in Round 2! With words like irascible, cinematic, & bespoke, you know Round 2 will be great. Voting starts 5/13! #poetry

ALL SYSTEMS GO. Round 1 words have been loaded into "staging" (yes that's a real thing) and will be revealed promptly today at 7pm Eastern. No technical drama this year, I hope. Just kids' poetry. Under pressure.