Carrie Logsdon McCullough

@CincinnatiZoo Happy birthday, Sugar!🎉

Please wish Happy 12th Birthday to Sugar the river otter! 🎉

OHCenSouth just hosted a fabulous webinar with Josh Funk! Since my favor Josh Funk book is MY PET FEET, this week’s Wild Wednesday will feature ferrets. There Are Many Names for male, female, & baby ferrets Baby ferrets are known as kits if they are less than 1 year old. Males and females can be further differentiated depending on whether they have been fixed. Intact males are known as hobs, and neutered males are known as gibs. As for intact females, they are called jills, and spayed females are called sprites. If you ever encounter a group of ferrets, you can call them a fesnyng or a business.

@mohan_shuba Congrats!🎉

Thank you Susanna Leonard Hill for all you do for the kidlit community! #valentiny #comment-111528" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">susannahill.com/2026/02/13/cro…

@ShSinnett It sure is! I was on pins and needles waiting to meet my new PB siblings! You all were worth the wait!😘

@MNZOODDS It’s so exciting! Is this how you felt last year, Carrie?! Hahahha

It’s the end of an era! Congratulations to everyone who applied! It’s not easy, but you bet on yourself! Can’t wait to see who joins our family in May! #kidlit #SCBWI #writing

Current situation in Central Ohio. Be careful out there!

@RiaGualanoMusic WooHoo! Congratulations!🎉

✨️ I am thrilled to announce I am now represented by Catherine Bradshaw at Writers House! ✨️ Her passion for my STEM rom-com makes me so excited to embark on this new phase of my writing career. Feeling very grateful to everyone who has supported my publishing journey 💖

Another free opportunity from #SCBWI! ¿Qué hace que un personaje de la literatura infantil establezca una genuina conexión con los lectores? La creación de un personaje literario es esencial porque puede sostener o desarmar la trama. En la literatura infantil hay aspectos propios y específicos de este género que los escritores no podemos ignorar. Este es el tema que abordará María Fernanda Heredia en esta taller digital. scbwi.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@TeeLinden Yay! Congrats!🎉

Pushing my severe imposter syndrome aside to announce I'm beyond thrilled that my novel, With All the Purpose of Bees, made the Penguin Literary Prize shortlist!

@mango_kelsey Good luck!

This mentorship application has been sitting in my brain for weeks. Naturally, I waited until the last possible moment to actually do it. 😆 Took the plunge and applied to #PBRisingStars! Betting on myself and hoping all these little steps of learning and growing I've been doing lead to a long future as an author. #becausewhynotme

You still have time to apply! Get that application in by 11:59PM EST and you could be in for an amazing summer! And don’t get me started on the business intensive that follows! pbrisingstars.com/mentees #PBRisingStars #KidLit #SCBWI #WritingCommunity #amwriting

@MichelleSKenned Yay! Good luck! Were a fun bunch!😉

Whew! Just submitted my last and final #PBRisingStars application. Will this FINALLY be my year for mentorship?! I HOPE SO!!! #AmWriting #KidLit #NeverGiveUp

Who knew?🤔

@drawstuff Good plan!

Think I will stay right here until all the ice melts. #besafeoutthere #marchweather #dontwanttobreakahip

@LouiseMAamodt Looks good to me!😉

Free #library class + bad #art = #relaxation

In honor of the new rhino calf at The Wilds, let’s do some rhino facts for today’s Wild Wednesday! Rhino communication is pretty wild! From the WWF: Rhinos make an array of funny noises when they’re communicating.  During confrontations, they growl and make 'trumpet calls'.  Black rhinos snort when they’re angry, make sneeze-like calls as alarms, scream if they’re scared and ‘mmwonk' when relaxed.   Rhinos also communicate through their poo and urine. When rhino poo in the same place as other rhinos – an area known as a latrine – they can smell the poo and urine of other individuals, and know who's in the area.

The SCBWI Work-In-Progress (WIP) Award assists children’s book writers and illustrators in the publication of a specific project currently not under contract. One winner per category will be selected. SCBWI reserves the right not to confer this award in any given year. Submissions open March 1--March 31, 2026. Apply through the MY AWARDS tab in your MEMBER HOME WIP Award The Work-in-Progress Award showcases outstanding manuscripts from the members of the SCBWI. One winner in each of the following five categories will be selected. Picture Book Text Chapter Books/Early Readers/Middle Grade Young Adult Fiction Nonfiction (Anna Cross Giblin Nonfiction Award) Underrepresented Fiction or Nonfiction (previously called Multicultural). Note: Members may apply to this category in addition to one of the above. Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award. Note: Members may apply to this category in addition to one of the above. The works submitted by winners will be made available on a secure webpage and presented to a hand-selected group of editors for their consideration. Although this is not a guarantee of publication, the opportunity to have your work presented to acquiring editors, along with an SCBWI endorsement, is a unique opportunity. To learn more and submit your work for consideration, go to: scbwi.org/awards-and-gra… #KidLit #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

100 Years of Ohio Authors: 1975 - Virginia Hamilton and Jaime Adoff Ohioana Library is excited to present "100 Years of Ohio Authors" — an event series celebrating a century of Ohio literature! On March 12 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom, we’re celebrating historic Ohio author Virginia Hamilton and her Newbery Medal-winning book, M.C. Higgins the Great, on the anniversary of her 92nd birthday! Hamilton’s son, Jaime Adoff, will discuss this classic work, his forthcoming book Violet and the Frost King written in collaboration with his late mother, and Hamilton’s life with Julie Rubini, author of Virginia Hamilton: America’s Storyteller. This virtual event is FREE to attend! For more details and registration, visit: eventbrite.com/e/100-years-of… Questions? Email: ohioana@ohioana.org #KidLit #WritingCommunity #SCBWI

It’s PBParty’s 12th year! The PBParty Dream Team of Judges can’t wait to read your submissions and celebrate your successes. The annual PBParty contest is for unagented writers and author/illustrators with finished and polished picture book manuscripts. You submit an entry (query and first 60 – 70 words) and we pick a wide variety of genres for the agents/editors to read and hopefully request in an online showcase. We’re using Google forms again. There will be ONE long submission window on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 EST to make it easier for people around the world to send in their entry. Submit one contest entry on Tuesday, March 17 from midnight to 8pm EST via the correct Google form link (author, author/illustrator, or illustrator.) Mindy will share before March 17, but the form will ONLY be open during the submission window. For more information, go to: mindyalyseweiss.com/2026-pbparty-c…

#PB #KidLit #SCBWI Have you applied to join the coolest family in KidLit? This is the last year for this amazing experience! Last day to apply is Friday the 13th! pbrisingstars.com PB Rising Stars pairs up-and-coming picture book creators (text-only authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators) with experienced mentors to provide help and guidance along the turbulent publishing ladder. They are accepting both unagented and agented creators without agent-repped traditional picture book deals. The program runs for four months and is completely FREE.  How To Apply:  1. Read the eligibility requirements and FAQs on the PB Rising Stars Website  2. See what mentors are looking for on their mentor pages HERE 3. Click on a mentor's profile 4. Scroll down and click on the apply button at the bottom of the page 5. Fill out the linked Google form and submit 6. Check your email and spam folder after submitting for an email confirmation **And don't forget, you can apply to as many mentors as you'd like as long as you are eligible** Applications are open NOW through March 13th. They close on March 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time SHARP. Please check your time zone and plan ahead for technical difficulties!  Finally, be sure to subscribe to the PB Rising Stars newsletter. They will send out reminders and details throughout the application window, so you’ll never miss an opportunity. Remember, 2026 is the FINAL year of PB Rising Stars, so make sure to take the opportunity to apply now! Mentees have gone on to secure agents, book deals, and more!