Eric Bell

I will not be using Twitter any longer. If you would like to follow my ramblings, I'm on Instagram: instagram.com/ericbellwriter/ Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/ericbe… Plus my website, iamericbell.com Let's have a real conversation, not whatever this has become. Stay brave.

Look at these terrific #PrideMonth displays from my local library! Very proud of @WVPLPA!

My middle grade novel ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD has been making the rounds on banned book lists. If you run a GSA or other LGBTQ-positive school club in Texas, and you'd like your kids to talk to the gay author of a banned book, you can reach me here: iamericbell.com/contact/ 🏳️‍🌈

@sigmasoups One more thing! The cover artist for my books did a great job with Alan's appearance, but if you'd like to see a different artist's rendition of the gang, the Catalan edition of Not a Coward has lovely illustrations throughout: here's the gang at the Unstable Table.

@sigmasoups Also if you like my book(s) so much (which is always super awesome to hear, thank you so much!), I have a short story in the queer middle grade short story anthology This Is Our Rainbow, so that might be worth checking out!

Are there any “Alan Cole doesn’t dance” fans out there or am i just weird enough to get hyperfixed on books about gay kids that when searched up you can find a few pages of at most but its a masterpiece

@puramuusz Working on it! 😅 In the meantime, check out the queer MG anthology This Is Our Rainbow if you want to see more of my work!

@IAmEricBell girl if you don't release another gay book soon I'm gonna lose it please feed the children

Hey #middlegrade writers, what was your favorite new book of 2022? I just finished BLACK BIRD, BLUE ROAD by @sofipasternack and it absolutely blew me away. How about you? #MG #kidlit #writing

Good news: applications for my Writing Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction class have been extended to Sunday 12/11. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a published children's novelist (that's me!). @bluestoopphl

Learn about and create on the different levels of “kid lit” with @IAmEricBell this Spring in his class “Writing Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction”. Applications are due Sunday (12/11) by 11:59PM EST. Link in bio!

If you'd like some long-form content from me, I'm teaching an eight-week class for @bluestoopphl on Writing Middle Grade and Adult Fiction! Apply here: bluestoop.org/classes/kidlit…

And a link to the Highlights Read Like a Writer mini: …hlightsfoundation.secure.retreat.guru/program/read-l…

I'm going to be rerunning my popular Read Like a Writer mini course through @HighlightsFound on January 26!

@EssentialCoco @HighlightsFound Hi Nicole! Good news - I'm offering this class again. Hopefully you'll be able to take it this time! 🙂 highlightsfoundation.org/programs/4725/…

I am teaching an upcoming one night class through @HighlightsFound called Reading Like a Writer! We'll be discussing tips for getting the most out of your reading, as well as ways to stay on top of reading (and to not beat yourself up when you don't). Hope to see you there!

I stopped by the Strand in New York City for the first time. Here's my haul:

@EssentialCoco @HighlightsFound Hi Nicole! Sorry you weren't able to take the class. I'd love to teach it again in the future, probably through Highlights, and while nothing is guaranteed, I'd say keep your eyes peeled! Thanks for your interest 🙂

Hey guess what everyone I am officially announcing my representation by @ChristaHeschke and @DanieleDHunter! I know, right? Pretty exciting! I'm excited, they're excited, you're excited too. I can feel it. Looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership!