Effie Koliopoulos

IT’S OFFICIALLY BOOK LAUNCH DAY! 💫 I’m a little late to the party, needed to find my blue hat to rep my arthritis crew properly, lol. Just joking. But I did need to dig into my closet for this as I’m not winter ready. (1/1)

@MarissaEller @DanieleDHunter @McIntoshAndOtis Amazing!! Congratulations 🎉💗✨

while I'm still mostly away from this space, I wanted to share that I'm now represented by @DanieleDHunter at @McIntoshAndOtis for all things kidlit! I'm so excited to keep working on chronically ill YA with Daniele's incredible support!

@JessicaMMilo @kateallenfox I read there’s an Eclipse fest in Oregon! I really want to go to this lol

@MarissaEller @HolidayHouseBks Can’t wait to read this!!! 😍

well I’m nothing if not a bandwagon girly so… would y’all read this book?

@kidlit_jennaj So glad you’re ok ♥️

One hidden cost of #epilepsy…clothing. RIP to one of my favorite outfits that the paramedics cut off me yesterday. 😭 But I’m still alive, which is a win, because status epilepticus can be life threatening. Now to distract myself with #storystorm #kidlit

Thank you, dear Vivian, for this lovely post! ❤️❤️❤️ I appreciate you so much and all you do for our #writingcommunity! 🥰🥰🥰

@viviankirkfield @BeamingBooksMN 🩰♥️🌹😍

What does it mean when there is a new book in the pipeline? COVER REVEAL!! It's amazing!! See how she points to tell the child reader to open the book! Stop by & find out more about LUPITA'S BROWN BALLET SLIPPERS by Steena Hernandez, illus by Melissa Castillo @BeamingBooksMN

@kidlit_jennaj Love this for you! Anyone would be lucky to be your mentee.

I applied to be a mentor! And they are still taking applications! Do I know everything about publishing? Heck no! Do I know some things? Yes! A mentorship is a gift. I was lucky enough to be a #PBChat mentee. It changed my career. Maybe I can help. pbrisingstars.com/mentors

IT'S BACK!!! Join in the fun with our #BookBash23 secret book gifting and getting event. #teachers #librarians #illustrators #authors are all welcome to join! Sign up: elfster.com/gift-exchanges… Read all about it here: andrewhacket.com/post/2nd-annua… #kidlit

@EmilyHoli13 This minus the wine drinking for me, I’ll replace with emotional comfort food 🍱 lol

being a writer in 2023 is 75% threatening to quit, 25% whining to your peeps, 18% talking other people out of quitting, 17% hyping, 15% drinking wine, and 2% writing (on a good day) I’m a writer not a mathematician okay this is just what I know to be true. #WritingCommunity

@JessicaMMilo @ebonylynnmudd Love it! I’m definitely getting one of the hoodies 🔥

@kidlit_jennaj @FSPacquisitions @FreeSpiritBooks @christiemegill @the_cat_agency So excited for you my friend!!!! 💜✨💃🏻

It's real!! 🥳Beyond thrilled to announce my debut PB that's been written with such care. My hope is that kids will feel seen. How perfect that this gets to be announced during a tough week filled with seizures. 💜@FSPacquisitions @FreeSpiritBooks @christiemegill @the_cat_agency

@PajamaDaze @globetrotteri @beingfibromom @DespitePainBlog Thanks for the mention! 🥰

It's time for my annual #WomenInPain round-up. Here are 8 #ChronicPain bloggers to follow in 2023. Featuring: @PajamaDaze @beingfibromom @RisingAboveRa @DespitePainBlog, Kristal, Alisha, Barbara, & Sarah Read it: myseveralworlds.com/2023/02/17/8-c… #ChronicIllness #Writers #HurtBloggers

@kidlit_jennaj Great news, Jenna!! I’ve been dealing with that too but overcoming it. 🙌🏻

Wow, thanks for all the support everyone! You sure know how to make this writer feel good! 🥰

I just wrote my first draft of a NF PB Bio and I am SO proud of myself! Yes, it is ROUGH right now. But I have been researching this and sitting on it for months and I am so happy to finally have words down on paper. Take that imposter syndrome! #kidlit #PBBio #WritingCommunity

@JessicaMMilo Yay!!! So proud of you ✨ can’t wait to read it!

@ebonylynnmudd Awesome!! For sure, will do and that would be a dream 🤩

@RisingAboveRa Next year it’s in San Diego! If you go, let me know! I’d love to meet you! It’s in Chicago again in 2026! Maybe you’ll be there with one of your own books!

The Chicago crew!!! 3 days. Lots of events. So many laughs. I’m feeling really lucky today!! 🤎🤎🤎 Full ALA update to come in my newsletter so if you don’t want to miss that: ebonylynnmudd.com/subscribe #ALAAC23 #ALAAC2023

@PB_Soar24 @kidlit_jennaj @EmilyDolbin

Thank you for celebrating our second round of PB Soar 24 announcements! We love the #kidlit community & want to return the love with a #giveaway Win a PB manuscript critique or a $15 gift card to bookshop.org Follow @pbsoar24 and tag two people below. Ends 7/15/23

@JessicaMMilo It’s on my list! I’ve connected with Marissa, she’s awesome and wrote a review for my KIRWA book. Can’t wait to return the favor. 🥰

hey 👋 I’m Marissa, I write books for sick kids and weird kids and weird sick kids. My debut YA novel JOINED AT THE JOINTS, a rheumatoid arthritis romance, comes out from @HolidayHouseBks next summer!

@EleniTWehner Our bunnies eat the veggies and so we put a fence lol 😂 so they don’t go after the green beans anymore!!! But I love them when they are chubby so cute 🥰

This is Big-Bun. He or she is the biggest wild backyard bunny we have. Big-Bun frequently lays like this, unmoving, regardless of how loud our kids are. Big-Bun is the coolest.

@pullen_claudine @ebonylynnmudd Thank you!! 🥰

@RisingAboveRa @ebonylynnmudd Happy birthday Effie

I always get sooo excited when I find out someone else shares the same birthday as me!! 🥰 It was a great weekend/day. And happy birthday to this legend in the writing community @ebonylynnmudd ✨🥂🎊 #WritingCommmunity #picturebooks #amwriting #birthday #may21