Kathryn Powers

✏️ Writer, artist, nerd. I ❤️ kidlit, Nintendo, & buffets. 🎨 Regional Advisor for Cen/South Ohio SCBWI. 🪁 2018 #PitchWars MG alumni. 📚 Just keep swimming. 🐠

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

The lanyard has been passed and I am honored to announce that I’m the new Regional Advisor for @CSOhioSCBWI. @scbwi has been a huge part of my publishing journey since 2008 and I’m thrilled to serve the kidlit community in my new role! 😄🪁

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Good friends + British snacks + new laptop x fancy English manor = 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Something fun to share—I was part of an interview article by @midstory on children's book creators from Ohio and our state's growing kidlit community. 😀 Thank YOU for being part of this amazing community with me. ❤📚

You can read the article at: https://t.co/0QbbrpHEAz

[Midstory @midstory]

Ohio is a particularly supportive place for children's authors. From author networks to library collections, from book festivals to literary awards, the Buckeye State has created a unique hub for children’s authors to flourish.
https://t.co/YX9KXnO9gP

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

The #ohioanabookfestival panel I moderated, "Middle Grade Thrills & Chills," is now up on YouTube!

I always love chatting with MG authors and illustrators. 😁🎤📚 Also, I think this is the only video online where you can get a peek at what my office looks like at @Ohioana ! 👀😆

[Cen South Ohio SCBWI @CSOhioSCBWI]

Our virtual panel, “Middle Grade Thrills & Chills,’ in partnership with the 2024 #ohioanabookfestival is now up on YouTube!

From outdoor adventures to things that go bump in the night, we discuss how authors craft exciting MG novels.

https://t.co/926oyUBQc0 via @YouTube

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

I've organized A LOT of SCBWI events over the last 9 years while being part of the Cen-South OH leadership team, but this is already one of my all-time favorites. ☺️ (And it hasn't even happened yet! 😆)

There's nothing I ❤ more than supporting kidlit friends and their books.

[Cen South Ohio SCBWI @CSOhioSCBWI]

It’s time for the Pandemic Publication Palooza! This virtual event celebrates our members’ books that came out Jan 2020-Dec 2023.

We hope you’ll join us as a guest in the virtual audience on Sat, Jan 20, at 1:00 pm! Click the link for more info.

https://t.co/uqU7Exc3Pv

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@andreadonall Yay!!! That’s amazing progress! 🤩

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Aloha, Hawaii! (Plus first breakfast buffet in paradise. 🤪🥞🍍) Hubby and I are in Honolulu for a few days before setting sail on a Hawaiian cruise for our 15th anniversary. 🌴🚢 It may be a bit overcast and drizzly, but it’s not snow, so we’ll take it! 🤣

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Happy Howloween! Kirby says, ‘Accio treat!’ 🎃🐾

#harrypawter #gryffindog #howloween

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Conference + kidlit friends = happy times! ☺️ @SCBWI_ohionorth

[Aileen Stewart @AileenWStewart]

The best part of a #SCBWIOhioN Conference, catching up with friends like @k_s_powers. I met Kathryn a long time ago at OhioAnna and she is awesome. #kidlit Thanks for sending me this pic dear Kathryn 💕

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@AileenWStewart Awwwww! YOU are awesome, Aileen! ☺️ It was so fun hanging out at the event AND eating your delicious lemon bread, too! 🤤 Thank you for being such a kind friend and positive force in our kidlit community! 😚❤️

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

'Nuff said. I ❤️ this awesome store. ☺️

[Cen South Ohio SCBWI @CSOhioSCBWI]

Our Columbus-area members had a wonderful time on our field trip to @covertocover_oh in Upper Arlington. (There were so many of us, we practically filled the entire store!) A huge thank you to Bryan for sharing your time and expertise with us! Indie bookstores are the best!😁📚

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@carrie_kidlit Awww! Adorable! 😍🎃

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Such a fun time! Be sure to check out this awesome store next time you're in the Cincinnati area! 😁

[Cen South Ohio SCBWI @CSOhioSCBWI]

Our Cincinnati-area members had tons of fun visiting @The_Bookmatters in Milford for a behind-the-scenes peek at how indie bookstores operate. We learned so much, and the space is gorgeous! Thank you to Isa and Bailey for sharing their time and this wonderful store with us! 📚

[Erik Jon Slangerup (mainly updates) @erikslangerup]

Had way too much fun talking “madcap middle grade” on the @CBusBookFest panel w/ fellow madcap middle-grader from Ohio @merrill_wyatt! (Highly recommend her “Tangled Up” series!) Huge thanks to @k_s_powers for awesome moderating, and all our friends and fans who came out 😁😁😁

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@erikslangerup @CBusBookFest @merrill_wyatt @BrieannaWilkoff @sjsubity @JasonRLady @columbuslibrary @SimonKIDS You and @merrill_wyatt made the panel so much fun! 🤩 Hope to see you both at another kidlit event soon! 📚

[Merrill Wyatt TANGLED UP IN NONSENSE @merrill_wyatt]

Had a fabulous time talking middle grade humor with @erik_jon_slangerup and @k_s_powers at the @columbusbookfestival last weekend! Erik and I reminisced about the old school 80s joys of Saturday morning cartoons. Thank you to fellow author @sjsubity for taking this picture!

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@merrill_wyatt @sjsubity It was tons of fun! 🤩 So glad I got to moderate the MG panel with you and @erikslangerup ! (I still need to find a pic of my childhood concrete goose… 🤣)

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

I had an awesome time at last month’s @CBusBookFest . 😄 I moderated 2 panels, gave a talk on kidlit books & @scbwi, helped at the @Ohioana booth, made new #kidlit friends, & got to spend tons of time with the always-lovely @rajanilarocca ! Can’t wait for the next one! ❤️📚

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

Fun times with @CSOhioSCBWI ! 😊 If you're in Columbus, I definitely recommend checking out this exhibit!

[Cen South Ohio SCBWI @CSOhioSCBWI]

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our July SCBWI field trip to the @CartoonLibrary to see their special exhibit, ‘Facing Feelings: The Art of Raina Telgemeier.’ It gave us all the feels. 🤪😭😱🤩

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@carrie_kidlit @LTPmag YAYYYY! 🎉 Huge congratulations! ❤️

[Kathryn Powers @k_s_powers]

@carrie_kidlit @CiaraONeal2 @KaitlynLeann17 Love this so much Carrie! 😍🐰