Melanie Bryce

First coffee then Mom to two kids + an Aussie pup, artist, writer, and SCBWI Mich - Kalamazoo Area Shop Talk co-coordinator (she/her).

[Library Girl - See Pinned Tweet @jenniferlagarde]

Imagine believing that books pose a greater threat to children than poorly regulated access to guns. We are lost.

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@GennieGorback @bkshelfdetectiv 💯 yes

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

Hello, Friday and #kidlit creators

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@MindyAlyseWeiss A slow Sunday, finally

space open to imagine
a cozy porch seat to read
and a blinking cursor
waiting patiently
on the first word

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@emmaclarkeillu1 Gayle

[Elisa Stone Leahy MALLORY IN FULL COLOR @ElisaStoneLeahy]

As a librarian I’ll keep saying this as long as I need to: Your “advanced child” should keep reading rich picture books. Don’t keep PB away from your kid! They’re full of layered vocabulary and complicated story lines! They’re made for parents to read to kids. PB=high quality bks

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@glee_writes Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookie

[Jessica Whipple @Jessicawhippl17]

Highlights High Five is now open for submissions (through June 15th).

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@gabi_vagnoli Keep going!!

[Kelly Yang @kellyyanghk]

Just found out that FRONT DESK has been banned AGAIN in a school in Las Vegas. A parent wrote a letter (like the template on No Left Turn which teaches parents how to write ban letters for FRONT DESK) & the teacher was asked to stop reading and discussing FRONT DESK.😭

[SCBWI Michigan @SCBWIMichigan]

Mark your calendar - one week from tonight! Join Elizabeth McBride for a look at the use of poetry in children’s literature today. Hosts @melbryce12 & @IsabelOhagin #Poetry #SCBWI #KidsBookPoetry

[SCBWI Michigan @SCBWIMichigan]

📝NOVEL MENTORSHIP: All you need is the first 10 pages of your ms and a synopsis to apply! (A complete ms is ideal, but don't let that hold you back) Graphic novel, novel in verse, all welcome. Thanks to @annfinkelstein1 for organizing. https://t.co/irBfeDAYZN
#SCBWI #Mentorship

[Stephen Colbert @StephenAtHome]

So, are tweets self-driving now?

[SCBWI Michigan @SCBWIMichigan]

Thank you, Charlie Barshaw, for interviewing Isabel Estrada O'Hagin, our SCBWI-MI Outreach Coordinator, on The Mitten today, talking about her work on the E&I team, her background in music & dance, and more! https://t.co/cWzrB8pm2f

[Jenny (I LOVE HARRIET KIPPLEY is out now!) @kidlitjenny]

I miss #KidLitCritiqueDay ☹
You know what would cheer me up? Giving away picture book critiques! 😊😊😊

To enter comment something you love about the writing community.

I'll pick ten winners.

*800 words or less and no rhyming please.

Retweet to spread the love

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@kidlitjenny The willingness to share ups and downs and encouragement ❤️

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@StaceyCorrigan3 You’re so kind! ❤️

[Melanie Bryce @melbryce12]

@mgtaitken @carrietillotson @lunartcy19 ❤️

[NIKKOLAS SMITH @4NIKKOLAS]

Supreme.
Court.
Justice.
Ketanji.
Brown.
Jackson.

#AllRise 👩🏾‍⚖️