Polly Holyoke

Colorado gal, mom, ex-M.S. teacher, sea and mtn. lover. THE NEPTUNE TRILOGY is available from Little Brown, and SKYRIDERS and THE SKY KING from Viking.

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

So excited that SKYRIDERS 2, THE SKY KING is releasing in May! If your kids like fantasy, talking flying horses, and exciting fantasy reads, here's your preorder link: https://t.co/6kOp3hg4Kb #mglit #kidlit #mgfantasy

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

So fun to see so many of @Terri_Farley 's books at the @griffinbay bookstore on San Juan Island! #horsebooks #phantomstallion

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

Book banning is now going national. Parents, please protect YOUR right to decide what YOUR child can read and tell your representative to vote, "no" on HR 7661. #freedomtoread #bookbanning

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

Writer folk CURRENTLY AGENT SHOPPING, please share THE most helpful resources you've found. I present on this topic at @storyconusa in 2 weeks and want to pass on the most current info! Please post here or DM me. Thanks so much!! #WritingCommunity #querytrenches #writerslife

[Bianca Schulze: TCBR @TCBRbookreview]

⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT! Register for The Publishing Path – SCBWI-RMC's 4-part webinar series to take your children's book from stuck to submission-ready.
Learn from Melissa Stewart, Alan Barillaro, Corinna Luyken & Erin Entrada Kelly.
Feb 19–Apr 21: https://t.co/bxW2kG7Vtv

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

Writer folk CURRENTLY AGENT SHOPPING, please share THE most helpful resources you've found. I present on this topic at @storyconusa in 2 weeks and want to pass on the most current info! Please post here or DM me. Thanks so much!! #WritingCommunity #querytrenches #writerslife

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

I receive wonderful fan mail from my readers, but this one choked me up. "I'd been interested in Marine Biology before reading THE NEPTUNE PROJECT, but this series... solidified that dream for me. I plan to pursue a college degree in marine biology and do field work in ocean conservation. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for three simple books that helped inspire a young man through the beautiful power of reading."
Emails like this one make the ups and downs of creating books all worthwhile! #OceanConservation #MG #kidlit

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

@HopperUsher I LOVED Misty of Chincoteague and the rest of Ms. Henry's books. I'm so glad you enjoyed SKYRIDERS and THE SKY KING. I still hope to write more books in the series, but I don't have a contract for the next book yet. I will post the news on my website if I do make a sale. Thanks!

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

It was great fun to find out SKYRIDERS, my mg fantasy about brave young couriers on their flying horses, is a finalist for this award. #flysafeflyfree #mgfantasy #kidlit

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

Fun to see two of the nicest guys in kidlit, @AuthorStuGibbs and @JamesPonti at the FAME conference a few weeks ago. We first connected when those brilliant @TBAbooks TX Bluebonnet librarians selected our books to their list in 2014! #mglit #kidlit

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

Fun to see HURRICANE HEIST cover out at the wonderful Canadian indie bookstore @MunrosBooks in Victoria, BC! #mglit #kidlit #indiebookstores

[Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks]

Here's your Monday writing tips, writer friends. Or actually, *five* of them - specifically geared toward picture book writers.
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#amwriting #picturebooks #kidlit

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

It is always good to flex your writing muscles! I just won the prose category in this writing contest inspired by various prints displayed in the museum. Thank you, @SteamboatArtMus, for the opportunity to write something dif from my usual! #writetip #WritingCommunity

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

https://t.co/K3li7YFYWw
I love the fascinating historical tidbits @pdtoler digs up! #HistoryMatters #historylesson

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

I love reading fan emails for all my books! One girl just claimed she read THE NEPTUNE PROJECT 18 times and desperately wants more Neptune books. I thanked her and recommended some other series like Shannon Messenger's Sky Fall series. There are SO MANY great books out there... @SW_Messenger #mglit #middlegrade #librarians

[AuthorsAgainstBookBans @AuthorsABB]

We're thrilled to announce a new tool in the fight for our freedom to read: a call script to Protect Children from Book Bans on the 5calls app!

5calls is free and easy to use. Enter your zip code to be connected to your state representatives.

Book bans don't keep kids safe!

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

@meganefreeman This looks very cool (in the midst of a very hot summer)!

[James Ponti @JamesPonti]

What better way to kickoff the Summer of Sherlock than with a giveaway. Share this and you're entered for a chance to win a signed copy of The Sherlock Society and an all-new sticker set. Find more summer sleuthing fun at https://t.co/4LClvQFzGf.

[Polly Holyoke @PollyHolyoke]

So fun to find out that students all over New Mexico will be reading about Kie and her skysteed friends! #battleofthebooks #schoollibrarians #mglit