Sylvia Liu
@artsylliu
loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | next MG: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup-themed mystery, 2026) | latest: 🦌 NEAR & DEER | @Kidlit411 | rep: @marchsoloway
I'm grateful & thrilled to announce another middle grade book with @Scholastic: FRIENDS FUREVER, a fun story about a pug and a Frenchie who try to "parent trap" their feuding owners to become besties again. Coming out in Fall 2026. Thank you @marchsoloway & @yourfriendmaya!
looking forward to this!
Save the Date! Our IG live with author Sylvia Liu @artsylliu is Thursday, 7/31/25, 2pm ET! Once an environmental attorney, she now spins stories about nature, strong girls, and the intricacies of family and friendship. buff.ly/kKUV8hB #ReadYourWorld #kidlit
Local writers: I'm giving a workshop on submitting to agents and writing queries (including query critiques) on Sat. August 16 in Norfolk, VA. Sign up here: the-muse.org/event/submitti…
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 25): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Why Your Story is Not Working, Unlikeable Characters, Publishing FAQs, more. Thanks Heather Jenkins for the illustration, @WriterRebeccaGL & @KatieLeeReinert for the giveaways.
Newly Updated! Top 10: Chinese American Children's Books (ages 2-16) buff.ly/TTA60wJ via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #ChineseAmerican #KidLit
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 18): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: PB Page Turns, Golden Rules for MG, Marketing only Authors Can Do, more. Thanks Kris Fulk for the illustration, @penguinkids and @elaynecrain for the YA & PB giveaways.
We had almost 200 pitches at last year's pitch event and 80 requests from agents, editors, and publishers, so get ready for our 2025 pitch event this October: kidlitgn.com/2025/06/20/kid… #kidlitgn #kidlit #pitchevent #graphicnovels
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 11): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Understanding Children's Book Market, Why your Plot Isn't Working, 10 Things to Avoid in PBs, more. Thanks Melissa Mwai for the illustration, @BiculturalMama & @beckyscharn for the PB giveaways.
Excited for my friend @KimberlyBiddle4!
I am humbled, grateful, and excited to announce my 4th picture book. Thanks to Deborah Warren, Kristin, Kristine, David, and Magination Press.
Grab your pre-order discount on upcoming titles from Authorcade! With everything from fantasy and adventure to sports and contemporary, there's something for everyone on the bus!
I have both of these, and they’re wonderful
These books are like hugs in story form. Perfect for bedtime, big feelings, and everything in between. ⭐ Wishes by Muon Thi Van, illustrated by @victongai ⭐ You Make the World by Muon Thi Van, illustrated by Huynh Kim Lien, Phung Nguyen Quang
I saw someone suggest the way to play Connections is to figure out all the answers first, then guess the order of difficulty so your answer looks like this (and wow, this makes it so much more interesting!): Puzzle #759 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (July 4): kidlit411.com/2025/07/the-we… Inside: Picture Books 101, Unputdownable Story Openers, What Debut Novelists Should Know, more. Thanks @MirkaHokkanen for the illustration, @BerrieTorgan, @pragmaticmom @MacmillanUSA for the giveaways.
Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of mind and engage in altruism – even across species newscientist.com/article/248621…
I'm honored and thrilled that NEAR AND DEER is in the final found of the @scbwi Crystal Kite Awards. If you're a member, please consider voting for it: scbwi.org/crystal-kite
I, for one, welcome our fungi overlords
🍄 🤔 Engineers from the UK have "taught" mushrooms to play musical instruments Everything works due to special sensors that read electrical impulses in the caps, and then turn into commands for motors.
This is simplistic. I don’t talk to myself; I think without words. (I suss out situations, debate options, or reflect on life, without a running narrative, which I assume would take so much longer than just thinking). Thoughts are much faster and more complex when not verbalized
It is ESSENTIAL to remember that between a third and a half of people have NO inner monologue or dialogue. They don’t debate with themselves, they have no inner conversations – they exist in a blur of images and sensations and feelings. And they are all around you…
It is certainly the most beautifully shot with the most beautiful actors
no shade to parasite but this is the best film of the 21st century
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (June 27): kidlit411.com/2025/06/the-we… Inside: Lyrical Language Lab Summer Poetry Contest, Comic/Manga Art contest, Marketing 101, more. Thanks @susischaeferart for the illustration and Erika Lynne Jones and Nadia Solomon for the giveaways.
⚽️COVER REVEAL⚽️ So excited to share the cover for STEALING THE SCORE, my World Cup-themed middle grade about a missing soccer superstar (@Scholastic Feb 2026)! Art/design: Lauren Dimaya/Stephanie Yang Add to GR: bit.ly/soccerGR or pre-order: bit.ly/soccerBN
