Journey to Kidlit/0- Kidlit Academy: Live Social Membership

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0- Kidlit Academy: Live Social Membership

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Welcome to Kidlit Academy!

We're so excited to have you here and to help you go deeper with your publishing journey. This is your main hub for all updates, live access information, replays, and student-only information. Watch the course portal overview video in the next lesson to help you get started.

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LIVE SCHEDULE: Upcoming Monthly Live Sessions

Here are our upcoming events this month! 👇

As a reminder, you must have an active social membership to attend the live Zoom links. (You'll find the individual links to join under their specific event name. Click continue here to access them.)

The rest of the events will take place in the private Facebook group. Use the previous link in the portal here to request to join if you haven't already. We look forward to another month forward!

Writing a First Line that Lands Workshop: March 25th at 11am CDT
Office Hours with Brooke April 2nd @ 11AM CDT
Strengthening Your Story Through Revision with Brooke - April 9th at 11am CDT
Office Hours with Brooke April 20th @ 3pm CDT
Writing Children’s Books in the Digital Age with Brooke Van Sickle - April 28th at 11am CDT
Ask-Me-Anything with Editor in Chief at Doubleday Books, Frances Gilbert: May 4th, 2026 at 11am CDT
First Pages Workshop with Bradford Literary Agent, Kaitlyn Sanchez: June 12th, 2026 at 1pm CT

REPLAYS: Catch what you missed from our latest live events

Missed any of our events this month or need to rewatch some of the information? Watch it all here. (NOTE: You have 30-days to watch the replays before they're removed from the course portal.)

Submission Guidelines for Ashlee MacCallum
REPLAY Ask-Me-Anything with Agent Ashlee MacCallum at Howland Literary: February 24th at 3pm CST
REPLAY Office Hours with Brooke on March 5th at 11am CST
REPLAY [RESCHEDULED] Hook from the Start Workshop with Children's Book Editor & Author Julie Bliven: March 15th at 1pm CDT
REPLAY Office Hours with Brooke: March 16th at 3pm CDT

BONUSES: Ready for your next steps?

Have a finished manuscript that's ready to be published?

Check out our special Kidlit Academy bonuses to help you check your book's marketability to see if it's something that's ready to pitch to publishers. Then, prep your query and make your list of possible publishers or agents to submit to using our Kidlit Insider for guidance. Access them both in this section now!

Curious if your book's marketable? Use the Kidlit Market Analyzer to check now!
Kidlit Insider: Our exclusive list of Publishers + Agencies interested in children's books (Updated March 2026)

Student Discounts & Additional Services

Want feedback or help creating a publishing-worthy book? We'd love to work with you! As a Kidlit Academy student, you receive a discount on these personalized 1:1 services. Select either a critique, full story edit, or done-for-you children's book in the next sections for more information on how you can work with us.

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