Dear Kidlit Community,
With two weeks left to get your Fall Writing Frenzy pieces all set to submit, I’m over-the-moon delighted to share about our donors and guest judges!
To start off, we are beyond lucky to have my best agent friend, the wonderful: Ameerah Holliday as our first guest judge!
Annnd, since we don’t have the lovely Lydia Lukidis this year, and of course may need some help with tie-breakers, we are absolutely overwhelmed to also have the brilliant Ebony Mudd as a second guess judge!
Ameerah and Ebony will help select prize winners for the entire competition as well as for their prizes since, as you know, any of the prize donors are able (if they have time) to choose their own winner as well, so without further ado, here are the great pictures, wonderful bios, and awesome ways to support our wonderful guest judges and first announced prize donors for the 2023 Kidlit Fall Writing Frenzy!
Ameerah Holliday – Agent with Serendipity Literary Agency
Ameerah Holliday is a dancer and self-proclaimed poetess from San Diego, California whose pronouns are she/her/hers. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from San Diego State University. Holliday is a former editorial assistant intern for Poetry International and currently serves as editorial director for the San Diego Poetry Annual and editor for Kids! San Diego Poetry Annual.
Ways to support Ameerah: buy, review, and/or request your library carry The New Brownies’ Book (available October 10th)!
Ebony Mudd – Author of Picture Books and Novels for Underrepresented Kids
Ebony Lynn Mudd writes picture books and novels for underrepresented kids who don’t see themselves portrayed positively in the media. Her upcoming picture book, JUNIOR TAKES A LEAP, will be illustrated by Pure Belpré and Coretta Scott King Honor Artist C.G Esperanza and published by Scholastic. She is the co-founder of the PB Rising Stars Mentorship Program and the creator of picture book writing courses like HOW TO BREAK DOWN A PICTURE BOOK TO BUILD UP YOUR MANUSCRIPT, HOW TO USE HIP-HOP MUSIC TO LEVEL UP YOUR PICTURE BOOK VOICE, and HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT PICTURE BOOK STRUCTURE TO SAVE YOUR STORY. Ebony is represented by Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
Ways to support Ebony: check out, purchase, and share about her merch and courses at ebonylynnmudd.com, and while you’re there, sign up for her newsletter for updates on all of it!
Please thank our guest judges and keep your eyes peeled for our full list of prize donors coming soon! Don’t forget to subscribe to this blog and share this post with any friends who might be interested in participating in the Fall Writing Frenzy and please share, share, share on social media with the hashtag #FallWritingFrenzy. Can’t wait to read everyone’s awesome writing!
Talk soon!
Sincerely,
Kaitlyn Sanchez
Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez 
Yay!! Thanks to the guest judges, and best of luck to all those who enter!
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Thank you to the guest judges! 🙂
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Cheers to the judges and good luck to all participants!
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So excited for another round of Fall Writing Frenzy ☺️ Thank you to everyone who helped put this together and all the judges.
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Glad to be joining in on the fun!
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