Update - Winner Announced! Let's Trick-or-Treat! #SeasonsOfKidLit's Official Guest List & Calendar of Events REVEALED for 2026!

10/03 - CONGRATS to cjleavitt on winning our first giveaway. We'll be in touch soon with more details. A special FANGS to everyone joining us this month!

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Hi, parents, librarians, book fanatics, writers, and readers of all sorts! It's your co-ghostesses Heather-ween Macht and Gob-Lynne Marie here with some fall-tastic & de-frightful fun coming your way soon. Cue the spooky music!

This year's clipart was purchased from Chonnieartwork on Etsy!

#SeasonsOfKidLit’s annual Trick-or-Treat event is officially BACK, and the spooky season is about to get a whole lot more boooo-kish! 👻📚

Starting October 1st, we’re kicking off our 13 days of fright-filled fun with literary treats and plenty of surprises for readers, writers, and anyone who wants to join the party!

Looking for your next fang-tastic read? Or are you searching for inspiration and writing tricks to tidy up your manuscript? No matter what you’re looking to do this holiday season, we have a treat waiting for you!

And because we believe Halloween is even better when there are EXTRA treats, we’ll be sprinkling in some special prizes along the way, including critique giveaways from Rate Your Story, a query critique giveaway from agent Lynnette Novak with The Seymour Agency, and other publishing goodies, too! 🦇

The countdown to October 1st is officially ON…! 🎃

October 1st - 13th: It's time to Trick-or-Treat!

What is #SeasonsOfKidLit's Trick-or-Treat event?

If you’re new here, WELCOME. Trick or Treat is our flagship event, where we’ll share book recommendations and creative tips through interviews with wonderful authors, illustrators, agents, editors, and publishers. And the best part? Each post will wrap up with a Trick or a Treat (or even BOTH) to make the season extra special. 🎃✨

What's a Trick and what's a Treat?

Trick - a trick is a #KidLit tip or tidbit for the readers (i.e., it could be a look at how our guest edits or formats a MS, query tips, illustration tips, a neat fact or deleted scene from our guest's book, etc.).

Treat - a treat is any treat our guest would like to offer (i.e., it could be a critique of a MS, query letter critique, copy of our guest's book or book merch, a skip-the-slush-pile pass, etc.).

So, throw on your costumes, grab your goodie bags, and get ready for a Halloween party — #kidlit style! Check out our event calendar below to see who’s joining the fun.  Be sure to subscribe to our blog and follow us on Facebook at Seasons Of KidLit | Facebook, too! We’ll have extra treats posting on our Facebook Page from time-to-time!

For more about how to subscribe to our blog, see our FAQ page here.

If you're planning on joining us, copy and paste this badge on social media along with the text, "I'm Trick-or-Treating at #seasonsofkidlit.com!" and leave a comment below on this post to let us know you shared. We'll draw and announce one winner on October 1st for a surprise treat to kick off the season.

Check out our ghoulishly-grand guest list below!

When will the Trick-or-Treat winners be announced?

Winners for the Trick or Treat event will be drawn and announced on or about October 18th.

Those who comment on and share all posts on social media will be entered into a special drawing to win extra goodies including critiques!

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As always, please join us in giving the BIGGEST round of applause to all our amazing guests:

Rebecca Green,

Daka Hermon,

Karen Yin,

Stephanie Campisi,

Serina Mercier with Tundra Books,

Laura Lavoie,

Jen Anyong,

I.M. Eerie,

Lynnette Novak,

Laura Murray,

Emeline Lee,

Michael Regina,

Christina Shawn,

Merry Miller-Gass,

Michele McAvoy with The Little Press,

& Poe Avondet!

We could not have such a spook-tastic and successful event without them. And we definitely could not have so much fun without all of YOU joining us.

Thanks for tuning in, everyone and happy (almost) fall, Y’all! We look forward to Trick-or-Treating with all of you.

Sincerely, 

Heather-ween & Gob-Lynne Marie

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