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Susan Hughes

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editor/coach/author specializing in kidlit | upcoming: MG bio '26; 2 x pbs '27; recent: MISS MATCH, HOORAY FOR TRUCKS!; SAME HERE; WALKING FOR WATER

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2013
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Susan Hughes
3 days
Are you a Canadian #kidlit writer? I can apply for ONE #grant to mentor ONE writer for 10 hrs (Nov - March) ie manu feedback, zoom chats, etc. If you're working on a PB, MG, or YA and are interested, pls get in touch asap. (Thx, @twuc!) #mentorship #writing @picturebookseh
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Susan Hughes
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Thanks for the wonderful review of my MG novel MISS MATCH, Helen! @SCBWICanadaEast @InkedVoices #hilo #juniorromcom
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Helen Kubiw
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What could go wrong when a group of 8th graders start a matchmaking service for their peers? MISS MATCH by Susan Hughes @childbkauthor from @orcabook @picturebookseh (#hilo novel for #MG) https://t.co/79szdIQi5s
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Susan Hughes
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Thanks for this wonderful review, @HelenKubiw! What could go wrong indeed?? #MG #hilo #humor #juniorromcom @orcabook @MyaColwell @InkedVoices @SCBWICanadaEast
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Helen Kubiw
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What could go wrong when a group of 8th graders start a matchmaking service for their peers? MISS MATCH by Susan Hughes @childbkauthor from @orcabook @picturebookseh (#hilo novel for #MG) https://t.co/79szdIQi5s
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Louise Kinross
5 months
A new book tells the story of a #disabled boy in the 1800s who was treated at SickKids Hospital after travelling 40 miles on his own in a sled pulled by his dog. @HBKidsHospital @SickKidsNews
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@thewalrus
The Walrus
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In her poem “The Friend’s Dog,” @sadiqademeijer crystallizes one of life’s most difficult moments in amber: a pet’s transition from life into death.
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we think she has, until she yawns once, / gives an almost whistled sigh
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@AuthorsBooking
AuthorsBooking
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@dollyslibrary
Imagination Library
9 months
Gorgeously illustrated by Ashley Barron, @childbkauthor's charming book highlights how children around the world are carried in many different ways, but each one with love. #DollysLibrary #CanadaBook #ReadOnCanada
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Susan Hughes
10 months
Thanks, Sue! @KidsCanPress
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Sue Irwin
11 months
Today, to celebrate #IReadCanadianDay, I read the #picturebook, SOUNDS ALL AROUND: THE SCIENCE OF HOW SOUND WORKS (words by @childbkauthor, pics by Ellen Rooney). #amreading #Canadian #nonfiction #kidlit @BrouwerSigmund @lornasn @kidsbookcentre👂🐝🛻✈️📚
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Susan Hughes
11 months
Want to introduce children to amazing architect Antoni Gaudi through an imaginative story and amazing illustrations? They'll love meeting Carmen and her dragon in my #picturebook Carmen and the House that Gaudi Built (@owlkids)! @CasaBatlloGaudi #architects @picturebookseh
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Susan Hughes
1 year
Are you a Canadian #kidlit writer? I can apply for ONE #grant to mentor ONE writer for 10 hrs (Nov - March) ie chatting line, manu feedback, etc. If you're working on a PB, MG, or YA and are interested, pls get in touch. (Thx, Writers Union of Canada!) @twuc #mentorship
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Susan Hughes
1 year
I was delighted to receive author copies of my two picture books Sounds All Around and Lights Day and Night (in The Science Of series) now in Simplified Chinese translation! Woo-hoo! @KidsCanPress #ellenrooney #stem #picturebook #translation #physics #light #sound
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Susan Hughes
1 year
Thanks for highlighting the importance of walkable neighborhoods, especially for kids! Encourage kids to connect with, and speak up for, their 'hoods, like #JaneJacobs did! A #kidlit picture book bio about Jane: Walking in the City with Jane! @kidscan #activism #grassroots
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@CitySmartToys
City Smart Toys
1 year
Explore 'Walking in the City with Jane: A Story of Jane Jacobs'. Introduce kids to the importance of walkable neighborhoods and community-centered urban planning. #JaneJacobs #UrbanDesign https://t.co/NtaGC12TIJ
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Susan Hughes
1 year
Yes!
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City Smart Toys
1 year
And for younger minds - read about the classics. Walking in the City with Jane: A Story of Jane Jacobs - by @childbkauthor https://t.co/atLPM6gJcA
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Susan Hughes
1 year
Dropped into my amazing local independent children's book store, Mabel's Fables, and signed copies of my MG picture book SAME HERE: THE DIFFERENCES WE SHARE (illus #SophieCasson), recently released in paperback! #backtoschool @owlkids @picturebookseh @SCBWICanadaEast #diversity
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Susan Hughes
1 year
Just rec'd copies of our board books soon to be distributed free to thousands of kids by Dolly Parton's @dollyslibrary -- my Upsy-Daisy, Baby! (illus #AshleyBarron) in December '24 and #GeraldValerio's Canadian Animals in Colour in Oct '24. Thrilling! @owlkids @picturebookseh
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The CCBC
1 year
This summer we're taking a #ReadingRoadtrip across Canada. First stop, PEI! Where should we visit next?
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Mark Budman
1 year
Auntie Lexie, a good witch 🧙‍♀️ Her magic Wisdom Book that has all the answers 📔 The evil genie Evilette who holds Lexie prisoner and wants to steal her book 🧞‍♀️ Alex, a brave kid of 7 and Ratilda, an awesome and talented rat must save Lexie 👦 🐀 #F #CB #KidLitPit
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@MaraFarcasanu
Mara Farcasanu
1 year
BlyManor&MGothic #PitDark #A #H Two sisters renovate a haunted Transylvanian mansion for their dad with Alzheimer’s—when one dies, the other must decide if she should stay in the enigmatic home where her dad can’t get better but seems to live forever or build herself a life away
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