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KidLit Vibes Contest 2023

5/12/2023

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And now for the kidlit community's grooviest contest...Kidlit Vibes 2023! 

The challenge: Spin the "wheel of feels" and use the vibe given as a prompt for creating a kidlit story (12 years of age and younger), all in 125 words or less. The contest is open to both unagented and agented creators alike, and the entries are judged anonymously. 

Contest dates are May 12-14th, so there's still time to spin and create your own story. You can find more details at the link here and all the great prizes can be found here. 

Last year I landed on "longing," which was a great (and prize winning!) inspiration. This year I spun "cozy," which happens to be one of my favorite feelings. I hope you like this little taste of a kidlit cozy mystery. 

Thank you for reading! Let me know your thoughts in the comments - did you get a cozy vibe? Do you want to curl up with a cup of cocoa and a plate of cookies and find out whodunnit? 
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p.s. Feel free to leave a link to your own entry, as I'd love to read yours, too. Good luck!
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The Pie Spy 
A Baker's Burrow Mystery

by Carrie Karnes-Fannin
​(125 words)
Autumn rain pattered on the burrow’s window and sugar wafted into the air as they opened the old trunk. “Granny was Watson Woods’ best baker ever,” Blanche said. “I hope her recipes are in here.”

Max’s long ears flopped in his face while he rummaged inside. He held up some yellowed papers tied with twine. “Is this a cookbook?”

Blanche squinted as she made out the old-fashioned handwriting. “The Case...of...the...Pie Spy.”

“Detective notes?” Max clapped his paws together. “Ooh, delicious...let’s read them!”

“Now?”

“Pretty please?”
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Blanche laughed. “Oh, who could say ‘no’ to that face?” 

Max settled against her shoulder with a contented sigh as Blanche began to read. “My latest creation was cooling on the windowsill when the stranger knocked...”
 
 

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Baker's Burrow kitchen - Art by Carrie Karnes-Fannin
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