Those of you who’ve been roaming the Twitterverse will probably be aware of the #kidlitchat and #yalitchat that happen each week. We’re delighted to announce there will be a #pblitchat starting next week for all of us who are passionate about picture books. (Sorry to middle-grade novels, YA novels and chapter books – you just don’t have the same charm as picture books…) At the conclusion of each of the sessions we’ll put a transcript of the chat here on the Picture Books Only blog.
If you’d like to be a part of a weekly discussion group devoted to picture books only, just follow these simple steps:
1. Sign-up for Twitter. It’s free and easy and will connect you with a whole heap of people you otherwise would never have had the pleasure of meeting. Seriously. It’s awesome!
2. Log-on to Twitter on Mar 29/30 (depending on your time zone – see the list below) and look out for all the comments with the #pblitchat tag. (You may find it easier to follow the discussion if you use another program that links to Twitter like Tweetchat. This will enable you to ONLY see those comments that are tagged #pblitchat.)
3. Jump in the conversation and enjoy the chat!
So, without further ado, here’s the date and time for the inaugural #pblitchat:
AUSTRALIA - Tuesday, March 30
Brisbane: 12 noon – 1pm
Melbourne: 1-2pm
Adelaide: 12:30-1:30pm
Perth: 10-11am
USA - Monday, March 29
EDT: 10-11pm
CDT: 9-10pm
MDT: 8-9pm
PDT: 7-8pm
Anyone who lives outside the US or Australia is welcome to join us - just calculate your local time based on the information above.
Thank you for creating a place for piture book writers.
A great idea. Thanks for organising it, Karen!
Hi Sharon! Thanks for visiting. Will we be seeing you at #pblitchat on Monday/Tuesday? The more the merrier
Yay! So glad you’ll be joining us, Rebecca
Looking forward to our first #pblitchat. What fun!
Thanks for all the work setting this up! I’m looking forward to it!
Hi Cait! So glad you’ll be there. It should be fun
Great idea! Look forward to dropping by.
Excellent, Katrina! I was hoping it would suit you…
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