Announcing the Stuck Bumblebee Poetry Challenge April 20-26
Register for seven days of poetry prompts with poetry tips from a member of the kid lit poetry community each day. Hosted by Joyce Uglow and Cynthia Mackey. April 20-26.
Sign up will begin on April 13th. Free to all who wish to enter. All you need to do is comment with your first and last name on the April 13th post. Subscribe to Joyce’s Substack to see the daily prompts. The challenge works best if you sign up for email notifications.
Write a poem a day for seven days using prompts from our debut picture books; STUCK: The Story of the La Brea Tar Pits and IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE. The theme is Earth Day so write poems for the planet.
Our guests will be Susan Johnston Taylor, Natasha Zimmers, Jenny Mattern, Irene Latham, Kathy Hasley, and Sara Fajardo! They have generously donated prizes. Please support their books however you are able.
PRIZES!
All registered participants are automatically entered. For an extra entry, comment on this post!
Signed copy of a picture book by Susan Johnston Taylor
A critique from Natasha Zimmers
A copy of The Magic Words: Simple Poetry Prompts That Unlock the Creativity in Everyone by Joseph Fasano from Jenny Mattern
A critique from Irene Latham
Ask Me Anything (AMA) from Kathy Halsey
Ask Me Anything (AMA) from Sara Fajardo
Ask Me Anything {AMA) from Cynthia Mackey
A picture book critique from Joyce Uglow
In honor of Earth Day April 22, 2026 and Arbor Day April 24, 2026 a donation will be made to the Arbor Day Foundation to "plant a better future" donated by Joyce Uglow.
Comment on the blog or share your poem to be entered to win a book, a critique or an ask me anything session with one of our talented writers. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your poem in the comments, that’s okay just comment with an appreciation or encouragement.
