Jyn Hall

@jynhall

Owned by 2 rescue dogs. Adored by an amazing man who doesn't (much) mind being called by my last name. Cali girl living in Georgia. Neurospicy PB/MG kidlit writer #SCBWI, #12x12PB #LondonWritersSalon #PBRisingStars Mentee 2026 All em dashes are my own

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Jyn Hall@jynhall· May 14

I’m over the moon—honored & thrilled—to be chosen as a #PBRisingStars Mentee! 🌟 Blog post re: wild weeks of apps: tinyurl.com/2s4bkcsr Selection night reel: tinyurl.com/4km4rkyn Thank you, @melissacmarquez.bsky.social @pbrisingstars.bsky.social and all my amazing CPs! #kidlit #amwri̇ti̇ng

Graphic with Jyn's PB Rising Stars 2006 badge and paragraph from her mentor. Out of over 4450 applications, Jyn was 1 of 40 creators chosen for this last year of the mentorship program.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Apr 27

Hundreds of #writers from all over the 🌎 came together on Zoom this weekend for: @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social 24-HOUR WRITING SPRINT 13 hrs (time logged) 1 editor R&R completed (turned Fiction PB➡️ Info Fic) 3 CPs joined me (pictured) @beckygoodman.bsky.social #writingcommunity #amwriting

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 31

One of my favorite #writing sprints of the year! Anyone want to join me for 1 hr or more? (I WILL be getting 8 hours of sleep in the middle...😅) 5th annual FREE LWS event begins April 24th (7pm UK/ 2pm EDT). RSVP: tinyurl.com/ywk34p69 @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social #writingcommunity

London Writers Salon graphic reading: The 24-Hour Writing Sprint, April 24-25, 2026. In collaboration with Scrivener and Lulu.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Dec 25

Merry Christmas to you & yours— from our growing family! ❤️💚 Love, Jyn, Steve, Stella, & little-one-yet-to-be-named P.S. More details on our newest rescue after the holidays!!🥰

Jyn and husband sit on couch in front of Christmas tree with their 2 rescue Boston Terriers—one black and white, the other a red merle (golden and white with darker spots).

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Nov 25

I just updated my Giftster wish list for the holidays! 😆 #amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity #butseriously

Screenshot of Jyn's Giftster account. Wishlist item reads:
Gift name: "A Brilliant Literary Agent."
5-star ranking
Weblink to get gift: QueryTracker.net--with a big green Fetch button showing a magic wand.
Price = Priceless.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Nov 5

An illustrated red heart that reads: Kindness is Punk

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Oct 3

Just submitted my #FallWritingFrenzy contest entry! Check out my YA horror story here: jynhall.com/writing.html Tough story to write. Pls note trigger warnings. 🫣😱 Thank you: @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @lydialukidis.bsky.social @professoraixa.bsky.social for hosting this creative contest!

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Sep 19

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! 🏴‍☠️ Find out your pirate name! www.piratequiz.com And check out these amazing sea shanties: www.instagram.com/sailnorthmus... #talklikeapirate #talklikeapirateday

Jyn and her pirate partner--both in striped shirts--say, "Aargh!" for the camera. A pirate ship sails behind them.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Aug 24

What a JOY to celebrate my "Pub[lication] Day" on Thurs at @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social in 3 Writers’ Hours w/ 400-500 writers!! Shared a bit about my #kidlit picture book, writing-for-hire, & Reading Partners. 🎉🥳 readingpartners.org readingpartners.org/blog/cover-t... @angelapadron.bsky.social

Author, with curly, strawberry blonde hair and glasses, holds up her nonfiction picture book "Bringing About Change: Making a Difference Through Activism" in 2 photos.
Top photo - Soft cover of book with title and a cover photo of 5 diverse kids, having fun, wearing green t-shirts, each with a Recycle symbol on it.
Bottom photo - author holds book open to a page discussing environmental activism with 1 book picture depicting a polar bear on melting ice caps and the other showing a beach strewn with tons of gross, plastic trash.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Aug 5

Stella wants to send everyone a SMILE😁 today! 💕

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Jul 21

It was an honor to write this nonfiction #picturebook "Bringing About Change: Making a Difference Through Activism" for Reading Partners’ wonderful literacy program+Cover to Cover series, & to work with talented editor @angelapadron.bsky.social! #kidlit #writingcommunity #author #activism ✊

Picture book cover with title, author's name, and a photo of 5 kids, wearing shirts with large recycling symbols on the front, arms around each other, smiling and laughing.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Jun 14

“The only prerequisite for Saturday is a heart that breaks on behalf of its neighbors and its nation, and a courage that moves your feet to stand alongside other similarly heartbroken but courageous human beings.”

John pavlovitz from his substack: a letter to Americans still on the sidelines, on the eve of No Kings Day

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Jun 5

Introducing our new fur baby:🌟Stella🌟 We adopted 7yo Stella 3 weeks ago. She's intelligent, eager to please, a bundle of energy, full of personality, snuggly, & very in-tune with my moods. She’s always trying to read me & gazes into my eyes for a long time, not breaking eye contact. 😍🥰❤️🌟

Stella, the Boston Terrier, with her new parents.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· May 19

I’m incredibly honored and grateful that @msmarianayagam.bsky.social selected me as her #PBRisingStars Runner-Up and gifted me with a #PB critique! Thank you, Maria! And thank you @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Team! ⭐️ #kidlit #writingcommunity

PBRS official Runner-Up Badge with quote from mentor Maria Marianayagam: "Jyn's writing is brilliant and captivating, and her ideas are fresh! I *loved* the concept for her latest manuscript, and I can't wait to see where she takes it."

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Apr 25

Enjoyed the 1st hour of London Writers' Salon #24hourwritingsprint. #Amwriting new #mgnovel in fave @scrivenerapp & it was an honor to have the amazing @stevenpressfield.bsky.social (The War of Art) write alongside us! 23 hours (& lots of prizes!) left if you want to join (free): lu.ma/yrj3omix

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 24

Happy 1 yr Book Birthday to Untangling Hope!! So proud of Johnna Richard Stein! Highly recommend this incredible MG novel about foster care. (Oh! And you just might see someone you know in the Acknowledgments at the end of the book.😉)

Photo collage: The author, Johnna Stein, holds her novel Untangling Hope flanked by editors, Erin Adams and Jyn Hall. Goodreads 4.85 Stars review included, as well as book release Amazon rankings of #1 in New Release and #3 in Orphans and Foster Care categories.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 10

Beautiful! I love finding hearts in nature. I recently found this walnut shell heart on a trail.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 9

#50PreciousWords: This year, I donated Yellow Butterflies by Ukrainian author/illus, Oleksandr Shatokhin. Stunning & gorgeous PB about war & hope. Hopefully more entrants are able to donate. Let’s flood CLiF w/ books! 📚📚📚Would love to hear what YOU donated & why. @viviankirkfield.bsky.social

Cover of picture book Yellow Butterflies by Ukrainian author, Oleksandr Shatokhin. White illustration of a young child with a yellow butterfly on their finger set against a black background.

Classroom with dozens of donated picture books set on colourful rug.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 6

Egg 3 is pipping! Fun footage of parents’ “changing of the guard” and interactions with eaglets in a snowstorm. @10:19-10:23AM PT

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 5

As I lean into a "sense of the delightfully irresistible," my joy this week has been Pip Watch for Big Bear Lake's eagle pair, Jackie & Shadow. Three eggs this year. And early this morning, two eaglets hatched! 😍 www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nf...

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Mar 4

I always enjoy reading everyone's #50PreciousWords entries. The creativity in #kidlit stories that can be told in just 50 words is pretty incredible. Thank you, @viviankirkfield.bsky.social, for all your time and energy in hosting this wonderful contest. And thank you, judges!

Black background with a single lit candle.
Poem "I am a Flame"
by Jyn Hall

When I’m sad
mad
scared
and darkness closes in

I remind myself
“I am a flame”

flickering
shining
dancing

chasing away the shadows.

Darkness retreats
revealing

I am
not alone

our lights
fuse
fuel
stoke

blaze brighter

Together.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Feb 10

Our hearts are crushed. This week we had to say goodbye to Kendall, our precious 13yo fur baby. 💔😭

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Feb 1

Thank you, @taralazar.bsky.social and article contributors for another fantastic #StoryStorm! ☂️ Loved having a positive, productive focus for this tough January! Until next year! 🌂 #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #writingcommunity

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Jan 7

Thrilled for my first work-for-hire nonfiction picture book contract!! A big shoutout to my #SCBWI RA @melissajmiles.bsky.social for her informative @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social Shop Talk on creative ways to become a published author. #kidlit #writingcommunity #latepost...

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Jan 5

You’ll definitely be ok! 😆 I might be too. Or not.

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Nov 23

Pumped up on adrenaline, coffee, synergy, and community. And also 🫠 Hosted: 3 hours Attended: 11 hours Total: 14 hours of the #24hourwritingsprint with the amazing London Writers’ Salon!

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Oct 28

Interesting #publishing job opp! Job info and how to apply: littlepresspublishing.com #kidlit #writingcommunity

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Oct 25

😊 It was a joy helping edit Johnna Stein’s MG novel: Untangling Hope. a.co/d/cIPvBAG #kidlit #middlegradebooks #writingcommunity

Jyn Hall@jynhall· Oct 23

I totally get it! 🥹 Poppy is adorable and love the name!