Krista Weltner
Author/Illustrator. Stop-motion puppet maker (Wendell and Wild, Wildwood) linktr.ee/kweltner
EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF MOLLY WITH DYSLEXIA 2024 (Free Spirit Publishing)
- Author/Illustrator! Yay 👻I am looking for an agent and actively querying. Open for illustration work. I like wholesome chaos, dogs, and sweet potato chips. 🤷♀️ Three picture books under my belt (pulled from the slush pile) www.kristaweltner.com #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart
- I'm 50+ queries deep in the query trenches how about you? Nothing yet, but lots of great feedback and several agents passing me to their friends. #kidlit #query #publishing
- I'm reviving/reposting some snow related content since most of us are snowed in. This is from a comic series I created awhile back and I'm not totally sure what to do with it. I made 50 in all, Maybe a gift book? #comic #snow #kidlitart
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- Here's an illustration I am dying (like hold me back) to color!! It's part of the search-and-find I am querying with. #kidlitart
- Unagented Authors of any genre! Opportunity below if you identify as disabled in any sense ❤️ I'm in the middle of querying some #kidlit projects and I'm throwing my hat in this ring for this too. AGENTS/EDITORS you can register to see the pitches on their website. #Disabilities #author
- The absolute urge to finish the illustrations in the dummy I'm querying!! Ughhh I just want to finish them 🙃 but that's not how this goes. ANYWAY here's one of the spreads I am dying to color. #kidlitart
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- Raise your hand if you forget to post on social media because making the art is more fun. #kidlit

- I am a 3Xs published Author-illustrator. I am currently obsessed with creating extremely full scenes with a lot to look at that still prioritize composition. Querying a search-and-find and PB rn and hunting for my dream agent! www.kristaweltner.com #kidlitartpostcard #kidlit #kidlitart
- Would I illustrate or ghostwrite a celebrity picture book? YES, I couldn't afford not to. But this is the satire I'm here for. #kidlit #kidlitart
- Waiting for my future agent to find me like: #kidlit

- Me finding out that snow has a smell 🤯(born without a sense of smell. It's called amnosmia) and yes I can still taste. #amnosmia
- I just love them
- Today I'm feeling inspired by the great @gemmacorrell.bsky.social I was thinking about sweet potatoes vs mean potatoes and my thoughts spiraled from there. #comic #humor
- I came across a #kidlit agent today looking for "wholesome chaos." I find this phrase so perfect. Anyway here's a fictional book cover I made for my portfolio. #kidlitart
- Any migraine sufferers out here? #comic
- When you are the slowest reader in your book club 🙃 I need a head start next time haha

- It's me opening my inbox every morning but my inbox is empty. Waiting for good news 🤞 #kidlit

- Pulling my stuff too.
- I just love @gemmacorrell.bsky.social's work!
- A small slice of a comic I just finished about my consumer question fatigue, comparing the shopping experience of a girl in the US and one in the EU. See the whole thing on my Instagram. : ) #comic #sliceoflife www.instagram.com/kristaweltne...
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- I'm agentless! 🙉 trad pubbed author/Illustrator 3 PBs, Free Spirit Publishing✅️ Querying a search-and-find and a #PB right now 📨 🤸♀️ I like laugh-out-loud silly stories with heartwarming endings, comics, dogs, graphic novels, and emojis 📚 www.kristaweltner.com #kidlitpostcard #kidlit #kidlitart
- I think the hardest thing about trying to get books published is having to pause mid-process to query them. It's so hard to resist the urge to finish the illustrations for my current WIP. I had momentum, man! 🤓 #kidlit #kidlitart
- Waiting for batches of queries to come back is the weirdest time. I usually take the time to brush up on my drawing/illustration skills which is a dangerous game because sometimes I evolve and then feel the urge to throw out my whole portfolio. 🙃 Anyway here is grass practice. #kidlitart #kidlit
- He's got main character energy. Maybe I need ti write him a spin off ha #kidlitart
- This is the best part of being a published author ❤️ unexpected fan mail from some brilliant students. A mix of thank you notes with color pages from my series (Free downloads on my website) #kidlit #kidlitart
- It's getting hot here in Orlando. My unsolicited advice to folks visiting the theme parks is to walk around with ice on your head. (They will give you free water/ice at the food stalls) #kidlitart