Blair Northen Williamson

06/08/2026

FRESH LUNCH 🦀🩵💯

The marsh is filled with big blue crabs this summer! Eeeek! Excitement levels are high!

06/07/2026

MARSH UPDATE: CRAB POT IS BAITED!

It’s a great day to have a great day! Hoping to catch some lunch!

06/01/2026

ITS JUNE! And wow, I’ve been celebrating A LOT! But believe me, there are also some lows!

We got to witness the beautiful marriage of my cousin, celebrate family birthdays, end of school parties, the signed book deal that still hasn’t really sunk in yet. Somehow my IG account is growing by leaps and bounds and I now have 3K+ followers here…thank you for the support!

I’ve been very busy editing my middle grade with that is going out on submission in a few weeks, and I’ve blocked a writing retreat to work on my YA this summer while my kids are at camp.

I spend a lot of time in my imagination which is wonderful, but there are still REAL struggles.

Balancing my time with my family, time for friends, staying focused on goals, self-care, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, getting enough hours of sleep, and maybe have time to exercise, with the crazy amount of energy and effort it takes to keep this publishing train moving…IS HARD!

And—book sales for my most recent releases are very down. Figuring out marketing and sales pipeline to get the books into schools and libraries is a piece of the puzzle everyone in the industry is trying to figure out and not something I can say I’ve been able to do, but I’m still motivated.

This industry is HARD.

I remember that I write because I love it. I write because I believe my books will make a difference. Bring a smile to a kids face, make someone laugh, make someone care a little more about our ocean and this planet. Taking teeny tiny baby steps towards the goal of being a full time author one day. But, if I’m being honest, I’m years away from that.

I’m so thankful for this community and your support. Stay tuned for more updates, and please order one of my books for your library, a gift, or recommend it to a friend!

Reach out if you want to collab! I’m always up for that too!

05/15/2026

I FINALLY SIGNED A BOOK DEAL FROM A BIG 5 PUBLISHER THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHH! ITS OFFICIAL!!!!!!!

Years of hard work, determination, and persistence.

IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE I MADE IT TO THE OLYMPICS OF WRITING!!! 😭🥳🎉

I cant wait to tell you more!!!

HAPPY FRIDAY! Celebrate with meeeeee!

05/14/2026

OH WHAT A NIGHT!

RVA went NUTS FOR READING at the new Baseball Stadium ⚾️💥

I loved being a part of this incredible group of Virginia authors .jones to celebrate books! So thankful to and for making this opportunity possible 😭🥹🎉

Reflecting this morning big time 💙🙏🏻 and so thankful my mom was able to be with me last night! So cool!

05/13/2026

BIG NIGHT TONIGHT! ⚾️💥

And on the list of things I never thought I’d be asked to do: Be a featured author at the baseball stadium for their GO NUTS FOR READING NIGHT! 🤩

Thankful for who organized this event & for handling the sales! What a fun night for Richmond Public Schools to host such a an epic party for kids who complete a reading challenge! Excited to be a part of it and to see other author friends tonight at the park!

05/12/2026

What an honor it was to speak with !

Our episode dropped this morning💥 and it was such a great conversation around sustainability, empowering kids, and the awareness we can all have about the environment we live in.

Have a listen! We hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for the connection!

05/07/2026

FORMATTED THE AWARDS and I’m so
proud of this little book.

She sure is making a splash in a lot of corners of the world 🥹💙🌊

12/24/2025

Happy holidays from all of us at The Little Press!

Art from:

BIRTHDAY BASH
Written by Blair Northen Williamson
Illus. by Taylor Woolley

DARK SKIES
Written by Lindsey Hobson - Author
Illus. by Makenzie McCarthy

HANK'S CHANGE OF HEART
Written by Cindy Williams Schrauben Author
illus. by Sasha Richards

08/17/2025

From Ocean Explorer to Children's Author: Celebrating Alumni Blair Northen Williamson!

Meet Blair Northen Williamson, WritingWorkshops.com alumnus and children's author, whose ocean adventures inspire climate fiction picture books.