Jennifer Sweeney @storiesbysweeney.bsky.social 📚 Children’s Book Writer & Book Lover
🌴 SCBWI Southern Breeze Member
⭐️ Retired Educator
🥔 Passionate about Potatoes
StoriesBySweeney.com
#PB #SCBWI #kidlit
Ellen Tarlow @ellentarlow.bsky.social 
David Z.M. Allison @dzmallison.bsky.social Picture book author. Heartfelt, humor, quiet and absurd manuscripts. SCBWI & 12x12 member. Working toward traditional publication one manuscript at a time. SCBWI AZ Desert Bloom Grand Prize 2026. #amquerying
Julie M. Evans @juliemevans.bsky.social Author of Fluffle Shuffle, out Aug 4, 2026. AKA "Julie McMaine Evans". Member of SCBWI, 12 X 12. 2nd book out soon.
Sandra @sandykayz99.bsky.social Writer, photographer, traveler
Lora Stead Author @lorastead.bsky.social Is it writing time yet?
Kidlit, '23 PBParty Finalist, SCBWI, 12x12, InkedVoices, UT League of Writers, former ESL/1-8 grade teacher. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney at Seymour. ☀️
Forthcoming debut WHERE DADDY IS (Atheneum, 2029)
https://youtube.com/@lorastead
Jessica Rusinowski | PB Writer @jrusinowski.bsky.social PB writer & K–8 art teacher 🎨 Writing stories with humor, heart & creativity—often inspired by the wonderfully messy world of kids. Former Disney & Universal scenic artist. SCBWI. #KidLit #AmQuerying
Sherry @shdubis.bsky.social Unagented PB writer, Member of SCBWI, 12x12, Reading advocate & literacy tutor. Cross-country skier, hiker, and “closet” organizer.
Aisha "Ash P" Panjwaneey @ashpreads.bsky.social #Muslim #BIPOC #Editor of safe-for-work fiction and nonfiction.
CB and GN editor in the making.
#RevPit Editor
EFA Ambassador
Get in touch 👇🏻
https://www.ashpreads.com
ejoyd.bsky.social @ejoyd.bsky.social Writer. Editor. Lover of dark chocolate. 2026 #KidlitChuckleChallenge HM 2024 #50preciouswords HM #SCBWI #PB #kidlit #travel
eileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social Author. Editor. Publisher. Scholastic. Harcourt. Co-founder Reycraft Books. Founder of Move Books (now at Charlesbridge as Charlesbridge Moves). Partner in Kid’s Book Revisions PLUS. Author of 2 PB’s (2028). But even more importantly—lover of desserts!
The Storytellers Foundation | The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast @tstorypodcast.bsky.social https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com | Kidlit & publishing conversations. Top 100 & Spotify Award-Winning Podcast. Home of the Big Bang Notable Book List & Storytellers Summit Series. Writing a book? Our writing tools: https://getstoryrise.com
CinqueW News @cinquewnews.bsky.social Giornale di Giuseppe Rapuano con opinioni, cronaca, cultura, spettacolo, sport.
Per approfondire le notizie https://cinquewnews.blogspot.com/
Blythe Williams @blytheawilliams.bsky.social PBParty Finalist ('26)
Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship Recipient ('25) ✍️
#PBRisingStar! ('24)
FallWritingFrenzy Honorable Mention ('23)
#12x12PB/#SCBWI/#KidlitAuthor/✡️Mama of 2/#pb #pbnf #sel
Andrea Homoya is revising as a ✨2026 #RevPit Winner!✨ @andreahomoya.bsky.social 2026 #RevPit Winner | Cider Company Owner | Now Querying FINDING GRAVITY
Amber @theprimrosecorner.bsky.social ✏️Illustrator, 🎨 Artist, 🖋Stationery Addict
⭐️ Planner Girl 🇺🇸 Army Wife 📚 Bookish 🤓
Portfolio: http://theprimrosecorner.com
Author Craig Read @craigread.bsky.social Dwayne And The Dinosaur Dilemma now available, either from myself paperback £10 each, or Hardback £15 each, or Amazon at £15 & £25
Alicia Meyers @byaliciameyers.bsky.social Author ✏️ | Teacher 🍎 | #SCBWI
DO THE PASTA DANCE [2027]
TIC-ERRIFIC ME [2026] 📚
THE A-TO-Z TEACHING TOOLKIT [2025]
Lover of coffee, carbs, books & Bravo
Sarah Elizabeth Mead @sarahmead.bsky.social Book lover. List maker. Theater nerd. Writer. #Kidlit author
Rep'd by Katie Monson.
#SCBWI #RACWI #12x12
www.readwithmead.com
Deborah W Trotter @deborahwtrotter.bsky.social Book lover, kidlit author, nature embracer. Find me outdoors with a book in beautiful surroundings or at my desk surrounded by papers, pens and stories.
Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile.
Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees.
#SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist
elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
C. L. White @clwhite572.bsky.social Writer and Paleontology Nerd (MSc Evolutionary Anthropology focused in primate brain evolution)
Lover of all things science and stories!
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Jamie Novak @jamienovak.bsky.social Professional declutterer & author of KEEP THIS TOSS THAT: the practical guide to tidying up, turned PB author & SCBWI member http://www.JamieNovak.com
Carol Gordon Ekster @cekster.bsky.social #kidlit #author, retired #educator, yogi, #scbwi, #12x12, #edusky #couragetocreate Repped by Nicole Resciniti @seymouragency.bsky.social
Marta Serraggiotto | children's book author-illustrator @martaserraggiotto.bsky.social 🧸kidlit author-illustrator | SCBWI member
🎨seeking agency representation
🇮🇹based in Padova, Italy
✏️Kidlit diary on Substack
https://www.martaserraggiotto.com/portfolio-2/
Serena Call @serenacallart.bsky.social Aspiring children's book author and illustrator.
Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social Author of MG & Picture Books • https://franciscastaines.com/
🇲🇽 All around book nerd with a weakness for mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, dogs, and tacos (not always in that order)
Jacob Hansen @jacobhansenwrites.bsky.social Repped by Sorcha Fairbank
#SCBWI member
#chucklechallenge ‘24 winner
#kidlit Author
Indianapolis
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Amy Kolb Noyes @acknoyes.bsky.social Artist, author, journalist
@syracuseu broadcast journo alum
@vermontstateu MFA studio arts
#scbwi New England amykolbnoyes.com
Karen Romeo-Léger @karenromeoleger.bsky.social Author/Illustrator/Photographer/Educator | Simmons | MCLA | Syracuse
Catherine Ciocchi @cathcio.bsky.social STEM Picture book author🌎⚛️☀️Science teacher ✨Family ♥️ grandkids, friends, teaching, writing and golf all fill my days ✨ Enjoy the view! 🌎
Kathryn Powell—Reading Aloud for Life @rynkatt.bsky.social 📕 Picture Book & Songwriter, Connecting with #PB writers, #kidlit & #literacy pros
📚 former #library outreach specialist
#HighlightsFoundation Scholarship recipient—2024
Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom
📝📝📝📝📝
#PictureBookWriters, #SCBWI
Erin Siska @erinsiska.bsky.social Reader, picture book author/illustrator, graphic novelist, lawyer, mama, dog person, mental health advocate, good listener. #kidlit #kidlitart
(she/her) Portfolio at www.erinsiska.com.
Dawn Prochovnic @dawnprochovnic.bsky.social Dandelion Lover, Potty Humorist, and Award-Winning Author: Mama's Home (and Baby Too!), Lucy's Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl/Pirate Go Potty? ASL, Literacy, & Library Enthusiast. 2023 Walt Morey Award recipient. www.dawnprochovnic.com 12x12 (She/Her)
@jenm-az.bsky.social @jenm-az.bsky.social 
Laura Cooper @cooperl788.bsky.social You can find me at my favorite sunny spot, the kitchen island, where I’m simultaneously cooking up dinner and book ideas. I’m an avid reader, raising 2 kids and 1 rescued house hippo.
joannamcintyre.bsky.social @joannamcintyre.bsky.social Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children.
OUT NOW: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out April 21st!
SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
Mike Freveletti @frevma.bsky.social picture book writer | occasional poet | improviser | intermittent funny man
#picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #PBParty #SCBWI
@abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social Disney fanatic who loves to write. Blog for adults on #caregiving and #grief- www.PixieDustForCaregivers.com. Book in progress. Picture books in my future! Expect whimsy and pictures of cute, clever animals, including my cat! #kidlit #12X12 #ALS 
Ali DeMoro @alidemoro.bsky.social Children's Author
THE JEALOUS LITTLE MUNCHKIN
2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Award honoree🏅
alidemoro.com
Grab my FREE 2026 Picture Book Guide 👇
https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/2610207/198342432656459512/share
Allison Garwood @allisongarwood.bsky.social Kidlit writer/illustrator, MFA candidate in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA (2027!). Occasional autobiographical content about transracial family life.
Alina Manolache @alpacasbookshelf.bsky.social I'm Alina and I like alpacas🦙
romanian children's book illustrator
available for new projects
🚫 No AI
Portfolio: alpacasbookshelf.com
Aileen Stewart @aileenstewart.bsky.social Children's #Author, #SCBWI Member, #Library Board of Trustee Member, #12x12PB Member, #Baker, #Amateur Photographer, #Christian, and Herder of #Cats www.kidlitfun.com and https://www.instagram.com/aileenwstewart1/
Tamla T. Young @tamlatyoung.bsky.social I write for children. I teach children. I mother 2 children. My debut PB Ready, Set, Mango!🥭 available where books are sold! April 25’ 🥰
#PBRisingStars HM 24’
#12x12 25’
#PBParty HM 25’
JeanneSullivanGuerin @jeancatherine2.bsky.social BFA-Design & Illustration
IG-#jcatpsg #SCBWI
UmbrellaBrands, LLC
Jeanne Sullivan Guerin
Love libraries, arts.
Proud mom.
Irish. Irish-American.
American. Family ties include Boston, MA,
Nova Scotia & Ireland.
Shelbey @shelbeyd.bsky.social Picture book writer. SCBWI member. Runner, puzzler, mom of twin boys. Guacamole is life.
SuSuVW.bsky.social @susuvw.bsky.social Kidlit author
Debbie Moeller @debbiemoellerbooks.bsky.social Author. Eclectic kidlit writer. I write picture books (fiction & nonfiction), leveled readers and early readers. Retired teacher. Eccentric grandma. Beach junkie. SCBWI member. She/her
s.e.cottrill @secottrill.bsky.social Picture book Author/ Illustrator. Graphic Designer/Art Director by day. #SCBWI #12x12PB #mightykidlit #KidLit #authorillustrator www.secottrill.com
Kelly Clasen, PhD @kellyclasenwriter.bsky.social 🌻Kidlit author & writing professor. Rep'd by Reiko Davis.🌻
#SCBWI #InkedVoices #MG #PB
kellyclasenwriter.com
Susan @sburdorf.bsky.social Member of 12x12 PB Writing Challenge; The Writer’s Sanctuary; Ebony Lynn Mudd’s PB Retreat; published author; collector of socks; herder of cats. Welcome to my world.
Daryl Gottier @dlkgotts.bsky.social Debut picture book SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL, illus. by Gal Weizman, coming from Flashlight Press in Sept. 2026. #kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. www.dlkgottier.com #SCBWI #12x12PB
Hollie Wolverton @holliewolverton.bsky.social Picture book author of THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (7/18/27). Mother. Animal & nature lover. Former & future traveler. Minimalist wannabe. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney. #FirstDraftFriday #SCBWI #12x12
Niyati Froind @niyatifroind.bsky.social #kidlit Writer-illustrator - PB
SCBWI Israel-Illustrator Coordinator
member of @midnightinkers collective
www.niyatifroind.com
@nolaamy.bsky.social @nolaamy.bsky.social 
Fabienne Doucet, Ph.D. 🇭🇹 @bailabomba.bsky.social polysemic mother scholar writer lover sister daughter dancer dreamer seeker. professor @nyu. executive director @metronyu. #author LOVE IS STILL WINNING/EL AMOR SIEMPRE TRIUNFA. #scbwi #pbauthor
Ana Kelly @anakellyinla.bsky.social 🇳🇮 to FL to CA to FL to...
#PB Writer, Reading Interventionist, Dodger Fan
#SCBWI | #PBParty '25 Finalist | #PBParty '23 Honorable Mention (HM) | #50PreciousWords '25 and '23 HM | #KidLitChuckleChallenge Champ '25- S sarahahirsch.bsky.social @sarahahirsch.bsky.social
Pam Adams @pamadamswrites.bsky.social 
Danielle Anderson @fortheloveofkidlit.bsky.social Freelance editor and aspiring pb author
Lynn Baldwin @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social #kidlit writer/ MY BACKYARD USED TO BE (Tilbury House). Member of SCBWI, 12 x 12PB, Inked Voices. Love to travel, be active outside, speak/study foreign languages.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynnbaldwinwrites
@amandamcintyre.bsky.social @amandamcintyre.bsky.social 
Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social Picture-book author/illustrator. #SCBWI Canada West Co-ARA.
deborahpaquette@shaw.ca
deborahpaquette.com
Raluca Sirbu @raluca1991.bsky.social Children's book author
Chelsea DiCicco @chelseadicicco.bsky.social ADHD GIRL • Kidlit Writer, Blogger & Former Librarian • Author of 🅰︎🅳🅷🅳 🅰︎🅽🅳 🅼🅴 Feature Interview Host • Member of #SCBWI #WriteAcademy #WritingBarn #CourageToCreate PBParty Finalist 2025 www.chelseasworldofbooks.com
@girlscout70294.bsky.social @girlscout70294.bsky.social 
@rosihollinbeck.bsky.social @rosihollinbeck.bsky.social 
Amy Martinez @amymartinez.bsky.social Picture Book/ Early Reader Writer | MLS | Teacher | PBParty Honorable Mention'25 and '26 | 50 Precious Words HM '23 | #SCBWI | #12X12 | #PB | #amquerying
Emma Applegarth @emmaapple.bsky.social 🪻Scientist, writer, earth lover. 📝Aspiring #kidlit author. 🌟2025 #PBRisingStars mentee.
Cindy Johnson @cindyjohnson.bsky.social I'm a children's author who wants to bring laughter, joy, love, and maybe a little learning to kids who read my books, like Texas 2X2 pick RUSSELL WRESTLES THE RELATIVES #Aladdin #Simon&Schuster
Karen Kaufman Orloff @kkorloff.bsky.social I'm a children's author with twelve published titles and one in the works. I'm a member of SCBWI and co-creator of Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley (cwhv).
Caitlin Binder-Markey @cbmwrites.bsky.social Twin mom. PB Writer. Travel junkie. Broadway enthusiast. Collector of all things Wizard of Oz. I #12x12PB I #SCBWI I #50PreciousWords winner 2025- M mbetrus.bsky.social @mbetrus.bsky.social
Melissa Morgenlander @mmorgenlander.bsky.social 📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge
📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer
🎓 Playful PhD
👶👶 Mom to twins
♾️ Autism Advocate
🎶 Musical theatre fan
📍 Brooklyn, NY
https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
Mary Helen Berg @handle.invalid Children’s book author | ENOUGH TO SHARE @TielmourPress l Soon: Bushel & Peck Books | #PBParty Finalist ‘25 & ‘23, HM ‘24, l Writementor ‘22 | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #Kidlit #PB
Bodily autonomy, still a thing @boendercarol.bsky.social I really hate describing myself. But I'm glad to be here.
Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @mandyfletcher.bsky.social Co-RA Southern Breeze @SCBWI
#MG #PB writer
#Valentiny '26
#50PreciousWords '25 & '26 HM
#FallWritingFrenzy '24 HM, '25 (Finalist)
#WTMP '24 mentee
Rep: Ritu Anand @ D4EO
Jenn Gautam (she/her) @jenngautam.bsky.social ✏️Picture book writer
#SCBWI #12x12 #querying
🤓 Nature nerd
🐙 Former sci educator
🏳️🌈Queer
🌳Outdoor parenting inspo on IG @ PuddleParenting.
www.jenngautam.com
📍 Massachusetts
Jennifer Kennedy (she/her) @jenniferkwrites.bsky.social Reader, #kidlit writer, nonprofit communications pro. Passionate about education and equity. #SCBWI member
Catherine Ann Velasco @cat4.bsky.social Children's Book Author of BEHIND THE SCENES OF PRO BASEBALL ⚾️ and BEHIND THE SCENES OF PRO BASKETBALL 🏀.
Assistant Regional Advisor for #SCBWI- IL
Koi Latina Mama
National Parks Super Fan
Children's Library Volunteer Guru
Kathy Jo Watson @kathywatson.bsky.social Kid Lit Writer. Music and theater fanatic. Space Nerd.
Author of MY CITY IS A FORT and featured in BOY MOMS.
#SCBWI
#365PictureBooks
Jeannine Vetrano Smith @jvsmithauthor.bsky.social Picture book author, canine educator, messy cook,Ga-ga for Golden Retrievers, writer4life, proud to be human not AI
www.jeanninevetranosmith.com
Angel Gantnier @angelgan.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
Shuyi Chiou @shuyichiou.bsky.social Author & illustrator for picture books.
my website: shuyichiou.com
Marietta Apollonio @mariettaa.bsky.social Author-illustrator of:
Wombat And The Family Tree
Jack The Library Cat
Traditional and digital illustration
Rep'd by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
🐴 Equestrian Instructor
🐶 Dog and kid mom
🍰 Dessert lover
📚
https://www.mariettaapollonio.com
@heatherskinner.bsky.social @heatherskinner.bsky.social Querying author, reporter for The Mountain Eagle & Schoharie News, homeschooling mom, SCBWI member, & when I grow up I want to be one of those 70 year olds you find spending their Thursday nights at the roller skating rink rocking out to 90s music!
Michelle Steinberg, M.Ed @michellesteinberg.bsky.social 🙋🏼♀️kidlit author 👩🏼💻 proud Mama Bear 🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” #PitchMe 23 winner #PBParty Honorable Mention 2024- M @monapwriter.bsky.social @monapwriter.bsky.social
Jenny Reuel @jennyreuel.bsky.social Storytime lady = bringer of joy. Writer of #PB #MG. Highlighting the funny, frustrating, and forgotten.
@alexis4000.bsky.social @alexis4000.bsky.social 
drydenbks (Emma D Dryden) @drydenbks.bsky.social Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit
Kelly Swemba @kellyswemba.bsky.social Children's book author
MISSING VIOLET (Beaming Books 23)
FRIENDS ARE LIKE STARS (MAY 2026)
Mom, nurse, believer in mental wellness and giving space for everyone
Lisa Dunlop @lisadunlop.bsky.social Children’s author 📚. Adventure and the sea await! 🌊 🐋 🦭🐙
Moira Ratchford @moiraratchford.bsky.social Author-illustrator known for vibrant, quirky characters. www.moiraratchford.com. Interested in kidlit art & licensing. Huge fan of birds, chai & fireflies. Tassy Walden Illustrator Award. Seeking representation. SCBWI. She/her
Molly Schaffer @mollyschaffer.bsky.social Kidlit Author, Therapist, Mom, Former Actor
mollyschafferbooks.com
#SCBWI #PB #12x12PB #PBParty
@rkthill.bsky.social @rkthill.bsky.social