Shecky @shecky.bsky.social Geek. SF/F copyeditor (500+ works edited, rehomes feral commas, hot-glues dangling participles, etc.). Quantum comma mechanic. He/him. NO "AI." (Avatar by Howard Tayler.) sffcopyediting.com
Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social Global health, medical anthropology, co-design for health equity. @Emory U, working in Guatemala and beyond. Loves sightings of the absurd and compassion.
angelina mazza @angejmazza.bsky.social culture writer & romance critic. brooklyn by way of montreal 🌈
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social @kylegriffin1 from that Twitter thing
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
sam stroozas @samstroozas.bsky.social she/her | ♊️ gemini journalist & all things digital at mprnews.org 🌙 beep me: sstroozas@mpr.org
Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social Mom, Refugee and Congresswoman for #MN05. Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair. Fighting for a more just world.✨ http://HC.com/IlhanOmar 
Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans @pubprosabb.bsky.social We are a coalition of industry professionals united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices on shelves across the country.
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Deborah Heiligman (she/her) @dheiligman.bsky.social On a social media break to be in my writing head. Please email me if you need to be in touch. Www.DeborahHeiligman.com
@suzietownsend.bsky.social @suzietownsend.bsky.social 
Susan Rich @susanrichreads.bsky.social Children's Book Editor-at-Large with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
@jm-blakemore.bsky.social @jm-blakemore.bsky.social 
Connie Chang @conniechang.bsky.social 🔮 Writer of Speculative Fiction & Spooky Things
🏆 2024 New Visions Award winner
👻 MG Horror DON’T FEED THE HUNGRY GHOSTS (Lee & Low, May 2027)
🖋️ Repped by Jenna Satterthwaite
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Susan Kegeles, PhD @motherkegs.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Medicine (i.e., retired). Social/behavioral scientist, public health. Career focused on HIV prevention, mostly gay men, ethnic/racial minorities. Called "gray-haired bad ass granny." Mother of two. 
KarenGebbia @karengebbia.bsky.social
picture book writer & naturalist
Rep'd by Amy Thrall Flynn, Aevitas Creative Management
3 books coming out 2026-2028!
#SCBWIsfnortheastbay Sonoma County CoCoordinator
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Rosemary Brosnan @rosemaryhb.bsky.social Publisher of Quill Tree Books and Heartdrum at HarperCollins. Opinions my own. 
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social olugbemisolabooks.com
Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app In progress. Harvard PhD candidate. #GodsPlan ☀️
Books: #TheBlackAgenda #TheDoubleTax
Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social Open 11am-7pm, 7 days a week📚
NYC's largest independent children's bookstore 🌈
Shannon Ledger @shannonledger.bsky.social Writer, reader, and other stuff I don't enjoy nearly as much. Rep: Eva Scalzo at Speilburg Literary Agency @evascalzo.bsky.social
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
Erinn Pascal Potters (she/her/hers) @erinnpascal.bsky.social NYT #1 bestseller & Eisner-nominated book editor
Children’s, graphic novels, comics & pop culture
Author Stewardship Manager @ PJ Library (@pjlibrary.org)
WFH/freelance. Sometimes Cala Spinner. #ArtByHumans #WritingbyHumans
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Maeve MacLysaght loves a little gall on gall @mmmlysaght.bsky.social Literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management ★ MG-Adult graphic novels, Sci-fi, Fantasy, That👏Gay👏Shit👏 ★ She/her ★ OPEN TO QUERIES | IG @mmmlysaght
@clarionbooks.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social Home to award-winning books for kids
Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social 📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 
Mirelle Ortega @msmirelle.bsky.social 🇲🇽 award-winning artist and writer for kidlit and animation. Author/illustrator of MAGIC and RIVER OF MARIPOSAS.
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Instagram: @msmirelle
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Melissa Marr @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social I write books (Wicked Lovely, Bunny Roo, Remedial Magic, The Strange Case of Harleen & Harley, etc) for adults, teens, & kids + photography (Book: Wild Horses).
Wife to Amber. Mother to Chaos. Pronouns: she/her
Shari Becker @sharibecker.bsky.social #kidlit author: picture books, middle grade and young adult 🇨🇦🇺🇸 founder Whale Rock Workshops 🐶📚
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Alexandra Weiss @akaweiss.bsky.social Literary Agent @ Azantian Lit
Probably baking or reading next to my cat
David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social https://secure.actblue.com/donate/comms2026?refcode=blusky
Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com Freelance journalist. @ms.now and Xtra Magazine columnist. Co-founder: The Flytrap. Cancel Me, Daddy podcast co-host.
Replies limited to followers only.
Check if my post is a joke before flaming me please.
For story leads, my signal is kab.80
Jackee Alston she/her @jackeealston.bsky.social Past lives: wildlife biologist, backcountry ranger, grant writer, columnist. Now: botany professor, novelist, farmer/florist, Master Gardener, and mom to 3. Let's be lights amid the darkness!
Dominique Raccah @draccah.bsky.social Founder + CEO of Bestselling Indie Book Publisher #Sourcebooks ⭐️ Entrepreneur 🔥 Data ✅ Leading Innovation 💥 Championing Banned Books + New Voices 🧨 Read a Lot 📚 Opinions Mine 💯 Books Change Lives
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Elizabeth Lee @eleereads.bsky.social Senior editor at Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers | moonlighting as @elshenwrites.bsky.social | she/her
Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social Jorts the cat.
Jean helps me.
Anna Staniszewski @annastanisz.bsky.social Children's book author, writing instructor, and general word nerd. Lover of dogs, fairy tales, and silliness. My most recent titles: MY COUSIN'S MERMAID, THE WONDER OF WILDFLOWERS, and CLIQUE HERE. annastan.com
Catherine Frank @cfrankeditorial.bsky.social Freelance children's book editor and consultant at editedbycatherine.com, devoted pug person, born-and-raised NOLA local.
Mary Penney Hershey @marypenneyhershey.bsky.social Author of six middle grade novels, proud queer, and blissful indie bookstore sales associate. If my life were any sweeter, I suspect my teeth might start falling out.
Erica S. Perl @ericaperl.bsky.social Author. Artist. Avowed woozler of dogs & guinea pigs.
Britt Siess @agentbrittsiess.bsky.social Founder of Britt Siess Creative Management/ Literary Agent/ Graphic Novels/ Cosplay/ Cake/ 🇲🇽🇩🇪/ Banner Art by @lazyfishy
Jennifer Ziegler @jennyziegler.bsky.social Writer. Speaker. Goofball. VCFA Faculty. Author of MG and YA novels, including WORSER, named a Best Book of the Year by New York Times, Kirkus, and Booklist. jenniferziegler.com
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Shana Corey @shanacorey.bsky.social Editorial Director Random House Graphic, Writer, Reader, Swiftie, Book Recommender, Mom. Opinions mine. Taylor Swift reader available now https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777341/taylor-swift-superstar-by-shana-corey-illustrated-by-chloe-quinn/
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
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ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Anna Sproul-Latimer @annasplat.bsky.social Founding Partner, Neon Literary. Get in, loser, we're making it art. www.neonliterary.com
Rotem Moscovich @spanishbroom.bsky.social Editorial Director of Picturebooks at Knopf BFYR
Jessica Esch @jesch30.bsky.social Typelooper. Illustrator. Editor. Book Doctor. Sketchnoter. #HSBARS Co-founder. @NewYorker #GenderTally.
su moon @sailor-smoon.bsky.social author-doodler + character designer #kidlit #animation
📕 Vlad is Mad! (B+B/Macmillan, Aug ‘26)
📖 The Ugly Donkey (B+B/Macmillan, Aug ‘28)
Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod @mrsandmrmacleod.bsky.social Barnes & Noble Picture Book of the Year - HOW TO EAT A BOOK
BIRTHDAY BEAR - Oct. '25 Union Square Kids - Hachette
THE DOOR THAT HAD NEVER BEEN OPENED BEFORE - Out Now
Rep'd by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Jen de Oliveira @jendeoart.bsky.social Author-Illustrator
🦦PIP AND PALS (out now!)
🐧REGGIE series
💭Cocreator of Sunday Haha
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jendeoart.com
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Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app 3 dogs. 2 kitchens. Zero chill. | Lawyer | Journalist | Host of B*tch, Listen podcast | abortion rights are, like, 80% of my personality | skeets are the opinion of your employer. | Colorado, America🏳️🌈
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, Dodger fan, internet dog. nycsouthpaw18 at gmail. 
Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social Author. Opinions=own. She/Her.
Writing your fav characters. Rep: Michael Bourret.
Co-host on the Official Marvel Podcast.
Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!
www.preetichhibber.com
Profile illustration by James Lancett
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov Former public defender, now U.S. Congresswoman, proudly serving the good people of Texas’ 30th Congressional District. ✊🏾 
Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov Husband. Father. U.S. Senator for California. Fighting for an economy that works for everyone and for our democracy.
Raul the Third @raulthethird.bsky.social New York Times bestselling Illustrator and 4x Pura Belpre award winner. Creator of the World of Vamos books and the Snips. Published by Harper Alley and Little Brown Ink.
Caitlin Tutterow @caitlintutterow.bsky.social Editor at Nancy Paulsen Books 🐧 Southern transplant 🍵 Matcha enthusiast
Gretchen Durning @gretchendurning.bsky.social Editor at Putnam / Penguin Young Readers
Christian Vega @christianvega.bsky.social mobile suit gundam pilot / books, video games, writing, etc. 🇵🇷 • opinions are my own
Tova Seltzer @talovala.bsky.social Assistant Editor @ Holiday House | Interior Designer @ Tova's House | Most Awkward Guest @ Your House
she/her ~opinions are solely my own~
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/tova-seltzer/
Lesley Worrell @lesleyaworrell.bsky.social artist, day dreamer, associate art director with Tor Publishing Group. mostly likes and reposts. opinions my own. lesleyworrell.com 🇻🇨🇹🇹💙🌊
Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social 🌞 designer @ little simon & simon spotlight
🌙 illustrator, list-maker, friend to all dogs
https://linktr.ee/jshea_art
John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
Jim Hoover @jimhoover017.bsky.social I am a children’s book art director, and that’s it. That is my entire vibe.
Oh, and pop culture stuff.
Right right right—I’m also drawn to politics like a mosquito to a bug zapper.
Whitney L-P 🩷💜💙 @whinknee.bsky.social She/Her
Children’s book Art Director and designer.
Website: whitlpdesign.com
Mom to a NB 8 year old and two black cats. Passionate about books, workers rights, equity, safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals, anti-racism, and picture book art.
Mallory Grigg @mallorygrigg.bsky.social Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group working with Balzer + Bray, Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt BYR, FSG BYR, Roaring Brook Press, Swoon & Squarefish. She/Her
Susan Hawk @agenthawk.bsky.social Literary Agent at Upstart Crow Literary, repping books for kids and teens. Periodically open to unsolicited queries, details here: UpstartCrowLiterary.com
Literary Agents of Change @litagentsofchange.bsky.social A 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping people from underrepresented groups become literary agents.
linktr.ee/literaryagentsofchange
The CAT Agency @thecatagency.bsky.social Boutique art & literary agency, representing creators from all over the world. 
jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social Senior Agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
www.jenrofe.com
www.andreabrownlit.com
Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
janinele.com
Saribel Pages @saribelp.bsky.social She/Her
Literary Associate at Gallt and Zacker Literary
Proud nerd and Kidlit advocate
Loudest GRD Jeerleader
All thoughts are my own
Laura Dail Literary Agency @ldlainc.bsky.social Literary agency representing a diverse list of bestselling/award-winning authors. We ❤️ immersive reads, stories that move you, and ideas that make you think.
Laura Rennert @ljrennert.bsky.social Executive literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. www.litagentlaurarennert.com
Jennifer Mattson @jmattson.bsky.social ABLA agent, Chicagoan, observer of ducklings. Takes ballet lessons & loves tiny houses. Banner art (c)2020 by Taeeun Yoo from WHEN THE STORM COMES by Linda Ashman
Sally M. Kim @sallymkim.bsky.social Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit
https://querymanager.com/query/sallyabla
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com Literary agent @ Liza Dawson Associates, prison abolitionist, public theologian
hannahnpbowman.com
christiansforabolition.org
Abolition Ecclesiology, Nov 2026: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889838357/Abolition-Ecclesiology
She/her
Joyce Sweeney @joycesweeney.bsky.social Literary Agent, author
Ginger Knowlton @gingerninja.bsky.social I’m a literary agent specializing in children’s books at Curtis Brown, Ltd. in New York, and celebrating my 38th year there already. Time flies. 🦋
she/her
KaitlynLeann7 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social Kidlit Literary Agent at Bradford Lit, Middle School Math Teacher, PB author Repped by Jackie Kruzie, Living that “eat a cookie while you can” kinda life
Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social Dog lover, book hoarder, outdoor enthusiast 🌈 Founder + Lit Agent @ Starling Literary + Media
www.paigeterlip.com
www.starlingliterary.com
www.cowritecollective.com
Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social #UniteAgainstBookBans is a national @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
Join the campaign: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social Let's support America's libraries. America's Library PAC.
Learn more : linktr.ee/_everylibrary_
We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social FL public school parents who believe in preserving access to information in public education and libraries. https://www.fftrp.org/florida_censorship_attempts
Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social Parent-founded. Parent-led. Defending the right to read & supporting the fight against book bans in our public schools & communities.
Join us: www.txftrp.org/petition
📍Texas, USA
Let Utah Read @letutahread.bsky.social We are a coalition of Utah community members—educators, parents, librarians, & advocacy organizations—working to protect our freedom to read.
Join Us: https://www.letutahread.org
PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Support and learn more at pen.org.
Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social The Bluesky home of Authors Against Book Bans Rhode Island , a coalition of book creators united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. Learn more and join at https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
Betsy Uhrig @betsyuhrig.bsky.social Author of mild-mannered middle-grade books, including MIND OVER MONSTERS (McElderry/S&S). Agent: Joan Paquette. BetsyUhrig.com
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
signal: marisakabas.04
Jason Chin @authorjasonchin.bsky.social Children's book author and illustrator. 2022 Caldecott medal recipient. 
Anand Giridharadas @anandwrites.bsky.social Writer.
Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027!
https://www.jonathanedwarddurham.com
https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com