SAM || SMÈD @sam2005brave.bsky.social My YouTube channel 😉 https://youtube.com/@sam_brave?si=c8DKihYQvNB_2wAn
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Gregg @gnamn.bsky.social I don’t post much but I like to read and learn from others. Interested in law, politics, sports, and literature. #mufc
Teresa Lass 💙 @tll6601.bsky.social 💙Proud Democratic Resister! Native Atlantan. Loving rescue mom to 3 cats, 2 kittens, & 3 hens. Retired special ed teacher & college/university instructor (GSU, UGA), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Teacher of the Year, Who’s Who in America. 🚫 DMs!
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Lori Cohen @consultinglori.bsky.social Educator | Author | Coach | Consultant | Equity, Well-Being, Growth Advocate | Centering Human Dignity and Imagining New Possibilities
Jordan Caldwell @jlcaldwell.bsky.social Boy mom. Elementary principal. PCTELA. PAECT. NCTE Elementary Cohort 2024. KTI ⭐️2024. Book fanatic. Lifelong learner. Advocate for literacy and Ed tech. 💚💜❤️
Lee Ballard @leeballardbooks.bsky.social Novice Writer of Chapter Book Series, Experienced Grandmother, Almost Graduate of SNHU, Gladly Retired, Shivering Chicago Resident, Extreme Novice Website Developer (mine only), Longtime lover of life!
www.LeeBallardBooks.com
Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
Amazing items up for bid: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Bear logo by Sydney Hanson IG: @sydwiki
J.W. Gant @johnwgant.bsky.social Writer. Father. Unwilling tech enthusiast. Veteran. Hiker of mountains. Black belt. ER medic in a prior life. I sometimes think I know what is going on, but probably don’t. In New England until the end.
Yes. It is a coup.
#WritingCommunity
Tiffany @tewright.bsky.social 
@dr-stephanief.bsky.social @dr-stephanief.bsky.social 
Mary Jane Lange @maryjanelange.bsky.social Wine lover, tree hugger, children's book author-illustrator, middle/high school art teacher in Paris.
California (native) 🐻
France (adoptee) 🐓
https://serendipiti.myportfolio.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maryjanelange4?igsh=ZngzZTBpdW5qbW1m
Poetry with Linda @poetrywithlinda.bsky.social poetry, nature, writing, reading, art, culture, languages, photography, travelling 🎨🖌️🖼️
Let's also be friends on Substack:@poetrywithlinda
KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social 📚We're an Award-Winning website celebrating children's books & reading with Videos 🎥 Podcasts 🎧 KidLit Crafts & Activities 🎨 🏅An ALSC BEST DIGITAL TOOL 🐛CARLE HONOREE
Founder: Julie Gribble @juliegribble.bsky.social #kidlit
@llast1.bsky.social @llast1.bsky.social Director of Educational Technology for a small private N-6 school
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Richard Tattoni @richardtattoni.bsky.social Author and pleasure expert. The white Apollo Creed of literature; retired writer, showman. Priors: Mayor of Hess Village and King of Lionheart.
Earthling Beta Readers @earthlingbeta.bsky.social Hello, writing community! We are the beta wing for the Darling Axe. Follow us for graphic writing prompts—all art is by actual humans. Find us here: https://tinyurl.com/earthlingbeta 🪓🪓
Sean HC🦋 @seanhc.bsky.social Teacher, robotics coach & occasional blogger. Optimist & incremental revolutionary. Introvert. Idealist. I enjoy audiobooks, long gravel rides, travel & coffee. Wabi-sabi proponent.
Frank Gaimari @frankgaimari.bsky.social Best-selling author, film critic, and screenwriter. Award-winning scripts: Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood, Mary Reid, and La Famiglia. I love movies and my two golden retrievers.
www.FrankGaimari.com
www.FranksFilmReview.com
Dana Marie Miroballi @noshesthebear.bsky.social Children’s Book Author
IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE (Beaming Books) • INVENTIONS TO COUNT ON (Abrams Appleseed) • Rep: Ammi-Joan Paquette
danamiroballi.com
Instagram: noshesthebear
#KIDLIT
#CHICAGO
Rémi Forte @rmfrt.com Poetic Program, Typographic System
https://www.rmfrt.com/
Travis Nichols @travisjnichols.bsky.social Director of https://tinyurl.com/y2y3rkts
Editor of http://bit.ly/326rRrY
Author of http://bit.ly/2x7mxCB & http://bit.ly/2CO2DSi
Formerly of CARE, Stand, Greenpeace, Poetry Foundation, Wave Books Poetry Bus, Seattle PI, Amherst Books, Flagpole, AHS Web
Holly R. Valakresch @hollyvalakresch.bsky.social Author & Screenwriter | I 🩶 Arts & Sciences, Sculpting, Cartography, Cooking, Baking, Fashion, Fitness, Fairytales, & Historical Things.
https://linktr.ee/hollyvalakresch
Eric Curts @ericcurts.bsky.social EdTech Coach, Year 34 in education, AI Strategist, Author, Blogger, Speaker, Google Champion, Grandpa, Boardgamer, NYT Crossword fanatic, Nerd, all resources at https://www.controlaltachieve.com #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech #GoogleEDU
@drgreenewrites.bsky.social @drgreenewrites.bsky.social Doctor of Words, elementary teacher, adjunct professor, avid reader, Writing Project leader, wannabe author, and unicorn enthusiast.
Eric H Roth @chimayopress.bsky.social I write; I teach.
I live by the beach!
And I co-author the fluency-focused Compelling Conversations series of ELT textbooks. Traveler. Seeker.
Ask more. Know more. Share more.
Create compelling conversations!
Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social Author 365 DAYS TO ALASKA (2021) and LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES (2024), published by Abrams/Amulet. Rep. Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. To quote Toni Morrison, "You are your best thing." You can find me at www.cathycarrwrites.com. 
Eric Wenninger @ericwenninger.bsky.social Writer | Teacher | Traveler | Language learner | Music lover | Bike commuter | ericwenninger.com | An Uncommon Commute: ericwenninger.substack.com
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Sarah @sjohnson09.bsky.social I am a full time mom and Instructional coach in a rural school district supporting teachers pk-12 in all subjects. Always looking for new ideas to bring to my family at home and at school
Google Certified Coach
Brent G Warner @brentgwarner.com Community College ESOL Professor
🎙 Co-host the DIESOL Podcast & #HigherEdTech Podcast.
⌨️ Blogging at TESOL
🎓 '21 #HigherEd IT Influencer via @EdTech_HigherEd
#EduSky #ELSky #EduSkyAI
Gabrielle Plastrik @gplastrik.bsky.social MG and YA reader, curator of learning experiences, parent, executive function coach, baker, and poet. I work toward a more just world with little choices every day.
Marcella Pixley @marcellapixley.bsky.social Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
Leah Mermelstein Consulting @literacysolutions.bsky.social Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC) collaborates with school districts, educational professionals and learning organizations to enhance K-6 literacy instruction and promote literacy development.
LesterLaminack @lesterlaminack.bsky.social Author, Consultant, Professor Emeritus
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
VICKI JOHNSON 🏳️🌈 @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social Author | Mac Wears a Hat - OUT NOW | Molly's Tuxedo | www.vickijohnsonwrites.com | https://linktr.ee/vickijohnsonwrites
Kimberly Bower @gladeslibrarian.bsky.social Instructional Specialist, Teacher/Librarian, #Foodie, Adventurer, Googly, #knitter, #crafter #writer #EduSky #TLSky #GoogleTrainer #GoogleEdu #BookCreatorAmbassador
Dr. Wanda Terral, EdD, CETL @wterral.bsky.social #TechDirector #MusicEd #Trumpet #MusicComp #EduSky #GoogleChampions #GoogleEI #EdTech #TN_TETA #ISTE #CoSN #CUEmmunity #FutureReady #DEN #EdCamp #IDT #Sketchnote #CatLady #AppsScript
ignitionEDU.com
#GoogleEDU Starter Packs:
bit.ly/gsky1 & bit.ly/gsky1b
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
nanaekuawriter @nanaekuawriter.bsky.social 
Mark E. Weston Ph.D. @markwestonphd.bsky.social Educator, researcher and strategist dedicated to helping all students learn at high levels and helping all teachers provide excellent instruction. Former Apple, Dell, GaTech [aka @shiftparadigm on X] #edchat #edusky Estes Park CO. I follow educators.
Clare Landrigan @clarelandrigan.bsky.social 
Hank Moore @hankmoore.bsky.social Author 14 books: Pop Music Legends, Big Picture of Business, Classic TV Reference, Non-Profit Legends, Pop Icons & Business Legends. Nominated for 7 Pulitzer Prizes. 100+ awards. Speaker. Business guru. Corporate Strategist. Humanitarian. Pop Culture Maven
Krause in the House @gbkrause.bsky.social A wonder of a woman. Awonderin'.
Jason D. DeHart @wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social I have a PhD in literacy, teach English, and host a podcast about literacy, comics, and creating.
https://open.spotify.com/show/1z6Q8Aps4qy8UilACZeiQB?si=HoAHMy62SxG9dEx0S1SAaw
Amy Brennan @amybrennan.bsky.social Principal of Cutchogue East Elementary School
Reader, writer, and thinker who loves to learn, teach and lead. 
Nicki Lee @northnic.bsky.social Teacher, writer, reader
(she/her)
Mary Kijanowski @mklepps.bsky.social Teacher and mom. Chicagoland Truly dislike the color orange. 
Kevin Moberg, Ph.D. @kevinmoberg.bsky.social Higher ed administrator (English, communication, philosophy, religion, art); academic in English, education, and leadership
Miguel Guhlin @mguhlin.bsky.social #BanICE #Educator #SupportPeople #Humanist #Skeptic More at mguhlin.org 📎🇵🇦🗽🇺🇸🌎
Clarice Moran @claricemoran.bsky.social English education professor, digital literacies explorer, author, runner, traveler, nature lover, chocolate eater, beer drinker.
Florida 👉North Carolina
@shertzel.bsky.social @shertzel.bsky.social 
Sarah Watkins @minilebowski.bsky.social Associate Lecturer, ex primary teacher, ex Head, Chartered College Fellow, outdoor learning (Dandy Lions), author.
🚫DMs 🏳️🌈 safe space
Mya Yocum @myacollects.bsky.social Collecting what I love!
Jocelyn Rish @jocelynrish.com Writer & filmmaker who puts birthday hats on my dogs.
📚 BATTLE OF THE BUTTS (Running Press Kids)
📽️ GRAVE INTENTIONS (Terror Films)
📚 BATTLE OF THE BRAINS (Running Press Kids)
@WildMelissaHart @wildmelissahart.bsky.social Journalist/author of Down Syndrome Out Loud & lots of other nonfiction/fiction. Work in NYT Magazine, WaPo, Smithsonian, Nat Geo Kids, CNN, Slate, Salon, +. melissahart.com
Lenora Todaro @lenoratodaro.bsky.social Writer, editor, sidewalk naturalist. Books: Sea Lions in the Parking Lot (2021) and Hang Tough, Horseshoe Crab!(2026) Words: NYT, AFAR, Atlantic, Kirkus, etc. #NASW #SCBWI #12x12 website: www.lenoratodaro.com
slynn47 @slynn47.bsky.social Author of picture book and MG fiction and nonfiction, and MG historical fiction. Former teacher. Mom of twins. SCBWI member. PBParty 2024 HM. PitchMe 2024 Finalist. PB Party 2025 Finalist. SCBWI San Diego Mayfest 2026 Most Promising Submission.
Lisa Varchol Perron @lisavperron.bsky.social Author:
Patterns Everywhere (Lerner '23)
My Love for You (S&S '23)
Tell Me About Space/Oceans (S&S '23/'24)
All the Rocks We Love (RiseXPenguin '24)
Wonder Why (Harper Kids '25) + more
Rep: Tricia Lawrence, EMLA
https://lisaperronbooks.com
Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social Encouraging others to get know science a little better. Kidlit author. Science educator. Rock collector. Stargazer. Nature photographer. Animal buddy. They/She. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette.
www.KatieSlivensky.com
JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social Author of Grow; Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move; Waiting Out the Storm; and more. Sewist of upcycled clothing and Boomerang Bags. Collector and planter of seeds, baker of pies, fan of springtime and waterways and creatures that fly. www.joannmacken.com
Alice Stuart @aliceillustrates.bsky.social Creator of non-fiction and activity books and all round pretty cool dude (They/Them)
Also daylight as a postdoc in reimagining nature finance.
🪲🏳️🌈🦕♾️
www.ko-fi.com/alicestuartillustration
Kelly Rice Schmitt @krschmittwrites.bsky.social A mom in #STEM writing for curious kids!
I SHIP (Lerner, 2023) 🚢 I FUEL (Lerner, 2024) 🚙, THE FARM NEXT DOOR (Knopf BFYR, 2026) 🐰🚜
2023 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner
Rep: Miranda Paul, EMLA
member @BusyPBs @pbarade @SteamTeamBooks @12x12challenge
Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social Children's Book Author
GREAT CARRIER REEF 🌟🌟 LIGHTS OUT;
FIRE ESCAPE 🌟🌟; PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN; WONDERFULLY WILD 🌟 TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT; WHEN OLD BECOMES NEW ('26)
STEAMTeamBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social A group of STEAM children's authors and illustrators sharing sneak peeks of new books, cover reveals, giveaways, and writing tips. www.steamteambooks.com 
Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social Award-winning children’s book author and former special education teacher passionate about growing young minds, engaging readers, and empowering student leaders. http://www.suzannejacobslipshaw.com/
Laura Gehl @authorlauragehl.bsky.social Author of board books, picture books, early readers, and middle grade nonfiction. Lover of reading, travel, hiking, and ice cream, preferably combined. 
Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social Children's Book Author. Speaker. Sibert Honoree. 2x Green Earth Book Award winner. Celebrating #environmentaljustice #nature #STEM
https://linktr.ee/patricianewmanbooks
Elizabeth Shreeve @shreevebooks.bsky.social Author of kids’ books about Planet Earth. Science writer, reader, hiker, mom. Dog rules the house. 🐾💙🌏📚
New from Simon & Schuster: DINOSAURS TO DRAGONS: The Lore and Science of Mythical Creatures.
rep Ammi-Joan Paquette, Aevitas Creative Management
Marta Magellan @martamagellan.bsky.social Book, nature and young people lover, publishing nonfiction picture books and writing whatever else I want. Former Creative Writing, Composition, and Survey of Children's Lit prof at Miami Dade College, now writing full time.
Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social Award winning #kidlit author & workshop presenter (K-6)
GROUCHO ('25 & '26)
UP, UP HIGH (Capstone '25)
DEEP, DEEP DOWN (Capstone '23)
Crystal Kite winner & Silver Birch Express Honor
Buffy Silverman @buffysilverman.bsky.social Author of nonfiction and poetry books for kids, lover of nature and photography. Check out my new book: STARLIGHT SYMPHONY. Visit me at www.buffysilverman.com
Laurie Ann Thompson @lauriethompson.com Author for kids. Raised in rural WI, former software engineer, still a nerd, animal lover always. I root for underdogs and cry at the drop of a hat. https://linktr.ee/lauriethompson
JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social #STEM #Author of 45kids books: Spacecare,Astronaut-Aquanaut,Footprints Across the Planet. BRAIN GAMES w/NGKids Creator Solve It for Kids Science #podcast https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/
Alison Pearce Stevens @alisonpstevens.bsky.social Biologist turned award-winning kidlit science writer. Nature lover. SCBWI. 12x12. #SciComm. Repped by Alex Weiss, Azantian Literary Agency. she/her
https://apstevens.com/
https://onesimplething.substack.com/
Katie Furze @katiefurze.bsky.social Kidlit writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Books include: KEKENO CURIOUS EXPLORER (2026), PEKAPEKA SECRET FOREST BAT (2025), RURU NIGHT HUNTER (2024), TUATARA A LIVING TREASURE (2023) from Scholastic NZ. #STEM #12x12PB #SCBWI https://www.katiefurze.com
Julie Murphy, Children's Author @juliekidsbooks.bsky.social Aussie author of 20+ picture/info books, incl. DOG BEACH (NLA, 2024), CHEER UP, BLOBFISH! (Affirm, 2024) & ODD BODS (Lerner, 2021). Fmr. zoologist and zookeeper. She/her. #STEM #animals #nature. https://linktr.ee/juliemurphybooks
STEAM Stories @steamstories.bsky.social Science teacher,(online public school in Texas), bird watcher, proud nerd and writer of nonfiction for kids. Encourager for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)
www.angelaturner.org
Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social Author ✍️| Teacher | Writing Coach | Podcaster: Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations🎙️| World Adventurer
#12x12PB #WritingBarn #kidlit #InkedVoices
www.kirstenwlarson.com
Andrea Koehle Jones 🌿 Author @andreakoehlejones.com 📚 Author of The Wish Trees & Don't Let Ned Plant a Tree There!
💚 Children's books that grow empathy, hope & care for the planet.
https://linktr.ee/andreakoehlejones #CanKidLit #BookSky
Jessica Fries-Gaither @jessicafgwrites.bsky.social Albert Einstein Fellow 24-25. Science educator. Award-winning author of books for children and teachers. PAEMST Finalist. SCBWI & 12 x 12. Rep: Tricia Lawrence at EMLA. All opinions are my own.
https://linktr.ee/jessicafgwrites
Ann Magee @ammwrite.bsky.social 
Darcy Pattison @darcypattison.bsky.social Author of over 70 children’s books, including A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR series, the Moments in Science series, and the Another Extraordinary Animal series. See more at MimsHouseBooks.com #STEM #NextGen #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky 
MaBear @mabear.bsky.social Lover of insects, nature and the well written word.
lindaskeers @lindaskeers.bsky.social 
Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social Kidlit author & illustrator, educator, printmaker. Rockville, MD. MOSSY & TWEED (Holiday House), KITTY & CAT (Candlewick), LITTLE SEASONS (Odd Dot) series. Teaching online and in person. Repped by Laurel Symonds. https://smart.bio/mirkahokkanen
Abi Cushman @abicushman.com Kidlit Author/Illustrator
☔️ Soaked!
🚗 Animals Go Vroom!
🐻 Wombats Are Pretty Weird | Flamingos Are Pretty Funky
🐹 The Quiet Forest | The Quiet Ocean
https://www.abicushman.com | Newsletter: https://www.abicushman.com/join-my-email-list
Nakisa Nooraee, Ph.D. @nakisanooraee.bsky.social 🌎 Iranian-born, Dublin-shaped, Germany-based astrophysicist bringing science and mythology to young readers.
⭐B.Sc. & M.Sc. Physics | Ph.D. Astrophysics
Seeking representation
www.nakisanooraee.com
Laurel Neme @laurelneme.bsky.social Author and journalist. Contributor to National Geographic and Mongabay.com. Books incl : ANIMAL INVESTIGATORS; THE ELEPHANT'S NEW SHOE; and THE GIRAFT: A REAL-LIFE GIRAFFE RESCUE (March 2026). Co-Host of The WildLife Podcast (2026). www.laurelneme.com
Annette Bay Pimentel @annettepimentel.bsky.social Writing books for kids about the people and ideas that shape our world.
HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK (Macmillan). I'm repped by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown, and I represent the people of Latah County, Idaho on the library board.
Carmela Simmons Writes @carmelasimmons.bsky.social Peruvian-American kidlit author and Teacher of the Year. Shares Mother Nature’s wonders.
Represented by @EastWestLit
Roberta Gibson @robertagibson.bsky.social Entomologist who caught the writing bug. Muse sends nonfiction picture books for kids #kidlit and mystery short stories for adults.
https://robertagibsonwrites.com