Benjamin Ludwig @benjaminludwig.com | NH K-8 School Librarian | Reviewer for School Library Journal | YA Novelist @HarperCollins.bsky.social | Choosing books is how we choose and build our culture. | benjaminludwig.com | Against AI |
elbaxter @elbaxter1.bsky.social 
Hyesu Lee @heyheysu.bsky.social Illustrator
Lili Todd @lilitoddart.bsky.social Illustrator and ceramicist
Los Angeles/Joshua Tree
lilitodd.com
lilitoddart.bigcartel.com
The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social A progressive voice for a metropolitan community.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/
Part of the Joe Media Group.
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com The latest news and more from Rolling Stone magazine and http://RollingStone.com. Got a tip? Share it here: http://rol.st/tips
Science Feedback @sciencefeedback.bsky.social Scientists sorting fact from fiction in scientific media coverage.
➡️ science.feedback.org
French account: @sciencefeedback-fr.bsky.social
Sarah Childress @sarahchildress.bsky.social Senior editor @propublica.org
she/her
Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social Pulitzer prize winning Editorial Cartoonist
Open Windows at http://anntelnaes.substack.com
Archived work at http://anntelnaes.com
Bil Donovan @bildonovan.bsky.social Fashion Artist/Educator/Author Always searching for the Light in the Darkness. Sharing my passion of art through documentary, master classes & illustration.
www.illustrationdivision.com Bil donovan
www.bildonovanlimited.com
The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social A digital journalism platform committed to amplifying women's voices, stories, ideas, and perspectives. 💛 Did you sign up yet? https://lp.thepersistent.com/
Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social Freelance illustrator and fine artist based in Philly via LA and Maine. Art, cats, absurdity. Plus I’m the Democratic Committee Person for the 2nd Ward, Division 10 in PHL 🤙🏼 Phillies + Eagles! Linktr.ee/martharichart
Spoke Art Gallery @spoke-art.com Contemporary art gallery with a focus on illustration and popular culture. Founded 2010.
katie turner @katiecturner.bsky.social Children’s book author and illustrator. 🩷 katieturner.net
Tiffany N @tjn8v8.bsky.social 
Agent Adriana @soyadriana.bsky.social Partner at Aevitas Creative Management with over 25 years of experience focusing on diverse authors and artists. Query here: https://QueryManager.com/2243. Websites: https://www.aevitascreative.com/ and https://www.acmkidsandillustration.com/
Christian DeFilippo @christiandefilippo.bsky.social Painter & Gardener
Brooklyn, NY
christiandefilippo.com
Hope @hoperah.bsky.social 🪞Where comedy, trauma & our shared humanity meet.
🪬 Freedom is my love language
✨ Comedian | Therapist | Activist | Dreamer
🔮 Founder of Humorforhope |Psychsomatica
Andrea Tsurumi @atsurumi.bsky.social (they/them) Children's book author & illustrator, cartoonist, games lizard.
(Accident!, Crab Cake, I'm On It!, Mr. Watson's Chickens, Pop Goes the Nursery Rhyme & more)
andreatsurumi.com
San Francisco Public Library @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social San Francisco Public Library connects our diverse communities to learning, opportunities and each other.
Penguin Kids @penguinkids.bsky.social 
Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
Lantana Publishing @lantanapub.bsky.social An award-winning children's book publisher and social enterprise with a mission to see all children reflected in the books they read.
susie ghahremani @boygirlparty.bsky.social Artist, children’s book author / kidlit illustrator, Boygirlparty Etsy. She/her 💌 i love snail mail, indie rock, fountain pens, wilderness. vegetarian, scbwi, RISD alum. BLM, love is love, read to kids, save our parks. 🧿 ↙️
http://linktr.ee/boygirlparty
Debbie Millman @debbiemillman.bsky.social Chair, Masters in Branding at the School of Visual Arts; Host of the podcast Design Matters; Editorial Director of PrintMag.com, Board Member of Joyful Heart Foundation, Harvard Business School Exec Fellow
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Daniel Fishel 🍕🐀 @ofishel.bsky.social Illustrator, Animator, & Educator | “I’m a loner Dottie. A rebel.” | 🌹
http://www.o-fishel.com/
@o_fishel = everywhere else
lily hoang-zhu 🍎 @ Singapore PTS & ANYC @liliuhms.com illustrator & designer! ✏️ i run an art shop for my original goods & happy knick knacks! i also dabble in picture books! / denver, co
linktr.ee/liliuhms
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Anna Daviscourt ➡️Rose City E10 @annadaviscourt.bsky.social Illustrator, Author
#kidlit
No AI 🚫
I make books for kids and cool people
www.annadaviscourt.com
Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social ✨Lit Agent @andreabrownlit.bsky.social✨
@aalitagents.bsky.social Member✨ #tabletopnerd ✨Coffee junkie✨Romance Enthusiast✨💖💙💜Boricua✨#LGBTQIA & Autism Advocate✨#DementiaCaregiver ✨
https://QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
Adriana Hernández Bergstrom @adriprints.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 🇨🇺 | she/her | Rep: Wernick&Pratt | Abuelita & I Make Flan 🍮 / TUMBLE 🏜️ / Countdown for Nochebuena 🎄
Gabby Zapata @gabbyzapata.bsky.social Art director . Character Designer 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇺🇸 Former: Disney, DWTV, Netflix, Nick hello@gabbyzapata.com
Gabbyzapata.com
Joyce Wan @joycewanbooks.bsky.social 💖Author & Illustrator of 30+ Children’s Books w/ Over 2 Million Books in Print
💖Cute Stuff Creator
💖Repped by Teresa Kietlinski of Bookmark Literary
Learn more: https://linktr.ee/joycewanbooks
Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla español.
linktr.ee/juanamartinezneal
Olga Herrera @olgaherrera.bsky.social Latinx kidlit author illustrator rep’d by Abigail Samoun Red Fox Literary
www.olgaherrera.me Host - illoChat podcast
Rock & Spike GN series 2027
A Light For Lucinda 2026
Alice Alone 2025
The Unwelcome Surprise 2023
Park Slope Food Coop @foodcoop.bsky.social Good Food at Low Prices for Working Members through Cooperation since 1973
foodcoop.com
foodcoop.com/produce
Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community in lettering, typography, and graphic design. We post items from our collection of over 100,000 objects. Visit, take a class, buy a book: https://letterformarchive.org
Publishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
Len Small @lenpsmall.bsky.social AD at Columbia Magazine. Opinions are my own. he/him
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. 🌎’s largest library association.
Find us at https://ala.org.
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Carrie O’Neill @carrieconeill.bsky.social I’m a tender hearted artist/illustrator/mom in the PNW trying to find my way forward in light of recent events. Bi 🏳️🌈
John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social Canada's leading independent publisher of books for kids and teens.
Our books are written and created by talented humans, not AI.
www.orcabook.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
EduSky @edusky.bsky.social Update - as Bluesky and #EduSky rapidly expand, Alice has created a team to best support the community! > Please now go follow @Eduskyteam.com
Anne Broyles, author @annebroyles.bsky.social Children's author & Cherokee Nation citizen
Newest book: EATING TO SAVE THE PLANET: HOW VEGANISM HELPS FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Agent: Jen Newens @ Martin Literary
Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Writer, zoologist, artist.
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
Maple Lam @maplelam.bsky.social Author-Illustrator in Los Angeles.
What I love:
Comics | Arts | History | Culture | Competitive badminton
Website: MapleLam.com
Newsletter: maplelam.substack.com
Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social A culture and education website that tries to make the web a more intelligent place. Features free courses, movies, audio books, ebooks & thought-provoking daily posts.
Find us at: https://www.openculture.com/
Santi Casares @santiagocasares.bsky.social Latinx Kidlit author/illustrator
www.santiagocasares.com
Jorge Volpi @jorgevolpi.bsky.social Escritor
Director artístico / Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque, Madrid
https://www.condeduquemadrid.es
Mike Mignola @mikemignola.bsky.social Artist-Writer-Creator of the Hellboy Universe or Mignolaverse etc...
Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social I make movies. I watch movies. I love movies.
David Bowles @davidbowles.us Writer. Translator. Nahuatlahtoh. Chicano. He/él/yehhua. Pan [💖💛💙]. Representation: Full Circle Literary. Associate Professor at UTRGV. Ca notoca Tlahzotic Mazacnihuitl.
Suzanne Kaufman @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social Artist/Author/lover of children’s books/Illustrator of #1 NYT bestseller All Are Welcome
Bef @beforama.bsky.social Escritor e historietista / Novelist and cartoonist
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social children's-YA author, Heartdrum imprint curator, little free library steward, dog mom
@dreamworks.com @dreamworks.com 
Peter Brown! @peterbrownstudio.com I write and illustrate children’s books, including The Wild Robot series. Learn more at www.peterbrownstudio.com
E Train Talks Books @etraintalks.bsky.social E Train Talks is a 501©(3) literacy nonprofit. Founded by Ethan, a 15-year-old award-winning literacy advocate, podcaster & Giving Tuesday Leader. E Train Talks Literacy Initiative is turning pages & changing lives, one story at a time! etraintalks.org
@spikypenelope.bsky.social @spikypenelope.bsky.social 
Carter Higgins @carterhiggins.bsky.social ✂️ Author/Illustrator of books for young readers and artists
👀 Playful, visual storytelling
🏆 Emmy-winning compositor
📚 Once a librarian, always a librarian
https://www.carterhiggins.com/
Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
Trent Reznor @treznor.bsky.social 
Amanda Palmer @amandapalmer.bsky.social On tour through 2026. Best-selling memoirist and artist. My band = The Dresden Dolls. My TED talk = “The Art of Asking”. Everything: amandapalmer.net
Alexandra Thompson @alexandradraws.bsky.social Children's illustrator & author in Maine. Rep'd by Hannah Mann at Writers House. See more at alexandraco.com
Molly Ruttan @mollyruttan.bsky.social Kidlit Author/Illustrator
Robin Rosenthal @robinrosenthal.bsky.social children's book author + illustrator
SWEET BABE! A Jewish Grandma Kvells, Coming 2/18/25
TWO DOGS ON A TRIKE, BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE PHILOSOPHERS, and BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE ENVIRONMENTALISTS
robinrosenthal.com
https://linktr.ee/robinrosenthal
Flavia Z Drago @flaviazdrago.bsky.social www.flaviazdrago.com
Sarah Barrie Fenton @zealousceles.bsky.social Artist and instructor! Final Fantasy XIV enjoyer!
Illustrations, paintings, sketches, life drawings, comms, comics, and self indulgent screenshots for your consideration!
For more - https://www.instagram.com/zealousceles/
Iris Quiroga @irisquiroga.bsky.social 🇨🇴🇺🇸 Children’s book author/illustrator based in San Diego, CA
irisquiroga.com
Ruth Chan @ohtruth.bsky.social Illustrator, author, comics maker
Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com Artist | Rep’d by Saritza Hernández at Andrea Brown for kid lit | Somehow have a 5+ year duolingo streak | Philly📍
Vashti Harrison @vashtiharrison.bsky.social Author-Illustrator based in Brooklyn
Elizabeth Lilly (she/her) @elizabethlilly.bsky.social Picture book author-illustrator || College art educator || Baltimore based || Proud lesbian Latina. Books: GERALDINE, LET ME FIX YOU A PLATE, CATALOGUE OF HUGS (by Joshua David Stein), SOON, YOUR HANDS (by Jonathan Stutzman). My site: https://bit.ly/4c9qaZ
Kenard Pak @kenardpak.bsky.social Art Director/Illustrator
John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.)
YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.)
Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan)
Opposed to Tuberculosis
Rob McClurkan @rmcclurkan.bsky.social Author and Illustrator.
#kidlit #kidlitart
Represented by Nicole Tugeau at @T2
seerobdraw.com
Elise Howard @elisehoward.bsky.social Literary agent and author. Was editor and publisher. https://www.defliterary.com/agents/elise-howard
New! PLANT THIS, NOT THAT https://tinyurl.com/Plant-This-Not-That
W/ Amy Gash: BELIEVE IN THE WORLD: WISDOM FOR GROWNUPS FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Kade Dishmon @kadedishmon.bsky.social ✨ he/they • 🏳️⚧️🌈 • assistant editor acquiring @ Peachtree / Peachtree Teen • rep: Daniele Hunter • protect trans kids • 🚫 no AI in publishing • opinions mine ✨
linktr.ee/kade_dishmon
Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social Reader.
Multilingual author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. 🌈
He/él
I’ve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
Shaina Olmanson @shainaolmanson.bsky.social Adult and YA book editor at Sourcebooks.
Christian Vega @christianvega.bsky.social mobile suit gundam pilot / books, video games, writing, etc. 🇵🇷 • opinions are my own
Pamela Bobowicz @pamelabobowicz.bsky.social Children’s book editor, writer, adoptee, wandering somewhere in the city
Gretchen Durning @gretchendurning.bsky.social Editor at Putnam / Penguin Young Readers
Sara Schonfeld @saraschon.bsky.social Editor at HarperCollins - Author with ABLA
Elanna Heda @elannaheda.bsky.social editorial assistant/acquiring editor at disney hyperion | fandom (studies) enthusiast | 🏳️🌈 | opinions my own
Caitlin Tutterow @caitlintutterow.bsky.social Editor at Nancy Paulsen Books 🐧 Southern transplant 🍵 Matcha enthusiast
The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) is a national arts service organization dedicated to supporting the creation of Canadian literature and performance for young audiences. https://canscaip.org/
Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com #KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Upcoming: FOREVER FRIES.
Agency: @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
Lee Edward Födi 🇨🇦 kidlit author @leefodi.bsky.social
Kidlit author who teaches creative writing
+
🧳 Traveler
🐉 Maker of dragon eggs
❤️ Dad
he/him
🧹 Spell Sweeper & more
Rep'd by Rachel Letofsky
https://linktr.ee/leefodi
@canscaip.bsky.social
Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social 🍁 Canadian children's book author
📚 #kidlit genres: PB, non-fiction, chapter book, MG
🎉 New Books: #HomeChild #AshaAndBaz #PlagueThieves
☕ me in 3 words: books, baking, tea
carolinefernandez.ca
Cheryl Rainfield @cherylrainfield.bsky.social I write the books I needed & couldn't find. Award-winning YA author of SCARS, STAINED, HUNTED, VISIONS. Cult torture survivor, neurodivergent, mental health. Repped by Jennifer Wills. They/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦 https://beacons.ai/cherylrainfield
BrianMcLachlan @brianmcl.com Website: http://brianmcl.com
Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/53s84hmf
Comic Tutorial Videos: http://bit.ly/3EvX8CX
shop: http://brianmcl.threadless.com
Author of Spruce Street Squad in Owl Magazine
he/him demi/ace
#KidLitArt #TTRPG
Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social Writer, editor, terrifying bog witch, werewolf of productivity 💀🍁 Ottawa, she/her
Three spooky YA books on shelves now!
Latest: THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY
Writing romantasy as Elise Saint-Séverin 💃
Rep: Jacqui Lipton
Nadia L. Hohn @nadialhohn.bsky.social Author and educator
🇯🇲🇨🇦 Crafting fresh stories inspired by history, culture, & now. Order #MCQ @Groundwoodbooks & #TheAntiracistKitchen @orcabook. Rep’d by @hilary_mcmahon.
linktr.ee/nadialhohn