MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
Carter Hasegawa @casahasegawa.bsky.social • Associate Agent with Tugeau2 Art and Literary Agency
• Former editor at Candlewick Press
• Freelance editor and kidlit writing coach
• Husband to a public librarian wife and dad to two preschool boys
Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social Award-winning children's book author of PB SAVING KATE'S FLOWERS (Arbordale) Crystal Kite winner, #KidLit, #SCBWI, #12X12PB Gold Member, ISO Agent, Querying PBs. www.cindysommer.com
Elke @theremaybecats.bsky.social Illustrator & Storyteller.
Rep'd by: Caryn Wiseman @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Portfolio: www.theremaybecats.com/links
Renee Runge, literary agent @reneerunge.bsky.social Associate Agent at Spencerhill Associates repping middle grade and young adult fiction 📖🐛 (do not DM me submissions) | MA/MFA in Children’s Literature
ashleylaffin @ashleylaffin.bsky.social Debut PB The Balloonimals available now!🎈Wife & mom💗 MFA Grad. Writer. Marketer. SCBWI member & guest blogger April ‘24. Kids’ Choice KidLit Writing Contest HM ‘24📚
Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com Argentinian illustrator based in France.
Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social
💻 https://victoriamaderna.com
✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com
Prints: https://inprnt.com/gallery/vmaderna
Jodie Apeseche @jodieapeseche.bsky.social Artist, author/illustrator, SCBWI, Courage to Create, Writers' Loft Hudson, MA, avid gardener, hiker, and fundraiser. Former teacher, librarian, and environmental specialist. Current dog mom! https://jodieapeseche.weebly.com
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.
Ellen L. Ramsey @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social #kidlit, SCBWI, 12x12, book lover, nature lover. A BOOK FOR BEAR (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, 2023) www.ellenlramsey.com
Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social 📚KidLit Author
#SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator
👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025)
🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023)
🚌PAISLEY’S BIG FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Clavis Books, 2027)
picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social West Coast Canada illustrator & writer🤖🦕🛼
Short, left-handed, adhd, lighthouse keeper’s daughter. Nature & neon
Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social -Starling Literary
@starlingliterary.bsky.social
PBs: MAYBE A WHALE | MOTHER ASPEN
www.heycrystalsmith.com
Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
12x12 Challenge
Kris Rashid @krisrashid.bsky.social She/her | Picture Book Author represented by Janine Le at JLLA | @SCBWIEPA.bsky.social Blogmaster | 2025 #PBParty finalist | Here for #PictureBooks and #KidLit
📍Philly
www.krisrashid.com
Andrew Allsop @allsopsfables.bsky.social Children’s book author, #PBParty Finalist ’25, #PBRisingStars Mentee ’23, WriteHive Mentee ’24, member of SCBWI, repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency.
Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com picture book writer. mom. geologist. environmentalist. gardener. jigsaw puzzler. #SCBWI #kidlit 🏳️🌈
PBParty2025 Finalist!
www.caitdarfler.com
Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social
Abby Wooldridge @anwbooks.bsky.social Pediatric speech-language pathologist. #KidLit writer. #12x12PB. #SCBWI. #PBParty 2025 Finalist. Equal parts Monica Geller, Sue Heck, Leslie Knope.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.--Romans 12:21
abbywooldridge.com
Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Michelle S. Kennedy - Children's Picture Book Writer and Poet @michelleskennedy.bsky.social https://www.michelleskennedy.com/
https://x.com/MichelleSKenned
#PBWriter. Wife & mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI Southern Breeze Co-Asst. Regional Advisor, #12x12, #PBParty Finalist '24, '23, & '22 and #50PreciousWords HM '26, 25 and '23.
Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social Writes science books for kids. Cares deeply about literacy and science education. Nonfiction advocate. She/her https://melissa-stewart.com
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!
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
Annelouise Mahoney @annelouisemahoney.bsky.social #kidlit author/illus. Stories, community, snacks!
LITTLE PURPLE TRACTOR illustrated. sourcebooks ‘24 .
JULIUS AND MACY: A VERY BRAVE NIGHT Two Lions ‘21
www.AnnelouiseMahoney.com
SCBWI Los Angeles
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
Jessica Robin Harkey @jessicarobin.bsky.social 🍃✨Children’s Illustrator✨🍃
Currently Seeking Representation
✨Firm believer in all things mythical, magical and make-believe✨ SCBWI Member
www.jessicarobinharkey.com
Sarah Lovell @sarahlovellart.bsky.social British Illustrator living in BC
Lover of books, animals, magic, forests and tea .
Proudly represented by Essie White at Essie White Literary Agency .
Nancy Goulet @nancygoulet.bsky.social Picture Book Author & Illustrator, Designer, Pun-slinger, Diet Coke Connoisseur
Represented by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory
www.wordsandpicturesbynancygoulet.com
LisaWriteDraw @lisawritedraw.bsky.social Children's author, illustrator and poet, SCBWI NM ARA, ranch living under blue skies of Santa Fe
www.strongboxstudio.com
Lindsey Aduskevich @laduskevich.bsky.social Literary Manager with Martin Literary Management | Reader | Writer | Dreamer | #SCBWI #InkedVoices| rep'd by @joycekay.bsky.social with the Seymour Agency
Abigail Frank @abigailcrfrank.bsky.social literary agent @ www.greenburger.com
she/her
Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com Editor in chief of @allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social SCBWI
PBs
Poet: The Toy, Little Thoughts Press
Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy (featured poems)
Honors: Madness! Poetry (Elite 8), #50PreciousWords, Valentiny, Halloweensie, Holiday, Spring Fling
School volunteer
Hx: pediatrics
http://pjpurtee.com
Svetla Radivoeva @svetlaradivoevaart.bsky.social CG animator and Children's books illustrator
🇧🇬 Bulgarian born, living in 🇵🇹 Portugal
Author/illustrator of MALINAS JAM
Website: https://www.svetlaradivoeva.com/
Instagram: @svetlaradivoeva
Cathleen Daniels @cathleendaniels.bsky.social SCBWI Kidlit Illustrator & Author looking for representation. Cathleendaniels.com
Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator / Surface Designer
Obsessed with color & inspired by nature
Represented by James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Agency
bio.site/angelamatteson
Maria Mola @mariamola.bsky.social Artist
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
danamarie hosler/ mightypigeon @mightypigeon.bsky.social ❤️artist 💛color enthusiast💚 mighty pigeon doing her best 💙 clients inc: Disney+, The Muppets Studio, MFM, Children’s National Hospital & *you* 💜 Autistic 🩷 rep’d by Jen Rofé at ABLA
🤍 https://campsite.bio/mightypigeon
Zoe Ranucci @zoeranucci.bsky.social Picture book illustrator + graphic designer of all things print!
Belmont, NC #kidlit Portfolio: www.gooddharma.com
🎨 Picture Book Illustration
🎨 Book Cover Illustration
🎨 Character Design
🎨 Illustrated Branding + Logos
🎨 Graphic Design
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
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social Founder + Agent @StarlingLiterary | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | horror fan (bring on the blood) | In love with all things story | ✨Revision is magical!✨
Lisa Fields @lisafields.bsky.social Illustrator
Lisafields.com
Marie-Helene Babin @mhbabin.bsky.social I’m a picturebook illustrator & artist who love to draw whimsical animals and stories.
To shop cards & prints: www.mhbabin.com/shop
Portfolio: www.mhbabin.com
Newsletter: http://bit.ly/4r0Sh4t
CNN @cnn.com Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Ashlee MacCallum @ashleedani.bsky.social junior literary agent @howlandlit.bsky.social | brewing banned books, spinning stories, and raising feral protagonists | powered by coffee and chaos | rep: @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social @belcastroagency.bsky.social
Larissa D. Elliott @larissadelliott.bsky.social Picture book author repped by @charlottewenger.bsky.social. Sometimes writer of YA & MG. Wife. Mommy. Band director. 🇵🇭🇺🇸. She/her. #12x12pb. #Kidlitart on IG @ larissa.d.elliott. ADHD is my superpower.
Jordan Kirtley @jordankirtley.bsky.social Illustrator from Wichita, SCBWI KS/MO member
Future children’s book author
Mom of 2. No AI ever. Abolish ICE.
jordankirtley.com
Ana Paola Glz @anapaoglz.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator · Children’s Books
Pastel vibes · Sweet characters · Gentle stories
🇲🇽 ES/EN — Freelance illustrator
⬇️ Portfolio + contact
https://anapaoglz.carrd.co/
Sara Weingartner @saraweingartner.bsky.social Kidlit author-illustrator
www.saraweingartner.com
Shuba Mohan @shubamohan.bsky.social Writer, wanderer, and wonderer
Doan Buu @dbuu.bsky.social Designer, Dude, Cleveland Sports Fan, NYC resident.
Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social Author ✍️| Teacher | Writing Coach | Podcaster: Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations🎙️| World Adventurer
#12x12PB #WritingBarn #kidlit #InkedVoices
www.kirstenwlarson.com
Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social Ex nat’l security official. NYT bestselling author. Was “Anonymous” — now encouraging people to take their masks off. Also, aspiring Ghostbuster. Speaking out daily @ www.DEFIANCE.News
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
Great Dog Literary @greatdoglit.bsky.social 
Colleen Muske @colleenmuske.bsky.social Children’s Book Writer and Illustrator represented by Kelly Dyksterhouse https://bsky.app/profile/kellydhouse.bsky.social
http://www.colleenmuske.com/
https://www.inprnt.com/search/products?q=Colleen+Muske
Rebecca Solow @rebeccasolow.bsky.social Children's Book Author/Illustrator | Coming Soon: Zazel: The Explosive True Story of Rosa Richter, the First Human Cannonball - Red Comet Press, 2027
Agent: Mona Kanin, Great Dog Literary
Website: www.rebeccasolow.com
Jenna Daucunas @jennadaucunas.bsky.social I write picture books that celebrate nature 🌱and spark curiosity and connection to self, community, and our planet. 🌎 #scbwimember #12x12PB ☀️ jennadaucunas.com
Sara Lynn Cramb @saralynncramb.bsky.social I draw things (mostly animals), drink tea, pet cats, and get lost in the woods 🐌
Toddler mom
https://www.saralynncramb.com/
Repp'd by AstoundUS Agency
#scbwi #kidlitart #sciart
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
Marcela Chermont ✏ Illustrator @marcelachermont.bsky.social 🖍️ Illustrator of books #kidlitartist
🐩 fearlessly drawing animals from the wilderness
inside my head 🦩🪴🦉🦒🐛
📚 Rep’d by Monica Rodriguez at Context Literary Agency
📍 www.marcelachermont.com
📧 hello@marcelachermont.com
inprnt.com/gallery/marcelachermont/
Deb Johnson @debjohnsonart.bsky.social Children's Book Illustrator & Author
Portfolio: http://www.debjohnson.com
Available for all #kidlit and #kidlitart projects, especially sweet BB, PB, CB.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Ali Velshi @velshi.com Host of The 11th Hour and Chief Data Reporter at MSNOW
Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social ER doc, public health professional, researcher, and former chief medical officer at the CDC. Working to improve health in communities while figuring out what is next for me
Jennifer Trimmings @jennifertrimmings.bsky.social Writer. Mom. Textile artist and upcycler. Nature lover. Author of Remember Me, Remember Me Not: Caregiving and Coping in the Heart of Alzheimer's. She/her #RememberMeRememberMeNot #ENDALZ #RMRMN
Jamie Bills @jmebills.bsky.social KidLit writer/illustrator. AUTUMN SOUP releasing Fall 2027, #SCBWI & #12x12PB http://instagram.com/jmebills / https://jamiebills.com/
Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social ✏️ Illustrator & author & maker
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⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot @unitedagents
www.fawashah.co.uk/links
Phoebe Creates @phoebecreates.bsky.social Hi! I'm Phoebe Zeng, an artist & children's book Illustrator from Australia. I'm represented by Sally Kim @ Andrea Brown Lit
https://www.phoebecreates.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/phoebe.creates/
Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social #MG #PB Author-illustrator MAYA’S TREASURE, Peter Pauper Press /
MISADVENTURES OF A MAGICIAN’S SON, Blue Whale
www.LaurieSmollettKutscera.com
#kidlit #SCBWI #12x12
Finalist #PBparty #50PreciousWords
Rep’d by The Purcell Agency
Rescue doggies rock!
Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social Legal Correspondent at Business Insider. Author of zero books. Jayshams.substack.com
Jennifer Doehring @jenniferdoehring.bsky.social Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
LANDING IN A NEW POND
(Charlesbridge ’26)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! (Albert Whitman ‘26)
Portfolio: www.jenniferdoehringbooks.com
Rep’d by Fairbank Literary
Ellen Hawkins Studio @ellenhawkins.bsky.social Former VFX artist turned illustrator 👩💻✏️
Based in Colorado 🐻🌲🏔
I am always cold ☃️
🚫 No AI
🚫 No NFT
Portfolio: www.ellenhawkins.com
Insta: www.instagram.com/ellenhawkinsstudio
Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator
Represented by Pyro Represents
linktr.ee/adaabigael
Chelsey Bahe @chelseybahe.bsky.social Nanny. Auntie. Nature artist. PB writer. Outdoor play advocate. 12x12. SCBWI.
Brittany Pearson @britspixels.bsky.social Asian American author / illustrator, represented by Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency. I draw cute, colorful, whimsy, and joy 🩷
#PBparty finalist ‘25
#SCBWI and #12x12 member.
www.britspixels.com
Josie Macey @josiemacey.bsky.social I am a children’s book illustrator living in the UK who also loves to write children’s stories. Inspiring children to be imaginative and creative people is what I love to do. Josiemacey.com
Dani Williams @daniwilliams.bsky.social Children's illustrator from NW England with a background in zoology.
For book enquiries please contact @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
https://www.daniwilliams.co.uk/links
Storieswithhart.com @storieswithhart.bsky.social 
#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social Hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2026, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @monicafreewoman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kidlit-zombie-week/
Chris Mirasola @chrismirasola.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Houston Law Center
Nicole Wong @painternik.bsky.social 💙 Children’s Book Illustrator | Mom | 2 Dogs | 1 Cat | Trekkie | Explorer of the mundane | Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social | @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
https://nicole-wong.com/
Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social Children’s book author-illustrator. Rep’d by @KTerrette.bsky.social at Martin Literary.
Books:
THE GIFT SHOP BEAR 🧸🎄❤️
CLAUDE 🎨🐶 3 Starred Reviews
THE DAY KINDNESS CAME🌲🐻
Illustrated over 30 children’s books.
Website - https://www.phyllisharris.com
Leslie Barnard Booth, Kidlit Author @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social Lyrical picture books about science and nature:
ONE DAY THIS TREE WILL FALL
A STONE IS A STORY
I AM WE: A STORY OF CROW SURVIVIAL ('25)
Tim Miller @timmiller.bsky.social Host of the Bulwark Podcast
MSNBC political analyst.
Punching bag on FYPod with Cameron Kasky.
Church of Jokic.
Nola Dad.
Weak and Gay.
Julie Romeis Sanders @juliebookagent.bsky.social Literary Agent at the East West Literary Agency.
Horse girl, dog mom, taxi parent, and guacamole lover.
Building a community of storytelling, collaboration, and connection.
Jody Vining @viningcreative.com 🎙️ Voice-over artist | 📸 Photographer | ⭕️ Phish
🌄 Capturing Colorado’s essence | 🐬 Fins up!
📍 Boulder, CO
📷 All photos by me unless noted
🔗 viningcreativephoto.com
Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
- Follow on: Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Threads, Spotify
- Find our podcast on YouTube and Buzzsprout 📱✨️📚😁❤️🍁
Megan E. Freeman @meganefreeman.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author. Poet. Wildflower enthusiast. Novels ALONE and AWAY available from Simon & Schuster. Rep’d by East West Literary. I love connecting with readers and educators for school author visits. linktr.ee/meganefreeman
Meneka Repka @menekarepka.bsky.social Children's illustrator, represented by Charlotte Wenger/ Prospect Agency.
Website: https://www.menekarepka.com
IslandTwinArtists @islandtwinartists.bsky.social Hi! We're Dori and Kate! 💕 Identical twins, kidlit author-illustrators, educators, SCBWI members, bakers, nature lovers, moms of super kids and pets, neurodiverse 💞
✨ Joyfully seeking representation ✨
www.IslandTwinArtists.com
Joy Kolitsky @joykolitsky.bsky.social Illustrator, writer, storyboard artist based in NJ
www.joykolitsky.com
Represented by Amy Stern, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
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
Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways.
website: kidlit411.com 
Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social Picture-book author/illustrator. #SCBWI Canada West Co-ARA.
deborahpaquette@shaw.ca
deborahpaquette.com
Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social Senior Editor, Lawfare. Practiced law a long time ago. Email: roger.parloff@lawfaremedia.org ; signal rparloff.61