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Rosalinda Alcalá @rosalinda87.bsky.social Storyteller & dev editor. Coaches writers. Accountability partner. Loves YA, MG, PB and women's fiction. Nonfiction includes sports, education, and finance. WWS-Writing Group. I lived life on the run--as a competitive runner. https://www.wordbouquet.net/
Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social #Kidlit author repped by Deborah Warren @eastwestlit -- Blogger of author & illus. #BookBirthdays -- Playwright at Uproar Theatrics erindealey.com -- Happily MARRIED btw--
Abraham Schroeder 🎩🦇 @thegentlemanbat.bsky.social Artist, Designer, Children's Picture Books #SCBWI: The Gentleman Bat, Too Many Tables http://www.TheGentlemanBat.com https://instagram.com/thegentlemanbat http://www.facebook.com/TheGentlemanBat/
Tim Blundell | Aspiring MG Writer @ahedgehogscribbles.bsky.social Middle grade writer. Up to my armpits in drafts. Sleepiest when fed. Happiest when slept.
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Stephanie Jackson - seeking rep! @sjwritesforkids.bsky.social Kidlit writer, mostly PB & MG. '26 Honorable Mention, #PBRisingStars! Member SCBWI, The Authors Guild. Mom x4. 12x12 challenge. Words published w/ Cricket magazine, Dirigible Balloon, STEMTuesday.com. Seeking rep. StephanieWritesForKids.com
Elowen Silverscale @elowensilverscale.bsky.social ✨ Weaver of magic! ✨ She/Her | Artist | Kidlit Writer
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Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
Amy Leskowski @amyleskowski.bsky.social Rep'd by Keely Boeving. PB writer, #scbwi, #12x12, copyeditor, dog mom, mom of 3, actor, instructional designer, baseball fan, soccer mom, baseball mom, Red Sox Nation, rhymer, pickleball player, cake decorator
Judith Henderson @judithhenderson.bsky.social ✍️ author/illustrator, Composer🎹TV Producer. Wrote theme song for PBS show, Arthur.🏆
Brock Stephen Henning @bshenning.bsky.social #kidlit @SCBWIRockyMtn member 📚 MG Author/Illustrator of HACKERS: WORM EATER and the HACKERS series 👾 gamer, sax player, fly fisher, tech geek, film buff 🌐 www.brockhenning.com
Raymond Yiu @raymondyiu.bsky.social Composer • Jazz Pianist • Conductor • Music Writer / British Composer Awards winner 2010 / 'Symphony' 2015 BBC Proms / 'The World Was Once All Miracle' MIF17
Christine Mix @chrismixart.bsky.social Children's Illustrator / Author, member CBIG-NYC, SCBWI, Vermont Arts Council, Teaching Artist for schools, libraries and creative aging.
Lea Opitz @leaopitz.bsky.social Hi! I do daycare and I like to paint and garden
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn) Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W Apple: http://bit.ly/3K6WdB9 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2992620/
Lisa Cloherty @lisaclohertybooks.bsky.social Kidlit author |Terrance the Hothead (2022) Mabel’s Mitzvah (2026, Free Spirit) | SCBWI. Find me on instagram: @lisaclohertybooks
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA! https://summitcountylibraries.org/ Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Jessie A @jessieatkin.bsky.social Author, storyteller, writer, reading aficionado, Star Wars enthusiast, Mets devotee, student, sister, twin 🖤🤍💜 OODLES OF NOODLES (📖 out now) http://www.jessieatkin.com/
TheresaAnackerWohlers @tanackerwohlers.bsky.social Artist, Must be outdoors, Lover of imagination and youthfulness. An illustrator and author of PBs and working on MG pieces as well.
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing. Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social. Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Kaushani Mufti @padfootblack25.bsky.social 🌟Kidlit and Middle-grade Illustrator from🇮🇳 🌟Open to Representation 🌟 SCBWI India - Illustrator Co-ordinator 🌟 https://kaushanimufti.com/ ✉️ kaushani.mufti@gmail.com
Projjwal @mprojjwal162.bsky.social 🎬Turning children’s books to 3D,2d animated story 📚Helping authors grow beyond the page ✨Short trailer sparks curiosity for your book See the recent story - https://projjwal.odoo.com/
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author. Librarian (Middle/High School & Public). Mom. Dog mom. Human. The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
Jennifer Tarr @jennifertarr.bsky.social #picturebook writer, #12x12PB Gold Scholarship winner '26, often despairing Mets fan
@katrinaabrahamart.bsky.social @katrinaabrahamart.bsky.social
Susan Edwards Richmond @susanedrichmond.bsky.social Kidlit author/Mass Audubon educator, poet; THE GREAT POLLINATOR COUNT, NIGHT OWL NIGHT, BIRD COUNT, BIOBLITZ! COUNTING CRITTERS, SCIENCE PLAY. Repped by Stephen Fraser at JDLit New England Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Krista Weltner @kristaweltner.bsky.social Author/Illustrator. Stop-motion puppet maker (Wendell and Wild, Wildwood) https://linktr.ee/kweltner EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF MOLLY WITH DYSLEXIA 2024 (Free Spirit Publishing)
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
Matt Dorrien @mattdorrien.bsky.social Mattdorrienillustration.com https://www.instagram.com/mattdorrienillustration/
Natasha Wing/Kidlit Author @natashawingauthor.bsky.social Best-selling children's book author. Creator of The Night Before series. SCBWI member. www.natashawing.com
Myrna Foster @myrnafoster.bsky.social You might know me from SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, 12X12, Madness Poetry, and/or the Poets' Garage. she/her
Rebecca J. Gomez @rebeccajgomez.bsky.social Children's book author and illustrator, story time enthusiast, young-ish grandma of seven (so far).
Kate Taylor @kitskate.bsky.social Nature nerd, children's author, happy hiker
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
John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social Father, Husband, Teacher & Writer. Jedi Knight & friend to Captain Solo. Winter is coming. Mets, Orange, Isles, Bills fan. Novelist & writer NOT the artist with the same name! Opinions stated are mine alone. Winter's Discord: https://a.co/d/03HllUfX
J. Allen - DailyWriterVibes @dailywritervibes.bsky.social 📄 WIP: 55k/65k ✍️ Author & Counselor 📚Here to spread writing motivation! Author of Finding Calm from The Katrina Calm Series Book 1
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/
Gail Kuhnlein @gkuhny.bsky.social Children’s picture book author: Into the Thicket available at BookBaby Bookshop, Amazon. Adventure begins when a boy finds an injured baby rabbit. A story of compassion, overcoming fears, loving and letting go. Wildlife lovers. 🚫DMs authorgailkuhnlein.com
Copy Wrights Printing & Mailing (WA State's #1 Print Shop) @copywrightsprint.bsky.social Puget Sound's #1 One-Stop Print Shop --> Business cards, Banners/Signs, Cards/Envelopes, Brochures, Posters, Blueprints, Direct Mail, NCR forms, Bindery, Labels, Stickers, Envelopes, and so much more! https://www.cw1stop.com
Ameena | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @ameenasiddique.bsky.social ⭐️Animation & VFX Producer / PM⭐️ ⭐️Children's Book Author & Illustrator⭐️ ⭐️Aspiring Creator⭐️
C.S. Jennings @csjennings.bsky.social illustrator & author | PET SHOP RACERS Disney Hyperion, WHOA, PANDA! ‘25, THE BIG BOOK OF TEXAS ‘26 | rep: Timothy Travaglini, Transatlantic Agency
Stephanie Lisa Tara @stephanielisatara.bsky.social 🌟Stephanie Lisa Tara Children's Books® 🌟PRESERVE, CONSERVE, INSPIRE, TEACH. 🌟Founded by a mom who cares,❤️ Amazon.com/dp/0989433404 San Francisco http://www.stephanielisatara.com
Chris Low @chrislowauthor.bsky.social I'm a #kidlit writer, special education coach, and blogger for @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social‬ Stories in @highlightsmagazine.bsky.social, @cricketmediainc.bsky.social, etc. | more at www.chrislowauthor.com
Cassandra Oscar @cassandraoscar.bsky.social Jazz songwriter & performer. I write other music too. NEW ALBUM ‘STOP Motion’ OUT NOW! https://linktr.ee/cassandraoscar
@worldofmahler.bsky.social @worldofmahler.bsky.social
Elyssa Gavin @elyssagavin.bsky.social JUNKO’S CLIMB (Union Square Kids) SCOOP! (Fall 2027, Red Comet Press) Rep’d by Page Turner Literary Agency. https://linktr.ee/elyssagavin
Heather Dean Brewer @hdeanbrewer.bsky.social Author, Art Director at Eerdmans, Illustrator, & Michigander LOVE IS POWERFUL ONWARD: 16 Climate Fiction Stories MEET ME IN YOUR HEART, 2026 heatherdeanbrewer.com instagram.com/hdeanbrewer/ bracketpublishing.com
midnightembers @tomschloegel.bsky.social Stories will still be telling themselves at sunrise Ithaca, NY [Also posting for @deepadaptation.bsky.social]
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social We are KidLit Collective, a collection of creative kidlit authors and illustrators supporting each other since our 2020 debuts and beyond. Art by @nielanderamy
John Gallagher Cartoonist @johnbgallagher.bsky.social Artist/Writer/Educator/Dad; Creator of Max Meow kids' graphic novel series from Random House (Book 5 hits Nov 2023!) Art Director of Ranger Rick magazine www.maxmeow.com
Picture Book Creative Crew @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi
Jessica Ralli @jessicaralli.bsky.social Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
Gabby Correia Illustration @gabbycorreia.bsky.social Award winning Children's Book Illustrator from South Africa. Member of SCBWI Proudly represented by @illoagency http://www.gabbycorreia.com/ #kidlit
Hungry Tomato @hungrytomato.bsky.social 📚 Children's Non-fiction Book Publisher 💡 The Big Questions Answered 🪲 Beetle Books Find out more: https://linktr.ee/HungryTomatoUK 🍅
#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/
Cid K Fleming @cidkfleming.bsky.social The big comfy chair in the living room is my office, where I’m either reading or writing. Author of kidlit and women’s fiction/romance. #scbwi #rwa Day job: technical writer/instructional design (she/her) www.cidkfleming.com
@aaroncanton.bsky.social @aaroncanton.bsky.social
Judith L. Roth @judithlroth.bsky.social Children's author. CADENCE AND KITTENFISH/HIDING BABY MOSES/VENETIAN LULLABY/SERENDIPITY & ME/GOODNIGHT, DRAGONS, etc. Major cat fan.
Jake Lockett, Order MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Now! @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social #PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026) Order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970 More tales found in Cricket Media & online! Website: https://www.jakelockett.com/
JenFW #kidlit writer, puzzler @jenfw.bsky.social Children's Author / Puzzle Specialist Author of 30+ #kidlit books, including fiction, text books, NF puzzle books, and comic books. The Puzzler's Guides to Alaska, Oregon, and California: one part puzzle book + one part natural history guide.
Lima Leigh | Middle Grade Author @limaleigh.bsky.social Middle grade & YA fantasy author 🐉 🌈 Queer, neurospicy spoonie 🥄 ⚡️ Slam poet & singer / songwriter 🎹 🏔️ PNW
paintandwordsmel @paintandwordsmel.bsky.social Storyteller with paint and words. “Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all.” ― Pullman. Represented by Liz Nealon at @GreatDogLit
Nicole Castrovinci @nicolecastrovinci.bsky.social #PB writer, book eater, coffee drinker. Out now-THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Clavis). Out Oct 2026-SNOWBALLED (Familius)-Now Available For Pre-Order! #scbwi #kidlitsky www.nicolecastrovinci.com
@katie84321.bsky.social @katie84321.bsky.social
Pallavi Jesrani @paljes.bsky.social Mommy, #kidlit writer, poet with poems in The Dirigible Balloon, The Little Thoughts Press, Tyger Tyger, The School Magazine, #12x12pb, engineer, STEM, SCBWI, amateur painter.
Luisa Uribe @lupencita.bsky.social Colombian illustrator, eater of sweets. She/her. PATCHWORK MEMORIES -written by Monica Rojas- out Sept. 1! www.luisauribe.com
Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social OTIS HAS A BAD DAY (2023) Mom, Picture Book Author, LCMHC, Coffee Enthusiast, #InkedVoices Member & #PBParty 2025 Finalist! 1/6 of #kidlitzombieweek hosts. www.rebecca-ensign.com Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social ✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser) 📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge FRASER & HENRY GROW A FRIEND, May 25,2027 💻business owner 🧳explorer of the world 👋🏼Love making friends! https://linktr.ee/beckysuzannewalker?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
clavier_continuo @claviercontinuo.bsky.social Amateur Classical Music Lover Playing Keyboard as Continuo, Composing,Languages,Weather Chart 素人クラシック音楽愛好家(作曲編曲、鍵盤通奏低音)、言語、気象 소인 클래식 음악 애호자(작곡편곡,건반통주저음),언어,기상(날씨) ・日本語(母語)Japanese(Mother tongue)/English/Korean(한국어) Nasu(那須) area in Tochigi, Japan he/his
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
Jena Benton @jenanbenton.bsky.social AK writer, illustrator, poet, teacher, SCBWI & 12x12 member, & PB enthusiast. AK SCBWI IC. (Opinions my own); PB debut, KAUAI'S CALL (Island Heritage, May 2024)
Melissa Murray @melissamurray.bsky.social Author + Illustrator + Artist SCBWI | CBIG | 12x12 PBParty 2024 Illustration Showcase HM https://melissamurray.net #kidlitart #kidlit
Ann Suk Wang, Kidlit Author @annsukwang.bsky.social Author of “The House Before Falling into the Sea” by Penguin Random House rep’d by Kayla Cichelllo at Upstart Crow Lit #SCBWI #12x12PB #MG 💕📚🛼💃🏻🥟🐶🙏 annsukwang.com https://linktr.ee/annsukwang (name pronounced: Ann Sook Wong)
Chris Demeropolis @bychrisdemeropolis.bsky.social PB author of Teddy Lou, Bell Guru. Mom of two young readers. SCBWI member.
Rahele Jomepour Bell @rahele.bsky.social Book Maker represented by @the Cat Agency
June @adrianjune.bsky.social 🌺☀️Art By 𝓪𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓬𝓸𝓼𝓲𝓸🌙
Tanya Konerman, Kidlit Author 📚 @tanyakonerman.bsky.social PB/MG; Nature/Verse/Prose Agent: Mona Kanin '28 OTIS: THE KING OF KATMAI ‘25 MUD TO THE RESCUE! 🐘🦩🦫 🐢 ‘24 HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA 👻 SCBWI; WFH | hiker 🥾 | veggie 🌽| bird&bear lover 🐤🐻 | nature 📷 | 💙 www.tanyakonerman.com
Andy Catling Illustration @andycatbug.bsky.social International children's book Illustrator. Author of Kiss a Frog?YUK! https://catling-art.com/kissfrog
Alice Wilkes @alicewilkes.bsky.social UK-based writer and artist. I work with artists, ap devs and creators, manage social media and sell my art. I also spent 12 years as a games writer. #artpost #art #artist #fairy #circus #butterfly #costume #writer #writing #oxford #cumnor #music
Jen Anyong @jenanyong.bsky.social Picture Book Author rep'd by Morgan Hughes of FinePrint Literary Management, Wife & Mother, #SCBWI Social Media, #12X12PB, #CTCWriters, Empowered Author🇭🇺🇺🇸 Website: https://authorjenanyong.com
Kellie Beggs @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social Teacher⭐️Librarian⭐️Author https://kelliebeggs.weebly.com/ Founder of #PBandKidJudges writing competition #SCBWI #kidlit #PB #author
sᴏғɪᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴅᴏsᴏ .·͙* @sofiagcardosoo.bsky.social ˙ᵕ˙ illustrator and designer of ᴄᴏʟᴏʀғᴜʟ & ᴘʟᴀʏғᴜʟ artwork ⋒ children's books, greeting cards, puzzles & more ⌂ represented by the Bright Agency ᝰ ғᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ─ INFJ ─ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜsɪᴀsᴛ .·͙* https://sofiacardoso.com/
Nadine Presley @nadinepresley.bsky.social Syrian Canadian Author • Wife • Boy Mama THE CITY OF JASMINE (Harper ‘25) • WHERE THERE IS LOVE (Harper ‘26) Rep’d by Allison Remcheck of Stimola Lit.
Cliff Crego @cliffcrego.bsky.social 🎶 Composer. Writer. Photographer. Former conductor & founder of the ASKO ensemble. On a bike/ski/hike trek of the Pacific Northwest studying native plants & climate breakdown 🌲 Composing off-grid the whole way. 🌕 #Sun2Sound WALLOWAS | AMSTERDAM | ALPS
Nick Jowett @jowettnick.bsky.social Retired Vicar in Sheffield. Writes novels (2nd just completed), stories, hymns, also material for Church Action on Poverty. Loves Haydn.
Dawn Simon @dawnsimon.bsky.social MG and PB writer. VCFA WCYA. Dog and chicken lover. I'm represented by @jenniekendrick.bsky.social at Red Fox Literary. https://www.dawnsimon.com/
Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries. Follow me here: Website: https://susandrewwrites.com/ Art shop: https://susandrewart.net/ Newsletter: www.substack.com/@susandrew Intagram: www.instagram.com/_susandrew/
@shafaqjaleeskhan.bsky.social @shafaqjaleeskhan.bsky.social
Graham Rickson 🇮🇪 @grahamrickson.bsky.social London-raised, Leeds-based primary music teacher, horn and ukulele player, film and classical CD critic, responsible dog and cat owner. Writing things for www.theartdesk.com (@theartsdesk.bsky.social)since 2009. Proud Irish citizen ☘️.
DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social Butch nonbinary bitch who writes bloody sexy sapphic romantasy and prays to atheist gods for the fall of capitalism.They/Them. Sometimes NSFW. New Writing Every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/ddwardiswriting ddwardiswriting.com
Kenneth Woods @kennethwoods.net Conductor, writer, cellist, guitarist, composer. Artistic Director English Symphony Orchestra, Elgar Festival, Colorado MahlerFest. Bandleader and songwriter. Views my own. https://linktr.ee/kennethwoods
@starlit-void.bsky.social @starlit-void.bsky.social 27 writer/artist any pronouns art crosspoasted on tumblr @galexy-eevee
@ylglondon.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social YLG London is a CILIP volunteer-led community. Notification of events & activities will be posted here. Our communications are not CILIP policy. Website: https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201316&id=687661
Melissa Catena @melissacatena.bsky.social 📚 #Kidlit Author ✏️ Curriculum Developer 📝 Times/Chicken House 2024 Children's Fiction Competition Shortlistee