Kaitlyn Agcaoili @kaitlynpaints.bsky.social Illustration & Design
kaitlynagcaoili.com
Amber @theprimrosecorner.bsky.social ✏️Illustrator, 🎨 Artist, 🖋Stationery Addict
⭐️ Planner Girl 🇺🇸 Army Wife 📚 Bookish 🤓
Portfolio: http://theprimrosecorner.com
Matt loux @mattloux.bsky.social Cartoonist and illustrator. Creator of My Journey To Japan Escape To Yokai Mountain, Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring, The Time Museum series and the Salt Water Taffy series.
Mattloux.com
NO AI EVER
#kidslitart #comics #kidscomics #middlegrade
A.W. Wise @aw-wise.bsky.social 
Amanda Dressel @amandadressel.bsky.social 🖍️ illustrator & writer of picture books
📝 illustrated newsletter about art & life as an orphaned young adult ↓
www.amandadressel.com
gabriel nari @gabrielnari.bsky.social an author-illustrator of children's books looking for representation and also, maybe, a hobbit.
portfolio: https://www.behance.net/gabrielnari
yumikokitazono.bsky.social @yumikokitazono.bsky.social Japanese Children’s book author/illustrator in Fl, creating lively and endearing characters.
🎨SCBWI and The Illustration Department
📚2024,2025,2026 PBParty finalist.
Currently seeking representation.
Hollie Wolverton @holliewolverton.bsky.social Picture book author of THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (7/18/27). Mother. Animal & nature lover. Former & future traveler. Minimalist wannabe. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney. #FirstDraftFriday #SCBWI #12x12
Sue Safianoff @suesaf.bsky.social Illustrator. Animator. Author.
Rep’d by Christa Heschke @ McIntosh and Otis
http://suetheartist.blogspot.com/
Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social Author of MG & Picture Books • https://franciscastaines.com/
🇲🇽 All around book nerd with a weakness for mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, dogs, and tacos (not always in that order)
Erica Lee 🧸 @ericalee.cc Sr. Concept Artist - Open for Work
Past: Squid Games, Inc., Spin Master
VisDev/Concept Art & Illustration | Kidlit Illustrator
Taiwanese/Cantonese Asian American
Mom to a little 🦖
💼 https://ericalee.cc
☀️Open for Freelance
✋Seeking #kidlit representation
Ashley Gayle @ashleygwritespb.bsky.social •Writing picture books for the kid in all of us
•✨PB Rising Stars Mentee 2024 ✨
Anna Cechony @wovenexperience.bsky.social Disability doula, coach, aspiring children’s book author, sewist, knitter, coco bb 😷
Kinsey @poor-artist.bsky.social Illustrator, novice handler (dog show), clown enthusiast
Sarah Wheeler @sarahsart.bsky.social Artist • Illustrator
Member of SCBWI
Amy R. Murrell @amyrmurrellauthor.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist; Author, Member of the Authors' Guild, SCBWI, Mighty KidLit, 12x12, Storyteller Academy, Children’s Book Academy , and more :)
Jackie @jackieyacky.bsky.social 🌟 Jackie (they/he/she) 🌈💕
✏️ Storyboard artist, 2D animator, Illustrator
🔗 https://linktr.ee/jackie_yacky
🧶 Crafter and plant lover 🌱
😷 Chronically Ill
🖖 Trekkie
🪲Shop: @discobeetle.bsky.social
🐭 Personal project: @spriggeandsprout.bsky.social
@whatchudrawing.bsky.social @whatchudrawing.bsky.social 
Maliha Sheikh @malihasheikh.bsky.social Mom to Humans, Dogs, and Cats, Psychologist and KidLit Author
#12X12, #SCBWI NJ
Board Member of Women Who Write, Inc.
Vivian Kirkfield's *50 Words* Honorable Mention 2026
Anya-Kaye @afrancis211.bsky.social Picture book creator. Woman of God. Former School Counselor. Disabled Vet. Wheelchair operator 🦽👩🏾🦽➡️♿️ Living by faith 🐝🐝🐝 DST 🔺🐘
kocona @kocona.bsky.social 🐚Picture books| Illustration
🚂Hop on!
Susan @sburdorf.bsky.social Member of 12x12 PB Writing Challenge; The Writer’s Sanctuary; Ebony Lynn Mudd’s PB Retreat; published author; collector of socks; herder of cats. Welcome to my world.
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Anisi Baigude | illustrator @anisibaigude.bsky.social 🖍️ Mongolian American KidLit Illustrator
📖 BORN NAUGHTY, Anne Schwartz Books
📖 ODI’S LIBRARY DAY, SDPL
📮 Rep'd by Analía Cabello at ABLA
📍San Diego, CA
linktr.ee/anisibaigude
Canette Books @canettebooks.bsky.social Children's books for parents who get it 📚
"You're Only Two Once" — celebrating toddler magic
👇 Get the book
amazon.com/dp/1736839500
Anne Marie Corey @amcorey.bsky.social Children’s Book Author/Illustrator. Hollins MFA Grad Student. Beautifying the world one child at a time. #SCBWI
annecorey.myportfio.com
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
Rebecca G. Aguilar @rebeccagaguilar.com Writer | Reader | M.Ed. | Texas Master Naturalist 🌱 | https://rebeccagaguilar.com/
koyo @letsgokoyo.bsky.social 🎈 Children's author/illustrator. Might be a witch. Kill her with croissants 🥐
✒️ Seeking representation 📑
Desiree @desireeonpaper.bsky.social Author of soft, strong stories for kids. Big feelings, Black joy, always heart-first. #KidLit
Tea Berry-Blue @teaberryblue.net She/they. Queer. Parent. Executive Editor at BOOM! Studios. Goofy as heck. Opinions my own.
http://www.teaberryblue.net
Nancy So Miller @nmillerillo.bsky.social #Korean American #Kidlit #Illustrator, #Edusky #Author, and #ArtEd (K-8). Author/Illustrator SUN, MOON, AND STAR Holiday House Spring 2026 💫
www.nmillerillustration.com
Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz
WEB: ellenweinstein.com
https://linktr.ee/ellenweinstein
Andie Borbely @andieborbely.bsky.social Illustrator, doodler, funky earring collector
A. Mulvoy @saymulz.bsky.social ✍🏻 Author/Illustrator
👻 Kidlit Horror/Sci-Fi
⚪️ Seeking representation
✨Current WIP: N 🎄
Kimberly Delude @kimdbooks.bsky.social Author - Freddie the Fly series
-2026 Digital Red early reader from Little Press Publishing
-Speech Pathologist -kimdbooks.com
Sharon Hattersley @shattersley.bsky.social Founder of the #BookmarkProject raising money for Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe by auctioning bookmarks each May. Teacher, Holocaust Educator, Brownie Leader
Emroar @emroar.bsky.social 🐿️ Em Amara 🌿
Queer Chicago based illustrator of the colorful and fantastical.
Shop, Portfolio, and more at: emroar.com
Art tag: #artpost
Contact for commission requests!
Please no AI NFT. All opinions are my own. Thank you!
Maxwolfdraws @maxwolfdraws.bsky.social Silly Sketcher
Master Doodler ✏️
Erynn Taylor @erynnthelibrarian.bsky.social middle school #librarian
aspiring graphic novelist🤸🏿♀️📚
your local 8w7 & ENFP
#kidlit #graphicnovels
Mazie @extraterrestriart.bsky.social I illustrate 🎨 science & sci-fi junkie 💉 seeking representation ✨
cheyanne ❥ commissions open! @mzch3y.bsky.social ‧₊˚✧ freelance 2D animator & digital artist
🌼 portfolio⇾ cheyannert.com
💐 commission info⇾ https://vgen.co/mzch3y & https://ko-fi.com/mzch3y
🌺 contact⇾ cheyr12@gmail.com
#art
1998 she/her
Can't DM!
Emory Daniel 🏳️⚧️ @emorydanielart.bsky.social Human artist! He/him 3/19 🏳️⚧️ ♓️ 🏴☠️
Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@Emory-Daniel-Art?ra=m
Art fight user: Emory_Daniel_Art
Carey Pietsch @ SPX W81 @careydraws.bsky.social I make comics & illustrations! she/her. #1 NYT Bestselling cartoonist & co-adapter on http://theadventurezonecomic.com; morphclubcast co-host. it's peach 🏳️🌈 newsletter for book, con, & webshop updates & discounts: 📩 https://www.careydraws.com/newsletter
G.G. Sherrill @ggsherrillreads.bsky.social Writer, Aspiring Middle-Grade Novelist, Traveler, Fan of Nature, Folklore, Underdogs, Paranormal/Spooky, Humor, Encouraging Boys to Read, Making a Difference.
www.ggsherrill.com
Hunter JM @hunteradhdart.bsky.social Artist
pintachan @pintachan.bsky.social Hello, my name is Pintachan and I am a full-time illustrator living in the north of Spain. Website: pintachan.com
RIVERS.JOHNSON @rivers30.bsky.social Illustrator looking for an agent. Open for commissions.
Rivers.illustrations@gmail.com
Kimberly Parsons @kimberlyparsonsart.bsky.social Hello! Daily original pen and ink illustrations 🎨 Vermont 🌲
Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Writer. Father. Husband. Pickle connoisseur.
he/him
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 
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
Tuisku 🫐 @tuiskuh.bsky.social Comic artist & art teacher, writing gay stories. Part time hater, full time lover.
she/her, finnish
tuiskuh.com
patreon.com/cw/TuiskuH
Mary Massey @mmasseycreations.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of silly children's picture books!
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 is out now, link below!
https://a.co/d/3foHoiZ
Bookish stickers:
Bookishplaylist.etsy.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
Andy Panda @andyxpanda.bsky.social Aspiring childrens book author / illustrator, activist, Pelicans and Storm fan and Dad.
Gabriela Gil @gabriela-gil.bsky.social Ilustradora/ illustrator
Brasil | Portugal
www.behance.net/gabriela_gil
Karen Bischer @kbischer.bsky.social YA and Children's author (THE SECRET RECIPE FOR MOVING ON, Macmillan; SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS: LEGEND VS LEGEND and SEASONS OF THE YEAR, Capstone). Yankees fan. TV-watcher. Unapologetic 80s music enthusiast.
Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
Boyds Mills @boydsmills.bsky.social Boyds Mills positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.
https://linktr.ee/boydsmills
Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social Tree lover. Ice cream eater. Author of WHERE THE GIRLS ARE KEPT (Knopf Summer 2027) and co-author of LUCY, UNCENSORED (Knopf 2024) with Teghan Hammond.
www.Melhammondbooks.com
Tristen Grant @tristengrant.com I draw a webcomic called Cat and Bot and make electronic music. Quietly living in a small town in Manitoba, Canada. He/Him
Anti-AI/NFT/Crypto.
https://tristengrant.com
https://catandbotcomic.com
@mikeflowers.bsky.social @mikeflowers.bsky.social 
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social A BlueSky exclusive storytelling hype/pitch event designed for storytellers to uplift and encourage one another and connect with industry professionals. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage they are in. (https://bluepit.carrd.co/)
Sarah Weeks @sarahweeks.bsky.social Author 
@wordymel.bsky.social @wordymel.bsky.social 
Nathaniel Swift @writernatswift.bsky.social Author of time travel stories BLUE SKIES (in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1) and FROM NOW ON (Vol. 3). Working on PBs, MG Sci-fi, and haiku as @haikuformykids.bsky.social (he/him)
@authorevelynpech.bsky.social @authorevelynpech.bsky.social 
Clara Dee @yayaveebs.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator ✨🇮🇩
website : deeclarade.com
Olga Komashko @sirenasdream.bsky.social Children’s Book Illustrator | represented by the Plum Agency | mom of two | SCBWI member
My portfolio:
www.olgakomashko.com
Anna Florsdefum @annaflorsdefum.bsky.social ✏️ illustrator and dreamer
🌱 herbal tea & books addict and nature lover
✉️ annaflorsdefum@gmail.com
www.annaflorsdefum.com
Kate Grigoreva @kategrigoreva.bsky.social Illustrator & children’s book author 🧚🏼♀️
Storyteller, storybeliever, vintage lover, immigrant🧳
Proudly rep’d by Chelsea Hensley at Mad Woman Literary Agency
www.kategrigoreva.com
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Dragon @dragonsky96.bsky.social She/Her pronouns. Artist and lover of books, nature, fantasy/sci-fi, dragon ball, etc. I mostly lurk and reblog posts that make me happy or that I feel are important (like information on climate change and social justice). 🚫 No GenAI or NFT 🚫
Andrea Zupcsan @andreazupcsan.bsky.social Youngstown, Ohio based kidlit Illustrator. Ex Librarian. Grumpy animals. Cute Kids. Dogs.
www.andreazupcsan.com/links
Juliana Vieira @julianavii.bsky.social Illustrator and Designer in Vancouver 🍁
julianaillustration.com
Jasmine Wall @jasminewallart.bsky.social Illustrator | Childrens Book Illustrator | kidlit | kidlitart
Portfolio- jasminewall.com
#kidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidlitartist
Sandy Jonas @sandyjonas.bsky.social Author/illustrator, she/her kidlit and cozies 🇨🇦 SCBWI member
Rep’d by Maura Kye-Casella
Margo @margosimoneart.com She/Her
Toronto 🏳️🌈
Watercolour Artist | Working on Kidlit Writing and Illustration
Streaming Art on Twitch every weekday!💗
https://www.twitch.tv/margosimoneart
https://www.margosimoneart.com/shop
patreon.com/margosimoneart
Joan Schoettler @joanschoettler.bsky.social Writer and author of children's picture books and middle grade novels.
A DOCTOR AT HEART THE STORY OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIST AND TEACHER VIVIEN THOMAS,
BOOKS TRAVEL THE WORLD, and
THE HONEY JAR: AN ARMENIAN'S ESCAPE TO FREEDOM
Alec Longstreth @aleclongstreth.bsky.social (he/him) Award-winning, Eisner-nominated cartoonist, illustrator, and animator. Living and working in Santa Fe, NM, USA! https://www.alec-longstreth.com/
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
Hannah Lorenzo @hannahlorenzobooks.bsky.social ESL Teacher. Mom. Travel. Dance. Strawberry ice cream. #Kidlit Author, repped by @KaitlynLeann17 SCBWI 12x12 http://HannahLorenzoBooks.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/
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
Sharon Korzelius @sharonkorzelius.bsky.social Writer of all things #kidlit. Poems in LTP, The Toy, Wild Ink's Prom Perfect Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon. Photos in Paddler Press. #SCBWI
Pete M @petem.bsky.social Reader/Writer of MG and picture books, fascinated with history, working on home projects, and husband of a two time cancer survivor
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/
Sheila M Averbuch @sheilamaverbuch.bsky.social Children's #author of middlegrade thriller FRIEND ME (Scholastic Press). Studied history & literature at Harvard. From US & Ireland. Living in Scotland. NEW BOOK: PITCH YOUR BOOK - write the letter that hooks an agent on your novel bit.ly/SMApitchorder
Pearl Low | 劉寶珠🧋 (they/them) @pearllow.bsky.social They/them/佢🌈 | Director, Creator, Story Artist | Founder: Orange Blossom Studios | Creator of Wheels & Roses | Clients: Sanrio, A24, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Netflix | 🇨🇳🇯🇲 Pearllow.com | Fourth Wall Management
Gabby Zapata @gabbyzapata.bsky.social Art director . Character Designer 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇺🇸 Former: Disney, DWTV, Netflix, Nick hello@gabbyzapata.com
Gabbyzapata.com
Bex Glendining 🍃 @lgions.bsky.social she/they | award winning uk illustrator and comic artist/colourist
https://www.lgions.com/
Debut graphic novel 'On Starlit Shores' out now ✨
contact - becky.glendining@gmail.com | Rep'd by Paige Terlip.
🚫 AI or NFT
Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social author of NYT bestsellers “Cemetery Boys”, “Lost in the Never Woods”, “The Sunbearer Trials” and “Celestial Monsters”.
currently writing: “Cemetery Boys 2: Espíritu”
just Some Guy.
https://linktr.ee/aidenschmaiden
Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social Storyboard Artist (MLP:FIM, Ada Twist, Camp Snoopy) & Children’s Book Illustrator. SPACE CASE: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs out now!
[he/him] Absolutely NO AI.
wardjenkins.com
I share things, too: #wardsmorguefile
jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social award-winning author of I FEED HER TO THE BEAST duology ✨ bio.link/wickedjamison
they/them
Kim Johnson @kimjohnson.bsky.social USA Today Bestseller
THIS IS MY AMERICA, INVISIBLE SON, THE COLOR OF A LIE
LA Times Book Award Finalist | NPR Best Book
| 💗💚
Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social #1 bestselling author, trans autistic monster boy • out now: YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN • up next: YOU’RE NO BETTER • he/him • andrewjosephwhite.com • mostly crossposting
Keala Kendall @kealakendall.bsky.social ʻŌiwi NYT & USA TODAY Bestselling Author. 📚: HOW FAR I'LL GO, NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND, + THAT WHICH FEEDS US (05/5). Cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing. 日本語. Kay-ah-luh.
https://bio.site/kealakendall
Nicole Lesperance @niclesperance.bsky.social Author, editor, book monster 🌈
A Spell to Wake the Dead, The Depths, The Wide Starlight, The Nightmare Thief
She/her
nicolelesperance.com
Kate Wheeler @kagwheeler.bsky.social Cartoonist | Funny Gal
Team Trash: A Time Traveler's Guide to Sustainability, out now with Holiday House | Goat Magic: August 2025 with Oni Press