Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Tracey Jaffart @traceyjaffart.bsky.social Author/Illustrator
Eliza Spies with Her Big Little Eye: In the Rock Garden 2022
Eliza Spies with Her Big Little Eye: In the Woods 2025
Lover of nature and kindness.
Librarian for 16 years.
Member #SCBWI since 2010
Julie Honan Johnston @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social Picture Book Author. Owner of Coyote Kids, a secondhand clothing and bookstore for kids in Albany, CA. It's all about the kids! 
B.C. Byron @bcbyron.bsky.social I write poems and draw pictures, and some people like them
Nicole Davisson @nic-davisson.bsky.social Meezer mom 🐈⬛(siamese cats),PhD student at the U of U, small business owner w/ my kiddo refabulizing furniture with delovely art🎨, democratic socialist, feminist, late bloomer🪷🏳️🌈yacht rock lover⛵️🌊teatime keeper🫖 www.lavienouveaudecorshoppe.com
MaryLou Driedger @mld-author.bsky.social Author, Newspaper Columnist, Free Lance Journalist
CK (They/Them preferred but any) @ckwritesbooks.bsky.social Born Intersex (Bigender easier for peeps to understand ) Autie///Chkee/Chsaw/white///HI///Repped by Page Turner///POPI'S ALL SOULS SONG///A COSTUME FOR CHARLY (Crystal Kite Finalist)///#kidlit #12x12 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ckmalonewrites/
Hannah @fairmerthefarmer.bsky.social Manitoban graphic designer and illustrator.
The mind is willing but the body is weak and that’s life as an artist with chronic pain.🕺
She/her
🏳️🌈🇨🇦
https://linktr.ee/fairmer
Danny Schnitzlein @dschnitz.bsky.social Award-winning Children's Author of:
The Monster Who Ate My Peas
The Monster Who Did My Math
Trick or Treat on Monster Street
Gnu and Shrew (an NSTA Best STEM Book)
Fan of art, science, jazz, dogs, movies, books, kindness and democracy. Resist fascism!
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey.
https://www.doorisajarmagazine.net/
Olga Nenazhivina Art 👩🎨 @nenazhivina.com 👩🎨 Artist📍Based in Florida 🐊
Freehand dip pen сontemporary ink on paper 🖋️
Mostly drawings ✍️
Vegan 🌱🫶
nenazhivina.com/hi
No DMs. Any enquirers: olga@nenazhivina.com
Bill Eisele - Author @billeisele.bsky.social Writer of MG Kidlit. Husband. Dad. Fundraiser. Animal Lover. Karaoke King.
✍️ 🎶🏳️🌈
Julie Wenzel @jwenarts.bsky.social Writer (SF & Fantasy)
MN
#amreading #amwriting
jmwenzel.com
https://linktr.ee/jwenarts
Kirsten Miles, Author 🌹 @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author 🖊 Vegan 🥬 Libra ♎️
EDM forever 🪩 Write Your Heart Out ❤️
Visit me at kirstenmilesauthor.com 💕
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I do not read DMs here.
Cody Pelletier @publishquest.bsky.social Lives: Dallas/Vils, Austria ~ Writer - Support indie-creatives - Watch and Review Indie-films. Buy and Review Indie Books, Art and Music. https://linktr.ee/codypelletier
Craig Chapman @craigchapmanbooks.bsky.social 🇦🇺✍️The Long Way Home out now!
🎙️@mytheologypodcast
⚒️@bluetongueblacksmith
🏉🏏footy & cricket tragic
🪫fibromyalgia battler
Patti Rossiter @pattirossiter.bsky.social Teacher, writer, aspiring picture book author; sports, classic movies, and true crime enthusiast.
15/10 Foundation @15outof10.org @weratedogs.com | making shelter dogs with medical and behavioral needs more adoptable ❤️🩹 https://links.15outof10.org
kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social #kidlitchat happens every Tuesday night at 9E/6P, co-hosted by @bonnieadamson.com and @gregpincus.bsky.social. The topic is posted here as each chat begins, as well as any important chat news.
Banner art by Brian Kirby: @boringstorybook.com
Jane Whittingham @raincityjane.bsky.social Canadian picture book author, children's librarian, tea drinker and mum.
Newest book: 24 SLEEPS TILL CHRISTMAS (2025, HarperCollins Canada)
www.raincitylibrarian.ca
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Sheila Hurst @sheilahurst.bsky.social Dreamer, writer, ocean lover looking for beauty everywhere. Author of Ocean Echoes. Photos are my own unless reposted or credited. https://sheila-hurst.com/
SSkeel.Writer @sskeel.bsky.social Favourite line ever came from Alice's Caterpillar: "Whooo are youu?" Still working on that one. Learning from the greats: Poe, Philip Roth, Coetzee, Lawrence Durrell, Anthony Burgess, Peter Cary, Ian McEwan ... #writerslife #writing #amwriting
@lynmarshphd.bsky.social @lynmarshphd.bsky.social Freedom’s Revolution - my
short cinematic film and cinematic blog - about the quiet power of the human spirit and soul.
FreedomsRevolution.com
Follow Moire, Amara, Caela,Tahuya, and Solina - as they reach for a new world beyond the broken
Ryan Bunch @ryanbunch.bsky.social Childhood studies. Children's music, media, and literature. Musical theater. Author of Oz and the Musical: Performing the American FairyTale (Oxford Univ Press). President of the International Wizard of Oz Club.
Alexandra Heep @aheep.bsky.social #IndieAuthor of The Gnomeward Bound series. Star child,writer,animal lover,sports enthusiast. 💜nature🦙😺🌲🌻🌵
"Have we forgotten we're all children
Children from a family tree that's longer than a centipede
Started long ago when you and I were only love."
Sam Oputa @sam-oputa.bsky.social Avid reader. Follow me, I follow you. SiguemeYTeSigo. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sam-Oputa/author/B00FUP8QEC?ref
Patty Allen 📎 @pattybelize.bsky.social DC born. Army brat. Expat. Love the Island life and Chicago. People/animal advocate. Political junkie. Blue wave coming 🏳️🌈 NO DMs unless I know you.
Julie @jumoss.bsky.social Smallholder from North Wales. Won't follow back if you look like a bot! No DMs unless we know each other.
DanielMoonbags @danielmoonbags.bsky.social I write books. I commentate on rugby matches. I act. I control airplanes.
I like to get fancy and have a nice time.
Joey @joeyslabbata.bsky.social Artist, Animator, Poet, Musician. I'm a dude in a relationship, Deadhead⚡, Punk Rocker🎸all in one! I love Reggae, Prog, Jazz, Garage Rock, etc... Check out my strange art, and trip down this deep rabbit hole! ⛔DMs please
Wuvums💖
Davis Bickford @davis.social Artist • Game Dev
Pug Dad • Husband • ND • he/him
Half of @twigbit.games
🔗 Links!: davis.social
Art-only feed: https://bsky.app/profile/davis.social/feed/aaabpqcklbun6
🦋
Shirl Girl @shirleyfadden.bsky.social ShirleyFadden.com
Writer & Illustrator of picture books. SCBWI Rutgers Mentee
Writer's Loft Anthology
PBParty 2025 Finalist
2026 NESCBWI Portfolio Showcase Winner-unagented
I make picture books for a tutu-wearing, lizard-loving, imaginary boss.
ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR memoir & PB (Barefoot Books) | Words in NYT, Huffpost, Newsweek, Insider | All things ♿️ rep | #SCBWI | Boy mom-Reluctant omnivore-Sitter of wheelchairs-Denverite-Underwater meditator
www.ryanraeharbuck.com
Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.com www.thornwolf.com
Wildlife & Scientific Illustration, Logo Design, Copywriting | Available for hire! | She/They | Amateur Naturalist | Avid Cinephile | No AI
San Diego, CA - Obnoxiously Californian
Alexis Collins @lexiscee.bsky.social Writer. YA fantasy. MFA. 30. Lover of 📚, 🍵, & 🍪. linktr.ee/lexiscee #writingcommunity
Aframe Murphy @aframe.bsky.social Artist, dog-lover, avid reader, all things Tolkien.
Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
Buy my work here: https://robertbohan.etsy.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)
dielleza @dielleza.bsky.social Founder of https://aldastra.com/. 2 products acquired.
Working on something new.
Adam Ming @adamming.bsky.social ✏️Award-winning illustrator sharing daily prompts to transform your creative life. Helping artist shift from struggling to thriving.
👇Newsletter
Linktr.ee/adamming
Luna Vargas @33lunas.bsky.social Author & Illustrator | Character Designer | Board game illustration 🏳️🌈 Musical theater & D&D ✨ Links+brushes ➡ http://linktr.ee/33lunas
Danvillage Illustration @danvillage.bsky.social Creating friendly & positive vibes through whimsical and colorful illustration from Santa Barbara. Represented worldwide by IllustrationX.
Lizzie Savanella @elizabethsavanella.bsky.social KidLit Illustrator
https://www.esprints.com
I make picture books, black & white art, covers, lettering and prints. Currently writing and making dummies. Available now for illustration work.
Morgan @morgcity.bsky.social Illustrator. Designer. Rep’d by Illo.
New Orleans 📍
morganbissant.com
alex moore @notanotheralex.bsky.social illustrator, comicbooker and human stain for hire. artist for Dungeons and Daddies / PRH / DC Comics || they/them || rep @takahashiperry.bsky.social
https://cargocollective.com/alexmooreillustration
alexmooreillustration.carrd.co
alxmoore6@googlemail.com
Meg Hunt @meghunt.bsky.social Illustrator and mentor working in kids books, packaging and character design. Let’s work together.
Repped by Lara Perkins at ABLA and Scott Hull Associates.
http://www.linktr.ee/meghuntillo
http://www.meghunt.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
Marcela Bolívar @tropicalgloom.bsky.social Illustrator / Artist
Making book covers
Freelance inquiries: m4rcelab@gmail.com
marcelabolivar.com / IG: https://t.co/G9syMPDLTt
Rori! @roricomics.bsky.social Professional illustrator & comics maker | AMU / :01
Here to hang out with my people; are you my people? Are you people? Let's hang
she/her/dude is a-ok 💗💜💙 ∅
This acct posts mature stuff! no minors pls
https://lnk.bio/roricomics
Maxine Vee @maxinevee.bsky.social Canadian Illustrator 🇨🇦
💌 info@maxinevee.com
🌷 https://maxinevee.com
🌸 https://linktr.ee/artofmaxinevee
🌼lauren🌼 @laurenjmyers.bsky.social textile designer by day and critter illustrator by night 🌹 https://laurenjmyers.carrd.co/
💌: laurenjaymyers@gmail.com 
Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social History instructor, writer. Rep by Kate McKean. The Declaration Decoded, Did You Hear What Happened at the Alamo; The Presidents Decoded; The Constitution Decoded; Hearts on Thin Ice; Learning to Swear in America #lgrw
Adriana Hernández Bergstrom @adriprints.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 🇨🇺 | she/her | Rep: Wernick&Pratt | Abuelita & I Make Flan 🍮 / TUMBLE 🏜️ / Countdown for Nochebuena 🎄
Vicki Lame @thedaysbetween.bsky.social Executive Editor, St. Martin’s Publishing Group / Wednesday Books / Saturday Books. Books about Big Feelings. Opinions Mine. She/her. Not here as often as you think.
Alex Lu @waxenwings.bsky.social Editor at Random House Graphic, Writer-in-progress
Kiara Valdez @dezinpub.bsky.social Inklore Editor | PW Star Watch Finalist | Writer | ✏️STEPPING UP and MAMI’s MAGIC WORDS | She/Her | Opinions are mine | Ace & Bi Afro🇩🇴 | #LatinxInPub | Rep’d: Britt Siess | kiaravaldez.com
Zoe Persico @zoepersico.bsky.social HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SUCCULENT 2025. Author & Illustrator. She/Her. Work inquires to persico.zoe at gmail and/or to Natascha Morris at Tobias Literary https://zoepersico.com/
Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social For young readers and the young at heart. We're the independent children's and young adult bookstore with a little purple door. Posts mostly by Rumpian Timothy.
Est. 1992
Minneapolis, MN, USA
https://linktr.ee/wildrumpus
Kristin Standley @kstandley.bsky.social Red-headed snippet; believes six impossible things before breakfast. Scholastic Book Fairs/Clubs Editorial but opinions are my own.
Liesa Abrams @batgirleditor.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of Labyrinth Road imprint at Random House Children’s Books. Publishing books that help kids escape where they are while feeling seen for who they are. Obsessed with Batman and gluten-free muffins.
Alex Aceves (ah-SEV-ess) (she/her) 🇲🇽🩷💜💙 @alexace.bsky.social mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. editor at Holiday House, writer by night. opinions my own.
@RobertaAbussi @robertaabussi.bsky.social Kidlit writer, desserts lover, wannabe expert traveler 😊
Laura Zarrin @laurazarrin.bsky.social Children’s Book author/illustrator and Abstract Collage Artist.
www.LauraZarrin.com/hello
Ana with the Key @anawiththekey.bsky.social Hilarious author-illustrator from Romania
www.anawiththekey.com/links
💌 contact@anawiththekey.com
Audrey Suau @audreysuau.bsky.social PB Author & illustrator 🇫🇷
REVE DE MEDAILLE, MARIE PANTALON, L’ABECEDAIRE EXTRAORDINAIRE…
| she-her | #PB Party 22 &24 illustration showcase HM | Kidlit411 illustration contest’ 22 finalist | #12X12 |
💌audreysuau@gmail.com
📚https://linktree.ee/audreysuau
Bryony Crane @bryonycrane.bsky.social ✏️ Illustrator/author and general stuff-maker
📚 Rep'd by Sophie Sheumaker at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
🎨 http://bryonycrane.com
💬 http://Instagram.com/bryonycrane/
Skylaar Amann @skylaar.bsky.social Artist in Oregon 💙🌊 EXPLODING WHALES IS NOT RECOMMENDED (Norton, 2027)Author-illustrator inspired by the ocean, the natural world, and scientific wonder. Sea hag.🚫No AI. Rep: Lauren Scovel, Laura Gross Literary Agency
https://www.skylaaramann.com
Rochelle Steder (Illustrator) @rochellesteder.bsky.social Chicago-land illustrator, crocheter, mom, & cat enthusiast. 📚Picture books & 🎲Board Games. SCBWI. ✨Looking for representation!✨ www.rochellesteder com
rochellesteder@gmail.com
Lily LaMotte @lilylamotte.bsky.social Kidlit author of MEASURING UP, CHLOE’S LUNAR NEW YEAR, and UNHAPPY CAMPER. Repped Laura Rennert (ABLA) and Mary Pender (UTA) https://lilylamotte.com/
Susannah Lloyd @susannahlloyd.bsky.social Children's author of mid-grade fiction & picture books. Badgers Are Go, Who Ate Steve, Here Be Giants, Oh Monty, Here Be Dragons, This Book Can Read Your Mind & The Terribly Friendly Fox. Represented by the Catchpole Agency. www.susannahlloyd.com
Anne Hilborn @annewhilborn.bsky.social Working to conserve California's wildlife. Intense fondness for cheetahs, gore, poop, and dead things. Pics are mine unless stated. She/her
Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult.bsky.social Author/Mom/Wonder Woman/Queen of the North
She/her/hers
Sarah Dvojack @sarahdvojack.com duh-VO-jack • #1 irish dance wig hater • writes and draws books • designs books • repped by Linda Camacho/Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency • http://dvojack.com • 🇵🇸 🇱🇧
NO NFTS NO AI
Stephi Cham @stephicham.com Editor by day and night | LGBTQ+ Editors Association secretary, board of directors
Published by Publishers Weekly, Capstone Press, Strange Horizons, JAMA, et al.
Former medical end-of-life music therapist
she/her | StephiCham.com
Emily Ann Davison @emilyanndavison.bsky.social Children’s author.
Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny
The Blue Umbrella
Is It a Seed?
Books with Nosy Crow, Andersen Press, Flying Eye and others
Rep’d by Creative Roots Studio
Never seen without a cup of tea
Biscuit nibbler
www.emilyanndavison.com
Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot.
http://laurelsnyder.com
Ellie Peterson @elliepeterson.bsky.social Author and illustrator of How to Hug a Pufferfish and School is Wherever I Am. Look for Sandcastles are Forever May 14th, 2024. Rep’d by Adria Goetz of KT Literary. Learn more at elliepetersonbooks.com
Leslie Strock @nokkinatter.bsky.social ✨Art Director | Character Designer | Puppet Fabricator ✨
Creator of "Fins & Crinolines" on Webtoon!
Clients include Henson, LINE, Disney, & PBS Kids
✨Available for work!✨
💌 leslie.strock.art@gmail.com
Other places to find me: linktr.ee/lesliestrock
Cathleen McAllister @cafween.bsky.social Vis Dev Artist for Animation ✨ Repped by Azantian Literary Agency (she/her) cathleenmcallister@gmail.com
www.cathleenconcepts.com
Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social Children's book illustrator and artist, based in Sofia, Bulgaria
Art / Film Photography / Stuff I like
🌐 www.denisillustrates.com
Kerisa Greene @kerisagreenebooks.bsky.social Author + Illustrator
I AM BOTH, Macmillan, April 9 2024
THE IMPOSTER, Gnome Road, March 5 2024
LEGENDARY CAKES, Macmillan, Winter 2025
Rep’d by Caryn Wiseman & Aashna Avachat at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
https://linktr.ee/kerisagreene
Amberin Huq @amberinhuq.bsky.social Children's illustrator.
Drawer of pictures, colourer of spaces, writer of moments.
Rep'd by The Plum Agency
She/Her
Andi Chitty @andichitty.bsky.social Marveling at the magical world of #kidlit and creepy crawlies! Writer and backyard adventurer.
Co-host of @StorytimeSprint.bsky.social
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206704021/good-night-waga-laga-bugs-a-childrens-picture-book
Claudia Sloan @claudiasloan.bsky.social 📚 #kidlit Author & Artist 🎨 Designer🧸 Public Speaker 🌟 Engineer 🤖#PMP #MBA 🏃🏽♀️🧘🏽♀️🚴🏽♀️🎼🍏 #SCBWI #12x12PB #CourageToCreate
Https://www.claudia-sloan.com
John Shelley - Illustrator @studionib.bsky.social Illustrator and author for children's publishing and the wider design business. #KidLitUK #illustration https://linktr.ee/studionib
Katherine Pryor @katherinepryor.bsky.social I write kids’ books about food, nature & gardens.
Twin mama. Probably wanting coffee.
Rep'd by Adria Goetz at KT Literary.
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
Sally Walker | Kidlit Illustrator @sallywalkerillo.bsky.social Children's Book Illustrator 📚 I Already Love You, Chase the Moon, Until the Blueberries Grow, Ruby and the Itsy Bitsy Icky Bug. Repped by Jen Rofe
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
www.sallywalkerillustration.com
Emma Thomas | kidlit @seaglassdraws.bsky.social Illustrator with a particular love for storytelling, character, colour and texture! Also loves gardening, nature and is a mum to one.
www.emmathomasart.co.uk
Lily Baron @lilybaron.bsky.social children’s book illustrator
loves to draw animals and veggies
Rep’d by literaturagentur-arteaga.de for 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭
lilybaronillustrations.com
Melissa Lettis @melissalettisart.bsky.social KidLit illustrator/author. I also knit, sing, hike, and drink absurd amounts of tea. www.melissalettisart.com
Seeking Representation.
Aubrey Allie @aubreyalliewrites.bsky.social ■BOY Mom ■Wife ■ #SCBWI ■Writer 📚 #WIFYR (Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers) BOOK CLUB Host 📋 President VZC Library Board 📒 #WritingCommunity #12x12PB
Paula @paulajbecker.bsky.social Illustrator/cartoonist/writer. Clients include, Random House, Highlights, Owlkids, KidCanPress, Scholastic, etc.
www.paulajbecker.com
www.instagram.com/paulajbecker
Deb Zapata @debbiezapata.bsky.social Children's book author. UP AND ADAM (2022, Kids Can Press), ABUELA'S LETTER (2024, Magination Press) & ISABEL'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE (2025, Magination Press). Baker. Tea Lover. Knitter. #12x12 #SCBWI
Srinidhi Srinivasan | Kidlit Illustrator @srinidhidraws.bsky.social Rep’ed by Aliza Hoover at CAT agency!
Children’s book Illustrator, Sketchbook Scribbler ✏️& Maker of many things 🪡|
🕸️ www.srinidhidraws.com
📧 srinidhis01@gmail.com