@clarecanavan.bsky.social @clarecanavan.bsky.social Library loving bookworm 📚
Claire Thomas @clairethomaswrites.bsky.social English teacher and writer of YA, teen and MG horror/thrillers.
WriteMentor mentee 2025 and longlisted for WriteMentor Novel Award 2025.
Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social UK based writer / teacher / CPD provider / presenter. I help to run a preschool. I love gardening and my allotment. She/her. Author of 30+ books for teachers.
Please contact me via my website for CPD/INSET bookings and writing queries. www.suecowley.co.uk
Simone Beach @simonebeach.bsky.social Headteacher of the primary school I went to when I was little. Worked here for over 20 years and still love it. We were evacuated 16/01/23. Can’t wait to be back together as one school. Also love books.
MartynJS @cllrmartynjs.bsky.social Grandfather Anti racist/fascist Marxist Psychotherapist, Cosmology and Astronomy ,Writer Philosopher Pagan European Cllr Eco Socialist United Ireland indy Wales and Scotland free Palestine [he,him, his] Republican political/cultural astrologer
Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. (UK) Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform.
'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
Shireen Lalji @shireenlalji.bsky.social Picture book writer and primary school librarian. MA Children's Lit. Trying to make a difference one book and one reader at a time. Literacy expert and school leadership experience. All things reading and primary education.
Michelle Hughes Printmaker @michellehughes.bsky.social Original linocut prints inspired by nature, Yorkshire countryside & beyond • Linocut printing workshops in York & online courses www.michellehughes.co.uk
Reflex Letterpress @reflexletterpress.bsky.social #Printing & #instruction in the antique art of #letterpress by artist Mindhue, spun off of the Bow & Arrow Press. In Boston.
@mindhue.bsky.social for conceptual art and snark
Gary John Reynolds @reynoldsgaryjohn.bsky.social Artist. Fanboy. College Professor.
Jenny Pope @jpopstudios.bsky.social Artist, science lover, making art about animals and ecology and the environment. My mediums include printmaking, ceramics and now textiles.
www.jpopstudios.com
My Imaginary Brooklyn @myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.social Visual clearinghouse. (I will never post AI slop.)
Charlotte Tomson @charlottetomson.bsky.social Teacher. MA Writing for Children. Golden Egg WYSCN. Divides time between reality and escapades in MG fiction. Lives with one family, two guinea pigs and a very demanding cheese plant.
The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/
Jenny @primarylibrarian.bsky.social @primarylibrarian on Instagram
📚SLA Primary School Librarian of the Year & #InformationBookAward judge📚Chiswick Book Festival Children’s Co-Ordinator ➡️BOOK NOW!
📚YLG London & CILIP25
Gill James @gillj.bsky.social Writer, publisher, book and story lover. Love how I'm allowed to spend my working day. Surprise fact: I sing tenor in a choir. 
@bluewithstars2.bsky.social @bluewithstars2.bsky.social Teacher at an amazing SEMH AP 🩵 Book addict 🌟 Mum 🩵 Wife 🌟 all views my own 🩵
Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyone’s talking about 📚✨
New books, resources for every age & stage, expert authors and practical ideas for teachers, parents + educators.
SEND • EYFS • CPD • STEM • PRIMARY • SECONDARY • HISTORICAL FICTION • POETRY🌈
Step into Stories with Bewdley Festival @stepintostories.bsky.social A children’s story festival in the heart of Worcestershire championing stories of all shapes and sizes. April 25th 2026
@anakievermore.bsky.social @anakievermore.bsky.social Children's Librarian, former Kate Greenaway Carnegie Judge, current CILIP Youth Libraries Group member, professional reader, Ravenclaw. Still European 🇪🇺
Suzanne Bhargava @shushbot.bsky.social IB PYP librarian, Chair of YLG London, allotment grower
Kate Heap - Scope for Imagination @kateheap.bsky.social Primary English Consultant, children's book blog, author of the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series, Chair of Governors, Girlguiding, Canadian in the UK
Braes High School Library @braeslibrary.bsky.social https://uk.accessit.online/brs06/#!dashboard
@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
Signe Rudoviča @signeru.bsky.social Sharing Sensory Stories Project manager @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Love and live Edinburgh 💙
#ReadingForPleasure I read everything from picture books to YA! Interested in Additional Support Needs, education, language/s, literacy, &pugs
Aoife Walsh @aoifewalsh.bsky.social Writes books; likes books; likes country music; likes Transformers and Real Housewives; likes a lot of semi-colons. Still hanging out in dark bars (in my mind). ND. She/her. Pretty marvellous.
https://www.andersenpress.co.uk/contributors/aoife-walsh/
Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social Award winning Latin American author illustrator of children’s books in UK. School visits, libraries, festivals. Professional outsider, migrant, loiterer. she/her
Los Nombres Secretos
Elki is not my dog
Umbrella
https://linktr.ee/Elena_Arevalo_Melville
Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop @happyreadingbooks.bsky.social EST. 2024 by award-winning specialist Children’s bookseller, Nicci.
🔝STAPLE ☕️, Reading Street, Broadstairs, Kent 🇬🇧
www.happyreading.uk
Sarah Siggs @ssiggs.bsky.social Former SEND Teacher. Jumped land to live on a ship. Author of MUD BOY - an anti-bullying resource for young children - published by JKP. Author of HUG WORDS - helping children to worry less and wonder more.
B For Butterfly Books @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social Independent bookshop based in Brooklands, Sale, Greater Manchester.
Sarah Ziman (aka BardyMum) - Bison Rule, OK! is out now! @bardymum.bsky.social Poet, mainly for children (more fun!) but I occasionally adult…
Won YorkMix Poems for Children '21,
Kids’ collections: Why did my brain make me say it?
Bison Rule, OK!
School visits in Watford, St Albans, London & further afield
www.sarahziman.co.uk
West Lodge Primary School @westlodgeschool.bsky.social Welcome to West Lodge Primary School. After the amalgamation of West Lodge First School and West Lodge Middle School, West Lodge Primary opened on 1st Jan 2009.
Jane Atkin @mrsatkinreads.bsky.social Retired teacher, avid reader, aspiring children’s writer, reviewer for Just Imagine, wearer of funky jewellery, leapling 🐸, knitter and lover of 80s music.
Sarah Merchant @smerchant13.bsky.social Teacher in Y6, AHT, Curriculum Lead, NESTT trainer, lover of books and words.
E.L. Norry @elnorrywriter.bsky.social ⛅️ Wellbeing/Safeguarding at an FE college
🌛 Writer
📚 2025 Runaways/26 Outlaws Bloomsbury contemporary MG
✒️ Lydia Silver, The Soho Agency
📝 Freelance mentor/editor
🏫 Yr 5/6/7 Author visits
https://linktr.ee/elnorry_writer
www.elnorry.com
@corambeanstalk.bsky.social @corambeanstalk.bsky.social 
Jen Grainge @sbtjen.bsky.social Scottish Book Trust
Regional Outreach Coordinator, Highland
📚 #ReadingSchools #ReadWriteCount
🍎 Former Primary Teacher
* All views are my own *
Tracy Hopkins @tracyshopkins.bsky.social Bookworm, editor, children's book enthusiast, School Library Assistant, blogger, Londoner, mum. All views my own. She/her
Liz Brownlee @lizpoet.bsky.social I'm a children's poet, I love writing animal and shape poems, and the children's poetry world! National Poetry Day Ambassador. Dog Owner. Book reader. Coffee drinker. Friend. Between Bristol and Bath.
Jenny Alexander @jennyalexander.bsky.social Writer, creative dreamer, workshop facilitator
Sheena Wilkinson @sheenawriter.bsky.social Award-winning author of novels for children and adults. Royal Literary Fund Fellow, writing tutor, bookworm, animal lover. First Term at Fernside out now from O'Brien Press. 
Tom Griffiths @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Headteacher. NPQH. Children’s book blogger. Passionate about reading for pleasure. Children’s Book Awards 2025 judge. #Neighbours superfan
October Jones @octoberjonesco.bsky.social The ‘one stop spot’ for the spooky, kooky, magical, fantastical, weird and wonderful world(s) of Children’s Literature & Illustration!
https://octoberjones.co.uk/
Farrah Riaz @farrahriaz.bsky.social London writer ✨ picture book The Twirly Wiggly Dance available now to buy✨
#WritingCommunity #2024debut Insta: farr.ahriaz
Karen McCombie @karenmccombie.bsky.social Children's Author.
Somewhat Scottish, London based, owned by a Westie, crisp fan, she/her.
Oh, and "one of children’s fiction’s most accomplished authors"
according to @Waterstones.
Agent: jhare@theagency.co.uk / Events: @AuthorsAloudUK
Peters @peters-books.bsky.social Family-owned specialist supplier of books and furniture to schools, academies and public libraries, celebrating our 90th birthday in 2025.
📚 Visit us at peters.co.uk Instagram: petersbooks
Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher @thereaderteacher.bsky.social Reader. Teacher. ND. Autistic/ADHD (AuDHD).
📒Author of All Brains Are Wonderful (b small publishing) 🧠💛
📗Author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure (Bloomsbury) 📚💚
📖Children's Books Consultant
🏆Book Award Judge
✍️Educational Writer
The Alligator's Mouth @alligatorsmouth.bsky.social Indie children's bookshop in Richmond, London
Founders of The Alligator's Mouth Award
Shop online at https://www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/
DMs not monitored, please email instead
http://linktr.ee/alligatorsmouth
Mr Tom Slattery @slatterymr.bsky.social 👨🏫 Primary Deputy Head Teacher in Burton
📚 Children’s book blogger.
🏡 Live in Birmingham (proud Brummie)
Check out my blog at tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com
Dev Kothari @devkothari.bsky.social Author. देसी Londoner. 한국어 학생. Mum.
Bringing back Kay-Kay - Walker Books
Agent: Clare Wallace - Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency
Sîan🌻 @thesianpages.bsky.social Publicity Manager @NosyCrow
Probably snuggled up somewhere with a cat on my lap and a book in hand...
Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social Half Man, Half Bookshop.
Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family.
Not the inventor of the word "brainbow"
https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
Canterbury Children's Literature Festival @canterburykidslit.bsky.social A brand new festival to celebrate childrens and YA books in all their forms & connect kids and families across Canterbury and beyond with the amazing world of books. July 11th & 12th 2025,crowdfunding now!
Matt Brown @mattbrownwriter.bsky.social Children’s author of Compton Valance, Kevin the Vampire, the Mab. Also lover of robot movies 🎥
My stuff ⏬
https://linktr.ee/mattbrownwriter
Anna James @acaseforbooks.bsky.social Author of Pages & Co. Sometimes theatre journalist. Host of Lush Book Club. 
Ben Harris @one-to-read.bsky.social Teacher of Music and English. Reader. Writer. Composer of the moment: Bela Bartók
Nosy Crow | Children's Books @nosycrow.bsky.social Award-winning children's books
📚 Stories for kids, also in ebook and audiobook
🐦 Find us at nosycrow.com or linktr.ee/nosy_crow
Mat Tobin @mattobin.bsky.social 📚 Lecturer - Primary English & Children's Lit | Co-Author of "Understanding & Teaching Primary English" 📖
Victoria Williamson @strangelymagic.bsky.social Author Victoria Williamson - The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle, The Boy with the Butterfly Mind, Hag Storm, War of the Wind, The Pawnshop of Stolen Dreams, Norah's Ark, The Whistlers in the Dark & Feast of Ashes. Patron of Reading - CharChar Literacy.
BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social 🏆 Award-winning children’s booklisting website 📕 Recommended children’s books sorted by age or topic - visit us at http://www.booksfortopics.com
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #BookSky
Tamsin Mori @tamsinmori.bsky.social MG #UKkidlit writer - author of the Weather Weaver trilogy and Gargoyles. Discovering magic in the everyday. Endlessly curious. Book worm tending towards book dragon.
Loves: cats, crochet, creative people.
Alex English @alexenglishauthor.bsky.social Author, screenwriter
Mr Tarrant @mrtteaching.bsky.social AHT| Y5/6 teacher | curriculum & assessment | English & Computing | #GoogleET| often found in a book.
Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social Launched in 1980, we review hundreds of new children’s books each year and publish articles on every aspect of writing for children. Explore new issues and our 40 year archive for free on our website www.booksforkeeps.co.uk
Jane Etheridge @janesetheridge.bsky.social Vice Chair Federation of Children's Book Groups. All views my own
Scoobiesue2 @scoobiesue2.bsky.social Lover of all things book-ish, making things and nice people!
https://www.throughthebookshelf.com/
Mo O’Hara @moohara.bsky.social Writer/ performer/ children’s author. 
Rachel Clarke @primaryenglish.bsky.social Primary English consultant.
Popular training :
* modelled & shared writing
* smashing sentences
* creating cohesion
Freelance writer for publishers and teaching associations.
Creator of quality downloadable resources.
primaryenglished.co.uk
Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social Ex KS2 teacher, children’s book blogger and lover of undunked biscuits and Lego. Currently reading all the books. Autistic. She/her.
Blog: https://worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/
Karl Duke @karlduke8.bsky.social HT of a gorgeous reading-inspired primary school. Love children’s books, pic books, graphic novels/comic books and the book community. Passion for sharing creativity through the subjects I teach (Art, DT, RE, PSHE) #CurriculumBooks #PictureBooks4Values
Sarah Todd Taylor @sarahtoddtaylor.bsky.social Author of the Alice Éclair and Max the Detective Cat series and Arthur and Me. Loves singing, cats and guinea pigs.
Halfway up the Stairs @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Award-winning Children’s Bookshop, Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland
www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
Mon - Sat 10-5:30. Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays 
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social Kids’ book critic, esp for The Guardian
Fiona Longmuir @fionalongmuir.bsky.social Storyteller. Calamity. You aint never seen nothing like a Glasgow girl.
Victoria @mrssteaches.bsky.social Deputy headteacher, y5/6 teacher, curriculum, maths, history, geography & music. #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD Christian. Love reading, ballet, piano and my cat.
http://mrssteaches.school.blog/
CILIP @cilip.bsky.social We are the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors. cilip.org.uk
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Dee Stevens @deestevens.bsky.social Making TV @ Tiger Aspect Kids (Mr Bean / Charlie & Lola / Super Happy Magic Forest)
Making books @ Knights Of (Children’s Publisher of the Year 2022)
Selling books @ Round Table Books (Children’s Bookshop of the Year 2023)
Irish | they/them
Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social Digital Project Manager for Scottish Book Trust. Children’s books and comics enthusiast. Dyslexic. ME/CSF. Here for the kids book chat. All views my own. #KidsBooksFriday 📚🏴
Jan Dunning @jandunning.bsky.social 📚YA Author #TheLastThingYoullHear and #MirrorMe published by Scholastic
🏆Winner Oxfordshire Book Award 2024
Rep: Anne Clark Literary
IG:@jandunningbooks She/her
Books: https://linktr.ee/jandunning
Natali Simmonds @natalisimmonds.bsky.social Author. MY HUSBAND'S STALKER (25.3.26), THE EX I BURIED, WHILE MY BABY SLEEPS, MY DAUGHTER'S REVENGE, GOOD GIRLS DIE LAST (TV adaptation in the works) | THE BLOOD WEB series as Caedis Knight | London Latino Film Festival | Agent: Amanda Preston, LBA
Tamsin Rosewell @hobslantern.bsky.social Illustrator: creations in ink and natural pigments. Posting about illustration, great children's books, and folklore. Former bookseller. Trustee at The Blake Society. She/Her
Cathie Kelly @cathleenlkelly.bsky.social MG Fantasy Children's writer @theGEAcademy @SCBWI_uk @GEA_North She/Her Northerner🇮🇸 Roman History & Reading & Libraries #authorgoals Book Cheerleader
Sarah Broadley @sarahbroadley.bsky.social She/her. Herder of cats. Devourer of Books. Children's writer. Children's book reviewer for @mybookcorner.bsky.social, member of Craigmillar Literacy Trust, CWIG, societyofauthors.bsky.social and supporter of Cymerafestival.co.uk. #ViewsMyOwn #BeKind
Sue Hendra @suehendra.bsky.social I write stories and draw pictures
Lou Kuenzler @loukuenzler.bsky.social Writing tutor & children's writer - picture books through MG. Rep by Millie van Grutten RCWLitAgency.
www.loukuenzler.com
Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social Retired librarian with 27 years in the rip-roaring world of libraries (last 13 years in a school library) Books, films, gardens, nature and fretting about climate emergency.
https://mrswatts101.edublogs.org/
@bookishelf.bsky.social @bookishelf.bsky.social 
Caroline Fielding @cazapr1.bsky.social Chartered School Librarian, CILIP @YLGLondon Committee, National conference exhibition manager, Bea keeper. She/her
Caroline Roche @carolineroche.bsky.social School Librarian, Chair of CILIPSLG, creator of Heart of the School website, booklover, reader. Co-author of Creating A School Library with Impact. CILIP Honorary Fellow.
Clare Brumpton @clarebrumpton.bsky.social She/Her, International School Librarian, IB Librarian, Teacher Librarian, student-led Research Institute, ECIS Lib & Info SIG committee member.
#reading #informationliteracy #research #librarian #inquiry #IBLibrarian #IB #EduSky #UKKidLit
Adrian Thompson @adeythom.bsky.social Primary school librarian, National Literacy Trust literacy champion and serial volunteer 🙂
Campbell College Librarian @ccb-library.bsky.social Librarian at Campbell College, Belfast, posting about libraries, reading, books, cats and nature.
Claire Warren @clairewarren.bsky.social Lead learning facilitator (head librarian) for a large UK college. Qualified + chartered librarian, also a freelance independent reading/library consultant. She/her. Pan. www.clairewarrenconsulting.co.uk
librarymice @librarymice.bsky.social 🇫🇷 ☂️🎶 Fan of visual narratives (picturebooks and comics). School librarian. MA Children's Literature. She/her. Library Mice logo by ClaraVulliamy
Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social UK based. Retired school librarian, children’s book lover, reviewer for Just Imagine. Regular sharer of children’s book news: Reading Matters
https://alibrarylady.blog/
Find me here: https://linktr.ee/Anne_Thompson?utm_source=li
Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School. A north London comprehensive school encouraging reading for pleasure. 📚