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The Storytellers Foundation | The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast @tstorypodcast.bsky.social https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com 📚 Kidlit experts. 📖 We demystify publishing! | 🥇 Top 100 & Spotify Award-Winning Podcast | Home of The Big Bang Notable Book List & The Storytellers Summit Series | summit.getstoryrise.com
Katie Wray Schon @katiewrayschon.bsky.social Book lover, mother, kidlit author & illustrator. Rep’d by Jennifer Mattson @ ABLA
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Christina Brown @cbristinabdraws.bsky.social Working hard to become an author-illustrator. I draw sassy kids and dumb animals. My stories are the ones that make you laugh but also make you cry a little.
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SCBWI-Los Angeles @scbwi-losangeles.bsky.social Los Angeles region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Our goal is to support local writers and illustrators with events, mingles, and community. Working with our sister regions @scbwicencal and @scbwisocal. Art by Jessica Cooper.
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SCBWI Southern Breeze Region @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social Regional Advisor, Melissa Miles
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Jerry Bennett @thejerrybennett.com Graphic novelist, full time illustrator,
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Kandace Coston @kandacec.bsky.social Picture book editor at Lee & Low Books (thoughts my own) | Barnard alumna | glitter glue incarnate | co-founder of UnimPRESSed (a zine publisher) kcoston.com
Emma Walton Hamilton @emmawaltonhamilton.bsky.social Award-Winning Author, Independent Editor, Producer, Educator, Audiobook Narrator.
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Carter Hasegawa @casahasegawa.bsky.social • Associate Agent with Tugeau2 Art and Literary Agency
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Maria Correa @mariaccorreaedits.bsky.social picture book editor @ Random House Children's Books
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Grace Kendall @gracekendallbooks.bsky.social Executive Editor of award-winning and bestselling children’s books at FSG Books for Young Readers (Macmillan). Books, food, fine art, cocktails/mocktails, and Manhattan née Brooklyn. Opinions mine alone.
Emily Feinberg @ecfeinberg.bsky.social Children’s book editor. Loves dogs. Likes ducks.
Melanie Cordova @melaniecordova.bsky.social Freelance children’s book editor. Literary translator. Writer. Mama.
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Ariel Richardson @bookishariel.bsky.social Senior Editor, Children's @ Chronicle Books (she/her/hers)
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Kristin Rens @kristinrens.bsky.social Executive editor of picture books, MG, & YA at HarperCollins Children's Books. Lover of books, dogs, & cheese. 
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Erika DiPasquale | KidLit Editor @erika-dipasquale.bsky.social Editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books
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Erinn Pascal Potters (she/her/hers) @erinnpascal.bsky.social NYT #1 bestseller & Eisner-nominated book editor
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Rachel Diebel @diebelra.bsky.social Children’s book editor, bisexual, spreadsheet aficionado. She/her.
kelseybmurphy @kelseybmurphy.bsky.social Previously: Senior Editor at Viking Children’s Books. Also reader, writer, TV/movie/theater fan, and former UCB performer.
Roz MacLean @rozdraws.bsky.social Author illustrator on Vancouver Island. More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean (2023) and Together, a Forest (Henry Holt) coming this Spring!
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Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
Annie Romano @annieromano.bsky.social Literary Associate at Olswanger Literary; Bookseller; Massachusetts girl; loves dogs, chocolate, and (of course!) books https://www.anniecroninromano.com/agenting.html
Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social Leila Sales suffers for her art. Well, it's not really art. But it's something. And she suffers.
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Celina Sun @celinasun.bsky.social Associate Editor @ Penguin Workshop🐧📚
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Jamie Bills @jmebills.bsky.social KidLit writer/illustrator. AUTUMN SOUP releasing Fall 2027, #SCBWI & #12x12PB http://instagram.com/jmebills / https://jamiebills.com/
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Ms Rachel @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social Educator & advocate for little ones!
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The Rights of Every Child @rightsofeverychild.bsky.social The Rights of Every Child initiative brings awareness to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child through art and advocacy.
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net author & illustrator of children's picture books,
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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social We're a small publishing house dedicated to helping families be happy 📚
Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans is a state affiliate of Authors Against Book Bans, book creators fighting for our freedom to read. #MassFreedomToRead https://www.massfreedomtoread.org/ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Mary Wagley Copp @maryfkwc.bsky.social Author of Wherever I Go and Yoshi’s Big Swim. Coming soon: Sometimes We Pray. Represented by by Charlotte Wenger of Prospect Agency
Kids Comics Unite @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social Hello! We are Kids Comics Unite, an online organization offering career development for comics creators in children’s publishing 🦊✏️
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Katie Erickson @katieerickson.bsky.social 
Gabriel “Joy” Reid @gabrieljoyyy.bsky.social 🏖️Lvl 26 | BU CFA ’25 | Trans☀️🏄🏽
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Jennifer Mattson @jmattson.bsky.social ABLA agent, Chicagoan, observer of ducklings. Takes ballet lessons & loves tiny houses. Banner art (c)2020 by Taeeun Yoo from WHEN THE STORM COMES by Linda Ashman
SCBWI New York: West/Central Upstate @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social Dedicated to developing experiences where SCBWI members can grow in their craft, expand their network, and build their writing and illustration goals.
Kate DePalma @katedepalma.bsky.social 🌈 Creative Development Director at Barefoot Books 👣
📍Arby's on McKnight Road
Duotrope @duotrope.com Duotrope is an award-winning writers' resource. Search for publishers and agents, track your submissions & more! https://duotrope.com
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Katy Manck, MLS SLMSC @booksyalove.bsky.social Reader, gardener, indep book reviewer- https://BooksYALove.com. All kids need school libraries & librarians! IASL Past-President.
Child's Play (International) @childs-play.co.uk Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
Child's Play USA @childsplayusa.bsky.social USA division of award-winning indie children's books publisher @childs-play.co.uk
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Support and learn more at pen.org.
Endpapers @endpapers.bsky.social Sharing and celebrating the endpapers of children’s literature.
Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social We are the MacKids School & Library marketing team! Follow us for news about books for kids & teens and resources for teachers & librarians!
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Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social K-5 Music Educator. Children's Literature Fanatic and Enthusiast. PhD in Education: Reading Assessment & Intervention. Husband. Uncle. Rotarian. Kiwanian. Organist. Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Director. Adjunct Children's Literature Prof.
Boston Public Library @bpl.boston.gov Official Bluesky account of the Boston Public Library. A library built by the people and dedicated to the advancement of learning. Free to all.
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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)
Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman.bsky.social Owner of @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social, founder and editor-at-large of Tu Books, editor, cat person, K-dramas, and more. Opinions my own. curiouscatbookshop.com
Emily Daluga @emilydaluga.bsky.social writer. editor at chronicle books. aspiring crossroads demon. that annoying kid who never left her emo phase. opinions are my own. she/her. 💖💜💙
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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
Little Tiger @littletigeruk.bsky.social Publisher of award-winning and best-selling children's books, from birth to young adult. Sign up to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/LittleTigerNewsletter
Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
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Mira Reisberg Children's Book Academy @mira-cba.bsky.social Agented by Jen Newens. Children's Book Academy Director teaching students how to write, illustrate and publish kid's book. Fab, hard working students have published over 1400 books and won tons of awards. Visit: https://www.childrensbookacademy.com
Scallywag Press @scallywagpress.bsky.social UK children's books publisher. We publish entertaining & memorable books to a worldwide audience, reprinting old classics and discovering new ones, from fiction to narrative nonfiction and illustrated poetry. 📚 💙
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Bezi | Black Bookwyrm Reads @beingabookwyrm.bsky.social reviewer, fantasy nerd, assistant marketing manager at S&S Children’s Publishing // 🇺🇸🇪🇹 // opinions my own
Illo Chat @illochat.bsky.social A Podcast about children’s book illustration 🎨publishing📚 and how to become an illustrator with Kidlit discussions and insights for artists and creatives.
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Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social The Happiest Place in Publishing! Classes, agent consultations + a thriving community at ManuscriptAcademy.com. Brought to you by the makers of Manuscript Wish List® + #MSWL.
Elissa Schauer @elissaschauer.bsky.social Executive Editor at InterVarsity Press, managing IVP Kids and IVP Bible Studies.
The Brown Bookshelf @thebrownbookshelf.bsky.social The home to 28 Days Later, we are an award-winning website dedicated to highlighting both under the radar Black children's lit creatives and the vanguards whose shoulders we all stand on. Your go-to source on #BlackKidLit since '08. thebrownbookshelf.com
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
OUR MICHIGAN PARKS, 2027
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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching & learning.
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
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Kelly Pelsue, Illustration Agent with Morgan Gaynin @kellypelsue.bsky.social Illustration agent with Morgan Gaynin, focused on storytelling in children's publishing. MorganGaynin.com
Stephanie Seales @blackbookbruja.bsky.social Children's book-writing, woods-wandering, water-loving magical elf
Sometimes here, sometimes not
MY DADDY IS A COWBOY (Abrams, 2024)
More books to come!
PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social Welcome to PB Soar! We're a group of picture book authors and illustrators that debuted together and are still going strong. Our stories have just begun! Come SOAR with us!
Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social Read Your World is a non-profit whose mission is to raise awareness about children’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these books into the hands of readers.
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Jack Noel @jackdraws.bsky.social Author, illustrator and designer of books (for kids)
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Marie-Laure Couët @marielaurecouet.bsky.social Illustrator & designer 🌈 she/elle
Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Canada East
BUTTERFLY SEA, Tielmour Press Jan 2026
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Maya Brown @ghostslazy.bsky.social Children’s book Illustrator
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Jon Corby | KidLit Illustrator @joncorbyart.bsky.social Illustrator and Designer at HarperCollins Children’s Books 🍊Syracuse Alum / 🎨Rep’d by Jennifer March Soloway of Starling Literary Agency
🚀 Look out for I NEED SPACE in 2026!
Meenal Patel Studio @meenalpatelstudio.bsky.social Illustrator, Children's Book Author, Designer.
Literary Agent: Lilly Ghahremani, Full Circle
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Emily Harris @emilylaurelharris.bsky.social Children’s Book Designer/Art Director, Picture Book Enthusiast, Bird Nerd, Book Nerd, Welsh Corgi Fanatic 🦉📚✏️🐶
auroraparl @auroraparl.bsky.social ✿ Art Director @ Macmillan Children's Books
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Sarah Creech @sarah-creech.bsky.social Art Director and designer of books for kids/teens. I love reading, drawing, lettering, music, and puppy-babies Roux and Jamba.
Emma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social Writer, film lover, Italian speaker, & children's news editor at Publishers Weekly (@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social). Words in NYT Mag, Boulevard, The Millions, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Hey Alma, & more. All quips my own. Brooklyn, NY. emmakantor.com
Trisha (she/her) @trishadeg.bsky.social manila 🔁 nyc • pw star watch honoree • editor at Farrar Straus Giroux BYR 📚🖋️ visit my website trishadeguzman.com!
SCBWI SoCal @scbwisocal.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators: So Cal
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Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social We write, illustrate and support Canadian, and we’re releasing our seventh year of picture books in 2026. Follow us for news about 🇨🇦 PBs, blogs by 🇨🇦 PB creators and more, eh!
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Waterstones Kids @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Sharing the very best books for Children aged 0-12 📚💫
Elizabeth Lee @eleereads.bsky.social Senior editor at Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers | moonlighting as @elshenwrites.bsky.social | she/her
Annie Kelley @anniekelley.bsky.social Executive Editor at Random House Studio 📚
Elanna Heda @elannaheda.bsky.social editorial assistant/acquiring editor at disney hyperion | fandom (studies) enthusiast | 🏳️🌈 | opinions my own