Bearded Comic Bro @beardedcomicbro.bsky.social Interviewer of Comic Creators!!! find me on YouTube, Threads, Instagram, and Twitter at BeardedComicBro
Erik Jon Slangerup @erikjonslangerup.bsky.social Kidlit Author. Late bloomer. SF&F fan. Dad x6 from Ohio. The Intergalactics out 9.29.2026 w/Aladdin.
Michelle Houts @mhoutswrites.bsky.social Picture book and middle grade author, fiction and biographies. Connecting with curious kids and adults at school visits, libraries, and book festivals. Repped by Allison Remcheck at Rosemary Stimola Literary Studio.
Dave Szalay @daveszalay.bsky.social Visual story teller, illustrator, designer, author, educator.
Rob Liu-Trujillo @robliutrujillo.bsky.social Fresh Juice/Jugo Fresco. Dad, Husband, Author, Muralist, Illustrator. Trust Your Struggle Collective, Come Bien Books, Soc Justice Kids Bk Fair, Bay Area. He/him/his.
https://linktr.ee/RobLiuTrujillo
Lucky Srikumar @luckyscomix.bsky.social (they/them)
I live in LA and make comics and write, I'm disabled and queer and love my cat. I post comics
I wrote a book with Maia Kobabe called Opting Out
linktr.ee/luckyswats
Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social reading books, writing books, defending books
https://linktr.ee/maiakobabe
pronouns: e/em/eir
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social Writer of books, most recently: DUST. Next in 2027: THE RAVEN ENGAGEMENT @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social NEA winner, Philip K Dick Award https://linktr.ee/alisonstinewrites
Jared S. Crossley, Ph.D. @crossleyjs.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Children's Literature at The Ohio State University - Marion; (Former 4th/5th grade teacher); Proud member of USBBY
Little, Brown Young Readers @littlebrownyr.bsky.social 
Kadir Nelson @kadirnelson.bsky.social Artist and Author
W. W. Norton & Company @wwnorton.com Independent Publishers Since 1923.
NorthSouth Books @northsouthbooks.bsky.social We publish beautiful picture books from international authors, illustrators, and translators! Also home to Ediciones NorteSur, our Spanish language imprint.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Creating conversation & opening children's minds to a larger world since 1995 🌎📖💡
📘 Picture books
📕 Fiction, nonfiction, & YA
📗 Award winners
linktr.ee/eerdmansyoungreaders
Julia DeVillers @juliadevillers.bsky.social Mostly middle grade author. 📚 Next: MEET ME IN WONDERLAND (S&S, May), 🎡
Misty Wilson @mistywilsonwrites.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of the YA romance FALLING LIKE LEAVES & the award-winning MG graphic memoir PLAY LIKE A GIRL; teacher & RN; @mistywilsonwrites on IG; Rep: Daniel Lazar; she/her
Abby White @abbywhitewrites.bsky.social author of D.J. ROSENBLUM BECOMES THE G.O.A.T. 🐐 // available wherever books are sold!!!
rep: @carynwiseman @AndreaBrownLit
https://linktr.ee/abbywhitewrites
scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social Understands comics… mostly… Now on sale: THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, co-created with the legendary Raina Telgemeier! https://bit.ly/CartoonistClub And I'm also working on a massive book about visual communication; learn more at scottmccloud.com.
Laura K Zimmermann @laurak-pbwriter.bsky.social Children’s Author | Professor | Rep’d by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at @Bradfordagents.bsky.social | MUSHROOM RAIN | UNDER THE FOREST FLOOR coming Spring 2028 | #SCBWI | she/her
Ruta Sepetys @rutasepetys.bsky.social Author of Historical Fiction
Seeker of Lost Stories • Explorer of Shadows Past
📘 Between Shades of Gray 📘 Salt to the Sea
📘 The Fountains of Silence 📘 I Must Betray You
📘 The Bletchley Riddle 📘 You: The Story
Allison Rozo @allisonrozo.bsky.social DIEGO FUEGO THE FIREFIGHTING DRAGON '25 🐧🐉🔥🌬️
UNIQUE LIKE YOU '25 🔆🇨🇴🫏♻️
Kidlit Author + Artist | Mama of✌️
🇺🇲 ❤️ 🇨🇴 #SCBWI #12x12PB
http://instagram.com/allisonrozo
https://www.rozobooksart.com/books
Agent:
@elisahouot.bsky.social ✨
Vanessa Morales @phonemova.bsky.social 🇲🇽 |Illustrator / Children’s books | MG Book Covers| Magic,Nature,Fun,Spooky,critters💚
Repped by @fullcirclelit
|www.linktree.com/phonemova
Lorcana✨
Macmillan,Scholastic,HarperCollins,S&S,LBBYR,Disney Books,Penguin Random House🖍️etc
Margaret Peterson Haddix @mphaddix.bsky.social 
Kate Fussner @katefussner.bsky.social 📕 13 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (HarperCollins, March 18, 2025)
📕 THE SONG OF US (KTegenbooks/HarperCollins)
✍ DVMentor '22
✍ MFA Lesley ‘21
🏳🌈Queer she/her
rep: Eric Smith @P.S. Literary
Blue Dot Kids Press @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social Books that engage a young reader's innate sense of wonder + empathy, connecting them to our global community + the pale blue dot we call home.
https://www.bluedotkidspress.com/
Jyoti Rajan Gopal @jyotigopal.bsky.social American Desi, writer/teacher/mom/podcaster. Passionate about books, play, SWI. #12x12 #SCBWI @PBcrew22 @PBSpree @upliftkidlit @WendiLuluGu @HGLiterary linktr.ee/jyotirajangopal
Elisa Stone Leahy @elisastoneleahy.com Peruvian-American author of middle grade books (TETHERED and MALLORY📚), library event specialist, mom to the coolest kids, vacuumer supreme for my scruffy dog 🏳️🌈🇵🇪
Shelley Johannes @shelleyjohannes.bsky.social Author|illustrator|designer from Metro Detroit.
Books include: BEATRICE ZINKER, UPSIDE DOWN THINKER SERIES | MORE THAN SUNNY | THIS JOY! | March 2025: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? with Marcy Campbell
Book, prints, tees + more:
linktr.ee/ShelleyJohannes
Joe Sutphin @joesutphin.bsky.social Bestselling Illustrator and Eisner Award Winning Cartoonist
Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | 🚫AI/NFT
🎨 CharleneChua.com
🖼️ Links - charlenechua.com/links
✏️ Alt account @sygnin.com
Penguin Teen @penguinteen.bsky.social 
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social Knitting, jam making, bread baking, gardening, mending, writing, tea drinking, antifascist wife and mom and author/teacher from Western New York. Blogging since 2010 (no ads, no AI) at www.poemfarm.amylv.com 💙
Rajani LaRocca @rajanilarocca.bsky.social 2022 Newbery Honoree, Walter Award, Golden Kite winner. Doctor, author of MG & PB, fiction & nonfiction, prose & poetry. Pro-democracy, pro-reproductive freedom, anti-book bans.
Rep: Brent Taylor
www.RajaniLaRocca.com
Katie Mazeika @kdmaz.bsky.social author/illustrator of
MAYBE JUST ASK ME! (Coming in 2025 from Beach Lane)
BEULAH HAS A HUNCH! (Beach Lane 2023)
ANNETTE FEELS FREE (Beach Lane 2022)
#ND #Disabled | She/Her, Rep’d by @fairbanklit |NE
https://linktr.ee/KatieMazeika
www.katiemazeika.com
Alyson Gerber @alysongerber.bsky.social NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author of THE LIARS SOCIETY - #1 and #2 out now 🗝️
📕Allison Remcheck @ Stimola
🎥Danny Hertz @ Gotham
📍NYC from Boston
Trisha Speed Shaskan @trishaspeedshaskan.bsky.social I’m a children’s book author & loud laugher who lives in MN.
Kellie DuBay Gillis (she/her) @kdubaygillis.bsky.social Enviro scientist. Kidlit author. linktr.ee/kelliedubaygillis Out now: IF YOU FIND A FAWN art by Wazza Pink from Disney’s Planet Possible & BIG BIKE, LITTLE BIKE art by Jacob Souva from HarperCollins. Great Lakes lover living near Cleveland. Go Blue!
Wendy Parris @wendyparrisauthor.bsky.social MG author: FIELD OF SCREAMS and STAGE FRIGHT both Delacorte Press rep: Sara Megibow
https://www.wendyparris.com/home
Will Hillenbrand @willhillenbrand.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, Speaker, Fine Artist
www.willhillenbrand.com
@jcalarts.bsky.social @jcalarts.bsky.social 
Janet Ingraham Dwyer @janetid.bsky.social There's a song in my head.
GreenburgerKids @greenburgerkids.bsky.social Children’s department at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates with over 90 years of experience bringing lasting stories to all young readers 🌟
www.greenburger.com
Peter Brown! @peterbrownstudio.com I write and illustrate children’s books, including The Wild Robot series. Learn more at www.peterbrownstudio.com
Penguin Kids @penguinkids.bsky.social 
Alison Green Myers @alisongreenmyers.bsky.social 
Deborah Marcero @deborahmarcero.com Author & Illustrator. IN A JAR, OUT OF A JAR, HOPE IN A JAR (25), THE GREAT ESCAPE (26), THE LONE WOLF (27), & more. Rep’d by Laura Rennert, ABLA. 
Polly Farquhar @pollyf.bsky.social Author of LOLO WEAVER SWIMS UPSTREAM (2023), ITCH (2020), some short stories. No dairy, no tree nuts, no peanuts, no sesame, all the books. She/her. www.pollyfarquharauthor.com
https://bookshop.org/shop/PollyFarquhar
Mary Lee Hahn @maryleehahn.bsky.social I'm in my dabbling era: poetry, embroidery, watercolor, gardening, baking, reading, travel, and co-coordinator of Ohio's Casting for Recovery program.
Franki Sibberson @frankisibberson.bsky.social Literacy Consultant, Teacher, Author. Co-owner of OH What a Space. She/her/hers
Scott Woods @scottwoods.bsky.social Writer, poet, Prince fan
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
Chris Robertson @chrisrbooks.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of many delightful picture books and Storyboard Professor at Otis College of Art & Design www.chrisrobertsonbooks.com
Greg Pizzoli @gregpizzoli.bsky.social Maker of picture books, comics, early readers and screenprints. Preorder my new book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721979/earl-and-worm-1-the-b
Bear Edwards @bearedwards.bsky.social Cartoonist, illustrator, designer.
National Cartoonists Society
#seekingrepresentation
BearEdwards.ink
Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle on Insta
🚫 No AI Art
Proudly rep’d by:
Kidlit- Nicole Tugeau @the_t2_agency.bsky.social
Editorial- @i2iart.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/studiohoffmann
Emmy Kastner @emmykastner.bsky.social Author & illustrator of books for kids, rep’d by Hannah Mann.
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator; EVERY MONDAY MABEL out now from Simon & Schuster; repped by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio
Renee Kurilla @reneekurilla.bsky.social Boston area mom, illustrator & author | Books for preK-elementary | #1 NYT Bestselling Illustrator of JUST BECAUSE ☀️
Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Dasher, Red & Lulu, several other picture books, and the graphic novel Hoops.
Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social Eisner-winning cartoonist. Public speaker and former classroom teacher. Creator of the Mr. Wolf’s Class series and SPEECHLESS (Graphix/Scholastic)
Links to all my stuff: https://linktr.ee/mrwolfcomics- T Tricia Springstubb @triciaspringstubb.bsky.social Author of award-winning picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels, with a new MG, HOW TO TELL A TRUE STORY, publishing in April 2025. Lover of kids, cats and anything containing ginger! Find me at https://triciaspringstubb.com
Sara Grochowski @saragrochowski.bsky.social Book pusher in the Midwest! PRH Children’s field rep working with independent bookstores. Ex-bookseller/youth librarian/PW reviewer. She/Her. 🌈 AuDHDer. #FreePalestine🇵🇸 *Opinions are my own*
Matthew Cordell @cordellmatthew.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Illustrator and author of books. 2018 Caldecott Medalist.
Huda F @yesimhotinthis.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of Yes, I'm Hot in This, That Can Be Arranged, Huda F Are You? and National Book Award Finalist for Huda F Cares? | Rep’d by Kathleen Ortiz
Huda F Wants to Know? Out Now!
lnk.bio/yesimhotinthis
Nedda Lewers @neddalewersbooks.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Egyptian American Children’s Author | DAUGHTERS OF THE LAMP series | THE LUXOR HOUSE HEIST (Spring’27) | Educator | Mom
Omar Abed @omarabedwrites.bsky.social 📖 Author - THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED
🖋 Picture Books | YA Fiction | Poetry
👨👩👦 Husband, Dad
💻 Data Engineer / Web Developer
Jessica Khoury @jessicakhoury.bsky.social Author and Illustrator. THE RUBY CODE out now! Also: The Mystwick School, Skyborn series, Corpus Trilogy, The Forbidden Wish. Rep by Lucy Carson. 
Aya Khalil @ayakhalilauthor.bsky.social Author, educator, librarian.
Rep’d by Brent Taylor
www.ayakhalil.com
Rhonda Roumani @rroumani.bsky.social 
Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social Poet & NYT bestselling author of A SUIT OR A SUITCASE, YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL, DEAR WRITER, GOOD BONES +📚 Host of @slowdownshow.org
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY
DebbieOhi.com
Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social Author—THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS, SHARK VS. TRAIN, WHOOSH! & WE MATCH! Freelance editor—fiction/nonfiction. President—Texas Institute of Letters. Loves visiting schools. https://linktr.ee/bartography
Jessica Yoon @jessyoonwrites.bsky.social #1 NYT Bestselling Author
🖤💖 BLACKPINK: A Little Golden Book Bio
🫰🏼🩷JEONG IS JEONG
🎶 😈 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS JR NOVEL
🌙🐻 THE LEGEND OF BAN-DAL
🇰🇷🎵 MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT K-POP
beacons.ai/jessicayoon
Rep: Brent Taylor
Veera Hiranandani @veerawrites.bsky.social Award-winning author of The Night Diary, Amil and The After, How To Find What You’re Not Looking For, and more! Rep: Sara Crowe Literary. Faculty—VCFA, Writing For Children and Young Adults MFA program.
www.veerahiranandani.com
Benson Shum @bshum79.bsky.social Award-winning Author-Illustrator & Disney Animator on #Zootopia2 #Encanto, WE ARE LION DANCERS, ANZU THE GREAT KAIJU. Rep: Teresa Kietlinski, Bookmark Literary
🎨 www.bensonshum.com
📑 www.bensonshum.com/activities/
🌟 https://linktr.ee/BensonShum
Crystal Maldonado @crystalwrote.bsky.social author + stray piece of glitter writing YA romcoms for fat Latinas 🇵🇷
💚 FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA
📸 NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES
🍁 THE FALL OF WHIT RIVERA
🌙 CAMP SYLVANIA: MOON MADNESS
🗺️ GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES (spring 2025)
💌 Contact: crystalwrote.com
Liz Garton Scanlon @lizgardensalad.bsky.social Poems, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
Gennifer Choldenko @choldenko.bsky.social Co-author of the Dogtown series with Katherine Applegate. (Am I lucky or what?) Author of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman.
Brendan Kiely @brendankiely.bsky.social Dad, husband, author, educator, joy enthusiast.
Alex Gino @alexgino.bsky.social They/them. Middle grade kidlit author of MELISSA, GREEN, and other books with LGBQTIAP+ characters and friendship themes. Living that pun lifestyle. ACAB. Free Palestine. Reparations. Housing, food, and medical care for all. Interdependence is life.
Alex London @alexlondon.bsky.social I write books. You might like some of them. Your kids do, at least the cool ones. https://www.calexanderlondon.com/
Aisha Saeed @aishasaeed.bsky.social Author
Janae Marks @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of middle grade books. Latest release: A SPLIT SECOND.✨💜 janaemarks.com
Torrey Maldonado @torreymaldonado.bsky.social Educator & Writer for Young People | Close to 25 years teaching in Brooklyn, NYC where I was born & raised.
Ellen Oh @ellenoh.bsky.social I write MG & YA books that win awards from people not related to me. Founding member of WENEEDDIVERSEBOOKS. Fight Book Bans!!!
Jeff Regensburger @jregensb.bsky.social Popular voter. Stable genius. Incipient Marxist. Currently coalescing around a progressive worldview. FIYL libraries, art, books, reading, painting, home renovation, running, and travel (not necessarily in that order)
Anna Purpero @annapurpero.bsky.social ✨ I’m big on listening to kids. ✨
Parent | Educator | KidLit Author
Buy MY FRIENDS INSIDE & check out free activities here:
http://linktr.ee/annapurpero
Kaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social •📕Out now: WORM AND BUTTERFLY (S&S)
•📘Out soon!: TIME TRAVELING CHICKENS (S&S)
•📚Check out: “When You Love a Book” (PRH)
Award-Winning Children’s Book Author-Artist, Art Professor, Autistic-ADHD 🌈📚Books, Classes, Social Media: linktr.ee/KazWindness
Lydia Stutzman @thelydiary.bsky.social ✱ Art director & graphic designer for nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, artists, advocates & activists ✺ Cat: #LuckyPenne | Kindness Monster | she/her
❂ Support libraries & local ➸ Credit artists
Cbus, OH ☻ Lydiary.com
Rachel Gozhansky Illustration @rachelgozhansky.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator and Writer: SCBWI, 12x12.
Womens' Lax Official.
Graphic Designer (data and presentation design).
Dog mom. Enthusiast of technology, fantasy fiction, movies, boardgames, the outdoors
RachelGozhansky.com
Kathryn Powell—Reading Aloud for Life @rynkatt.bsky.social 📕 Picture Book & Songwriter, Connecting with #PB writers, #kidlit & #literacy pros
📚 former #library outreach specialist
#HighlightsFoundation Scholarship recipient—2024
Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom
📝📝📝📝📝
#PictureBookWriters, #SCBWI
Bea Birdsong @beabirdsong.bsky.social Author of I Will Be Fierce!, Sam's First Word, How to Spot a Best Friend, Boop!, Goat Is the G.O.A.T. (2025), How to Grow a Family Tree (2025), That Is Not a Dog! (2026), You Did It! (2026), and more!
Rep: Melissa Edwards
Natasha Yim @natashayim.bsky.social Repped by The Seymour Agency
Children’s author
BOOKS: Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling, Charlesbridge Publishing, May 19, 2026
Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes, 2025, Charlesbridge Publishing
Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum, 2020, Charlesbridge Publishing
Becky Gehrisch - kidlit picture books @gehrisch-arts.com - #kidlit picture book #Author-Illustrator 👩🏻🎨
-Former IC of Cen/South Ohio #SCBWI. 🖌️
www.gehrisch-arts.com
-Creative Director at Bookling Media 🎨
www.booklingmedia.com
Minh Lê @bottomshelfbks.bsky.social author of The Blur, Real to Me (Knopf/PRH) | Lift, Drawn Together, more (LBYR) | Green Lantern Legacy (DC) | A Lotus for You (Parallax) | WNDB board | Hamline MFAC faculty
Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social Author and illustrator of all the books you like. No, not that one. No, not that one either
Hatem Aly @metahatem.bsky.social 🇨🇦🇪🇬 NYT Bestselling Illustrator. Made in Egypt, based in NB, Canada, and found in books. 🤗 (SOMEONE LIKE ME, Two Lions, JUN 2026) | Rep by: James Burns
https://linktr.ee/metahatem
Deborah Freedman @deborahfreedman.net author & illustrator of children's picture books,
+ gardener, woods walker, cloud & bird watcher
www.deborahfreedman.net
Stacy McAnulty @stacymcanulty.bsky.social Author of over 40 books for children. Loves brunch, Taylor Swift, and the Green Bay Packers.