Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social Writer of YA novels and educator in the DC area
Leslienightingale.com
Sarah A @sarahleeab.bsky.social Proudly Minneapolis born. Chapel Hill NC, Passionate advocate for the needs of twice-exceptional students. MA UNC-CH Folklore.
J. L. Neak @jlneak.bsky.social Children's book Author, living in Vancouver, BC. 🇨🇦
Vanessa Global @vanessaglobal.bsky.social 209K LIBRARY: universities,libraries,politicians,scientists,academics, lawyers,economists,linguists,historians,writers,BLUE, ANTIFA!
Me: brown NA,Oregonian,veteran,globetrotter,critical thinker,linguist,teacher,reader,atheist,constructive,ANTI-TRUMPIST
Liza @lizavanmol.bsky.social “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Defcon @defcon3dart.bsky.social 3D Game Art:
http://howelganuchaud.carrd.co
http://artstation.com/howelg
Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
he/him/his
Jennifer 📚🎧❣️ @jdawson001.bsky.social ♿️🏳️🌈American SFF author, poet, editor, & book reviewer living in England. She/her. The Poetry Society & The British Fantasy Society. Old OWW member.
Online at: WorldsOfMayhem.com
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dawson001
🏳️⚧️ rights = human rights.
@riles138.bsky.social @riles138.bsky.social 
Otterpoet @otterpoet.bsky.social Writer. Game Designer. General curmudgeon. Hearts of Ravensdale/Legend in the Mist (2026). ENNIE award winner 2019 - KULT: Divinity Lost. ENNIE Finalist/Best Writing - Beyond Darkness & Madness (2022).
Kairat Zinashov @kairatwriter1.bsky.social Writer, author of books for children and young adults.
💡 Interests: ✍️ Writing & Storytelling 📖 Children’s Literature 🎒 Young Adult Literature 💖 Romantasy 🐉 Fantasy Literature 🦊 Furry Fiction 📚 Light Novels & Manga
Action/Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival @crimemystery.bsky.social This festival now takes place every single month, giving filmmakers 4 tiers to showcase and promote their film. In-person public events also take place.
https://filmfreeway.com/crimemystery
www.crimemysteryfestival.com
Travis Smith @travissmith.site Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
QA Bandit @qa-bandit.bsky.social Product of circumstance. Deranged since late childhood
Faine Greenwood @faineg.com civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
sjbutler06.bsky.social @sjbutler06.bsky.social SJ Butler is an author and writer from Ireland. He has recently published with numerous online magazines. His style is quirky, funny, and self-deprecating. The stories are carefully crafted and flow naturally to a very human conclusion.
Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social Womble of Liverpool. Enjoys geekery, bad jokes & may tempt a bit. pronouns - he/they/Womble Also Book Blogger/Tempter run fast, laugh hard, be kind - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net
Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social Welcome to the positive side of Writing. Author & Author software that helps people write. My Sci-fi + MG novels. Cool, clean, fun Writing Software for all. My page, 4 me, for writing motivation, writing connection, helps me write. Creator of Storyfyre.com
Daily Screenplay Festival contests @dailyscreenplays.bsky.social Daily Screenplay Contest Deadlines
All of these top screenplay contests offer full feedback on each submitted works.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-screenplay-contest-deadlines/
Laura Pérez Delgado @acasadassilvas.bsky.social Illustrator
Web: https://laurapzdelgado.myportfolio.com/
Instagram: a_casa_das_silvas
Sheree Boyd @shereeboyd.bsky.social Illustrator | textile designer | dog aficionado (ask me about my dogs) | Texan trapped in New York
http://shereeboyd.com/
www.instagram.com/doodlesndogs/
https://www.redbubble.com/people/ShereeBoyd/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent
Jack Foster @jackfoster14.bsky.social Jesus follower, Kid lit illustrator, father, grandfather, animal lover
ØROJI (Eunbee Kim) @orojiart.bsky.social Warm, playful picture books bursting with character and a little magic.✦
Picture Book Author–Illustrator · Hand-drawing + digital collage
🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea · SCBWI Member ·🔗orojiart.com
Joby @jobymiller.bsky.social Graphic artist, digital illustrator, photographer, writer, all around creative, with a passion for Teddy Ruxpin, animatronics, and Disney Parks.
Karla Adams @karlaadamsillu.bsky.social 🌸🐸Illustrator 🐸🌸
Rep'd by Adriana Dominguez at ACM Kids & Illustration
💌 holakarlaadams@gmail.com
instagram.com/karlaadamsillu
karlaadamsillu.com
Maria Kim @mkimwrites.bsky.social ✨Biracial Mexican-American Kidlit Writer
✨HS ELA Teacher/Librarian
✨PBParty '25 & '26 finalist🩷
✨Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at Galt and Zacker
Harry Limewire @manorhillman.bsky.social I work at a library and can draw a little, I don't know what else is expected of me here
harryhillmandraws.myportfolio.com
instagram.com/docuhillman
https://boxd.it/1MCQ1
tcandyart @tcandyart.bsky.social Children's Book Writer and Illustrator repped by Andrea Morrison of Writers House. SCBWI Carolinas. Please check out my work at triciacandemeres.com and https://www.writershouseart.com/tricia-candemeres/. #12x12pb
WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Robin Brett Wechsler @robinbwechsler.bsky.social Children's author, freelance editor/writer. Avid reader, walker, voter, museum goer, bird feeder, ice cream eater, ‘80s music listener. Cat lady.
12x12 I Courage to Create I SCBWI member
Writers' Loft member and PBCG leader
2025 PB Rising Stars HM
E.A. Pippenwell (Beth Kinzer) @pippenwell.bsky.social Author–illustrator of bright, story-driven children’s books. Creator of Dragonwing Valley. Working in Procreate with traditional textures. Usually painting dragons over tea and coffee—preferably both. SCBWI
Debbie Palen Illustration @debbiepalen.bsky.social Illustrator of picture books seeking representation. Feminist, animal lover, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Free Spirit Publishing, NWF. ✉dpalen@fmgirl.com portfolio: https://www.debbiepalen.com linktr.ee/dpalen
#KidLitArt #childrensbooks #kidlit
Leah Chen @leahchen.bsky.social KidLit Illustrator 🌟 Based in Melbourne
Rep’d by @kaylacichello.bsky.social
Behance.net/leahchan
Cleonique Hilsaca @cleonique.bsky.social Illustrator & Cartoonist | St. Louis, MO
Rep’d by Nicole Tugeau at T2 Agency
⭐️ https://cleonique.com/
💌 hello@cleonique.com
🌳 https://linktr.ee/cleonique
Julian @minikinetic.bsky.social Illustrator, writer and art director. Children's books, graphic novels and other things. Looking for representation.
Website: https://artbyjulianguy.com/
Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS 💙🦋
#Activist #HumanRights #AnimalRights #UBI #ClimateChange #Books #Tech #Poker #Chess
He/Him/His
❌👑
WILDsound Writing Festival @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social Daily deadlines for poetry, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, and novels.
Links to submit via sites and submittable: www.novelwritingfestival.com
VO XO @voxo-wav.bsky.social Ride the wav 🌊
Love Herself out now
listen / save / add to ur playlists 💙
Linktr.ee/voxo.wav
Melissa @mhudson-illustration.com Melissa Hudson
Pronouns: she/her
🖊Runner • Graphic Novelist • Mom of 2 • Loves animals
🖊Represented by @kja.artists
🖊Illustrator/Graphic Designer (Markosia, A Wave Blue World, Entertainment Buffet)
🖊mhudsonillustration.carrd.co
🚫 NO NFT/AI
Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social Signed Ink founder 🤟signedink.org , 🇺🇸HOH 🦻🧏♀️AUTHOR of MG fantasy/historical fantasy & PB, 2023 SCBWI Rising Kite (2nd place MG), 2020 Walter Grant recipient, 2020 Las Musas Hermana. Lover of wit, waves🌊, fruit tarts, & all shades blue 🦋 #MGForce
Sayada Ramdial @sayadaramdial.bsky.social Illustrator, Trini, person with things to say occasionally. (she/her)
sayadaramdial.com
Represented by The Bright Agency
#kidlitart #illustration
A Nine Night For Noxxy is out on Aug 6th!!
Grey Tanager @greytanager.bsky.social Art, games, wholesome and weird appreciator. 🖖
Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
✨👁️Withkindereyes👁️✨ @withkindereyes.bsky.social Mirphy - 28
Horror cartoonist - Unfiction Author
My horror arg: @pendogcreative.bsky.social
Commissions open, check pinned post for thread of past works
She/her Korean American trans dyke
https://ko-fi.com/withkindereyes
Nick @nicksonofthesun.bsky.social Illustrator with a passion for color and texture
Open for rep
Nicksonsol.com
Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social Engineer➡️Stay @ home Mom➡️HS physics teacher➡️And now...
Writing picture books for ages 0 to 110!
#KidLit #PB #StoryStorm #PBParty #PBPitch #PictureBooks
P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social SCBWI
PBs
Poet: The Toy, Little Thoughts Press
Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy (featured poems)
Honors: Madness! Poetry (Elite 8), #50PreciousWords, Valentiny, Halloweensie, Holiday, Spring Fling
School volunteer
Hx: pediatrics
http://pjpurtee.com
Renee Kurilla @reneekurilla.bsky.social Boston area mom, illustrator & author | Books for preK-elementary | #1 NYT Bestselling Illustrator of JUST BECAUSE ☀️
mr machine @mistermachine.bsky.social He/Him. Neurospicy. Full time game dev. Part time robot. Dog dad.
Fuck AI slop. Trans rights are human rights.
Baby Richman @babyrichmanband.bsky.social REMEMBER TO HIT THE BELL (🔔+ ) 👆
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
Stewart Guy @stewartguy.bsky.social Naturalist. Wildlife Photographer.
Aka StewRat. Founder of Wildlife.net
Share, Inspire, Protect.
Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social Wildlife Community for those who care about species & habitat conservation. Photography, Art, Videos of Birds,Mammals,Reptiles,Plants,insects
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578489868735
https://www.tiktok.com/@wildlife.net?_t=ZN-8yV9vhsHk0c&_r=1
Pebbles Law @pebbleslaw.bsky.social A #picturebooks #kidlit author who is #amwriting #amrevising. Love nutcrackers, Christmas blow molds & all things festive! A folklorist at ♥️𝄞🩰 ‧₊˚👑🐭 ໒ ‧₊💂🏻♀️ೃ࿔*abracadabra
Lens Creator @ztk999.bsky.social ✨ Professional Snapchat Lens Designer
Welcome! 👋
Follow me on Snapchat and discover my latest creative lenses.
https://www.snapchat.com/add/ztk999
@TrishaWrites4#writingsomethingsomewhere#onquery#readingbooks @mindingmybizness.bsky.social Author , Mom, Wife , #SCBWI Businessowner, public education supporter , former ESL, disability advocacy ,
Speak up even if it’s uncomfortable.
Creta Park @cretapark.me About me : cretapark.me
- Korean, English OK!
- Indie game developer and C# programmer.
- Working on SunnySideUp and @stations.cretapark.me
* Repost, opinions do not represent the company.
Kate Arnold @illustratebykate.bsky.social Illustrator | Cat Enthusiast | SCBWI Member
Represented by Emelie Burl at Susan Schulman Literary Agency
www.katearnold.net
Esin migrated to Eurosky @fellowesin.eurosky.social I am Esin!! 18, He/Him 🏳️⚧️, Turkish, computer engineering undergrad, illustration and comic artist, YouTuber, amateur magazine archivist, wannabe academic. TUR/ENG/GER/FRA/NLD
Website: https://fellowesin.neocities.org/- H halokin @halokin.bsky.social Créateur numérique, Concepteur et développeur d'ebooks enrichis innovants, Auteur de livres pour enfants, Design graphique/interactif
@bmacg1.bsky.social @bmacg1.bsky.social 
Author Craig Read @craigread.bsky.social Dwayne And The Dinosaur Dilemma now available, either from myself paperback £10 each, or Hardback £15 each, or Amazon at £15 & £25
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Wine Mom Wrote a Mystery @winemommystery.bsky.social I wrote a cozy mystery at 50.
NorCal
THE DEVIL WIND MURDERS
Link below⬇️
BOOK LINK: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/the-devil-wind-murders-a-vi-sandoval-mystery/id1804920377
#crime #crimenovel #humor
#California
Saoirse Doyle- Sweet Dreams celebration🍓🍰😴 @ladyofart123.bsky.social a future book writer and illustrator
working on two debut books:
"the meditating crocodile and other tales" (short story collection) and "our magically cherished things: an Autumn beginning" (novel)
AI is Not allowed
Michelle S. Kennedy - Children's Picture Book Writer and Poet @michelleskennedy.bsky.social https://www.michelleskennedy.com/
https://x.com/MichelleSKenned
#PBWriter. Wife & mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI Southern Breeze Co-Asst. Regional Advisor, #12x12, #PBParty Finalist '24, '23, & '22 and #50PreciousWords HM '26, 25 and '23.
Jyn Hall @jynhall.bsky.social Owned by 2 rescue dogs.
Adored by an amazing man who doesn't (much) mind being called by my last name.
Cali girl living in Georgia.
Neurospicy PB/MG kidlit writer #SCBWI, #12x12PB #LondonWritersSalon
#PBRisingStars Mentee 2026
All em dashes are my own—
Nazaret Ranea @nazaretranea.bsky.social Poet. Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar. My debut collection, Nettles, is out now! 🇪🇸🏴
nazaretranea.com | https://www.instagram.com/nazareterreese?igsh=MWdyNmNpNHcxcjVwNg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
YoungJu Kim @illuhaus.bsky.social Kidlit Author-Illustrator based in Vienna, VA. #SCBWI, #12x12PB, #PBRisingStars
https://kimyoungju.com/
https://www.instagram.com/youngjukim_illuhaus/
#kidlitart #kidlt #kidlitillustrator #illustration #artist #midatlant
Adriena Fong @adrienafong.bsky.social Illustrator and author from Singapore ✨
(She/her)
📩 adrienafongart@gmail.com
🖍️ adrienafong.com
🖍️ instagram.com/adrienafong
🖍️ Represented by the Bright Agency
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Brian Boye @brianboye.bsky.social NYC and Montreal 🍁. Sometimes B&W but always colourful. I always feature #lukalouisenyc
https://elements.envato.com/?fbclid=PAY2xjawPi3NdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAadCG9dVZdDeZc66XpLyBiMqhnv9JZg1tBgtWM3Rf5nW_p38yjBtfL4sEJnj
Reese @puppylove23.bsky.social 🐶 Woof! I'm Reese , a Boston Terrier with a black belt in snuggles. My human, BRETT CULBERT– you know, my actor papa who's on TV and all that? – thinks he's the star, but let's be real, I'm the real leading role here.
Marong @ousmanmarong38.bsky.social I'm ousman marong by name and I'm from the gambia west Africa and a student at grade 11
구독해요 like your arts! @godockler.bsky.social 이것저것 구독합니다. 차단만큼은 ㅠㅠ
Emma Brand YA Author ✍️ 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈📚 @emmalbwrites.bsky.social ✍️ Rep’d Natalie Barracliffe - Sheil Land Assosciates
📚 Dial One For Revenge debut with Indie Novella 📚🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️passionate about Buffy The Vampire Slayer, all things cake,
mental health, BSL, LGBTQ+🌈rights and spreading kindness ❤️ (she/her)
Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social Est. 1983. Not-for-profit children’s booksellers celebrating equality, inclusion & diversity. Schools/EY supplier. Co-runs Little Rebels Award. Workers’ Cooperative. www.letterboxlibrary.com
#kidlituk #ukkidlit