Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social We are a full service literary agency repping the best books in the world since 1981. (Not that we're biased.) We LOVE books and their creators! www.andreabrownlit.com
Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com).
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen
Rachel Foo @speakyst.bsky.social Children’s books illustrator from Malaysia. Represented by Sol Salinas @solsticeillo.bsky.social of Astound.us
https://linktr.ee/speakyst
Laurie Brosius @lks2drw.bsky.social Illustrator/author in the KidLit world.
Seeking rep.
All art © Laurie Brosius
https://lauriebrosius.myportfolio.com/portfolio
Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social Children’s book author-illustrator. Rep’d by @KTerrette.bsky.social at Martin Literary.
Books:
THE GIFT SHOP BEAR 🧸🎄❤️
CLAUDE 🎨🐶 3 Starred Reviews
THE DAY KINDNESS CAME🌲🐻
Illustrated over 30 children’s books.
Website - https://www.phyllisharris.com
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Pacific Northwest College of Art @p-n-c-a.bsky.social Part of Willamette University, PNCA offers BFA and MFA programs at our downtown Portland campus.
https://pnca.willamette.edu/
Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Malia Pila @maliapila.bsky.social 📮✨rep'd by James McGowan @ BookEnds
half hawaiian children's book illustrator based in Austin, TX.
maliapila.com
#kidlit
Copyright Alliance @copyrightalliance.org Nonprofit championing artists' and creators' rights under copyright, which fuel creativity, choice, and innovation. copyrightalliance.org 
Bart King @bartking.bsky.social • New: “Father Humor: Mastering the Art of the Dad Joke” 🐸
• Fall, 2026: A new “Choose Your Own Adventure” book! 🐢🐢🐢🐢
• “Arguably one of Oregon’s top 73 Barts.” –Barts Weekly 🧃
https://bartking.net
Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social Children's Author & Freelance Writer | nonfiction and fiction, picture books and middle grade | rep'd by Jacqui Lipton | #SCBWI, #12x12PB | She/Her | https://linktr.ee/stephaniegibeault
🐇💨🐕🐶🐩🐵🐝
Danny Popovici @dannypopovici.bsky.social Artist. Dog dad.
Shannon Curtis @shannoncurtis.bsky.social synthpop artist / songwriter / performer :: new album out now :: 80s KIDS - on vinyl + cassette + cd + streaming :: ON TOUR - tix on sale now :: https://linktr.ee/shannoncurtis
3x3Mag @3x3mag.bsky.social 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Magazines, Books, Workshops, Portfolio Reviews, and more!
https://3x3mag.com
Jennifer A Bell @jbellstudio.bsky.social Drawing. Painting. Picture book making.
jenniferabell.com
Michelle Denise Wood @mdwillustration.bsky.social 🖍️Illustrator, author, mom to girls
🌿Nature, retro, spooky, nostalgia
👋🏻Let’s make cool stuff together! #scbwi #kidlitart #12x12PB
⭐️#PBRisingStars 2024 Honorable Mention
📍Indiana
✨michelledwoodillustration.com
✏️michellewooddraws.com
📒 Seeking representation
@scottexmachina.bsky.social @scottexmachina.bsky.social 
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
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.
Laura Byrd @thewritebyrd.bsky.social Kidlit Author and Oregon SCBWI Regional Advisor
John Seckman @jseckman.bsky.social 
Abigail Marble (she/her) @abigailmarble.bsky.social Painter and picturebook maker, Portland, Oregon. #kidlit #kidlitillustrator http://www.abigailmarble.com (children's illustration)
http://www,abigailmarblestudio.com (fine art paintings)
http://www.lakeareaartists.com (annual fine art show, Lake Oswego, OR
Kathryn Herndon @kniftykat.bsky.social ✨ Marketing and graphic designer by day, illustrator by night.
🌏 Based in Northern Colorado
🍞 Currently Into: Sourdough baking
Sara McCandless @saramccandless.bsky.social Artist in East Tennessee
saramccandless.com
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. 
John Nez @johnnez.bsky.social Illustrator & author of books for children - http://instagram.com/johnnezartist/
because books make the world better.
More links here: http://linktr.ee/johnnez
Laura Alderson @lauraalderson.bsky.social #Author and #illustrator of #kidlit. Represented by @Sarahbrewyard at https://thebrightagency.com/uk/childrens-illustration/artists/laura-alderson. Website: https://lauraaldersonart.com
IG:https://www.instagram.com/laura_alderson_studio/
Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator / Surface Designer
Obsessed with color & inspired by nature
Represented by James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Agency
bio.site/angelamatteson
Tracy Nishimura Bishop ✨Illustrator @tracybishopart.bsky.social Illustrator of picture books. Lover of iPads, fountain pens, and notebooks!
Portfolio: https://www.tracybishop.com
Represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at 🐦⬛ Starling Literary + Media
Traci Cook @tlcook.bsky.social VP of Production @ SuperGenius | She/Her
I paint birds a lot. And sometimes my friends DnD characters. You can find me all sorts of places:
https://linktr.ee/traci_draws
Nicole Wong @painternik.bsky.social 💙 Children’s Book Illustrator | Mom | 2 Dogs | 1 Cat | Trekkie | Explorer of the mundane | Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social | @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
https://nicole-wong.com/
Rilla Alexander @rillaalexander.bsky.social Illustrator . Designer . Author
📍L.A.
http://www.rillaalexander.com
Juanita Londoño | Kidlit Illustrator @juanitalondo8o.bsky.social 🩷Rep’d by Robyn Newton at @the_bright_agency
🌼Clients: HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, Quarto, Familius, Target
🖍️Domestika course
John Hendrix @johnhendrix.bsky.social Professional Drawer (not furniture). Author / Illustrator of 'The Mythmakers' • 'The Faithful Spy’ & others. Professor of Art at WashU, Chair MFA Illus. & Visual Culture
@markwheeler.bsky.social @markwheeler.bsky.social 
Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social Author, illustrator & nature photographer.
#SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee
Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
Eric Castleman @ericcastleman.bsky.social Picture book illustrator/writer rep’d by Adria Goetz at KT Literary
EricCastleman.com
Maria van Lieshout @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social Dutch-born, California-based illustrator/graphic novelist. Printz Honor. Nat. Book Award longlist🐦⬛
songofablackbird.com
instagram.com/vanlieshoutstudio
linktr.ee/vanlieshoutstudio
Kimbap Press @kimbappress.bsky.social Independent Children's Book Publisher
kimbappress.com
@tribeofdog.bsky.social @tribeofdog.bsky.social 
Valerie Bean @valdraws.com Children’s illustrator represented by
@sophiesheumaker.bsky.social at
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social
Aidryn Hinderhofer @aidrynhinderhofer.bsky.social (They/Them)
Quiet, Queer, Portland based illustration graduate with a passion for storytelling and fantasy.
Find my portfolio and print shop on https://linktr.ee/aidrynhinderhofer
Delia @deliadraws.bsky.social Grow as you go ✨🐌🎨❤️
Illustration - ✍️
www.deliadraws.com
Gabby Ferroggiaro @gabrillustrations.bsky.social Picture book illustrator/writer
💛colorful and cluttered art 🐝🦖
DM or email for commission inquiries
@matthewdidit.bsky.social @matthewdidit.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of kid’s books: THE PLANT RESCUER @holidayhousebks, 🏳️🌈, museum exhibit designer, bunny dad, part coffee/part nachos, PDX
Outgoing Male @ry4ngr4y.bsky.social Mailman % Living Donor (Liver) % Tracksuit Connoisseur % Angry Humanist
https://benitolink.com/organ-donation-helps-san-juan-bautista-man-see-another-christmas/
Julia Y @juliayillustration.bsky.social Mixed-media artist inspired by astrology, herbalism, folklore and geometry. Creator of The MicroCosmic Oracle. Seattle, WA.
www.JuliaY.com
Laura Quintero Antón @ukatimate.bsky.social Hello I’m Laura a Mexican Illustration based in Portland, Oregon. I love drawing animals, sharing my culture, and illustrating zines and pictures books.
kevan atteberry @kevanjatt.bsky.social 
Patrick Girouard @pgirouard.bsky.social Picture Book Maker, Puzzle Drawer, Painter, Thinker. Represented by http://Storybookartsinc.com
Breadwig @breadwig.bsky.social Www.breadwig.com
Maurie Manning @mauriejmanning.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator and Author who is now writing scary novels. Mother, Feminist, Atheist, Skeptic, Enemy of Disinformation, Science Lover, Gamer, Kid and Animal Mom.
Marion Eldridge @marioneldridge.bsky.social Painter, avid reader, mom, wife, dog lover.
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
John Shelley - Illustrator @studionib.bsky.social Illustrator and author for children's publishing and the wider design business. #KidLitUK #illustration https://linktr.ee/studionib
James Mravec @jamesmravec.bsky.social Long time illustrator currently teaching at Savannah College of Art & Design.
Jes Trudel 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @jestrudel.bsky.social Literary agent with The Rights Factory. Founder of WritingCommunity.ca.
Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social Picture Book Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, SNOW DAY WITH DADDY '28 Christy Ottaviano Books / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
Kelly Lane @klaneillustration.bsky.social Illustrator/ Author of Children’s books and strange and fantastical tales.
https://klaneillustration.com/
David Hillman Illustrator @illustrator333.bsky.social Freelance illustrator/Author
Specializing in picture book illustration.
https://davidhillmanill.com/picture-books/
Mark Molchan @markmolchan.bsky.social Illustrator of book covers, posters, comics, murals, album covers. www.markmolchan.com
John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
Aimée Bissonette @aimeebissonette.bsky.social Picture book author. Nature nerd. Lover of kids, dogs, Lake Superior, and La Liga soccer. Not at all happy with the current state of things
Frunk @darjarri.bsky.social watercolors by me
Prints and originals available thru the link
Dm for commissions
https://fmkoran.art
Chloe Greenberg Art ✳️ @chloegreenbergart.bsky.social Queer #KidLit Illustrator based in Cincinnati
Lover of birds, movies, cozy games, and soup.
Links: http://linktr.ee/chloegreenbergart
chloegreenbergart@gmail.com
Robyn Skaley @robynskaley.bsky.social Artist, illustration, art educator & librarian. All the art, all the books
🌼 https://Instagram.com/robynskaleyart
🌼 https://Instagram.com/robynskaley
Portfolio: robynskaley.com
Classes: www.redpoppyconsulting.com
maya.t @petitemayat.bsky.social 🌻 A petite illustrator & book designer & stress baker
🐈 always watched by studio manager mosami
https://linktr.ee/petitemayat/
Yvonne Lam @yvonnelam.bsky.social About 📚, 📚+🎨, 🧣 & 🏀
book designer + art direction @ Scholastic Canada
Instagram @yvonnelamdesign
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
Andy Wang @andywang.bsky.social they/them 🍒illustrator ✨book designer andywangart.com IG: @andywang.art
Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social 🌞 designer @ little simon & simon spotlight
🌙 illustrator, list-maker, friend to all dogs
https://linktr.ee/jshea_art
Whitney L-P 🩷💜💙 @whinknee.bsky.social She/Her
Children’s book Art Director and designer.
Website: whitlpdesign.com
Mom to a NB 8 year old and two black cats. Passionate about books, workers rights, equity, safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals, anti-racism, and picture book art.
Jake Parker @jakeparker.bsky.social ✨ building a universe one drawing at a time✨
Mrjakeparker.com
Dave Szalay @daveszalay.bsky.social Visual story teller, illustrator, designer, author, educator.
Scott Gustafson @scott-gustafson.bsky.social Visual storytelling through traditional media.
www.scottgustafson.com
💙
Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social Kidlit author, tv writer/producer.
Wrote Simpsons/Pinky&Brain/Clone Wars.
FARM SHARK (June '26, DBYR)
STRANDED PANDAS series ('27/'28, Simon Spotlight)
billcanterbury.com
Faith Pray @faithpray7.bsky.social PNW author+illustrator | THE DAY WE GOT LOST |
Repp’d: @mollyoneillbooks
faithpraybooks.com
https://linktr.ee/faithpray7
Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social Author, Law Professor (Duquesne Kline), Founder/Literary Agent,
Raven Quill Literary Agency. #VCFA #SCBWI; #HWA
; #AALA; LAW & AUTHORS: A LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS (UC Press, 2020); OUR DATA, OURSELVES (UC Press, 2022). jlipton.com
The Sartorial Librarians Podcast @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social Join @exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social and @paulvinelli.bsky.social for celebrations of picture books & librarian fashion.
Apple: https://apple.co/4e4mM3h
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Instagram: https://bit.ly/4dCh09b
Society of Illustrators @soi128.bsky.social Founded in 1901, the Society of Illustrators is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration in The USA.
Learn more! ⤵️
https://linktr.ee/societyofillustrators
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
Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)
Jennifer Harris @mypbjam.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. English Prof. http://mypbjam.com (she/her)
#kidlit #SCBWI #CANSCAIP Rep'd by Jackie Kaiser, Westwood
Abi Cushman @abicushman.com Kidlit Author/Illustrator
☔️ Soaked!
🚗 Animals Go Vroom!
🐻 Wombats Are Pretty Weird | Flamingos Are Pretty Funky
🐹 The Quiet Forest | The Quiet Ocean
https://www.abicushman.com | Newsletter: https://www.abicushman.com/join-my-email-list
Mari Richards @maririchards.bsky.social Author/Illustrator, Toy Designer, Mom, Artist, Rock Collector, Book sniffer | Illustrator of the Archie and Pip series | She/Her | Represented by @AdriaGoetz @KTLiterary
https://bio.site/MariRichards
Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social Author and illustrator of all the books you like. No, not that one. No, not that one either
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
Laura Bontje | Preorder Marian's Big Dig! @laurabontje.bsky.social Fiction Editor | Author: WAS IT A CAT I SAW? (Amicus), WHEN THE AIR SANG (Annick), MARIAN'S BIG DIG (Groundwood), and more | she/her | Rep: James McGowan, BookEnds | No AI
https://bio.site/laurabontje
SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social #SkyPitch - a Bluesky pitch party for #kidlit authors!
https://boringstorybook.com/skypitch
Organized by @boringstorybook.com
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
Amy Phelps 🌈✨ @amythyst-art.bsky.social hi!! i’m an illustrator and bookseller in portland, or; i illustrated the picture book ABC PRIDE 💖 they/them ✨
https://linktr.ee/amythyst_art
Rowan Kingsbury 🌸 @rowansugar.bsky.social Illustrator, author, maker, fairy enthusiast, cat botherer, and more from the PNW! (she/they)
✉️ rowank.illo@gmail.com
🌸 rowankingsbury.com 🌷
ORDER Avery and the Fairy Circle now!
Want just my art? Check my feeds or #art
Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla español.
linktr.ee/juanamartinezneal