Emma Rogers @ecawemma.bsky.social PhD - reader identity, interested in reading, teaching reading and all things children's lit. Teach ITE, MA Education and MA CLL at Bishop Grosseteste University. UKLA regional rep for East Midlands region
@bookyjo.bsky.social @bookyjo.bsky.social 
@avrildow.bsky.social @avrildow.bsky.social 
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
Carrie from Hookable Books @hookablebooks.bsky.social I'm a primary school teacher, book blogger and avid reader of children's books. Would love to connect with people who want to chat about children's books and education.
Melissa Colothan @mrscreadsalot.bsky.social Mother, Primary Wirral Y5 teacher, KS2 English lead & bookworm, OU TRG leader, UKLA25 book prize judge, runner, coffee-drinker, music-lover.
Currently reading: The Eights
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.
Kate Hitchings @katehit.bsky.social Year 4 teacher, love reading, here mainly for the book chat!
Stephen Connor @sconnor7.bsky.social primary teacher • children’s literature • running • walking • poetry (The Toy & The Dirigible Balloon) • instagram @mr_connor_reads • UKLA • reading ‘Pan’
@ovendenlaura.bsky.social @ovendenlaura.bsky.social I teach children and I read children’s books.
Jessica Parker @jessparker3.bsky.social English Lead for a South London MAT. Mum of teens. Love books, theatre, art, interiors, travel. Dreamer trapped in the life of an extremely busy person 🤪
Cathy Young @cathyjyoung.bsky.social Headteacher of a primary school
Reading for Pleasure (The Open University) @openuni-rfp.bsky.social The Open University's Reading for Pleasure Research and Practice Coalition. Transforming #RfP in schools and beyond. Training & CPD from Prof. @teresacremin.bsky.social and The Open University's RfP Team💙📚✨
Visit our website at ourfp.org
Miss S Harvey @missharvey18.bsky.social Acting Principal Teacher in SLC 👩🏫
Book Instagram - @myteacherlovestoread 📚
Med Prof. Practice Graduate 👩🎓
Google Educator 💻
IOC Cohort 4 📝
Literacy coordinator ✏️
TRG Leader 📚
Neal Zetter @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social Award-winning performance poet, author, educator, entertainer and superhero. I work with all ages visiting schools, libraries etc, in-person and virtually. Latest poetry books: 'Chicken in the Kitchen' and 'Small Poems for Big Imaginations'.
Abbie Moore-Banks @abbiemoorebanks.bsky.social Book worm 🪱 Primary teacher
Sam Creighton @samcreighton.bsky.social Teacher, reader, talker, writer. Literacy lead. Faith, family, fiction, films. Catholic ✝️ Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 43:1. Need me? I’ll be in a book 📚
Bev Humphrey @libwithattitude65.bsky.social UK literacy, reading & digital media consultant, Canvassador, book dragon & Christmas freak
Lou Kent @readupastorm.bsky.social Reads, doesn't really write, works as a secondary school librarian, used to teach in primary, reads some more.
Mainly reviews everything read (middle grade, young adult and fantasy in the most part).
Liv Williams @misswilliamsreads.bsky.social Reading Lead 📚 HfL Fluency lead for Doncaster RWM 📖 Professor of Herbology at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ✨
Jamie Purdie @jamiepurdie.bsky.social Reader, writer, teacher.
Interested in education, literature, film and culture.
Ruth Baker-Leask @ruthbakerleask.bsky.social Consultant, teacher, reader, and Director at Minerva Learning Ltd (minervalearning.co.uk). Former Chair of @naaeorguk. Passionate about empowering children to read, write, and speak with agency and creativity 📚✨
Medha Singh @medhawrites.bsky.social Poet, editor and translator. Edinburgh. SciencesPo, UoE / TEDx / New Writer Awardee ‘23 (Scottish Book Trust) / Ed-at-large, Pen and Anvil Press, MA / Afterbody, Blue Diode Press, Edinburgh: tinyurl.com/afterbodybluediode
The Creative Company @thecreativecompany.bsky.social Since 1932, we have published children’s books of the highest quality. Across four generations of family participation, we remain committed to crafting internationally sought-after picture books & superb nonfiction for readers of all ages.
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🌈
Laura Spargo @lauraspargo.bsky.social 📚✍️ Dedicated Primary English specialist.
🇬🇧🇪🇸🇦🇪 Experienced international educator.
✨️📨 Weekly blog, Glimmers in Education: https://substack.com/@lauraspargo
Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Waterstone's UK Children's Laureate
Ideas lead to idols. Only wonder leads to truth.
Swinging a hammock on the Island of Brilliant podcast
https://islandofbrilliant.podbean.com/
Sam Evans @samevans.bsky.social Community Manager, UK Education at Oxford University Press 📚 Oxford Children’s, OUP Primary, OUP Secondary #UKEd #EduSky
Mum • TechPixie • Sea swimmer • Beach cleaner • Book lover • Charity shop forager • Archaeology & History grad • Views are mine
Mr Kelly 📚 @engteachnetwork.bsky.social He/Him - English 2iC | Reading Lead, based in London. #TeachFirst ambassador #TeamEnglish. Passionate about Reading for Pleasure 📚 #RfP #EduSky
Attie Lime @attielime.bsky.social Children's Poet.
Schools. Events. Festivals.
Poems on Toast Sept 2026 🎉
Blue Jelly and Strawberries
A Welly Full of Christmas
Mum. Ex-teacher. Notebooks. Tea.
East Midlands now, Northumberland then.
www.attielime.co.uk
Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social Kirkus ★ THE LOVELY DARK out April '26 🇺🇸 | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | No AI |🌱
linktr.ee/mattfoxwriter
Imogen @imogenm16.bsky.social Year 6 Teacher, English Lead, OU/UKLA Teachers' Reading Group Leader based in Oxfordshire. CLiPPA judge 2024. Passionate about reading for pleasure! 📚
Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social Head Teacher, UKLA Regional Rep, OU TRG Leader, Director of St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature. Believer in reading changing lives
Jo Tregenza @jotregenza.bsky.social President Elect UKLA, Reader/Associate Professor University Sussex, FCCT, SFHEA
Clare Hall-Craggs @loveswimming.bsky.social Love to look. At books, in newspapers, outside at leaves, the sea. Grow tulips, veg. Bake bread. Play loopy tennis, run slowly, swim when the mood takes me. Mum of grown up twins. Very lucky to work in children’s book publishing. Fan of Norway. She/her.
Miss W 🌼🌳📚 @lornawatson16.bsky.social Assistant Headteacher. Well-being Lead. Behaviour Lead. Attendance Champion. KS2 Lead. English Lead. Passionate about Reading for Pleasure. ECT mentor. NASENCO. NPQH. Mum of 2 gorgeous boys. Love the wonder of nature. Kindness always.
NicholaJ @nj13.bsky.social Mum of 2,avid reader and music lover! Fossils, rocks and sea glass treasure hunter.
👓Primary Teacher and AP
📖English Lead
📚 Co-lead OU/UKLA Teacher's Reading Group
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
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.
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
Dr Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves @drrshargreaves.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester. Trustee for the UK Literacy Association. Poetry lover, children's literature obsessive. Child voice, picturebooks and human rights, social justice research. Land of the Peak. Views are my own.
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 📚🏴
Maverick Duck Press @maverickduckpress.bsky.social We are a micro-press that makes and publishes poetry chapbooks.
Founder/Editor: @kabpoetry.bsky.social
Assistant Editor: @mydearbrielle.bsky.social
https://payhip.com/MaverickDuckPress
Esther O’Connor @estheroconnor.bsky.social Early Years Specialist SLE, love my job as Early Years Team Leader at The British School of Brussels. Passionate about playful practice beyond EY
Frances Tosdevin @francestosdevin.bsky.social Children's author rep'd by Lucy Irvine at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop. Picture books with UCLan Publishing, Quarto, Rocket Bird Books and Andersen Press. Website: www.francestosdevin.com
Kristin Ziemke is having a BOOK LAUNCH @kristinziemke.bsky.social Teacher & author of READ THE WORLD: Rethinking Literacy for Empathy & Action in a Digital Age. ADE, NBCT, staff developer, evolving learner. she/her 📚📱🌏❤️
Graham Fairweather @fairweatherdr.bsky.social School Librarian in Scotland (He/Him)
Read for Empathy judge.
Opinions my own.
Richard Bridgewater @drumminghead.bsky.social Dad to four gorgeous children, primary school headteacher who plays drums with more enthusiasm than talent.
Helen Jones @hfj0108.bsky.social Upper KS2 TA. Trying to encourage a love of reading and maths.
Book Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social Our charity helps young people discover a love of reading and book chat. Teachers say our book clubs increase students' well-being and grow their confidence and communication skills.
bookclubsinschools.org
Saf @safprojects.bsky.social Children’s Literature Researcher.📚 Mental Health & Oracy advocate. Girlguiding Leader. Sociologist interested in Education Policy. 🌎 #edusky
Camilla Chester @camcauthor.bsky.social Dog walking Children’s Writer and author of Call Me Lion. #KidLitUK she/her
Marie-Clare Kelly @missmckelly.bsky.social Senior Programme Manager - Primary Professional Development at the National Literacy Trust. Here for your professional development, research, literacy, and digital technologies content!
Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social The Scottish Poetry Library is Scotland's number one poetry resource both online and in bricks and mortar. We're at 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh and we're open to the public Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm. Our online HQ is www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Jo Cummins @booksuperhero2.bsky.social ⭐️Primary advisory teacher
⭐️Children's book blogger
⭐️Former English lead
⭐️Workshop provider
⭐️Awards judge
⭐️Resource creator
😀Children's mental health advocate
www.LibraryGirlAndBookBoy.com
Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social National schools poetry recitation competition, open to all schools and colleges in England, re-igniting a love of poetry. poetrybyheart.org.uk
Lisa Thompson @lthompsonwrites.bsky.social Author of mainly contemporary mystery books for younger readers. (The Goldfish Boy and more).
(And dogs. I love dogs.)
lisathompsonauthor.com
Agent: Adam Gauntlett at PFD
Jess Alice Eve @jessaliceeve.bsky.social Learning design manager working on NPQs. Keen to join an Edu Blue Sky and leave behind other platforms. Passionate about arts and culture for all, will share opportunities for schools as and when I see them. 
Sarah Sharman @poemplaynovel.bsky.social English teacher. Volunteer for Breakthrough T1D.
Gill Lewis @gill-lewis.bsky.social Children’s author - wild scribbler - trying to protect seals and seabirds in local bay from disturbance
OU / UKLA Teacher Reading Group Newark @newarktrg.bsky.social Focussed on developing & enriching our reading for pleasure pedagogy, we welcome all educators to our informal, friendly & supportive group.
The Writing Web @thewritingweb.bsky.social Writer-teacher supporting writing communities and providing bespoke CPD in schools. 🧡
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-izibili-aa765254/
CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a UK based charity that creates and delivers award-winning literacy training and resources for the teachers of early years and primary school children.
Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social A podcast about children’s and YA books for teachers and librarians. Interviews with authors and also anyone doing interesting reading for pleasure activities, plus lots of book talk. #kidlitUK
www.mostlybooktalk.com
Kristabelle Williams @libthroughthis.bsky.social School Librarian in South East London, UK. Literacy Co-ordinator + studying for NPQLL. MA LIS. SLA School Librarian of the Year 2020/2021. Trade Unionist @NEULibrarians #JoinAUnion #GreatSchoolLibraries
Vivian French @vivianji.bsky.social Writer of children's books, co-founder of Picture Hooks. (www.picturehooks.org.uk)
Currently hosting small neurotic dog...
Clare McCarron @claremccarron.bsky.social @BathSpaUni #mawfyp WIP YA In a haze of angst and anger, a city teen collides with the wild Scottish Highlands. LL Guppy 2024, CNPKids Top 100
Tamsyn Murray @tamsynmurrayauthor.bsky.social Award-winning children's author of 18 books for kids and teens, published by Simon & Schuster UK and Usborne. Holly Hepburn's ghost. 
Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social Neurodivergent (AuDHD). Learner. Dreamer. Award-winning children's author. Musings on books, writing, creativity and ND life. Agent: Lydia Silver
https://linktr.ee/rashmiwriting
BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
Lindsay Littleson @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social Kelpies Prize winner, Carnegie nominated children's author @DiscoverKelpies @CranachanBooks
#SCBWI she/her
Lucy Ann Unwin @lucyannunwin.bsky.social Children's writer. Non-fiction debut INSIDE YOUR BRAIN out in June published by Thames & Hudson. Fiction HOW TO BE A REVOLUTIONARY and THE OCTOPUS, DADU & ME out now. Represented by Emily Talbot at United Agents. www.lucyannunwin.com linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
Sally Oliphant @sallytalksbooks.bsky.social Book and arts PR (non-fiction and kid's books focus). Reader, traveller, parent. Likes a cup of tea and a chat, especially about books.
CR: Honey
K.L.Kettle @klkettle.bsky.social Author. Business person. Made in Brum. Nerd. Unfinished feminist. new book #ControlAlterDelete out now for pre order #ukkidlit #ukya 🖤🩶🤍💜she/her
Pinnacle Rock Academy Trust @badatprat.bsky.social We will be Bolder, Aspirational & Determined at the P.R.A.T. ©. All opinions are those of fictional people & mostly a bit of fun. Follow the @realmrsharp
An unbelievable/believable school where the one person who takes themselves seriously - shouldn’t
Sarah Ziman - aka BardyMum 🏴 @bardymum.bsky.social Poet, mainly for children (more fun!) but I occasionally adult…
Winner of YorkMix Poems for Children '21.
Kids’ collection out now: Why did my brain make me say it?
School visits in Watford, St Albans, London & further afield
www.sarahziman.co.uk
Jennifer Webb @funkypedagogy.bsky.social Trust Director of English and Literacy at Carlton Academy Trust | Author | Speaker | CPD | Mum | Wife | ADHD | Founder: The Literacy Community | #EduSky | #UKTeaching | 🇬🇧 🇰🇳
www.funkypedagogy.com
Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social UKLA Book Awards Team. Croydon NEU Committee.
Kate Bird @katebird.bsky.social Former secondary English teacher, now Senior Project Manager, National Literacy Trust
Serena Molloy @serenamolloy.bsky.social Irish children's author.
'Wider Than The Sea' Winner of the Eilís Dillon Award KPMG CBI. Sunday Times (IRL) Children's Book of the Week. SL The Week Junior Awards '24.
'The Tree That Sang to Me' out now with Hodder.
https://serenamolloy.com/
Professional Cartoonists' Organisation (UK) @procartoonists.bsky.social The PCO promotes the work of its members & champions the cartooning arts across the board & around the world. We organise & support exhibitions & festivals. We also stand up for, & have campaigned on behalf of oppressed artists. www.procartoonists.org
Jules Swain @thereadingpara.bsky.social Paramedic/Team Leader (views my own)
Runner (including crazy distance runner!)
Book reviewer #TheReadingParamedic™️
UK Book Blogger of the Year 2023 🏆
All my links here: https://linktr.ee/thereadingparamedic
KarenKisreading @karenkisreading.bsky.social 🇬🇧Reader, Bookblogger, Bookstagrammer, Charity worker, Dog adopter, Chocolate lover
Nic @nicthebookworm.bsky.social Please ollow me on my other socials too!
📸 - nic_thebookworm
🎥 - nic_thebookworm
Emily | Coffee, Books, Magic @coffeebooksmagic.bsky.social (too?) honest book reviewer. fan of a hot drink, a good book, and a little magical thinking. Originally from NZ, now in Perth, Aus. Lover of sunshine, poetry and solitude. Late identified AuDHD
Honestmamreader @honestmamreader.bsky.social I love reading 📚
I'm a mother ❤️
Welsh 🏴
I review books 📚
Emma's Biblio Treasures @bibliotreaures.bsky.social Bibliophile. Cat Lover. Redhead. Chronic Illness Warrior. Lambily 🦋 BTS ARMY 💜
https://emmasbibliotreasures.com/
Lauren 📚 @teasandthankyou.bsky.social Reader/reviewer/hoarder of books
Crime, thriller, cosy mystery & translated fiction
📖 The Family At No. 23
2025 reading challenge: 35/30
Sarah Merchant @smerchant13.bsky.social Teacher in Y6, AHT, Curriculum Lead, NESTT trainer, lover of books and words.
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
Reading Rocks @readingrocks.bsky.social ReadingRocks is a place for anyone who wants to make reading rock for EVERY reader!
www.wherereadingrocks.com
Teresa Cremin @teresacremin.bsky.social Professor of Education (Literacy), The Open University. Fellow EA, RSA and AcSS. Committed to social justice and reading for pleasure.
RfP Website: https://ourfp.org
Own profile: https://www.open.ac.uk/people/tmc242
Kelly Ashley @kashleyenglish.bsky.social Author of #WordPower, Lecturer in RfP for @OpenUni_RfP, Interested in reader identity and language development, Secondary school governor @The_UKLA
Dean Boddington @misterbodd.bsky.social Books, Bantz and erm... Brilliance
🦻
AHT - KS1, Reading and Community
Award Winner:
Best Cub at Camp '94 AND '95 🏅🏅
#NoShelfControl
Ceridwen Eccles @teacherglitter.bsky.social Teacher ⭐️ Mother ⭐️ Lover of the arts ⭐️
I adore reading and hoard books like a dragon does gold.
Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social Year 5/6 teacher and English lead. Children's books and reading mostly, Blake's 7 sometimes. Currently reading: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz.
SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social Author of the Varjak Paw books, Phoenix and TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected - libraries, literacy & reading for pleasure.
http://www.sfsaid.com/
M. G. Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social 🖋️Author - Time Keys🎶 - Portly 🦦- The Ice Children ❄️- The Twitchers 🦅- Adventures on Trains 🚂- Beetle Boy🪲
She/Her
🪲Posting about author-y book-y nature-y stuff.
🐞Agent: Kirsty McLachlan
❓Use my website for ALL enquiries: www.mgleonard.com
Sally Doherty @sallywrites.bsky.social MG author: Toby and the Silver Blood Witches, Max and Monty with Collins Primary
Winner of the Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award 2022
Owned by three-legged rescue dog
ME/CFS
https://linktr.ee/SallyDoherty
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