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Brigands & Breadknives out Nov 11 '25 from Tor.
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Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator and mixed-media artist, nature lover | ADHD
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Kam Asanyi (they/them) 🏳️🌈 ♿️ @kamasanyi.bsky.social 💛🤍💜🖤
#kidlit author
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MARLEY’S PRIDE (Barefoot Books)
OUR WORLD USA (Barefoot Books)
MADINA'S BIG, FABULOUS, WIN (Disney Hyperion '27)
BELLY GROWLS (Henry Holt '27)
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Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her) @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social Actor/singer/author who tells stories onstage & on the page. ND. Works/teaches at @thewritingbarn.bsky.social
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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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Katherine O’Hara @katherineohara.bsky.social Working in publishing | Previously: prose reader Electric Literature | MFA UNCW | Tin House ‘20 | Best American Essays Notable ‘23 | 🏳️🌈 | Opinions my own; reposts ≠ endorsements
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social I co-host #VibeCheckPod. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World.
My next book HOME OUT THERE comes out in May.
I live in Cambridge, MA. 🦃
Guido A. Sanchez @guidoasanchez.bsky.social author✍️ educator🤓// collector + fan of comics, books, antiques, ephemera, movies, music // podcast🎙️Dear Watchers //❤️🏳️🌈🇨🇺// QUEER MYTHOLOGY 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️book out now // The Substrate on Substack
Chloe (they/them) @cantspellchloe.bsky.social Writer, educator, queer
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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org Lambda Literary, celebrating LGBTQ+ storytellers since 1985. Home of the Lammy Awards, Writers in Schools, the Emerging Writers Retreat for LGBTQ Voices, and the Lambda Literary Review.
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Lina Chopra Haldar, PhD @linahaldar.bsky.social Kid Lit Author | Math Enthusiast | Education Consultant | Ice Cream Lover | 12x12 and SCBWI Member | Rep’d by Saba Sulaiman, Talcott Notch Literary Services
Author of DEAR MATH, WE’RE NOT FRIENDS (Beaming Books 2026)
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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social Librarian in sort-of Chicago.
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG.
HM: #PBParty.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN.
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The Writing Barn @thewritingbarn.bsky.social ✍️ We go beyond craft classes to transform pre-published writers into career authors with varying tools and community offerings to suit YOU.
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Adriana Lebrón White @adrianalwhite.com Autistic. Librarian. Writer. Game Master. Gamer. 🎮 TEDx speaker. Former SpEd teacher. MLIS & MA Ed. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rican & Mexican. 🇲🇽 Married. ♥️ (she / her / hers)
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Dorson Plourde @dorsonplourdebooks.bsky.social writer • K-5 art educator • #kidlit • GARBAGE GULLS (2024) • UNNATURALLY BLUE (2025)
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