Kidlit Firefly @kidlitfirefly.bsky.social An exciting kidlit community that focuses on helping writers and illustrators shine!
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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social #kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate.
I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people!
Recent books: THE GLASS PYRAMID, ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com
Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social Cartoonist & tea enthusiast 
Janet Frenck Sheets @janetfrencksheets.bsky.social Alaskan who's learned to thrive --well, survive--at 40 degrees below zero. I play hockey in winter, garden in summer, and read picture books year-round.
Agathe Chave-Lucas 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @agathechavelucas.bsky.social Author, poet, scientist based in Paris/Ouessant (France)
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
PhD in Mathematical Ecology | Environment trail at the Louvre museum
Passionate about the environment, microbes, museums & women in STEM
ZiemkeMichele.bsky.social @ziemkemichele.bsky.social Writer and Illustrator of children’s books!
Illustrator of HILTON’S ISLAND and HILTON’S HOLIDAY
Host of #KidlitFirefly
Represented by Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency
Gloo Books @gloobooks.bsky.social Gloo Books is an independent publishing company that creates beautiful, high quality children's books for a more inclusive, just and compassionate future. We're based in Los Angeles, Ca.
Check out our books!
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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social We're a small publishing house dedicated to helping families be happy 📚
Sam Cavalcanti (they/them) @500sams.bsky.social Brazilian writer based in Los Angeles.
📖#amquerying upmarket novel ( #RevPit 2026 LL)
🚫NO A.I.
Amanda Paniagua @amandapanwriter.bsky.social Children’s PB writer ✍️ | Fiction, non-fiction, rhyme | Awesome Mom | Cub Scout leader 🐾 | Part of a bilingual, bicultural American–Peruvian family 🌎
Sĥirley Waisman @shirleywaisman.bsky.social 🌈 Author-Illustrator of children's books
🎨 SCBWI Regional Advisor
🥰 My happy place? Picture books!
⭐️ Looking for Representation
⭐️ www.shirleywaisman.com
Bill Eisele - Author @billeisele.bsky.social Writer of MG Kidlit. Husband. Dad. Fundraiser. Animal Lover. Karaoke King.
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Daniele Arndt @danielearndt1.bsky.social PB author rep'd by Jen Newens, Debut PIG AND SKUNK with Disney Hyperion ‘27 (sequel’28). Friend of Jesus.
Roxanne Troup @roxannetroup.bsky.social Children's Author | Ghostwriter of #picturebooks and #nonfiction #kidlit https://roxannetroup.com
My Books:
MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME (2023)
REACHING FOR THE STARS (2024)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! (2026)
LIKE WE USED TO (2027)
Jenn Bishop @buffalojenn.bsky.social Children's book author. Bearcats 🏀 & Reds ⚾ fan
Coming in 2028: LARK GROWS A CAT 🐈 (Chronicle Books)
& OUT OF BOUNDS 🏐 (Chronicle Books)
She/her. Rep: Katie Grimm @ Curtis Brown.
www.jennbishop.com
Christy Matthes | Kidlit Writer @christymatthes.bsky.social Children's book writer, nature and animal lover, cat wrangler, promotions coordinator for SCBWI-Michigan and a member of the editorial team for The Mitten, SCBWI-Michigan's blog. #12x12, #SCBWI, Rate Your Story
Barefoot Books @barefootbooks.bsky.social "The standard of excellence in children's books" - Forbes
Barefoot Books is an award-winning, independent, women-owned and run, children’s book publisher based in Concord, MA. 
Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social Editor @Mira Books (views are my own). Staff Writer @Night Tide. Notes & Queries Editor @JPRS. Rep'd by Danai Christopolou and Lane Heymont. Writing about romance in horror movies: Love Never Dies (Beacon Press): September 29, 2026. editrixemma.com
Robin Newman @robinnewmanbooks.bsky.social I write picture books, chapter books, and more! A Sesame Street Kid at heart. Rep'd by Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency. 
Stefan Karlsson @stefankarlsson.bsky.social Poet & kidlit writer. Marbling & book artist.
Based in Portland, OR 🌲
https://stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite.com/author
https://linktr.ee/nautiluspaperco
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.
🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Albert Whitman & Company @albertwhitman.bsky.social Since 1919, Albert Whitman & Company has been publishing award-winning children's books that help kids grow intellectually and emotionally. 
eileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social Author. Editor. Publisher. Scholastic. Harcourt. Co-founder Reycraft Books. Founder of Move Books (now at Charlesbridge as Charlesbridge Moves). Partner in Kid’s Book Revisions PLUS. Author of 2 PB’s (2028). But even more importantly—lover of desserts!
Meneka Repka @menekarepka.bsky.social Children's illustrator, represented by Charlotte Wenger/ Prospect Agency.
Website: https://www.menekarepka.com
Carina Licon @carinalicon.bsky.social Associate Editor at Holt BYR (MCPG). She/her. Opinions are my own.
Heather Dean Brewer @hdeanbrewer.bsky.social Author, Art Director at Eerdmans, Illustrator, & Michigander
LOVE IS POWERFUL
ONWARD: 16 Climate Fiction Stories
MEET ME IN YOUR HEART, 2026
heatherdeanbrewer.com
instagram.com/hdeanbrewer/
bracketpublishing.com
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 📚
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Sarah Darer Littman @sarahdarerlittman.com MG and YA novelist, INFLUENCED, Sydney Taylor Honor book SOME KIND OF HATE, DEEPFAKE, and many more. Teacher, dot connector, columnist. Leviticus 19:33 sarahdarerlittman.com
Judith Henderson @judithhenderson.bsky.social ✍️ author/illustrator, Composer🎹TV Producer. Wrote theme song for PBS show, Arthur.🏆
David Fickling Books @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social ✨Where good stories begin...
📚We're an independent publisher of superb books for readers of all ages. Join the adventure here!
Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social She/Her. Wannabe Word Wizard. MA in Writing Rowan & Columbia Pub, 2020. (opinions own). https://laurakincaidmusings.wordpress.com/editorial-work/
Nicole Frail, Book Editor @nicolefrailedits.bsky.social Nicole Frail Edits, LLC
www.nicolefrailedits.com
Publisher, @nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social
www.nicolefrailbooks.com
#RevPit Editor & Board Member
16 Years Fiction & Nonfiction Experience (Adult & Kidlit)
Sarah Hammond @sarahhammond.bsky.social Children's author | Creative writing teacher | A Brit abroad | SCBWI-IL network rep |
www.sarahhammond.org
John Patrick Green @johngreenart.bsky.social NYTimes-bestselling and Eisner-nominated cartoonist. INVESTIGATORS, HIPPOPOTAMISTER, and more.
http://www.johnpatrickgreen.com/
http://www.InvestiGatorsBooks.com/
Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social Writer, editor, sometimes an artist, always way too intense about hot chocolate. (She/her)
Rep: Saribel Pages @ Gallt & Zacker
jasminewalls.com
Mary E. Cronin @maryecronin.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🗽Author~poet~educator|NCTE|Agent- Lori Steel. TRUCKS, BOOTS, & BELLS: FIREHOUSE POEMS (Holiday House 2026); LIKE A MOTHER BEAR (Atheneum 2027) https://linktr.ee/maryecronin
Neha Rawat @neharawatart.bsky.social Children’s book author and illustrator | India | Rep’d by Lori Steel at SteelWorks Literary
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
#Kidlit author: ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES, 2023. Rep: Mara Cobb at Martin Lit.
staylorwrites.com https://linktr.ee/sjohnstontaylor
Bonnie Kelso @bonniekelso.bsky.social Author illustrator of books for kids. Nature, humor, and cuteness are my pb & jam. Rep'd by Liz Nealon @GreatDogLit https://linktr.ee/bonniekelso
Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
Spring 2026: The Book of Jupiter
Spring 2027: Pride Puppy Countdown!
www.robinstevenson.com
https://linktr.ee/pridepuppy
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social ✏️ Illustrator & author & maker
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⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot @unitedagents
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SZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com Crime Thriller Author | The Serpent Series |@OliverHeberBooks | MA: TV, Radio & Film | Multi-Genre Reader
The Serpent’s Bridge (📚1)
The Serpent Woman (📚2)
Twilight of the Serpent (📚3)
The Serpent’s Order (📚4)
amazon.com/dp/B0CW6KP433
Laura Segal Stegman @laurastegman.bsky.social Middle Grade Author: Summer of L.U.C.K + Ready or Not + The Chambered Nautilus (Young Dragons)
| SCBWI | Publicist/Creator PR Tips for Authors
linktr.ee/LauraStegman
Flashlight Press @flashlightpress.bsky.social Picture books that explore and illuminate touching and humorous moments of family situations. www.FlashlightPress.com
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SCBWI San Diego @scbwisandiego.bsky.social We are the San Diego chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Our chapter covers San Diego & Imperial counties in California.
@scbwimidsouth.bsky.social @scbwimidsouth.bsky.social Join our region at scbwi.org/regions/midsouth
Regional Art by katiehowerton.com
@scbwiatx.bsky.social @scbwiatx.bsky.social 
SCBWI Oregon @scbwioregon.bsky.social Welcome to the Bluesky account for the Oregon region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. We love all things kidlit! Find us at https://www.scbwi.org/regions/oregon
@scbwiireland.bsky.social @scbwiireland.bsky.social 
SCBWI Long Island Chapter @scbwilongisland.bsky.social Join our awesome chapter and give us a follow!
Long Island, NY
SCBWI SoCal @scbwisocal.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators: So Cal
Workshops * Events * Community
Serving Long Beach and counties of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Welcome!
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/socal
SCBWI New England @newenglandscbwi.bsky.social New England chapter of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
SCBWI Canada East @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east
Canada East Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. 🇨🇦
Banner art credit: Cailin Doherty (https://cailindoherty.com/)
@scbwi-ohiocensouth.bsky.social @scbwi-ohiocensouth.bsky.social 
SCBWI Houston @scbwihouston.bsky.social Friend + cheerleader to those who create stories for children. Official account for the Houston chapter of the SCBWI
www.scbwi.org/regions/houston
Jime Wimmer @prettylines.bsky.social 🩷Represented by Hen & Ink Literary https://henandink.com
💚SCBWI Southern Breeze RIC
🩵Illustrator/Author: Prettylines.com
💚 Visiting Assistant Professor Hollins University
💛Dorothy in Oz: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wimmerstudios/dorothy-in-oz/
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying
Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
Imogen Taylor @imogentaylormade.com children’s book author/illustrator • #PBParty finalist • SCBWI member
✨seeking representation✨
imogentaylormade.com/illustration-portfolio/
Heidi M. Rogers @heidimrogers.bsky.social author/illustrator of books for all ages exploring first love, friendship, acceptance & environmental issues
💕THAT TYPE OF LOVE STORY💕YA rom-com w/all the tropes💕querying now💕
ND | HSP
heidimrogers.com/link-tree
Amanda Fletcher @mandyfletcher.bsky.social Co-RA Southern Breeze @SCBWI
#MG #PB writer
#Valentiny '26
#50PreciousWords '25 & '26 HM
#FallWritingFrenzy '24 HM, '25 (Finalist)
#WTMP '24 mentee
Rep: Ritu Anand @ D4EO
Heather Bell @heatherbell37.bsky.social Artist, writer, and professional overthinker 😸 She/They 🏳️🌈 Rep’d by Kaitlyn Sanchez, Bradford Literary Agency. 📚SIMPLY SKYE out now
Portfolio: https://heatherbellbooks.com/
Meridth McKean Gimbel @hellomeridth.bsky.social 🌟Award winning writer & artist
🗣️they/them/elle
🧳Rep: Allie Levick at Writers House
📕GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TRANSCESTORS 2028 🏳️⚧️
🕸️ https://www.meridthsayshello.com/links
🧦 Here to steal your left sock
SCBWI Southern Breeze Region @scbwi-sobreeze.bsky.social Co-Regional Advisor, Melissa Miles
Co-Regional Advisor, Amanda Fletcher
Co-ARA, Michelle Kennedy
Co-ARA, Janet Kelly
IC, Jime Alena Wimmer
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/southern-breeze
The regional team is volunteer-led.
Rock the Boat @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social 📖Children/YA imprint of Oneworld Publications
🌊Publishing books with complicated characters and diverse voices✨☀️💪
Groundwood Books @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social At Groundwood we believe all children deserve access to good books. Distributed by Jaguar in Canada and PGW in the U.S.
Visit our website: https://groundwoodbooks.com/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=bluesky_profile
Gecko Press @geckopress.bsky.social An independent publisher of internationally award-winning curiously good children's books from around the world.
Transit Books @transitbooks.bsky.social Publishing award-winning literature from around the world in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.transitbooks.org
Pushkin Children's Books @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social Pushkin Children’s brings the world’s greatest stories to young readers - to be read and read again. Children's imprint of @PushkinPress
https://linktr.ee/pushkinchildrens
Emma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social Writer, film lover, Italian speaker, & children's news editor at Publishers Weekly (@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social). Words in NYT Mag, Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Millions, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Hey Alma, & more. All quips my own. emmakantor.com
Author Sanyu @authorsanyu.bsky.social 📚Children’s Book Author
Global Tales, African Hearts 🌍
📍Houston, Texas
Visit me at www.AuthorSanyu.com
Stephi Cham @stephicham.com Editor by day and night | LGBTQ+ Editors Association secretary, board of directors
Published by Publishers Weekly, Capstone Press, Strange Horizons, JAMA, et al.
Former medical end-of-life music therapist
she/her | StephiCham.com
Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social Former Dem staffer. UCI, King's College London, Johns Hopkins. | INFINITE SKY (Bloomsbury 2026) + more | Many bylines. | AAJA/SCBWI | Rep: Eric Smith/Becca Podos, Neighborhood Literary
Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social aka Vanessa Ricci-Thode. Nebula Award-winning trashbag & queer SFF writer. Chiefest and greatest of calamities. Dogs, gardening and Canadian rage. she/they 💙💜🩷
I'm only here for the food
thodestool.ca/links
Lisa Carmody Doiron-Author @lisacarmodydoiron.bsky.social SCBWI | CANSCAIP | 12x12 | 2025 Chuckle Challenge Finalist | HM 2025 Halloweensie Contest | HM 2026 Valentiny Contest | AHOY, MATE, AHOY! MISS MOLLY MOLLOY, spring '26
Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social We are the MacKids School & Library marketing team! Follow us for news about books for kids & teens and resources for teachers & librarians!
https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/
Charlesbridge Publishing @charlesbridge.bsky.social We make high-quality children's books that inspire lifelong reading & learning. Discover new voices, visions, & directions in children's books with us
Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Participatory Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
Jennifer Tarr @jennifertarr.bsky.social #picturebook writer, #12x12PB Gold Scholarship winner '26, often despairing Mets fan
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)
@scbwi-fl.bsky.social @scbwi-fl.bsky.social 
Claire Taylor @clairemtaylor.com Writer. EIC of Little Thoughts Press (@littlethoughtspress.com)
clairemtaylor.com
otherthoughts.beehiiv.com
📍Baltimore
April and Back Again available now: https://www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/april-and-back-again-by-claire-taylor/
Yuko Torii - Author-Illustrator of Children's Books @midnightatelier.bsky.social Webpage : www.MidnightAtelier.com
Instagram : @ midnight_atelier
Represented by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency.
My debut Picture Book, "My Someone" is on sale now! (RISE x Penguin Workshop).
SCBWI-MI @scbwi-mi.bsky.social The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators of Michigan is dedicated to encouraging, educating and connecting authors and illustrators through events and conferences within the state.
Lori Mortensen @lamortensen.bsky.social Children's author, birdwatcher, hiker, baker, muse chaser, SCBWI speaker, library lover, and proud Mom.
Jolie Stekly @cuppajolie.bsky.social Writer. Teacher. Speaker. Helping pre-published and published writers of books for kids and teens meet their goals and grow in their craft. THE HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA - WA state. Represented by Kayla Cichello, Upstart Crow Literary. joliestekly.com 
SCBWI-Los Angeles @scbwi-losangeles.bsky.social Los Angeles region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Our goal is to support local writers and illustrators with events, mingles, and community. Working with our sister regions @scbwicencal and @scbwisocal. Art by Jessica Cooper.
Rosie || R&Q Editing @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The Tinsel Twist - Nov 3, 2026 - Turner Publishing
Editing Services: linktr.ee/rosie.j.potter
Co-director for WRITE @ Multiverse Con
Horror on The NoSleep Podcast
Rep: Seeking new rep
Host of #WIPSnips - https://bsky.app/profile/wipsnips.bsky.social
Jennifer Buchet / Kidlit Author & Educator @buchetbooks.bsky.social Kidlit Author, Presenter, Educator, Imagineer & Foodie.
LITTLE MEDUSA'S HAIR DO-LEMMA ('21) & plethora of kidlit Magazine articles.
Active member in 12x12, SCBWI, Courage 2 Create, Rate Your Story & more. Co-creator of SunWriteFun. 
Cathy Ballou Mealey @catballoumealey.bsky.social Picture book author
Scone lover
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢 @thetoypress.bsky.social Printed magazine for kids aged 10 and under. Submissions currently closed. Editions 1-8 can be purchased online at: www.thetoypress.com/shop
Dream Jar Publishing @dreamjarpublishing.bsky.social Dream Jar Publishing creates books that encourage self-expression, promote perseverance and resilience, and empower young readers to believe what’s possible.
Kelly Zhang @kellyzhang.bsky.social Kidlit author & translator 中/英; TAKE ME TO LAOLAO (Jan '24 QuillTree/HarperCollins). Rep Hilary Harwell.
Transl: GRANDMA’S ROOF GARDEN (Jan '24 Levine Querido), TILTED SKY (May '24 LQ)
SCBWI CE Translator Coordinator
http://kellyzhangyl.com 
SCBWI Alaska @scbwi-alaska.bsky.social Alaskan Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) • Find us on FB for additional event updates at SCBWI Alaska Chapter
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/alaska
DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social SFF Author + Editor. Publisher @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social. Twin Dad. #MuayThai enthusiast. Insufferable #Niners fan. #He/him.
Rep Mary C. Moore at ACM
Contact: http://bit.ly/3yzaPQP
SCBWI New York: West/Central Upstate @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social Dedicated to developing experiences where SCBWI members can grow in their craft, expand their network, and build their writing and illustration goals.
Sandra Salsbury @sandrasalsbury.bsky.social Author-illustrator of BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD and SPRECKLE’S SNACK SURPRISE
Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle @kbiddle.bsky.social PhD Educator, Author, Music-lover, Singer, Composer, SCBWI member, Neuro-diverse, Poet, Mom, Wife, PAL coordinator for SCBWI, cat-lover, AKA Soror, love to walk & cook, repped by the fabulous Deborah Warren at East West Literary. www.pinkpearlwriting.com .