@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.
Ginger Burke @gingerburke.bsky.social Kidlit writer. Foster mom. Love to travel. Sometimes calm. #12x12PB #scbwi
https://gingerburkebooks.com
Brianna is querying! @bribookerauthor.bsky.social Author of romance for regular gals.
Drinker of coffee.
Eater of ice cream.
Lover of whimsy.
🚫AI🚫- K kmc-55.bsky.social @kmc-55.bsky.social
@amberjollyauthor.bsky.social @amberjollyauthor.bsky.social 📚Author of slow-burn fantasy and paranormal romance filled with witty banter, high stakes, & fierce dragons
Editing:RIBBONS OF MIND
WIP:Project Winter
David Z.M. Allison @dzmallison.bsky.social Picture book author. Heartfelt, humor, quiet and absurd manuscripts. SCBWI & 12x12 member. Working toward traditional publication one manuscript at a time. SCBWI AZ Desert Bloom Grand Prize 2026. #amquerying
KarenFilewych.bsky.social @karenfilewych.bsky.social Author, Educator, Presenter, Bibliophile, Word-lover! https://wordschangeworlds.ca/
ChooseYourQuest.net @chooseyourquestnet.bsky.social https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-killer-isnt-the-mayor/id6798929722
Sue Sutherland, Author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER @suemt.bsky.social Debut picture book author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER, granola girl, weaver, quilter, traveler, photographer, 12x12, Montana SCBWI
Coming Soon - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL (2026), TWELVE DAYS AT YELLOWSTONE (2027), & NOTHING BUT NET TROUBLE
Megan Mellen @meganmellen.bsky.social fiction and essays from the Salish Sea
Sandra @sandykayz99.bsky.social Writer, photographer, traveler
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
Mekong.Net @mekong.net Mekong Network
@maryannpdx.bsky.social @maryannpdx.bsky.social 
CinqueW News @cinquewnews.bsky.social Giornale di Giuseppe Rapuano con opinioni, cronaca, cultura, spettacolo, sport.
Per approfondire le notizie https://cinquewnews.blogspot.com/
Caroline @carolinewu.bsky.social ✨ MG and PB writer
🏔️ Always in the mountains
🐦 Avid hiker, amateur nature photographer, wannabe birder
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Maddie is querying! @maddieparkerbooks.bsky.social Author. MFA. Book Reviewer. She/Her. Querying IN THE NAME OF YOU (80K YA Romance)
Only interested in romance novels, equal rights, and sweet tea.
#booksky #writersky
@karinbiggswrites.bsky.social @karinbiggswrites.bsky.social ✍🏻 mystery & romance & a dash of sci-fi 🚀
Midwest Millennial Mom
Biggs = pen name
https://karinbiggswrites.wixsite.com/website
Kristen M. Kareem 🍉 ☮️ @kristenmkareem.bsky.social ✍🏻 Writer 📚@HighlightsFound Scholarship Recipient (‘24) & Highlights Muslim Storyteller ('23) & We Need Kidlit Now Winner (‘24) 🧕🏻🍉 Muslim 👩🏫 Educator 🛶 MN girl 🏃♀️Runner 💗 Wife and Mama to three ✨ Writings here: https://linktr.ee/Sagasofsabr
Amber @theprimrosecorner.bsky.social ✏️Illustrator, 🎨 Artist, 🖋Stationery Addict
⭐️ Planner Girl 🇺🇸 Army Wife 📚 Bookish 🤓
Portfolio: http://theprimrosecorner.com
Alicia Meyers @byaliciameyers.bsky.social Author ✏️ | Teacher 🍎 | #SCBWI
DO THE PASTA DANCE [2027]
TIC-ERRIFIC ME [2026] 📚
THE A-TO-Z TEACHING TOOLKIT [2025]
Lover of coffee, carbs, books & Bravo
Kathy Anne Cowie @kathyannecowie.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Graphic Designer. https://www.kathyannecowie.com
Library and Indie bookseller supporter.
@davidw68.bsky.social @davidw68.bsky.social 
MarshmallowBard @marshmallowbard.bsky.social She/Her-Ace-probably some other stuff but we'll figure that out later-Writer-#AmQuerying
Easily distract… @djscribbla.bsky.social Wannabe author, Substacker, business analyst, sports nut, #COYS, old English family (French & Norse roots)
Marlana Antifit @marlanaa.bsky.social Welcome to my creative world! I'm a writer, musician, and artist. MA Studios website coming soon for available works. If you have any questions, please send me a message.
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Deborah W Trotter @deborahwtrotter.bsky.social Book lover, kidlit author, nature embracer. Find me outdoors with a book in beautiful surroundings or at my desk surrounded by papers, pens and stories.
Jenna Wilsey @jennawilsey.bsky.social Doctor of Acupuncture, writer, animal lover, crochet wizard 🏳️🌈
Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile.
Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees.
#SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist
elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
Roberta Gibson @robertagibson.bsky.social Entomologist who caught the writing bug. Muse sends nonfiction picture books for kids #kidlit and mystery short stories for adults.
https://robertagibsonwrites.com
Jennifer Sweeney @storiesbysweeney.bsky.social 📚 Children’s Book Writer & Book Lover
🌴 SCBWI Southern Breeze Member
⭐️ Retired Educator
🥔 Passionate about Potatoes
StoriesBySweeney.com
#PB #SCBWI #kidlit
Marta Serraggiotto | children's book author-illustrator @martaserraggiotto.bsky.social 🧸kidlit author-illustrator | SCBWI member
🎨seeking agency representation
🇮🇹based in Padova, Italy
✏️Kidlit diary on Substack
https://www.martaserraggiotto.com/portfolio-2/
Serena Call @serenacallart.bsky.social Aspiring children's book author and illustrator.
ejoyd.bsky.social @ejoyd.bsky.social Writer. Editor. Lover of dark chocolate. 2026 #KidlitChuckleChallenge HM 2024 #50preciouswords HM #SCBWI #PB #kidlit #travel
Amy Kolb Noyes @acknoyes.bsky.social Artist, author, journalist
@syracuseu broadcast journo alum
@vermontstateu MFA studio arts
#scbwi New England amykolbnoyes.com
Kathryn Powell—Reading Aloud for Life @rynkatt.bsky.social 📕 Picture Book & Songwriter, Connecting with #PB writers, #kidlit & #literacy pros
📚 former #library outreach specialist
#HighlightsFoundation Scholarship recipient—2024
Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom
📝📝📝📝📝
#PictureBookWriters, #SCBWI
@jenm-az.bsky.social @jenm-az.bsky.social 
Ellen L. Ramsey @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social #kidlit, SCBWI, 12x12, book lover, nature lover. A BOOK FOR BEAR (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, 2023) www.ellenlramsey.com
Laura Cooper @cooperl788.bsky.social You can find me at my favorite sunny spot, the kitchen island, where I’m simultaneously cooking up dinner and book ideas. I’m an avid reader, raising 2 kids and 1 rescued house hippo.
joannamcintyre.bsky.social @joannamcintyre.bsky.social Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children.
OUT NOW: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out April 21st!
SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
Mike Freveletti @frevma.bsky.social picture book writer | occasional poet | improviser | intermittent funny man
#picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #PBParty #SCBWI
@abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social Disney fanatic who loves to write. Blog for adults on #caregiving and #grief- www.PixieDustForCaregivers.com. Book in progress. Picture books in my future! Expect whimsy and pictures of cute, clever animals, including my cat! #kidlit #12X12 #ALS 
Allison Garwood @allisongarwood.bsky.social Kidlit writer/illustrator, MFA candidate in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA (2027!). Occasional autobiographical content about transracial family life.
Tamla T. Young @tamlatyoung.bsky.social I write for children. I teach children. I mother 2 children. My debut PB Ready, Set, Mango!🥭 available where books are sold! April 25’ 🥰
#PBRisingStars HM 24’
#12x12 25’
#PBParty HM 25’
JeanneSullivanGuerin @jeancatherine2.bsky.social BFA-Design & Illustration
IG-#jcatpsg #SCBWI
UmbrellaBrands, LLC
Jeanne Sullivan Guerin
Love libraries, arts.
Proud mom.
Irish. Irish-American.
American. Family ties include Boston, MA,
Nova Scotia & Ireland.
Shelbey @shelbeyd.bsky.social Picture book writer. SCBWI member. Runner, puzzler, mom of twin boys. Guacamole is life.
Debbie Moeller @debbiemoellerbooks.bsky.social Author. Eclectic kidlit writer. I write picture books (fiction & nonfiction), leveled readers and early readers. Retired teacher. Eccentric grandma. Beach junkie. SCBWI member. She/her
Audrey Barbakoff is ✨kvelling✨ @barbakoffbooks.bsky.social Picture book author, librarian, educator.
🍼 MAZEL TOES (‘25)
🌔THE SCHLEMIEL KIDS SAVE THE MOON (‘24)
🎃 PUMPKIN SHABBAT (‘28)
Rep: Rebecca Angus @ Howland Literary
http://www.barbakoffbooks.com
Kim Ryan - Middle Grade Fantasy Author & Illustrator 📚✨🎨 @kruss1013.bsky.social MG Fantasy Author of Elvina Wispwhistle Series • Artist • Classically Trained Mezzo-Soprano • Lyricist • Frmr Marketing Exec. • 9/11 Survivor • Believer in Fairies and Magic •🌟🧚🐉
Amazon➡️ https://a.co/d/0fiZla5M
Website➡️ https://elvinawispwhistlebooks.com
Sue Leopold Kid Lit @sueleopold.bsky.social Educator who reads, writes, & creates
SCBWI
2021 #PBChat Mentee
2022 Kids' ChoiceKidlit HM
2023 #50 PreciousWords HM
🌱Garden Girl sowing seeds on the prairie
🚲 Cyclist on a pink Marin Portofina
https://sleopoldblog.wordpress.com
e.g. Julie Danneberg @jdanneberg.bsky.social Retired K-8 teacher and kidlit author of PBs including the Jitter series, biographies and STEAM books for the education market
Susan @sburdorf.bsky.social Member of 12x12 PB Writing Challenge; The Writer’s Sanctuary; Ebony Lynn Mudd’s PB Retreat; published author; collector of socks; herder of cats. Welcome to my world.
Daryl Gottier @dlkgotts.bsky.social Debut picture book SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL, illus. by Gal Weizman, coming from Flashlight Press in Sept. 2026. #kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. www.dlkgottier.com #SCBWI #12x12PB
Hollie Wolverton @holliewolverton.bsky.social Picture book author of THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (7/18/27). Mother. Animal & nature lover. Former & future traveler. Minimalist wannabe. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney. #FirstDraftFriday #SCBWI #12x12- K Keith Harrell @krharrellnw.bsky.social Catholic. Family focused. Picture book writer. Cyclist. Retired aeronautical engineer. Lover of language, the outdoors, residential architecture, and wonder.
Niyati Froind @niyatifroind.bsky.social #kidlit Writer-illustrator - PB
SCBWI Israel-Illustrator Coordinator
member of @midnightinkers collective
www.niyatifroind.com
@nolaamy.bsky.social @nolaamy.bsky.social 
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
Fabienne Doucet, Ph.D. 🇭🇹 @bailabomba.bsky.social polysemic mother scholar writer lover sister daughter dancer dreamer seeker. professor @nyu. executive director @metronyu. #author LOVE IS STILL WINNING/EL AMOR SIEMPRE TRIUNFA. #scbwi #pbauthor
Ana Kelly @anakellyinla.bsky.social 🇳🇮 to FL to CA to FL to...
#PB Writer, Reading Interventionist, Dodger Fan
#SCBWI | #PBParty '25 Finalist | #PBParty '23 Honorable Mention (HM) | #50PreciousWords '25 and '23 HM | #KidLitChuckleChallenge Champ '25- S sarahahirsch.bsky.social @sarahahirsch.bsky.social
Pam Adams @pamadamswrites.bsky.social 
Danielle Anderson @fortheloveofkidlit.bsky.social Freelance editor and aspiring pb author
Lynn Baldwin @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social #kidlit writer/ MY BACKYARD USED TO BE (Tilbury House). Member of SCBWI, 12 x 12PB, Inked Voices. Love to travel, be active outside, speak/study foreign languages.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynnbaldwinwrites
@amandamcintyre.bsky.social @amandamcintyre.bsky.social 
Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social Picture-book author/illustrator. #SCBWI Canada West Co-ARA.
deborahpaquette@shaw.ca
deborahpaquette.com
Raluca Sirbu @raluca1991.bsky.social Children's book author
Chelsea DiCicco @chelseadicicco.bsky.social ADHD GIRL • Kidlit Writer, Blogger & Former Librarian • Author of 🅰︎🅳🅷🅳 🅰︎🅽🅳 🅼🅴 Feature Interview Host • Member of #SCBWI #WriteAcademy #WritingBarn #CourageToCreate PBParty Finalist 2025 www.chelseasworldofbooks.com
@girlscout70294.bsky.social @girlscout70294.bsky.social 
Tisha Blackman @tishablackman.bsky.social Teacher|Wife|Mom|PB Writer. 📚+☕️=❤️
#SCBWI #12x12PB #50PreciousWords HM ‘2025 tishablackmanbooks.com
@rosihollinbeck.bsky.social @rosihollinbeck.bsky.social 
Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social 📚KidLit Author
#SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator
👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025)
🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023)
🚌PAISLEY’S BIG FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Clavis Books, 2027)
picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
Emma Applegarth @emmaapple.bsky.social 🪻Scientist, writer, earth lover. 📝Aspiring #kidlit author. 🌟2025 #PBRisingStars mentee.
Cindy Johnson @cindyjohnson.bsky.social I'm a children's author who wants to bring laughter, joy, love, and maybe a little learning to kids who read my books, like Texas 2X2 pick RUSSELL WRESTLES THE RELATIVES #Aladdin #Simon&Schuster
drydenbks (Emma D Dryden) @drydenbks.bsky.social Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit
Karen Kaufman Orloff @kkorloff.bsky.social I'm a children's author with twelve published titles and one in the works. I'm a member of SCBWI and co-creator of Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley (cwhv).
Caitlin Binder-Markey @cbmwrites.bsky.social Twin mom. PB Writer. Travel junkie. Broadway enthusiast. Collector of all things Wizard of Oz. I #12x12PB I #SCBWI I #50PreciousWords winner 2025- M mbetrus.bsky.social @mbetrus.bsky.social
Stephanie Jackson - seeking rep! @sjwritesforkids.bsky.social Kidlit writer, mostly PB & MG. '26 Honorable Mention, #PBRisingStars! Member SCBWI, The Authors Guild. Mom x4. 12x12 challenge. Words published w/ Cricket magazine, Dirigible Balloon, STEMTuesday.com. Seeking rep. StephanieWritesForKids.com
Melissa Morgenlander @mmorgenlander.bsky.social 📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge
📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer
🎓 Playful PhD
👶👶 Mom to twins
♾️ Autism Advocate
🎶 Musical theatre fan
📍 Brooklyn, NY
https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social Children’s book author | ENOUGH TO SHARE @TielmourPress l Soon: Bushel & Peck Books | #PBParty Finalist ‘25 & ‘23, HM ‘24, l Writementor ‘22 | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #Kidlit #PB
Bodily autonomy, still a thing @boendercarol.bsky.social I really hate describing myself. But I'm glad to be here.
Amanda Fletcher ✨ON SUBMISSION✨ @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
Jenn Gautam (she/her) @jenngautam.bsky.social ✏️Picture book writer
#SCBWI #12x12 #querying
🤓 Nature nerd
🐙 Former sci educator
🏳️🌈Queer
🌳Outdoor parenting inspo on IG @ PuddleParenting.
www.jenngautam.com
📍 Massachusetts
Jennifer Kennedy (she/her) @jenniferkwrites.bsky.social Reader, #kidlit writer, nonprofit communications pro. Passionate about education and equity. #SCBWI member
Catherine Ann Velasco @cat4.bsky.social Children's Book Author of BEHIND THE SCENES OF PRO BASEBALL ⚾️ and BEHIND THE SCENES OF PRO BASKETBALL 🏀.
Assistant Regional Advisor for #SCBWI- IL
Koi Latina Mama
National Parks Super Fan
Children's Library Volunteer Guru
Kathy Jo Watson @kathywatson.bsky.social Kid Lit Writer. Music and theater fanatic. Space Nerd.
Author of MY CITY IS A FORT and featured in BOY MOMS.
#SCBWI
#365PictureBooks
Angel Gantnier @angelgan.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
Shuyi Chiou @shuyichiou.bsky.social Author & illustrator for picture books.
my website: shuyichiou.com
Marietta Apollonio @mariettaa.bsky.social Author-illustrator of:
Wombat And The Family Tree
Jack The Library Cat
Traditional and digital illustration
Rep'd by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
🐴 Equestrian Instructor
🐶 Dog and kid mom
🍰 Dessert lover
📚
https://www.mariettaapollonio.com
@heatherskinner.bsky.social @heatherskinner.bsky.social Querying author, reporter for The Mountain Eagle & Schoharie News, homeschooling mom, SCBWI member, & when I grow up I want to be one of those 70 year olds you find spending their Thursday nights at the roller skating rink rocking out to 90s music!
Michelle Steinberg, M.Ed @michellesteinberg.bsky.social 🙋🏼♀️kidlit author 👩🏼💻 proud Mama Bear 🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” #PitchMe 23 winner #PBParty Honorable Mention 2024- M @monapwriter.bsky.social @monapwriter.bsky.social
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
@martiparhamink.bsky.social @martiparhamink.bsky.social Storyteller of Fact & Fiction, Book & Movie Lover, Artist, An Overall Creative Spirit, #BVM 👊🏾 www.martiink.com
Jenny Reuel @jennyreuel.bsky.social Storytime lady = bringer of joy. Writer of #PB #MG. Highlighting the funny, frustrating, and forgotten.
Rosemary Lynn @rosemarylynnbooks.bsky.social Writer * Reader * Mom of tiny humans and many fur babies 🐾 * Crafter * Baker * Wanderer * Vlogger * [she/they/any] 🏳️🌈 #SCBWI #12x12PB #kidlit 📚https://rosemarylynnbooks.com/links/
@alexis4000.bsky.social @alexis4000.bsky.social