Michelle Barker @michellebark.bsky.social Senior #editor at DarlingAxe.com. Award-winning #author, Ironman #triathlete. michellebarker.ca
Libro.fm @libro.fm 🎧 The audiobook company that shares profits with independent bookshops
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org A better way to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores ☀️📚
https://bookshop.org/
Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com Novel development & editing services. Our editors are industry experts and award-winning writers. Take your manuscript to the next level.
DarlingAxe.com
Lini S. Kadaba @liniskadaba.bsky.social Author. Debut novel "Leftovers After Life,” May 2026. Find it at http://Bookshop.org or Amazon.
Journalist. LSK’s Write 4 You, LLC.
http://Facebook.com/LiniSKadaba
www.LiniSKadaba.com
Sonja Thomas @bysonjathomas.bsky.social Kidlit author | she/her | bysonjathomas.com
📗 Olive Blackwood Takes Action!
📙 Sir Fig Newton & the Science of Persistence
mina 🦋 @minaareis.bsky.social writer | @questpit.bsky.social host
leona has an agent✨🦋 @leonahwrites.bsky.social ✨🌿
fantasy & horror writer | @questpit.bsky.social host | hydrate, be kind | rep: Morgan Hughes at Fineprint Lit
Ron Charles @roncharles.bsky.social I write about books at https://roncharles.substack.com/
Moniza Hossain @monizahossain.bsky.social Writes books for kids, repped by Triada US
RITU IN THE SUN (Random House Children’s, 2026)
STREET PUPPY, MASJID CAT (Little Bee Books, 2025)
THE FEAR FACTORY (Holiday House, 2026)
monizahossain.com
Erin Jori is querying @erinjori.bsky.social Writer, Chicagoan, coffee addict. Member of Sisters in Crime. linktr.ee/erinjori
@wonderlandbookss.bsky.social @wonderlandbookss.bsky.social 
WomenWriters @womenwriters.bsky.social www.booksbywomen.org
Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social Supporting and promoting #WomenWriters. On insta at womenwritersnetwork and Twitter (X) @womenwritersnet.
Brown Bag Lit @brownbaglit.bsky.social An online writing community with classes, events and more with @shastagrant.bsky.social and @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social
https://www.brownbaglit.com
Chloe Yelena Miller @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social Writer & Writing Teacher in Washington, D.C.
Co-founder of @brownbaglit.bsky.social
Author of Perforated ('26) and Viable ('21) from Lily Poetry Review Books
#PlaylistPitch @playlistpitch.bsky.social #PlaylistPitch a literary pitch event
Authors and illustrators pitch
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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
next event Sept 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
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#YouDeservepIt @youdeservepit.bsky.social A hype pitch event for writers that fosters community, connection, and most of all—empowerment. Next Event: January 23rd on X and January 24th on 🦋 | Hosted by @drenderturmaud
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles
Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social Data-Driven Insights for Writers and Publishers.
https://writestats.com/
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
#PitBLK @pitblk.bsky.social #PitBLK: An online literary pitch event to amplify and celebrate Black Writers.
🎨 By: @hallieclaire_w
Website: pitchpitblk.com
Jocelyne Gregory @jocelynegregory.bsky.social Graduate of The Writer's Studio @SFU and MFA in Creative Writing @UBC. Works in Brave New Girls, Speculation Publications, Zooscape.
Writer, teacher, editor. I like soup.
Host/Creator of #MiseryPit
My website: https://jgregoryauthor.wordpress.com/
Your Story Match @dreamverseland.com Helping stories meet the readers they’re meant for.
A calm discovery space for authors who value alignment over noise.
List your book → https://unread.cloud
Cynthia Swanson @cynswanauthor.bsky.social Author & editor: Anyone But Her, The Glass Forest, The Bookseller, Denver Noir. Forthcoming: This Isn't New. Developmental editor, content editor, ghostwriter. Reader, walker, hiker, skier, urban farmer. Blue to the core.
https://linktr.ee/cynthiaswanson
Joanna Garbutt @joannagarbutt.bsky.social Writer and Editor. PhD in Applied Linguistics. Published in Fictive Dream, Orange Blossom Review, Literary Mama, Porridge, The Phare, amongst others. Associate Editor with Short Fiction and Audio Editor for This Mama is Lit!
Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social Best-Selling Author, UNSPOKEN #historicalfiction
and VACANCY #womensfiction, in The Dust Series.
Read, write, blog. Aim, frame, click.
Subscribe to Pairings: https://www.jannalexander.com/subscribe
Visit https://JannAlexander.com
GhostPit @ghostpit.bsky.social A pitch event on Bsky & X. Brought to you by @crystalbauthor.bsky.social and @rebleighauthor.bsky.social. The upcoming date is October 30, 2026. Summerween Kickoff Question and activity week is July 5 - 11
M.B. Henry @mbhenry1985.bsky.social Writer, reader, and cat lover. Also a spoiled wife.
Lexi Harris @likecranes.bsky.social 
Lisa Piazza @lmpiazza.bsky.social oakland writer/teacher/mother/reader
Go4Know @go4know.com 🔥 Blog by Dariusz Majgier. AI, fun facts, science & brilliant ideas:
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🔥 Get prompts, art styles & tutorials. Learn how to create ChatGPT & Midjourney images!
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Cupit @cupitch.bsky.social A pitch event for romance of all sorts on bsky & X. #Cupit is hosted by @CrystalBAuthor.bsky.social.
We will see you February 14, 2026!
Path2pub (Path To Publication) @path2pub.bsky.social Path To Publication: From The Querying Trenches To The Shelves. We’re writers sharing our publication journey along with tips & lessons! #P2Ppit hosts.
🔗 https://path2pub.wordpress.com/
marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social "What say you, Mari? For you are a young lady of deep reflection, I know, and read great books and make extracts." -Jane Austen-ish.
https://linktr.ee/mynameismarines
PosterPit @posterpitevent.bsky.social A literary pitch event for all manuscripts in the form of movie posters, hosted by @myleejmiller.bsky.social and others.
https://posterpitevent.com/
Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social Reader/Writer/Teacher. Author of QUIET AMERICANS: STORIES & BIRTHRIGHT: POEMS. Focusing (mostly) on matters bookish and/or #Jewish. linktr.ee/erikadreifus
Nikki Lyssy @blindnikki.bsky.social PhD student at Texas Tech English. Essayist and YA writer.
Michael Chorost @michaelchorost.bsky.social Author of REBUILT and WORLD WIDE MIND. Refreshingly deaf, with bilateral cochlear implants. Democratic GOTV activist for 3 years. Seeking agent for sf novel about communication with aliens.
Kat Lewis @katjolewis.bsky.social I write books and video games 🎮 | GOOD PEOPLE forthcoming from Simon & Schuster (2026) | Writing Craft Lessons on Substack | Rep: Robin Rue @ Writers House | Views = my own | she/her
Write Query Hook @writequeryhook.bsky.social Find the right agents. Fast. Purpose driven tools to help writers out of the query trenches and onto agent client lists. Your agent is calling - try it free: www.writequeryhook.com/
Bold Quill Studio @boldquillstudio.bsky.social Editor & Founder of Bold Quill Studio.
✦ Helping you write, query & get published.
✦ Join my BQS ClubHouse for free weekly tools (Notion templates, plotting worksheets, and submission checklists). #WritingCommunity #WritingTips
go.boldquillstudio.com/gObS
Wendy Tokunaga @wendytokunaga.bsky.social Writer; Editor; Teacher @ Stanford's Novel Writing Certificate Program; Latest novel: BRENDA BARKER'S NEXT CHAPTER; MFA from USF; Member in good standing at too many wine clubs.
WendyTokunaga.com
Jax Devora (is writing) @jaxdevora.bsky.social Any pronoun + ace/bi. Fantasy writer toying with worlds. Nerds out about FFXIV, media history, lost media, and bees. Owner of @beenjaminatlarge.bsky.social, writing partner and bee at large.
Free stories and monthly updates: https://jaxdevora.beehiiv.com
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social #WIPSnips is a daily writing share tag est. Sept ‘23
Share a snippet from your work using the word, a synonym, a variation or ✨vibes✨
Be kind & supportive!
Author Hype Event: #WSPit Date: Feb 24, 2027
Hosted by: @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social
WIPPIT @wippit.bsky.social A hype pitch event for ONLY work in progress lit on Bsky & X. Brought to you by @CrystalBAuthor.bsky.social. Upcoming date is May 23, 2027 & 2028. May is also wippit writing challenge prep month and challenge month is in June.
https://wippitch.weebly.com/
KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social KidLitGN is an annual pitch event for writers and illustrators of middle grade and younger graphic novels. The pitch event starts on the first Wednesday of October each year you can find us at kidlitgn.com.
#MiseryPit @miserypit.bsky.social #MiseryPit - A pitch event focusing on Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime for the #writingcommunity and #Booksky authors. Hosted by @jocelynegregory.bsky.social
Next event: February 1st, 2026
Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social Bram Stoker Award–winning author | MFA, PhD English(c) | SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME, Sept 29 | Rep-Lane Heymont | cynthiapelayo.com
Ali Lake @lakeliterary.bsky.social 
Alicia Elliott @wordsandguitar.bsky.social Mohawk from Six Nations. Writer and Editor. Pro wrestling and makeup enthusiast. Horror and nail polish fanatic. She/her. Lit agent: Ron Eckel Speaking agent: rob AT transatlanticagency.com. AND THEN SHE FELL. A MIND SPREAD OUT ON THE GROUND. 
Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at StoryStudio Chicago. Trying to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You should, too.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com
https://rebeccamakkai.com
The Writer's Center @thewriterscenter.bsky.social Writing workshops and free events for writers since 1976! In-person and online! 
Karin Gillespie @karingillespie.bsky.social Novelist. Pitch Your Novel Substack
#JoyPit Pitch Event @joypit.bsky.social Pitch event for light hearted feel-good books #JoyPit | Official Date - June 6, 2024 | Founded by @amsahubooks.bsky.social - joypitch.wordpress.com
Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social USA Today, Sunday Times, Indie bestselling author!
I write badass lesbians and talk publishing.
https://rebeccathorne.net/links/
Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027!
https://www.jonathanedwarddurham.com
https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com
Anna Sproul-Latimer @annasplat.bsky.social Founding Partner, Neon Literary. Get in, loser, we're making it art. www.neonliterary.com
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com.
She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
Katrina Spillman @katrinaspillman.bsky.social Debut YA Sci-fi author. Watch for Promise The Sky, coming out April 2027 with Ooligan Press.
Check me out at katrinaspillman.com.
Scribo, disco, memini. 
TogetherWeWrite @pamelabennett.bsky.social Identical twins Pamela Bennett and Janet Jones, Authors of TWINLESS. Learn more at https://together-we-write.com #writing #novels #amwriting
Mylee J. Miller | SFF Author | ✨Updates Only✨ @myleejmiller.bsky.social Fantasy Author
HEART OF BONE (Crooked Lane & Simon Maverick, 9 March 2027)
#PosterPit Creator
Editor & Podcast Host
Book Competition Judge
Seeking new rep!
Website: https://myleejmiller.com/
Sarah Henrik (Sara Read) Author @sarareadauthor.bsky.social Compassionate misanthrope. A little unfiltered. Join me for gory details of the creative-process. Writer, mom, nurse, runner. (Was Sara Read—still am in my other life.)
Secret Life of Books Podcast @slobpodcast.bsky.social Every book has two stories.
The one it tells, and the one it hides.
Welcome to a classic books podcast with Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole MBE.
NewPages @newpages.bsky.social NewPages.com is your best guide to literary magazines, indie publishing, university presses, creative writing programs, writing and literary events, writing contests and submissions, independent bookstores, and more.
#indiebookstores #litmags #booksky
Laura Leffler @lauraleffler.bsky.social Author & bookworm 🐛
The Black List @theblcklst.bsky.social The Black List connects writers, filmmakers, and storytelling industry professionals around the globe.
https://campsite.bio/theblcklst
Powell's Books @powells.bsky.social The legendary independent bookstore.
Portland, OR | est. 1971
The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics.
Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
Melisa Quigley @mquigley1963.bsky.social No Direct Messages. Happily married. My award-winning debut novel, The Complexities of Love, poetry novel, Bereft, and Let's Write a Six-Word Story or a Poem are out now. linktr.ee/MQuigley1963
Laura Frost - Suspense Author @lfrostwrites.bsky.social Wildlife Biologist turned Thriller Writer | Swamps, forests, typewriters, cookies | Unpaid baker. Adventurer.
📚 Award-winning Suspense - SEEKING SASHA
laurafrostwrites.com
Gillian Flynn @gillianflynn.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/thegillianflynn
Ellen Wiles @ellenwiles.bsky.social writer, sound artist, academic etc
✨new novel! THE UNEXPECTED✨
Caitlin Gorman @caitlinjgorman.bsky.social Writer, teacher, over-thinker. I spend a lot of time pondering and writing about the personal politics of parenting and partnering. 
Alicia Litamp @litamp.bsky.social Sharing excellent art, poetry, and literature. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #ArtCommunity #WeFollowBack
MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social Remarkable artwork, fiction, and poetry.
MoonLitGetaway.com
Dianna Duddy @ddwrites.bsky.social Fiction Author
Adult Debut Psychological Suspense
All the Imaginary Things- 2027
Rowan Prose Publishing
Now Querying: YA debut Where August Ends
diannaduddy.com
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234081732
D’Ann @dndrennan.bsky.social Author.Yogi.Wife.GoodMama.BadPickleballer.Kinkeeper.Viagro.
Ellen Drennan Elder @ellenelder-poet.bsky.social Poet & English instructor.
Here I am yet in another virtual realm.
*Longing for real blue skies.*
Poetry editor at <Literary Mama>.
PhD UWM; MA Miami U; BA Chicago.
Dina L. Relles @dinalrelles.bsky.social writer • editor • road-tripper
dinarelles.com
Camohrwriter @camohrwriter.bsky.social Research-based writing. Views are my own.
Ava Love Hanna @avalovehanna.bsky.social Comedy writer, playwright, podcast/audio drama creator. Continually amazed by how often I'm mistaken for a real grown-up.
Artistic Director at @storiesfound.com
Won’t touch grass. Will play Yakuza and Fallout 76.
GT - XBOX/PS5: RobotsControlMe
Lisa Katzenberger @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social Mom of twins
#KidLit Author of:
A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY
CROC & GATOR: Swamp Ranger School
I CAN DO IT EVEN IF I'M SCARED
IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD
IT WILL BE OK
#12x12PB #Insulin4All #T1Dmom
https://linktr.ee/lisakatzenberger
Devin Kate Pope @devinkatepope.bsky.social Arizona writer with a weekly newsletter about work, food, and climate🍊 https://open.substack.com/pub/devinkpope?r=g9rm&utm_medium=ios
Colleen Kearney Rich @ckrich.bsky.social 
Kristen Mulrooney @kristenmulrooney.bsky.social 
Erin Lunde @erinlunde.bsky.social writes fiction & cnf & horror & essays
Jenny Bartoy @jennybartoy.bsky.social Writer & Editor | NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT (Catapult, 2026) | Author profiles, interviews & book reviews | Developmental editing & manuscript critique | PNW lefty
Tracy Stewart Author & Unconventional Writing Mentor @tracystewartauthor.bsky.social Writes: Suspense/Thriller/Mystery
* The Glass Key Trilogy * Lives on a Train series *
Published: Spellbound Books
Works: FreshlyPress
Lives: France
https://freshlypress.com/home
Amy Hudock @amyelizabeth22.bsky.social Writes. Teaches. Reads. Rides her horse. Loves words and the smell of hay. Pronouns: she/her/hers.
Deesha Philyaw @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social Author of THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN (on sale 9.29.2026; pre-order: https://bit.ly/firstladyfreeman) and THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES.
Elizabeth Newdom @elinewdom.bsky.social Editor for Literary Mama, writer, professor
Suzanne Kamata @shikokusue.bsky.social Author of CINNAMON BEACH and RIVER OF DOLLS AND OTHER STORIES. Associate Professor. Cat mom. Poor housekeeper. American permanent resident of Japan.
Rudri Bhatt Patel @rudribhattpatel.bsky.social Attorney turned Writer, Editor and Educator
Co-Founder and Editor of The Sunlight Press
Find out more at https://rudribhattpatel.com/
Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social Author, mother, teacher, editor, coach. Passionate about helping women write the stories they need to write. Books: READY FOR AIR, USE YOUR WORDS, SILENT RUNNING. Currently writing romcom. https://katehopper.com; open.substack.com/pub/katehopper