Jean @thejeanmartha.bsky.social Agent/Author/Swamp Witch
Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social Literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (currently closed to queries) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.
www.michellewitteliterary.com
Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social OTIS HAS A BAD DAY (2023)
Mom, Picture Book Author, LCMHC, Coffee Enthusiast, #InkedVoices Member & #PBParty 2025 Finalist!
1/6 of #kidlitzombieweek hosts.
www.rebecca-ensign.com
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social Creator of graphic novels and picture books for kids! ND mom to a PDA kid💪
Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social
🔗 https://cassandrafederman.com/links
📚GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! (Random House, 2025)
📚AQUAMANATEE (DC, 2025)
📚STORY SPINNERS (S&S/Aladdin, 2025)
Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social agent: Marsal Lyon & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author | opinions are my own | she/her
rep: Eva Scalzo
layout: Ana Scribe
Rebecca @rebeccaw04.bsky.social Assistant Agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency 📚| writer 🖊| CPC & Geneseo alumna 💞 | all thoughts and opinions my own 💅
https://linktr.ee/Rebecca_Williamson
Madelyn Knecht ✨🌈 @madelynknecht.bsky.social Writer (Rep: Danai Christopoulou @ The Tobias Literary Agency)
Associate Literary Agent at @StormLiterary
RevPit Board Member
& lover of all things spooky and queer.
She/they
https://madheditorial.com
Keren Dibbens-Wyatt @honeycombhermit.bsky.social Christian contemplative, author, poet, artist. Existing with severe M.E. Seeking rep for a torrent of books and art. Trad pubbed with Paraclete Press, Herald Press, Mogzilla, forthcoming at Signum. Redbud. Views my own. https://www.kerendibbenswyatt.com
m 🌸 @maggiesbooks.bsky.social author of contemporary fiction || 🇨🇦
#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social Hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2026, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @monicafreewoman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kidlit-zombie-week/
Random House Children's Books @randomhousekids.bsky.social 
Mo Willems @mowillems.bsky.social “Always think of your audience, never think for your audience. “
Bethany Hegedus @bethanyhegedus.bsky.social Author. Speaker. Teacher. Writer mama.
The Writing Barn Founder/Creative Director 
Dianne White @diannewrites.bsky.social Picture book author. Poetry lover. Teacher.
linktr.ee/diannewrites
David Bowles @davidbowles.us Writer. Translator. Nahuatlahtoh. Chicano. He/él/yehhua. Pan [💖💛💙]. Representation: Full Circle Literary. Associate Professor at UTRGV. Ca notoca Tlahzotic Mazacnihuitl.
Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ @debbimichiko.bsky.social #kidlit author middle grade, chapter books, picture books | Sansei 🇺🇸🇯🇵 | Highlights Foundation | ☕️🧋| 🐶💜 | Inuyasha, Studio Ghibli | positivity
Available now - A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy book 1)
https://debbimichikoflorence.com
Erin Murphy @agentemurph.bsky.social Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and Aevitas Kids & Illustration. Member AALA. Knitter. Gamer. Cats and dogs. She/Her. Views expressed here are my own. Header photo is my backyard in Maine.
Feather Flores ❄️☕️ @featherfully.bsky.social editor & maker of good trouble • california coastal creature • still workin’ on it 🌱🌈✨
https://featherflores.com/
she/her • kitty art by Carrie Liao 🐾
🩷💜💙
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Lynne Kelly 🐘🐳🐣🐙 @lynnekelly.bsky.social USA Today bestselling children’s author & sign language interpreter, mom of 2 dogs and 1 human
THREE BLUE HEARTS
SONG FOR A WHALE
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS
lynnekellybooks.com
#SCBWI Houston
Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA
www.devpetty.com
KA Holt @kaholt.bsky.social Writer, poet, lavender menace
Kekla Magoon @keklamagoon.bsky.social Writes books, bakes cupcakes, makes pottery, entertains two orange cats. Award-winning author, keynote speaker, unconventional educator. Passionate about literacy, community, diversity, conversation, and social justice. She/Her.
Cynthia Levinson @cylev.bsky.social Kidlit author/presenter specializing in nonfiction and social justice--and now STEM! See more at cynthialevinson.com. Contact me at clevinson@austin.rr.com. Rep’d by EMLA.
Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social children's-YA author, Heartdrum imprint curator, little free library steward, dog mom
Laurie (THE QUEEN OF CHESS) Wallmark @lauriewallmark.bsky.social Award winning children’s book author. (THE QUEEN OF CHESS / GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE / CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER / and more. Repped by Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency. www.lauriewallmark.com
Megan Hoyt @meganhoytwrites.bsky.social Award-winning children’s book author, National Jewish Book Award finalist, repped by Deborah Warren at East West Lit, lover of words, Italy, chocolate, bichons, bluebonnets, horses, and tiny yorkies. Oh, and my husband. 📚 https://www.meganhoyt.net/
Kaitlyn Wells | Buy Under the Clam Moon🌕 @kaitwells.bsky.social Author of
A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE🐶 – a Children’s Book Council pick
UNDER THE CLAM MOON🌕
NATGEO ENCYC of AAHC✊🏿
Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter, covering home office tech
#author #equity #health #kidlit #journalism #SCBWI #pets #productivity #tech
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
Sarah Steinbacher, Ed.D. (she/they) @sarahsteinbacher.bsky.social Disabled nonbinary 🏳️🌈 #kidlit #author | '26 #50PreciousWords 1st place🏆 | https://www.sarahsteinbacher.com/ | Published in Countdown, PaperBound, Little Thoughts Press, Tyger Tyger, Paper Lanterns, The Dirigible Balloon | Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social Author, Law Professor (Duquesne Kline), Founder/Literary Agent,
Raven Quill Literary Agency. #VCFA #SCBWI; #HWA
; #AALA; LAW & AUTHORS: A LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS (UC Press, 2020); OUR DATA, OURSELVES (UC Press, 2022). jlipton.com
Sue Fliess @suefliess.bsky.social Children’s book author of over 50 books, school presenter, freelance writer, decent cook. Travels whenever possible. Rep’d by Unter Agency. www.suefliess.com
Kendall Berdinsky @kenberd.bsky.social literary agent, knitter, survivor enthusiast 
Mike (Michaela) Whatnall @mwhatnall.bsky.social Literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Lover of tea and irrepressible book enthusiast. (they/them, sal: Mx.) Most active on insta! @michaelawhatnall michaelawhatnall.com
Carole Lindstrom @carolelindstrom.bsky.social NYT Bestselling and award winning kidlit author. She/her. Historic RRNation/Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. Rep'd by: Allison Remcheck/Stimola Literary (artwork by Aly McKnight THE GIFT OF THE GREAT BUFFALO/Bloomsbury 2/25
Deke (Dikla) Moulton @dekemoulton.bsky.social kidlit author
Up next: THEY CARVED US TO BE PERFECT summer 27
DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR MONSTER🥈STBA honor book
BENJI ZEB IS A RAVENOUS WEREWOLF
Jocelyn Rish @jocelynrish.com Writer & filmmaker who puts birthday hats on my dogs.
📚 BATTLE OF THE BUTTS (Running Press Kids)
📽️ GRAVE INTENTIONS (Terror Films)
📚 BATTLE OF THE BRAINS (Running Press Kids)
Andrea J. Loney @andreajloney.bsky.social Kidlit author, teacher, dreamer, & giggler 💕💖📚💖💕
Leila Sales @leilasalesbooks.bsky.social Leila Sales suffers for her art. Well, it's not really art. But it's something. And she suffers.
Author, editor, eater of chocolate. My newest book, THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FOUND, is out now!
https://linktr.ee/leilasalesbooks
k. marcus writes #kidlit @kmarcuswrites.bsky.social I’m a children’s book author, love reading, hiking, research, & coffee. I have a dog and two cats or maybe they have me, idk.
https://linktr.ee/kmarcuswrites?fbclid=PAAaa78-5lvHAPCDm_gezi3LpTJkd7ErTo1OJ2WuzkHVN1BgnYS6Yq1-46i-8_aem_AY98e1ATTl71cZU_2RO4epi
Nancy Churnin @nchurnin.bsky.social National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Honor & Notables, South Asia Book Award, Junior Library Guild, starred reviews, Red Fox Literary "No act of kindness...is ever wasted."--Aesop
nancychurnin.com
Ann McCallum Staats @annmsbooks.bsky.social Writer, thinker, curious about the world
Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social Creator of 87 books for readers of all ages including the children's books, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story," "Sparkle Boy," "The Babka Sisters," and "Heather Has Two Mommies" and the poetry collections for adults, "I Carry My Mother" and "I Wish My Father."
Carrie Jones @carriejonesbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling novelist. Editor. Podcaster. Journalist. Manatee obsessed. Human. Journalist. Founder of the Bar Harbor Story. Mainer. Here are my happy little links:
linktr.ee/carriejonesbooks
Cate Berry @cateberryauthor.bsky.social Kidlit author of multi award-winning books, adventurer, flips a mean pancake. VCFA grad, SCORCH HEDGEHOG OF DOOM! (Latest) repped by Wendi Gu www.cateberry.com
Jennifer Chen Tran @jenchentran.bsky.social Literary agent at Glass Literary Management. Former art major, publishing attorney, cheese lover, aspiring humorist. 
Kristin Ostby @kristinostby.bsky.social Literary agent at Salky Literary Management. kristinostby.com
Anne Wynter @annewynter.bsky.social Writing books. Reading books.
Liz Garton Scanlon @lizgardensalad.bsky.social Poems, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
Bryan Patrick Avery @bryanpatrickavery.bsky.social Award-winning poet and author of more than 20 books for children.
MILO GRAY’S IMAGINATION ADVENTURES (Picture Window Press)
MR. GRIZLEY'S CLASS (Picture Window Books)
BLACK MEN IN SCIENCE (Rockridge Press)
Hannah Barnaby @hannahbarnaby.bsky.social Children’s book author repped by Wernick & Pratt. 2013 Morris Award finalist. Happily tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Tammi Sauer @tammisauer.bsky.social Children’s picture book author repped by Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
tammisauer.com
Ameerah Holliday @msholliday93.bsky.social Someone once told me ‘the grass is much greener on the other side.’
Opinions are mine I Dancer | Poetess | Revolution | Agent - Serendipity Lit
Susan Campbell Bartoletti @susanbartoletti.bsky.social 
Charlotte Wenger @charlottewenger.com she/her | 📚 literary agent with Prospect Agency repping kidlit authors and illustrators | toddler mom | Greater Boston Area | opinions mine
🌻
www.charlottewenger.com
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/charlotte-wenger
Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe.bsky.social I write books for children. I give workshops at schools. I teach grown-ups how to write for kids. #kidlit #reading #writing
Debra Kempf Shumaker @debrakshumaker.bsky.social Children's Writer. Avid Reader. Repped by James McGowan & Sophie Sheumaker, BookEnds Literary. Member of @steamteambooks.bsky.social & @kl4gm.bsky.social.
Katy Tanis @katytanis.bsky.social Illustrator, Children's Book Author, Explorer, Lemur Lover, Rollersport Enthusiast, Textile Designer, ADHD.
📘*🦉🦉 Love Under the Stars
📘*🐧🐧 Edward & Annie
📘*🦁🦁 Love in the Wild
Repped by @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Portfolio: https://www.daughterearth.com
Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social What Do People Do at the Science Museum (illus Qin Leng, 8.26)
Bathtime for Snow Monkeys (illus Yas Imamura,10.26)
Profile pic by Yas Imamura
Prettyokmaggie.com
Janae Marks @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of middle grade books. Latest release: A SPLIT SECOND.✨💜 janaemarks.com
Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 80+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
www.katemessner.com
Ana Siqueira @asiqueira.bsky.social teacher, author, abuela and vovó. Kids are my life. 🇧🇷🇨🇺🇺🇸🍮
Carrie Tillotson @carrietillotson.bsky.social Children's author of PEE REX (Fall 2027),
ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE,
B IS FOR BANANAS, &
COUNTING TO BANANAS,
with more to come!
Once-a- biostatistician, always runner/ice cream lover.
https://linktr.ee/carrietillotson
Jes Trudel 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @jestrudel.bsky.social Literary agent with The Rights Factory. Founder of WritingCommunity.ca. CLOSED TO QUERIES.
Colleen Paeff @colleenpaeff.bsky.social Rhymes with laugh | Sibert Honor author of THE GREAT STINK | Next up: FIREFLY SONG 6/25 and RAINBOW TRUCK 3/26 | School visits are my favorite! | Los Angeles, CA
www.colleenpaeff.com
Agent: @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
Sara Fajardo @safajarwrites.bsky.social Dual immersion teacher and author I Crack Goes the Cascarón '25 I Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa '25 I A Tanta Wawa for Abuelo '26
Repped by Nicole Geiger-Full Circle Literary
#LatinxPitch Co-founder
she/Ella
www.sarafajardowrites.com
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.
Craft + Community + Connections = a Thriving Literary Life!
SteelWorks Literary @steelworksliterary.bsky.social Founded by Lori Steel, SteelWorks Literary represents authors, illustrators, and graphic novelists for the children's and YA markets, and beyond.
https://steelworksliterary.com
https://QueryManager.com/LoriSteel
Julie Romeis Sanders @juliebookagent.bsky.social Literary Agent. Horse girl, dog mom, taxi parent, and guacamole lover. Building a community of storytelling, collaboration, and connection.
Charlotte Sullivan Wild (she) 🏳️🌈♿ @cswild.bsky.social 📚 Picture books!
💜 LOVE, VIOLET (Chua FSG)
🍎 THE AMAZING IDEA OF YOU (Lundquist, Bloomsbury)
✏️ former educator, bookseller, SCBWI RA
🌈2LGBTQIAP+ she/her
♿ ME/CFS
🌿 www.CharlotteSWild.com 🌿
📚 Repped by www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/analia
analía cabello @analiacabello.bsky.social ✨📚🏳️🌈| backyard gardener🌻| associate literary agent @ ABLA |
Unhinged Pitch Event @unhingedpit.bsky.social #UnhingedPit - where there are no rules other than nothing conventional! || hosted by @jeneedutary and @thewriterjo Next event allusively planned.
questpit || next event: NOV 4th @questpit.bsky.social #questpit is a writers hype event that welcomes industry participation || any stage of your wip can be pitched || run by @leonahwrites.bsky.social and @minaareis.bsky.social
https://questpit.carrd.co
#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org The big pitch event for small presses and authors. Next event: January 2027. Hosts: @millieabecassis.com, @florencechien.com, and @morkalmarrh.bsky.social. Posts by Millie.
🌐 smallpitch.org
💬 discord.gg/xHVztad5ee
QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social Pitch event for 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and their stories. Next event is July 1st, 2026!
Hosted by: @nicolemtota @mjbowman @ntlovich @lucywrites and @andreamariana89
#SEAsianPit @seasianpit.bsky.social #SEAsianPit is an annual pitch event for self-identifying Southeast Asian writers & illustrators everywhere.
🔗 seasianpit.carrd.co
#ShortPit (hibernating) @shortpit.bsky.social A community pitching event for short stories! By authors, for authors, for fun, for vibes. Run by @hannahhzhangg.bsky.social and @thevalrobles.bsky.social !!
#PitchDis @pitchdis.com An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors.
2026 Pitch Dates - September 8-10.
Visit the official site www.pitchdis.com
Hosted by @despinakarras.com
Logo and banner by @mxcarmilla.bsky.social
✨#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/
#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
#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
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/
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!
Wolfe 🪳 @wolfehorror.itch.io He/They || Horror & Erotica author || 🕊🪦 || 🚫 18+ only || 🏳️⚧️ || Chronically Ill 🤙🛹
https://linktr.ee/wolfehorror
ROTGUTVERSE COVERS BY @heavenlyystar.bsky.social
CO-EIC of COZY LIBRARY PRESS & MONSTER MANOR ADMIN
🇩🇰
Cheer Pit @cheerpitx.bsky.social Cheer Pit is a pitch event for authors held on December 9 focused on spreading holiday cheer. Established 2024 by @cjtruwriter.bsky.social
#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
next event Sept 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
More #DVpit info: https://dvpit.carrd.co/
sign up for our updates newsletter: https://dvpit.substack.com/subscribe?params=%5Bobject%20Object%5D
Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social 📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 
#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
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/
Pop Up Pit @popuppit.bsky.social Pitch event focused on uplifting completed manuscripts for agents & editors to find!
co-run by @akatepockett.bsky.social and @fitzthestory.bsky.social
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social A BlueSky exclusive storytelling hype/pitch event designed for storytellers to uplift and encourage one another and connect with industry professionals. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage they are in. (https://bluepit.carrd.co/)
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.
Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
Vault Comics @thevaultcomics.bsky.social Publishing the very best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror comics.
Jennifer Azantian @jenazantian.bsky.social Founder and Literary Agent at Azantian Literary Agency. Mom to humans and pups. Occasional sharer of TMI. Queer. ND. First-gen Armenian (she/her)
Kids Comics Unite @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social Hello! We are Kids Comics Unite, an online organization offering career development for comics creators in children’s publishing 🦊✏️
Join our ever-growing community today!
kidscomicsunite.com 🦊 linktr.ee/kidscomicsunite
kidlitchat @kidlitchat.bsky.social #kidlitchat happens every Tuesday night at 9E/6P, co-hosted by @bonnieadamson.com and @gregpincus.bsky.social. The topic is posted here as each chat begins, as well as any important chat news.
Banner art by Brian Kirby: @boringstorybook.com
Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com Comic book, film, TV, games, and collectibles news, and info, providing coverage in entertainment news since 2009 at bleedingcool.com.