Cathy Cole (Dumigan) @cathycole.bsky.social #AS/#BreastCancer survivor/Prize-winning #shortstory writer, #novelist, and - surprising even herself - a Pushcart Nominated #poet. Represented by @katiefulf.bsky.social Bell Lomax Moreton
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Sue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social Derry Girls meets mother in Young Sheldon. Writer. Peace worker. Guard Your Heart. Truth Be Told. Is it Friday yet?
Bernie McGill @berniemcgill.bsky.social Writer. Writing Fellow with Royal Literary Fund. Mentor at Irish Writers' Centre. Rep'd by Aitken Alexander. Winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Prize for This Train is For, available at https://noalibis.com/product/this-train-is-for-signed-paperback-edition/
Martina Devlin @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social Book lover, novelist, reader, newspaper columnist, occasional lecturer in literature, Irish www.martinadevlin.ie
Colourpoint Books @colourpointbooks.bsky.social Northern Ireland publisher of non-fiction specialising in history, biography, memoir, contemporary and topical interests. Also provides distribution services.
Alison Barrow @alisonbarrow.bsky.social Book cheerleader, Bookshop fan, Reader. Often on book tour. UK publishing PR and events 📚 Penguin Random House 🐧
Ruth Hunter @bookhunter77.bsky.social I work for the Booksellers Association and am editor of Booktime magazine.
Laura Pearson @laurapauthor.bsky.social Author, mum, feminist, reader of proofs. Agent: Jo Williamson Publisher: Boldwood Books
Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Leading support and development organisation for writers in Ireland. Programmes | Resources | Courses | Events | #InternationalDebutNovelCompetition 📚
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Home of Thorsons, Mudlark and Element imprints
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Kate Hitchings @katehit.bsky.social Year 4 teacher, love reading, here mainly for the book chat!
Gecko Press @geckopress.bsky.social An independent publisher of internationally award-winning curiously good children's books from around the world.
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
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Melissa Whiter Boyer @melissawhiteboyer.bsky.social Writer. Entrepreneur. Rare disease advocate. Cancer survivor. Mom of three.
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Deborah Bradbury @dbradburybooks.bsky.social Award-winning children’s author
Former primary teacher & voiceover artist
Helping little minds learn, laugh & imagine
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Claire Hubbard @emseeitch.bsky.social Scottish illustrator, designer and comics creator based in Leeds
She/Her
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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social 🎧Twice-weekly podcast episodes with authors & book lovers
📚Book reviews & recommendations
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Probably snuggled up somewhere with a cat on my lap and a book in hand...
Phil Corbett @squidlingking.bsky.social Author, illustrator, comics & that.
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Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social Senior Publicity Manager at Nosy Crow (views my own). General lover of books, cats, tea and Gilmore Girls.
Sue H Cunningham #Neverlast⌛is out now! @suehcunningham.bsky.social Writing YA. Vaguely incompetent around social media.
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2026 Reading Challenge: 77/150 📚
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Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out @shelleyrae.bsky.social Mostly I’m about #bookish stuff http://www.bookdout.wordpress.com
but have eclectic interests so you can expect the occasional diversion
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Becka Mason @becmason26.bsky.social Senior Publicity Manager at Nosy Crow
Can be found reading, drinking cherry coke or eating garlic bread in spots around London (sometimes all three)
Endpapers @endpapers.bsky.social Sharing and celebrating the endpapers of children’s literature.
Thiago de Moraes @tibolota.bsky.social A waste of ink and paper. Making books and comics.
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Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyone’s talking about 📚✨
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Danni📚 @forbookssake.bsky.social • Book Blogger ✒ • Portrait Artist ✏️ • Thriller/Horror/True Crime junkie 🖤 • Rugby fan 🏉 • Harlequins supporter🃏 •
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Alex Cotter @alexcotter.bsky.social Writer, editor, procastinator
ICE DANCER out 2025 with Nosy Crow⛸
Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing for Young People
Editor at Golden Egg Academy
Agent: Kate Shaw- I Iqbal Hussain @ihussainwriter.bsky.social Debut adult novel “Northern Boy” came out June 2024 (ABBA, Bollywood, cobbles) - rep Robert Caskie | working on debut children’s MG novel - rep Lucy Irvine @pfd | child of the 70s/80s
Sifa E. Poulton @sifaelizabethreads.bsky.social Book blogger, nuclear physics PhD student, SFF author, Christian, autistic, acespec, she/her
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HarperKids @harperkids.bsky.social We're here to help parents, teachers, and librarians discover great reads for kids, from picture books to middle grade!
Carole Bromley @carolebromley.bsky.social York-based poet writing for both adults and children
Sue Hardy-Dawson @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social 💙Award winning&CLiPPAshortlist, Dyslexic, Poet/illustrator, picture book writer Moon Child #Hachette #WhereZebrasGo @OtterBarryBooks
If I Were Other Than Myself #Troika
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Cathy J @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social Gardener 🌱 | Avid reader | Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 Judge | John Buchan fan | Book blogger always ready for the next chapter... 💙📚
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BBNYA @bbnya.bsky.social The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award
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Stephen Daly 🏳️🌈 @thatstephendaly.bsky.social YA Writer, photographer, producer
The Last Death Poet - April 2026
Repped by Silvia Molteni at PFD
The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social Children’s Independent Bookshop in Salisbury. Open 9:30-4 Mon-Fri 9:30-5 Sat 11-3 Sun. Visit our website https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/online-shop/
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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social Picture Book Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, SNOW DAY WITH DADDY '28 Christy Ottaviano Books / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
Melissa @melissacreate23.bsky.social Passionate about children's books and nurturing reading for pleasure. Especially in primary schools. Love time outdoors and protecting local trees. Was carer of someone with multuole chronic illnesses.
Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social The online store supporting independent bookshops 📚 Certified B Corp | Carbon Neutral Delivery 📚 5 star Trustpilot rating.
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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
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ashleylaffin @ashleylaffin.bsky.social Debut PB The Balloonimals available now!🎈Wife & mom💗 MFA Grad. Writer. Marketer. SCBWI member & guest blogger April ‘24. Kids’ Choice KidLit Writing Contest HM ‘24📚
Caz 💖💜💙 @wabbits.bsky.social PFP: 2 housebunnies snuggling.
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Librarian, currently in disguise as a registrar. Hooman staff to 2 housebunnies. Knitter. Fan of DragRace, Strictly, GBBO & living in Scotland. 🏴 Estou aprendendo português! 🇵🇹🇧🇷
#AdoptDontShop | #BWithTheT | #BLM
Laura Greenfield @lauragreenfield.bsky.social Director of the Royal Society of Literature @rsliterature.bsky.social; previously @theUL.bsky.social; Clore Fellow; FRSA. I like books, libraries, culture and cake.
Reconnecting Rainbows Press @reconnectingrainbo.ws 🌈 Amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices through authentic storytelling.
📚 Poetry. History. Fiction. Children’s books. Emerging talent.
💡 Building community, connection, resistance and resilience.
www.reconnectingrainbows.co.uk
www.bookstodon.com/@reconnectpress
Louise Gooding @louisegooding.bsky.social Neurodivergent Kidlit writer fuelled by coffee and sugar, and F/T youth worker at Break Charity 🙌.
Also, the very recently made captain of Dragon’s Fury, the women’s buhurt team in Norwich😅
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Ruth Millington @ruthmillington.bsky.social Art writing, curating & consulting. Author of MUSE (Vintage, 2022) and This Book Will Make You An Artist (Nosy Crow, 2024).
Laura Henry-Allain @laurahallain.bsky.social Educationalist, Consultant, Producer, Storyteller: The inspiration behind JoJo and Gran Gran, Daddio & Co, My Skin, Your Skin, etc
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social Empowering authors since 1884. The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. #societyofauthors #humanauthored
ALCS @alcs.co.uk We're the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society. Nobody else in the world does exactly what we do. We've been championing writers and making sure they get paid for secondary uses of their work since 1977
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Julia Blackburn @juliathumwrites.bsky.social Writer of childrens’ stories inspired by the magic of nature. The May Day Chorus = #2 in The Songbird Choir Series out now!🦅 🪶🐦.
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social We’re the national library of the UK.
A Pocketful Of Books @apocketfulofbooks.bsky.social Monthly kids book subscription, bringing books to life with tailor-made activities. Book chat, and book recs 💙📚 #BookSky #kidsbooks #childrensbooks
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Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social Founder of Call of the Page, and Pan Haiku Review
https://www.callofthepage.org
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
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
Jonathan Sellars @jsellarslieshere.bsky.social Award entering children’s author and poet. Lover of chocolate milkshakes. Searching for a word that rhymes with Jonathan.
Author of Polly Plum: Brave Adventurer and Listen To Your Vegetables.
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The Comic Curator @comiccurator.bsky.social Born of a random ’90s accident.
Ruined by Spider-Man.
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Kirsten Allen (@kidsstoryworld) @kidsstoryworld.bsky.social Helping families & carers find books children love 📚
Reviews, book battles, story challenges & fun author/illustrator Q&A
#kidlit #family #parentlife
kidsstoryworld.org
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Wendy Davis @daydreamerdavis.bsky.social 🏆Hachette Children’s Novel Award Winner 2026
👻 MG writer of horror & fantasy #KidLitUK
📚 Book lover
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Troika Books @troikabooks.bsky.social We are a small independent press passionate about publishing poetry, picture books and gripping fiction for children of all ages.
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The Emma Press @theemmapress.bsky.social small press | big dreams
Birmingham-based independent publisher of poetry, children's books, short-form prose and translations.
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Kate Gettings @kategettings.bsky.social Key Account Manager at Oxford Children’s Books - all views my own.
Elena Arévalo Melville @earevalomelville.bsky.social Award winning Latin American author illustrator of children’s books in UK. School visits, libraries, festivals. Professional outsider, migrant, loiterer. she/her
Los Nombres Secretos
Elki is not my dog
Umbrella
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Sharna Jackson @sharnajackson.com Writer of books and games mostly about art, mystery and murder for you and the kids in your life. Lives on a ship in Rotterdam. Used to work in museums and galleries for ages. Miss it. Addicted to Reddit and Beat Saber.
https://www.sharnajackson.com
Maria Motunrayo Ayinke Adebisi @mariamotunrayo.bsky.social 📚Author of the Kòkú Akànbí series based on Nigerian mythology, rep’d by H.G Literary
🎓PhD student in African Art at the University of Birmingham
💃🏾part-time Nollywood Vixen
Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Science writer on memory, Indigenous knowledges, archaeology, music, art, neurodiversity, education. PhD LaTrobe Uni. Books include 'The Memory Code', 'Memory Craft', 'Songlines', 'The Knowledge Gene'. Member Order of Aus.
https://www.lynnekelly.com.au
Jake Hayes @tygertale.bsky.social Writer, bookseller, audio describer | Children's books blog tygertale.com | Bath Spa #MAWYP grad | Dr Who | pop music | theatre | #TygertaleVintage books https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/tygertale
October Jones @octoberjonesco.bsky.social The ‘one stop spot’ for the spooky, kooky, magical, fantastical, weird and wonderful world(s) of Children’s Literature & Illustration!
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Sweet Cherry Publishing @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social 🏆 Children's Publisher of the Year 2022 📖📚
Our mission is to make books accessible and fun!
Learn more at www.sweetcherrypublishing.com 🍒
Or go to www.everycherry.com to view our accessible, SEN-friendly books!
Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social Sparking the imaginations of young readers! Now in our 6th year, we are excited to welcome schools across the country to join our awards & vote for the winners. www.sparkbookawards.co.uk
Hannah Love @aitchlove.bsky.social Senior PR Manager at Scholastic UK. 1/4 of Down the Rabbit Hole. Occasional reviewer or event chair. Generally excited.
Rosi Crawley @bookeatinggirl.bsky.social Head of PR at Walker books, general lover of children's books. Currently on maternity leave #2. Name and profile image inspired by Mr Oliver Jeffers
Nina Douglas @ninadouglas.bsky.social Professional cheerleader; books publicist, consultant (children’s, YA, crossover, charity and arts), reader, writer, story-obsessed. (NDPR, The Pocket Publicist)
Read for Good @readforgood.bsky.social Watch 'The Magic of Stories', our new short film capturing the joy of storytelling ✨ link in bio ✨
Read for Good is the UK reading for fun charity.
Jan Dunning @jandunning.bsky.social 📚YA Author #TheLastThingYoullHear and #MirrorMe published by Scholastic
🏆Winner Oxfordshire Book Award 2024
Rep: Anne Clark Literary
IG:@jandunningbooks She/her
Books: https://linktr.ee/jandunning
Karen McCombie @karenmccombie.bsky.social Children's Author.
Somewhat Scottish, London based, owned by a Westie, crisp fan, she/her.
Oh, and "one of children’s fiction’s most accomplished authors"
according to @Waterstones.
Agent: jhare@theagency.co.uk / Events: @AuthorsAloudUK
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Serena Patel @serenakpatel.bsky.social Children’s author
b small publishing @bsmallpublishing.bsky.social Award-winning indie publisher. From science to foreign languages, our books help all children discover the joy of learning.
World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026 📚
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Eve Wersocki Morris @evewersockimorris.bsky.social Children's Author: The Bird Singers, etc Hachette Children's Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed out April 2025 Little Tiger
Rep Louise Lamont
Deputy Chair PPC Committee
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Scholastic UK @scholasticuk.bsky.social Publisher & distributor of great children's books.
Please email enquiries@scholastic.co.uk with any queries.
Post Wave Publishing @postwavebooks.bsky.social Welcome to Post Wave Children's Books. Publishing with creativity, originality, and passion - for children all over the world.
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Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social Est. 2012. The Little Rebels Children's Book Award celebrates UK radical fiction for readers aged 0-12. Run by Letterbox Library & Housmans Bookshop on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers #LittleRebelsAward #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidsBookAward
Lantana Publishing @lantanapub.bsky.social An award-winning children's book publisher and social enterprise with a mission to see all children reflected in the books they read.
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!
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S&S Young Adult Books UK @simonyabooks.bsky.social Publisher for fans of young adult books.
Part of Simon & Schuster UK 📚
Simon Kids @simonkids.bsky.social Find us at https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/kids!
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Saf @safprojects.bsky.social Children’s Literature Researcher.📚 Mental Health & Oracy advocate. Girlguiding Leader. Sociologist interested in Education Policy. 🌎 #edusky
Martina Dalton @martinadalton.bsky.social Poet | First collection, ‘Midnight at the Saltmarsh’, published by The Gallery Press, May 2026
MaryEsther Judy @fallenstarmary.bsky.social Childrens books reader, reviewer, blogger & editor; artist; weaver of words & wool; and good human (I hope)