Maya P. Lim @mayaplim.bsky.social Designer, author, illustrator. THE STORY OF LEO LIONNI (Viking ’27). GHOST GIGGLES (Scholastic ‘27). BEAR HUGS (Scholastic ‘26). Rep: Andrea Morrison @ Writers House.
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
Anne Lipton, MD, PhD @annelipton.bsky.social Neurologist. Writer. Editor.
THE COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO DEMENTIA, PUTTING THE SCIENCE IN FICTION, THIS SIDE OF DOCTORING
Epistemic Literary Magazine.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge champion, #SpringFlingKidlit winner, #FallWritingFrenzy winner
Keke Davis ✨ @literarykey.bsky.social ✍🏾Children’s author querying for representation
💫PB Rising Star Honorable Mention
🎓Writing Studies grad student
💭Fandoms galore
⚠️Only account: @literarykey
🔗 kekedavis.com
Jennifer Mary G @jennifermaryg.bsky.social Science Teacher. Author. Reiki Master. Mom of 2 nature-loving daughters. SCBWI 📚Nat Geo Certified 🌎
www.jennifermaryg.com 
Kairat Zinashov @kairatwriter1.bsky.social Writer, author of books for children and young adults.
💡 Interests: ✍️ Writing & Storytelling 📖 Children’s Literature 🎒 Young Adult Literature 💖 Romantasy 🐉 Fantasy Literature 🦊 Furry Fiction 📚 Light Novels & Manga
Lisa Trudeau @lisatrudeau.bsky.social 3rd grade teacher,Always looking to improve. They say the first 32 years are the hardest.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers @ebyrbooks.bsky.social Creating conversation & opening children's minds to a larger world since 1995 🌎📖💡
📘 Picture books
📕 Fiction, nonfiction, & YA
📗 Award winners
linktr.ee/eerdmansyoungreaders
Jeannine Atkins @jeannineatkins.bsky.social Author of Knocking on Windows: A Memoir, Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth, Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science, all from Atheneum/S & S, Rep: @saracrowelit.bsky.social
Hey, Jim Hill! @heyjimhill.bsky.social Word nerd, pixel wrangler. Writes funny on purpose.
VCFA WCYA SCBWI
www.heyjimhill.com
𝑔 𝑙 𝑜 𝑟 𝑖 𝑎𓂃✍︎ @gloriagrante.bsky.social 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟-𝑖𝑛-𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑓
𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ-𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑖𝑘𝑢 (𝐸𝐿𝐻) ☰𓂃✍︎
✓⃝🍁 @𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦.𝘣𝘴𝘬𝘺.𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭
𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑝𝑡 🧹𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛
🦋⃝✓ Jᴏɪɴᴇᴅ Oᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ 2023
missyrahowrites.bsky.social @missyrahowrites.bsky.social Aspiring YA writer. Jersey Girl. Travel Obsessed.
@nancyrileynovelist.bsky.social @nancyrileynovelist.bsky.social 
G.G. Sherrill @ggsherrillreads.bsky.social Writer, Aspiring Middle-Grade Novelist, Traveler, Fan of Nature, Folklore, Underdogs, Paranormal/Spooky, Humor, Encouraging Boys to Read, Making a Difference.
www.ggsherrill.com
Anne Armstrong @childbookart.bsky.social wonder hunter | art agent #kidlitart | tree + neighborhood advocate
tinyurl.com/t4vzkrne
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
e.c. myers @ecmyers.com Author, Gamer, Reader, Dad • He/Him • Assembled in the U.S. from Korean & German parts • NYT Bestseller • linktr.ee/ecmyers • #NoGenAI
Just published: THE STREAM TEAM: PLAY 2 WIN
Recently released: GAMERS: LEVELING UP
Coming soon: QUANTUM CREEP (CYOA)
Bridoodle @bridoodle.bsky.social ✱ ┊: Designer & Illustrator | Lvl. 25
✱ ┊: prev: WIA, Netflix, DreamWorks, etc.
✱ ┊: Biz Inquiry: bridoodle2020@gmail.com
✱ ┊: No AI 🚫
https://bridoodle.com
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
Juliana D’Angelo Illustrator @judangeloillustra.bsky.social Children's book illustrations with heart, humor, and a little chaos.
Canette Books @canettebooks.bsky.social Children's books for parents who get it 📚
"You're Only Two Once" — celebrating toddler magic
👇 Get the book
amazon.com/dp/1736839500
Dominique Ramsey 𓃥 @dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social Award-winning Illustrator and corn veggie enjoyer / no AI here
Literary agent - kelly@andreabrownlit.com
Links + portfolio - dominiqueramsey.com/carrd
Laura Zarrin @laurazarrin.bsky.social Children’s Book author/illustrator and Abstract Collage Artist.
www.LauraZarrin.com/hello
Joe Hessert @joehessert.bsky.social Seeking Representation for my Middle Grade Fantasy Debut | MFA, Iowa Writers’ Workshop
joehessert.com
Gaylestorming @gaylestorming.bsky.social Writer, reader, coffee drinker…dark brews & dark chocolate. A cozy horror creative searching for my place in the universe. 19th Annual Writer’s Digest poetry award winner 🏅 USAF Veteran
https://www.gaylestorming.com
Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social Aviation journalist, especially on Alaska. Never met a federal database I didn't love. "Probable Cause" newsletter is here: https://colleenmondor.substack.com/
Toddling The Stacks @toddlingthestacks.com You should be reading #kidlit, and we'll help you see why.
A children's literature podcast by award-winning educator and Princeton-educated literature PhD @seangill.net
New episodes drop on Mondays!
http://www.ToddlingTheStacks.com
Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social She/her
Kidlit Illustrator/ writer.
Insta @bhandiillustration
http://www.bhandiboe.com
Catholic 😂, wife 😊, mom of 3 🤪 ADHD and ASD 💖🎨💪🎧 SCBWI IC MD/DE/WV
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
Emily Wahl @emilywahlwriting.bsky.social Emily Wahl lives in Oregon, where she gardens obsessively, manages a small media production company, writes MG fiction, and gets constantly harassed by a cat for more treats. #AmQuerying #MGFantasy #SCBWI
Kelli Panique @kellipanique.bsky.social Picture Book Summit Producer and Event & Podcast Host
12 x 12 Community Manager
Knows a little bit about a whole lot of things.
Would rather be at the beach.
Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social Children’s poet & writer • Speaker • Mom of 7
Kidlit Honors: Ann Whitford Paul Awards 2024 & #PBParty 2025
Writes lyrical/quirky PB & speculative upper MG/YA
SCBWI East PA | M.Ed Curriculum & Instruction | kcstrocchia.com
1 of 6 hosts: #KidlitZombieWeek
Leanne Geurts @handle.invalid CANADIAN !! cool noodle, author, editor, parent, art lover, Francophile, finance, black coffee, jazz, woke, proud 'I' in the LGBTQIA+
Hou uit, schei op.
find me on leannegeurts.ca
@coloradoauthors.bsky.social @coloradoauthors.bsky.social 
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 🌎
Jenn Ferna Hall @jennfernawrites.bsky.social I get far too excited when I walk into an office supplies store. | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #amwriting | #wip | #PB #kidlit #F | #motherhood #NF | she/her
Freo Lancisco @freonardolancisco.bsky.social Teaching Artist, author/illustrator, dancer.
kocona @kocona.bsky.social 🐚Picture books| Illustration
🚂Hop on!
Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com Artist | Rep’d by Saritza Hernández at Andrea Brown for kid lit | Somehow have a 5+ year duolingo streak | Philly📍
The Storytellers Foundation | The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast @tstorypodcast.bsky.social https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com 📚 Kidlit experts. 📖 We demystify publishing! | 🥇 Top 100 & Spotify Award-Winning Podcast | Home of The Big Bang Notable Book List & The Storytellers Summit Series | summit.getstoryrise.com
Margaret Nevinski @margaretnevinski.bsky.social #kidlit writer, island dweller, walker, nature enthusiast. VCFA WCYA.
#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/
Jackie Garcia-Morales @realjackiegm.bsky.social Literary Agent 🎉Author Rep'd @ Andrea Brown Lit | In-House Publicity Director | Latina Podcaster | Reviewer @ Publishers Weekly & Kirkus Indie | USBBY State Ambassador, OIB Committee | 🧑🎓PB Scholarship Founder https://jackiegarciamorales.com
Jacqueline Miller @jacqueline-miller.bsky.social Scientist. Mother.
Picture Book Author.
Dabbler in the Digital Arts.
Member of SCBWI and KidLit Firefly.
Seeking representation
Dmitry @dmitrygart.bsky.social Children's book illustrator ✏️ | Based in Israel | Open to commissions & collaborations | dmitryg.art
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
BookNerdDawn @booknerddawn.bsky.social SHE/HER/HERS. I like spontaneity as long as I know what to expect. Calzone Wink. Books. Beverages. Cats. Kansas. 🌻💙🌻
Sarah @tittertales.com Children's Book Author/Illustrator with a passion for creating fun stories and interesting characters that make you think about things in new ways. First book BUT I'M JUST SPUD out now!
https://tittertales.com/
Lindsey Millar ✨ @secretdoorbooks.bsky.social Picture book creator; scientific editor; nature lover; frequenter of libraries; author of Wonderful World of the Small: A First Book of #Microbiology and The Lonely #Lighthouse Bogle ✨
www.secretdoorpress.com
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
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
Sandra Kaye @sandrakaye.bsky.social Marketing strategy * Writing Kid Rangers chapter book series * Neurodivergent * Chronic Illness Warrior * Medical Parent * #BoilerUp #GoJays #MakeItSo
It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social We believe 12-15 year olds need books published just for them. Moderated by Christina Chatel & Marcia Kochel, MS librarians who implore the publishing industry for books meant for grades 6-9. #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit www.youngteenlit.com
Anisi Baigude | illustrator @anisibaigude.bsky.social 🖍️ Mongolian American KidLit Illustrator
📖 BORN NAUGHTY, Anne Schwartz Books
📖 ODI’S LIBRARY DAY, SDPL
📮 Rep'd by Analía Cabello at ABLA
📍San Diego, CA
linktr.ee/anisibaigude
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Writer. Father. Husband. Pickle connoisseur.
he/him
ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law.
Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort
Miya T. Beck @miyatbeck.bsky.social Author of The Pearl Hunter and Through a Clouded Mirror | Oxford comma convert | recovering journalist | obsessed with cats and kitsune
https://www.miyabeck.com 
Jane Kohuth @janekohuth.bsky.social Children's book author, Jewish educator, Mom, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome haver. Rep'd by Bookmark Literary. https://www.janekohuth.com/
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Jessica @jessicamurrayauth.bsky.social Mom jokes and puns. Humor with lightness and depth. Picture books, kid lit, literature, and poetry. And coffee, always coffee.
jessicamurrayauthor.com
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Galen Bunting is querying 👽📚 @galenbunting.bsky.social querying my speculative coming-of-rage novel WITNESSERS OF THE UNKNOWN | HWA member|Postdoc at Georgia Tech | 2026 Lambda Literary Fellow | words in Black Warrior Review, Minnesota Review, Fabulist, Pushcart Prize Nominee https://galenbunting.substack.com/
Sara Lynn Cramb @saralynncramb.bsky.social I draw things (mostly animals), drink tea, pet cats, and get lost in the woods 🐌
Toddler mom
https://www.saralynncramb.com/
Repp'd by AstoundUS Agency
#scbwi #kidlitart #sciart
Mike Freveletti @frevma.bsky.social picture book writer | occasional poet | improviser | intermittent funny man
#picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #PBParty #SCBWI
Jacqueline Lopez - Author @jlopezwrites.bsky.social Mexican American~ Desires to Improve this World Through Books, Pre-Order Glow Power: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJT2TP4S Education, retaking our humanity; living our values & lessons from greats like Sor Juana Inez, President Benito Juarez, Nelson Mandela
Kate Aston @kateaston.bsky.social #KidLit and library storytime SUPERFAN. Mom of now grown daughters who taught me to recognize books kids beg you to "read it again!" at bedtime. Here for the beauty. Writer of kidlit and poetry. Cheerful lurker. No access to chat.
Bruce Coville @brucecoville.bsky.social Children's book author - MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN; JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER; the UNICORN CHRONICLES, etc. Publisher of FULL CAST AUDIO. In real life husband, father, grandfather. Broken hearted optimist as of 11/5/24
Régine Théoodat @reginetheodat.bsky.social Author #kidlit Afro-Caribbean folklore, heritage, & migration stories #pb & #mg querying | OPEDS | Toy-Maker | Kid at heart | Mama | Opinionated AF like my ancestors 🇭🇹 | Get my self pub books & toys here: www.isseandlo.com | Radical Dreamer | Strategist
Michelle S. Kennedy - Children's Picture Book Writer and Poet @michelleskennedy.bsky.social https://www.michelleskennedy.com/
https://x.com/MichelleSKenned
#PBWriter. Wife & mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI Southern Breeze Co-Asst. Regional Advisor, #12x12, #PBParty Finalist '24, '23, & '22 and #50PreciousWords HM '26, 25 and '23.
Claris Lam @clarislamauthor.bsky.social Multi-genre author and poet writing to inspire readers with hope, perseverance, creativity, and happy endings.
All links: https://clarislam.carrd.co
William - Aspiring Literary Agent @willmarstudios.bsky.social '96 Queer living in Chicago!
Illustrator+Designer, Writer, Bookworm and Aspiring Literary Agent
🖋☕️🌈✨️🍉
https://lnk.bio/willmarstudios
‼️🚫 AI / NFT 🚫‼️
Maxwolfdraws @maxwolfdraws.bsky.social Silly Sketcher
Master Doodler ✏️
Susan E. Davis @sed2024.bsky.social Writer, editor, MJ, APR; #schoolPR; climate; knitting; yoga; coffee & pie; urban farming; jazz/blues/classical flute; #backyardflock, #kidlit, #birds. Personal page.
Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social - Writer of dark(ish) fiction and verse at ndstonewrites.substack.com
- Also writes for young people at nancystonewrites.com (GLOW, Marble Press, June 2026)
-Rep'd by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative
- Asst. Editor @identitytheory.bsky.social
A P Pullan @the-wee-pencil.bsky.social https://theweepencil.wordpress.com/ ; writer of kids books; self-publisher; studier of Diploma in CBT; sails Pica Belleau; walks Gubbins & Mavis; scone gobbler; drawn in Yorkshire; coloured in by Scotland; Ayrshire; #lufc; driftwood clockmaker; teacher
Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social Scientific illustrator for research & publications
Biologist (PhD) | former researcher
Helping scientists communicate their work visually
Illustrations for papers, books & posters
Get in touch: lazaroillustration@gmail.com
Web: www.lazaroillustration.com
Amy @apurcell67.bsky.social Published fiction writer, corp comm professional, runner, reader, devoted Aussie Shepherd mom. My curls have a life of their own. Views are mine. 
Gill Evans. Counselling Psychologist AFBPsS. @gillevansx.bsky.social Psychologist living in Philadelphia from the UK.
Gill Evans author of The Anxious Therapist, YouTuber and Wordler. Honourable Mention for my book by Hay House.
Go to my website Anxioustherapist.com for £1 or $1 kindle book. Download kindle app free.
JoAnneh Nagler @joannehnagler.bsky.social Author, Singer, all things ART. Lover of my sweet husband. Yoga, travel, love being alive!
Karen Carpenter @kcdirector.bsky.social Theater-maker, collaborator, new play & musical incubator, artist-activist #HonorRoll🙏🏻🪷🧘🏻♀️🌊🏊🏻♀️🌎🕊️✨🦋🗽#Resist 🏳️⚧️ally🏳️🌈 🌻 🇺🇦 🚫👑🇺🇸💪🏻💙🪬
Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
To support my artistry, buy me a coff.ee/kcdirector ! 🙌🏻🎭🙌🏻
Rusty Fischer's Monster Mayhem @rustyzombies.bsky.social Rusty Fischer is the author of Zombies Don’t Cry (Medallion Press). His series for Decadent Publishing, Reanimated Readz, continues to bring the undead back to life!
https://a.co/d/ak5tCvK
Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social Worked in games, manga, animation, publishing. I love writing stories about hot bad guys getting their asses kicked by snarky girls.
Los Angeles girl, dog lover, activist. You have the right to be you & live your best life!
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social 🍁 #Canadian - #Author - #Poet 🍁
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. ♊ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
💫 Creator of imagined worlds 💫
At Home Author @athomeauthor.bsky.social We’re former teachers who now coach children’s book authors.
We focus on writing, publishing, and helping people find their footing.
SS Stava @one-leaf.bsky.social Writer
Selina Covey @selina-covey.bsky.social Working on my nursing attachment about pediatrics in Saskatoon Canada 🇨🇦
Kailei Pew @kaileipewbooks.bsky.social Children’s Book Author
THE MONSTER ABOVE THE BED
KID-VENTORS
I SEE COLOR
Repped by Emily Forney of Bookends Lit
kaileipewbooks.com
DeAnne Luck @lucklib.bsky.social MLS (Lib Sci) instructor. Interests include children's lit, library instruction, reference, ed tech, and UKy basketball. Consistently in danger of being smothered by my TBR pile. she/her
Ellen G. Yang | MG Writer @ellengyang.bsky.social Writer of spooky and whimsy Middle Grade
WriteMentor Children’s Novel Awards Runner-up
Pitch wars alumn ✨
Currently revising and will be querying soon! 📚
Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
Jake Lockett, Order MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Now! @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social #PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
Order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://www.jakelockett.com/
@brandiauyemura.bsky.social @brandiauyemura.bsky.social 
WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social Data-Driven Insights for Writers and Publishers.
https://writestats.com/
SammiDee @sammideerly.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Observer. Listener.
Charlie *Perpetually tangled in Yarn* @emberkitsune.bsky.social Trans/Queer Illustrator. AuDHD and neurospicy AF
No AI/NFT
Works:EMT
@inkypawprints on AF
📍 - Minneapolis, MN
All opinions here are mine alone, I shit talk, post art and rant a lot
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