Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social Author | Poet | SDWF Kids Write Judge | MGpies | SCBWI Mentee: Joy McCullough | Agent: Leslie Zampetti | #KidLitChat [Tuesdays 9pm ET] | MG Hub | Highlight’s Kay Yoder Scholarship for US History ‘24 | Intern for Kaitlyn Sanchez | https://bit.ly/3Zf7FiH
Author Freeman Ng @authorfreeman.bsky.social Author of BRIDGE ACROSS THE SKY, a YA verse novel about the Chinese immigration experience through Angel Island, as well as @trumpbert.bsky.social and @haikudiem.bsky.social.
www.AngelIslandNovel.com
www.PandemicPB.com
www.AuthorFreeman.com
Eerdmans Publishing @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social 📚 Quality religious, academic, and general interest books
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Hanh Bui @hanhbuiwrites.bsky.social Children's Book Author
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social The mission of The Haiku Foundation is threefold:
1) to archive our first century of English-language haiku,
2) to expand possibilities for our second, and
3) to seek active exchange with other haiku languages and cultures around the world.
Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social ➡️ Boosting books for #Teachers, #Educators, #Librarians, #Parents, #Authors, #Writers, and #Readers
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Yusuke Watanabe @artofyusuke.bsky.social *Available for work*
Children’s Book Author/Illustrator
TURTLE ON THE TARMAC(Abrams '27)
Rep’d by @jemiscoe.bsky.social
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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social Marine biodiversity - https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/biodiversity/ - he/him/his
Discover Nikkei @discovernikkei.bsky.social A global community sharing the experiences of Nikkei around the world. Publishing daily stories by and about people of Japanese descent who have migrated and settled worldwide. English, 日本語, Español, Português. A project of @jamuseum.bsky.social
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
@stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social 
The Doylestown Bookshop @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social Bucks County‘s largest independent Bookshop. Supporting the community and it’s Authors for over 28 years.
Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social Independent Book Editor (MG, YA, adult) at Rebecca Weston Literary, LLC. Helping make good books great. Former Random House editor of award-winning novels.
www.rebeccawestonliterary.com
Ruth Chan @ohtruth.bsky.social Illustrator, author, comics maker
Justin (JP) Chanda @jpchanda.bsky.social Children's Trade & Salaam Reads Publisher at Simon & Schuster. Brooklyn based Sky Farmer, Bread Baker and Hater of some renown. (*posts not sanctioned by S&S)
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
Uma Krishnaswami @brokentusk1.bsky.social Writing books for young readers since the last century
@egcm.bsky.social @egcm.bsky.social 
Matthew Cordell @cordellmatthew.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Illustrator and author of books. 2018 Caldecott Medalist.
PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and worldwide. Support and learn more at pen.org.
PB25Vibes @pb25vibes.bsky.social We're #KidLit authors and illustrators with #picturebooks launching in 2025. Join us on a reading adventure to feel the PBVIBES in 2025 and beyond!📚🌈
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PB Spree @pbspree.bsky.social Children's book creators bringing beautiful books into the world this year & beyond! Logo by amazing
@NatashaKhanKazi
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PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social Welcome to PB Soar! We're a group of picture book authors and illustrators that debuted together and are still going strong. Our stories have just begun! Come SOAR with us!
STEAMTeamBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social A group of STEAM children's authors and illustrators sharing sneak peeks of new books, cover reveals, giveaways, and writing tips. www.steamteambooks.com 
PBbuds @pbbuds.bsky.social We are a happy bunch of #KidLit authors with #PictureBooks set to bloom! #SCBWI #12x12PB
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Picture Book Gold @picturebookgold.bsky.social Picture book authors & illustrators • Follow us and join the fun! • #KidLit
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Booklife by Publishers Weekly @booklife.bsky.social Booklife taps the experience, integrity, and authority of
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Mary Boone @boonewrites.bsky.social Author of books for curious kids. 📕✏️📚
UNFATHOMABLE, FLYING FEMINIST, PEDAL PUSHER, SCHOOL OF FISH, BUGS FOR BREAKFAST and more.
BookHive '25 @bookhive25.bsky.social We're a group of 12 #KidLit creators all abuzz about our books coming out in 2025!
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Lydia Lukidis @lydialukidis.bsky.social Award winning #kidlit author & workshop presenter (K-6)
GROUCHO ('25 & '26)
UP, UP HIGH (Capstone '25)
DEEP, DEEP DOWN (Capstone '23)
Crystal Kite winner & Silver Birch Express Honor
Chris Baron @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social MG author of ALL OF ME & THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT-THE GRAY 23 & more in 24 @FeiwelFriends, English Prof, Poet, ig: christhebearbaron
Twitter @baronchrisbaron
Marilyn Copley Hilton @marilynhilton.bsky.social Award-winning author & poet; speaker, editor, teacher, student, mother in the order life requests. Represented by Adams Literary
Kaija Langley @mizzkalwrites71.bsky.social Children’s book author:
WHEN LANGSTON DANCES (PB), Sept ‘21
THE ORDER OF THINGS (MG), June ‘23
A CENTURY FOR CAROLINE (PB), April ‘25
Rep’d by @SheedyLit. She/Her
Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social MG/YA verse novelist, author of LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK, EVERY SHINY THING, SKYSCRAPING, THE WAY THE LIGHT BENDS. Creative writing teacher, freelance editor and certified book coach.
Melanie Crowder @melaniecrowder.bsky.social Writer. Mother. Wanderer of wild spaces.
YA titles: Audacity, An Uninterrupted View of the Sky, Mazie, Jumper
Middle Grade titles: Parched, A Nearer Moon, Three Pennies, The Lighthouse Between the Worlds duology
Picture Books: Great Gusts, Sea Wolves
Margarita Engle @margaritaengle.bsky.social Cuban American poet and children’s book author. Young People’s Poet Laureate Emeritus. Newbery Honor, Pura Belpré Awards, etc.
Odyssey Bookshop @odysseybks.bsky.social Your book curators in South Hadley, MA and globally at odysseybks.com! Hosting great books & authors since 1963.
Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social NF #PB Author, MOON TREE 🌙🌲(2022, Reycraft Books) & M IS FOR MASON JAR (2025, Familius). #STEM. #SCBWI. Crystal Kite Award. Rep: Michelle Z. Jackson, Jackson Literary. She/Her.
#KidLitEvents calendar is available at CarolynBFraiser.com/KidLit
Children’s Bookshelf @childrensbookshelf.bsky.social Small collective of passionate teachers promoting literacy and a love for books. In support of Authors, Teachers and Parents bringing the magic of reading to our youth.
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https://www.cbookshelf.com
Kirsten Pendreigh @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social Picture Book Author & Poet. https://www.kirstenpendreigh.com/
WHEN A TREE FALLS, PW ⭐️; WHAT FISH ARE SAYING, SLJ ⭐️; MAYBE A WHALE, Horn Book⭐️ Fanfare Book; JLG, CCBC⭐️; LUNA'S GREEN PET (Quill & Quire Book of the Year. Next: CAMPING IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.
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@pbchat.bsky.social @pbchat.bsky.social 
Marcella Pixley @marcellapixley.bsky.social Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
@sarahlynnereul.bsky.social @sarahlynnereul.bsky.social 
Worlds of Words Center @wowlit.org Books, Stories, Reviews, & Currents for educators focusing on global literature for young people. Housed in the University of Arizona College of Education.
https://wowlit.org
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) @yalsa.bsky.social For more than 60 years, YALSA has worked to build the capacity of libraries and library staff to engage, serve and empower all teens. 📚
Find us at ala.org/yalsa
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Steven Forth @stevenforth.bsky.social Resident of Vancouver, writer, translator, explorer and connector of ideas.
Asia Society Texas @texas.asiasociety.org Vibrant cultures, diverse perspectives, shared futures. Official account of Asia Society Texas Center, located in the heart of Houston's Museum District.
https://linktr.ee/asiasocietytx
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
Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social Nonfiction writer; B&N Discover Great New Writers Pick; New book: Together in Manzanar: The True story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp; Work in NYT, WashPo, WSJ + more; www.tracyslater.com
Asian American Writers' Workshop @aaww-nyc.bsky.social Celebrating over 30 years of amplifying Asian American & Asian diasporic literature to mobilize for a more just future. Subscribe → http://eepurl.com/gNlHV1
✨🍉 aaww.org
Ann Tashi Slater @anntashislater.bsky.social NYer, NYT & more. TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD out 9/9 from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social/Hachette. "Both gemstone and touchstone, this book is a gift." - Elizabeth Gilbert
linktr.ee/anntashislater
anntashislater.com
Cynthia Mun @cmun.bsky.social Writer, sidekick, mom, foodie, traveler, and former many things.
sherritmercer @sherritmercer.bsky.social #Wife, #Mother, #Educator—#SCBWI #12x12 #Picturebooksummit #KIdLit #BlackCreatorsHq #WNDB #PBMentee @diverse-books
Suzy Levinson @suzylevinson.bsky.social Children's Author + Poet
ANIMALS IN PANTS (Abrams), DINOS THAT DRIVE (Tundra), A YEAR IN CLOWN TOWN (Tundra), SALVADOR SNAKE: LOOKING FOR LOVE (Balzer + Bray), PUMPKIN SPIES (Penguin Workshop), more TBA!
www.suzylevinson.com
Patty Hoffman @pattyhoffman.bsky.social Picture Book Author/Illustrator. Former American journalist living in Portugal. Lifelong Hobby artist. Disabled. Vegan. Themes: Kindness, Democracy, Friendship, Inclusion, Diversity, Problem Solving, Empathy 
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Lisa Stringfellow @engagereaders.bsky.social Author. KINGDOM OF DUST (8/20/24), A COMB OF WISHES, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. Educator integrating literacy, equity, & social justice. Rep @lindsaydauld
Patricia Wiles @patriciawiles.com SCBWI’s Director of Regional Team Management • Opinions are my own
Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social Academic, Writer & editor, PhD verse novel +poetry + narrative research, author of poetry, novels in verse, and edited nonfiction interviews with verse novelists, (she/her)
#VerseNovels #DiverseVerse #poetry
www.linda.weste.com
Alexia M. Andoni @alexiaandoni.bsky.social Children’s book author & illustrator. Child Development Specialist. Nature-lover & traveler.
LOVE MAKES OUR FAMILY (S&S Beach Lane, March ‘27) @pbcreativecrew #SCBWIMI #12x12PB #PBParty finalist ‘23 repped by @writeloudly.bsky.social
Dana Marie Miroballi @noshesthebear.bsky.social Children’s Book Author
IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE (Beaming Books) • INVENTIONS TO COUNT ON (Abrams Appleseed) • Rep: Ammi-Joan Paquette
danamiroballi.com
Instagram: noshesthebear
#KIDLIT
#CHICAGO
Susan Wroble @susanwroble.bsky.social THE DAWN CHORUS (Holiday House, 2/16/27) #Kidlit #STEM @SCBWIRockyMtn member, Therapy dog handler, Leader 2E support group, https://susanwroble.com, KidLit Bird Book Reviews https://www.10000birds.com/author/susan. Repped by Sara Megibow at MLA
SCBWI SF North and East Bay Region @scbwisfneb.bsky.social Welcome to SCBWI SF North & East Bay!🤗 Follow us! Facebook and Pinterest: SCBWI CA/San Francisco North & East Bay Region Instagram: scbwinortheastbay
Sylvia Liu @sylvialiu.bsky.social MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | new MG: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup mystery)| next: 🐕 NOW THAT WE DON’T TALK| sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
Louise Heal Kawai @louisehk.bsky.social Japanese to English literary translator, occasional actor, film and theatre fan, proud 浜っ子
Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social German-Swedish translator since 1995. Occasional keynote speaker. Language nerd. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden back in 2018. That guy who founded Things Translators Never Say on FB. #xl8
Sangeeta Mehta @editorsangeeta.bsky.social Editor of MG, YA & adult fiction | Alum of S&S and Little, Brown | mehtabookeditingnewyork.com
Tiger Tales @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social Tiger Tales publishes imaginative picture, board, novelty, chapter, and nonfiction books for children 10 and younger. https://tigertalesbooks.com
CT Association of School Librarians (CASL) @ctcasl.bsky.social Connecticut Association of School Librarians
Amanda Hunt @thenextgenlib.bsky.social TheNextGenLibrarian is a TX HS librarian who reads 1 📖 a day, loves #edtech, presenting & being a LIBRARIAN!
#TLsky #edusky #skybrarians #Skybrarian
www.thenextgenlibrarian.com
bit.ly/TheNextGenLibrarianBioLink
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Kym (she/her) @librarykym.bsky.social Youth librarian | Crochet lover | Plant mom | Hiker | MLIS | 2023 LJ Mover and Shaker | Hear Our Voices team member | Cozy Gamer | My thoughts are mine alone |
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scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social Understands comics… mostly… Now on sale: THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, co-created with the legendary Raina Telgemeier! https://bit.ly/CartoonistClub And I'm also working on a massive book about visual communication; learn more at scottmccloud.com.
Jennifer Mattson @jmattson.bsky.social ABLA agent, Chicagoan, observer of ducklings. Takes ballet lessons & loves tiny houses. Banner art (c)2020 by Taeeun Yoo from WHEN THE STORM COMES by Linda Ashman
Alex Borbolla @alexborbolla.bsky.social Senior Editor at Bloomsbury | My dog’s biggest fan | 🇨🇺🇺🇸 | she/her
www.editoralexborbolla.com
Alex Lu @waxenwings.bsky.social Editor at Random House Graphic, Writer-in-progress
Jonah Newman @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social Eisner-nominated author and illustrator of the graphic novel OUT OF LEFT FIELD (Andrews McMeel, 2024). Editorial Project Manager at Scholastic.
https://www.jonahnewmancomics.com/
Tova Seltzer @talovala.bsky.social Assistant Editor @ Holiday House | Interior Designer @ Tova's House | Most Awkward Guest @ Your House
she/her ~opinions are solely my own~
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/tova-seltzer/
Sally M. Kim @sallymkim.bsky.social Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit
https://querymanager.com/query/sallyabla
Erica Sirotich @ericasirotich.bsky.social Illustrator & author of books for kids. Repped by Jenn Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social of ABLA. Creator of the MAIL DUCK books published by Abrams Appleseed. www.ericasirotich.com
Kacy @kacy-h.bsky.social New Orleans librarian specializing in collection development, comics, and queer lit for youth. 2025 Eisner Judge. Content editor on noflyingnotights.com. GNCRT Treasurer (2024-2026).
Jill Read, Rise, Resist @reading2learn.bsky.social School Librarian-Wife-Mom-Educator-Tech-Books #TLsky #tlchat #digcit #mglit #EDUsky #futurereadylibs #istelibs #aasl #ncte #elachat #ELLs #BookPosse 🌈ally #WeNeedDiverseBooks ☮️
To Crossfield 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 @sefarad.bsky.social 📔 Lazy old librarian #schoollibrary with cats, living history, archeology, #foodhistory, reading, books a. #littlefreelibrary
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Madison's Library @madisonslibrary.bsky.social Passionate about school libraries.
Teacher Librarian, Professional Reader
Book reviews, school librarian resources and professional learning at madisonslibrary.com
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social librarian, archivist, author, Ignyte award-winning & Hugo-nominated writer and critic, rat obsessive, hella queer, fuck genAI
words in reactormag.com, locusmag.com, npr, reader's digest, and elsewhere
bookjockeyalex.com
Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social '25 SLJ Librarian of the Year 🎉 '24 LJ Mover & Shaker 🎉 '23 Nat’l Media Literacy Teacher 🎉 '22 KY Librarian of the Year 🎉 Second City Alum 🎉 Co-Owner of nimcoinc.com 🎉 Book in 2026
linktr.ee/misterlibrary
#Skybrarians #TLSky #EduSky #BookSky
Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social Redefining school librarianship by day; playing outside in the afternoons and summers; singing, acting, and dancing at night. Proud lifelong Midwesterner. she/her
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Alisa Robinson @acrobinson.bsky.social Lover of nature, reading and always striving to unlearn, learn and share. Library Technician with HPEDSB. #SchoolLibraryJoy
All thoughts & views shared are my own. 
Jenn Brown (she/her) @jennmacbrown.bsky.social K to 8 Educator, Teacher Librarian, Guidance Educator
🐝aREADER @reyeh.bsky.social Elementary school librarian - books! books! & more BOOKS! Sic Semper Tyrannis, She/her #FreePeopleReadFreely #BadPeopleBanBook #LoveOverHate
Travis Jonker @100scopenotes.bsky.social School Librarian. Author of BLUE FLOATS AWAY, THE VERY LAST CASTLE, THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW, CABOOSE | Author/illustrator of JUST ONE FLAKE and JUST ONE WAVE (2025)
SCBWI Canada West @scbwicanadawest.bsky.social Welcome to SCBWI Canada West on Bluesky social! Let's connect together to the world of children's literature.
SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky account for the Ohio North chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. #scbwi #SCBWIOhioNorth
Learn about us and our events and resources:
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Carren Jao @carrenjao.bsky.social #Kidlit author Rep'd by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social @LeeandLow New Voices award winner, #PBRisingStars '23 Alum #FilTheShelves.
@worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social 🌟non-profit helping readers of all age discover diverse, translated and global children's books and YA
🌟anti-racism through reading
🌟year round, and especially September #WorldKidLitMonth
M Lynx Qualey @mlynxqualey.bsky.social e.g. Author, translator, critic, founding editor of ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly.
New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social www.nyrb.com
@booksalbatros.bsky.social @booksalbatros.bsky.social We are Albatros Books, a publishing house specializing in educational children's books with original and innovative formats: www.albatrosbooks.com.