Avery Dexter | Romance Author @averydexter.bsky.social Amazon bestselling author with a spicy-spooky romance coming out next Halloween...
Ruthy Sun @sunrwrites.bsky.social Querying MG fantasy writer
Mia Gould @miagould525.bsky.social 
Andy Oliphant - Author @thousandwintersgon.bsky.social Author page - upcoming vampire dark fantasy novel Thousand Winters Gone: Risen.
**No AI writing or images**
#amquerying #darkfantasy
Frankie Aben @ancienthipster.bsky.social Fulltime combobulator of ICT
Part time petting zoo owner
Sometimes living other people’s lives wearing amazing outfits
@efeuzjensen.bsky.social @efeuzjensen.bsky.social 
Erica Noel @ericanoelz.bsky.social Book blogger circa 2009. Writer. Aunt. Ed.D.
Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social Librarian in sort-of Chicago.
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG.
HM: #PBParty.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN.
https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee
@majajonesey.bsky.social @majajonesey.bsky.social 
Diana Sousa @dianasousaart.bsky.social 🎨 Eisner Award nominated colorist
• Critical Role, Legend of Korra, Stranger Things, Star Wars
• Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Hyperion
Writer • Graphic Designer • Chronically Fatigued Bard Sorcerer • She/Her
🌐 comics.dianasousa.com
🌐 dianasousa.com/links
InkandEmbers @inkandembers.bsky.social 😈 Being extroverted is my villain origin story
🧞♀️ Dark fantasy and horror author 🧟♀️
😱 Querying THE NIGHT HOLLOWS - upper MG
🦴 Querying - SOULS OF VERDANCE - Dark Fantasy
Daniel Dagris @danieldagris.bsky.social Best Horror of the Year recommended. Twice Pushcart Prize nominated. Viable Paradise & Iowa Writers' Workshop summer alumnus. Studying at Cambridge for Master's in creative writing.
Betsy O’Neill-Sheehan @betsyoneillsheehan.bsky.social Owner/ Therapist/Founder of Creative HeARTs Counseling, PLLC in East Longmeadow, MA. A place for therapy and community for Creative HeARTs. Award Winning Author of SPLINTER - A NOVEL IN VERSE
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
@heatherheal.bsky.social @heatherheal.bsky.social 
John Fulton @fultonwriter.bsky.social Fiction Writer, 2025 NEA Fellow (one of the last before Trump), Professor UMass Boston MFA, runner, boxer (no head hits!), Fiction Editor at Arrowsmith Journal, wine lover, Francophile, and German language lover. https://johnfulton.net/
Melanie Dusseau @melaniedusseau.bsky.social Creative writing & literature prof, romance author, lover of books, & poet of the ginger life. www.melaniedusseau.com
Associate Professor of English, U Findlay (she/her), MFA, analog researcher, dog-loving, traveling teller of love stories. Human writer.💗
Jean Letai @jeanletai.bsky.social Writer pub’d in WBUR Cog, Boston Globe, LA Times, Japan Times, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Friends and Anemones. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Mom. #SCBWI #12x12 #WritingBarn
Sara K Joiner @skjoiner.bsky.social MG/YA author • librarian • ace
she/her
Get Launched @getlaunched.bsky.social Make yourself the 'Go To' person in any industry and earn a side income from running small networking events.
Earn through entrance fees, membership fees, sponsorships & deals. GetLaunched.org
Shannon Ledger @shannonledger.bsky.social Writer, reader, and other stuff I don't enjoy nearly as much. Rep: Eva Scalzo at Speilburg Literary Agency @evascalzo.bsky.social
@ruralreader99.bsky.social @ruralreader99.bsky.social 
Callum Laing @callumlaing.bsky.social I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Let's get more entrepreneurs and builders on bsky!
Author of 4 best selling business books
Chai @2fortea.bsky.social Foodie who loves TEA! 🫖
Kelsea Wolf 📚 ✨ @kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social Writer, Guinea Pig mom, Honorary Scholar of Whimsy at The Academy of Soul and Sword
📖 The Society of Curse Breakers ✨
https://www.tiktok.com/@author.kelsea.wolf?_t=ZT-8zI4IjcPavu&_r=1
lila @dragongraded.bsky.social Up and coming novelist post popstar ego death
USF MFAY cohort 1
DC Dancin Dan @dcdancindan.bsky.social 
Amanda @amandaebner.bsky.social A fan of books and musicals. VCFA WCYA ‘25
Nicole Garnett @teachertoauthor.bsky.social Former Pre-K teacher ➡ SAHM to 6 yo & 3 yo twins |kidlit author
#SCBWI
#holidaywritingcontest HM '22
#50preciouswords HM '23
#ChuckleChallenge Winner'24 &'25
www.nicolegarnett.com
Carly Hiebner @carlyhiebner.bsky.social Aspiring Author. Mom of 3. Doctor of Physical Therapy. Occasional Wedding Singer.
Christina Fitz-Gallant is ✨ agented ✨ @fitzthestory.bsky.social 🪐child of saturn 🤍 romance & romantasy writer 🗡️ IRP mentee ✍️ queer AF 🏳️🌈 @popuppit.bsky.social co-runner ✨ header by ana_scribe | rep: @laurenbieker.bsky.social & @laurenjpkhan.bsky.social @ FinePrint Literary
Kyle Thorn! @kmthorn.bsky.social 
Amelia ✨is Querying✨ @reinhardtwrites.bsky.social 📚English teacher
🐐Homesteader
🦞Mainer
📖 Querying a YA contemporary novel with elements of mystery
Pam Vaughan @pamvau.bsky.social Children's book author. NE-SCBWI co-ARA. Director of Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat. #kidlit #PB #MG #12x12 www.pamvaughanauthor.com
Jess Dils @jazzyjessd.bsky.social Writer, activist, Indivisible Leader
Brigandells @silverwarden.bsky.social 
Maureen Charles @maureencharles.bsky.social Kidlit Writer • MFA VCFA • Slave to cats • Mom to Shak • Co-Author of MUSIC MAVENS: 15 WOMEN OF NOTE IN THE INDUSTRY (Chicago Review Press 2023)• Social Entrepreneur/Cofounder at Love of Aging 
Megan Lauterio Jensen @meganlaujensen.bsky.social Deputy Director @latinxkidlitbf | Founding organizer @lkbfstorytellers | kidlit creator (PB/MG/YA) | Operation Amigos podcast | Lover of family, faith, and fun 
KidsWord & AllKidsBooks – Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com 🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
🔗 KidsWrd.com | AllKidsBooks.com
👧 Parents & Teachers: Find the best books for young readers.
✍️ Authors & Illustrators: List & showcase your books to a global audience.
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden.
Fully featured garden planner vegplotter.com
Frost dates and growing zone calculator frostdates.com
@maryneville.bsky.social @maryneville.bsky.social 
Tenderhearted Teacher @sallymacsam.bsky.social Special education preschool teacher, mom of 2 littles and a rescue dog, ECE blogger, and aspiring PB writer
www.tenderheartedteacher.com
IG: @tenderheartedteacher
#scbwi #12x12challenge #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity #preschool #earlychildhood
Bluebird Books @bluebirdbooksokla.bsky.social Independent bookstore in Edmond, Okla. 21 S Broadway | Open Mon-Sat, 9a-6p, Sun 10a-4p
Dorothy Pensky @dorothypensky.bsky.social I’m a YA writer and retired librarian. #VCFA WCYA grad and #librarian. I enjoy nature and playing classical guitar. I’m #AuHD and #bipolar.
Nicole Davisson @nic-davisson.bsky.social Meezer mom 🐈⬛(siamese cats),PhD student at the U of U, small business owner w/ my kiddo refabulizing furniture with delovely art🎨, democratic socialist, feminist, late bloomer🪷🏳️🌈yacht rock lover⛵️🌊teatime keeper🫖 www.lavienouveaudecorshoppe.com
Shari Swanson @shariswanson.bsky.social KidLit author (HONEY, THE DOG WHO SAVED ABE LINCOLN and GERTIE, THE DARLING DUCK OF WII), lawyer, teacher, animal lover UCLA, USC LAW, VCFA-WCYA, www.shariswanson.com. www.QuotableCreek.com
Erin Nuttall @erinnutt.bsky.social VCFA WCYA grad, LDS, I heart animals & books & nature & democracy
Morgan Davis @supermorganism.bsky.social I enjoy talking to myself.
Diane Telgen (she/her) @neglet.bsky.social Author of kidlit; musician; feline fanatic; crafter. VCFA grad. Author/arranger site: dianetelgen.com.
Sophie Cass (is agented) @scasswriting.bsky.social (She/her) 🏳️🌈✨ Fantasy author represented by Ciara Finan @ Curtis Brown Literary Agency
authorsophiecass.com
MK Murphy @mkmurphy.bsky.social Writer, illustrator, animator, and educational software person ✏️🎨
www.flamingoboots.com
zilla @zillawrites.bsky.social 📎There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things.
🖤🤍💜
🩸 In my FINAL GIRL era 🩸
🎧 Co-host of the With Series Potential podcast
✏️ rep: Alex Land at MWLA
🏕️ Camp Director 🌲
B. Trinken @biertrinken.bsky.social Was macht dir Spass?
Shelly Nosbisch @shellynosbisch.bsky.social Cozy mystery author, teaching artist with Nebraska Writers Collective, Edge magazine writer, recovering occupational therapist. MFA from VCFA. #MomsDemandAction
Rowena Eureka @rowenaeureka.bsky.social Accidental activist, recovering perfectionist, & VCFA WCYA grad
Louis Lafair @louislafair.com writer | board game inventor | product manager | dog dad | www.louislafair.com
Naomie Laurent @naomie.bsky.social Writer and VCFA WCYA alum. Neurodivergent blerd who loves all things fantasy, horror, critters, books, and the weird. Currently a New Yorker, formerly a Chicagoan, always a Bostonian. Sometimes a zombie hunter.
Amanda @aelend.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 (any/all) Writer, producer, book nerd, mom #VCFAWCYA #binders #SCBWI
http://linktr.ee/aelend
Robin Hall @robinhallwrites.bsky.social #Kidlit Author WCYA VCFA
Weaving stories, textiles, yoga, and life in NC
#PB The Littlest Weaver & Cock-a-doodle-Dino (2026)
https://lintre.ee/robinhallwrites
Kaua Māhoe Adams @kauawrites.bsky.social Author + Poet
AN EXPANSE OF BLUE (HarperCollins/Heartdrum Summer 26)
Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, etc etc
Rep’d by Sara Crowe Literary
Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social Poet. Author. Teacher. Blogger @ TeachingAuthors.com. My YA historical PLAYING BY HEART was inspired by 2 amazing 18th-century sisters who lived in Milan. Rep. @bookbarrista.bsky.social www.carmelamartino.com
Erin Madigan White @madforbooks.bsky.social Once a journalist, storyteller @ ❤️ | erinmadiganwhite.com 
Robin @lastpages.bsky.social 🕯— 23 | London | she/they | bookseller & blogger | women with swords enthusiast
alex 🌻🍉 @alexabe.bsky.social book-peddler & professional yapper. workin' on it || they/them
cbrownwolf @cbrownwolf.bsky.social writer. artist. creative coach. teacher. popcorn junkie.
she/her
Erin Makela @erinmakela.bsky.social Teacher; lover of theater, books, and travel; Luther College and VCFA WCYA grad; author of upcoming YA historical fiction novel That Word Honor: Worthy of Trust
@go2heck.bsky.social @go2heck.bsky.social 
VICKI JOHNSON 🏳️🌈 @vickijohnsonwrites.bsky.social Author | Mac Wears a Hat - OUT NOW | Molly's Tuxedo | www.vickijohnsonwrites.com | https://linktr.ee/vickijohnsonwrites
Sara Ryan @ryansara.bsky.social Queer author of books & comics for teens & others. They/them. Authors Against Book Bans member. VCFA WCYA faculty. Represented by Michael Bourret. Not here much. 
Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social NYT bestselling author. WAKE THE WILD CREATURES now out from Little, Brown: “Luminous.” “Ferocious.” “Essential.” https://linktr.ee/novaren
Newsletter hosted by Ghost: https://newsletter.novaren.com
Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social Author of books for kids & teens · Fan of dogs & ice cream · Faculty at VCFA WCYA
Most recent book: GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE (2026)
⭐️ "Breathless, mesmerizing." --Kirkus, starred review
https://anicarissi.com/
https://thisistheeavesdrop.com/
Natalie G. Bergman Author @nataliebergman.bsky.social 📚 Author — Pearl Bound (gothic sapphic horror). #HWA member
🎬 Screenwriter — Says Simon, Angels of War, Exposed etc
🔗 https://linktr.ee/nataliegbergman
🔗 amazon.com/author/ngbergman
🔗On Goodreads (https://bit.ly/4oIpLni)
www.nataliebergman.com
GiannaMarie @giannamarie.bsky.social associate agent at Azantian Literary Agency, crip autistic book enthusiast, ZiMi mask evangelist 😷
Diana Norma Szokolyai @diananorma.bsky.social Writer. Poet. Teacher. Editor of #DisobedientFutures (forthcoming, UPK) and #CREDO (C&R Press), Author of Roses in the Snow & Parallel Sparrows. Founder of #CambridgeWritersWorkshop
Caitlin Gutheil Welch @caitlinwriter.bsky.social Reader. Writer. Lover of #kidlit. Believer that, as Pullman says, “Once upon a time lasts forever." #VCFA alum. Rep’d by Rachel Orr.
@oanabellwrites.bsky.social @oanabellwrites.bsky.social 
Joel Brigham (Brigham Editorial) @joelbrigham.bsky.social Developmental Editor, Writing Coach, #RevPit Editor, MG/YA Author, Educator, and Overall Very Friendly Person.
brighameditorial.com
brighameditorial.substack.com
Heather Riccio @heatherriccio.bsky.social Author. Yogi. Traveler. Lover of words.
alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social i write ya fantasy with disabled and sassy characters | pots girlie who loves books, crocheting, k-pop, c-dramas, and cozy games | she/her
Laura Bryte Writes @laurawrites.bsky.social Author | Poet | Picture Books | Middle Grade | Young Adult | SCBWI | 12x12 | Lyrical Language Lab Alum |
Natascha @socalledyalife.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency. Account for #MSWL only. Query me at https://querytracker.net/query/natascha
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/natascha
Website: www.nataschamorris.com
Johann Minharo @jjrminharo.bsky.social Aggressively useless. Been known to write on occasion. Working on a horror fantasy novel atm. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ = Ally, Dog (& Cat!) Friend/Interpreter. AuDHD, Ace, some other letters probably, who knows? Also anti-AI images/writing.
Trying my best and Idk why. (he/him)
Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social Literary Agent. YA Author as Sarah Nicolas. Queries Qualms & Quirks host. Disability in Publishing Board. 💛🤍💜🖤 linktr.ee/presidentsarah
Cheryl Knopp @cknopp.bsky.social I guess I’m here now—for real. I make stuff, draw things, write stories, and drink whiskey.
Sandra Nickel 📚 @senickel.bsky.social Award-Winning Picture Book Author | Last Out: THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING: HOW HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN BECAME A SWAN 🐣| Agent: Victoria Wells Arms l #KidLit l #PictureBooks l #VCFA | #SCBWI l #AffirmingAutism l She/her
Mara @maraalyse.bsky.social she/her. associate agent @ Azantian Literary Agency and SFF writer. former health policy prof. ✡️. Hoyas 🏀. Nationals ⚾️. Recovering Nagano '98 apologist 🥈⛸.
https://linktr.ee/mara.hollander
https://namedrop.io/marahollander
Elizabeth Kuelbs @elizabethkuelbs.bsky.social Writer. Poet. Author of chapbooks LITTLE VICTORY & HOW TO CLEAN YOUR EYES. VCFA grad. Repped by Lori Steel at SteelWorks Literary.
Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social Author | CHILD OF THE DRAGON is a BookFest Award Winner! | SOPHIE’S GUIDE TO WEREWOLVES AND PANCAKES aug 2027 | repped by
@redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social | disabled as heck | MPH | Epidemiology | Virology | she/her 🖤🤍💜
https://linktr.ee/ashley.sheesley
@rebeccajoym.bsky.social @rebeccajoym.bsky.social