Tristan Felix B. @tristiger.bsky.social Emily Balistrieri, Japanese translator: Shihodo Stationery, People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice, Tatami Galaxy, Until I Love Myself, Soul Lanterns, Kiki. he/him 日本語では: @tristora.bsky.social Never genAI.
Louisa MacDougall @louisamacdougall.bsky.social Children's author based in the Hebrides. Rory and the Snack Dragons, the Highland Cowgirl & the Great Auks Great Escape. Mostly #kidlit books and wildlife. louisamacdougall.co.uk
Katria Raden @katriaraden.bsky.social Serbian kidlit illustrator & author based in Berlin ✧˖° (she/her) #NoAI
Contact: katriaraden@proton.me | Portfolio: www.katriaraden.com
Melissa Combs @melissacombs.bsky.social Resist 💙 Trad pub author, devel editor, avid reader, adjunct, MA in English & creative writing. I live to travel. Advocate for the blind. COLTS fan. Optimistic at heart. 💙 She/Her #author #reader #horrorlit #PNR #disability #blind #writing #Democracy
Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social Lecturer in public policy, STS sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-addict, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicago, half Dutch, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her 🇳🇿🇳🇱
https://about.me/sarahhendricabickerton/
Matt Hansel @matthewhansel.bsky.social Creator of Marty and Spud. Cartoonist of Underdog and Cartoon Puppet Horror Theater from American Mythology and proud member of the National Cartoonists Society!
www.stampfans.com/martyandspud
chieflotsahair @chieflotsahair.bsky.social I run, bake, and make things.
I also teach elementary kids art stuff.
JWT_BookAdventures @jwtba.bsky.social Welcome to JWT_BookAdventures - I do Q&A interviews with Authors - I also do book reviews if I am interested in reading the book
Heather Ahmie @heatherahmie.bsky.social Advocate for intellectual freedom, inclusive & diverse bookshelves, and the power of children's literature to inspire empathy and curiosity. Additional all things cats, coffee, and crafts!
Julie Formay @julieformay.bsky.social Boomer with a conscience. Early childhood educator. Picture book writer. 
Elio @eliopictures.bsky.social ✏️ Illustrator represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency. 📚 Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Abrams. 🍏 Associate Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago. 🏡👧 Dad. 💼 www.eliopictures.com
Lisa O @goldennotebook.bsky.social A glimpse inside my golden notebook… 🖋️Writer. Psychologist. Black belt.
Heather Dawn Torres @hdtorresauthor.bsky.social Children’s Author, Former Farm Girl, Boy Mom, THE TRACTOR SQUAD & THE TRACTOR SQUAD SAVES THE DAY (Marble Press ‘24 & ‘25)
Rep’d by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency
Antonia Maxwell @antoniamaxwell.bsky.social Writer, editor, mentor, general word nerd. Terra Electrica - debut MG novel - published July 2024 by Neem Tree Press. antoniamaxwell.com
Rachel Plummer @smaychel.bsky.social Poet and children's author. My books include The Big Day, Wain and Once I Carried Three Crows.
Also a creative writing teacher, story teller, knitter, mum of two and a carer for my disabled son.
Proud to be represented by Children's Books North Agency.
L. Kennedy @lkennedy37.bsky.social Educator, Technology Integration, Innovation, STEM, Design Thinking
Fortunatelibrarian @fortunatelibrarian.bsky.social Elementary school teacher turned school librarian. Avid reader and lifelong learner.
Jenny @ourmodernplayroom.bsky.social Just a mom sharing our favorite books!
Astrid Aillume @aillume.bsky.social A detective. Astrid Aillume's New Case: A Billionaire's Mystery
Cracking a case is like salty liquorice.
Surprising at first,but ultimately addictive.
Asterix Archiv 🐗 @comedix.de Asterix bildet - mein Reden seit 1959. Auf der guten Seite von Social Media und seit 1998 auf www.comedix.de. Alles, was hier steht, steht auch dort.
Michael Moylan, Ed.D. @michaelmoylan.bsky.social Acceleration and Enrichment teacher, Tech. Geek, Lifelong Learner
Jan Carr @jancarr.bsky.social Author of kids' books, including numerous picture books + BUDDY AND BEA chapter book series; Balletomane; Socialist heart
rep: Andrea Cascardi, www.transatlanticagency.com
Author website: https://www.jancarr.net/
surlyspice she/her @surlyspice.bsky.social cats and tea and books and pens and movies and romance and crime and horror
Jen Tolnay @wordsbyjt.bsky.social Editor (copy/line) and proofreader. Lover of books, movies, travel, and occasionally getting up and going for a walk. 
Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social Signed Ink founder 🤟signedink.org , 🇺🇸HOH 🦻🧏♀️AUTHOR of MG fantasy/historical fantasy & PB, 2023 SCBWI Rising Kite (2nd place MG), 2020 Walter Grant recipient, 2020 Las Musas Hermana. Lover of wit, waves🌊, fruit tarts, & all shades blue 🦋 #MGForce
Lisa Yelon @lisayelon.bsky.social Jewish mom, blogger, lover of books
she/her
https://www.lisayelon.com
Allison Moore @allisonm610.bsky.social Publishing Director (US) at Post Wave Children's Books #kidlit
Kat Solly @katsolly.bsky.social I’m hoarding books like a dragon… with not enough bookshelves. Editorial Assistant for all things Fantasy and Sci-Fi, and open to opportunity.
✨ Passionate about SFF and Children’s books ✨
Toledo Lucas County Public Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social What do you love about your library? Stop by any branch to let us know!
The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social Enjoy The Observer journalism in print every Sunday, and digitally, seven days a week 🗞️
Subscribe now at Observer.co.uk/subscribe
Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyone’s talking about 📚✨
New books, resources for every age & stage, expert authors and practical ideas for teachers, parents + educators.
SEND • EYFS • CPD • STEM • PRIMARY • SECONDARY • HISTORICAL FICTION • POETRY🌈
Hopscotch Translation @hopscotch-tr.bsky.social An online revue dedicated to the promotion and discussion of literary translation. https://hopscotchtranslation.com/
Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social Yes, that Tracy Novick
she/her/hers
Education policy and finance
I speak here only for me/ nullius in verba
from the Heart of the Commonwealth
Sometimes random photos of the cat
linktr.ee/TracyNovick
Jill Bennett @jillshanti.bsky.social Teacher, book fanatic, reviewer and blogger
Autorin Anja Zachrau @anja24.bsky.social Ich schreibe Kindermärchen, Kurzkrimis und Gedichte, designe meine Cover selbst, liebe es mit KI-Kunst herumzuspielen und bin Kalenderautorin beim Calvendo-Verlag. Dort gibt es aktuell 8 KI-Kunstkalender von mir.
Meinbildkalendershop
@sandraboynton.bsky.social @sandraboynton.bsky.social 
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
The Scribbling Lion @thescribblinglion.bsky.social An online and event based bookstore focusing on small press and self published books of high quality with an emphasis on minority voices.
Queer and woman owned.
thescribblinglion.com
Michael Leali @michaelleali.bsky.social Award-winning author. THE CIVIL WAR OF AMOS ABERNATHY | MATTEO | THE TRUTH ABOUT TRIANGLES. Rep by Sara Crowe. He/him/his. 🏳️🌈
Mary Davis | Non-fiction editor @marydavisediting.bsky.social Non-fiction editor. I love clarity and logic. I have done since I was very little...
Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. Lots more on my website: https://marydavisediting.com
Konstantinos “Kos” Kalofonos @kskalofonos.bsky.social KidLit MG / YA Sci-fi/Fantasy Author | Astrophotographer | Pitch Wars '21 | Neurospicy | Hearing-Aid Enthusiast | Backpacker | Camper | Hiker
Barbara Henderson (new WIP 6831) @scattyscribbler.bsky.social Author. Scottish historical fiction and eco- adventures for kids. 2x Young Quills Winner. 🎭 Teacher, ✝️, 🏴 🇩🇪, Highlands.
www.barbarahenderson.co.uk
Melissa Morgenlander @mmorgenlander.bsky.social 📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge
📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer
🎓 Playful PhD
👶👶 Mom to twins
♾️ Autism Advocate
🎶 Musical theatre fan
📍 Brooklyn, NY
https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com The young person's guide to conquering (and saving) the world.✨
Sign up for our politics newsletter: http://tnvge.co/PZWnEym
Gabriela Houston - Writer @gabrielahouston.bsky.social Writer and Artist
Author of four Slavic-folklore-inspired novels for adults and children
Host of The Gabriela Houston Project:Storytelling in all its forms
https://linktr.ee/Gabriela_Houston
Melissa Snider @meliroowy.bsky.social K5 Dual School Librarian (Spanish/English) in Wyoming! | Past Chair of the WY Library Association's School Library Interest Group (SLIG) | WLA’s 2024 “Outstanding Librarian.” 🌟
Love to: write, cook, be in nature.
All views are my own.
She/her/hers
Francine McKenna @fmckenna.bsky.social Teacher/writer/speaker/reader. CPA. Using tools so tools can’t use me. Dogs rule! Kundera: “In the sunset of dissolution, everything is illuminated by the aura of nostalgia.” I Dig. https://TheDig.Substack.com @retheauditors Chgo-born, Philly-based She/her
Kristin Bartley Lenz @kristinbartleylenz.bsky.social Reader, writer, social worker, Michigander. Author of the YA novel, The Art of Holding On and Letting Go. More at www.kristinbartleylenz.com
FeeHaddow @feehaddow.bsky.social 
HB: Hayley-Beth @hayleybethyoung.bsky.social Primary School Teacher and proud mum ... loves all things creative!
Especially loves #taskmaster
#hometasking veteran …please bring it back!
Keen for kindness 💛
#mentalhealthmatters
The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social The University of Chicago Press is one of the oldest and largest university presses in the United States and a distinguished publisher of trade and scholarly books and journals. Refining minds since 1891!
Jennifer Guyor Jowett @jenguyorjowett.bsky.social Author | Teacher | Living as a character in my own story; plot still to be discovered #DogEaredBookAward creator #bookposse
Books:
#IntoTheShadows
#WordsThatMend
Kirsten Barrett @mrskirstbarrett.bsky.social EAL
Education
Challenging Stereotypes
Children's Books
Diversity
Sustainability
Chair of SATEAL
Regional Coordinator BITC
Andrea J. Loney @andreajloney.bsky.social Kidlit author, teacher, dreamer, & giggler 💕💖📚💖💕
Abby Marshall (Well Read Editorial) 📚 @wellreadedits.bsky.social Copyeditor
Proofreader
Writer
Lawyer
Dog lover
Beachgoer
Bird-watcher
Wine drinker
www.wellreadeditorial.com
Ellen Leventhal @ellenlwrites.bsky.social Author, Educator, and lover of children, dogs, and chocolate #12x12 picture book challenge, #Debbie’sSong, #AFloodofKindness #kidlit Rep’d by Ritu Anand D4EO Literary
Angel Tate @attcreates.bsky.social Author/Illustrator kidlit is my happy place 😊
“ PARKER PETERZAK HAS THE BIG SCHOOL BLUES” Sunday Dinner Publishing Out now. “I ROCK MY HAIR PRETTY AND PROTECTED BY THE CROWN ACT” with Gnome Road Publishing March 2025
https://angeltate.crevado.com/
Ana @jaiycon258.bsky.social Social justice. Politics. Writing. Poetry. Ocean swimming. Tea. Silliness. ASD/Gifted. Just be kind. #auspol
Rachel G. Payne (she/they) @rpayne.bsky.social Early literacy librarian, SLJ columnist, Horn Book board book reviewer, play advocate, and debut author of Let's Rumble from Rise x Penguin Workshop (July 2025). Rep: Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Lit.
She/they
RachelGPayne.com
nicole d. collier (harp) @essentialcoco.bsky.social ✨ developmental editor & book coach | novelist for young readers | professional daydreamer ✨
www.nicoledcollier.com
www.cocostudio.com
Librarian's Husband's Book Club @lhbookclub.bsky.social Avid reader, reviewer & owner of Librarian's Husband's Book Club. #BookSky
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198217-the-librarian-s-husband-s-book-club
Disability community advocate. Work: PCSI - supporting careers for ppl w disabilities. 
@jenniferhalbur.bsky.social @jenniferhalbur.bsky.social #bookposse 6th grade ELA teacher
JessieLeh.bsky.social @jessieleh.bsky.social Author/ Illustrator Naturalist/ Educator
Artist, Curriculum Writer, Maker, Mom
#12x12pb | #scbwi |
Rep’d by @liznealon.bsky.social
www.wineberrywoodpress.com
James A Lyons @jalwrites.bsky.social Author 🏳️🌈
EAST END BOYS AND WEST END GIRLS - An adult contemporary LGBTQ+ RomCom. OUT NOW!
Represented by Intersaga Literary Agency.
anerbananers🍌 @anerbananer.bsky.social Illustrator-Author/Concept Artist/Storyteller. Yapper, PhD. Lover of purple and nerdy things. 💜 (she/her) 30+, 🚫NO AI/NFTs
Rep: Alex Gehringer, The Bright Agency.
#art #bookart #illustration
www.anadraws.com
http://linktr.ee/anadraws
Ashlee MacCallum @ashleedani.bsky.social junior literary agent @howlandlit.bsky.social | brewing banned books, spinning stories, and raising feral protagonists | powered by coffee and chaos | rep: @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social @belcastroagency.bsky.social
Cindy Babich @mrsbabich.bsky.social Mom, wife, Middle School ELA Teacher, proud #bookposse member!📚👍 go.bsky.app/U4uscrm
Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social Kidlit writer exploring how humans grow and change through relationships and connections with nature. kamillamilligan.com
Megan Savage @meganloverdesavage.bsky.social Writer, Community College Faculty, Fig Companion, Carolyn Moore Writers House Residency, PDX OR
Work in The Rumpus, Tahoma Literary Review, Sixth Finch, Portland Review, Subtropics, etc.
Called: “Story Witch,” “Pure Light in Human Form”
Joanna Nesbit @joannaknesbit.bsky.social PNW writer & content marketer: higher ed, personal finance, seniors (US News, WaPo, Money, AARP) | ASJA | Mom | passionate about voting rights, gardening, and a good book
Tammie Lyon @tammielyon.bsky.social Award winning author and illustrator of books for children. Part time gym rat and nutrition junkie. Proudly represented by MB Artisits. www.tammielyon@gmail.com
ThunderPoint Publishing @thunderpointpub.bsky.social Established on the Island of South Uist, ThunderPoint has its roots in Scotland and is a Publishing Member of Publishing Scotland. We now also have an editorial office in Wales.
@litmom.bsky.social @litmom.bsky.social Writing ADULT-YA-MG- PB-POC
Mommy| Writer |Fashion| Chronic-illness babe
Anissa Jones @abjwitt92.bsky.social Mom, 3rd grade teacher, book lover and techy girl 
STEAM Stories @steamstories.bsky.social Science teacher,(online public school in Texas), bird watcher, proud nerd and writer of nonfiction for kids. Encourager for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)
www.angelaturner.org
Pam Allyn @pamallyn.com Creator of World Read Aloud Day 💗🐥 with LitWorld. Literacy advocate, author, and maker of things to help children learn and grow.
Building innovative solutions with my amazing team at @deweycommunity.com. #EduSky A forever Swiftie.
pamallyn.com
BooknerdZara @booknerdzara.bsky.social Book nerd slowly tackling her TBR pile of 250+ books.
Freelance proofreader and typesetter.
Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading
Partner Member of Alliance for Independent Authors.
linktr.ee/booknerdzara
Wordy Witterings @chennighan.bsky.social Avid reader, book blogger, English teacher, reviewer 📚 📚 📚 ... panda admirer. Find me at wordywitterings.com
K Garnett @kategarnett.bsky.social School Librarian (Primary and Secondary) formerly Guernsey 🇬🇬 now East London
Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social K-5 Music Educator. Children's Literature Fanatic and Enthusiast. PhD in Education: Reading Assessment & Intervention. Husband. Uncle. Rotarian. Kiwanian. Organist. Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Director. Adjunct Children's Literature Prof.
Laurie Morrison @lauriemorrison.bsky.social Reader, middle school ELA teacher, & upper middle grade author of WHERE ELLA WENT ⚽️, KEEPING PACE 🏃♀️, UP FOR AIR🏊♀️, COMING UP SHORT 🥎, and more. She/her
LaurieMorrisonWrites.com
Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social Tree lover. Ice cream eater. Author of WHERE THE GIRLS ARE KEPT (Knopf Summer 2027) and co-author of LUCY, UNCENSORED (Knopf 2024) with Teghan Hammond.
www.Melhammondbooks.com
Jess (Not Jen) @reader365247.bsky.social I am a school librarian in a blue state (yay!). A hobbiest who has more ideas for hobbies, than actual hobbies. My name is not Jen, but all my life, I have been mistakenly called Jen, so I thought it would be a good user name!
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold @drmrb.bsky.social Researching children's & YA books, authors, publishers, and readers at the University of Glasgow.
Formerly @ILoveCopyright on Twitter
Kidlit For Growing Minds @kl4gm.bsky.social We are a diverse group of creators who believe the power of story combined with real world science, social studies, & math can touch hearts & nurture growing minds. With our nonfiction & informational fiction picture books, we seek to support educators.
Kerry Douglas Dye @kerrydouglasdye.bsky.social New Yorker, Writer. Author of GRADY JONES AND THE GREAT DETECTIVE GAME, from Aladdin Books. https://linktr.ee/KerryDouglasDye
Lindsay Burton, PhD @lindsayburton.bsky.social AP English teacher in West Michigan
Children’s/YA Lit & Media Researcher
All thoughts/posts/likes are my own
My publications: http://bit.ly/3CxqLb1
Amie Souza Reilly @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social she/her/hers. writer, artist, mom. lecturer & writer-in-res. sacred heart university. free Palestine 🇵🇸
Human/Animal: A Bestiary in Essays out April 2025, Wilfrid Laurier U Press
More info at http://amiesouzareilly.com/
Coco Zoe @cocozoe.bsky.social Retired Educator, Defender of Public Education & Public Libraries, Promotes Banned Books.
Nakisa Nooraee, Ph.D. @nakisanooraee.bsky.social 🌎 Iranian-born, Dublin-shaped, Germany-based astrophysicist bringing science and mythology to young readers.
⭐B.Sc. & M.Sc. Physics | Ph.D. Astrophysics
Seeking representation
www.nakisanooraee.com
marcia4d @marcia4d.bsky.social No DMs. No DMs means no DMs.
Book reader since 1955. Author of 30 traditionally published nonfiction books. Edited 200+ books, reviewed as many, and ghostwritten five. Newspaper, web, and magazine reporter/editor. Yes, reading and writing are my life.
Matí @maticol.bsky.social #translator #writer #exteacher #naturelover #doglover #hiker #reader & #paint covered much of the time
Managing/translating at
https://paralleltexts.blog/ (when the mood hits).
🇨🇦&🇮🇹 Posts/pics with no author/translator named are me being me
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
Laura Smythe @laurasmythepr.bsky.social Freelance children's/YA book PR living by the sea.
Kristen Argyres || MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES @kargyres.bsky.social MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES out now! ||
Shorter works published with Dragon Soul Press and Wild Ink Publishing charity anthologies.
To learn more, visit authorkristenargyres.com