Leslie Nightingale @leslienightingale.bsky.social Writer of YA novels and educator in the DC area
Leslienightingale.com
Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com Sociologist and Makai Livingstone-GBV-Survivor, who coined the term, "Access Intimacy Abuse" to capture vile violations from which I may never recover, so contributions welcome here: https://ko-fi.com/equitableforall
https://linktr.ee/KrystalKavitaJagoo
Vanessa Global @vanessaglobal.bsky.social 209K LIBRARY: universities,libraries,politicians,scientists,academics, lawyers,economists,linguists,historians,writers,BLUE, ANTIFA!
Me: brown NA,Oregonian,veteran,globetrotter,critical thinker,linguist,teacher,reader,atheist,constructive,ANTI-TRUMPIST
Micheal @michealmeyer.bsky.social 
Mermaid Writer @mermaidwriter.bsky.social SCBWI NY Eastern Up! Critique Coordinator
Kidlit writer, published poet, gemologist-in-training, wannabe polyglot, occasional mermaid, reluctant zebra 🍰💜🩶🤍💚 #kidlit #scbwi #amquerying #actuallyautistic
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 Pronouns: you choose (anything but he)
Sunny Sommerset @sunnysommerset.bsky.social Author & Illustrator: Picture Books, Middle Grade.
Winner Golden Gate Writer's Award: Picture Book - SCBWI SF South 2024. Honorable Mention SCBWI SF South Golden Gate Portfolio Showcase 2024.
Svani Parekh @svaniparekh.bsky.social Writer: TV, books, gaming & audio
Words in/on: Netflix, BBC, Sesame Street, Cartoon Network, Disney, Ghee Happy (Emmy Nominee) | Oxford Children’s Books | Ubisoft
Rep: Lydia Silver at The Soho Agency, UK
svaniparekh.com
Erik Talkin @eriktalkin.bsky.social Author. YA novel Private School Punk (full-cast audiobook, 2026 IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year). Lulu & the Hunger Monster (ILA Social Justice Award). MFA from VCFA. Punk, audiobooks, illustrated fiction, book-connected soundtracks.
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
Aisha "Ash P" Panjwaneey @ashpreads.bsky.social #Muslim #BIPOC #Editor of safe-for-work fiction and nonfiction.
CB and GN editor in the making.
#RevPit Editor
EFA Ambassador
Get in touch 👇🏻
https://www.ashpreads.com
INKLING ILLUSTRATION AGENCY @inklingagency.bsky.social A small but mighty illustration agency, representing an outstanding team of hand-picked creatives worldwide. If you'd like to collaborate with any of our illustrators, please email hello@inklingillustration.com to discuss your project needs.
Eva Soukal @evasoukalauthor.bsky.social 📖 MG/YA author raised in Czechia. Rooted in PNW 🌲
✍️Dark folklore. Speculative fiction. Light in dark places.
❤️ Editing a trilogy. Drafting a novel. Homeschooling.☕
Rupert Rivett @rupertrivett.bsky.social 📸 Photographer | capturing life's candid moments with my camera 📸
🌍 https://rupertrivett.photoshelter.com 🌍
#RealStreetPhotography #Photojournalism|
Skilled in unobtrusive, authentic #storytelling
📣NEW SUBSTACK 📔
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https://rupephoto.substack.com/
Melizza Chernov ✨Open to Commissions✨ @melizzachernov.bsky.social #Kidlit Artist/Writer, love of #naturewalks #dogs, #books and #boardgames!
https://www.melizzachernov.com/
https://www.melizzachernov.com/contact
email: melizza@melizzachernov.com
@craterwalker.bsky.social @craterwalker.bsky.social Former Alaska pastor writing a memoir that blends humor, miracles, wilderness life, and the devastating reality of spiritual abuse.
This is the journey from laughter to loss to the CraterWalker rising.
Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social Award-winning children's book author of PB SAVING KATE'S FLOWERS (Arbordale) Crystal Kite winner, #KidLit, #SCBWI, #12X12PB Gold Member, ISO Agent, Querying PBs. www.cindysommer.com
Markella Paradissis-Healy @markella-ph.bsky.social YA Author in Boston, trying to warm her fingers up enough to type
marty lapointe-malchik @mlapointemalchik.bsky.social Collage artist, author, PBParty '23 HM, 50PreciousWords Prize Winner '21 SCBWI, 12x12, Writers’ Loft, Good Ship Illustration Crew, Walden walker, recipe ranker, library lover. She/her
Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social 📚KidLit Author
#SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator
👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025)
🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023)
🚌PAISLEY’S BIG FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Clavis Books, 2027)
picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
Tim Blundell | Aspiring MG Writer @ahedgehogscribbles.bsky.social
Middle grade writer.
Up to my armpits in drafts.
Sleepiest when fed.
Happiest when slept.
Serena Call @serenacallart.bsky.social Aspiring children's book author and illustrator.
Karen Romeo-Léger @karenromeoleger.bsky.social Author/Illustrator/Photographer/Educator | Simmons | MCLA | Syracuse
Jason D. McIntosh @jasondmcintosh.bsky.social Hi there!
I'm an Author & illustrator creating thoughtful illustrations & stories that inspire.
- SCBWI Don Freeman Award Winner
- PBParty Finalist '23, '24, ‘25, '26
- KidLit
- Follow me on Facebook, X, & Instagram!
- www.JasonDMcIntosh.com
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖
#PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/
Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
Charlotte Wenger @charlottewenger.com she/her | 📚 literary agent with Prospect Agency repping kidlit authors and illustrators | toddler mom | Greater Boston Area | opinions mine
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www.charlottewenger.com
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/charlotte-wenger
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY
DebbieOhi.com
Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social Author of books for children and teachers | Longtime educator | DEIAB advocate | Born in NY | Raised and resides in CT
https://valeriebolling.com
Authors Guild; SCBWI; 12x12; Boyds Mills, #kidlit #PB #earlyreaders #booksforteachers
Moira Ratchford @moiraratchford.bsky.social Author-illustrator known for vibrant, quirky characters. www.moiraratchford.com. Interested in kidlit art & licensing. Huge fan of birds, chai & fireflies. Tassy Walden Illustrator Award. Seeking representation. SCBWI. She/her
Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; 7yo mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
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.
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Heather Cashman @heathercashman.bsky.social Literary Agent at Storm Literary Agency | Podcast Cohost: Way-Word Writers | Writer
https://linktr.ee/heathercashman
Justin @jusgera.bsky.social Calm and quiet
Ashley Epner @aegisblze.bsky.social She/Her 20 🏳️⚧️✡️⚢ Artist, Writer, Voice Actor, Animator, Improviser, Dungeon Master, Monkeyologist, Futchmoder Supreme, Wicked Switch of the East.
Call me: ashleyepner@gmail.com
Gunthar Fleck @gunthar32.bsky.social I’m a writer who bought a camera. Naturally, I’m into screenwriting and directing now. Also, I have books - unpublished and published. Chicago based, Atlanta born.
Junco @junconagano.bsky.social juncostudio.com
Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social Literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (currently closed to queries) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.
www.michellewitteliterary.com
Rodolfo Montalvo @paperpig.bsky.social Illustrator + Writer + Prof
www.rodolfomontalvo.com
Latest picture book: Bye Land, Bye Sea (2024)
Represented by Joanna Volpe 
TO Comix Press @tocomix.bsky.social We're an award-winning comics publisher celebrating upcoming creators and diverse voices. We've published Shout Out, Wayward Kindred, and our new project is The City We Chose!
Lillie Pardo @lilliepardo.bsky.social Picture Book Writer ✏️
3rd Grade Teacher 🍎
Filipino American 🇵🇭 🇺🇸
#PBRisingStars mentee ‘23
#SCBWI work-in-progress award winner ‘24
#12x12 scholarship winner ‘25
#PBParty Finalist ‘25
#Kidlit
Seeking representation
www.lilliepardo.com
Dean Robbins @deanrobbins.bsky.social Author of nonfiction children's books for Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Candlewick and Macmillan. Margaret and the Moon, The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon, The Fastest Drummer, Two Friends, The Shape of Things, the You Are a Star series, and more. 
Jessica Echeverria @jecheverria.bsky.social Editorial Director, Lee & Low Books 📚
Julie Jarema @rainbowfish523.bsky.social Probably up to something
www.juliejarema.com- J @jennewens.bsky.social @jennewens.bsky.social
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