Michael Damian Thomas @michaeldthomas.bsky.social 10-time Hugo & World Fantasy Award-winning @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Publisher/Editor, & Itโs Storytime with Wil Wheaton podcast Content Editor. Former caregiver to my late daughter, Caitlin.
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Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social Picture Book Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, SNOW DAY WITH DADDY '28 Christy Ottaviano Books / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Repโd by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
Patricia Brown @patbrownbooks.bsky.social Retired Bilingual ESL teacher. Writer. Poems in @TheDirigible & Bards anthologies. #Kidlit #PictureBooks #SCBWI #12x12 #50PreciousWords 2024 & 2026 Winner. ๐
Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social UK freelance illustrator and concept artist based in Wales
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐พ Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry ๐๐ชฒ Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee
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Susan Park @susanfirghilpark.bsky.social writer, poet, nature lover and complete book geek living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by forest, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and chickens. Member SCBWI.
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
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Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social Childrenโs book author-illustrator. Repโd by @KTerrette.bsky.social at Martin Literary.
Books:
THE GIFT SHOP BEAR ๐งธ๐โค๏ธ
CLAUDE ๐จ๐ถ 3 Starred Reviews
THE DAY KINDNESS CAME๐ฒ๐ป
Illustrated over 30 childrenโs books.
Website - https://www.phyllisharris.com
Laken Brimicombe @lakenbrimicombe.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆMiddle grade writer
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LiveOakMedia @liveoakmedia.bsky.social Multi-award winning producers of high quality audiobook editions of children's picture book readalongs, in English and Spanish editions, and middle grade literature https://www.liveoakmedia.com 
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Theartofpuro @theartofpuro.bsky.social I'm a children's book, comics illustrator and cover artist often in collaboration with my buddy Andrea.
PB (TOOFS)
#kidlitart
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IG: @ theartofpuro
Iain Aire @iainaire.bsky.social Word alchemist, the quest for the unobtainable. EcoFiction, Fantasy, SciFi, Crime & Book Binder. The borderland of worlds. www.iainaire.com The Grey Pilgrimโs Gambit https://thegreypilgrimsgambit.laterpress.com Seeds anthology https://seeds.laterpress.com
Annette Birdsall @quirkybirds.bsky.social Poet, Picture Book Author, and Retired Librarian.
Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries.
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Michelle Markel @michellemarkel.bsky.social Author and aficionado of mostly narrative nonfiction picture books. Teacher, speaker. Art, activism, politics, cats. Find out more at www.michellemarkel.com
Kristin L. Gray @kristinlgray.bsky.social Author, reader, sunshine seeker
BAHA user ๐ค
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Sometimes copy editor โ๐ป
MURDER AT PENGUIN RANCH (โ26) ๐ฆ๐ถ
Rep: Caryn Wiseman ABLA
Pallavi Jesrani @paljes.bsky.social Mommy, #kidlit writer, poet with poems in The Dirigible Balloon, The Little Thoughts Press, Tyger Tyger, The School Magazine, #12x12pb, engineer, STEM, SCBWI, amateur painter.
Deborah Marcero @deborahmarcero.com Author & Illustrator. IN A JAR, OUT OF A JAR, HOPE IN A JAR (25), THE GREAT ESCAPE (26), THE LONE WOLF (27), & more. Repโd by Laura Rennert, ABLA. 
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer ๐ Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler ๐จ Lover of apple crisp
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Jess Hannigan @jesshgn.bsky.social ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐ธ๏ธ Spider in the Well ๐ป The Bear Out There
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller, bookie.
Priscilla Gilman @priscillag.bsky.social Disabled writer ๐ช๐ผ
Artist ๐๏ธ
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Geek ๐ก
she/her
Repโd by: โจEmily Keyesโจ
@esckeyes.bsky.social
๐๐ป http://priscillagilman.net ๐๐ป
Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz
WEB: ellenweinstein.com
https://linktr.ee/ellenweinstein
Sara Holly Ackerman @sarahollyackerman.bsky.social children's book author of THE GABI THAT GIRMA WORE (Little, Brown 2024), NOT JUST THE DRIVER (Beach Lane Books, April 9, 2024), CHALLAH FOR SHABBAT TONIGHT (Fall 2024), school librarian
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Neil Sharpson @unshavedmouse.bsky.social Author of The Burial Tide, from Zando Books 09 September. Get it here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-burial-tide-neil-sharpson/1146027348?ean=9781638932024
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Jennifer Ruth Jackson @jenruthjackson.bsky.social I'm a disabled poet and short story writer. I make greeting cards, beaded jewelry, and bad digital art. Domestic Bodies, my debut poetry collection, came out in 2023 from Querencia Press.
https://linktr.ee/jenniferruthjackson
Traci Van Wagoner @tracivw.bsky.social Traci VW Creations: Dragon Tamer & award-winning childrenโs book illustrator with a Kirkus star. I also do game art. By hand. No AI ever.
Letโs create beautiful things together! โ
www.tracivanwagoner.com
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Cindy Johnson @cindyjohnson.bsky.social I'm a children's author who wants to bring laughter, joy, love, and maybe a little learning to kids who read my books, like Texas 2X2 pick RUSSELL WRESTLES THE RELATIVES #Aladdin #Simon&Schuster
Lia Upton Kidder @liaukidder.bsky.social Aspiring Children's Picture Book Author
#SCBWI member and Oregon Chapter Great Critique Co-Coordinator, #12x12 member, formally agented.
Ready for query PB witch series, giants and mice, dragons and gnomes in rhyme and a young king meets a wizard in prose
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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org Film music historian and writer.
Support good journalism, social justice, writers and educators.
He/him
I use alt text obsessively.
Just me: https://bsky.app/search?q=did%3Aplc%3Axc3xah3avl2nxzxisisduamg
NYC/CT based.
connorfund.org
#filmsky #moviesky
Rebecca Weber ๐๐โโฌ๐ฐ @rweberwrites.bsky.social #SCBWI Author - THE PAINTER'S BUTTERFLY and LOOPHOLE (Artemesia Publishing)/Beta reader/@litkidsmagazine.bsky.social founder/House flipper/Bostie & girl mom/#MGpies #YANation
"You are the one you've been waiting for all of your life!"
Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social Bram Stoker, Elgin, and Dwarf Stars Award-winning Horror/SF and children's book author.
THE BUILD-A-MONSTER WORKSHOP (Out Now!)
ECHOES AND EMBERS (Out Now!)
THE FIB (Out Now!)
Repped by Peter Steinberg, UTA
www.pedroiniguez.com
Kyle Beckett @kybeckett.bsky.social In the third grade I traded my drawing of a bluebird for a chocolate chip cookie, and now this is happening.
Represented by the Bright Agency
Joanna Ho @joannahowrites.bsky.social NYT Bestselling author โข Intl speaker โข Educator. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners. We Who Produce Pearls. The Silence that Binds Us.
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
Bob Shea @bobshea.bsky.social I write and illustrate books for kids. This will be for drawings.
I have ADHD and itโs my whole personality now.
Aileen Stewart @aileenstewart.bsky.social Children's #Author, #SCBWI Member, #Library Board of Trustee Member, #12x12PB Member, #Baker, #Amateur Photographer, #Christian, and Herder of #Cats www.kidlitfun.com and https://www.instagram.com/aileenwstewart1/
Liz Garton Scanlon @lizgardensalad.bsky.social Poems, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
All the world is all of us. ๐โฅ๏ธ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social An Illustrator! In Honolulu! Probably drinking coffee.
Rep'd by @ksonnack.bsky.social
www.adventurefun.club
๐: Anything? Anything! (Summer 2027)
Caterina Salvatori @caterinawrites.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Picturebook writer. Dog mom.
James Burks @jamesburks.bsky.social Creator of Bird&Squirrel, Agent9, Boxtales (โ25) and other children's books. Animation director, writer, illustrator, runner, and coffee lover. Repโd by Kelly Sonnack | www.jamesburks.com
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W
Apple: http://bit.ly/3K6WdB9
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2992620/
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah HalversonโโThe Editorโโposts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillasโ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social Poet, Wife, Mom, LongCovid/MECFS. Looking to connect and learning to advocate. EIC, Poetry @epistemiclit.Bsky.social, @nimblewitlit.bsky.social. Micropoetry chapbook Lift the Mask available widely. www.kristinhoulihan.com
Lynne Kelly ๐๐ณ๐ฃ๐ @lynnekelly.bsky.social USA Today bestselling childrenโs author & sign language interpreter, mom of 2 dogs and 1 human
THREE BLUE HEARTS
SONG FOR A WHALE
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS
lynnekellybooks.com
#SCBWI Houston
Pat Zietlow Miller (she/her) @patzmiller.bsky.social Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social Author of MG & Picture Books โข https://franciscastaines.com/
๐ฒ๐ฝ All around book nerd with a weakness for mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, dogs, and tacos (not always in that order)
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
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Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social โHaving fun isnโt hard, when youโve got a library card!โ - Arthur Read
linktr.ee/mychalthreets
Cristian @cristianpintos.com Illustrator
Xร bia ๐ช๐ธ ๐บ๐พ
https://cristianpintos.com/links
Kathryn PowellโReading Aloud for Life @rynkatt.bsky.social ๐ Picture Book & Songwriter, Connecting with #PB writers, #kidlit & #literacy pros
๐ former #library outreach specialist
#HighlightsFoundation Scholarship recipientโ2024
Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom
๐๐๐๐๐
#PictureBookWriters, #SCBWI
Mike Freveletti @frevma.bsky.social picture book writer | occasional poet | improviser | intermittent funny man
#picturebook #kidlit #12x12pb #PBParty #SCBWI
Kelly Rice Schmitt @krschmittwrites.bsky.social A mom in #STEM writing for curious kids!
I SHIP (Lerner, 2023) ๐ข I FUEL (Lerner, 2024) ๐, THE FARM NEXT DOOR (Knopf BFYR, 2026) ๐ฐ๐
2023 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner
Rep: Miranda Paul, EMLA
member @BusyPBs @pbarade @SteamTeamBooks @12x12challenge
Isabella Kung @isabellakung.bsky.social ๐Author + ๐จillustrator of
๐ NUNU AND THE SEA
๐โโฌNO FUZZBALL! & ๐NO SNOWBALL!
๐จIllustrator of 123 CATS & ABC CATS
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ Instructor @storyteller_academy
โ๏ธ Rep: @literaticat.bsky.social
๐ www.IsabellaKung.com
Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com Author, illustrator, former pastry chef.
๐๐ชจ MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26
โ๏ธ๐ฉฐTHE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
Kim A Larson @kimalarson.bsky.social Author of Doll Trouble (Clavis, 2026) and Goat's Boat Won't Float (Little Press, 2024) '23 & '22 #PBParty finalist '21 #SCBWI Ann Paul Award #Kidlit #12x12 Author of Unraveling Fairy Tales: Learning To Live Happily Ever After http://amzn.com/1734768819
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
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Jacob Hansen @jacobhansenwrites.bsky.social Repped by Sorcha Fairbank
#SCBWI member
#chucklechallenge โ24 winner
#kidlit Author
Indianapolis
Srinidhi Srinivasan | Kidlit Illustrator @srinidhidraws.bsky.social Repโed by Aliza Hoover at CAT agency!
Childrenโs book Illustrator, Sketchbook Scribbler โ๏ธ& Maker of many things ๐ชก|
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@artichokekid.bsky.social @artichokekid.bsky.social 
jessicabooks @authorjessbooks.bsky.social Good thing you found me, you can as well give a follow!
Lover of all kinds of books.
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! ๐๐โ๏ธ๐จ๐๏ธ๐ป๐๐ง๐ง๐ผ๐ฆ๐โฅ๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐
Emma Kinsley @kinsleywrites.bsky.social Writer, editor, proofreader, and book nerd.
Specializing in romance, fantasy, speculative fiction, and more.
She/her. DMs currently closed. Watch this space!
JAMESON QUINN @realjamesonquinn.bsky.social SAG-AFTRA Award Winning Actor | Voice Artist Pittsburgh PA
4 bookings email BOOKTHEJQWAY@gmail.com or PODSTARZ.net
https://www.IMDb.me/TheJQWay
@sheilafernley.bsky.social @sheilafernley.bsky.social 
Dunham Literary @dunhamlit.bsky.social Dunham Literary. Agency representing authors of fiction and nonfiction for adults and authors and illustrators of children's books for all ages for 25 years. www.dunhamlit.com
Ariana Philips @arianaphilips.bsky.social Literary Agent/Partner at JVNLA
@jvnla.bsky.socialโฌ
https://www.jvnla.com/
Mike (Michaela) Whatnall @mwhatnall.bsky.social Literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Lover of tea and irrepressible book enthusiast. (they/them, sal: Mx.) Most active on insta! @michaelawhatnall michaelawhatnall.com
Katie Monson @litagentkatiem.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent with SBR Media.
https://QueryTracker.net/query/Katie_Monson
https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/katie-monson/
All opinions and statements are my own.
Adam Blackman @adamdblackman.bsky.social Acquiring Editor (Cardinal Rule Press), Freelance Editor (developmental through proofreading at www.adamdblackman.com). Writer of PB and MG. Proud dad to 1 burgeoning tween (human) and 1 seriously adolescent bunny. #SCBWI #Kidlit
Asia Citro @asiacitroauthor.bsky.social Mom, teacher (M. Ed), author of the ZOEY AND SASSAFRAS SERIES + more, editor @ Innovation Press - Z zoie janelle @zoiejanelle.bsky.social editorial assistant @PeachtreePub & @PeachtreeTeen โข cat enthusiast โข the L in LGBTQ โข (all views are my own!)
Julie Romeis Sanders @juliebookagent.bsky.social Literary Agent at the East West Literary Agency.
Horse girl, dog mom, taxi parent, and guacamole lover.
Building a community of storytelling, collaboration, and connection.
Lindsey Aduskevich @laduskevich.bsky.social Literary Manager with Martin Literary Management | Reader | Writer | Dreamer | #SCBWI #InkedVoices| rep'd by @joycekay.bsky.social with the Seymour Agency
Andrea Morrison @andreaagency.bsky.social Literary Agent at Writers House, MFA at Columbia School of Arts, I hope to see your submissions at andreasubmissions (at) writershouse (dot) com
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Stacey B @staceybyer.bsky.social Kidlit writer & illustrator. Made in the Caribbean ๐ฌ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ง.
Creator: #sweetshoutout series
Rep'd: McIntosh & Otis
WILL & KRILL (Beaming Books 2025) https://staceybyer.com/books
Brittany Pomales @brittanypomales.bsky.social Childrenโs Book Author
Host of Kidlit Haha Week
SM & Publicity for The Little Press
Buy IT STARTED WITH A P ๐๐ฝ
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738107/it-started-with-a-p-by-brittany-pomales-illustrated-by-andrew-joyner/