Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social PB & MG writer. Kidlit book blogger (www.andrea-mack.blogspot.com). Grade 1 teacher. #12x12PB member. Mixed media collage artist. My writing projects often combine my love of baking, birds and board games with my passion for caring for our Earth. She/her.
@authorchristywopat @authorchristywopat.bsky.social Hi! I'm Christy, and I'm a kidlit writer from Wisconsin.
Robert Flippo @booksellerbert.bsky.social Dad. Writer. Bookseller. Dork.
ABQ, NM
RoyalRoad|Patreon|Bookshop.org
https://linktr.ee/rjflippo
MiddleGradeHub @middlegradehub.bsky.social A hub for middle grade writers
Michelle Desilets @savetheorangutan.bsky.social Founder and Director of Orangutan Land Trust. Saving orangutans for 3 decades.
Forests. For Orangutans. Forever.
http://orangutanlandtrust.com
Deborah Tadema @debtad.bsky.social I am the author of The Honor Series and The Sievers Series, as well as Bessie: The Monster in Lake Erie and the newly released Silent Wings.
I love reading, gardening, and dogs. 
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Festival de l'imaginaire - LuxCon - Fantastikfestival @luxcon.bsky.social Luxembourg's premier Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Fan event, with literature, film & television, games, graphic novels, comics, manga, cosplay and other genre relevant media represented.
Graham Rice @riceywrites.bsky.social Some recent work here: https://freeflashfiction.com/fiction/competition-twenty-four-shortlisted-bubble-man/
Tim Blundell | Aspiring MG Writer @ahedgehogscribbles.bsky.social
Middle grade writer.
Up to my armpits in drafts.
Sleepiest when fed.
Happiest when slept.
Canette Books @canettebooks.bsky.social Children's books for parents who get it 📚
"You're Only Two Once" — celebrating toddler magic
👇 Get the book
amazon.com/dp/1736839500
Gréachán @greachan.bsky.social Metaphysical poetry
www.greachan.com
Christopher @c007goat.bsky.social Vancouverite. 2001. Pescatarian. Screenwriter. Songwriter. Playwright.
Patreon.com/JustChristopher
Emily Machelle Bailey @emilymachelleb.bsky.social KidLit author repped by @AliceWilliamsLiterary
MG/YA Community&Program lead for #InkedVoices
Yogi, toy poodle mum, English tea drinker & chocolate eater.
@aufarmlife.bsky.social @aufarmlife.bsky.social 
Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social 🍁 #Canadian - #Author - #Poet 🍁
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. ♊ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
💫 Creator of imagined worlds 💫
Junior Einsteins Science Club® @junioreinsteins.bsky.social Award-winning Science events for kids. Founded Ireland☘️ Scientist, Mum, speaker United Nations 🇺🇳 Fun, messy, screen-free hands-on, STEM fun Ireland 🇮🇪 UK 🇬🇧 Canada 🇨🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Ukraine 🇺🇦 International Schools partnerships. Franchise.
Heather Holmes @daisyismissing.bsky.social Southern radfem writer, children's book author, editor, web designer, & tarot reader. Mom of 2 adult sons, a 3-legged great dane, & some cats, tarantulas & fish. The B in LGB. Leftist, politically independent atheist.
www.heatherholmes.rocks
Deb bee🐝💙💙💙💙 @deborahs82.bsky.social Author of children’s ebook on Barnes & Noble called Debbie adopts a Dog. Singer and songwriter. Published Poet. My sister, Dorothy married Barbie creator’s nephew. I am an advocate to get children reading. Married with kids and living in USA.💙☮️😊🐾🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🎶
Kristi Mae @krismaer.bsky.social Old lady who can't stop fighting the injustice. If it smells bad throw it out!
Happily married not looking for hookups.
☘️🧉🎨 Maria O'Connor 💙 @mariaoconnor.bsky.social Avid reader captivated by human evolution, art, anthropology & sciences in general. Interested in fighting poverty & pseudo-science. I don't answer messages, except if I know the person. I BLOCK PORN/ADULT CONTENT/NUDITY bc I share my laptop with children
BurtonBrown @burtonbrwn.bsky.social Father, Brother, Friend ,Cancer Warrior - survivor. Blue Jeans , Sunshine and Joy. Being LOVED is the Action that Heals .
Flashlight Press @flashlightpress.bsky.social Picture books that explore and illuminate touching and humorous moments of family situations. www.FlashlightPress.com
Receive news about upcoming giveaways, books, and more! https://flashlightpress.com/subscribe-to-the-flashlight-press-newsletter/
Laurie @lauriewrites.bsky.social They/Them 🌈
Autistic writer of kidlit and short fiction
Repped by @joycekay.bsky.social
Display picture by @crownedsaeraphim.bsky.social
Banner by @tine5.bsky.social
Denise Seidman @deniseseidman.bsky.social Kidlit Author seeking representation. Winner of #SunWriteFun'24, '23, and #Sun'22, HM: #Halloweensie21, #Spring Fling22, #50Precious HM 22, 23. 12x12, STA, CBA, RYS
Bee Kind Little Free Library @beekindlfl.com Charter #173454 | Bee a reader and stop by the Bee Kind Little Free Library in Wickliffe, OH! 🐝
www.beekindlfl.com
Steven B. Epstein @stevenbauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling true crime books Deadly Heist, Murder on Birchleaf Drive, Evil at Lake Seminole, and Extreme Punishment StevenBEpstein.com #truecrime
Lynne Danley @danleylynne.bsky.social I'm a writer, suspense thriller novelist and blogger of Write Right! and Oregon Author. I love reading, cooking, gardening, sports. Proud Democrat. No DMs, porn, fundraising, empty profiles.
#writers
#readers
#writingcommunity
#books
#thrillers
#Democrats
David Long @writerdavidlong.bsky.social Blue Peter Book of the Year winner. Writes for children and adults, 70+ books translated into more than 30 languages. Occasional ghost. Agent: Penny Holroyde at Holroyde-Cartey.
davidlong.info
Rajashi Ghosh @rajashighosh.bsky.social Illustrator | Illustration Coordinator SCBWI-NT | Art Educator
Kristine Ada Carter @kristineadacarter.bsky.social MG and YA writer and poet. Represented by literary agent, A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency. KristineAdaCarter.com
Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social What do I do?
✨ Help kidlit authors write & revise their books
✨ Host Middle Grade Made Easy(er) podcast
✨ Run Rhyme Made Easy(er) membership
Start here⇣
https://linktr.ee/LouPiccolo
Projjwal @mprojjwal162.bsky.social 🎬Turning children’s books to 3D,2d animated story
📚Helping authors grow beyond the page
✨Short trailer sparks curiosity for your book
See the recent story - https://projjwal.odoo.com/
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine.
https://asharangappa.substack.com
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
@lynnparrishsutton.bsky.social @lynnparrishsutton.bsky.social PB Writer, watercolors, nature poetry and photos
lynnparrishsutton.com
Kathy Halsey @infowoman.bsky.social Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/
Twitter handle: @infowoman1
Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social Scientific illustrator for research & publications
Biologist (PhD) | former researcher
Helping scientists communicate their work visually
Illustrations for papers, books & posters
Get in touch: lazaroillustration@gmail.com
Web: www.lazaroillustration.com
In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social The life and times of Steve the otter...
Lori Knutsen: Kidlit Writer, Teacher and Photographer @lknutsenkidlit.bsky.social I write #PB #YA to uplift, inspire, and entertain kids.❤️ Boy mom. Teacher. Dreamer. #kidlitfirefly #ND 💫📝🌈
Seeking Rep https://loriknutsen.com
#50Preciouswords ‘26‘25 HM
#springflingkidlit ‘25 Winner
#Halloweensie ‘25 HM
#SCBWI
#12X12
#PBRS Col
@laurabower.bsky.social @laurabower.bsky.social picture book author and pre-school teacher.
THE IMPOSTER (Gnome Road Publishing, Spring 2024)
EMILY SNOOK, THE WORLD'S SMALLEST COOK (Gnome Road Publishing Fall 2024)
HAIL THE TAIL (Beach Lane Books/S&S Spring 2027)
Children's story book Illustrator @storyillustrator.bsky.social I create vibrant illustrations, custom book characters, covers, and page layouts for KDP & self-published authors. Turning stories into magical books kids will love.
Brenda Maier @brendamaier.bsky.social Children’s author, gifted education specialist, and mom of five. Hobbies include traveling, tricking kids into thinking for themselves, and reading way past my bedtime. brendamaier.com 
Jessica Ralli @jessicaralli.bsky.social Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
Gill James @gillj.bsky.social Writer, publisher, book and story lover. Love how I'm allowed to spend my working day. Surprise fact: I sing tenor in a choir. 
Mike Slavin @mikeslavinauthor.bsky.social Author of fast-paced action-oriented crime/ thrillers.
-KIll Crime: a Vigilante series
-Spike, 35 Kills and Smiling (Think Reacher meets Dexter)
West Pointer, Support Democracy. Always learning.
Free prequel at the website
https://mikeslavinauthor.com/
Jessica Myer Illustration & Fine Art @jessica-myer.bsky.social I’m an illustrator and fine artist living in Southern Maine. I love children’s book illustration, plein air landscape, artist activism, and community building.
#kidlitart #illustration #fineart #studioartist
@6veronicadr.bsky.social @6veronicadr.bsky.social 🫘🇺🇦💙
Chance Durant @chancedurant.bsky.social Author, Game Designer, TTRPG player, Nerd, Father, Husband, Christian, lover of all things Shenanigan, Co-Creator of Carbyne Jungle & LokDown TTRPGs, Author of Sci-Fi Novel Construct, Believer in Nazi Punching, Guillotined my Twitter account for blue skies
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.
Mike Zhou @mikezhoucreations.bsky.social He/Him,An Artist/Animator/Writer in training,Randomized Maker.
Live in China 🇨🇳 Born,Established and being in there Since 2009
Email me for inquiries at MikeZhou49@outlook.com
Jake Lockett, Order MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Now! @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social #PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
Order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://www.jakelockett.com/
Mercurii.O ( •ө• ) @mercuriiosity.bsky.social Moth fan. Bird nerd. Cat & dog person.
Often writing and/or taking walks with my camera. Love for plants, flowers, The Sims (1-3), and Stardew Valley also consumes me.
Nikki Harwood @ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social Aspiring author/illustrator and ASL/English interpreter by day - also obsessed with the magic of theater.
https://nharwood124.wixsite.com/ohhhh-doodles
Pen Avey @penavey.bsky.social #author and #illustrator of #middlegrade and #chapter books. Educator of SEND teens. Kindness is my currency. penavey.wordpress.com
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
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
Jessie A @jessieatkin.bsky.social Author, storyteller, writer, reading aficionado, Star Wars enthusiast, Mets devotee, student, sister, twin 🖤🤍💜
OODLES OF NOODLES (📖 out now)
http://www.jessieatkin.com/
Lauren Whitney (she/her) is querying! @laurenem6.bsky.social Mom of two, #kidlit writer, elementary school librarian, movie-lover, crazy LEGO lady
she/her
AvaTeedro.com @avateedro.bsky.social 🚫DMs - Ava writes propulsive, upmarket and historical fiction that explores friendship, family ties, and love.
Nicole Castrovinci @nicolecastrovinci.bsky.social #PB writer, book eater, coffee drinker. Out now-THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Clavis). Out Oct 2026-SNOWBALLED (Familius)-Now Available For Pre-Order! #scbwi #kidlitsky www.nicolecastrovinci.com
Raoul Benavides @raoulofthirds.bsky.social Art Dealer • Hobby Farmer
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/1123822136/?ref=permalink
Edward Cowling @edcowling.bsky.social Writer of novels & short stories. Lover of art and clever quotations. Reside in Edmonton, North London. I post story chapters weekly and they're free!!
https://www.mendera-storm.co.uk/
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/
Chris Welch @chriswelchtx.bsky.social Musician from Denton TX. Singer/Guitar for The Undefeated. Former singer/guitar for Pinebox Serenade and The Cicada Killers.
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
@santiago-fiction.bsky.social @santiago-fiction.bsky.social 
SCBWI New York: West/Central Upstate @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social Dedicated to developing experiences where SCBWI members can grow in their craft, expand their network, and build their writing and illustration goals.
Andy VZ @andyvz.bsky.social Tabletop game dev/project manager for over a decade, currently with Trick or Treat Studios. Opinions my own.
Fantasy, sci-fi, comic, & video game enthusiast. He/him.
@stephojwriter.bsky.social @stephojwriter.bsky.social 
The Serious Fun Stuff Librarian @seriousfunstuff.bsky.social Resources for libraries, librarians, and fans of funky library stuff. Have fun and learn stuff!
Marie Thorstone (she/they) @marie-thorstone.bsky.social There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This...is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.
Nicholas Ponticello @nicholasponticello.bsky.social Author. Educator. Climate change believer. OCD survivor & advocate for mental health. He/him.
Order SATAN’S DIARY
https://www.amazon.com/Satans-Diary-Nicholas-Ponticello-ebook/dp/B0F7G1W5PF
@laj956.bsky.social @laj956.bsky.social #kidlit author--Picture Books + MG. Poodle Fan. Flower Grower. 
Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social Speech/Language Pathologist|Adjunct Prof|Mom of 5|gun violence prevention advocate|volunteer leader Moms Demand Action #MomsAreEverywhere #EndGunViolence
Eldonedwards @eldonedwards.bsky.social I am a business researcher. I am also very interested in artificial intelligence and business and education and medicine. Also, I am very interested in popular culture and music. I strive to live a simple healthy life. DTM and CBI.Score counselor.
Lit Inspired @litinspired.bsky.social Lover of literature and literacy. 25 yrs teaching HS English in Fl. A blue dot in a sea of red. My dad (retired carpenter) and I are making neighborhood libraries…using our hearts & hands to spread literacy. www.litinspired.com
Teags Wish 🇨🇦 @teananners.bsky.social Teacher ✏️ in Treaty Seven territory. Passionate about human rights 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 & funding public services. Quote nerd 📖. Indigenous ally 🔶 Advocating through politics ✊ #GoodTrouble
Kate DeMaio @k8demaiowrites.bsky.social KidLit Author
FIONA AND THE FORGOTTEN PIANO is OUT NOW!
https://linkin.bio/katedemaio
She/Her
Leslie Joy Mills @ljoymills.bsky.social Caregiver, former IP paralegal, world traveler, avid reader, real news junkie, journalist, animal lover, photographer, genealogist, master gardener, supporter of all arts, fan of great architecture and movies. Could not live without music and books.
Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social 🌈 Author, broadcaster and lecturer in design, cartography, typography and architecture around public transport. Partner of ND 🌈♾️ person. Pro-Transit 🚆 🚃 🚋 🚟🚌 and ‘in transit’ from X as @markovenden.
Dave Blackwell @daveblackwell.bsky.social Medical Engineer and Indie Author from Kent, UK. I am profoundly deaf and write comedy based on my experiences.
The Hospital is now available - check it out.
Starla Rajavuori @srajavuori.bsky.social Writer of middle grade adventures that blend folklore 🌲, history 📖, and magic ✨. Always wondering what the past is trying to tell us.