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Children's Book Council @cbcbooks.bsky.social The best in children's and young adult literature and literacy news! Learn more at https://www.cbcbooks.org/ and https://everychildareader.net/
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
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Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Lauren D. Fulter | Author @ldfauthor.bsky.social 4x published indie author & artist | ex-teen author | lit agent assistant | SCBWI |
Avery Hart @averyhartsbooks.bsky.social Rep: Faye Bender at The Book Group. Lover of mg, SFFH, cats, and Star Trek
Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social THE LOVELY DARK is nominated for the Kirkus Prize 2026 🇺🇸 | Kirkus ★ | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | No AI |🌱
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Krista Van Dolzer @kristavandolzer.bsky.social Literary agent at @unteragency.bsky.social. Once (and future?) author. Friendly neighborhood introvert. (Opinions are, of course, my own, and you can also find me at kristavandolzer.wordpress.com)
Susan Wroble @susanwroble.bsky.social THE DAWN CHORUS (Holiday House, 2/16/27) #Kidlit #STEM @SCBWIRockyMtn member, Therapy dog handler, Leader 2E support group, https://susanwroble.com, KidLit Bird Book Reviews https://www.10000birds.com/author/susan. Repped by Sara Megibow at MLA
Andi Diehn @andidiehn.bsky.social Writer. Editor. Safe person. Loves queer lit, little free libraries, running. Also loves dogs, cats, ducks. Knits blobby shawls. Author of 20ish #kidlit books, editor/marketer at Nomad Press. Here to help.
Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge
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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
Mrs Rodriguez @mrsrodriguez431.bsky.social 🍎 2nd Grade Teacher | Title 1 Classroom | Making Learning Magical ✨
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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.
Jason Croot @jasoncroot.bsky.social Bradfordian, actor and author of the Bradford Back in the Day Memories Series: Bradford, Eh? & Bradford, Ye What? and the nostalgic football book Bradford or Leeds, Eh?
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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
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Carrie Evans @carrieevans.bsky.social Mom X2 👧🏼👧🏻school speech therapist 🗣️ Spartan for life 💚
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Ms.P @96teacherk.bsky.social Kindergarten teacher🥰🩷
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Middle Grade Escapades @mgescapades.bsky.social A community of authors debuting with middle grade books in 2025.
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Rachael Fryman. @rachaelfryman.bsky.social Librarian and general nerd.
The Cover Collection @thecovercollection.bsky.social We provide high quality, affordable book covers for both publishers and self published authors www.thecovercollection.com
Ms. A @msa3rd.bsky.social 3rd grade teacher in a Title I school. #clearthelist
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Julie Honan Johnston @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social Picture Book Author. Owner of Coyote Kids, a secondhand clothing and bookstore for kids in Albany, CA. It's all about the kids! 
Kimberly Delude @kimdbooks.bsky.social Author - Freddie the Fly series
-2026 Digital Red early reader from Little Press Publishing
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Tom Torre @tomtorred20.bsky.social MG / YA author represented by Tori Sharp of JDLA / Illustrator / DM of DnD / Gamer / Nerd Extraordinaire!
Sarah J. Carlson @sjcarlsonauthor.bsky.social Young Adult author of EVERYTHING’S NOT FINE (Kirkus YA Best Books of 2020 About Finding Inner Strength) and ALL THE WALLS OF BELFAST. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 living in Atlantic Canada. Seeking new representation.
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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
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Michael K. Falciani @michaelkfalciani.bsky.social Epic fantasy author | Steampunk Dwarves | Fantasy Romance | 3x Imajinn award winner | High Aces Author of the Year 2024 | Avid reader | Educator | Hiker | Lover of irony and Cricket |
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social Senior Editor at Book Riot. Editor/Author of BODY TALK, HERE WE ARE, + (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY. Former librarian. Anti-censorship advocate. Yoga teacher. Your favorite infernal witch. She/her. Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2024.
Brenda Drake @brendadrake.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of the Library Jumpers series and other books. Founder of now retired PitchWars and PitMad. Lost in the Land of Enchantment. Fueled by coffee. brendadrake.com
Katie Gilstrap @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
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Andy T. Hanson @andythanson.bsky.social Sci-fi, fantasy and general fiction author, screenwriter, playwright and performer. Proud father, husband, secular humanist and Army veteran.
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Samantha Hart @samanthahart.bsky.social Storyteller, Author of Blind Pony: As True
A Story As I Can Tell
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Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social An independent children’s book publisher 📚
Where imagination meets environmentalism🌍
Based out of Los Angeles ☀️
Founded by author Josh Oaktree 🌳
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Rebel Fable @rebelfable.bsky.social Fairy tale characters sing their truth! 🎵︎ What if Red Riding Hood battles wolves in suits, Cinderella gets an empath hangover, Sleeping Beauty is "woke" at last, and Rapunzel misses her tower because she's an introvert?
Terri Clemmons @terriclemmons.bsky.social #kidlit author of MARA HEARS IN STYLE (Beaming Books; Illust. Lucy Rogers), PB & MG Writer, Educator, HOH, Baker of Cookies & Cakes
Repped by Tracy Marchini at Tracy Marchini Literary
Lee Ballard @leeballardbooks.bsky.social Novice Writer of Chapter Book Series, Experienced Grandmother, Almost Graduate of SNHU, Gladly Retired, Shivering Chicago Resident, Extreme Novice Website Developer (mine only), Longtime lover of life!
www.LeeBallardBooks.com
Rob Costello @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social (He/him) Stoker, Lambda, & Locus Award nominated author, anthologist, and teacher. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/cloudbusterpress
AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS (Lethe Press)
WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT (Running Press Teens)
THE DANCING BEARS (Lethe Press)
Gabriella Buba - Preorder Daughters of Flood and Fury @gabriellabuba.bsky.social SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW out now! DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY- July 2025
Author and chemical engineer keeping things riding the explosive limit. I write anti-colonial filipino epic fantasy 🇵🇭🇨🇿🇺🇲🏳️🌈
Shanna Walsh @shannawalsh.bsky.social Writer of thrillers, humor, and properly-punctuated text messages.
Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social Visual Artist Modern Abstract Paintings from Minneapolis. Collections: Bill Clinton, Peyton Manning, General Mills, Emerson, US Bank Stadium, Bellagio https://shawnmcnulty.com https://instagram.com/shawnmcnulty 🐿️
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
A GEEK DADDY @geekdad248.bsky.social Professional attorney by day - fun loving Dad by night who shares his passion for sci-fi, sports & adventurous road trips
Molly Ippolito @mollyippolito.bsky.social ✏️2nd/3rd grade teacher
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Laura McGill @thelauramcgill.bsky.social Editor, Mentor, Writer
I tell people how to hurt their imaginary friends.
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PBbuds @pbbuds.bsky.social We are a happy bunch of #KidLit authors with #PictureBooks set to bloom! #SCBWI #12x12PB
Tom Colicchio @tcolicchio.bsky.social 
Valerio Pergola @valeriopergola.bsky.social Science Communicator 🌌 and Computer Engineer 👨🏻💻 | Dedicated to inspiring people through Science and Technology 🌲 | Also into Sci-Fi | From Italy 🇮🇹
Sarah Van Goethem @sairdysue.bsky.social Author
THE WITCH OF THE DARK, 2026
THE GHOST OF FAIRBELL BAY, 2028
Forest Fairy. Library Lady. Probably trespassing somewhere abandoned.
Rep: Emelie Burl
Rissa Allen (is querying) @honeyscribbles.bsky.social Runner and mom by day, YA writer and illustrator by midnights
Querying #YA #Thriller CATCH YOU IN THE TREES
Dawn @dawn-to-dusk.bsky.social Proud parent of a Papillon
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Rémi Forte @rmfrt.com Poetic Program, Typographic System
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Lori Huntsman @lorihuntsman.bsky.social Teacher • Wife • Mom • DogOwner • Book Lover • Wannabe Librarian • Recycler • DonorsChoose Enthusiast • BTP Ambassador
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Decker Reported @laurabrevitz.bsky.social MSU Spartan from birth, Detroit Lions fan for life. #USWNT & woso, baby!
Women's rights are human rights. #BLM 🏳️⚧️ Abolish ICE. Woke up in 2014 when Michael Brown was murdered by a cop, now can't sleep.
SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social Author of the Varjak Paw books, Phoenix and TYGER! I also write about children's books & all things connected - libraries, literacy & reading for pleasure.
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@mrslibrary.bsky.social @mrslibrary.bsky.social Cooler than a polar bear’s toenails
Anne Appert (they/them) @anneappert.bsky.social they/them. Nonbinary 💛🤍💜🖤
Author/illustrator: BLOB. WHAT IF YOU WISH?. LOCH NESS MONSTER’S UNBELIEVABLE SCIENCE (2026)
Illustrator: ZOOMI & ZOE (Summer 2025)
Rep: @charlottewenger.com #KidLitArt
Art: anneappert.com
Other: https://linktr.ee/Anneappert
Heather Brockman Lee @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social Award winning Illustrator of Picture Books represented by East West Literary- books with Simon and Schuster, Flamingo PRH, and Harper Collins
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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social Encouraging others to get know science a little better. Kidlit author. Science educator. Rock collector. Stargazer. Nature photographer. Animal buddy. They/She. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette.
www.KatieSlivensky.com
Meg Lewitin @mlewitin.bsky.social Mom, third grade teacher in Oceanside, NY, book nerd, she/her, proud member of #BookAllies 😀📚
Jen Kraar @jenkraar.bsky.social Writer. Kid-lit lover. Indie Bookseller. Scone baker. Currently obsessed with novels in verse.
The Mixed-Up Files @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social A group blog of middle-grade authors celebrating books for middle-grade readers. For anyone with a passion for children’s literature. Join us! https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/
Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social Author 365 DAYS TO ALASKA (2021) and LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES (2024), published by Abrams/Amulet. Rep. Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. To quote Toni Morrison, "You are your best thing." You can find me at www.cathycarrwrites.com. 
Frank Gaimari @frankgaimari.bsky.social Best-selling author, film critic, and screenwriter. Award-winning scripts: Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood, Mary Reid, and La Famiglia. I love movies and my two golden retrievers.
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nadi reed perez @nadireedperez.bsky.social ghost writer. wait, not like that | they/she/elle | author of THE AFTERLIFE OF MAL CALDERA (titan books 2024) | repped by larissa melo pienkowski at azantian literary
Heather @adogandagirl.bsky.social K-12 Special Ed. Teacher | M.A. Ed. | B.A. in special education and secondary history | These are my views and opinions!!
Kerry P (Author & Editor) @kerrypwrites.bsky.social 💻 Editor. CIEP professional member.
💞 Author of contemporary romance and romcoms with heart, heat & HEA.
💜 WIP: Hearts Adrift.
🧠 Neurodivergent.
Steve Griffiths @writersteve.bsky.social Writer, editor, lover, eejit.
Freelance Editor at EARLY MORNING EDITS.
Barbara Kimmel | #KidLit @barbarakimmel.bsky.social Children's Book Author
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🕎 Hanukkah Hippity-Hop (Kar-Ben)
👑 Purim Possibilities (PJ Publishing)
🦊 Rep'd by Eve Adler, Red Fox Literary
Krista Weltner @kristaweltner.bsky.social Author/Illustrator. Stop-motion puppet maker (Wendell and Wild, Wildwood) https://linktr.ee/kweltner
EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF MOLLY WITH DYSLEXIA 2024 (Free Spirit Publishing)
Pamela Morgan @pamelamorganwrites.bsky.social Kidlit author, playwright, ambivert, coffee addict, neurospicy, queer ✨ SIMPLY SKYE available now ✨ Represented by Tali Shammas at Storm Literary✨
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S i l v e r M i l a g r o @silvermilagro17.bsky.social Children's author obsessed w/lifeforce of a good seed, literally and metaphorically. Repped by Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Alice Blanchard @alicebooks333.bsky.social Award-winning author of suspense thrillers, NYT Notable Book awards
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Sarah C. Ducharme @handle.invalid Librarian + Teacher at International Schools
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Blog: TryCuriosity.blogspot.com
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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social Writing, reading, reviewing, libraries, dogs, children’s lit, mental health, and Teen Librarian Toolbox. All opinions solely my own. She/her.
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
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Lani Frank @lanifrank.bsky.social Manuscript assessor and freelance editor (proofreading, copy-editing, developmental editing, line editing... you name it, I probably do it!). Kidlit writer. Also here for AFL/cricket/AusPol. www.lanifrank.com
Sheena Boekweg @sheenaboekweg.bsky.social Author of A SISTERHOOD of SECRET AMBITIONS and GLITCH KINGDOM. School Librarian and full of hope.
Rep:Jessica Sinsheimer Context Literary
Kiffin Eckert aka K.R. Eckert @kreckert.bsky.social Crime writer. Crime reader. Crime watcher. Phillies baseball fan. Burger & chocolate chip cookie enthusiast. Terrible golfer. Irritated American. I collect books about every American President except one.
Author of 10 books. Buy them on Amazon.
Hank Moore @hankmoore.bsky.social Author 14 books: Pop Music Legends, Big Picture of Business, Classic TV Reference, Non-Profit Legends, Pop Icons & Business Legends. Nominated for 7 Pulitzer Prizes. 100+ awards. Speaker. Business guru. Corporate Strategist. Humanitarian. Pop Culture Maven
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
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