Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter.
https://marymackey.com/
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler 🎨 Lover of apple crisp
#KidLit #picturebooks #SCBWI #amwriting
Linda J Thomas @lindajeantm.bsky.social Creativespace Explorer—
Writer/Poet/Editor/Mixed Media Maker
#12x12PB #SCBWI #ChildrensBookInsider #50PreciousWords Honorable Mention 2025 & 2026 #ValentinyWritingContest Honorable Mention 2026 #The100DayProject 2026
Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social New Orleans based published author, speaker, amateur photographer, and dilettante historian. #baseball #boxing #horseracing #steamboats #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #quotes Sorry but no DMs, no crypto, no porn, no requests for money.
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
The Storytellers Foundation | The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast @tstorypodcast.bsky.social https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com | Kidlit & publishing conversations. Top 100 & Spotify Award-Winning Podcast. Home of the Big Bang Notable Book List & Storytellers Summit Series. Writing a book? Our writing tools: https://getstoryrise.com
Linda Middleton @lindapoet.bsky.social Children's poet. Poems in The Caterpillar, Little Thoughts Press, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Paddler Press, Parakeet, Charles Causley Trust, Northern Gravy, Candlestick Press, The Toy, Brian Moses' Blog, Tyger Tyger and anthologies.
Sarah Steinbacher, Ed.D. (she/they) @sarahsteinbacher.bsky.social Disabled nonbinary 🏳️🌈 #kidlit #author | '26 #50PreciousWords 1st place🏆 | https://www.sarahsteinbacher.com/ | Published in Countdown, PaperBound, Little Thoughts Press, Tyger Tyger, Paper Lanterns, The Dirigible Balloon | Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
Claire Lewis @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social. Words/pics in The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, HB Publishing House
https://linktr.ee/claire_f_lewis
PaperBound Magazine @paperboundmag.bsky.social Online writing magazine and blog for the young and the young at heart. Featuring new writing & art for MG, teen & YA, plus content for readers and aspiring writers.
www.paperboundmag.com
Author Craig Read @craigread.bsky.social Dwayne And The Dinosaur Dilemma now available, either from myself paperback £10 each, or Hardback £15 each, or Amazon at £15 & £25
Jessica Edmond @genesis-pearl.bsky.social 
David McMullin @davidmcmullin.bsky.social Kidlit Author, FREE TO BE FABULOUS, ROCK 'N' ROLL BABY
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Jennifer Sweeney @storiesbysweeney.bsky.social 📚 Children’s Book Writer & Book Lover
🌴 SCBWI Southern Breeze Member
⭐️ Retired Educator
🥔 Passionate about Potatoes
StoriesBySweeney.com
#PB #SCBWI #kidlit
Suzan Hendrickson @suz-hendrickson.bsky.social Picture Book lover and writer. Grandmother, mother, wife. #kidlit #PB #SCBWI #12x12 #CBI #amquerying
Charline Yutmeyer @charlineyutmeyer.bsky.social #PB and #MG Writer, Educator, #PBParty Finalist 2025, #50PreciousWords Finalist 2024/2025, #PBRisingStars Honorable Mention 2024/2025, #SpringFling Finalist 2025 #Halloweensie Finalist 2025 www.charlineyutmeyer.com #Kidlit #12X12PB #SCBWI #amquerying
Fabienne Doucet, Ph.D. 🇭🇹 @bailabomba.bsky.social polysemic mother scholar writer lover sister daughter dancer dreamer seeker. professor @nyu. executive director @metronyu. #author LOVE IS STILL WINNING/EL AMOR SIEMPRE TRIUNFA. #scbwi #pbauthor
Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social Kidlit writer and creator of KidLit Grove, a bookish corner where kids step inside their favorite stories through nature play, STEAM discoveries, and sensory-based adventures.
📕🌳 Sign up here: https://kidlitgrove.substack.com
MB Sessler @mbsessler.bsky.social Retired educator, KidLit writer and life-long learner.
Proud Wife, Mom and Gigi!
https://www.marybethsessler.com/
Jill Lambert @ljlambert.bsky.social #writer #SCBWI #PB #kidlit
Writer for children, former librarian & elementary teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, dogmom.
Ellen L. Ramsey @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social #kidlit, SCBWI, 12x12, book lover, nature lover. A BOOK FOR BEAR (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, 2023) www.ellenlramsey.com
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
Michelle H. Losardo @michellelosardo.bsky.social Children's Book Writer, Poet, & Artist
SCBWI New England member
Early Childhood Educator
Lover of dogs, nature, sentimentality, and beautiful words
https://www.instagram.com/michellelosardo/
https://michellelosardowri.wixsite.com/michelle-losardo
Amy Barry @amybarrybooks.bsky.social Teacher, kidlit, mother of twins.
Laura Cooper @cooperl788.bsky.social You can find me at my favorite sunny spot, the kitchen island, where I’m simultaneously cooking up dinner and book ideas. I’m an avid reader, raising 2 kids and 1 rescued house hippo.
Freo Lancisco @freonardolancisco.bsky.social Teaching Artist, author/illustrator, dancer.
Annelies Judson @babybookdel.bsky.social Children’s writer and poet. TURKEY HURLY-BURLY due August 2025. Reviewer of children's books from a feminist perspective. Lover of science, words, and the em dash.
Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
Andie Smith @andiesmithbooks.bsky.social 📚 Associate Agent at Creative Media Agency
✍🏼 Editor at Sun & Spines Editorial
🎙️ Co-Host of Flublishing Podcast
linktr.ee/andiesmithbooks
Blair N Williamson, Children's Author @theislandwriter.bsky.social Award-winning #kidlit author / Ocean Activist / Retired Scuba Instructor and Boat Captain bringing a unique voice from the ocean. Rep'd by Andie Smith and CMA Lit
YoungJu Kim @illuhaus.bsky.social Kidlit Author-Illustrator based in Vienna, VA. #SCBWI, #12x12PB, #PBRisingStars
https://kimyoungju.com/
https://www.instagram.com/youngjukim_illuhaus/
#kidlitart #kidlt #kidlitillustrator #illustration #artist #midatlant
Hilary Hawkes - author @hilarymhawkes.bsky.social Children's author. Writing picture books and Middle Grade. Repd for foreign rights by Wellread and Boekenreis. Also lover of nature, gardens, mugs of tea and peaceful places. GEA, Scattered Authors, CWIG
Leena Walters @leenawalters.bsky.social Leena Walters started her career as a historian, writing about change inside countries. Now she writes brainy romances about change inside people's hearts. She lives in Edmonton, Canada. leenawalters.com
Rep: Kristin Ostby of Salky Literary Management
Ashley @ashleyfortier.bsky.social Writer, publishing professional, and book lover. Pronouns: she/her
Cynthia Reeg @cynthiareeg.bsky.social Often making things up. Often researching. Always making magic one word at a time! PB, MG, SCBWI, PBParty, ALA, ZIA Award
Marie-Laure Couët @marielaurecouet.bsky.social Illustrator & designer 🌈 she/elle
Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Canada East
FISHING FOR RABBITS, V.E. Publishing Oct 2026
BUTTERFLY SEA, Tielmour Press Dec 2025
https://MarieLaureCouet.myportfolio.com
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #NoAI
Taylor Woolley @woolleystories.bsky.social Kidlit author and illustrator, graphic designer for higher education, owner of a giant tortoise 🩵✏️📖🐢🩵
BIRTHDAY BASH (2025) | EARTH ROVER (2025)
repd. by Dan Cramer @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
www.woolleystories.com
Laurie Sawyer @lauriesawyer.bsky.social Visual storyteller whose style fits perfectly into kidlit. Dog lover who can be found hiking with my two Huskies on the weekends. SCBWI member
Portfolio: LaurieSawyer.artstation.com
IG: @huskysketches
Eric Rosswood (He/Him) @ericrosswood.bsky.social Author of the Stonewall Honor picture book, STRONG, featuring the world's first openly gay strongman competitor. Website: linktr.ee/EricRosswood
Benjamin Ludwig @benjaminludwig.com | NH K-8 School Librarian | Reviewer for School Library Journal | YA Novelist @HarperCollins.bsky.social | Choosing books is how we choose and build our culture. | benjaminludwig.com | Against AI |
Izzy @izzybell180.bsky.social ✌ 28 ✌️
🇺🇲 USA 🇺🇲
♈ She/her ♈
🥵 Avid Adult Reader 🥵
😅 Amateur Writer 😅
Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027!
https://www.jonathanedwarddurham.com
https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com
Debbie Palen Illustration @debbiepalen.bsky.social Illustrator of picture books seeking representation. Feminist, animal lover, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Free Spirit Publishing, NWF. ✉dpalen@fmgirl.com portfolio: https://www.debbiepalen.com linktr.ee/dpalen
#KidLitArt #childrensbooks #kidlit
Sherry Fry (Freyermuth) @boberrydesignco.bsky.social Children’s book author/illustrator focused on creating inclusive and fun read alouds 😊
SCBWI member. Day job = studio art professor. Based in southeastern Massachusetts. Debut picture book: HELLO AT THE FARM https://www.boberrydesignco.com
Lindsey Leigh @wiggle-n-write.bsky.social New Mama🩵#Kidlit Writer✍🏼Educator📖Doing Handstands🤸♀️in San Diego🏝️
Nol Franklin @nolfranklin.bsky.social Writer-illustrator making playful picture books that blend nature and everyday humour with a mischievous twist. Based in Ontario, Canada, with my family—plus two well-behaved cats.
https://www.nolfranklin.ca/
Ellen Metrick @ell3m.bsky.social Kid Lit & Poetry Writer, Editor, Performer, Hyper Local Journalist, Traveler, Biophiliac, Mom and Ravenclaw
@katereadsandwrites.bsky.social @katereadsandwrites.bsky.social 📚 Reader, writer, book club lover
✍️ Writing adult & kids fiction
⚡️ Love stories that spark conversation
💛 Lifelong book lover
🌿 Nature & walking lover
👦 👧 Reading with my kids
📖 12x12 | SCBWI
📍 Hertfordshire, UK
#picturebooks #upmarketfiction
jessicajenson.bsky.social @jessicajenson.bsky.social Writer of stories for the young and young-at-heart!
Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social Mom, writer, optometrist, karate enthusiast, nature lover, artist, and slave to 2 cats
#12x12PB, #kidlit, #picturebook #haiku #poetry
Shoshana Stopek @shoshanastopek.bsky.social Children’s book author creating stories with heart, humor & curiosity
📚 HAMMOCK FOR TWO • OUT-OF-CONTROL RHINO • SOMETIMES COWS WEAR POLKA DOTS
📖 more → shoshanastopek.com
#KidLit #12x12PB
Evie Richner @evierichner.bsky.social Children’s book writer and illustrator. Artist. Teacher.
www.eviewoltilrichner.com
Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social Children’s writer from Bristol. Debut novel The Feathered Book out now, published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
https://www.everythingwithwords.com/authors/charlie-nutbrown/
AH @23catsinaroom.bsky.social Artist, reader, mom. I know where my towel is.
Alice @abenson19.bsky.social Reader and writer. Married to Deborah. Wrote two books with my granddaughters - Trapped in a Tablet and Nana was a Bootlegger, published by Watchful Wizard Press. Hopefully, doing my small part to save democracy. (She/her)
Tristen Grant @tristengrant.com I draw a webcomic called Cat and Bot and make electronic music. Quietly living in a small town in Manitoba, Canada. He/Him
Anti-AI/NFT/Crypto.
https://tristengrant.com
https://catandbotcomic.com
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Lisa Cortez @marieandleelee.bsky.social Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist/Children’s Book Author
The Adventures of Marie and LeeLee, Las Aventuras de Marie y LeeLee
YouTube “Learning with Marie and LeeLee” videos and tips for language development
#kidlit #SCBWI
San Diego, CA
Steve James @stejdesigns.bsky.social Leeds based freelance illustrator
https://stejdesigns.wixsite.com/mysite
https://www.advocate-art.com/steve-james
Nathan Nish @nathannish.bsky.social Writer, Musician, Local Frogmonkey and Occasional Hippofrogamoose. He/him https://linktr.ee/nathanish
ET Charles @etcharles.bsky.social Read, write, sketch. Writer, librarian.
Honored to have The Dirigible Balloon publish my poems.
#SCBWI #kidlit #MG https://bethsbiblio.blogspot.com/ 
Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social An Illustrator! In Honolulu! Probably drinking coffee.
Rep'd by @ksonnack.bsky.social
www.adventurefun.club
📗: Anything? Anything! (Summer 2027)
Hugo Duarte @hduartesn.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator. 🌿🌈✨
Portfolio at be.net/hduartesn
Nikki Boetger @nikkiboetger.bsky.social Children’s illustrator living in the middle of 🌽 and 🐄, Indiana 🇺🇸. 75+ published 📚, 🌎
Represented by @lemonadeillustrationagency 🍋
Website: nikkiboetger.myportfolio.com
Nikki’s Camping Critters Coloring Book - https://amzn.to/3Yl4N37
Amy Everson @amyeversonart.bsky.social Children’s book author and illustrator.
After The Shelter (Albert Whitman, April 2025)
www.amyeversonart.com
Tate Godwin @tatecartoons.bsky.social Kids author/illustrator and creator of the Operation graphic novel series.
Book two out now from Andrews McMeel!
Repped by Lori Steel at Steelworks Literary
Website: tatecartoons.com
Order book: linktr.ee/tatecartoons
Manju Beth Howard @manjubeth.bsky.social Indian American Writer of PB, CB, MG & Poetry
SCBWI Indiana RA
Inked Voices PB & MG Critique Groups
Experience in DEI, Theater, Marketing & Graphic Design
Improv Team, Dog Walker & World Traveler
Jack Foster @jackfoster14.bsky.social Jesus follower, Kid lit illustrator, father, grandfather, animal lover
JudyKeith @judykeith.bsky.social Judy and Keith create stories. We started late in life by writing for our grandkids. The stories emphasize a moral & must pass the acid test--would we be happy if our kids read it? As they got older, we progressed to action-adventure, romance and #CR4U.
Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com 🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #BoydsMill #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Mark Damon Brooks @mdamonbrooks.bsky.social A Milk Dud who wished to be human
https://linktr.ee/mdamonbrooks
Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social She/her
Kidlit Illustrator/ writer.
Insta @bhandiillustration
http://www.bhandiboe.com
Catholic 😂, wife 😊, mom of 3 🤪 ADHD and ASD 💖🎨💪🎧 SCBWI IC MD/DE/WV
Estee Hall @esteehillustrates.bsky.social 🖍️ Illustrator, designer, storyteller.
🎓HarperCollins Author Academy - Alumni 2025
💂🏾♀️London, UK
*Seeking representation*
✐ Portfolio: www.esteehall.com
📧Email: xesteex@ymail.com
🎨Shop: www.thisismi.co.uk
Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Hannah Lorenzo @hannahlorenzobooks.bsky.social ESL Teacher. Mom. Kidlit Author
Repped by @KaitlynLeann17
http://HannahLorenzoBooks.com
Preorder my picture book:
https://a.co/d/09nzK40R
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
Juliet Yenglin @julietyenglin.bsky.social Illustrator/Author located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. julietyenglin.com
Seeking representation for illustration projects.
julietyenglin.com
P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social SCBWI
PBs
Poet: The Toy, Little Thoughts Press
Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy (featured poems)
Honors: Madness! Poetry (Elite 8), #50PreciousWords, Valentiny, Halloweensie, Holiday, Spring Fling
School volunteer
Hx: pediatrics
http://pjpurtee.com
El Carrel @elcarrel.bsky.social Chicago based Children’s book illustrator
Seeking Representation
CCC Illustration ‘26
Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social Children's Author. Knopf BFYR, Nancy Paulsen Books, Doubleday, Penguin Workshop, Simon Spotlight, Beach Lane, Laura Godwin Books, Two Lions, Beaming Books, Magination Press
Proudly represented by @casahasegawa of @the_t2_agency!
Mandy @mldavisreads.bsky.social Multilingual children's librarian. Focus on collection development. Hobbies include gardening, backyard chickens and ducks, Orioles baseball, and genealogy. Reviews at https://www.goodreads.com/mldavisreads and storygraph. 
Elvin Jones is Self Publishing @therealelvinjones.bsky.social Father. Nerd. Dreamer. Black MG author. Based in Orlando but birthed in the DMV! https://linktr.ee/TheRealElvinJones
Deb Cushman @debcushman.bsky.social Pacific Northwest author of fantasy adventures for children and teens.
I post stuff I like, and if it interests someone else, that's great. It makes me happy and gives me an outlet for my creativity. www.debcushman.com
Evelyn Day @evelynday.bsky.social #Kidlit writer, #SCBWI, #PB, #KidlitChuckleChallenge HM ‘25 & ‘24, Classically trained movie watcher, Poetry nerd, AuDHD, and Oxford comma enthusiast!
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Joni Page Author @jonipageauthor.bsky.social Wild child. Optimist.
Writer of captivating, happy tales.
Author of Beach Shorts - a Sandthology & The Feminist EarthMother PartyGirl.
Website: www.jonipage.com
Gratefully living on Kaurna Country, Australia.
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/
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
Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator
Represented by Pyro Represents
linktr.ee/adaabigael
Patricia Brown @patbrownbooks.bsky.social Retired Bilingual ESL teacher. Writer. Poems in @TheDirigible & Bards anthologies. #Kidlit #PictureBooks #SCBWI #12x12 #50PreciousWords 2024 & 2026 Winner. 📚
Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social Julie Stevens, MS, poet. Forest Girl, Journey Through the Fire, Step into the Dark, Stickleback and Quicksand. Writes for adults and children.
www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Carmela A. Martino @carmelamartino.bsky.social Poet. Author. Teacher. Blogger @ TeachingAuthors.com. My YA historical PLAYING BY HEART was inspired by 2 amazing 18th-century sisters who lived in Milan. Rep. @bookbarrista.bsky.social www.carmelamartino.com
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.