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Agathe Chave-Lucas 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @agathechavelucas.bsky.social Author, poet, scientist based in Paris/Ouessant (France)
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Coming Soon - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL (2026), TWELVE DAYS AT YELLOWSTONE (2027), & NOTHING BUT NET TROUBLE
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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social #kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate.
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Joan Schoettler @joanschoettler.bsky.social Writer and author of children's picture books and middle grade novels.
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BOOKS TRAVEL THE WORLD, and
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Nancy Stone @nancystone.bsky.social - Writer of dark(ish) fiction and verse at ndstonewrites.substack.com
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J. C. Jones @thejcjones.bsky.social Author of the best selling Louisa Moss detective series.
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Paula Henson @paulahenson.bsky.social Award-winning author of WHO NEEDS A FOREST FIRE #NautilusAward #SkippingStoneAward #IndieExcellenceAward #middlegrade #nonfictionkids #picturebooks #educator #kidlit #12x12 www.paulahenson.com www.terrabellabooks.com
@horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social Hollywood or History? Unpack fact vs. fiction in film. Great for teachers, trivia buffs, and history fans. New episodes every other week.
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Bailey Barnes @bbarnesbooks.bsky.social connoisseur of fun words and silly sentences
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Maria Marianayagm @msmarianayagam.bsky.social 🇱🇰🇨🇦 God First | Tamil | STEMinist
No Purchase Necessary & Baby Virtues series
Wait Til You’re Older & Curry Means More
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Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
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Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social Author of MG & Picture Books • https://franciscastaines.com/
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Kimberly Delude @kimdbooks.bsky.social Author - Freddie the Fly series
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Angel Gantnier @angelgan.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
Julie Esanu @bookbytes.bsky.social Independent lower school librarian, interdisciplinary curriculum coordinator, kidlit fan, pragmatist, watercolor dabbler
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Julie Winterbottom @jwbottom.bsky.social Children's book author. Debut PB bio, MAGIC IN A DROP OF WATER, in March 2025 from Rocky Pond/Penguin. Author of PRANKLOPEDIA, FRIGHTLOPEDIA, WHAT A BLAST! #kidlit #12x12 Cajun accordion player, porch-sitter 
Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Participatory Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com Quarterly Print Magazine for girls. National Magazine Award-winner. “Smart & beautiful” -NYT. "For little girls who want to grow up to be president” -Vogue. Made in Brooklyn. Ships worldwide. www.kazoomagazine.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 |
@andrea-martin05.bsky.social @andrea-martin05.bsky.social 🌊🌈 Pro-choice💐feminist🔥 dog mom🐕 studying memory and metacognition at UCLA #HDP🧠 Lakers Nation til I die 💜💛
Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doc
Kids' novels:
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Poetry:
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@thebraag.bsky.social
Siren @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
A Terrible Thing Bad Betty Press
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Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social Voice actor and picture book enthusiast, I'm on a mission to ID "read-aloud-ability"--those enigmatic elements that make picture books entertaining for both the narrator and the audience.
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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.
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Short, left-handed, adhd, lighthouse keeper’s daughter. Nature & neon
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@starlingliterary.bsky.social
PBs: MAYBE A WHALE | MOTHER ASPEN
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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
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Bob The Library Dinosaur @bobtlibrarydino.bsky.social School Library Assistant and faithful dinosaur to Mrs. O. Crochets, Loves recommending books to my students. Born, well Blue Sky restricts Jurassic years. Before 1900.
Boyds Mills @boydsmills.bsky.social Boyds Mills positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.
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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! 
Myra Faye Turner @myrafayeturner.blacksky.app Children’s book author | Lover of coffee and naps | #kidlit |Highlights 2025 SCBWI Impact Fund Scholarship Recipient| Member #SCBWI
Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social Poet/Performer/Author. Winner - People’s Book Prize & Laugh Out Loud Award (twice). Books by Bloomsbury, HarperCollins etc. MA Writing & Education. Loves lemurs. Support my work, buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/joshuaseigal
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☕️ Cats ‘n’ Coffee ☕️ @cats-n-coff33.bsky.social Educator🍎 | Union Strong | USAF Veteran 🫡 | Jersey Girl in South FloriDUH | 🐶 and 🐱 mom | INFJ-T | Gen X | 💙 | ♎️ | STAR WARS ✨ | True Crime Junkie | Sarcasm is how I hug | “Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.”|
Anne Broyles, author @annebroyles.bsky.social Children's author & Cherokee Nation citizen
Newest book: EATING TO SAVE THE PLANET: HOW VEGANISM HELPS FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Agent: Jen Newens @ Martin Literary
Teacher Beth @bethbreiland.bsky.social I’m a mom, teacher, queer ally who believes Black lives matter, women are capable of anything, and that all people are inherently due respect and dignity. And never ban books.
KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social 📚We're an Award-Winning website celebrating children's books & reading with Videos 🎥 Podcasts 🎧 KidLit Crafts & Activities 🎨 🏅An ALSC BEST DIGITAL TOOL 🐛CARLE HONOREE
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Teacher Librarian, Professional Reader
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Yvonna Graham @grahamyvonna.bsky.social Educator/author focused on neurodivergence. DyslexiaKit.net
Dyslexia Tool Kit: What to do when phonics isn't enough (2021)
Never Too Late: Leveraging Technology to Support High School Readers with Dyslexia (2025)
#EduSky
KidLit Collective @kidlitcollective.bsky.social We are KidLit Collective, a collection of creative kidlit authors and illustrators supporting each other since our 2020 debuts and beyond. Art by @nielanderamy
Kim Zito @libkim.bsky.social Rutgers Lecturer; Middle School Librarian; Supporter of the Freedom to Read, Media Literacy, Student Engagement
Heidi EY Stemple @heidieys.bsky.social #KidLit Author & Poet. JANIE WRITES A PLAY (Charlesbridge). Debut MG verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS 4/15 (Astra). Birder/Owler. HeidiEYStemple.com.
Farmer Ted @farmerted13.bsky.social Educator, married father of four. Music lover and LA sports enthusiast! Lover of history and politics! #donotobeyinadvance #resist
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ReeseTeacher @reeseteacher.bsky.social Kindergarten teacher
Minnesota
She/her
Autism/adhd, crohns disease and long covid
Love: nature, hiking/backpacking, camping, animals, Taylor Swift, learning, art and reading
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Michele Knott @micheleknott.bsky.social Lifelong reader, book suggester, book fairy. Sharing my love of reading across all the socials. Let’s talk books📚📚📚
Chuck U Farley 🤣 @vaughnfitz.bsky.social Proud educator/coach 32 yrs ✌️
Die-hard liberal
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ALL L.E ARE CORRUPT SCUM
Obsession with money is disgusting 🤢🤮
Teach the World @teachtheworld.bsky.social 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎
Married, 3rd grade teacher who believes “Love” is always the answer and access to knowledge IS freedom.
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Stacia Rothrock 🏳️🌈 (she/her) @lcs-quest.bsky.social K-5 Educator
#EduSky #STEM #STEAM
Choking Arthur @chokingarthur.bsky.social I am a former English teacher, teacher education professor, now, I am not employed, because of what I believe, and you can't teach that in our schools. Feminist. Visit me at https://icelebr8myself.com/, https://andrewtkemp.substack.com
Fher @ferdinand.eurosky.social Economics teacher and global citizen dedicated to linking real-world issues to economic principles, inspiring students to think critically and act for a sustainable future.
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Library-Ann @library-ann.bsky.social Librarian, amateur photographer, funny girl. Tattooed hippie chick.
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Back in School @backinschool.bsky.social School Librarian in the wild world of middle school, Cavalcade of Authors Board Member. #schoollibrary
Andrew Boza @virtuaboza.bsky.social Building @lyralibrary.com with my #TeacherLibrarian spouse and some of our best friends.
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Jennifer Long @long4thelibrary.bsky.social School Librarian, #NCBPT, board chair @Shared Radiance Performing Arts, foster @HaleyGraves Animal and Rescue Foundation, Page Turners Grownup Book Club Coordinator @ncslma.bsky.social, National Parks vacationer
CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks Love children, animals, watching documentaries, listening to music, sports & working out.
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Lynn Leitch 🇨🇦 @lmlwrites.bsky.social 🦕 DINOS DRIVING
🐹 DEAR CLASSROOM 1B
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Kyle G. Crider @kylegcrider.bsky.social MPA. LEED AP ND. Just Communities AP. Storyteller. Gamer. Alabamian. Ally. Systemic change agent. Sporadic but prolific poster. All views are my own.
Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries.
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DM De Alwis @dmdealwis.bsky.social Author 🇨🇦🇱🇰🍀 In this life or the next... blending mythology with fantasy. I also write Children's books.🦁👹 Myths& Samsara podcast. https://dmdealwis.com/quick-links/
2nd-generation Canadian; open-source circles know me as dcor.
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Shari Wladis @edtechease.bsky.social Education Consultant with a passion for picturebooks
Leeds33 @leeds33.com Our local cultural education partnership. Working together to grow aspirations and improve the lives of children and young people in Leeds.
Cindy Samul @cindysamul.bsky.social Illustrator with a life-long love of books, cartoons, and gummy bears (but not necessarily in that order). https://linktr.ee/cindysamul #scbwi
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Teresa Robeson @teresarobeson.com Author/Artist * Asian Pacific American Librarians Association PB winner * #Kidlit * 🇭🇰🇨🇦🇺🇸 * she/her * SO: @indianaclimate * sign up for my newsletter at teresarobeson.com to get free art+story * 🚫 DMs or MAGA
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Angela Hartman @angelarosehartman.bsky.social Retired Library Girl. Writing. Reading. #amquerying #kidlit #SCBWI #writingcommunity #pbparty
Jack Hillside | Illustrator @jackhillside.bsky.social Illustrator 🎨 | Based in Bordeaux, France
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Lauren Whitney (she/her) is querying! @laurenem6.bsky.social Mom of two, #kidlit writer, elementary school librarian, movie-lover, crazy LEGO lady
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Neurodiverse Kidlit Collective @ndkidlit.bsky.social We lift up and support neurodivergent storytellers, making more room for authentic stories in children’s literature, to help young readers be seen and create increased empathy and understanding by neurotypical readers.
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