Ree Augustine-MG Author @reeaugustine.bsky.social HANGABOUT: FAR FROM HOME, Aug. 2023
Orange Blossom Publishing
No boxes.
Eastern PA www.reeaugustine.com
Ibarra V. Gomez @ibarravgomez.bsky.social Author of kids’ horror fiction and a voracious reader, watcher, and player of stories! Contact: ivg@eml.cc
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 🌳
www.oaktreecomics.com/link-tree
Maria Judnick @mjuddy.bsky.social Collector of books and plants. I take an overabundance of photos of my family (especially my two young sons). English lecturer, writer, UC Master Gardener.
CYA Conference @cyaconference.com Children, Young Adult, and Adult Writers’ and Illustrators’ Conference, is for writers and illustrators of all ages, all genres.
CYAConference.com
Meridth McKean Gimbel @hellomeridth.bsky.social 🌟Award winning writer & artist
🗣️they/them/elle
🧳Rep: Allie Levick at Writers House
📕GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TRANSCESTORS 2028 🏳️⚧️
🕸️ https://www.meridthsayshello.com/links
🧦 Here to steal your left sock
Terra Bella Books - Paula Henson @terrabellabooks.bsky.social Award-winning NF PB WHO NEEDS A FOREST FIRE #NautilusAward #SkippingStoneAward #IndieExcellenceAward #middlegrade #nonfictionkids #picturebooks #educator #kidlit @12x12challenge.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social #StopBookBanning
Middle Grade Escapades @mgescapades.bsky.social A community of authors debuting with middle grade books in 2025.
middlegradeescapades.com
https://mainpointbooks.com/book/9781250331342
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey.
https://www.doorisajarmagazine.net/
Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
Amazing items up for bid: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Bear logo by Sydney Hanson IG: @sydwiki
Andrea Hellman @andreahellmanart.bsky.social Paint | Write | Teach | Read :||
https://www.amazon.com/author/andreahellman
https://www.andreahellman.com/
https://dunabooks.com/
https://andreabhellman.substack.com/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-589X
@andreahellmanart
@dunabooksllc
Claire Bobrow @clairebobrow.bsky.social Reader. Writer. Art admirer. Friend of gardens and growing things. Indie bookseller. Debut board book: WHEN BUMBLEBEES GO TO SLEEP (Sourcebooks Aug 2025). Rep'd by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency
https://www.clairewrennbobrow.com
The Independent Author Network @ianauthornetwork.bsky.social Welcome to the Independent Author Network at Bluesky. Promoting and Supporting Indie Authors since 2010. Our Book of the Year Awards program features $6,000 in cash prizes. #IAN1
Kanini @kaninikidlit.bsky.social Children's book writer 👩🏾💻📚🖋️ #Kidlit #SCBWI #PB
🪁 KaniniKidLit.com
📸 IG @kaninikidlit 📘 @kz.rodneyphillips
Rep by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary @ljamstutz.bsky.social 
Melissa Rea Author 📚📚📚 @melrea.bsky.social Four novels written. Fun sexy novels about strong women. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Rea/author/B018EE5T5Y?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true / @iquitcigs.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social Team Site StL Mo 🚭
Louis Lafair @louislafair.com writer | board game inventor | product manager | dog dad | www.louislafair.com
The Cover Collection @thecovercollection.bsky.social We provide high quality, affordable book covers for both publishers and self published authors www.thecovercollection.com
Katryn Bury @katrynwrites.bsky.social Award winning author and also the one who brings up serial killers at your party. 💀🖤 (she/her) BLM 🏳️🌈
Sofiya Pasternack @sofipasternack.bsky.social award-almosting author of mg fantasy books that got pirated by tech parasites. sad-person doctor. excited owner of a modest wood chipper. she/her
Jo Marie Bankston @jomariebankston.bsky.social Scribbler of Stories, Hoarder of Books, and a Registered Nurse. Sometimes stuck waiting for spoons.
Do Not Obey In Advance.
#SCBWI #LongCovid
She/Her
Benjamin Boche, PhD @benjaminboche.bsky.social Associate Professor of Education at Valparaiso University. Kidlit enthusiast. Always looking to learn and grow.
Angela Wooldridge @angw.bsky.social Writer of short stories and MG
#GoldenEggAcademy
Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
Terri Farley @terrifarley.bsky.social Writer, recovering teacher, advocates for the wild, love selkies, dogs, cats, brainy outsiders.
PHANTOM STALLION books w Simon & Schuster ORDER here http://bit.ly/3BoMfnd Check out my new website TerriFarley.com
Melissa Ruth Rotert -Order THE RIDDERS SERIES! @melruthwrites.bsky.social Kidlit Author (she/her),
THE RIDDERS SERIES order now!
EIC @EpistemicLit & @Nimblewitlit
Repped by T.S. Ferguson
https://linktr.ee/irmelsa
Oxford Comma #Dis #ND #Pan
Amalie Jahn (she/her) @amaliejahn.bsky.social Kidlit Author Rep'd by Ann Rose
MG 2024: TEAM CANTEEN ROCKY ROAD (Penguin)
YA 2023: A WALK BETWEEN RAINDROPS (Kirkus ⭐️)
YA 2021: PHOEBE UNFIRED
TED speaker | potter | anxious | neuro diverse | accomplice
https://linktr.ee/AmalieJahn
Jonathon Cain - Middle Grade Author and Illustrator @jonathoncain.bsky.social He/Him. I write and illustrate middle grade fantasy novels. Love musical theater. Animation. Illustration.
pamelakramer.com @pamelakramer.com Avid reader & book reviewer, animal rescue, native gardener. Retired lawyer & teacher. Reviews books at Pamelakramer.com & Bookreporter. Loves to share great books, find a perfect home for homeless dogs/ cats. I believe in democracy. 
Sheila M Averbuch @sheilamaverbuch.bsky.social Children's #author of middlegrade thriller FRIEND ME (Scholastic Press). Studied history & literature at Harvard. From US & Ireland. Living in Scotland. NEW BOOK: PITCH YOUR BOOK - write the letter that hooks an agent on your novel bit.ly/SMApitchorder
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
Liz Brownlee @lizpoet.bsky.social I'm a children's poet, I love writing animal and shape poems, and the children's poetry world! National Poetry Day Ambassador. Dog Owner. Book reader. Coffee drinker. Friend. Between Bristol and Bath.
Nimblewitlit Mag @nimblewitlit.bsky.social Epistemic Literary's new adventure for a young audience!
Our all ages eMag will extend the conversation to a younger audience by exploring similar themes.
Issue 1: https://epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit/taking-a-stand/
www.EpistemicLit.com/nimblewitlit
@damroncox.bsky.social @damroncox.bsky.social 
Trish Grace Malone @tgracemalone.bsky.social Lived in 7 states & 3 countries- not an army brat- just the spawn of an adventurous mama. Writer, artist, & pro listener - books for kids and adults - represented by Stephen Fraser of JDLlit. Still have invisible friends.
https://www.trishgracemalone.com
Jeremy Eagan ⊬ 📘 @jeagan.bsky.social Author, have ASD, love baseball, Trek, and TØP. The Sleep Directive out now.
jeremyeagan.com
Jenn Naughton @literarylearning.bsky.social Just a bookish Chicagoan
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
Founder: Julie Gribble @juliegribble.bsky.social #kidlit
VE Frankel @vefrankel.bsky.social College writing instructor and homeschool educator 🍎 Books 📚, scifi-fantasy 🪐, education 📐, authoring 📝 ✡️ https://athenasacademy.com/courses
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. 
Heather Lee @heatherlee.bsky.social KidLit writer. Nurse Practitioner. Overseer of the House Committee for Spoiled Cats.
SCBWI Member | 12 x 12 | Inked Voices | RACWI News Editor
Ann Page @annpage10.bsky.social PB & MG writer| NAPPA award| HM #PBParty2023/24| #MNSCBWI| Math Education Consultant| Lake Lover| Happily married stepmom| She/her | No DMs
https://www.AnnPageAuthor.com
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
DrDonnaB @drdonnab.bsky.social I love to write, read, teach, learn, create, advocate, collaborate, and find moments of joy, wonder, and delight. I recently reclaimed my voice as a CSA survivor. I'm an autistic lesbian. I love kidlit, especially MG, and chaired the Huck Award (21-22). 
Carol Mahoney @caroltheteacher.bsky.social Children’s librarian and head of libraries @ the Key School in Annapolis, MD
Deborah Lakritz @deblak1.bsky.social Author of Sydney Taylor Notable award-winning middle grade novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, plus PBs and YAs. Midwestern. I travel for Bruuuuce.
Lynn Katz @lynnkatzauthor.bsky.social Author, educator, grandmother, lover of kidlit
Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries.
Follow me here:
Website: https://susandrewwrites.com/
Art shop: https://susandrewart.net/
Newsletter: www.substack.com/@susandrew
Intagram: www.instagram.com/_susandrew/
Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social ⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT (HH Fall, 2027)
⋆Rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
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.
www.FrankGaimari.com
www.FranksFilmReview.com
Margaret Bloom @webloomhere.bsky.social 
Mostly piratey @allanboroughs.bsky.social Children's writer - I am in touch with my inner child - he makes me do things.
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/ 
Anne Brooks @annebrooksauthor.bsky.social Bestselling author of A LOST WOMAN; writer of #thrillers ALSO an #acquistionseditor #nonfiction @ Morgan James Publishing. Mother of 2 boys, wife, and freelance book coach 📚 DM to learn more!
Chris Houck Nihart @chrishoucknihart.bsky.social writer | middle-grade fiction | history lover | book hoarder #amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #middlegrade
Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social An online literary magazine for kids who love to read, by kids who love to create. ✨ *Submissions closed. Issue 11: Spooky Stories live now!*
https://www.litkidsmagazine.com/
Becky Hohensee @bhohensee.bsky.social #PB Writer, former social worker, literacy advocate & cake enthusiast
#SCBWI
Kathy Jo Watson @kathywatson.bsky.social Kid Lit Writer. Music and theater fanatic. Space Nerd.
Author of MY CITY IS A FORT and featured in BOY MOMS.
#SCBWI
#365PictureBooks
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.
D. L. Finn @dlfinnauthor.bsky.social Multi-genre author: paranormal, mystery romance, fantasy, historical fiction, poetry, & MG children. Blogger, photographer & reader. Loves nature & animals. Embrace your inner child! No unsolicited DMs please :)
J.R. Bale @jrbale.bsky.social Author, Father, Professor, MBA, Photographer, Concerned Human in NJ.
I support fellow writers.
www.JRBale.com
I do not respond to DMs.
Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social Author of mystery, horror, and more with a sense of humor.
https://rosalindbarden.com/
Lynn Leitch 🇨🇦 @lmlwrites.bsky.social 🦕 DINOS DRIVING
🐹 DEAR CLASSROOM 1B
⚾️ THE SETBACK
- Kids’ Choice Kidlit Contest winner
- Represented by Bridgette Kam |
Westwood Creative Artists
Camilla Chester @camcauthor.bsky.social Dog walking Children’s Writer and author of Call Me Lion. #KidLitUK she/her
Holly R. Valakresch @hollyvalakresch.bsky.social Author & Screenwriter | I 🩶 Arts & Sciences, Sculpting, Cartography, Cooking, Baking, Fashion, Fitness, Fairytales, & Historical Things.
https://linktr.ee/hollyvalakresch
Bookie Blogger @bloggerbookie.bsky.social Black Woman, Mom, Book Lover, Librarian and Aspiring Author. BA, MSW, MST and MLIS.💗💚. Opinions, Recommendations and Thoughts. HBCU Lover!
Author Thomas Lockhaven @thomaslockhaven.bsky.social Award-winning Author | 500K Books sold | Ava & Carol Detective Agency | Quest Chasers | Kids Murder Mystery Club | Ripley Kool & the Investigators | Coffee House Sleuths
My books: https://cutt.ly/1e852C3q
#MGLit #Kidlit #Author #writer
Brian Frederick @brianfredauthor.bsky.social Haigh a chairde! Siggy the Sausage Dog series coming soon @tinytreebooks.bsky.social
Dreamer and Seeker of Kindness.
#siggythesausagedog
PEACE✌️☮️ #mufc #Gaeilge #kidlit #ADHD #GráMór
Live Bristol, from Belfast. Sláinte💜 www.brianfrederickauthor.com
Kathie MacIsaac @kathiemacisaac.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Co-author of SEE IT, DREAM IT, DO IT & IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT • passionate reader • #MGLit lover
Howerd @ascensionsubud.bsky.social Upgraded human from five senses to six senses since 1980. Author of the best-seller, "Ascension" on Amazon. Type "Ascension Halay" into the Amazon search bar to get the book.
Maria Linn @marial1nn.bsky.social I write silly/scary MG books, make silly/scary collages, and, silly/scariest of all, analyze data for a living
Brooke Carlock @bcarlock.bsky.social Author, history lover, tiny house dweller, middle school teacher, grief educator, YouTuber, podcast host. 
Carol Fisher Saller @carolfishersaller.bsky.social Children's book author. contributing editor, Chicago Manual of Style.
NEW on April 15, 2025: THE TIME-JINX TWINS!
Ages 8-12.
Tasha Saecker @tsaecker.bsky.social Librarian with an expertise in children's books, YA reads, fantasy and sci fi. Administrator who works towards inclusivity, diversity, engagement and advocacy. Children's & YA book blogger at Waking Brain Cells: https://wakingbraincells.com/
Maria Kim @mkimwrites.bsky.social ✨Biracial Mexican-American Kidlit Writer
✨HS ELA Teacher/Librarian
✨PBParty '25 & '26 finalist🩷
✨Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at Galt and Zacker
Gayleen Rabakukk @gayleenwrites.bsky.social Writer, reader, dog lover.
You'll probably find me at the library.
Repped by Terrie Wolf at #AKALiterary #wolfpack
SZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com Crime Thriller Author | The Serpent Series |@OliverHeberBooks | MA: TV, Radio & Film | Multi-Genre Reader
The Serpent’s Bridge (📚1)
The Serpent Woman (📚2)
Twilight of the Serpent (📚3)
The Serpent’s Order (📚4)
amazon.com/dp/B0CW6KP433
Catherine Kinsey @catherinekinsey.bsky.social Middle grade fantasy writer | mom of 2 in MI | rep: Liv Ivanov
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
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 |
TK Read @tkreadauthor.bsky.social Hi folks! I’m a practicing attorney and award winning author, currently querying an #A #Romance #ChristmasRomance & a #NA #Romantasy www.tkread.com Proud member #scbwi #AtlantaWritersClub
Eric Boyd @ericboydauthor.bsky.social Middle grade and adult horror writer, avid reader, and all-around geek. I’m all about writing craft, productivity, kettlebells, and tea.
Erin Becker @beckererine.bsky.social My debut novel CRUSHING IT (a Junior Library Guild Selection) is out now from Penguin. VCFA grad, marketer by day, kidlit author by night. 🌈 https://linktr.ee/beckererine
Kimberlee Gard @kimberleegard.bsky.social Collector and connector of words.
Award-winning children’s author.
Hobby farmer, tea lover, bibliophile 🩵
Dyslexia and ADHD are my super powers.
Rep’d by Sheila Fernley at Storm Literary Agency
https://kimberleegard.com/
Lauri Corkum's MG The Titanic Caper is out on sub! @corkumlauri.bsky.social Writer of MG mysteries and adult thrillers. Lover of earth and stars. Owned by three kids and a hot mess of a german shepherd. Usually at, or dreaming of, the beach. Repped by Terrie Wolf at #AKALiterary. #wolfpack #writingcommunity #writer
Mare Hagarty @marehagarty.bsky.social mg writer, theater/playwriting background, 5x Audie judge, cancer survivor
Chris Garcia-Halenar @chrisgarhal.bsky.social Gay dad to 13 and 8 yo
PB/MG Author
#SCBWI
#12x12PB
#InkedVoices
Represented by @JoyceKay.bsky.social
The Seymour Agency
Mike Steele 📖 DEBUT MG NOVEL, “NOT LUCILLE,” NOW AVAILABLE! @msteelewrites.bsky.social sunburned ginger · middle-grade author · children’s playwright · school librarian · two-time Friedrich von Trapp · #amwriting #amquerying #amsleepy
🔗 https://linktr.ee/msteelewrites
mindfuleducation @mindfuleducation.bsky.social Wife, mom humans & cats, Gigi, strange & weird middle school ELA teacher, avid reader, thrifter, diy addict, Great Lakes Great Books, CRWP
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3G6W6G8VMG3LD?ref_=wl_share
@davidcirone.bsky.social @davidcirone.bsky.social Fourth grade teacher, middle grade author represented by Terrie Wolf at AKA Literary
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.
Julie Mata @juliemata.bsky.social MG author—KATE WALDEN DIRECTS: NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE CHICKENS and KATE WALDEN DIRECTS: BRIDE OF SLUG MAN (Disney Hyperion). Movie director wannabe; ping-pong ninja; SCBWI. #kidlit
Candace Spizzirri 📚 @candacespizzirri.bsky.social Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE 🫎💚 FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 AMBER MAE AND HER STRAYS (2027) 🦥🐧🐊🦒 🦛 Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12
Eliza Laidlaw @elizalaidlaw.bsky.social Middle grade #kidlit author, neurodivergent counselor, bird nerd, side gig as museum taxidermist
Rep: Katie Grimm @ Curtis Brown
J. S. Candid is Drafting 25,186/80K ✨️ @jscandid.bsky.social Writer of MG and YA Fantasy. Looking to connect with others. Progressive Commentator by day.
Linktr.ee/J.S.Candid
Online Zumba Fitness instructor: https://zumba.com/p/jessika-saunders/2077087
TikTok and IG: @J.S.Candid
New YouTuber: J. S. Candid