Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social Modern Landscape Painter
JimMusil.com
Alexandra Cook @zandramims.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator ✨
Represented by Thao Le 📖
Arctic Adventure: A Tundra Tale, releasing Jan 6! https://linktr.ee/Zandramims
Kidlit Firefly @kidlitfirefly.bsky.social An exciting kidlit community that focuses on helping writers and illustrators shine!
Learn more at www.kidlitfirefly.com
The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.
Anne Marie Corey @amcorey.bsky.social Children’s Book Author/Illustrator. Hollins MFA Grad Student. Beautifying the world one child at a time. #SCBWI
annecorey.myportfio.com
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social ✏️ illustrator + civic design researcher
michigan-based • working to spark joy and renew moral imagination through a vision of beauty and compassion • SCBWI member
kristenuroda.com
SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
Tita Berredo @titaberredo.bsky.social Children's books Writer and Illustrator
MA Children’s Lit&Illo at Goldsmiths UOL
SCBWI International Illustrator Coordinator
Art Director of Words&Pictures
SOA volunteer
Love dinosaurs, live with husband and two Maine Coon cats!
Michael Jantze @michaeljantze.bsky.social I write and draw at the same time, that’s the norm. You can read my work at gocomics.com/thenorm
ØROJI (Eunbee Kim) @orojiart.bsky.social Warm, playful picture books bursting with character and a little magic.✦
Picture Book Author–Illustrator · Hand-drawing + digital collage
🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea · SCBWI Member ·🔗orojiart.com
Stephanie Henson @stephlupohenson.bsky.social Award Winning Writer: PB, Middle Grade, Children’s Poetry, Verse, YA . "No School, My Rules!" Tielmour Press 2024, "Tall as the Sun" Watchful Wizard Publishing 2026, SCBWI Scholarship Winner, Rep: Katie Monson SBR Media
Gavin Wade @gavinwade.bsky.social artist-curator www.eastsideprojects.org
Songs https://newrealityrecords.bandcamp.com/artists
Show: L is for Landscape https://divisionoflabour.co.uk/gavin-wade-l-type
Book: (555 Verses) https://www.setmargins.press/books/is-this-the-way-the-universe-works/
Agathe Chave-Lucas 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @agathechavelucas.bsky.social Author, poet, scientist based in Paris/Ouessant (France)
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
PhD in Mathematical Ecology | Environment trail at the Louvre museum
Passionate about the environment, microbes, museums & women in STEM
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
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler 🎨 Lover of apple crisp
#KidLit #picturebooks #SCBWI #amwriting
Dani Williams @daniwilliams.bsky.social Children's illustrator from NW England with a background in zoology.
For book enquiries please contact @sallymkim.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
https://www.daniwilliams.co.uk/links
Melissa Trempe @melissatrempe.bsky.social PB Author & Educator
rep’d by Amy Nielsen
Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space (Simon & Schuster, 2024)
The Girl Who Dreamed of Space (Sourcebooks, 2027)
www.melissatrempe.com
Toddling The Stacks @toddlingthestacks.com You should be reading #kidlit, and we'll help you see why.
A children's literature podcast by award-winning educator and Princeton-educated literature PhD @seangill.net
New episodes drop on Mondays!
http://www.ToddlingTheStacks.com
lily hoang-zhu 🍎 @ Singapore PTS & ANYC @liliuhms.com illustrator & designer! ✏️ i run an art shop for my original goods & happy knick knacks! i also dabble in picture books! / denver, co
linktr.ee/liliuhms
Koko @mikekoko.bsky.social Walking on my hands 🤸🏽♂️, diving into kidlit—whether reading or writing 📚, and solving puzzles 🧩.
#PBRisingStar #SCBWI #12x12 #GoldenEggAcademy
Nancy Castaldo Books @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social Author and photographer of books for curious minds. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social
Andrea Brown Literary @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/NancyCastaldo
Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social A captured Haijin enjoying Japanese short form, haiku, senryu, photography and reading
No messaging please
Tracey Baptiste @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Author. Educator.
K. S. Shepherd @kshepherdwrites.bsky.social I write stuff that nobody reads; returned peace corps volunteer (kenya), special educator, pluviophile and logophile; invisible and trillium seeking; she/her
Daniele Arndt @danielearndt1.bsky.social PB author rep'd by Jen Newens, Debut PIG AND SKUNK with Disney Hyperion ‘27 (sequel’28). Friend of Jesus.
David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
Steve Peterson @stevepeterson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy Former teacher. Part-time poet. Dog lover. Amateur photographer. Hiker. Canoeist. Reader. Oak woodland restorer. Clean energy advocate. Driftless Area, NE Iowa […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.social/@StevePeterson, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Lancelot @lancelot17.bsky.social poetry• love• higher frequencies
sharing the music found in silence 🐚
Your heart is the size of a ocean.
Go find yourself in it's hidden depths.
www.writeoverthewall.com
Doug B @flip89db.bsky.social #poet ND✨haiku
IG_flippoetry
𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘶
𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘶 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵
𝘗𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘑𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘦…
he/him
Touchstone nominee
Gabriela Marie Milton @g-marie-milton.bsky.social 3 X #1Amazonbestseling poet, award winning author, Pushcart Prize Nominee, publisher, https://literaryrevelations.com.
Wendy Gent @wendyg63.bsky.social Haiku and tanka poems/ micro poetry. English springer spaniels. I only follow poets, writing
Sandra Kaye @sandrakaye.bsky.social Marketing strategy * Writing Kid Rangers chapter book series * Neurodivergent * Chronic Illness Warrior * Medical Parent * #BoilerUp #GoJays #MakeItSo
Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social Storyboard Artist (MLP:FIM, Ada Twist, Camp Snoopy) & Children’s Book Illustrator. SPACE CASE: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs out now!
[he/him] Absolutely NO AI.
wardjenkins.com
I share things, too: #wardsmorguefile
Kyle Reardon @kylereardon.bsky.social Children’s Picture book Author/Illustrator rep’d by Lynnette Novak at The Seymour Agency.
www.kylereardonart.com
Public nuisance.
Crystal Lorons @crystallorons.bsky.social This ATL 🍑 is here in 2026
Freelance Journalist
Ghostwriter for 📖 & 🎶
#RevPit '22 Winner
#SCBWI
Disabled #LupusWarrior
Model
Wife
#CatMom
#GamerGirl
#AmWriting & #AmQuerying #KidLit #ChickLit
She/Her
www.CrystalSmallsWright.com
https://x.com/CrystalLorons
Tim Blundell | Aspiring MG Writer @ahedgehogscribbles.bsky.social
Middle grade writer.
Up to my armpits in drafts.
Sleepiest when fed.
Happiest when slept.
Amy Borgman @amyborgman.bsky.social moon viewing—
after coming home
nothing to say
—Chiyo-ni
All photos I’ve taken with my iPhone unless I’m reposting others’ lovely work.
Serena Call @serenacallart.bsky.social Aspiring children's book author and illustrator.
SCBWI New England @newenglandscbwi.bsky.social New England chapter of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Kid's Book Revisions PLUS @kbrplus.bsky.social KBR PLUS is @drydenbks.bsky.social, @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social, and @hunderdown.bsky.social. We are 3 experienced #kidlit and #yalit editors. Focus: revision, writing, illustrating, publishing, and related topics.
www.kidsbookrevisions.com
drydenbks (Emma D Dryden) @drydenbks.bsky.social Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit
joannamcintyre.bsky.social @joannamcintyre.bsky.social Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children.
OUT NOW: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out April 21st!
SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com #EduSky #TLSky #TLSkyChat #KidLit #Skybrarians #ISTCert
📚Join the list: tinyurl.com/tlskyform
📚The list: tinyurl.com/tlskysheet
🔗 linktr.ee/techielibgrl
🔗 techielibgrl.substack.com
‘16 CNYSL Super Librarian, Teacher Librarian, EdTech, Lib Advocate
Eloise Narrigan @eloisenarrigan.com Children's author, illustrator, + product designer in Providence, RI
she/her
Repped by Alexandra Levick at Writers House
🪶 NO ROOM FOR BIRDS will be out Summer 2027 with Greenwillow Books!
www.eloisenarrigan.com/helpful
deblund.bsky.social @deblund.bsky.social KidLit author, creativity coach, writing teacher, doodler, northern Minnesota transplant to Whidbey Island. Check out KidLit Catalyst on YouTube!
Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social Literary Agent at Fuse Literary ❤ Publishing Coach + 🇵🇷 Children's Book Author repped by Amy Giuffrida @kissbyink.bsky.social
👉 https://vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/start-here
Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social ✏️ Comics writer and artist
🍩 Creator of AWARD-WINNING and/or BEST-SELLING comics such as MEGA ROBO BROS and DONUT SQUAD!
🤖 buy books & ticket links: www.linktree.com/neillcameron
🍩 www.neillcameron.com
IslandTwinArtists @islandtwinartists.bsky.social Hi! We're Dori and Kate! 💕 Identical twins, kidlit author-illustrators, educators, SCBWI members, bakers, nature lovers, moms of super kids and pets, neurodiverse 💞
✨ Joyfully seeking representation ✨
www.IslandTwinArtists.com
Annelouise Mahoney @annelouisemahoney.bsky.social #kidlit author/illus. Stories, community, snacks!
LITTLE PURPLE TRACTOR illustrated. sourcebooks ‘24 .
JULIUS AND MACY: A VERY BRAVE NIGHT Two Lions ‘21
www.AnnelouiseMahoney.com
SCBWI Los Angeles
Mazie @sillyartcollector.bsky.social Illustrator, cartoonist, might be a wizard, might be three raccoons in a trench coat, might be all of the above #kidlitart #cartoonist
✏️ https://MazieLovie.carrd.co
✉️ sillyartcollector@gmail.com
🎨 pencilbooth.com/Sillyartcollector
Linda Ludke @lindamludke.bsky.social Librarian, book lover, vintage enthusiast and children's book reviewer for Quill & Quire and Booklist 
Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social 📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 
Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social Observer. Listener. Creative. Editor. Writing Coach. Mother. Daughter. Spouse. Citizen. Reader of banned books. Human.
Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social 🐺 Wolf Twin Author 📖
Author of VANISHED ROADS
104 haiku on grief, renewal, and attention.
Available now:
https://www.wolftwin.com/product-page/vanished-roads
Jill🌻 @jillsunflower.bsky.social sunflower/human hybrid
🎨 Jill H Marble: artist & maker ✂️🧵
🌱 tenacious earth creature channeling the resilience of nature as inspiration for healing ✨
https://ko-fi.com/jillsunflower
Elowen Silverscale @elowensilverscale.bsky.social ✨ Weaver of magic! ✨
She/Her | Artist | Kidlit Writer
eileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social Author. Editor. Publisher. Scholastic. Harcourt. Co-founder Reycraft Books. Founder of Move Books (now at Charlesbridge as Charlesbridge Moves). Partner in Kid’s Book Revisions PLUS. Author of 2 PB’s (2028). But even more importantly—lover of desserts!
Yu Kito Lee “Yuey” @studio-yuey.bsky.social Hello! I’m Yuey, a Japanese #Kidlit illustrator and a mama of 3 based in Los Angeles.
Represented by Kait Lee Feldmann at KT Literary.
Member of #SCBWI.
https://www.studio-yuey.com
✉️ hello@studio-yuey.com
Lora Stead Author @lorastead.bsky.social Is it writing time yet?
Kidlit, '23 PBParty Finalist, SCBWI, 12x12, InkedVoices, UT League of Writers, former ESL/1-8 grade teacher. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney at Seymour. ☀️
Forthcoming debut WHERE DADDY IS (Atheneum, 2029)
https://youtube.com/@lorastead
Ellie Peterson @elliepeterson.bsky.social Author and illustrator of How to Hug a Pufferfish and School is Wherever I Am. Look for Sandcastles are Forever May 14th, 2024. Rep’d by Adria Goetz of KT Literary. Learn more at elliepetersonbooks.com
Ace Myers | Kidlit @acemyersauthor.bsky.social Children's book author | Love nature and animals | I filmed a video series of squirrels in my backyard. | Musician 🎺 | Songwriter 🎹 #kidlit #writingcommunity
Meg Syv Art @megsyvart.bsky.social The art-only feed for @megsyv.bsky.social
Support on Patreon for exclusive content: patreon.com/MegSyv
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MegSyv
Meg Syv @megsyv.bsky.social Meg Syverud (SIV-uh-rood) | Storyboards, Comics, Art
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MegSyv
Art Only: @megsyvart.bsky.social
Webcomic: daughterofthelilies.com
Currently: Storyboard Artist @ Disney
I'm your fun cranky early-internet aunt.
Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
Yan Jiang @garlicbunnyy.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator
Looking for an agent
RISD26’ 🇨🇦🇨🇳
www.jiangyan.myportfolio.com
Elizabeth Brookman @lizzyinlille.bsky.social Kidlit creator, occasional cartoonist, artist based in France
Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #Neurodivergent kidlit author, poetry writer, voice actor, Moxie drinker, dad, son, hubby, human. http://mattforrest.com https://www.instagram.com/mattforrestvw/
Elice Brunnette @elicebrunnette.bsky.social Author & illustrator, art teacher, outdoor enthusiast and creative dabbler. 
DC Writers Conference @dcwriterscon.bsky.social The DC area’s premiere writing conference. May 1-2 in 2026! https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-2026-washington-writers-conference
Sarah Hetu @sarahhetu.bsky.social Mom, writer, optometrist, karate enthusiast, nature lover, artist, and slave to 2 cats
#12x12PB, #kidlit, #picturebook #haiku #poetry
Janet Frenck Sheets @janetfrencksheets.bsky.social Alaskan who's learned to thrive --well, survive--at 40 degrees below zero. I play hockey in winter, garden in summer, and read picture books year-round.
Theresa Godfrey @theresagodfrey.bsky.social 📚 Picture book author/illustrator obsessed with skies and seas
🎨 Art Studio @ the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Luisa Uribe @lupencita.bsky.social Colombian illustrator, eater of sweets. She/her.
PATCHWORK MEMORIES -written by Monica Rojas- out Sept. 1!
www.luisauribe.com
Kasia Przygoda-Burek @kasiakapabu.bsky.social I'm Kid Lit illustrator with adore nature and earthy colors, and I'm inspired by fantasy worlds full of magic. I love creating inquisitive characters and filling their worlds with rich textures and tiny details that spark the imagination.
KatharineEmlen @katharineemlen.bsky.social Writer - Photographer - Radio Host - Follower of Random Thoughts and Whimsical Ideas
Member of SCBWI, 12x12
www.katharineemlen.com
https://fireflystationery.etsy.com
Author Becky B @authorbeckyb.bsky.social #Kidlit author with books that invoke resilience and empathy, hope and courage, and also spark joy and fun!
Coming back into author-land after a hiatus taking care of family, friends, and other animals. 🥰 https://authorbeckyb.wordpress.com/
Mari Louise @marilouisewrites.bsky.social KidLit writer ✍🏼
Children’s literature & storytelling ✨
MLIS student & library nerd 📚
Jessica Fujimori @jessicafujimori.bsky.social 
Sue Todd Illustration @suetodd.bsky.social Illustrator of children's and adult books, magazines, posters, packaging, public art. Two styles: hand-carved linocut and digital ink.
Portfolio: https://www.suetodd.com
Judith Henderson @judithhenderson.bsky.social ✍️ author/illustrator, Composer🎹TV Producer. Wrote theme song for PBS show, Arthur.🏆
Jo Hackl @johackl.bsky.social Award-winning author, lawyer & outdoor enthusiast. Free resources: https://johackl.com, and https://outdoorosity.com
Samantha Farr @samanthafarr.bsky.social 12x12 Challenge 2025, 2026
SCBWI Member - Utah/Southern Idaho
Toad & Crow Designs - https://toadncrowdesigns.etsy.com
Sonya Afnan @sonyaafnan.bsky.social Writer | illustrator | Iraqi-Chaldean † | SCBWI
Rep: Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Lit Agency
www.sonyaafnan.com/portfolio
Naisa Beaumont @naisatb.bsky.social Environmental Scientist, Children’s Author
Sandra G James @sandragjames.bsky.social farmers’ markets - thrift stores - lover of words - cozy games - arts in all mediums - eclectic music - atmospheric gothic fiction - nonfiction and documentaries - teacher - picture books - aspiring author - #12x12PB member #SCBWI member 🇨🇦
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
A.D. Glasswell @adglasswell.bsky.social Amanda
Writer of YA and MG Horror.
Lover of stories in the spirit of The Goonies, The Lost Boys, and Goosebumps.
She/Her. No AI.
Rachel Curtis @catinspats.bsky.social Children's Illustrator Seeking Representation
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
Ken Eaton @keneatonart.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, and Engineer. Member of SCBWI Michigan chapter and alum of the Illustration Department. ☮️
Sara Weingartner @saraweingartner.bsky.social Kidlit author-illustrator
www.saraweingartner.com
Juliet Yenglin @julietyenglin.bsky.social Illustrator/Author located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. julietyenglin.com
Seeking representation for illustration projects.
julietyenglin.com
Mike Petrik @mikepetrik.bsky.social Author and illustrator of books for kids!
One Cool Duck 4, Camp Out! Out now from Hippo Park and Astra Pub.
Currently seeking representation.
https://linktr.ee/mikepetrik
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)
Elina Pisko @elinapisko.bsky.social KidLit Artist & Author 🎨
Represented by @astoundus.bsky.social ✨
#kidlit #kidlitart
Allison Steinfeld @allisonsteinfeld.bsky.social Professional doodler based in Downeast-ish Maine.