MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social A UK charity bringing together all who believe that media & information literacy helps people lead happier, healthier, safer and more productive lives.
HarperCollins @harpercollins.bsky.social Publishing great authors since 1817. 📚
Barrington Stoke @barringtonstoke.bsky.social Growing a love of reading for 25 years. Great authors, great stories, no barriers: leading publisher of dyslexia-friendly books.
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Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social Cycle campaigner and comms professional • Former TV Producer • Award-winning cycle campaigner • Former clown, expect jokes.
Ele Fountain @elefountain.bsky.social Royal Lit Fellow | Author: BOY 87 shortlisted Waterstones Children's Book Prize | LOST Guardian Best Books | FAKE BookTrust 'future classic' | WILD an FT Book of the Year | STORM CHILD Times Book of the Week
Abi Moore @abimooreauthor.bsky.social Author, visionary, dreamweaver. Plus actor. PFD Queer Fiction SL ‘24 CNP Kids Shortlist ‘24 WriteMentor Novel Award LL ‘24, OpenCoop SL ‘22, UV2020 LL
Surgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world.
Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.
The British Museum @britishmuseum.bsky.social The official account of The British Museum
🏛 Explore 2 million years of human history
British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social We’re the national library of the UK.
Climate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social The UK’s independent adviser on tackling climate change.
https://www.theccc.org.uk/
Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social The Frank Grimes of librarianship. She/her. https://violetbfox.info/
Banned Library @bannedlibrary.com The worst library on the internet.
Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Get Vaccinated.
Help http://patreon.com/bannedlibrary
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The School Library Association @sla.org.uk We are a national education charity and membership organisation that supports all schools to encourage reading for pleasure through the school library. Find out more: https://sla.org.uk #BookSky
Lis Jardine @lisjardine.bsky.social Children’s novelist. ‘The Detention Detectives 3: Talent for Trouble’ out Jan 25! MAWYP. Rep @lucyirvine93
Chronic. School librarian. Vegan. Tired.
librarymice @librarymice.bsky.social 🇫🇷 ☂️🎶 Fan of visual narratives (picturebooks and comics). School librarian. MA Children's Literature. She/her. Library Mice logo by ClaraVulliamy
Caroline Roche @carolineroche.bsky.social School Librarian, Chair of CILIPSLG, creator of Heart of the School website, booklover, reader. Co-author of Creating A School Library with Impact. CILIP Honorary Fellow.
Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social Retired librarian with 27 years in the rip-roaring world of libraries (last 13 years in a school library) Books, films, gardens, nature and fretting about climate emergency.
https://mrswatts101.edublogs.org/
Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social Scotsman, school librarian, prolific horror and YA book reviewer. Author of THE YA HORROR 40O non-fiction almanac. When not reading, snooker fanatic, boxing maniac and lifelong fan of very VERY loud music. Veteran of a million moshpits.
Clare Brumpton @clarebrumpton.bsky.social She/Her, International School Librarian, IB Librarian, Teacher Librarian, student-led Research Institute, ECIS Lib & Info SIG committee member.
#reading #informationliteracy #research #librarian #inquiry #IBLibrarian #IB #EduSky #UKKidLit
Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social UK based. Retired school librarian, children’s book lover, reviewer for Just Imagine. Regular sharer of children’s book news: Reading Matters
https://alibrarylady.blog/
Find me here: https://linktr.ee/Anne_Thompson?utm_source=li
Elizabeth Hutchinson @elizabethutch.bsky.social School Library Specialist #mentor #trainer #podcaster #blogger
Website: https://www.elizabethahutchinson.com/
Three Thoughts Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3BdQEfE
Rachel @ewelamb56.bsky.social School librarian & staff wellbeing co-ordinator. Border Collie owner. Farmer's daughter. North Easterner in Cumbria. Not a Tory. Views my own.
Lucas Maxwell @lucasjmaxwell.bsky.social Lucas is a former slaughterhouse employee from Weymouth, Nova Scotia. Not really here anymore. https://lucasjmaxwell.squarespace.com
Journal of Information Literacy @jinfolit.bsky.social The Journal of Information Literacy is the international, peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal of CILIP’s Information Literacy Group. Our comms do not represent CILIP policy. https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index #InfoLit #OpenAccess 💎🔓
Imogen Negomi @im-negomi.bsky.social (she/her)
#CILIP125 Recipient ✨️📚🖤
Work in Public Libraries
BA (Hons) History & Archaeology
MA Library & Information Studies
📍London (UK)
Margaret Pemberton @booklib61.bsky.social Children’s librarian, reviewer and blogger. Past chair of Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards. Love crafts, reading and art.
Jo Clarke @jo-clarke.bsky.social Secondary school librarian. Author of The Travelling School Mysteries, LIBBY & THE EGYPTIAN ESCAPADE publishes Jan 25
Firefly Press
Header Becka Moor.
https://jo-clarke.co.uk/
She/Her
@nicolamansell.bsky.social @nicolamansell.bsky.social School librarian. Book lover. Dog lover. Former English teacher. 
Prity Shah @prityshah.bsky.social Chartered School Librarian, Committee Member Cilip School Libraries Committee
Gill Lewis @gill-lewis.bsky.social Children’s author - wild scribbler - trying to protect seals and seabirds in local bay from disturbance
S.J. Wills @sjwills.bsky.social Writing for teens
PYTHON: The New Recruit out now
Award-winning BITE RISK series
LIFE HACK coming in October
www.sjwillsauthor.com
Rep. Kate Shaw/The Shaw Agency
Caroline Fielding @cazapr1.bsky.social Chartered School Librarian, CILIP @YLGLondon Committee, National conference exhibition manager, Bea keeper. She/her
Eileen Armstrong @earmstronglib.bsky.social Chartered School Librarian, SLE Literacy, former School Library Association Chair, previous Carnegie Greenaway judge, North East Book Awards organiser
Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School. A north London comprehensive school encouraging reading for pleasure. 📚
Alice Leggatt @aliceedda.bsky.social School librarian and cheese aficionado. #CILIP125 Recipient, @cilipslg.bsky.social committee member, SLYA Honour List 2024 #GreatSchLibs #RfP
Swapna Haddow @swapnahaddow.bsky.social Children’s author working with Scholastic, Farshore, Magic Cat, Faber&Faber, Macmillan. Writes for Oxford University Press as Swapna Reddy. Represented by Millie van Grutten at RCW Literary Agency. She/her. Ōtepoti, Aotearoa.
swapnahaddow.com
P.G. Bell @pgbellwriter.bsky.social Children's author and screenwriter. Waterstones Children's Book Award and Edgars shortlisted. New fairytale whodunnit, The Big Bad Wolf Murder, OUT NOW!
My stuff: https://linktr.ee/pgbell
Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com Author: 🚀OrionLost ☁️REEK 🐲OneHungryDragon 🐉DragonStorm
🐺#IAMWOLF out now! 🤖 #BLITZERS out now!
Rep: https://www.rupertcrew.co.uk. He/him. Likes biscuits.
More: https://alastairc.com/links
#KidLitUK
Peadar Ó Guilín @thecallya.bsky.social Award-winning author of The Call and The Invasion. Pubbed by
@dfb_storyhouse and @scholastic. Repped by @mollykh
Also wrote The Inferior ❤️Gaeilge. Eats plants.
Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social Launched in 1980, we review hundreds of new children’s books each year and publish articles on every aspect of writing for children. Explore new issues and our 40 year archive for free on our website www.booksforkeeps.co.uk
William Hussey @whusseyauthor.bsky.social Award-winning author of the SCOTT JERICHO thrillers (KILLING JERICHO; JERICHO’S DEAD; BURYING JERICHO) and YA novels, including THE BOY I LOVE, BROKEN HEARTS AND ZOMBIE PARTS, and THE OUTRAGE among others
https://linktr.ee/williamhusseyauthor
Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI slop wanted. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
Lindsay Littleson @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social Kelpies Prize winner, Carnegie nominated children's author @DiscoverKelpies @CranachanBooks
#SCBWI she/her
Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social Author of crime for kids.
#KidnapatMidnight a Malory Towers Mystery out in September with Hachette
West Country UK
- she/her.
#kidlituk
@AgentKateShaw.bsky.social
Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social Author in the Highlands 🏴, for kids, teens and adults. Next adult book: THE FROG PRINCE, Summer 2027 🐸👑
Simon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social Author & screenwriter. Boy Like Me, Finn Jones Was Here, Gay Club!, Heartbreak Boys, and more!
www.simonjamesgreen.com
Emma Carroll @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social Author, dog lover, book lover, tea fiend
Lucy Ann Unwin @lucyannunwin.bsky.social Children's writer. Non-fiction debut INSIDE YOUR BRAIN out in June published by Thames & Hudson. Fiction HOW TO BE A REVOLUTIONARY and THE OCTOPUS, DADU & ME out now. Represented by Emily Talbot at United Agents. www.lucyannunwin.com linktr.ee/lucyannunwin
Jo Cotterill/Kenrick @jocotterillbook.bsky.social Children's author moving into screenwriting. BAFTA Rocliffe new writing shortlistee 2023. She/her.
jocotterill.com
WRDaboutbooks @wrdmag.bsky.social Hello we're WRDmag - The STUFFED-FULL-OF-BOOKS, BOOKY magazine all about new titles, authors & booky bits for 8-14 yr olds, since 2003. To read the latest magazine online: http://www.wrdmag.co.uk
Lucy Hope @lucyhope.bsky.social Children’s author. FLEDGLING and WREN, both published by Nosy Crow. Dog lover without a dog. Cat lover without a cat. Writing the next book and eating cake to fill the whiskery void. Rep @joannamoult
Fox & Ink Books (formerly UCLan Publishing) @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social Northern indie publisher | Winner of the IPG Nick Robinson Newcomer Award 2019 | Publishing the very best books in all genres | Home to NYALlitFest
Frances Hardinge @franceshardinge.bsky.social Writer of downright odd children's/YA books. Hobbies include travelling, dressing in period costume and scuba diving. Addicted to volcanoes and trying new things.
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.
Mimi Thebo @mimithebo.bsky.social Author/Academic “…movingly explores the interconnectedness of our minds, bodies, spirituality and physical environment…”
MA, PhD, SFHEA, RLF / Multi-Carnegie nominee
(LFG, Chiefs)
Book Clubs in Schools @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social Our charity helps young people discover a love of reading and book chat. Teachers say our book clubs increase students' well-being and grow their confidence and communication skills.
bookclubsinschools.org
Hilary McKay @hilarymckay.bsky.social Children's author since before the internet was invented.
If I've blocked you it's because Can't Argue With Stupid is a fact.
BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
Find out more: booktrust.org.uk
Kieran Larwood @kieranlarwood.bsky.social Bestselling children’s author: Podkin, Dungeon Runners, Jed Greenleaf 📚
https://linktr.ee/kieranlarwood?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
NEU Librarians @neulibrarians.bsky.social National Education Union Librarian Members’ Network. Independent group for Librarian Members of the NEU to come together for support, networking and sharing. It is not run by the NEU.📍UK 🔗 https://neu.org.uk/join ➡️ https://linktr.ee/neulibrarians
Darren Chetty @darrenchetty.bsky.social Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. PhD in Philosophy of Education. Specialising in Philosophy for Children, Children’s Literature, & Antiracist Education
Rep: Rachel Mann, CAA https://www.darrenchetty.com/ https://linktr.ee/DarrenChetty
Sally Nicholls @sallynicholls.bsky.social Author of books inc 'Ways to Live Forever', 'Things a Bright Girl Can Do', 'The Button Book', 'A Chase in Time'. 'Leaving the House' out now. Lives in Liverpool with husband and two kids, Quaker, bridge-player, woolly liberal. Profile pic by Ellie Snowden.
Penny Joelson @pennyjoelson.bsky.social Award winning Author of YA thrillers, protagonists have disabilities/health issues. @EMTeenFiction @SourcebooksFire. Rep by @AnneClarkLit
Tutor @citylit
BookHive '25 @bookhive25.bsky.social We're a group of 12 #KidLit creators all abuzz about our books coming out in 2025!
www.bookhive25.com
Insta & Threads: @bookhive_25
Tiktok: @bookhive25
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.
http://www.sfsaid.com/
Susie Day @susieday.bsky.social Children's books and charity comms. Bristol, UK. Nerdy gay. Cats, food, hobbies I never do but mean to, beer. Tired. Like a nan but one who's really into trans rights.
Jo Cummins @booksuperhero2.bsky.social ⭐️Primary advisory teacher
⭐️Children's book blogger
⭐️Former English lead
⭐️Workshop provider
⭐️Awards judge
⭐️Resource creator
😀Children's mental health advocate
www.LibraryGirlAndBookBoy.com
Bali Rai @balirai.bsky.social Writer, author, founding member of King Flame Sound System, reggae fanatic, Liverpool FC fan, from Leicester, GB. Made in (Multicultural) England.
Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com I’ve got a beard
Books read: 89/100
📚 The Wax Child
📺 Lanterns
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.com
https://www.ephemeral.co.uk
M. G. Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social 🖋️Author - Time Keys🎶 - Portly 🦦- The Ice Children ❄️- The Twitchers 🦅- Adventures on Trains 🚂- Beetle Boy🪲
She/Her
🪲Posting about author-y book-y nature-y stuff.
🐞Agent: Kirsty McLachlan
❓Use my website for ALL enquiries: www.mgleonard.com
Lauren Eldridge @eldridgestudio.bsky.social Dimensional Illustrator.
Weird but it works.
Rep’d by Lori Kilkelly @lkliterary 💥
eldridgestudio.com
Guy Parker-Rees @guyparkerrees.bsky.social Illustrator of books including Giraffes Can't Dance - author of Dylan books (now on TV as Dylan's Playtime Adventures). Mycologist🍄🟫. Would rather be an elephant.
Joffre White @joffrewhite.bsky.social Author, a UK Patron of Reading and a Reading & Writing Motivator. Delivers motivational & inspiring sessions in schools and at events across the UK and beyond. Believes every school should have a library & a librarian at its heart.
Bev Humphrey @libwithattitude65.bsky.social UK literacy, reading & digital media consultant, Canvassador, book dragon & Christmas freak
Laurence Anholt 🌻 @laurenceanholt.bsky.social Multi-million selling author/illustrator of 200 titles 📚
New book SMALL STORIES OF GREAT ARTISTS published by @Taschen 👩🏽🎨
Everything here: https://linktr.ee/LaurenceAnholtAuthor 🪷
#UKKidLit #ChildrensBooks #books #EduSkyPrimary #illustration
Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social National schools poetry recitation competition, open to all schools and colleges in England, re-igniting a love of poetry. poetrybyheart.org.uk
Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social Sparking the imaginations of young readers! Now in our 6th year, we are excited to welcome schools across the country to join our awards & vote for the winners. www.sparkbookawards.co.uk
@libraryalison.bsky.social @libraryalison.bsky.social 
Laila Rifaat @lailarifaat.bsky.social Children's author. ALIYA TO THE INFINITE CITY & ALIYA ABOARD THE TIME TRAIN out now! Repd by Lucy Irvine at PFD. Find me on insta: @lailarifaat_author
Website: lailarifaat.com
Buy my books: https://shorturl.at/bKjQi
Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social Writer for children, eater of chocolate, library worker. CROSSING THE LINE (Hot Key Books, 2023) Shadower's Choice Carnegie Medal 2024. Upcoming NOT GOING TO PLAN (2025) and OPERATION DOODLEBUG (2026) #MAWFYP She/her tiafisher.com, repped by Eve White.
Jasbinder Bilan @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social Costa Award winning children’s author ASHA, TAMARIND, AARTI, XANTHE, NUSH and more! agent Kate Shaw I write magical adventures with animals and nature in them mostly @chickenhouse @barringtonstoke @walker
www.jasbinderbilan.co.uk
Lesley Parr @lesleyparr.bsky.social Author: Bloomsbury Children's, Barrington Stoke
Rep: Sam Copeland at RCW
Made of Port Talbot steel
Chopsy
lesleyparr.com
Katherine Burchell (she/her) @katherinehelen.bsky.social Open Access Adviser - theul.bsky.social
MA in Library and Information Service Management - University of Sheffield
Chartered Member of CILIP
Chair of cilipeast.bsky.social & CILIP 125 Recipient
Social Media Editor for camlibgroup.bsky.social
Peters @peters-books.bsky.social Family-owned specialist supplier of books and furniture to schools, academies and public libraries, celebrating our 90th birthday in 2025.
📚 Visit us at peters.co.uk Instagram: petersbooks
CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a UK based charity that creates and delivers award-winning literacy training and resources for the teachers of early years and primary school children.
David Melling @mellingart.bsky.social Author & illustrator of children’s books
www.davidmelling.co.uk
Jenny Jones @jennysarahjones.bsky.social School librarian, writer & reading enthusiast. Past Carnegie Award Judge, YLG South West Committee, Somerset FCBG, Golden Egg Academy Egg ‘21, WriteMentor Summer Mentee ‘23. Guppy Books LL ‘25. ND. jonestheschoollibrarian.com
Zone 1 Librarian @zone1librarian.bsky.social Inner London Librarian | Children's Literature Academic | Knitter | Pedant |
Designing Libraries @designinglibraries.bsky.social Designing Libraries is a freely accessible resource for everyone interested in design and innovation in libraries https://designinglibraries.org.uk
Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social Independent publisher of quality fiction for children & teens. WINNER Branford Boase first children’s novel Award, Yoto Carnegie Medal, Wales Book of the Year
www.fireflypress.co.uk
Little Tiger @littletigeruk.bsky.social Publisher of award-winning and best-selling children's books, from birth to young adult. Sign up to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/LittleTigerNewsletter
Fran @libraryfran.bsky.social SchoolLibraryServicelibrarian; voracious childrens book reader, latte drinker, chocolate consumer & armchair traveller
A.F. Harrold @afharrold.com Poet, performer, children's author.
The Imaginary, The Worlds We Leave Behind, Fizzlebert Stump, Greta Zargo and others.
www.afharroldkids.com
Amy MacDonald @amymacdonaldftw.bsky.social Award-winning children's author, editor, book reviewer | Freelance journalist | Kennedy Ctr Teaching Artist | Activist |
LITTLE BEAVER & THE ECHO, RACHEL FISTER'S BLISTER, NO MORE NICE...
I don't sing and I'm not Scottish.
AmyMacDonald.com
#kidlit
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
Andrew Ettinger @ettingera.bsky.social Director of Education, National Literacy Trust