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Usman @litlaunch06.bsky.social Beta reader & book editor. I catch the little things before your readers do
Line editing • Developmental editing
Novels • Stories • Manuscripts
Hire me on Upwork ↓
https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~015d88443d2dd5edca?mp_source=share
Jesse O Benitez - Writing @jesseobenitez.bsky.social Lifelong reader & writer
I'm here to make friends (especially people who write/read books) please reach out 📚📝✍️
I hope to make a better world for everybody
Never let them get you down!
https://linktr.ee/JesseOBenitez
Krista Van Dolzer @kristavandolzer.bsky.social Literary agent at @unteragency.bsky.social. Once (and future?) author. Friendly neighborhood introvert. (Opinions are, of course, my own, and you can also find me at kristavandolzer.wordpress.com)
Melinda Layten - Writes about Hazel an Immortal Cat @mlayten.bsky.social What the Fire Didn't Take - Debut Middle Grade Novel about 2 autistic girls 2000 years apart and the cat who knew them both. Modern day Minnesota meets Library of Alexandria and what it means to learn and be heard. #Autism #Querying
Jessica Braidan @jessicabraidan.bsky.social 📚 Color & Discover series — fact-and-coloring books for curious kids 4 and up. Surprising facts + bold pictures to color + try-it activities. Read, create, discover, screen-free. 🦕🚀🐴 jessicabraidan.com
https://www.facebook.com/jessica.braidan/
Erik Talkin @eriktalkin.bsky.social Author. YA novel Private School Punk (full-cast audiobook, 2026 IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year). Lulu & the Hunger Monster (ILA Social Justice Award). MFA from VCFA. Punk, audiobooks, illustrated fiction, book-connected soundtracks.
Maya P. Lim @mayaplim.bsky.social Designer, author, illustrator. THE STORY OF LEO LIONNI (Viking ’27). GHOST GIGGLES (Scholastic ‘27). BEAR HUGS (Scholastic ‘26). Rep: Andrea Morrison @ Writers House.
Repost! Repost! @repostrepost.bsky.social Frederick Post: Amateur, Dabbler and Dilettante. Mostly Reposts + Images + Occasional AI Slop.
Joe Hessert @joehessert.bsky.social Seeking Representation for my Middle Grade Fantasy Debut | MFA, Iowa Writers’ Workshop
joehessert.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
North of November @north-of-november.bsky.social Electrical engineer & entrepreneur. Author of Built to Last. I write about business, books, and the human stories in between. → minetuut.wordpress.com
Miya T. Beck @miyatbeck.bsky.social Author of The Pearl Hunter and Through a Clouded Mirror | Oxford comma convert | recovering journalist | obsessed with cats and kitsune
https://www.miyabeck.com 
Wendy Anderson @andwrit.bsky.social Screenwriter, fairytale fanatic, feminist loudmouth, lover of kitties, defender/advocate, hater of bullies, theatre geek, LA girl.
Del Potter PhD @drdelpotter.bsky.social I’m deeply immersed in the intersections of neuroscience, ethnobotany, & pharmacological research, I thrive on leveraging science to enhance human well-being and longevity. After years of scientific writing I’m writing fiction and a cinematic memoir.
Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social Editorial consultant at Alison Weiss Editorial. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world.
www.alisonweisseditorial.com
Aimee L. Gross @aimeegross.bsky.social MG and YA author with two books out in the world : “If Crows Know Best” and “No Mercy From Crows” with more to come! SCBWI , Kansas Authors Club.
Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social Kidlit author seeking rep, deaf in one ear, living with chronic migraines, Searchlight Awards 2024 Best Children's Novel Opening Longlistee, SCBWI member, cat wrangler, book dragon, geek
website: melissambergum.wixsite.com/melissabergum
Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social Author of INVISIBLE BOY, winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, BITTERSWEET (spring 2027) and I JUST HAVE TO RACE ALL THESE GHOSTS (summer 2027). Host of @TheTyee podcast. East Vancouver.
Joan Timmings @joantimmings.bsky.social Writer and aspiring author of picture books, middle grade, and some for adults, too. Love quirky kids, reluctant heroes, and poetry and being caught off-guard by a surprise laugh.
Celia Cataldo @ccat7.bsky.social ✍️Writer with a focus on middle grade. It's always Halloween in my 🖤. Lover of animal sanctuaries 🐾, meteor showers ✨, & oddities. LGBTQIA 🌈, vegetarian, & frequent 🩸 donor. Always open to a good book recommendation 📚
Hey, Jim Hill! @heyjimhill.bsky.social Word nerd, pixel wrangler. Writes funny on purpose.
VCFA WCYA SCBWI
www.heyjimhill.com
Mary R. @amerrywrath.bsky.social I write quips, not tragedies. |she/her| VCFA's Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA '26 | books |TTRPGs | movies | nature/science shenanigans | new to Bluesky, not the internet
(pfp by Makowka/picrew)
Art commission carrd-> https://keirelo.carrd.co/
Matt Lanark @mattlanark.bsky.social ✍️ probably not writing the Great American Novel
📚 Great-ish Books on @substack
🏀 Undrafted NBA free agent since 2012
📌 Washington, DC
mattlanark.substack.com/welcome
Cyb3er_Poeem7x @cyb3erpoeem7x.bsky.social Cyberpunk poet. 🔥
Writing with neon blood and broken code. ⚡
→ https://neonrebell.substack.com
→ https://allpoetry.com/PoesieImSchatten2026
→ https://x.com/Cyb3er_Poeem7x
Jenn Gaulding @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social #PB Writer 📖✏️
Math & Science Educator 🧮🌳💙
Member of 12x12 and SCBWI Southern Breeze
Halloweensie, SunWriteFun, SpringFlingKidlit '25 Winner
Valentiny, WKLN '25 HM
Sue Sutherland, Author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER @suemt.bsky.social Debut picture book author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER, granola girl, weaver, quilter, traveler, photographer, 12x12, Montana SCBWI
Coming Soon - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL (2026), TWELVE DAYS AT YELLOWSTONE (2027), & NOTHING BUT NET TROUBLE
@jiaconoauthor.bsky.social @jiaconoauthor.bsky.social Canadian author/illustrator of "The Monsters No Grownup Sees"
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jiaconoauthor
@achingbob.bsky.social @achingbob.bsky.social Reader
Historian
Pro-Choice
All Hail Dogs
Proud fascism hater
I can see through lies
Pro-universal healthcare.
We WILL overcome and thrive again
Pro-science and empirical evidence
#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social Hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2026, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @monicafreewoman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kidlit-zombie-week/
Maalivahte Hevoskaarti @aboveunder.bsky.social Moonfearing, Amateur natural Philosopher, and Avid Sunchaser! [ General Intelligence always exceeds Artificial Intelligence by an Immeasurable Quantum ].
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler 🎨 Lover of apple crisp
#KidLit #picturebooks #SCBWI #amwriting
ResistwithEllen @byebyex24.bsky.social #BlueCrew!
Escapee from X. Impeach now! Hate the GOP. Let’s bring them to justice 2026. Mom and Nana. Retired from SIUC. FIGHTING FOR GRANDCHILDREN’s future. Join me!
Love pets 🚫DMs 🚫MAGA 🚫anyone asking for money
#SlavaUkraini.
#HANDSOFF
Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com Author: THE PRINCESS & THE FROGS and TWELVE STEPS, recycle-knitter, graphic designer (web/book design, etc.) #KidLitConfections cookie queen, book-grandma, #ActuallyAutistic. (she/her) https://vbartles.com
dtox12 @dtox12.bsky.social Memes and dreams
Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Writer. Father. Husband. Pickle connoisseur.
he/him
Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social Award-winning author, editor, founder of DearEditor.com. Author of WRITING YOUNG ADULT FICTION FOR DUMMIES and WRITING NEW ADULT FICTION
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
Moonheart Wolves @moonheartwolves.bsky.social Building the world of MOONHEART — a xenofiction wolf fantasy
Five packs. Broken moon. A magic that remembers. Follow along for worldbuilding, sneak peeks, and the occasional chaos.
Which pack are you? 🐺
Story/Art by BixByte
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Donna L Martin @donasdays.bsky.social KidLit Author of PB, CB, YA, and inspirational essays for anthologies. Works at Story Catcher Publishing (www.storycatcherpublishing.com). Loves chocolate, the beach, and adding to her book collection…😉
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
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#Scbwi
Nature
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Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
@susanbtaylor.bsky.social @susanbtaylor.bsky.social 
Kevalkumar @kevalkumar.bsky.social Motivational Quotes Writer
Nadiad, Gujarat, India 🇮🇳
Contact:+918866868474
Melissa Brooks @melissa-brooks.bsky.social A memoir writer, writing about my experiences and childhood as a form of personal therapy.
G.G. Sherrill @ggsherrillreads.bsky.social Writer, Aspiring Middle-Grade Novelist, Fan of Nature, Underdogs, Encouraging Boys to Read, Making a Difference.
www.ggsherrill.com
Suzanne Goldsmith @suzgold.bsky.social Author of WASHASHORE, winner of the Green Earth Book Award, and A CITY YEAR. Writing like a maniac while getting an MFA in writing for kids at Hamline U. Watch this space!
http://www.suzanne-goldsmith.com/
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
Amy Leskowski @amyleskowski.bsky.social Rep'd by Keely Boeving. PB writer, #scbwi, #12x12, copyeditor, dog mom, mom of 3, actor, instructional designer, baseball fan, soccer mom, baseball mom, Red Sox Nation, rhymer, pickleball player, cake decorator
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Jennifer 📚🎧❣️ @jdawson001.bsky.social ♿️🏳️🌈American SFF author, poet, editor, & book reviewer living in England. She/her. The Poetry Society & The British Fantasy Society. Old OWW member.
Online at: WorldsOfMayhem.com
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dawson001
🏳️⚧️ rights = human rights.
normacardenas.bsky.social @normacardenas.bsky.social assoc prof of practice | research food, identity, culture, and pedagogy #LasMusas #PBChat #WNDB #RUCCL Mentee #SCBWI #12x12 Ella/She
Clarke Duke @clarkedukes.bsky.social 
@melissajonesbooks.bsky.social @melissajonesbooks.bsky.social 
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social 🍁 #Canadian - #Author - #Poet 🍁
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. ♊ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
💫 Creator of imagined worlds 💫
Brock Stephen Henning @bshenning.bsky.social #kidlit @SCBWIRockyMtn member 📚 MG Author/Illustrator of HACKERS: WORM EATER and the HACKERS series 👾 gamer, sax player, fly fisher, tech geek, film buff 🌐 www.brockhenning.com
N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social I like big cats. ER doc. Horror author. Artist. Cohost of The Scream Kings Podcast. Member of HWA. Pro-choice. BLM. I voted for her. Star Wars & BravoTV fanatic. She/her. 🌊🏳️🌈
Personal site: https://njgallegos.com
Podcast: https://www.screamkingspodcast.com
@jef67.bsky.social @jef67.bsky.social 
Writing & Editing @wrtrstat.bsky.social Welcome to the positive side of Writing. Author & Author software that helps people write. My Sci-fi + MG novels. Cool, clean, fun Writing Software for all. My page, 4 me, for writing motivation, writing connection, helps me write. Creator of Storyfyre.com
Casey Bloome Writes @caseybloomewrites.bsky.social Aspiring author. SCBWI & MGHub member. Technically a half-elf.
Blue Wave Alxs 🌸🏳️⚧️📚🍥✨ @bluewavealxs.bsky.social She/Her/Hers, Feminist, Democrat, Pro-Choice, Pro-LGBT, Agnostic, Artist, Writer, Actor, Traveller, introspective aesthete, Human Rights Activist, Trans Rights Advocate, Ambassador, Mental Health Matters, Autistic,ADHD, Music Lover, Book enthusiast.
LDoone @woodsbythelake.bsky.social Old hermit, classical poet, Cali native,
retired to the wooded shores of Lake Michigan.
Sick of tyrants, their loyalists, and apologists. No DMs, no bitcoin, no porn. Fuck Trump, Musk, Putin. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🌻
Little Island Books @littleislandbooks.bsky.social Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing.
Books create waves.
Dawn Byrne she/her @dawnbyrne.bsky.social Writer, turtle mom, I read so I can breath, !children's picture books!, sky gazer, archery, crazy plant person dawnbyrne.com
#SCBWI
#picturebooks
J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catcher Kline must master spell-hacked spycraft to find his missing parents and stop dark wizards from weaponizing the star metal minerals that power all magic.
#AmQuerying
Lisa Carmody Doiron-Author @lisacarmodydoiron.bsky.social SCBWI | CANSCAIP | 12x12 | 2025 Chuckle Challenge Finalist | HM 2025 Halloweensie Contest | HM 2026 Valentiny Contest | AHOY, MATE, AHOY! MISS MOLLY MOLLOY, spring '26
Becky Goodman @beckygoodman.bsky.social Children's Book Writer
#SCBWI #kidlit #PB
📷IG @beckygoodmanwrites
☔Rep'd by Sheila Fernley at Storm Literary @sheilafernley.bsky.social
@cindygreene314.bsky.social @cindygreene314.bsky.social 
Melanie Kyer @fraudrk.bsky.social German/French teacher. Writer. Poet.Speech/Debate coach. Musician. Gamer/Geek. Cook. Traveler. Progressive Christian. Mom. Sustainable Crafter #PB available now!
Audrey Suau @audreysuau.bsky.social PB Author & illustrator 🇫🇷
REVE DE MEDAILLE, MARIE PANTALON, L’ABECEDAIRE EXTRAORDINAIRE…
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💌audreysuau@gmail.com
📚https://linktree.ee/audreysuau
Pam Adams @pamadamswrites.bsky.social 
@coralboy.bsky.social @coralboy.bsky.social Widower,gardener,traveller ,
Volunteer.lifelong socialist
I believe in equal rights for all,
proud to be radical left scum
LK Morgan @lkmorganx.bsky.social 👩💻Writer of Fantasy and Contemporary
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Evalyn Lee @evalynlee.bsky.social Poet, Alumna of @CBSNews @60Minutes @BBCWorld @FaberAcademy. Shortlisted by @bridportprize.bsky.social Love @britishlibrary & @VanguardRead #amwriting #poetry #visual #journal #travellingwithdevices 🧶 #crochet #StitchingTogether for the #CommonGood
IBda14U @ibda14u.bsky.social USMC Vet-2 Purple Hearts-🏌♂️- Father, Grandfather, and Husband 55 years, Forever Democrat - North Florida formerly Ohio- CLE born🛑NO DMs NADA ZIP opinions are my own
Kristine Ada Carter @kristineadacarter.bsky.social MG and YA writer and poet. Represented by literary agent, A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency. KristineAdaCarter.com
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Honey Hyman-Dworsky @hymandworsky.bsky.social Aspiring writer to beginner writer to amateur author to professional author.
Currently in step 3.
Gill Evans. Counselling Psychologist AFBPsS. @gillevansx.bsky.social Psychologist living in Philadelphia from the UK.
Gill Evans author of The Anxious Therapist, YouTuber and Wordler. Honourable Mention for my book by Hay House.
Go to my website Anxioustherapist.com for £1 or $1 kindle book. Download kindle app free.
@rabidbadger1.bsky.social @rabidbadger1.bsky.social Husband. Dad. Traveler. Avid reader. Shakespeare. Poe. Stephen King. Tolkien. Joe Abercrombie. Landscape gardener. Democracy lover. Cat lover. Music lover. Nature lover. Pizza . Very amateur photographer. Birder. Treehugger. Hiker. Love over hate.💙