@katiemd77.bsky.social @katiemd77.bsky.social 
Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/
Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS 💙🦋
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WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Sasha @typeofcrayon.bsky.social 📚 Book lover | Deep thinker | Forever curious
Finding wisdom in stories and life
Journal of Writing Research @journalofwriting.bsky.social JoWR is an international peer reviewed journal publishing scientific research exploring the cognitive and social processes underlying written production, how writing is learned, and how it can be effectively taught. https://www.jowr.org/jowr
Jared S. Crossley, Ph.D. @crossleyjs.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Children's Literature at The Ohio State University - Marion; (Former 4th/5th grade teacher); Proud member of USBBY
lucyestone.bsky.social @lucyestone.bsky.social Assistant Professor, School of English, Dublin City University 📚 | medical humanities, forced migration and children's literature | PhD on Judith Kerr and Tomi Ungerer
The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚
Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade
How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO
kentausagi @kentausagi.bsky.social 
George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social Author of funny books, cultural omnivore. I like tea and cats, not necessarily in that order. I inhale deeply when first stepping in to bookshops and libraries. 🌈
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Leandro Capurro @lcapurro.bsky.social Interesado en la naturaleza, la fantasía y la biotecnología. Biologo de profesión tratando de descubrir lo diverso que puede ser el planeta. En los tiempos libres me gusta el anime y los chismes de tiktok #scientist #biotechnology #environmentalDNA #LGBT🏳️🌈
Dr Jennie 🐝 (she/her) @jenruthbailey.bsky.social #HEinFE library lass, writer, wanderer, story slinger, benign menace to society. Refuse to outsource my intellect to generative AI.
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Charlett Goretzka @cgoretzka.bsky.social LL. Times/Chicken House Prize 2021
#MAWFYP graduate
BA Creative Writing
@TheGEAcademy
Reader for the @WritingAwards.
Early Years Practitioner
💚Studio Ghibli
Pia Helfferich @schreibberatung.bsky.social Autorin und Schreibworkshopleiterin, Baumpflanzerin und Nichtmäherin.
#CovidIsNotOver #ClimateActionNow
Scannerman @ctfred95.bsky.social 
Dalia Mostafa Abdulrahman @daliamostafar.bsky.social 
Dan @daninfragments.bsky.social Student on the Bath Spa Writing for Young People MA. he/him
Saf @safprojects.bsky.social Children’s Literature Researcher.📚 Mental Health & Oracy advocate. Girlguiding Leader. Sociologist interested in Education Policy. 🌎 #edusky
Charlotte Tomson @charlottetomson.bsky.social Teacher. MA Writing for Children. Golden Egg WYSCN. Divides time between reality and escapades in MG fiction. Lives with one family, two guinea pigs and a very demanding cheese plant.
Clover @cswinton.bsky.social Writer, artist and cat-wrangler
@ovendenlaura.bsky.social @ovendenlaura.bsky.social I teach children and I read children’s books.
SF Layzell @sflayzell.bsky.social I write queer stories & edit books sometimes https://sflayzell.com/
Buy Cottonopolis, a MG set in 1840s Manchester, shortlisted for Little Rebels https://sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Views mine, contact via website
Claire Cock-Starkey @nonfictioness.bsky.social Writer (Lore of the Wild, Hyphens & Hashtags &c). Big fan of books, libraries, folklore, history. Also have a PhD on the folklore of death and dying in 19th century England
Ezra Ehrenzeller @ezmainard.bsky.social Hi, I'm a young writer born and raised in Maine.
Link to my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ezmainard
VOICE: The Childhood Ethics Project @childhoodethics.bsky.social VOICE: The Childhood Ethics Project (www.mcgill.ca/voice)
Principal Investigator: Franco Carnevale
• An interdisciplinary research & action collaborative among youth, researchers & community organizations
• Working with young people on what matters to them
@hpenet.bsky.social @hpenet.bsky.social 
English and Creative Writing Goldsmiths University @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social English & Creative Writing, Goldsmiths, University of London. Where creative daring meets critical rigour, discover the world of literature & language.
https://www.gold.ac.uk/ecw/
@mrrabbitnoam.bsky.social @mrrabbitnoam.bsky.social 
Adam Rowan @shinjutnt.bsky.social Black lab dad. Writer and ambient musician. The Dynasty of the Divine out now!
www.adamrowan.ccard.co
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jannon @jannste.bsky.social jannon at the old place
Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social Horror maven. Co-host of Northern Horror Hub. Thanatologist. Creative Writing lecturer at Falmouth. Author. She/her, ADHD. Views all mine...mine I say!
J. Chris Pires @jchrispires.bsky.social Professor passionate about student success & team science #firstgen #Brassica enthusiast walking Dogs of the Plant World
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
Elle G @themangobard.bsky.social I'm not small, I'm far away
Tories and TERFS can kindly go suck eggs 🇵🇸
Priscilla Gilman @priscillag.bsky.social Disabled writer 💪🏼
Artist 🖌️
Kidlit devotee 📚
Geek 📡
she/her
Rep’d by: ✨Emily Keyes✨
@esckeyes.bsky.social
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Damyanti Patel @damyantipatel.bsky.social Librarian working in HE while eating all the chocolate. I mainly work with subscriptions, dabble in discovery, enthuse about eresources & meddle with metadata
@sweet-bage38.bsky.social @sweet-bage38.bsky.social 
Daphne M. | Drafting oh so slowly @daphnemwrites.bsky.social Word Counts:
No Questions Asked v0.3: 63687
Fun for the Summer v0.2: 41558 Hiatus
Writing, doing art (badly), crafting, and learning every chance I get.
@shiverydug.bsky.social @shiverydug.bsky.social Image hunter....hurtling through space.
Lidya A @layuningtyas.bsky.social 🇮🇩 | PhD-ing in Translation Studies @ The University of Western Australia.
Write fiction & poetry. Mom & wife. 👧🏻🐈🐈
@l_ayuningtyas on X
www.lidyaayu.space
Dr Ian Hague @ianhague.bsky.social Associate Dean of Research at London College of Communication, UAL. Reader in Graphic Narrative. Author and editor. More details at https://www.ianhague.com/. Currently researching performance and graphic narratives.
ibi @ibikenibi.bsky.social picture book writer with too many hobbies
kidlit / horror / ecocrit / japanese lit
nor / eng / 🇯🇵 OK
C. Signy Maraine 🛹🐢 @csignymaraine.bsky.social Wordlarker 🛹🐢 Poetry, nature, photo art. Jesus follower. Grace and peace. Not religion. Fan of Julian of Norwich, Halloween, dogs, classic/punk rock, humor, and KINDNESS. Teen horror fiction writer. Author of DREAD THE BOARDS
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Paula Read @paularead.bsky.social Perpetual newbie.
PhD Creative Writing / Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol
@bristol_writing
@the-independent.com @undark.org @huffpost.com @panoramajournal.bsky.social, @teenvogue.com
paulareadwrites.com
Laura Jacquemond @laura-writer.bsky.social I write YA novels and flash fiction for adults. Published in Flash Fiction Magazine, Inkfish, Wicked Shadow Press. #MAWYP American living in Lyon, France.
BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social 🏆 Award-winning children’s booklisting website 📕 Recommended children’s books sorted by age or topic - visit us at http://www.booksfortopics.com
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #BookSky
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/- E Eva (E.C.McLean) @evamcleanart.bsky.social mlitt uofg grad | she/her 🎨 scribbling and sketching over on evamcleanart | writer, artist and researcher of the eco humanities, the fantastic and aesthetics 🍄🌳🍁
words in @seasidegothic.com | @glyphlitmag.bsky.social | @typewronger.bsky.social
Earthling Beta Readers @earthlingbeta.bsky.social Hello, writing community! We are the beta wing for the Darling Axe. Follow us for graphic writing prompts—all art is by actual humans. Find us here: https://tinyurl.com/earthlingbeta 🪓🪓
Margaret McDonald @margaretmcdonald.bsky.social 🌊📚 Glasgow Boys @faberbooks Carnegie Medal, UKLA and Branford Boase Winner 2025 🍾💘 shortlisted YA Prize & Waterstones Prize 🤍 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 Alba gu bràth 🏴
Charlie Nutbrown @charlienutbrown.bsky.social Children’s writer from Bristol. Debut novel The Feathered Book out now, published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
https://www.everythingwithwords.com/authors/charlie-nutbrown/
Dr Attercop @drattercop.bsky.social Lecturer in children's lit and linguistics. Tiny bisexual spider. Here for fun, not work. (she/her)
@annikaherb.bsky.social @annikaherb.bsky.social YA literature researcher & writer. Education Development Lead. She/her 🌈 Researches gender & sexuality, queer lit, environmental fiction, Australian lit, & SoTL. Associate Editor at IJYAL.
Dr Sharon Crossett @bookworm-sharon.bsky.social Early Career Researcher, interested in Young Adult and children's fiction, gender studies, sci-fi, and fairy tales. Peer-to-Peer HDR mentor. 
Ailish Brassil @ailishb.bsky.social PhD candidate in English @ UCC 👩🏻💻📖
DCU Alumna. 👩🏻🎓
Postgrad Officer - Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature.
Reviewer/book admin for Children’s Books Ireland. 📚
Time Tunnellers @timetunnellers.bsky.social A group of authors writing historical fiction for young people, digging for the story in history. https://timetunnellers.com/2026/02/25/world-book-day-2026/
https://timetunnellers.com/
https://youtube.com/@timetunnellers
Professor Karen Sands-O’Connor @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social Always thinking about ways to bring literature representing ALL children’s lives to readers, educators, and researchers.
Art & Literature @biblophile.bsky.social 
Louise Hawes @writerlou.bsky.social I write. And teach. Honored to serve as Katherine Paterson Chair at the Vermont College MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Over a dozen books and twice that many lectures on Writing at louisehawes.com.
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)
Ali Baker @alisonbaker01.bsky.social BA Primary lecturer at UEL. Children's fantasy literature researcher. Podcast host at Fantasy Book Swap. Trans rights are human rights.
No DMs without asking first. I am a prolific blocker.
iria @academiria.bsky.social phd from uvigo on irish young adult literature and sapphic representation 📚| project member @comunitasimunitas.bsky.social [‘Communitas/Immunitas’ PID2022-136904NB-I00] | collaborator @feminario.bsky.social | sub lecturer at UEx | she/her
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
BlueCoupbyCat @coupbycat.bsky.social #Author: YA Fantasy, Thriller, Poet. #Catlady crazy for my 7 rescues. Mom to 2 amazing sons. Quantum groupie. Protect Wildlife. Love Gardening. #MASK #Stillblue
Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social Award-winning author. 0.4% potassium. Books include ESCAPE ROOM, BLACK HOLE CINEMA CLUB, ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO and FEAR FILES: HIDE AND SEEK. “A writer of genuine originality.” The Guardian https://rb.gy/l2ynyx
Erika McGann @erikamcgann.bsky.social Children's author with lots of books out for kids of all ages 🌟
Patricia Kennon @houseofstairs.bsky.social Associate Professor in children's & YA literature at
@maynoothuniversity.ie. General Editor of The International Journal of Young Adult Literature. She/her.
Luca Paci @lucapaci.bsky.social Poet, lecturer and translator.
https://www.parthianbooks.com/products/tempo-excursions-in-21st-century-italian-poetry
Ross Young @writingrocks.bsky.social The #WritingForPleasure Centre | Literacy Lab - University of Edinburgh | Real-World Writers | Science Of Teaching Primary Writing | How To Teach Writing | #WritingRocks
Website: writing4pleasure.com
PhD Profile: blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/the-writing
@majlh77.bsky.social @majlh77.bsky.social Music geek. Healthcare worker and nature lover, because we all need a good life. Author of “Samantha’s Voice.” The young girl who tackles the fentanyl crisis and kicks some terrorist ass!!
Zoe @zoewriter.bsky.social Writer of children's stories. SCBWI-BI Undiscovered Voices 2022 winner. Represented Hannah Shepherd.
International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social An international journal focusing on the theory, critical interpretation, literary history, and cultural production of young adult literature.
Ian Brownlie @ianbrownlie.bsky.social Writer of poetry/fiction for children (Dirigible, Tyger Tyger, Little Thoughts, Nimblewitlit, The Toy) and adults (Shine, Viridine, Underbelly, Rough Diamond) | Pushcart nom '26, Times/CH LL | he/him
Samantha Hart @samanthahart.bsky.social Storyteller, Author of Blind Pony: As True
A Story As I Can Tell
samanthahart.net
wildbill.la
Dan Hunt @danpaulhunt.bsky.social Writer of stuff (MG/YA) | Yorkshire Motherland | He/Him
Jo Baker 🏳️🌈 (she/her) @writerlyjo.bsky.social Writes things. @BathSpaUni #MAWYP & #GEA Alumni. Searchlight SL&LL / Voyage SL / Guppy YA LL / PFD Queer Prize SL. Book nerd. Also - psychotherapist and joyously queer person.
Megan Farr @meggyf.bsky.social Lecturer in Publishing @BathSpaUni PhD candidate @UWTSD Mentor @SYP_UK Director @SerenBooks Loves books & languages.
Dani Ottolenghi @daniott.bsky.social Phd. in Education
Digital reading practices
Holly Cowie @hollycowie.bsky.social Writing a middle grade novel and drawing a lot.
www.hollycowie.com
drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com
Jake Hope @jakehope.bsky.social Awards executive Carnegies, reviewer, author and children's book consultant.
Linda Weste @lindaweste.bsky.social Academic, Writer & editor, PhD verse novel +poetry + narrative research, author of poetry, novels in verse, and edited nonfiction interviews with verse novelists, (she/her)
#VerseNovels #DiverseVerse #poetry
www.linda.weste.com
@marythreebears.bsky.social @marythreebears.bsky.social 
@cmurcray.bsky.social @cmurcray.bsky.social Publishing consultant/book coach and author specializing in Middle Grade and YA novels. Repped by EMLA. Publicity coordinator for SCBWI-Oregon.
Dr Janet Gunning @jangunning.bsky.social British-Kiwi. Full-time carer. Used to work with manuscripts and rare books. Learning to write fiction for children in my spare time. Love my garden. She/her.
Julie Swanson @jules9swan.bsky.social MG & YA author, SCBWI, Authors Guild, she/her; I love reading, long walks, beaches/water, kids, making things... interested in gender, dreams, psychology, spirituality. Find me at my website www.julieswanson.com or blog https://julieaswanson.wordpress.com
Lio Luxton @llykaios.bsky.social School librarian 📚 | children’s writer | poet | artist & crafter | avid reader | nature enthusiast | dnd nerd
AllStories Mentee 2021
Autistic | hEDS | Non-Binary they/them 🏳🌈
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk