Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social Children's writer based in Edinburgh. Adventure novels, pic books, trad tale retellings. Passionate re stories, politics, feminism. #longcovid. she/lher
World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social 📚 World Book Day® - Thursday 5 March 2026 📚
World Book Day is a charity, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Follow here for news, bookish fun and more!
Candy Gourlay @candygourlay.bsky.social KidLit author. Makes comics. Loves dogs.
My website: https://www.candygourlay.co.uk/
My new blog https://houseofprocrastination.substack.com/
My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candygourlay/
Catherine Randall @catherinerandall.bsky.social Writer of children’s historical fiction.
The Great Bear Breakout coming Feb 2026. The White Phoenix (highly commended for HA Young Quills Award) set in Great Fire of London. Tour guide. Member of CWISL and Society of Authors. Very enthusiastic. ✝️ 🎶🎾
Liz Scott @lizscottpr.bsky.social Freelance children's & YA book publicist
Co-founder of @cbnnetwork.bsky.social
Treasurer @publicitycircle.bsky.social
Shortlisted for #FutureBook Freelancer of the Year 2024
Little Rebels Award @littlerebsprize.bsky.social Est. 2012. The Little Rebels Children's Book Award celebrates UK radical fiction for readers aged 0-12. Run by Letterbox Library & Housmans Bookshop on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers #LittleRebelsAward #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidsBookAward
Jenny @primarylibrarian.bsky.social @primarylibrarian on Instagram
📚SLA Primary School Librarian of the Year & #InformationBookAward judge📚Chiswick Book Festival Children’s Co-Ordinator ➡️BOOK NOW!
📚YLG London & CILIP25
JP ROSE AKA JACQUI ROSE @jprosewriter.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling crime author. Award winning children's writer. Teamed up to write books with my buddy, Martina Cole. Owned by horses, cats and dogs. Find me in the land of unicorns.
Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social Illustrator/Author/ Vis Dev artist
Gordon Askew @fgask.bsky.social Former Primary School headteacher and English Adviser. Avid reader. Keen hillwalker. Passionate promoter of children and young adults reading for pleasure. MBE for services to education.
Inclusive Books for Children @ibc-reads.bsky.social A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Reader
🌟 Stories where every child feels at home
📚 No ads — just great books, reviewed by experts
https://www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/
Suzanne W @booklady127.bsky.social Retired School Librarian. Grandma to 4 kiddos. Voracious reader. Quilter & cat lady. TCM Party Noir Alley. Perry Mason addict. LBGTQ ally. Human rights matter. No DM’s
#SlavaUkraine #TACO
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
The Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social The UK's best-loved book awards for children & young people, celebrating outstanding writing & illustration; judged by librarians @cilip.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/
Other socials 👉 https://linktr.ee/carnegiemedals
Bloomsbury Education @bloomsburyed.bsky.social We publish the education books everyone’s talking about 📚✨
New books, resources for every age & stage, expert authors and practical ideas for teachers, parents + educators.
SEND • EYFS • CPD • STEM • PRIMARY • SECONDARY • HISTORICAL FICTION • POETRY🌈
@cathyreay.bsky.social @cathyreay.bsky.social 
Salt Books @saltpublishing.com If you’re reading this, you’re in the right place.
Beautiful books you won't forget. Available in all good bookshops.
Kathryn 📚 @kathrynreads4fun.bsky.social Teacher, Reader, member of The Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, PhD, Brooklyn girl at heart so…occasionally snarky.
Sarah Atherton @sarah-a-author.bsky.social Children's Author & Teacher/SENCo
Winner #ChuckleChallenge 2024
Winner #springflingkidlit 2023
Mentor #WriteMentor 2023 & 2025
Sarah Watkins @minilebowski.bsky.social Associate Lecturer, ex primary teacher, ex Head, Chartered College Fellow, outdoor learning (Dandy Lions), author.
🚫DMs 🏳️🌈 safe space
Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social For the best children's books, look for the bear!
www.walker.co.uk
@underthedustjacket.bsky.social @underthedustjacket.bsky.social Sharing those wonderful bits of extra story and art that is hidden away #UnderTheDustJacket of hardback picturebooks and books.
@son1bun.bsky.social @son1bun.bsky.social 
Mrs Burton-Gardner @mrsb-g.bsky.social Primary Assistant Head & English enthusiast, honoured to be highly commended in 23-24 OU/UKLA RFP awards, SSPC for Bucks - looking for inspiration & connection!
Jake Hope @jakehope.bsky.social Awards executive Carnegies, reviewer, author and children's book consultant.
Neal Zetter @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social Award-winning performance poet, author, educator, entertainer and superhero. I work with all ages visiting schools, libraries etc, in-person and virtually. Latest poetry books: 'Chicken in the Kitchen' and 'Small Poems for Big Imaginations'.
Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social Give a Book is a charity dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Our main work is in prisons and disadvantaged schools.
Paddy Carroll @pynchonic.bsky.social Husband / Dad / Primary Teacher / Avid reader
Daniel Peak @idanielpeak.bsky.social Telly writer: Not Going Out, Code 404, Horrible Histories.
Book writer: Little Horror, Grimstink
UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social A supportive community for literacy educators.
Research.
Awards.
Publications.
CPD.
Sign up here: https://app.sheepcrm.com/ukla/login
#ukla25
Reading for Pleasure (The Open University) @openuni-rfp.bsky.social The Open University's Reading for Pleasure Research and Practice Coalition. Transforming #RfP in schools and beyond. Training & CPD from Prof. @teresacremin.bsky.social and The Open University's RfP Team💙📚✨
Visit our website at ourfp.org
Shirley Hughes & Friends @shirleyhughes.bsky.social We will be posting from Shirley’s books and archive, along with news and updates.
Becka Mason @becmason26.bsky.social Senior Publicity Manager at Nosy Crow
Can be found reading, drinking cherry coke or eating garlic bread in spots around London (sometimes all three)
@ylglondon.bsky.social @ylglondon.bsky.social YLG London is a CILIP volunteer-led community. Notification of events & activities will be posted here. Our communications are not CILIP policy.
Website: https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201316&id=687661
Reena Makwana @reenamakwana.bsky.social Illustrator
reenamakwana.com
Helen Harvey @helenharvey.bsky.social Children's writer and library badger. Author of Emmy Levels Up (OUP). Likes coffee, cats, knitting and climbing. 
Becca Langton @beccalangton.bsky.social Literary agent at #TeamDACBA everything from illustrators for the tiniest readers to crossover and new adult.
Scotland at home, London at work.
Banner by Tim Mack
@ovendenlaura.bsky.social @ovendenlaura.bsky.social I teach children and I read children’s books.
b small publishing @bsmallpublishing.bsky.social Award-winning indie publisher. From science to foreign languages, our books help all children discover the joy of learning.
Dr. Thomas Bernard @thomasambernard.bsky.social Engineering executive, Author & Founder of @QuestFriendz.bsky.social a children's publisher helping kids develop a passion for #STEM learning 👩🔬
Mich Kenney @michkenneybooks.bsky.social Barefoot dreamer. Also author YA BOOK OF FIRE trilogy @hqstories & THE FAIRFAX SISTERS SERIES out now @onemorechapterhc Rep’d @northbanktalent
Jo Cornish @jocornish.bsky.social "Knowledge is justice, and all should be welcome in the temples of taxonomies". Fellow of CILIP, FRSA.
Bridges, baseball, cheese.
That's me.
Attie Lime @attielime.bsky.social Poet. 99% Children's Poetry.
Schools. Events. Festivals.
Poems on Toast Sept 2026 🎉
Blue Jelly and Strawberries
A Welly Full of Christmas
Mum. Ex-teacher. Notebooks. Tea.
East Midlands now, Northumberland then.
www.attielime.co.uk
Alex Foulkes @foulkeswrites.bsky.social Vampire children's author, lover of tea and DnD! ⚔️ 🦇 RULES FOR VAMPIRES 🦇 and 🍄 MINISTRY OF MISCHIEF 🍄 out now with Simon & Schuster! https://linktr.ee/foulkeswrites
Ruth Mutch @purplepiplup.bsky.social Illustrator who LOVES drawing penguins.
2023-24 Pathways Mentee.
I’m autistic and have Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS).
Most of the time wheelie.
Live in Sunny Scotland :)
www.penguinparade.co.uk
she/her
Rob Walton @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social https://theemmapress.com/shop/childrens/please-dont-read-the-footnotes-please/
www.robwaltonwriter.co.uk
“playful, zingy and warm”.
Carnegie Prize nominee.Whitley Bay via Scunny.All sorts of writing for all sorts of ages.
@robwaltonwriter on other places.
@lesleymartin.bsky.social @lesleymartin.bsky.social 
Jim @yayeahyeah.bsky.social Book lover and math tutor.
Authors Aloud UK @authorsalouduk.bsky.social We specialise in arranging author, illustrator, poet and storyteller visits to schools, libraries and other venues in the UK or abroad. We run many virtual events too. https://linktr.ee/AuthorsAloudUK
ZunTold @zuntold.bsky.social ZunTold is an independent publishing company based in Manchester. We publish Middle Grade, Young Adult and New Adult Fiction and non-fiction in print, audio, ebook and for the bibliotherapy service, as ZunTold Living Books.
www.zuntold.com
Graham Fairweather @fairweatherdr.bsky.social School Librarian in Scotland (He/Him)
Read for Empathy judge.
Opinions my own.
John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social Librarian. NYT Bestselling Author. | LOUDER THAN HUNGER, RUTHIE ROSE’S BIG IDEA, THE GIFT OF STORY, THIS IS A SCHOOL, THIS IS A STORY | Agent: Molly O'Neill
Pageticker @pageticker.bsky.social The UK's top-rated digital reading diary, built by teachers to reignite children's love for reading. Follow for insights on what kids are really reading and build a reading-for-pleasure community. https://www.pageticker.com/
Child's Play USA @childsplayusa.bsky.social USA division of award-winning indie children's books publisher @childs-play.co.uk
More than 50 years specializing in whole child development and learning through play.
New titles, free activities, events and more!
https://linktr.ee/childsplayusa
@sarahmears10.bsky.social @sarahmears10.bsky.social Librarian working at libraries Connected, Co-Founder and Co-Director of EmpathyLab. A reader, an occasional rider, lover of countryside, theatre and art, gardens and making things
EmpathyLabUK @empathylabuk.bsky.social Jump into someone else's story!
Social Enterprise. Read stories, build empathy, make a better world. Founders of #EmpathyDay.
Dean Robbins @deanrobbins.bsky.social Author of nonfiction children's books for Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Candlewick and Macmillan. Margaret and the Moon, The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon, The Fastest Drummer, Two Friends, The Shape of Things, the You Are a Star series, and more. 
James Randall @randalljamesp.bsky.social between the forest and the city / editor, writer - for adults & children, incl. folktales & non-fiction (26/27) - Hachette: https://shorturl.at/xJBrT, HarperCollins: https://amzn.eu/d/0iEBWa29. PhD, Goldsmiths (2018).
Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk Author of THE NOTWITCHES and THE NOTWITCHES: PRISON BREAK. All the links for ordering can be found at garypanton.co.uk/books/
Represented by Rachel Mann at CAA.
📍Perth, Scotland
🌐 garypanton.co.uk
@johnkenneally1.bsky.social @johnkenneally1.bsky.social 
The Children's Bookshow @childrensbkshow.bsky.social National tour of the very best authors & illustrators, funded by Arts Council England. We help teachers provide a rich experience of children's literature | UK Registered charity 1162410 | thechildrensbookshow.com
Roger McDonald @rogmcdonald.bsky.social Mountain walker and runner. Associate Professor in Primary Education. Interest in imagination, passionate and purposeful teaching for the empowerment of young people. Reading for Pleasure.
Learn to Love to Read @l2l2r.bsky.social Helping Wandsworth children learn to love to read.
Leeds Lit Fest @leedslitfest.bsky.social 6 - 14 June 2026. Returning for its eighth year, the award-winning festival of words aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond!
#LLF26. www.leedslitfest.co.uk
My Book Corner @mybookcorner.bsky.social Book reviews of picture books, chapter books, MG, YA and non-fiction. 📚📚📚
Delighted to take part in blog tours and spread the word about great books for children and young adults!
Find our reviews and more at www.mybookcorner.co.uk
Mariesa Dulak 🐯📚 @mariesadulak.bsky.social Children's author | Ex-Publishing | MA Kids Lit | Winner of @FABAward | @thegeacademy | @scbwi | Rep’d by @bathlitagency
https://linktr.ee/mariesadulak
Leonie Roberts @leonieroberts.bsky.social Children's Author and EYFS Teacher.
Books 📚 Dogs🐕 Gardening 🌸 Cake 🎂
Seeking representation 👋
Debut book, "My Colourful Chameleon" 🦎
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
Jane Atkin @mrsatkinreads.bsky.social Retired teacher, avid reader, aspiring children’s writer, reviewer for Just Imagine, wearer of funky jewellery, leapling 🐸, knitter and lover of 80s music.
Harriet Howe @harriethowebks.bsky.social Picture book author rep’d by Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency
Ævar Þór Benediktsson @aevarthor.bsky.social Icelandic actor, children's book author and voice artist. / My new book, “Oops! I Just Ate You.” out in September ‘26 🧟♂️ / Ambassador to Unicef Iceland / He/him.
Will post both in Icelandic and English.
www.AevarWritesBooks.com
Laura Henry-Allain @laurahallain.bsky.social Educationalist, Consultant, Producer, Storyteller: The inspiration behind JoJo and Gran Gran, Daddio & Co, My Skin, Your Skin, etc
Website: www.LauraHenryAllain.Com
Jenny Hawke @jennyhawke.bsky.social Children’s Librarian and Chair of CILIP YLG National Committee
Kirstin Lamb @kirstin-lamb.bsky.social PR & Comms, books and art l Wrangler of two small people
Nicky Smith-Dale @nickysmithdale.bsky.social Children’s author. Betty Steady and the Queen’s Orb out now!
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Tracy Robinson @theliteratedragon.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Edge Hill University @EHU_FOE EdD student @IOE_London TRG Leader @UKLA Regional Rep for NW. Views my own
Jerry Clay English Hub @jcenglishhub.bsky.social We are proud to be 1 of 34 schools to be funded by the DfE. We promote a love of reading, provide excellent phonics support & develop early language skills 🌟📚
jerryclayenglishhub.co.uk
Patrice Lawrence @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social Writer, Feminist, Furious.
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor 👩🏻⚕ Author 📚 Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 🫀 Founder: Hospice Ukraine 🇺🇦 Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander 📝
www.drrachelclarke.com
Rob Ramsden @robramsden.bsky.social Illustrator & Author
'In The Garden' series published by @scallywagpress
Keep playful, bee friendly.
Helen Jones @hfj0108.bsky.social Upper KS2 TA. Trying to encourage a love of reading and maths.
Graeme Manuel-Jones @graememj.bsky.social Interested in reading, writing, comics, art, design, architecture, housing, LEGO and all things digital.
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
@corambeanstalk.bsky.social @corambeanstalk.bsky.social 
Hannah Baker @mrsbaker6.bsky.social Primary Literacy Consultant • Literacy Tree 📖
Mum of 7yo • Singer • Book Blogger 🎶
UKLA Regional Rep Coordinator ✍️
Based in Yorkshire • Manx 🇮🇲
MEd • NPQH • NPQLL 📚
Views my own
http://mrsbakersbooks.wordpress.com
Guppy Books @guppybooks.bsky.social Guppy Books is a small but mighty award-winning independent publisher of children’s fiction, producing the very best books for young readers. Based in Oxford, UK.
Carrie from Hookable Books @hookablebooks.bsky.social I'm a primary school teacher, book blogger and avid reader of children's books. Would love to connect with people who want to chat about children's books and education.
Em Lynas @emlynas.bsky.social Kidlit author UK. The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat Shortlisted for THE LOLLIES! Mostly writing funny picture books and MG. Repp'd by @ambercaraveo at Skylark.
PGC Books @pgcbooks.bsky.social Canadian distributors of the best in independent publishing. Part of the Raincoast Distribution Group. 🇨🇦
www.raincoastgroup.com 
Faber Children's @faberchildrens.bsky.social Tweets from the children's team on all our books from babies to teen!
Lucy Noguera @lucynoguerawrites.bsky.social Children’s author Swop 7+ chapter book series & Herman Needs a Home. Owner of Brilliant Monsters Books a London based empathy led indie children’s publishers. @bmonstersbooks.bsky.social Organises lots of school author visits. Ex Teacher of the Deaf.
@owletpress.bsky.social @owletpress.bsky.social 
Hannah Prutton @hannahprutton.bsky.social Senior Publicity Manager at Nosy Crow (views my own). General lover of books, cats, tea and Gilmore Girls.
Tiny Tree Books 📕 @tinytreebooks.bsky.social Tiny Northern children's book publisher 📚
www.tinytreebooks.com