Ronnie V. @coquiwi.bsky.social eisner-winning comic artist | chupacabra auntie | dnd rapscallion | they/them ๐ต๐ท
Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency @galltzacker.bsky.social Our agency focuses on developing and finding the right home for the work of some of the most talented writers and illustrators in the book industry.
Mara isnโt here but somewhere with the chupacabras @littlemswriter.bsky.social ๐ต๐ท That witch from the Caribbean. Writer and word wrangler. Somewhere with the chupacabras. Opinions mine. (she/her)
Kiku @ SPX W15A @kikuhughes.bsky.social I'm Kiku Hughes (she/her), a mixed-race Yonsei (4th generation Japanese American) cartoonist from Seattle. I'm the creator of APALA honor title and Eisner award nominated comic "Displacement."
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. ๐โs largest library association.
Find us at https://ala.org.
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Kiana Nguyen @kiananguyen.bsky.social Literary Agent at Donald Maass Literary Agency
Representing YA & Adult Fiction; Horror, SFF, Thriller, Romance, and WF
IG: knguyenbooks
www.kiananguyen.com
@skadoodlin.bsky.social @skadoodlin.bsky.social 
Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs ๐ฆ๐ฆ. ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆ fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm.
This biography should not be taken as a complete description.
courtneymilan.com
Karen De la Vega @karendelavegart.bsky.social ๐ฒ๐ฝ illustrator ~ cartoonist
Represented by Astound U.S
#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
next event Sept 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
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Laura Atkins @laura-manzanita.bsky.social Author, editor, and co-organizer of The Social Justice Childrenโs Book Fair
Daniele Hunter @danieledhunter.bsky.social She/her. Junior Agent, McIntosh & Otis, KidLit!! Pro em dash; anti AI. Queer, disabled. Wife, cat lady, knitter. Ambidextrous optimist. Opinions mine.
http://dhunteragent.com/mswl/
#WeNeedDiverseBooks #BrainTumorSurvivor #CerebellarAtaxia #Endometriosis
E. L. Shen @elshenwrites.bsky.social I write about flawed Asian girls | author of The Queens of New York, Maybe It's a Sign, and The Comeback | she/her | elshenwrites.com
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Fred McNamara - ALL SECTIONS ALPHA is out NOW! ๐ @commandermac.bsky.social Atomic-powered analoguepunk enthusiast. ๐ฅ Blog editor/classic comic compiler at Anderson Entertainment. ๐ "Gerry Anderson pervert", apparently.
๐ fredmcnamara.com
๐ฅ sequential21.net
โก gerryanderson.com/blog/blogs
Anxious and aro ๐๐ค๐ค He/him
Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com ๐ Multi-award-shortlisted, Eisner- & Ignatz-nominated indie comics publisher
๐ Edinburgh, run by @evegwood.com
๐ quindriepress.com
โ๏ธ quindriepress@gmail.com
๐ข Closing December 2026
ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social The innovative digital comics fair debuting all-new comics from independent artists around the world. Annually, October 1-31st.
http://shortboxcomicsfair.com
sbcomicsfair@gmail.com
Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social Avery Hill helps aspiring creators reach their potential and is a home for those geniuses the mainstream has yet to recognise.
Posts generally by Ricky
https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/
Balustrade Press @balustradepress.bsky.social https://www.balustradepress.com/
Bulgilhan Press @ IC3 PVD F2-40 @bulgilhanpress.com Award-winning indie comics press publishing distinct, self-indulgent comics by cartoonists with voice and vision.
Next event: IC3 PVD (9/26)
https://bulgilhanpress.com
ThirdBear Press @thirdbearpress.bsky.social Indie comics publisher based in Scotland run by @steveningramart.bsky.social
Get yer comics at thirdbearpress.com
It Comes in Waves funding on Kickstarter now!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdbearpress/it-comes-in-waves
Colossive Press @colossive.com Wildly eclectic small press/zine publisher, based in Penge, SE London; keepers of the Gordon Gibbens photo archive; guerrilla historians of Croydon Spaceport; proud to support St Christopher's hospice
Strangers Publishing @ SPX Table J2 @strangers.bsky.social a celebration of the forgotten and overlooked.
https://linktr.ee/strangerspublishing
Peow2 SPX W61 @peow.bsky.social Peow2 is a new open-world immersive AAAAA comic pub from the creators of Peow(1). Working w/ the best artists ever. https://peow.studio
Underground Kingdom Comix @undergroundkingdom.bsky.social A UK underground Comix collective! New FANTASY anthology, funding now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matgreaves/underground-kingdom-comix-presents-fantasy?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab_Fpjudh-QZn5YzCbk4FrrDuyxFthQtas4JGndmilzoo5oiBuf5QEIXa0_aem_Dz7Z
Koguchi Press @koguchipress.com Koguchi Press is a small-press comic publisher from Nottingham, UK. Working with folks from around the world to make kick-ass, manga-inspired, sci-fi and fantasy comic books.
https://koguchipress.com/pages/open-call
Retrofit Comics @retrofitcomics.bsky.social We publish fine comics.
Founded by Brian Brown @boxbrown.bsky.social in 2011.
Avatar by Soph Franz designed by Charles Forsman
CHIP Collective @chipcollective.bsky.social Submission form for MicroCHIPs issue #1: https://forms.gle/2zj7o6SNz7YTvhCb9
๐ Comics Help Inform People!
๐ Creating comic anthologies for positive social impact.
๐ CHIP is run by @tsundernova.bsky.social and @ashlingdraws.bsky.social
Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop Your all-inclusive home for comic creators, big and small! Together we can make comics better for everyone. Visit https://cartoonist.coop/ to join us today!
Radiator Comics @radiatorcomics.bsky.social Distributing your favorite self-published & small press comics!
Publishing ground-breaking comics by emerging cartoonists!
https://www.radiatorcomics.com/
Arledge Comics ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ชถ @arledgecomics.bsky.social Indie press & design studio. #Native owned. #Queer owned/operated. Creator-owned #comics for the whole family since 2016.
https://linktr.ee/arledgecomics
Fieldmouse Press @ SPX M2-3A @fieldmouse.press A 501(c)(3) nonprofit comics press, built to serve. We publish beautiful books and SOLRAD, the online literary journal for comics.
https://linktr.ee/fieldmousepress
Mad Cave Studios @madcavestudios.com Driven by madness, committed to quality. A comic book publisher that covers genres from horror to fantasy, action-adventure to sci-fi and more. Home of imprints Nakama Press (manga & more), Maverick (YA), and Papercutz (kids). https://madcavestudios.com
rebecca kuss @rebeccakuss.bsky.social senior romance editor at bloom books/sourcebooks
Alli Hellegers @allidh.bsky.social Literary Agent & Foreign Rights Director
Stimola Literary Studio
Brigitta Blair @brigittablair.bsky.social ๐ Author-illustrator of graphic novel, CRAMMING (Little Brown, 2027)
๐ฑ Rep: Chelsea Eberly at Folio Literary
๐ฌ Love to talk about comic & book craft
๐ฎ UX/UI Tech Designer in video games
๐ she/they
https://brigittablair.com/blog/
Chelsea Hensley @chelseabigbang.bsky.social Probably watching Golden Girls
Stuti Telidevara @stutitelidevara.bsky.social agent at Park Fine & Brower // opinions own // she/her
Paula Rizzo @paularizzo.bsky.social ๐ Author: Listful Thinking & Listful Living
๐บ Emmy-Award Winning TV Producer in NYC
๐ฅ Media Trainer for Authors
โ๏ธ World Traveler & Dual Citizen ๐ฎ๐น
๐ฎ Tarot, Food, Wine Lover๐ท
10 Questions Every Author Needs to Answer: https://paularizzo.com/10q
Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
janinele.com
Tirzah Price @tirzahprice.bsky.social USA Today bestselling author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, knitter, dog lover, cat wrangler. Michigander. ๐
Latest: IN WANT OF A SUSPECT
Up next: A MATTER OF MURDER
TirzahPrice.com
Erin Clarke @emclarke.bsky.social lover of books, runner of races, publisher at Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books
Brittany J. Thurman @brittanyjthurman.bsky.social Award-winning ๐ ๐Author of:
Fly; Fearless Boulevard of Dreams & The Takeover;Forever and Always
Up Next:
OPAL WATSON: PRIVATE EYE
COME CATCH A DREAM
QUENTIN & ALFIE
THE FIRST LIBRARY, 2025
Rep'd by @agentzacker
http://brittanythurman.com
Ali Herring, literary agent @herringali.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent, Spencerhill Associates. Twin mom+1 ๐ Eclectic in life & books. I ๐ Jane Austen & SFF in equal doses. #TeamSpencerhill Ali-ens ๐ฝ rock! My site/MSWL: https://aliherringwrites.wordpress.com & how to query: www.spencerhillassociates.com
Boyds Mills @boydsmills.bsky.social Boyds Mills positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.
https://linktr.ee/boydsmills
Lyn Miller-Lachmann @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social Author, translator & Lego builder. Winner 2023 LA Times Book Prize for YA Literature for TORCH. Author of MOONWALKING (co-authored with Zetta Elliott) & EYES OPEN, both historical novels in verse. 
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
Andie Smith @andiesmithbooks.bsky.social ๐ Associate Agent at Creative Media Agency
โ๐ผ Editor at Sun & Spines Editorial
๐๏ธ Co-Host of Flublishing Podcast
linktr.ee/andiesmithbooks
Wendy Wong @wendyplacething.bsky.social She/her. Editor at Ballantine (@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social). Food + books + insomnia = my life in a nutshell.
claire harris | literary agent @clairemharris.bsky.social literary agent at helm literary
website: clairemharris.com
more links: linktr.ee/claire_m_harris
Jem is OPEN to queries @jemiscoe.bsky.social Founder + Agent @Starling Literary + Media, representing authors & Illustrators. Wife, mom of 3, MFA grad, & former Asst. Director for film & TV. https://www.starlingliterary.com | http://querymanager.com/query/Jemiscoe
Manuscript Academy by #MSWL @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social The Happiest Place in Publishing! Classes, agent consultations + a thriving community at ManuscriptAcademy.com. Brought to you by the makers of Manuscript Wish Listยฎ + #MSWL.
William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social National Book Award-winning author of unrealisms, mostly for young readers. SUNWARD (my first novel for grownups) was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and is a current finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He/him.
www.willalex.net
Gonzalo Alvarez (Gonzzink) @gonzzink.bsky.social Chicano IllustratorยทAuthorยทGame Designer
Founder of Studio Tecuanis
Creator of Nawalli: The Aztec Card Game
Polloman Graphic Novel coming 2026 Harper Alley
Literary representation Marietta B Zacker
www.gonzzink.com
Ann Bonwill @annbonwill.bsky.social
Amanda Carbonell @amandacarbonell25.bsky.social Puerto Rican. She/Her. MG, YA, & NA Writer. Rep: Sara Megibow at Megibow Literary Agency.
Usually falls for the villain ๐.
Author Site: amandacarbonell.com
Substack: https://substack.com/@amandacarbonell
Misc: linktr.ee/amandacarbonell
Ann Dรกvila Cardinal @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social Writer, tattooed Gringa-Rican punk. 
Sophia Chang @bysophiachang.bsky.social NYC writer - previously from the realms of public media and metro journalism, currently in the world of urban planning and social impact.
Lรฉa Charbonnier @cleadraw.bsky.social AVAILABLE FOR WORK
Author-Illustrator ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ACE ๐
Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at GZLA
https://beacons.ai/cleadraw
๐ซ AI/NFT
Alice Chu @aliceart.bsky.social Cartoonist & illustrator โ๏ธ Rep'd by Marietta Zacker ๐ www.alicechu.com
KIRI BOOK 1 comes out on May 4th, 2027
Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe.bsky.social I write books for children. I give workshops at schools. I teach grown-ups how to write for kids. #kidlit #reading #writing
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
Cassandra Ramos-Gomez @writercass.bsky.social Author of LOST ON DOLL ISLAND and DON'T WAKE UP
(She/her/ella)
b. 1985
๐: https://bit.ly/LostOnDollIsland
๐: Linktr.ee/WriterCass
๐: https://writercass.my.canva.site/
FREE PALESTINE
Kayla Harren @kaylaharren.bsky.social Childrenโs Book Illustrator
Rep: Marietta Zacker galltzacker.com
Books: A BOY LIKE YOU, THURSDAY, CALVIN
Rob Liu-Trujillo @robliutrujillo.bsky.social Fresh Juice/Jugo Fresco. Dad, Husband, Author, Muralist, Illustrator. Trust Your Struggle Collective, Come Bien Books, Soc Justice Kids Bk Fair, Bay Area. He/him/his.
https://linktr.ee/RobLiuTrujillo
Whitney Leopard @whitleopard.bsky.social | 100% That Weird Aunt | Executive Editor at http://rhkidsgraphic.com & Ink Pop | ๐พcat-mom to Eleanor & Jude๐พ | twin of Bones | sometimes teacher | more info at https://www.whitneyleopard.com/ |
Madeline McGrane @madmcgrane.bsky.social cartoonist. lives in minneapolis.
website: https://madelinemcgrane.com/
YamileSMendez @yamilesmendez.bsky.social Author. Mom. Fรบtbol. Animals. 
Renรฉ Peรฑa-Govea @renepenagovea.bsky.social 
Randi Pink @randipink.bsky.social I write Historical Fiction mostly. ANGEL OF GREENWOOD, WE ARE THE SCRIBES, GIRLS LIKE US. 
Laila Sabreen @lailasabreen.bsky.social author of YOU TRULY ASSUMED || storytelling main character || PhD-ing || 1913๐บ|| she/her || Rep: Beth Phelan
linktr.ee/lailasabreen
Andy Rash @andyrash.bsky.social Children's Book Author and Illustrator, Extremely Low-Rez Portrait Artist, Occasional Animator, Frequent Art School Teacher
justin a. reynolds @andthisjustin.bsky.social MILES MORALES (@Marvel + @Scholastic) EARLY
DEPARTURES + SHOT CLOCK (@KTegenBooks)
โขHOUSE PARTY (@JoyRevBooks) โขITโS THE END OF THE WORLD & I'M IN MY BATHING SUIT (@Scholastic)
Rick Riordan @rickriordan.bsky.social Author of Percy Jackson and many other books.
Lin Thompson @lingardenisle.bsky.social Loves diversity, equality, woke, kind, gardening, dogs, reading, family and friends, aspires for a sustainable Earth, walker and wild swimmer.
No DMs
Hates Brexit & Tories #FBPE
Also @lingardenisle@mastodonapp.uk
@lingardenisle on Twitter
Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social i don't even know what's going on
https://linktr.ee/hannahvardit
Jaclyn Vรกsquez @jaclynthewriter.bsky.social ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ PB author
๐ Lecturer
๐ธ๐ฝ Las Musas Hermana โ22
๐น๏ธ Nerd. 
Kayla Whaley @punkinonwheels.bsky.social She/her. Essayist, short story writer, and author of the A to Z Animal Mysteries series. BATS IN THE CASTLE out now! Disabled, queer, multistan. www.kaylawhaley.com 
Lee Wind @leewind.bsky.social Author, Blogger, Make the World a Better Placer (he/him). Out to empower Queer Youth and their allies. Out Now: A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENEMY -- Book 2 in my Gay teen action-adventure romance series where Queer Teens Save the World!
lauren ๐ graphic novel grind @polymorphin.bsky.social tiny illustrator + brave adventurer ๐ต๐ญ๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ repโd by @agentzacker.bsky.social ๐จ she/they polymorphin.carrd.co | ๐ฏ @iwalesbian
Danie Stirling @whitherling.bsky.social I make comics! CRUMBS (Etch/Clarion), SMALL BLESSINGS and more-- see https://whitherling.carrd.co for info!๐จ๐ฆ
Rep'd by Marietta Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency.
Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social Writer, editor, sometimes an artist, always way too intense about hot chocolate. (She/her)
Rep: Saribel Pages @ Gallt & Zacker
jasminewalls.com
Marietta B Zacker @agentzacker.bsky.social Book enthusiast & champion, agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
www.galltzacker.com
Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social Independent Book Editor (MG, YA, adult) at Rebecca Weston Literary, LLC. Helping make good books great. Former Random House editor of award-winning novels.
www.rebeccawestonliterary.com
SteelWorks Literary @steelworksliterary.bsky.social Founded by Lori Steel, SteelWorks Literary represents authors, illustrators, and graphic novelists for the children's and YA markets, and beyond.
https://steelworksliterary.com
https://QueryManager.com/LoriSteel
Bree Despain @breedespain.bsky.social YA author of The Killing Rules, The Dark Divine trilogy, and Into the Dark trilogy. Will write for chocolate covered cinnamon bears. https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Rules-Bree-Despain/dp/1682816192/
Shelley Hanmo โ๏ธ Paper Cut Illustrator @junoniaarts.bsky.social #kidlit #illustrator ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐จ
โ๏ธ https://bio.site/Junoniaarts
โจ Rep: @agentzacker.bsky.social
๐ผ Open: Kids Book | Editorial | Brand Collabs | Workshops
โ no A.I., no NFTs, no CRYPTO โ
Peter Lopez @peterlopez.bsky.social Author. Rep: Beth Phelan of Gallt & Zacker
Paige Hender @paigumondus.bsky.social (she/her)
cartoonist, illustrator, vampire pervert. Repped by Linda Camacho
THE CONFESSIONAL (2025)
Samantha Wekstein @swekstein.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent @TLA, She/Her, Terp๐ข, ENFJ, โ, dog lover
Illustrators: http://wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com.
Pitch to: http://QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekstein
Editing: https://samanthaweksteineditorial.square.site/
https://linktr.ee/swekstein
Sarah Dvojack @sarahdvojack.com duh-VO-jack โข #1 irish dance wig hater โข writes and draws books โข designs books โข repped by Linda Camacho/Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency โข http://dvojack.com โข ๐ต๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ง
NO NFTS NO AI
Jennifer Thermes @jenniferthermes.bsky.social Picturebook-maker & map illustrator.
Books include MANHATTAN, A PLACE CALLED AMERICA, and more. EARTH: ONE PLANETโS EPIC STORY coming Nov. โ26! Repped by @agentzacker.
jenniferthermes.com
instagram.com/jenniferthermes
Melissa Gardner @artgardner.bsky.social illustrator/storyteller, psychotherapist, mom and maker of magic! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐& ND
www.melissagardnerart.com
Repโd by @sandraproudman.bsky.social
@galltzacker.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator
Lauren Magaziner @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social Internationally bestselling author of middle grade books: โก๏ธ The Incorruptibles (coming 6/10/25), ๐ Case Closed series, ๐ Mythics series, ๐ฐ The Only Thing Worse Than Witches, ๐ฐ Pilfer Academy, โจ Wizardmatch.
she/her ๐
Lauren MacLeod @laurenmacleod.bsky.social Senior literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management by day, but only the dachshundโs second favorite dog parent by night.
Ellen Greenberg @ellengreenberg.bsky.social She/Her
International Licensing Agent @ Gallt and Zacker Agency
PNW address with a Jersey accent.
Melanie Cordova @melaniecordova.bsky.social Freelance childrenโs book editor. Literary translator. Writer. Mama.
โฃโฃ
โจRepโd by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Lit Agency
www.melaniecordova.com
kickingshoes @kickingshoes.bsky.social Twin Artists for Dark Horse, Random House and Disney. Rep'd by @lindacamacho.bsky.social
NSFW: kinkyboots.bsky.social
Patreon: patreon.com/kickingshoes
Vgen - OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS - : https://vgen.co/kickingshoes
Store: https://kickingshoes.bigcartel.com/