Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social I write picture books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading.
New in 2026: A Celebration of You (3.17); The Dino Door (5.5).
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 80+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
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eileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social Author. Editor. Publisher. Scholastic. Harcourt. Co-founder Reycraft Books. Founder of Move Books (now at Charlesbridge as Charlesbridge Moves). Partner in Kid’s Book Revisions PLUS. Author of 2 PB’s (2028). But even more importantly—lover of desserts!
Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social "Kyle Lukoff? Isn't he, like, the trans Maurice Sendak?"
"No, Maurice Sendak is the cis Kyle Lukoff."
Chris Hadfield @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social Astronaut, back on Earth after 3 spaceflights. For events & media, please write to info@chrishadfield.ca. Order books at http://chrishadfield.ca/books
Anna Orenstein-Cardona @boricuaanna.bsky.social 
Emma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social Writer, film lover, Italian speaker, & children's news editor at Publishers Weekly (@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social). Words in NYT Mag, Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Millions, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Hey Alma, & more. All quips my own. emmakantor.com
Ruqayyah Daud @borahaze91.bsky.social Senior Editor at LBYR & Requited 📚 please don’t pitch me your book here! ❤️
Romina Garber @rominagarber.bsky.social Argentina 🇦🇷 ➡️ Miami ☀️🥵 Bestselling Author 📚 #Lobizona 🌟🌟 #Cazadora 🌟🌟 #ZodiacBooks ♍️⛎ #CastleoftheCursed 🇪🇸🩸#TheLastVampire 🦇 rominagarber.com
Isabella Kung @isabellakung.bsky.social 🖋Author + 🎨illustrator of
🌊 NUNU AND THE SEA
🐈⬛NO FUZZBALL! & 🐈NO SNOWBALL!
🎨Illustrator of 123 CATS & ABC CATS
👩🏻🏫 Instructor @storyteller_academy
☎️ Rep: @literaticat.bsky.social
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Rebecca Thorne @rebeccathorne.bsky.social USA Today, Sunday Times, Indie bestselling author!
I write badass lesbians and talk publishing.
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Harper360 @harper360.bsky.social We're a global publishing platform of HarperCollins, bringing you books from all directions. Get on board!
Write or Die 🦕 @write-or-die.bsky.social Writer, basketball freak
Here to fuck shit up and to resist the freefall of fascism
“Good Trouble”
Devout Misandrist
💍🦞✨📎
Tara Sim @tarasimauthor.bsky.social Author of THE CITY OF DUSK (Orbit), WE SHALL BE MONSTERS (Penguin), Scavenge the Stars, & Timekeeper. Biracial/desi. Grumpy. BLM. She/her.
Zaffre Books @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Publisher of bestselling fiction of all genres and non-fiction across Zaffre Books and Manilla Press | Imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Jaysen @ezeekat.bsky.social Books 🌟 Boardgames 🌟 Bliss
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PO Box, Tiktok, YouTube, Book Club⬇️
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Matt Haig @matthaig.bsky.social The Midnight Train is coming.
Harlan Coben @harlancoben.bsky.social Next Netflix series: I WILL FIND YOU
Next book: PLOT TWIST: A Memoir
HarlanCoben.com
erin morgenstern @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social Author of The Night Circus (2011) & The Starless Sea (2019), creator of The Phantomwise Tarot (2022). she/her. Ask me about my cat. https://linktr.ee/erinmorgenstern
Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
The Bookseller @thebookseller.com At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚
News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
Top Shelf Productions @topshelfcomix.bsky.social Charming & sophisticated graphic novels with a personal touch.
Find our graphic novels everywhere you buy books.
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Mallory Grigg @mallorygrigg.bsky.social Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group working with Balzer + Bray, Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt BYR, FSG BYR, Roaring Brook Press, Swoon & Squarefish. She/Her
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Senongo @senongo.bsky.social Designer and illustrator in NYC. Author of Cross-Cultural Design. VP of Design at Nava.
Doan Buu @dbuu.bsky.social Designer, Dude, Cleveland Sports Fan, NYC resident.
Michael Bierut @michaelbierut.bsky.social Graphic designer, teacher, writer, since forever
Whitney L-P 🩷💜💙 @whinknee.bsky.social She/Her
Children’s book Art Director and designer.
Website: whitlpdesign.com
Mom to a NB 8 year old and two black cats. Passionate about books, workers rights, equity, safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals, anti-racism, and picture book art.
Evui @ GenCon AS 34 @labillustration.bsky.social Art Director on MTG, Illustrator, and Fairy trying her best. Co-host of the Painted in Color podcast. Etsy: http://labillustration.etsy.com . NO A/I. Views are my own.
Damien Correll @damiencorrell.bsky.social Creative Director at Figma. Former baby.
Wolfgang Bremer @wolfgang.bremer.co 🇩🇪🇨🇦 Product Experience Leader · Advisor & Speaker · Former VP VW Group · Ex Nokia, SAP · Fortune 500s & Startups
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👉 bremer.co · linkedin.com/in/wolfgangbremer
Mark Boulton @markboulton.co.uk Head of product design @checkout.com. Typographer. Cyclist. Likes tea.
Len Small @lenpsmall.bsky.social AD at Columbia Magazine. Opinions are my own. he/him
Matthew Carlson @dreamjar.bsky.social Director of Product Design at Adobe. Sketchbook junkie and stealer of pens. Late night game designer of the tabletop rpg, WanderSquares.com! He/Him - 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Ally - #BLM
Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social she/her
Art Director/Illustrator
(artists: please don't send your portfolios to my personal email)
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Andrei Robu @andreirobu.com Type designer, fonts, etc — founder of typeverything.com & artist andreirobu.com
Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social Milanese designer gone PNW. Creative director, type & typography educator. Researcher at Nebiolo History Project. Wayfinding, EGD, exhibit design. Politics. Cats. ENG/ITA
John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
Sextant Studios 🐑😈 Flocking Hell is now on Steam! @sextantstudios.bsky.social Panda (they/them). Creator of Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate and Flocking Hell, a deeply strategic roguelite.
Flocking Hell demo + available now on Steam!
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🐏😈
Yvonne Lam @yvonnelam.bsky.social About 📚, 📚+🎨, 🧣 & 🏀
book designer + art direction @ Scholastic Canada
Instagram @yvonnelamdesign
NoblemanNick @noblemannick.bsky.social • He/Him
• Cuban/Chinese Pride
• Creator of ELDRITCH AUTOMATA
• VFX Compositor | TTRPG Designer | Award Nominated Producer.
Lindsey Chastain @lindseychastain.bsky.social Creative Director at Powerhouse Animation
and otherwise semi-functional human being // Never skip the titles // Opinions are my own.
Jason Treat @jasontreat.bsky.social Senior graphics editor at NatGeo. Before that AD at The Atlantic. Work: https://www.jasontreat.com/ A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment. -Zappa
Julia Shea @jsheaart.bsky.social 🌞 designer @ little simon & simon spotlight
🌙 illustrator, list-maker, friend to all dogs
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Lesley Worrell @lesleyaworrell.bsky.social artist, day dreamer, associate art director with Tor Publishing Group. mostly likes and reposts. opinions my own. lesleyworrell.com 🇻🇨🇹🇹💙🌊
Becky Gehrisch - kidlit picture books @gehrisch-arts.com - #kidlit picture book #Author-Illustrator 👩🏻🎨
-Former IC of Cen/South Ohio #SCBWI. 🖌️
www.gehrisch-arts.com
-Creative Director at Bookling Media 🎨
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Heather Dean Brewer @hdeanbrewer.bsky.social Author, Art Director at Eerdmans, Illustrator, & Michigander
LOVE IS POWERFUL
ONWARD: 16 Climate Fiction Stories
MEET ME IN YOUR HEART, 2026
heatherdeanbrewer.com
instagram.com/hdeanbrewer/
bracketpublishing.com
Winston from Oakland @winslowbay.bsky.social - Design Systems / Type Design
- Cyclist / Mountain Biker
- Aspiring Generative Artist
www.winstonstruye.com
Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com “Developer, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.” - Forbes
18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. Folklore Guy.
Writing Horror and making Games.
Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream
ReadGraves.com
Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social Game Developer/Electromagician/Cat Master 😹
Epic Megagrant 2022 Recipient
BAFTAConnect 22/23/24
IGDA Foundation Next-Gen Leader 2022
Currently working on Rogue Eclipse!
Wishlist Here!
https://bit.ly/4bRLumD
Views expressed here are my own 👍
PK @pklawton.bsky.social Rock and Roll Sociologist
Michelle Kondrich @michellekondrich.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator
Designer @ The Washington Post
michellekondrich.com
Becca Syracuse @bookdesignbee.bsky.social Associate Art Director • Children's Illustrator
Rebeccasyracuse.com
She/her
Rep'd by Natascha Morris/ The Tobias Agency
Will Steele @willsteeledesign.bsky.social N. Irish - Book designer (London) - Children's Fiction - Usborne. Insta - willsteeledesign
Keen runner and occasional photographer.
www.willsteele.co.uk
Suzanne Helmigh | Art Director @suzannehelmigh.bsky.social AD for Legends of Avantris + freelance illustrator in TTRPG
🚫No AI&NFT🚫
🎨Art director, illustrator, concept artist
📩Work inquiries: http://helmigh.art (@) http://gmail.com
🇳🇱 Dutch
⚔️Wields swords
Bi 🏳️🌈, ❤️Wife of @TitusLunter
https://helmighs.carrd.co/
Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com Animation, art & design
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
@martharago.bsky.social @martharago.bsky.social Books, art, poetry, science, nature… no politics or nastiness generally, please.
Marianne Martin @mariannemartin.bsky.social [she/her] Opinions my own - https://linktr.ee/mariannemartin - Art Director, concept artist. Horror, beauty, escapism! No NFT/No AI
Radiant G🌈 @ sleeby😴 @radiantg.bsky.social ♂ Producer+VA @BlackfieldEnt.bsky.social🔴
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Marketing @ludiclemur.bsky.social🩸
Co-Lead @HimboHunter.bsky.social💘
Lead Dev @pitfalls.bsky.social🎲
RadiantG.com • he/him
twitch.tv/RadiantG
Carina Taylor 🌻 @shecallsmecdawg.bsky.social ✨ Designing comics professionally ✨
Art Director @ Inklore | Prev: Scholastic Graphix, Silver Sprocket, Skybound
not taking this too seriously ✨ she/her/they 🇵🇭
carinadraws.com
Steven ter Heide @steventerheide.bsky.social Creative Director at Wild Sheep Studio.
Previously: Game Director at Guerrilla
Killzone | Rigs | Horizon Zero Dawn | Maestro | Adorable Adventures
Joann Hill @joannhnyc.bsky.social Creative Director @disneyhyperiondesign , potter, Wife, Mom, Sister, Feminist, Friend, Ally, List maker, Headstrong Club.
Julia Lundman 🩵🧚🦄🧌 @paintkatt.bsky.social Artist, traditional. San Francisco 💕 julialundman.com/shop
Patreon.com/julialundman
🚫No AI. 🚫No Nazis.
💚LINKS to shop and more https://bio.site/julialundman
💚Website: julialundman.com
jae is moving today 🩸✨ @naladraws.com Nala J. Wu (THEY/THEM)
Art Director (How to GM Romance, and more!)
Award-winning Illustrator. Layout.
Voice Actor. Sensitivity Consultant.
Actual Play Performer. Host.
💼 https://naladraws.com
📧 naladraws@gmail.com
#art #ootd
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ADHD/disabled/adoptee
Kat the Lore Mistress @loremistress93.bsky.social she/they | queer 🏳️🌈 UK based writer & TTRPG designer ✍️ | Creative Lead at Hatchlings Games ✨ | folklore & horror nerd 🧚🏻♀️💀 | wearer of many AP hats 📹
https://linktr.ee/loremistress93
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Manuel Molvar - Ilustración @manuelmolvar.bsky.social 🖍️Illustrator & Comic Artist
✉️ Manuelmolvar@gmail.com
✨Representado por @litagentsaritza.bsky.social en @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
۞ Andalú 🏳️🌈 y mar & cón, que suena a bóveda
🍊 Sevilla📍Barcelona
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.
QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social Pitch event for 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and their stories. Next event is July 1st, 2026!
Hosted by: @nicolemtota @mjbowman @ntlovich @lucywrites and @andreamariana89
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social Library Writer at www.teenlibrarian.co.uk
South African abroad 🇿🇦
No one is free until we are all free!
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This is a personal account, all views & opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer!
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐘.📚 @booksndbabes.bsky.social booktok and bookstagram: @booksndbabes
Feather Flores ❄️☕️ @featherfully.bsky.social editor & maker of good trouble • california coastal creature • still workin’ on it 🌱🌈✨
https://featherflores.com/
she/her • kitty art by Carrie Liao 🐾
🩷💜💙
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris @areynosomorris.bsky.social AUTHOR (Plàtanos Are Love, The Bronx Is My Home, Gloriana Presente & more) 📖 Keynote Speaker & Educator 🎤 Environmentalist ♻ AfroLatinx 🇩🇴🇵🇷
COwrite @cowrite.bsky.social Inclusive virtual and in-person writing classes and workshops led by industry professionals.
🌈 + woman owned.
www.cowritecollective.com
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Endpapers @endpapers.bsky.social Sharing and celebrating the endpapers of children’s literature.
Duotrope @duotrope.com Duotrope is an award-winning writers' resource. Search for publishers and agents, track your submissions & more! https://duotrope.com
@duosuma.com is our submission manager.
Laurie Dennison @lauriedennison.bsky.social She/Her | Literary Agent and Film/TV Associate at Creative Media Agency | Loves books, music, animals, and cool places | ladennison.com
#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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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social I co-host #VibeCheckPod. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World.
My next book HOME OUT THERE comes out in May.
I live in Cambridge, MA. 🦃
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
Cory Booker @corybooker.com U.S. Senator from New Jersey. 
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
chelsea g. parker @chelseagparker.bsky.social i got my bachelor’s degree in reading too much and straining my vision with excessive screen time
🌱 literary associate @ ABLA | chelseagparker.com
Chris Tebbetts @christebbetts.bsky.social writer, teacher, speaker, coach....fiction, kidlit, adult
Anum Shafqat @anum-s.bsky.social Assistant Editor at S&S Children's, wildly unoriginal (desi, runs on chai, talks too much), avatar by the lovely Samairu ☀️
Rosario 🍀🦎 @wittyworm.bsky.social 28, Black Boricua, Illustrator He/Him
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
J S Candela @jscandela.bsky.social Queer, Progressive, Political Junkie, Music Nerd, Writer, Digital Creator
Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social She/Her
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Diversity + Feminism + Fashion
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social Organizer, Musician, Floridian, and Congressman (FL10).
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LKBF’s Latinx Storytellers Conference @lkbfstorytellers.bsky.social An annual, in-person gathering of Latinx children and adult book writers and illustrators. 9/12-9/13 SOHO NYC
Simon Kids @simonkids.bsky.social Find us at https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/kids!
Justin (JP) Chanda @jpchanda.bsky.social Children's Trade & Salaam Reads Publisher at Simon & Schuster. Brooklyn based Sky Farmer, Bread Baker and Hater of some renown. (*posts not sanctioned by S&S)
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org A better way to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores ☀️📚
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app 3 dogs. 2 kitchens. Zero chill. | Lawyer | Journalist | Host of B*tch, Listen podcast | abortion rights are, like, 80% of my personality | skeets are the opinion of your employer. | Colorado, America🏳️🌈
Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com