Heather Dawn Torres @hdtorresauthor.bsky.social Children’s Author, Former Farm Girl, Boy Mom, THE TRACTOR SQUAD & THE TRACTOR SQUAD SAVES THE DAY (Marble Press ‘24 & ‘25)
Rep’d by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency
Donald A. Sansom @donaldasansom.bsky.social Science fiction writer from Canada living in Europe. Author of the novel Slide-Backers. Short fiction has appeared in Starfarer's Cafe, The Accidental Time Travelers Collective III, and Tickled by Thunder. 🚀 |🪐📚 🚀 Sci-fi |🪐📚 #Author #fiction #WeirdFiction
Melanie Dusseau @melaniedusseau.bsky.social Creative writing & literature prof, romance author, lover of books, & poet of the ginger life. www.melaniedusseau.com
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Jennifer Doehring @jenniferdoehring.bsky.social Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
LANDING IN A NEW POND
(Charlesbridge ’26)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! (Albert Whitman ‘26)
Portfolio: www.jenniferdoehringbooks.com
Rep’d by Fairbank Literary
Paula Henson @paulahenson.bsky.social Award-winning author of WHO NEEDS A FOREST FIRE #NautilusAward #SkippingStoneAward #IndieExcellenceAward #middlegrade #nonfictionkids #picturebooks #educator #kidlit #12x12 www.paulahenson.com www.terrabellabooks.com
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
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Jeanette Bradley @jbradley.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of books for kids. LOVE, MAMA, SOMETHING GREAT, NO VOICE TOO SMALL, NO WORLD TOO BIG & forthcoming NO BRAIN THE SAME 🏳️🌈
Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social Writing, reading, reviewing, libraries, dogs, children’s lit, mental health, and Teen Librarian Toolbox. All opinions solely my own. She/her.
Kayleigh Fan 💖 is Querying @kayleighfan.bsky.social 🇵🇭🇸🇬 diaspora author
i write YA rom-coms💘 & fantasy stories 🐲
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Rebecca J. Gomez @rebeccajgomez.bsky.social Children's book author and illustrator, story time enthusiast, young-ish grandma of seven (so far).
PortiaLily Taylor @portialilytaylor.bsky.social Author, Educator, Attorney who blogs at PortiaLilyTaylor.com
MissTiffWrites @misstiffwrites.bsky.social Children's librarian, writer, mom, dreamer
Coming in 2025--The Snack Thief from Lawley Publishing.
Lauren Hoffmann @mrshoffy.bsky.social 📚Picture book connoisseur
😻Animal adorer
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Kate Cosgrove @k8cosgrove.bsky.social KidLit #1 NYT BESTSELLING ILLUSTRATOR 🌈
Rep: Deborah Warren
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
she/her
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🚫A.I.
Natalia Iacobelli 📚 @nataliaiacobelli.bsky.social Literary translator 🇮🇹 | Art writer | Rep’d by Rising Bear Literary | PAINTING THE LIGHT: THE STORY OF BERTHE MORISOT (Reycraft ‘26) 🎨 ✨ #SCBWI
nataliaiacobellibooks.com
KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social 📚We're an Award-Winning website celebrating children's books & reading with Videos 🎥 Podcasts 🎧 KidLit Crafts & Activities 🎨 🏅An ALSC BEST DIGITAL TOOL 🐛CARLE HONOREE
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Andrea Torrey Balsara @torreybalsara.bsky.social 🌱 Sharing Stories, Art & Energy Healing Work
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Julia Blackburn @juliathumwrites.bsky.social Writer of childrens’ stories inspired by the magic of nature. The May Day Chorus = #2 in The Songbird Choir Series out now!🦅 🪶🐦.
Robert Flippo @booksellerbert.bsky.social Dad. Writer. Bookseller. Dork.
ABQ, NM
RoyalRoad|Patreon|Bookshop.org
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Tammie Weatherly @tammieweather.bsky.social Eclectic: Books. Jazz. Theater. Art. Classic film. Coffee. MLB. NBA. Jesus.
"Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."
—Isaiah 46:4
J.L. Butterworth, author @jbcreates.bsky.social Creative, author, dad of 3 soon to be 4, volunteers with grieving kids. My mom says I'm a pretty good writer.
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Jeanne Walker Harvey @jeannewharvey.bsky.social #kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate.
I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people!
Recent books: THE GLASS PYRAMID, ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com
BookishPerseus @bookish-perseus.bsky.social 22yrs
Book Count: 2060
TBR: 6965
2026 Reading Challenge: 202/200
Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social The Dem Voice of Missouri with her 262 Substack https://jesspiper.substack.com/ / @piperformissouri.bsky.social / @reichard4rep.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social DMs ok 📚
Gillian Eilidh O’Mara @lightonthesea.bsky.social Author/illustrator with Walker, Candlewick, Faber, HarperCollins, Penguin, Puffin, Rocky Pond. USA Today Bestseller. Rep Jennifer Laughran @ Andrea Brown Lit. Scottish & Irish and living in England.
Victoria Winterhalter @winterhalterwrites.bsky.social Writer of MG and YA. Winner of SCBWI Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award Winner. Rep: Lindsey Aduskevich at Martin Literary Management
https://www.victoriawinterhalter.com/
Sue Fliess @suefliess.bsky.social Children’s book author of over 50 books, school presenter, freelance writer, decent cook. Travels whenever possible. Rep’d by Unter Agency. www.suefliess.com
Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social DC area. Ex-journalist, writer, editor, book blogger, podcaster, author of OFF TO JOIN THE CIRCUS and other books.
STEAMTeamBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social A group of STEAM children's authors and illustrators sharing sneak peeks of new books, cover reveals, giveaways, and writing tips. www.steamteambooks.com 
Debbie Moeller @debbiemoellerbooks.bsky.social Author. Eclectic kidlit writer. I write picture books (fiction & nonfiction), leveled readers and early readers. Retired teacher. Eccentric grandma. Beach junkie. SCBWI member. She/her
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
MeiLin Chan @meilinc.bsky.social #PB/#BB/#MG/#YA Scribbler|Technical Writer|Backyard Grower|Girl Mom
MONKEY DRAGON RABBIT! (Sourcebooks, Dec 2026)
TBA (2027+)
TBA (Summer 29)
Repped by Marisa Cleveland #Seymouragency
http://meilinchan.com
Kara Newhouse @karanewhouse.bsky.social Data journalist and children's book author
Kaitlyn Wells | Buy Under the Clam Moon🌕 @kaitwells.bsky.social Author of
A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE🐶 – a Children’s Book Council pick
UNDER THE CLAM MOON🌕
NATGEO ENCYC of AAHC✊🏿
Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter, covering home office tech
#author #equity #health #kidlit #journalism #SCBWI #pets #productivity #tech
Lit Kids Magazine @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social An online literary magazine for kids who love to read, by kids who love to create. ✨ *Submissions open for Issue 12: Fantasy through 11/7!*
https://www.litkidsmagazine.com/
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W
Apple: http://bit.ly/3K6WdB9
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2992620/
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Tina Coleman @arystocrat.bsky.social Library World resident, liaison to Comics Librarians and Gaming Librarians , idea-generator, connection maker, sparkler ✨
Laurie Sawyer @lauriesawyer.bsky.social Visual storyteller whose style fits perfectly into kidlit. Dog lover who can be found hiking with my two Huskies on the weekends. SCBWI member
Portfolio: LaurieSawyer.artstation.com
IG: @huskysketches
Anne Armstrong @childbookart.bsky.social wonder hunter | art agent #kidlitart | tree + neighborhood advocate
tinyurl.com/t4vzkrne
Rachel @rachelbachman.bsky.social Artist. Librarian. Enthusiast.
Manifesting my dream of becoming a
✨children’s book author✨
#kidlit #kidlitart #librarian
The Reluctant Rose @reluctantrose.bsky.social Fandom side account for gay pirate flailing. Another bi bitch in her 50’s. 💀🌈🍊💗💜💙 she/her—thereluctantrose on A03 and Tumblr.🔞
Marta Pilosio Illustration @martapilosio.bsky.social Italian author-illustrator with a passion for books, folktales, fairytales, legends and history. SCBWI member. Represented by Erzsi Deàk at Hen&ink Literary.
Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social For the best children's books, look for the bear!
www.walker.co.uk
Katie Lee Reinert - KidLit/PB Author @katieleereinert.bsky.social Picture book writer and lover. Seeking representation.
READY TO SMILE AGAIN (Gnome Road Publishing, '25)
EMMA WASN'T READY (Lawley Publishing, '26)
SLOTHS AND THEIR MOTHS (Tielmour Press, '26)
www.KatieLeeReinert.com
#KidLit #author
Michael Benner @michaelbennerbooks.com Kidlit author, nature enthusiast, dad, and baseball fan.
#scbwi, #12x12, #writersleaguetexas
Author of Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story (debuting Summer 2026)
Rep’d by Stacey Glick at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
https://www.michaelbennerwritesbooks.com
Melissa Dassori @melissadassori.bsky.social Author of books for young readers, including J.R. SILVER WRITES HER WORLD. Next up, GRETA EVER AFTER (8.19.25).
Yashika Mody @yashikamwriting.bsky.social A recovering management consultant turned picture book writer from sunny Singapore #PB #SCBWI #12x12
✍️ Repped by Karly Dizon, Fuse Literary
📚 FUNCLES (Fall 2026, Lantana Publishing)
💻: yashikamodywriting.com
Let’s be friends! https://linktr.ee/yashikamody
Julia Pierre Hammond @juliapierrehammond.bsky.social ✌🏽PB Author & Illustrator
Soulful Struttin' (Free Spirit '24)
Mort the Mediogre (HarperCollins '27)
Happy Noon Year (Sourcebooks '26)
and 4 unannounced pbs! #kidlit author #12x12
♡ rep’d by @christiemegillbooks @thecatagency
juliahammondcreates.com
Stacey Corrigan @staceycorrigan.bsky.social Wife. Mom. Teacher. Changing the world one child at a time.
Author of THE PENCIL EATER.
@Katy Duffield @katyduffield.bsky.social Picture book author repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. For more info, please visit http://www.katyduffield.com
Barbara Herkert @barbherkert.bsky.social I'm the author of six nonfiction and informational fiction picture books, and recently finished my first middle grade. I'm also working on a historical fiction for young adults.
Michelle Olson @belliebuttonbooks.bsky.social Author of award-winning picture books and photographer of the elusive button!
Kathy Cherry Books @kathycherrybooks.bsky.social ✍️ Author of the “Erutuf National Park” series
🌎 Explorer and National Parks Enthusiast
✨ Inspiring kids to love nature through stories
📍 California
📚 www.kathycherrybooks.com
Ann Diament Koffsky @artbyann.bsky.social Author and/ or Illustrator of 40+ books including PING PONG SHABBAT (2024, Little Bee). 12x12. CBIGNYC. SCBWI.
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Lisa Cortez @marieandleelee.bsky.social Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist/Children’s Book Author
The Adventures of Marie and LeeLee, Las Aventuras de Marie y LeeLee
YouTube “Learning with Marie and LeeLee” videos and tips for language development
#kidlit #SCBWI
San Diego, CA
Emily Machelle Bailey @emilymachelleb.bsky.social KidLit author repped by @AliceWilliamsLiterary
MG/YA Community&Program lead for #InkedVoices
Yogi, toy poodle mum, English tea drinker & chocolate eater.
Kathleen Doherty @kathleendoherty.bsky.social Reading/Educ. Specialist and playful author of DON'T FEED THE BEAR (Union Square), THE THINGITY-JIG (Peachtree), and THE TWIST-A-ROO (Peachtree) #kidlit www.KathleenDohertyAuthor.com
Deb Cushman @debcushman.bsky.social Pacific Northwest author of fantasy adventures for children and teens.
I post stuff I like, and if it interests someone else, that's great. It makes me happy and gives me an outlet for my creativity. www.debcushman.com
Critter Creek Tech Geeks @crittercreektech.bsky.social A STEM adventure world where critters explore coding, cybersecurity, AI, and computers through tiny tech mysteries and perfectly contained chaos.
CampbellPenn @campbellpenn.bsky.social I am a wounded poet-queen wandering through emotionally surreal experiences trying to understand human behavior.
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/
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 💫
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
@inbetweenbooks.bsky.social @inbetweenbooks.bsky.social 
Angela Quezada Padron @angelapadron.bsky.social #Kidlit author-illustrator, artist, singer & freelance curriculum dev, editor & writer; Rep’d by Sera Rivers @SpeilburgLit. #scbwi www.angelapadron.com 🇺🇸🇩🇴
Dream Jar Publishing @dreamjarpublishing.bsky.social Dream Jar Publishing creates books that encourage self-expression, promote perseverance and resilience, and empower young readers to believe what’s possible.
Picnic Heist Publishing @picnicheist.bsky.social 🌍 Diverse stories, bold illustrations
✨ Building worlds, one page at a time
📚 www.picnicheist.com
Janet Bruins (Picnic Heist Publishing) @janetbruins.bsky.social Publisher at Picnic Heist | Champion of bold, beautiful picture books that celebrate culture, creativity & connection | Author of Expecting It All | Book lover, builder, believer in big dreams
Spinning Wheel Stories @spinwheelstories.bsky.social Indie Publisher of Children's Books.
https://spinningwheelstories.com
💥 Cassidy 💥 @caswasshere.bsky.social 🤺 Cartoonist of On Guard! w/ Random House Kids
✏️ UI/UX Artist for Games (Prev: Hearthstone, TFT)
cassidywasserman@gmail.com
📚publishing rep @jenazantian.bsky.social 🌟
https://linktr.ee/CasWassHere
Mutuals ask about my alt :0
Biting n Clawing @bitingnclawing.bsky.social Mira ~ writing and illustrating because I like the process of it. My pets are my muses most of the time 🐾 #HumanArt
https://ko-fi.com/bitingnclawing
Stephanie Lisa Tara @stephanielisatara.bsky.social 🌟Stephanie Lisa Tara Children's Books®
🌟PRESERVE, CONSERVE, INSPIRE, TEACH.
🌟Founded by a mom who cares,❤️
Amazon.com/dp/0989433404
San Francisco
http://www.stephanielisatara.com
Violet Lemay @violetlemay.bsky.social Books. ✍️🎨
Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social Poet, Wife, Mom, LongCovid/MECFS. Looking to connect and learning to advocate. EIC, Poetry @epistemiclit.Bsky.social, @nimblewitlit.bsky.social. Micropoetry chapbook Lift the Mask available widely. www.kristinhoulihan.com
Lindsey Aduskevich @laduskevich.bsky.social Literary Manager with Martin Literary Management | Reader | Writer | Dreamer | #SCBWI #InkedVoices| rep'd by @joycekay.bsky.social with the Seymour Agency
ryan rae harbuck @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR memoir & PB (Barefoot Books) | Words in NYT, Huffpost, Newsweek, Insider | All things ♿️ rep | #SCBWI | Boy mom-Reluctant omnivore-Sitter of wheelchairs-Denverite-Underwater meditator
www.ryanraeharbuck.com
Jennifer Tarr @jennifertarr.bsky.social #picturebook writer, #12x12PB Gold Scholarship winner '26, often despairing Mets fan
Randi Lynn Mrvos @randilynnmrvos.bsky.social SPRINKLE KINDNESS EVERYWHERE
Picture book author, cat lover, ballet dancer, Francophile, http://www.randilynnmrvos.comhttps://mighty-kidlit.mn.co/members/34847537
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
JoAnneh Nagler @joannehnagler.bsky.social Author, Singer, all things ART. Lover of my sweet husband. Yoga, travel, love being alive!
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
@dorajauthor.bsky.social @dorajauthor.bsky.social 
Beehandi @beehandi.bsky.social She/her
Kidlit Illustrator/ writer.
Insta @bhandiillustration
http://www.bhandiboe.com
Catholic 😂, wife 😊, mom of 3 🤪 ADHD and ASD 💖🎨💪🎧 SCBWI IC MD/DE/WV
Steve Ince @steve-ince.bsky.social Writer, artist and hobby woodworker. Retired game writer and designer. #cartoon #humour #woodworking #writing #art
Against the use of AI in art and writing.
Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Participatory Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
Book Club Mom @bookclubmom.bsky.social Book Club Mom. Book blogger. Piano Player. Jersey Girl. Work in a library.
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Sheree Tomba @shereesketches.bsky.social Storyteller, bike racer, board game player, animal lover, tea drinker.
www.shereetomba.com
Repped by Kaitlyn Sanchez of Bradford Lit
‘24 PB Party Finalist
#12x12PB #SCBWI
#kidlit #kidlitart
Marianne Blackstone Tabner @mariannebtabner.bsky.social Children’s Author*she/her*TAKING TURNS-English & Spanish*
THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, 2027
#PB #PB-NF
Repped by Stephen Fraser/JDLA
MarianneBlackstoneTabner.com
@https://www.facebook.com/marianne.blackstonetabner
Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social Children's author seeking representation.
Honorable Mentions in 2026 for the #Valentiny #50preciouswords & Little Thought's Silly Sonnet contests.
www.laurawippell.com
Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator
Represented by Pyro Represents
linktr.ee/adaabigael
Jasmine Wall @jasminewallart.bsky.social Illustrator | Childrens Book Illustrator | kidlit | kidlitart
Portfolio- jasminewall.com
#kidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidlitartist
Rachel Cantor @rachelcantor.bsky.social Author of the adult literary novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (2023), Good on Paper (2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scenario (2014). Now writing speculative MG/YA. Flailing but I mean well. She/her. www.rachelcantor.com
Tracey Jaffart @traceyjaffart.bsky.social Author/Illustrator
Eliza Spies with Her Big Little Eye: In the Rock Garden 2022
Eliza Spies with Her Big Little Eye: In the Woods 2025
Lover of nature and kindness.
Librarian for 16 years.
Member #SCBWI since 2010
Meg Auchenbach @megauchenbach.bsky.social 🎨 Author & Illustrator
📖If You Are an Artist (Peter Pauper 2024)
📖When Night Sleeps (Post Wave 2027)
📖Blabby Crabby (Scholastic 2027)
#kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity
🎨 Custom Pet Portraits
📧 megauchenbach@gmail.com
💻 www.megauchenbach.com
Jake Lockett, Order MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT Now! @jlockettauthor1.bsky.social #PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
Order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://www.jakelockett.com/
Picture Book Creative Crew @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi