Amanda Dunne @amandadunne.bsky.social PhD researcher at TCD in early adolescent books (young teen). British Book Awards Individual Bookseller of the Year 2024. Reader, compulsive book recommender.
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/
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Liam @liammaguire.bsky.social short and unlikely to grow anymore
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Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social Carnegie shortlisted YA author (Walker Books). Probably in my garden right now. 
Erika McGann @erikamcgann.bsky.social Children's author with lots of books out for kids of all ages 🌟
Kildare Readers Festival @kildarereaders.bsky.social Books, talks and good vibes 📖
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Jen Wallace @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social Writer, children's author, facilitator, nature guide. Dinosaur Pie for age 6+ out now from Little Island Books. She/her (mostly) AuDHD
Jo Cummins @booksuperhero2.bsky.social ⭐️Primary advisory teacher
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Holly Webb @hollywebb.bsky.social Children's author - look out for The Bold Kitten, my 60th Animal Story, publishing in January.
Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social Beautiful library of the early Enlightenment in central Dublin. Opened in 1707; still welcoming visitors, tourists and scholars.
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Dr. Laura Shapiro @lashaps.bsky.social Developmental Psychologist at Aston University researching how children learn to read, and the long term benefits of reading. Music lover (wannabe trombonist). https://t.co/CVxBncGGLR
Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social Associate Professor, School of History and Geography, Dublin City University.
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com Politics guy @virginmedianews.bsky.social; host of Monday with Gavan Reilly (10pm, Virgin Media One); weekly columnist @thejournal.ie; bestselling author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: linktr.ee/gavreilly
Penny Chrimes @pennychrimes.bsky.social Children's author. TIGER HEART, THE DRAGON AND HER BOY, WILDER, MOONSHIFTER. HERO THE HIGHWAY GIRL coming in September with @FireflyPress
Agent Lisa Babalis, Curtis Brown. Bookings Authors Aloud.
Morna Sullivan @mornawriter.bsky.social Award winning writer in English, Scots and Ulster Scots. Avid reader. Keen baker. Crafter. SCBWI member, SCBWI Ireland Regional Advisor
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Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social THE LOVELY DARK is nominated for the Kirkus Prize 2026 | Kirkus ★ | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | No AI |🌱
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Méabh Ní Choileáin / Collins @meabhagscriobh.bsky.social YA novelist, PhD candidate, reader, múinteoir, greyhound enthusiast. Gaeilge agus fáilte 💛
Kieran Crowley @kierancrowley.bsky.social Children's Writer from Ireland. The Santa List; The Misfits Club; The Mighty Dynamo.
Shirley-Anne McMillan @shirleyannemcm.bsky.social Writer and things.
franquinnwrites @franquinnwrites.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Procrastinator.
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI slop wanted. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
Dara McAnulty @naturalistdara.bsky.social 20 ~ autistic ~ award winning author of ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’ and the ‘Wild Child’ series ~ Nature Nerd and biology student ~ University of Cambridge. He/him
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Laura Keohane (she/her) @laurakeohane.bsky.social Kidlit writer and reader
Debut MG Novel Spring 2026
WIP Irish Mythology MG
PMEP student taking a break from dentistry
Patricia Forde @pforde123.bsky.social I write books for children
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Alexandra Cashman Macken @alexandracm.bsky.social Books! Reader, writer, parent...
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Corinna Board @corinnaboard.bsky.social EAL teacher. Tree lover. Likes to write poems. She/her.
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Andy Ruffell @andyruffell.bsky.social Writer (rep’d J Mustelier @ Bent Agency), adopted Northerner & Hachette Children’s Novel Award Winner 2021 with Lily Grim and the City of Undone
Jennifer Claessen @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social Children’s author & theatremaker.
NETTA BECKER AND THE TIMELINE CRIME out now!
Aoife Doyle @1adoyle.bsky.social ✒️ Irish Mythology-inspired feminist fantasies for MG & YA. Rep @lucyirvine93.
WM Children's Novel Award & PFD Queer Prize '22 Gaeilgeoir. Queer, ND, they/them. Professional nerd 😎🐲
Propel Magazine @propelmagazine.bsky.social Journal featuring poets yet to publish a full collection / Est. 2022 / EIC @aanaxagorou.bsky.social / Issue 14, Ed.
@susannahdickey.bsky.social OUT NOW / Subs closed.
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Chris Vick @chrisvickwrites.bsky.social Carnegie shortlisted author
Pub: @ZephyrBooks Rep: CatherineClarke -felicitybryan
Works Whales.org
Part of Authors4Oceans
Web: www.chrisvickwrites.com
Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social Independent publisher of contemporary poetry since 2008, home of Under the Radar magazine. Made in the Midlands.
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Jasbinder Bilan @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social Costa Award winning children’s author ASHA, TAMARIND, AARTI, XANTHE, NUSH and more! agent Kate Shaw I write magical adventures with animals and nature in them mostly @chickenhouse @barringtonstoke @walker
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Katharine Orton @katharineorton.bsky.social Author, human, quite sleepy.
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Peter Bunzl @peterbunzl.bsky.social Bestselling UK Children’s author writing about clockwork, hope and magic. #COGHEART etc. New book #GLASSBORN out now! 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Indy publisher of award winning literary fiction
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Jenny Jones @jennysarahjones.bsky.social School librarian, writer & reading enthusiast. Past Carnegie Award Judge, YLG South West Committee, Somerset FCBG, Golden Egg Academy Egg ‘21, WriteMentor Summer Mentee ‘23. Guppy Books LL ‘25. ND. jonestheschoollibrarian.com
Gita Ralleigh @gitaralleigh.bsky.social Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doc
Kids' novels:
Minou Moonshine / Sam Singh @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social
Poetry:
Empirical
@thebraag.bsky.social
Siren @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
A Terrible Thing Bad Betty Press
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Natasha Dunn @tashadunnwrites.bsky.social MG author and Primary School Librarian. LL Guppy Award 2023. LL + Reader's Favourite in WM Novel Award 2023 #SCBWI #WriteMentor
Bounce Sales and Marketing @bouncemarketing.bsky.social The Sales and Marketing Agency for Children's Publishers. We represent 30 children's book publishers from the UK and overseas. 
Colmcille Press @colmcille.bsky.social Publishing house in northwest Ireland, celebrating 1500 years of great writing from Derry and Donegal. Gaeilge agus fáilte.
SUMMER 2025: The Handy Wee Guide to Derry (digital edition) is available for just a quid from: colmcillepress.com
Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social Writer for children, eater of chocolate, library worker. CROSSING THE LINE (Hot Key Books, 2023) Shadower's Choice Carnegie Medal 2024. Upcoming NOT GOING TO PLAN (2025) and OPERATION DOODLEBUG (2026) #MAWFYP She/her tiafisher.com, repped by Eve White.
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social Poet &c | rishidastidar.com | linktr.ee/betarish
Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social Poet. Empowering midlife, eco & mother poetry. First collection coming 2027. Out now: Three Poems in Aftershock Issue 3| Debut Terrible Mother @theblackcatpoetrypress and Waterstones.com |Poems Linked Here:
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Jo Clarke @jo-clarke.bsky.social Secondary school librarian. Author of The Travelling School Mysteries, LIBBY & THE EGYPTIAN ESCAPADE publishes Jan 25
Firefly Press
Header Becka Moor.
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Reading Rocks @readingrocks.bsky.social ReadingRocks is a place for anyone who wants to make reading rock for EVERY reader!
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Read for Good @readforgood.bsky.social Watch 'The Magic of Stories', our new short film capturing the joy of storytelling ✨ link in bio ✨
Read for Good is the UK reading for fun charity.
Sarah Daniels @sarahdanbooks.bsky.social Author, librarian, erstwhile archaeologist. The Stranded and The Exiled out now.
Rosi Crawley @bookeatinggirl.bsky.social Head of PR at Walker books, general lover of children's books. Currently on maternity leave #2. Name and profile image inspired by Mr Oliver Jeffers
Emily-Jane Clark @emilyjaneclark.bsky.social Author of THE BEASTS OF KNOBBLY BOTTOM series : Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlister, Comedy writer - Mash Report, Jonathan Ross, Mock The Week, Rep'd Anne Clark Literary Agency
Bryony Woods Literary Agency @dkwlitagency.co.uk An award-winning London-based literary agency. We represent fiction and non-fiction for all ages.
Laureate na nÓg @laureatenanog.bsky.social Laureate na nÓg is an initiative of the Arts Council. It is managed and delivered on Council’s behalf by Children’s Books Ireland. The eighth Laureate na nÓg is author and illustrator Chris Haughton
Lindsay J Sedgwick @lindsayjsedgwick.bsky.social Author. Screenwriter.
Áine @himynameisaine.bsky.social emo, cat person, book worm 
Josie Mingay @josiemingay.bsky.social Senior School Improvement Lead at Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Leading support and development organisation for writers in Ireland. Programmes | Resources | Courses | Events | #InternationalDebutNovelCompetition 📚
Supported by Arts Council of Ireland.
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
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social Cartoonist/Illustrator/Doodlemonger | Sí/í/YerWan | "Keer-ee-uhk" | 🇮🇪
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Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social First, foremost and always a teacher. Also Education Consultant, including with CLPE, and Speaker. Co-creator of The Balancing Act: http://bit.ly/42D93f9. Poetry editor with Otter Barry Books. Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2024 for The Final Year.
Lindsay Galvin @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social Author 🐙🐉🚢 MG historical adventures: @chickenhsebooks chapter books: @bigcatreading
and more!
Rep: @litagentclare
She/her
Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie Children's Books Ireland is the national charity & arts organisation that champions every child's right to develop a love of reading.
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#EveryChildAReader
Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social Cheerleader for other poets' poems | Founder of Conscious Writers Collective | www.consciouswriterscollective.com
Megaphone Writers Cic @megaphonewriters.bsky.social We're here to provide affordable, accessible, transformative development opportunities to people of colour who want to write for children or teenagers. www.megaphonewrite.com for more about our mentoring. Arts Council National Lottery funded.
Ann Morgan @annmorgan.bsky.social Internationally bestselling author, literary activist, podcaster and blogger who read the world
Chris Dixon @avalanchechris.bsky.social Mental health book author who is attempting to archive as much of MAGA's misdeeds on Bluesky as humanly possible.
Terraclash.co.uk fantasy board game. Sign up to the mailing list and get an exclusive Character if you back the Kickstarter.
The Bookseller @thebookseller.com At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, National Book Award winner. 🏳️🌈 My brand is lesbians. https://www.malindalo.com/
Tanja at Good Night To Read @gntread24.bsky.social Past Carnegie Medals Judge for NI (2016,2017,2022,2023)& Kids’ Lit Quiz NI heat Co-ord (2006-2019) & Creative Book Blogger at https://goodnighttoread.wordpress.com/ Book Reviewer,Interviewer & Sch Librarian.YLG Nat Comm.Love writing book & nature haikus.
SAM BLAKE @samblakebooks.bsky.social No 1 bestselling Irish crime writer (adult & YA) 💙📚
Chair Society of Authors, views my own.
Agent: Simon Trewin RIP
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Writing.ie Online Writing Magazine @handle.invalid Award winning magazine for writers at all levels http://www.writing.ie - based in Ireland but for writers everywhere. Featuring book and writing news, tips, technique, competitions, submission opportunities and much more. We want to help! 📚💙
Ashley Girt @ashleygirt.bsky.social From London to Leicestershire. Experienced education Senior Leader in both Primary and Secondary settings. AHT-SENCO-KS lead. Currently In #EYFS #EarlyYears #EduSKY
Martina Dalton @martinadalton.bsky.social Poet | First collection, ‘Midnight at the Saltmarsh’, published by The Gallery Press, May 2026
Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social Publishing independently since 1929.
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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social Illustrator/Author/ Vis Dev artist
Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
Arnold Thomas Fanning @arnoldtfanning.bsky.social Writer, Walker, Photographer, Record Collector. Essays & Stories in The Dublin Review, Banshee, The Stinging Fly, The Lonely Crowd & elsewhere. Author of Mind on Fire (Penguin Ireland, 2018).
https://about.me/arnoldthomasfanning
Nell Regan @nellree.bsky.social Poet, non- fiction writer, sea lover www.nellregan.com 
Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social Poet: 'The River', 'When the Tree Falls', 'A Change in the Air', 'Coracle' (Bloodaxe 2015, 2019, 2023 &2026) https://www.janeclarkepoetry.ie/
Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social Arts Council supported poet. ‘Raised Among Vultures’ & 'Chic to be Sad' published by The Gallery Press. Host of ‘Just to Say’ international poetry event. https://mollytwomey.com/ 💫
Dylan Brennan @dylanbrennan.bsky.social Poet, teacher | Ireland/Mexico | Let the Dead available from Banshee Press.
TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend €20 & get free shipping !
Gaeilge agus fáilte.
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Clíodhna Bhreatnach @cliodhnabhreatnach.bsky.social “Pink Roses, Green” out now with Green Bottle Press. In Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly, Propel, Forward Book of Poetry. Interested in feminism, anti-imperialism, socialism. 🇵🇸
https://cliodhnabhreatnach.com/
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social 🌱 IrishAsian Forager & Author
🗣️ Irish Language Creator. Artist.
📚 Writing Books. Writing for Games
⚔️ Game Master. Resident Bisexual. TTRPGer.
Award-Winning Game Dev https://unaminh.itch.io/
Creative Director - ORGANIC MATTERS
Writer - Good Folk Café
Rachel Handley 🏳️🌈 @rachelahandley.com Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
SFF Author. Poet. 🦉
Possible Worlds and Other Stories (2022)
They/Them.
rachelahandley.com
Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
Winter Papers @winterpapers.bsky.social An annual anthology for the arts in Ireland and beyond.
www.winterpapers.com Supported by the Arts Council
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Splonk @splonk.bsky.social #flashfiction e-zine based in Ireland. Founded 2019. Bilingual. #Gaeilge & English. We love #microfiction too!
Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social We are Frazzled Lit! 🥓 🔥
Looking for Flash, Poetry, CNF and Prose.
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Jess Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social Poetry and other bits of writing | Pit Lullabies with Bloodaxe Books and The Quick and Liffey Swim with Dedalus Press | Essays in Tolka, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review | Poetry editor at Banshee | New Arcana forthcoming Sept 25 from Bloodaxe Books.
Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social Poet, Community Worker, LGBTQIA+ Politics, Climate Action
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