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Charlene Carr @charlenecarr.bsky.social Novelist. Mother. Hiker. Author of Hold My Girl and the upcoming We Rip the World Apart . . . and a bunch more.
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Jennifer Doehring @jenniferdoehring.bsky.social Children’s Book Author & Illustrator
LANDING IN A NEW POND
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Susan Currie @suecurrie24.bsky.social Cayuga/Acadian adoptee, teacher and writer. Author of Fierce Voice (Common Deer Press), sequel to Iz the Apocalypse. susancurriewriter.com
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Hanna R. Neier @hannaneier.bsky.social Author of WHEN YOU WRITE BACK (Feiwel & Friends, 3/9/27) | Freelance Writer and Editor | Words in Lilith Magazine, POPSUGAR, Kveller etc | Rep'd by @lecrockett.bsky.social at @triadaus.bsky.social
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Jessica Goecke @jessicagoecke.bsky.social Children’s book author + illustrator | 🖋️🎨BILLY AND THE HOLE (Flamingo Books 2026) | 🎨 IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM (Holiday House 2026)
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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social CCPA-NS Director; mom of 3; PhD poli sci; Acadian; justice-seeker; equity promoter. Cupe 3912 member. Opinions are mine. https://policyalternatives.ca/offices/nova-scotia
Jean Mills @jeanmillswriter.bsky.social 🇨🇦 YA MG Author. Skating Over Thin Ice ~ Larkin on the Shore ~ The Legend ~ Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting ~ Wingman ~ After the Wallpaper Music ~ 🥌 🎵 🫖 #LeafsForever 
Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com #KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
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Karen Bass 🇨🇦 @karenbasswriter.bsky.social Author of 7 YA novels & 1 MG novel, some that won awards (see website). Rep'd by Stacey Kondla.
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Harriet Muncaster @harrietmuncaster.bsky.social Author/Illustrator
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Judith Graves @judithgraves.bsky.social Author, illustrator, vintage decor lover. A TALE OF TWO KITTIES, Acorn Press, 2023. The ANNEthology, Acorn Press, 2024. Living on beautiful Prince Edward Island. I am Canadian.🇨🇦
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Lori McCay-Peet @lori-mccay-peet.bsky.social Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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Tiger Tales @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social Tiger Tales publishes imaginative picture, board, novelty, chapter, and nonfiction books for children 10 and younger. https://tigertalesbooks.com
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The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
Andrew Katz @andrewkatzauthor.bsky.social #Kidlit author 🇨🇦. #picturebooks Editor and story coach. Forest of Reading nominee. Co-founder Picture Books, Eh! Upcoming: JACKIE'S DRAWING (2025) LITTLE HEARTS IN THE SNOW (2025). Recent: A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY (2022). andrewkatzbooks.ca. He/him
Briana Corr Scott / artist @brianacorrscott.bsky.social I am an author & illustrator. I am a maker of picture books, paintings, patterns, paper dolls, and joy.
I live and work in Punamu’kwati’jk / Dartmouth, Nova Scotia .
Books: Nimbus Publishing, Halifax.
Everything else: www.brianacorrscott.com
Ashley Barron @ashleybarron.bsky.social Illustrator & Author (Toronto, Canada)
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Lunenburg Bound Books @lunenburgbound.bsky.social We are a family owned and operated independent bookshop in E'se'katik (lunenburg) Mi'kma'ki (nova scotia) We are working towards social justice and inclusivity, and trying to make a positive contribution to our community.
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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
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Yewande Daniel-Ayoade @ydayoade.bsky.social Author of children's books. Typically set in or about West Africa.
THE LITTLE REGENT (Owlkids Books, March 2024), JOLLOF WAR (Owlkids, Sept 2026)
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