Mariana Dominé @mariana-domine.bsky.social Writer | Poet | 2026 WNDB Mentee
FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes
Christopher Helton @achrishelton.bsky.social Books mostly.
Social media: @cybilsawards.bsky.social
https://pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/
Rebecca Caprara @rebeccacaprara.bsky.social Writer & Designer. Author of SPIN, THE RIPPLE EFFECT, WORST-CASE COLLIN, & more. www.rebeccacaprara.com
Johanna Peyton @johannapeyton.bsky.social #kidlit writer rep'd by Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary
#SCBWI #12x12PB #CTC #neurodivergent
Kidlit reviewer on https://www.instagram.com/johannapeytonauthor/. www.johannapeyton.com
Janice Woods @north4woodsss.bsky.social Children's author, teacher, picture book fan, and lover of all things nautical. #kidlit #storystorm #SCBWI #12x12 #50PreciousWords HM 2023, 2024, and 2026.
BookishPerseus @bookish-perseus.bsky.social 22yrs
Book Count: 2000
TBR: 6931
2026 Reading Challenge: 195/200
Christina Chatel @medialoguer.bsky.social Middle school librarian in Troy, MI. Advocate for #youngteenlit. Author of “An Open Letter to Middle Grade Authors and Publishers Regarding Book Length.” #Troybery2025 bit.ly/whatistroybery
It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social We believe 12-15 year olds need books published just for them. Moderated by Christina Chatel & Marcia Kochel, MS librarians who implore the publishing industry for books meant for grades 6-9. #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit www.youngteenlit.com
Chance Durant @chancedurant.bsky.social Author, Game Designer, TTRPG player, Nerd, Father, Husband, Christian, lover of all things Shenanigan, Co-Creator of Carbyne Jungle & LokDown TTRPGs, Author of Sci-Fi Novel Construct, Believer in Nazi Punching, Guillotined my Twitter account for blue skies
Gen de Botton @gendebotton.bsky.social Mostly knitting, cats, and a Gus + Ned. Indie bookstore evangelist. Senior Manager of Children's Bookselling Programs and Education at American Booksellers Association.
Amy M @englishteacher75.bsky.social Public school teacher librarian. Wife of an awesome man for 25 years. Mother for 19+years. Grieving mother for 23. I refuse to quit calling myself Christian even though all the Xtians tell me I’m going to hell. My pronouns are she/her. All opinions my own.
Regina Kammer @kammerotica.bsky.social Librarian. Art historian. Historical erotic romance writer. You're intrigued, I can tell.
She/Her They/Them
https://reginakammer.com/
Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social Author (MG/YA: THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE, LAST THINGS, LONG LOST, etc.). Poet. Parent. Cemetery wanderer. Usually covered with ink and dog hair. HWA, SFPA. www.jacquelinewest.com
CJ Penko 💡 @cjpenko.bsky.social ✏️ Awesome #kidlit person
📚 #SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor
❤️ Fluent in kid, animal, monster (& more recently Nazi heckling✊🏼)
🌅 Ohio North: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
Ruby Lang, Opal Wei, Mindy Hung @rubyopalmindy.bsky.social THE GLOWING LIFE OF LEEANN WU by Mindy out now from Alcove. WILD LIFE by Opal available now from Harlequin. I have a lot of names. Canadian. Rep'd by Sarah E. Younger at NYLA. www.opalwei.com
Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social reading books, writing books, defending books
https://linktr.ee/maiakobabe
pronouns: e/em/eir
Meg Macy Author @megmacyauthor.bsky.social Author, artist, reader, coffee and tea lover, 💙 Meg Macy, D.E. Ireland, cozy, historical, romance books on Amazon and B&N, LGBTQ+ supporter 🏳️🌈 love 💕 is love 💕 also gender fluid she/her
@libraries4all.bsky.social @libraries4all.bsky.social Librarian
Book Nerd
Blue Texan
Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social Matching books w/ readers thru the library especially #HorrorForLibraries. Jersey Girl in exile. Reviews for LJ & Booklist. HWA Sec. Rep @laneheymont.bsky.social. Bram Stoker Winner, WHY I LOVE HORROR (Saga Press) https://bit.ly/WhyILoveHorror. (She/Her)
Rachel…at least there are cats (she/her) @rachel-garcia.bsky.social Anxious with an affinity for distress. 2SLGBTQIAP+ Advocate. Retired RN. N95 Masker. Health. Climate. Social Justice. Animal Advocate. Vegan. Cat Fancier. Photography. Caregiver. Bookworm. HEA.
Both Grumpy & Sunshine.
Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social ➡️ Boosting books for #Teachers, #Educators, #Librarians, #Parents, #Authors, #Writers, and #Readers
💙 Former #Teacher turned #Homeschool mama
✏️ #Kidlit #Writer and #SCBWI member
📚 #PB #Author rep'd by Michelle Witte
🖱️ elizabetheverettbooks.com
Paula Hammond @writerpaula.bsky.social Feature editor (filmjuice), author, artist, vegan, she/her. #sherlockian #whovian. Also on:
https://x.com/writer_paula
https://www.instagram.com/writerpaula
https://writerpaula.picfair.com & Alamy
Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social FL public school parents who believe in preserving access to information in public education and libraries. https://www.fftrp.org/florida_censorship_attempts
Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social #Author of historical #novel LIGHT AND ASH coming from #Sibylline Press in April, 2027, & WORLD GONE MISSING: #STORIES (Regal House). Two-time nominee for Pushcart Prize. #Writing in McSweeny's, Alta, The Rumpus, LA Review. www.laurieanndoyle.com
Dr. Colleen S. Harris 💙📚 #booksky #libraries #spoonie @warmaiden.bsky.social Poet, academic library scholar, chronic illness life. Author: The Light Becomes Us (Main Street Rag, 2025), Toothache in the Bone (boats against the current, 2025), more. See www.colleensharris.com
Erin Copland @erincopland.bsky.social Writer, reader, Army vet, total nerd, late diagnosed AuDHD, flaming bisexual. RTs not only = endorsements, I sometimes shout them in public (she/her) https://linktr.ee/erincopland
FilmSnobbery - Nic LaRue @filmsnobbery.com Film Critic / Author / Screenwriter
MA Authors Against Book Bans Co-Leader
Mass Freedom To Read Coalition (I helped pass a law!)
Cinematic Worldbuilding (CRC Press) OUT NOW!
My TV Dads (Bear Manor Media, 2027)
https://linktr.ee/nlarue
Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social sex & culture critic. author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY. host of the REBEL EVER AFTER podcast about progressive romance novels. she/her. support me on patreon: patreon.com/brosandprose
everything else: https://linktr.ee/brosandprose
Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
moryan.com 💚
linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀
I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
Julie Honan Johnston @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social Picture Book Author. Owner of Coyote Kids, a secondhand clothing and bookstore for kids in Albany, CA. It's all about the kids! 
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social librarian, archivist, author, Ignyte award-winning & Hugo-nominated writer and critic, rat obsessive, hella queer, fuck genAI
words in reactormag.com, locusmag.com, npr, reader's digest, and elsewhere
bookjockeyalex.com
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
Chasten Glezman Buttigieg @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social Dad, author, teacher, macaroni and cheese maker. PAPA’S COMING HOME is an instant NYT bestseller and on shelves now!
Erin Casey Westin @erincaseywestin.bsky.social She/her
Associate Agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Open to queries from the 1st-7th of each month.
www.erincaseywestin.com / www.galltzacker.com
Profile photo by DMOimages
K Amato @kmamato.bsky.social Writer / Teacher
MFA Vermont College of Fine Arts
Tin House Winter Workshop '25
kayamato.com
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
Cat Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social Novelist, picture book author, poet, playwright, theater worker, freelance fact-checker, co-leader of the Oregon chapter of Authors Against Book Bans. she/her
https://linktr.ee/catwinters
Adriana Hernández Bergstrom @adriprints.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 🇨🇺 | she/her | Rep: Wernick&Pratt | Abuelita & I Make Flan 🍮 / TUMBLE 🏜️ / Countdown for Nochebuena 🎄
Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social Encouraging others to get know science a little better. Kidlit author. Science educator. Rock collector. Stargazer. Nature photographer. Animal buddy. They/She. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette.
www.KatieSlivensky.com
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
@jemberan.bsky.social @jemberan.bsky.social 
A.L. Kushner @alkushner.bsky.social Writer | Former Humanitarian Surgeon | Reality Strategist
Join my mail list at alkushner.com
Maureen Charles @maureencharles.bsky.social Kidlit Writer • MFA VCFA • Slave to cats • Mom to Shak • Co-Author of MUSIC MAVENS: 15 WOMEN OF NOTE IN THE INDUSTRY (Chicago Review Press 2023)• Social Entrepreneur/Cofounder at Love of Aging 
LGBTQ+ @lgbtqplusnews.bsky.social PRIDE, EQUITY, EQUALITY & FREEDOM 🏳️🌈
News - Arts - Culture
Katie Gilstrap @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
Bestie to @attaboyartie.bsky.social 🐕
Friend to all creatures ❤️🐾
Rhonda DeChambeau @rhondadechambeau.bsky.social Writer and Poet for young people living in southeastern Massachusetts. VCFA WCYA Alum. TOP HEAVY, my debut YA novel-in-verse, comes out June 10th from Holiday House! Woo hoo!
@veedabybee.bsky.social @veedabybee.bsky.social Author. Cook. Mom.
THE INVINCIBLE LIST OF LANI LI.
Co-author TEAM AWKWARD series
Sherrie Lorance @sherrielorance.bsky.social Writer | Drummer | VCFA alumnx | She/Her
Jeffrey James Keyes @jjkeyes.bsky.social Playwright | NYT Bestselling Author | Travel Writer | Writer for the horror audio fiction series DRAMA | Philly/NYC IG: @jjkeyes #WritingCommunity #Authors #Playwrights
Grafton Carter 🏳️🌈📖 @graftoncarter.bsky.social Grafton Carter is an author of authentic, sexy, and gloriously queer storytelling, crafting heartfelt, captivating MM (male/male) romance novels that explore themes of love, identity, and self-discovery.
Authentic, Sexy, and Gloriously Queer!
Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social An independent children’s book publisher 📚
Where imagination meets environmentalism🌍
Based out of Los Angeles ☀️
Founded by author Josh Oaktree 🌳
www.oaktreecomics.com/link-tree
Lynn Lovegreen @lynnlovegreen.bsky.social I'm an Alaskan, YA author, and advocate. I write YA and MG fiction with historical and romantic elements set in Alaska. Libraries rock! (she/her)
www.lynnlovegreen.com
Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com 🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #BoydsMill #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Big Bearded Bookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com Expert Waterstones bookseller with a very big beard
Books read: 86/100
📚 Twisted Pike
📺 Lanterns
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.com
https://www.ephemeral.co.uk
Will Taylor @willtaylorbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling children's author (Scholastic; HarperCollins, Penguin Workshop) Queer. Seattleite in Wales. Rep: Brent Taylor at July First Literary. THE SCHOOL FOR WICKED WITCHES Book 5 out Feb 2027! willtaylorbooks.com
Anne-Marie Strohman @amstrohman.bsky.social I write for children and young adults, as well as short stories for adults. I founded and edit KidLit Craft, a resource for writers. I also co-host the KidLIt Craft Podcast. I hold an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA. amstrohman.com
Joni Page Author @jonipageauthor.bsky.social Wild child. Optimist.
Writer of captivating, happy tales.
Author of Beach Shorts - a Sandthology & The Feminist EarthMother PartyGirl.
Website: www.jonipage.com
Gratefully living on Kaurna Country, Australia.
KidLit Craft @kidlitcraft.bsky.social a resource for children's book writers. podcast. classes. craft articles.
https://www.kidlitcraft.com/links
Elizabeth Partridge @epartridge.bsky.social Author of books for kids and adults: hidden histories that need telling, artists and photographers whose work needs to be seen. National Book Award finalist. Coming in August: Imogen Cunningham: Her Life and Work. (Viking).
www.ElizabethPartridge.com
Betsy Cornwell @betsycornwell.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, teacher at U of Galway, Markievicz Award, IWC mentor. Immigrant single mother. Agents: Sara Crowe & Dara Kaye. BetsyCornwell.com / OldKnittingFactory.com
Laura Atkins @laura-manzanita.bsky.social Author, editor, and co-organizer of The Social Justice Children’s Book Fair
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | 🏠 Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Shafie(Mtf)🏳️⚧️💓🏳️⚧️ @transshafie.bsky.social I’m trans Shafie queer leader living in Gorom Refugee camp in South Sudan 🇸🇸 We’re queer,we’re here,and we need support to buy medicine and food . 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. I am supporting and advocating for a group of 37 queers.
Donate here👇👇
https://gofund.me/5dc71edd
Jennifer Ziegler @jennyziegler.bsky.social Writer. Speaker. Goofball. VCFA Faculty. Author of MG and YA novels, including WORSER, named a Best Book of the Year by New York Times, Kirkus, and Booklist. jenniferziegler.com
she/her/hers
I. M. Eerie @imeerie.bsky.social 💀 Middle grade horror author 🦷 OPEN WIDE (SimonKids, Aug ‘25)🍦I SCREAM TRUCK (SimonKids, Aug ‘26) ✍🏻 Repped by Lynnette Novak
https://www.imeerie.com
https://www.simonandschuster.com/series/An-Eerie-Tale
Loree Griffin Burns @loreegriffinburns.bsky.social Scientist. Writer. Teacher. Reader.
Latest book: ONE LONG LINE (MITKids, 2024)
Coming Soon: EXTREME BIRDWATCHING (MITKids, 2026)
Website: loreeburns.com
Heidi Podjasek @heidipodjasek.bsky.social School librarian, reader, leader, teacher, learner, wife and mom. 
Esme Symes-Smith @esmesymessmith.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Author of SIR CALLIE, Random House Kids
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2263444/esme-symes-smith/
They/Them
Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social
Cover to Cover Children’s Books @covertocover.bsky.social Opened in 1980, Cover to Cover has earned a reputation as the preeminent bookstore for children, parents and teachers.
Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social K-5 Music Educator. Children's Literature Fanatic and Enthusiast. PhD in Education: Reading Assessment & Intervention. Husband. Uncle. Rotarian. Kiwanian. Organist. Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Director. Adjunct Children's Literature Prof.
Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
Amazing items up for bid: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Bear logo by Sydney Hanson IG: @sydwiki
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
Founder: Julie Gribble @juliegribble.bsky.social #kidlit
Boni Ashburn @boniashburn.bsky.social Children’s Book Author.
Librarian (Middle/High School & Public).
Mom. Dog mom. Human.
The U.P. of Michigan. boniashburn.com
A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com.
She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
Lyn Fairchild Hawks @lynfairchildhawks.bsky.social Author, educator, Gen X. There’s room for all of us at the table. RESIST💙Author of @nervesofsteel, How Wendy Redbird Survived & Teaching Macbeth. Book Pipeline & Writer’s Digest 1st Place Winner. VCFA WCYA alum. Fan of Greg Hawks. https://www.lynhawks.com
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
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Pal @pal01.bsky.social Celebrating love, acceptance, and equality
Meg Lewitin @mlewitin.bsky.social Mom, third grade teacher in Oceanside, NY, book nerd, she/her, proud member of #BookAllies 😀📚
Raymond Mumme @rpmumme.bsky.social Grad Student in Comp Sci @ UIUC @uofigrainger.bsky.social | Former Sr. Research Asst. in Radiation Physics @ Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social, developed AI for RPA https://rpa.mdanderson.org | 🏳️🌈 he/him | Views are my own
Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social ⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT (HH Fall, 2027)
⋆Rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
Dorothy Pensky @dorothypensky.bsky.social I’m a YA writer and retired librarian. #VCFA WCYA grad and #librarian. I enjoy nature and playing classical guitar. I’m #AuHD and #bipolar.
Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social Author | Award-winning Songwriter. 🌈 SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE (NineStar Press) Literary Rep by Jennifer Chen Tran at Glass Literary Management. https://linktr.ee/stevengellman
Rachel G. Payne (she/they) @rpayne.bsky.social Early literacy librarian, SLJ columnist, Horn Book board book reviewer, play advocate, and debut author of Let's Rumble from Rise x Penguin Workshop (July 2025). Rep: Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Lit.
She/they
RachelGPayne.com
🌈CJ Aralore @cjaralore.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Queer Romantasy Author, Artist, Reader (he/him)
✍️ Writing | 📚 Reviews | 🖼️ Art | 😺 Cats | 💫 Magic
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Shari Swanson @shariswanson.bsky.social KidLit author (HONEY, THE DOG WHO SAVED ABE LINCOLN and GERTIE, THE DARLING DUCK OF WII), lawyer, teacher, animal lover UCLA, USC LAW, VCFA-WCYA, www.shariswanson.com. www.QuotableCreek.com
Ken Harvey @kenharvey.bsky.social Writer (Book of Casey Adair, University of Wisconsin Press), Bennington MFA, basset dad, Canadian & US citizen, LGBTQ+. Home is Toronto. Loves Madrid, film, theatre, literature, dogs, progressive politics, classic sitcoms. Visit kenharvey.net 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
Erin Nuttall @erinnutt.bsky.social VCFA WCYA grad, LDS, I heart animals & books & nature & democracy
@kschoedinger.bsky.social @kschoedinger.bsky.social Buoyant optimist, MS reading specialist, MG writer, incessant reader, baker, swimmer. VCFA grad and NH Book Festival board member.
Josh Allen Goldman @joshallengoldman.bsky.social Actor / Writer / Audiobook Narrator / Beta Male / Comedic Relief
I'd rather play a lawyer on TV than actually be one.
Really good at folding fitted sheets.
https://linktr.ee/JoshAllenGoldman
@miriamsf.bsky.social @miriamsf.bsky.social Mom of 2 daughters. Middle Grade Author. Repped by Nicole Eisenbraun. Developmental Editor. MS ELA Teacher. Tree-hugger. Vegetarian. Figure Skater. Dreamer.
#MGpies
https://mspitzerfranklin.wixsite.com/mysite/critique-services
Cody Daigle-Orians @dadstoyevsky.bsky.social Writer and queer sexualities educator. educator. Also: Books. Horror. Hockey Theatre.