A. J. Sass @sassinsf.com Award-winning author, figure skater, & typewriter tinkerer
⛸️ Ana on the Edge
✈️ Ellen Outside the Lines
⛺️ Camp QUILTBAG
📚 Just Shy of Ordinary
✡️ Shabbat Is ...
rep: @thejordache.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/matokah | 📍SF + VT
Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social "Kyle Lukoff? Isn't he, like, the trans Maurice Sendak?"
"No, Maurice Sendak is the cis Kyle Lukoff."
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @handle.invalid I wrote #TheDarkFantastic. Aspiring YA fantasy author; newbie YouTuber. Professor and grad program chair; Auntie PhD. 🔺1913, OES⭐️, Rattler🧡🐍, Wolverine💛💙. Detroit vs Everybody. Linktree: Ebonyteach.
John M. Cusick @johnmcusick.bsky.social SVP and Literary Agent with Folio Literary Management. Author of YA and MG. Mostly harmless. 
Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Not a customer service desk. (I do not book guests for NPR. Beware of scams.)
Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot.
http://laurelsnyder.com
Becca Podos @beccapodos.bsky.social Senior Agent at Neighborhood Literary. Lambda Award-winning author, sometimes. HOMEGROWN MAGIC out now, WHAT IF…KITTY PRYDE out next
Maggie Lehrman @maggielehrman.com Editor of books & watcher of tv
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social Hugo Award-winning #AuntieEditor. Editorial Director, Erewhon Books. Previous: Tor Books, Realm Media. Queer. Geeky. Sociopolitical. http://Linktr.ee/dianampho. Opinions are my own.
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social Author. Opinions=own. She/Her.
Writing your fav characters. Rep: Michael Bourret.
Co-host on the Official Marvel Podcast.
Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!
www.preetichhibber.com
Profile illustration by James Lancett
Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com YA and Romance Author/Anthologist. LGBTQReads founder. Macaron aficionado. SOON BY YOU out now from SMP. Rep: Patricia Nelson. She/her. Update your website.
Darcy Marks @darcymarks.bsky.social Author of GROUNDED FOR ALL ETERNITY & THE AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY. Fangirl of so many things.
www.DarcyMarks.com
Order Grounded: https://bit.ly/45wwWG3
Order Afterlife: https://bit.ly/44t4MKB
IG: https://www.instagram.com/darcy.marks/
Candice Bradley @candicebradley.bsky.social Penguin Random House • Simon & Schuster • Scholastic • Abrams & Appleseed
rep’d by Lindsay Auld of Writers House
Bycandicebradley.com
Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social Science fiction and fantasy writer, Marvel Comics editor, crafting enthusiast, hobby artist, mother of cats, Captain America's boss
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
www.katemessner.com
Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com Author, illustrator, former pastry chef.
🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26
❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA
www.devpetty.com
Jen Arena @jenarena.bsky.social Kids book author and kids book editor
Check out some of my books! Acorn Was a Little Wild (S&S), Besos for Baby (Little Brown), GIVE (Knopf), Marta! Big and Small (Roaring Brook)
agent: Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Red Fox
jenarenabooks.com
Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. I’m the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQ🌈
Jess Hernandez (she/her) @jessjhernandez.bsky.social Writer of #kidlit. Former teacher and librarian. Current kid wrangler. Mutant diabetic and perpetually tired nd. Author of 1st Day of Unicorn School (Capstone) and I WANT TO DANCE IN PANTS (Sleeping Bear, 2025) www.jesshernandezwrites.com
Minh Lê @bottomshelfbks.bsky.social author of The Blur, Real to Me (Knopf/PRH) | Lift, Drawn Together, more (LBYR) | Green Lantern Legacy (DC) | A Lotus for You (Parallax) | WNDB board | Hamline MFAC faculty
Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social Picture Book Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, SNOW DAY WITH DADDY '28 Christy Ottaviano Books / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
Arielle Jovellanos ✨ NYCC @joviellety.bsky.social ✏️ 🇵🇭✨ artist of comics (BLACK STAR, EVIL THING, GIRL TAKING OVER: A LOIS LANE STORY) & other delights. typewriter enthusiast. freelance magical girl. https://arielle-jovellanos.com/links
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Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social Editor @Mira Books (views are my own). Staff Writer @Night Tide. Notes & Queries Editor @JPRS. Rep'd by Danai Christopolou and Lane Heymont. Writing about romance in horror movies: Love Never Dies (Beacon Press): September 29, 2026. editrixemma.com
Rae Loverde @raeloverde.bsky.social 🗡️SFF author & graphic novel writer rep'd by @jenazantian.bsky.social
📚Publishing speaker/scout/coach
🖋️ Editor & ghostwriter @ Whitrock Creative
✨Jedi. Trekkie. Gamer. Anime nerd.🔥bender.
🏐 🇦🇷 🏳️🌈 💗💜💙
pro site: bleedinginkinc.com
Stacy McAnulty @stacymcanulty.bsky.social Author of over 40 books for children. Loves brunch, Taylor Swift, and the Green Bay Packers.
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
https://writerbeware.blog
https://victoriastrauss.com
Jaymee Goh (she/her) @jhameia.bsky.social Hugo-nominated Editor of @tachyonpub, PhD Comp Lit UC Riverside '17, Clarion UCSD '16, Malaysian Writers Society Prez
Camille Andros @camilleandros.bsky.social Children’s book author 📚
Public Health/Infectious disease nerd
Obsessed with ending tuberculosis💉, equitable access to healthcare 🩻, and Scotland 🏴.
North Carolina
She/Her
Readiatrician @readiatrician.bsky.social Just a pediatrician who loves to read!
🚫Fighting book bans
💪Freedom to read
📚#kidlit
🍪baked goods
❤️my three boys
👶pediatrics
✍️writing
www.readiatrician.com
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Sarah Giles | Kidlit Comics & ELA @sarbear.bsky.social Writing, filming, doodling, noodling (ideas, not catfish) for kids all day long.
Activities for K-5 👉 sarahgilesbooks.com
Kids Comics 👉 coretoons.substack.com
Crew @ kidscomicsunite.com.
Courtney Pippin-Mathur | Kidlit artist & writer @pippinmathur.bsky.social author/illustrator, teacher, painter of journals, maker of creatures and things, she/her
www.pippinmathur.com
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
Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); pro-transgender; neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
KristieChoi.com
Erin Murphy @agentemurph.bsky.social Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and Aevitas Kids & Illustration. Member AALA. Knitter. Gamer. Cats and dogs. She/Her. Views expressed here are my own. Header photo is my backyard in Maine.
Teresa Robeson @teresarobeson.com Author/Artist * Asian Pacific American Librarians Association PB winner * Writes kid lit, diversity, & science * 🇭🇰🇨🇦🇺🇸 * she/her * SO: @indianaclimate * sign up for my newsletter at teresarobeson.com and get free art + story * 🚫 DMs or MAGA
Why @why.bsky.world Wandering Wizard Utopian
General Partner @mana.inc
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Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
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).
linkin.bio/joshfunkbooks
Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social Editorial consultant at Alison Weiss Editorial. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world.
www.alisonweisseditorial.com
Angel Tate @attcreates.bsky.social Author/Illustrator kidlit is my happy place 😊
“ PARKER PETERZAK HAS THE BIG SCHOOL BLUES” Sunday Dinner Publishing Out now. “I ROCK MY HAIR PRETTY AND PROTECTED BY THE CROWN ACT” with Gnome Road Publishing March 2025
https://angeltate.crevado.com/
Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social Aussie writer in SoCal. Kidlit, romcoms w/ Harper, Pan Mac, S&S (plus a secret TV thing).
Aka Kit Holliday, Hazel Graves, Heather Spellman. Avowed AI hater.
Open to work. She/her. Work stuff: jrasheed@ultraliterary.com
https://linktr.ee/stephcampisi
Dashka Slater @dashkaslater.bsky.social NYT-bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. Pro: curiosity, compassion, complexity. Anti: hot takes, easy answers, rushes to judgment, leaf blowers. She/Her. Use link to contact.
linktr.ee/DashkaSlater
Maral Sassouni Illustration @maralsassouni.bsky.social Picture books, mostly —see maralsassouni.com for more. In sunny Socal.
🇦🇲 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
Erin Entrada Kelly @erinentrada.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 2x Newbery Medalist | National Book Award Finalist | NYT Bestseller | Agent: Sara Crowe | Faculty: USF MFAY | https://linktr.ee/erinentrada
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman @jennbertman.bsky.social NYT bestselling author: Book Scavenger series, SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS, and A GOOD DEED CAN GROW, illustrated by Holly Hatam. More info: www.jenniferchamblissbertman.com
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https://jenniferchamblissbertman.substack.com
Zanni Louise @zannilouise.bsky.social Bestselling Australian author writing and living in The Netherlands. 50+ books for kids and teens.
“It takes a village to raise a reader.”
www.zannilouise.com Rep’d by LK Literary #kidlitchat
Katey Howes @kateywrites.bsky.social Celebrating the legacy of Katey Howes, beloved kidlit author.
TAKE IT APART • August 2026
Website: https://www.kateyhowes.com
Repped by Essie White: https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/katey-howes
Kellie DuBay Gillis (she/her) @kdubaygillis.bsky.social Enviro scientist. Kidlit author. linktr.ee/kelliedubaygillis Out now: IF YOU FIND A FAWN art by Wazza Pink from Disney’s Planet Possible & BIG BIKE, LITTLE BIKE art by Jacob Souva from HarperCollins. Great Lakes lover living near Cleveland. Go Blue!
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 🐾
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Lauren Semmer @laurensemmer.bsky.social NYT Best Selling Illustrator. The ABCs of Women’s History is out NOW!
www.laurensemmer.com
Rep - Lori @ LK Literary
Alvina Ling @alvinaling.bsky.social Children's book editor living in Brooklyn. Books, cats, food, travel, running, stuff. Check out my podcast with Grace Lin, Book Friends Forever!
Claudia Love Mair @claudialovemair.bsky.social "Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”-Frida Kahlo
Vicky Fang | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @fangmousbooks.bsky.social Author and illustrator. LAYLA AND THE BOTS, BEST BUDDIES, AVA LIN, ONE MAD CAT, & more.
Tiffany Harvey @tiffanyharveyart.bsky.social Mom - Artist - Minecraft/video games - Sci-fi/fantasy - Near Atl, Ga
Kiley Autumn @heykileya.bsky.social Kidlit writer | Youth Services Librarian | she/her | Instagram: heykileya
Rep'd by Analía Cabello at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Kidlit author & illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, ATmosphere, book blog etc: https://debbieohi.com/links/
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY (w/ Michael Ian Black)
DebbieOhi.com
LK Literary Agency @lkliterary.bsky.social Lori Kilkelly (she/her) posting for my boutique literary agency. Reps seasoned & rising talent in children's & YA lit (est 2018).