Blythe Williams @blytheawilliams.bsky.social PBParty Finalist ('26)
Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship Recipient ('25) ✍️
#PBRisingStar! ('24)
FallWritingFrenzy Honorable Mention ('23)
#12x12PB/#SCBWI/#KidlitAuthor/✡️Mama of 2/#pb #pbnf #sel
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
Vivian Kirkfield @viviankirkfield.bsky.social Writer for children—reader forever…living my dream as the author of award-winning pictures books & helping others follow their dreams with the #50PreciousWords Writing Contest & Literacy Initiative. Lover of dark chocolate and compassionate people.
joannamcintyre.bsky.social @joannamcintyre.bsky.social Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children.
OUT NOW: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out April 21st!
SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
@katherine398.bsky.social @katherine398.bsky.social Kidlit Writer #PB #SCBWI #kidlit #12x12 SpringflingKidLit '24Winner, 50PreciousWords '24Winner, ‘25HM
Annelies Judson @babybookdel.bsky.social Children’s writer and poet. TURKEY HURLY-BURLY due August 2025. Reviewer of children's books from a feminist perspective. Lover of science, words, and the em dash.
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
Shirl Girl @shirleyfadden.bsky.social ShirleyFadden.com
Writer & Illustrator of picture books. SCBWI Rutgers Mentee
Writer's Loft Anthology
PBParty 2025 Finalist
2026 NESCBWI Portfolio Showcase Winner-unagented
I make picture books for a tutu-wearing, lizard-loving, imaginary boss.
Amy R. Murrell @amyrmurrellauthor.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist; Author, Member of the Authors' Guild, SCBWI, Mighty KidLit, 12x12, Storyteller Academy, Children’s Book Academy , and more :)
Caterina Salvatori @caterinawrites.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Picturebook writer. Dog mom.
Lori Knutsen: Kidlit Writer, Teacher and Photographer @lknutsenkidlit.bsky.social I write #PB #YA to uplift, inspire, and entertain kids.❤️ Boy mom. Teacher. Dreamer. #kidlitfirefly #ND 💫📝🌈
Seeking Rep https://loriknutsen.com
#50Preciouswords ‘26‘25 HM
#springflingkidlit ‘25 Winner
#Halloweensie ‘25 HM
#SCBWI
#12X12
#PBRS Col
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
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
Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social I'm a children's book editor, teacher and workshop presenter, owner of The Purple Crayon website -- www.underdown.org --and part of Kid's Book Revisions Plus: @kbrplus.bsky.social.
I post about #kidlit and other things.
Michelle Cusolito, M.Ed. ❌👑 @mcusolito.bsky.social Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. Preorder JELLYFISH SCIENTIST and IN THE WORLD OF WHALES. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her
https://linktr.ee/mcusolito
Ann Diament Koffsky @artbyann.bsky.social Author and/ or Illustrator of 40+ books including PING PONG SHABBAT (2024, Little Bee). 12x12. CBIGNYC. SCBWI.
Nadia Fisher @ariadelsole.bsky.social Author-illustrator•Illustrator•DC•No AI
Preorder AT THE COOKOUT ‘26 (✍🏽🎨)
Latest: I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE (🎨) ‘25 • LPBD: SIMONE BILES ‘24 (🎨)
Rep’d by @Jemiscoe.bsky.social @starlingliterary.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/Ariadelsole
Julie Koon @juliekoon.bsky.social Kidlit Author-Illustrator. Always learning. THE STRUGGLE BUS (2022). Represented by Bookmark Literary.
https://www.juliepkoon.com/
Jody Jensen Shaffer @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social Children's Author. Knopf BFYR, Nancy Paulsen Books, Doubleday, Penguin Workshop, Simon Spotlight, Beach Lane, Laura Godwin Books, Two Lions, Beaming Books, Magination Press
Proudly represented by @casahasegawa of @the_t2_agency!
Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com).
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen
JAMESON QUINN @realjamesonquinn.bsky.social SAG-AFTRA Award Winning Actor | Voice Artist Pittsburgh PA
4 bookings email BOOKTHEJQWAY@gmail.com or PODSTARZ.net
https://www.IMDb.me/TheJQWay
Kim A Larson @kimalarson.bsky.social Author of Doll Trouble (Clavis, 2026) and Goat's Boat Won't Float (Little Press, 2024) '23 & '22 #PBParty finalist '21 #SCBWI Ann Paul Award #Kidlit #12x12 Author of Unraveling Fairy Tales: Learning To Live Happily Ever After http://amzn.com/1734768819
Tonnye Fletcher @tonnyef.bsky.social K-2 Music Teacher, kidlit author (repped by Joyce Sweeney), Debut PB 2026, Happily married woman of faith, #PBJamz multimedia blog of #PB (picture books) and #Jamz (music) www.tonnyefletcher.com 
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
Andrea Wang @andreaywang.bsky.social 2022 Newbery Honor, APALA Award, & Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner. NYT Best Books 2021. PB & MG author. http://linktr.ee/AndreaYWang Rep: @agentemurph.bsky.social emliterary.com
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
Creston Books @crestonbooks.bsky.social Creston Books is author/illustrator driven, with talented, award-winning creators we promote every book we publish https://www.crestonbooks.co/
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership. 
Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social It Is A Weird World And I Love It!
Jacob Hansen @jacobhansenwrites.bsky.social Repped by Sorcha Fairbank
#SCBWI member
#chucklechallenge ‘24 winner
#kidlit Author
Indianapolis
Angel Gantnier @angelgan.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
Jacob Redman @jacob-redman.bsky.social Author of Everything Briefing, providing you with everything you need to know for the day to be informed. Subscribe for free. ⤵️
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Travis Erwin @traviserwin.bsky.social Author and freelance writer that believes character and emotion are what makes meaningful art in any form.
Susan Wroble @susanwroble.bsky.social THE DAWN CHORUS (Holiday House, 2/16/27) #Kidlit #STEM @SCBWIRockyMtn member, Therapy dog handler, Leader 2E support group, https://susanwroble.com, KidLit Bird Book Reviews https://www.10000birds.com/author/susan. Repped by Sara Megibow at MLA
Denise Ganley @deniseganley.bsky.social Writer. Vegan. Pluviophile. Perpetually on Wizard Time. She/her. Arizona. Mural from Don Vegan in Quebec City. Photos 📸 by me.
Stephanie Jackson - seeking rep! @sjwritesforkids.bsky.social Kidlit writer, mostly PB & MG. '26 Honorable Mention, #PBRisingStars! Member SCBWI, The Authors Guild. Mom x4. 12x12 challenge. Words published w/ Cricket magazine, Dirigible Balloon, STEMTuesday.com. Seeking rep. StephanieWritesForKids.com
Carter Hasegawa @casahasegawa.bsky.social • Associate Agent with Tugeau2 Art and Literary Agency
• Former editor at Candlewick Press
• Freelance editor and kidlit writing coach
• Husband to a public librarian wife and dad to two preschool boys
Charlie Griffin @cbgriffin.bsky.social Writer, composer & arts admin with a side of improv and acting. Full Sail University Prof; Director of Central Florida Composers Forum; Picture Book author; Screenwriter. Repped by @joycekay.bsky.social
#ASCAP. #SCBWI. #12x12. #PBParty 2024 & 2025
Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social Children’s book author | ENOUGH TO SHARE @TielmourPress l Soon: Bushel & Peck Books | #PBParty Finalist ‘25 & ‘23, HM ‘24, l Writementor ‘22 | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #Kidlit #PB
Lora Stead Author @lorastead.bsky.social Is it writing time yet?
Kidlit, '23 PBParty Finalist, SCBWI, 12x12, InkedVoices, UT League of Writers, former ESL/1-8 grade teacher. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney at Seymour. ☀️
Forthcoming debut WHERE DADDY IS (Atheneum, 2029)
https://youtube.com/@lorastead
Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social TRICKY CHOPSTICKS {‘24 @SimonKIDS} 🌟 SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story {‘25 @PenguinKids} 🌟 #SCBWI #12x12PB #PBParty #PBRisingStars #PBStudyBuddy Rep: @AgentHenkin 💜 food +☕+ writing STEAM PBs
Stacey B @staceybyer.bsky.social Kidlit writer & illustrator. Made in the Caribbean 🇬🇩 🇧🇧.
Creator: #sweetshoutout series
Rep'd: McIntosh & Otis
WILL & KRILL (Beaming Books 2025) https://staceybyer.com/books
Jenna Waldman @jennawaldmanauthor.bsky.social Children's Author & Poet. 12x12 Rhyme Co-Elf. Bluesky Newbie.
A Purr-fect Passover '25, Purr-im Time! '23, Sharkbot Shalom '21, Larry's Latkes '21
Repped by Lisa Rambert-Valaskova/Transatlantic Agency
www.jennawaldman.com
IG: @jennawaldmanauthor
Aixa Pérez-Prado @professoraixa.bsky.social Mom, artist, writer, reader, professor, viajera, soñadora, bilingüe 🇦🇷📚https://www.aixaperezprado.com
Marietta Apollonio @mariettaa.bsky.social Author-illustrator of:
Wombat And The Family Tree
Jack The Library Cat
Traditional and digital illustration
Rep'd by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
🐴 Equestrian Instructor
🐶 Dog and kid mom
🍰 Dessert lover
📚
https://www.mariettaapollonio.com
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
Brittany Pomales @brittanypomales.bsky.social Children’s Book Author
Host of Kidlit Haha Week
SM & Publicity for The Little Press
Buy IT STARTED WITH A P 👇🏽
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738107/it-started-with-a-p-by-brittany-pomales-illustrated-by-andrew-joyner/
Teresa Rodrigues @teresarodrigues.bsky.social Histotechnologist turned Children’s Books Author
📚 WHERE THEY GATHER (Atheneum, ‘26)
Rep’d by @christietellsastory from @the_cat_agency
Callie Dean @calliebdean.bsky.social Writer, Musician, Researcher, Mom.
http://calliebdean.com
Rep: Karly Dizon @ Fuse Literary
Becca McMurdie @beccamcmurdiebooks.bsky.social ☀️Author
☀️BUILDING A BEAK (Page Street, 2024)
☀️JUST A SHELL…OR IS IT? (Abrams, 2026)
☀️JUST A PUDDLE…OR IS IT? (Abrams, 2027)
☀️Rep: Joyce Sweeney www.beccamcmurdie.com
Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
12x12 Challenge
Andrew Allsop @allsopsfables.bsky.social Children’s book author, #PBParty Finalist ’25, #PBRisingStars Mentee ’23, WriteHive Mentee ’24, member of SCBWI, repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency.
Meghan Wilson Duff 🦑 @mwduff.bsky.social Psych prof, in a tide pool if possible, picture book author, excels at typos. 🦑 IDIC 🖖 they/them www.meghanwilsonduff.com
They're concentration camps & it's genocide. No one should be okay w/ it.
AI is destructive. AI "illustrations" = blocked
Abby Wooldridge @anwbooks.bsky.social Pediatric speech-language pathologist. #KidLit writer. #12x12PB. #SCBWI. #PBParty 2025 Finalist. Equal parts Monica Geller, Sue Heck, Leslie Knope.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.--Romans 12:21
abbywooldridge.com
Maritere R. Bellas @maritererbellas.bsky.social Award-winning author, speaker, language and culture advocate, podcast host. Seeking rep.
#bilingual #multicultural
🇵🇷🇺🇸 Winner 2024 #FallWritingFrenzy #SCBWI
deblund.bsky.social @deblund.bsky.social KidLit author, creativity coach, writing teacher, doodler, northern Minnesota transplant to Whidbey Island. Check out KidLit Catalyst on YouTube!
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY
DebbieOhi.com
Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social Dog lover, book hoarder, outdoor enthusiast 🌈 Founder + Lit Agent @ Starling Literary + Media
www.paigeterlip.com
www.starlingliterary.com
www.cowritecollective.com
Ginger Knowlton @gingerninja.bsky.social I’m a literary agent specializing in children’s books at Curtis Brown, Ltd. in New York, and celebrating my 38th year there already. Time flies. 🦋
she/her
Page Turner Literary Agency @pageturnerlit.bsky.social Page Turner Literary reps kid lit authors & illustrators. I stand with all people whose right to choose/privacy was taken away. 🏳️🌈Protect Trans People🏳️⚧️
Essie White @essiewhite.bsky.social
Educator, writer, literary agent, artist and documentary enthusiast. Powered by children, and what matters most to them
Founder and owner- essiewhiteliterary.com
Sean McCarthy @mccarthylit.com Founder/Literary Agent at mccarthylit.com, long-suffering Mets fan, hops (beer and rabbits) enthusiast. 
Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic") @ksonnack.bsky.social Children's Agent. Reader. Mama.
Header art by Marissa Valdez.
Joyce Sweeney @joycesweeney.bsky.social Literary Agent, author
Jason Yarn @kalyarn.bsky.social Lit guy. Lawyer human. Jason Yarn Literary Agency - query submission details on my website: www.jasonyarnliteraryagency.com
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com Literary agent @ Liza Dawson Associates, prison abolitionist, public theologian
hannahnpbowman.com
christiansforabolition.org
Abolition Ecclesiology, Nov 2026: https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889838357/Abolition-Ecclesiology
She/her
Jolene Haley @jolenehaley.bsky.social Lover of books 📚, coffee ☕, dogs🐕, nature 🌲, and magic🔮🌙. Literary Agent at DMLA. True Crime junkie. Also haunts: @mdnight_society
Jennifer Mattson @jmattson.bsky.social ABLA agent, Chicagoan, observer of ducklings. Takes ballet lessons & loves tiny houses. Banner art (c)2020 by Taeeun Yoo from WHEN THE STORM COMES by Linda Ashman
Laura Rennert @ljrennert.bsky.social Executive literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. www.litagentlaurarennert.com
Caryn Wiseman @carynwiseman.bsky.social Executive Agent @ Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Laura Dail Literary Agency @ldlainc.bsky.social Literary agency representing a diverse list of bestselling/award-winning authors. We ❤️ immersive reads, stories that move you, and ideas that make you think.
JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social Query guidelines and other useful info can be found on our website: https://awfulagent.com/
You can also visit Joshua's Blog to find deeper takes on our posts and our agency's business.
Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social Literary Agent at JABberwocky Literary Agency representing picture books through YA. Musical Theater nerd. Disney adult. Fan of all things spooky.
QueryManager.com/HamessleyQuery
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).
Molly O'Neill @mollyoneill.bsky.social Literary agent at Root Literary. Builder of bookmakers. Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. mollyoneillbooks.com
Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social Literary agent at The Knight Agency, writer, and unapologetic bookworm. 📚 She/her. Pasadena, CA.
https://linktr.ee/nepheletempest
Ameerah Holliday @msholliday93.bsky.social Someone once told me ‘the grass is much greener on the other side.’
Opinions are mine I Dancer | Poetess | Revolution | Agent - Serendipity Lit
Stacey Kondla @staceykondla.bsky.social Books are life. Biophilic. Soup lover. Concerts feed my soul. Stroke survivor. Opinions are my own. Smash the patriarchy. she/her
Publishing Specialist at FriesenPress
https://books.friesenpress.com/r/ud-3mrw8/skondla
Daniele Hunter @danieledhunter.bsky.social She/her. Junior Agent, McIntosh & Otis, KidLit!! Pro em dash; anti AI. Queer, disabled. Wife, cat lady, knitter. Ambidextrous optimist. Opinions mine.
http://dhunteragent.com/mswl/
#WeNeedDiverseBooks #BrainTumorSurvivor #CerebellarAtaxia #Endometriosis
As the World Stearns @mikalroy.bsky.social Former editorial director and editor; current agency head, book packager, and writer. USC film, Hollins U, Clarion West alum. Dad. Books & cats & f&sf & film & games & music & Brooklyn. He/him/foul unspeakable one. 
The CAT Agency @thecatagency.bsky.social Boutique art & literary agency, representing creators from all over the world. 
Literary Agents of Change @litagentsofchange.bsky.social A 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping people from underrepresented groups become literary agents.
linktr.ee/literaryagentsofchange
Bonnie Swanson @bbswannauthor.bsky.social Literary Agent at FinePrint Literary (CLOSED TO QUERIES)
Author
Ally
Chronically Ill
Disabled
BLM
F*** Ice
Kelly Thomas @kellythomaslit.bsky.social Literary Agent at Serendipity Literary Agency. Screenwriter. Ghostwriter. Freelance Editor. Loves dogs, books, Christmas trees, true crime & all things Disney
Susan Hawk @agenthawk.bsky.social Literary Agent at Upstart Crow Literary, repping books for kids and teens. Periodically open to unsolicited queries, details here: UpstartCrowLiterary.com
Bradford Literary Agency @bradfordagents.bsky.social We are a boutique agency passionate about forming true partnerships & building long-term relationships with our clients. Visit us at: https://bradfordlit.com
Rebecca @rebeccaw04.bsky.social Assistant Agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency 📚| writer 🖊| CPC & Geneseo alumna 💞 | all thoughts and opinions my own 💅
https://linktr.ee/Rebecca_Williamson
Susan, A Cabbage Man, Graham @grahamophones.bsky.social lit agent at Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner Agency - they/them, let's fight about clowns, icon by @anuanew.bsky.social
Looking Glass Literary & Media🏳️🌈 @lookingglasslit.bsky.social A full-service team of fierce advocates whose priority is championing authors and books that reflect the diverse world around us🪞📚 http://lookingglasslit.com
Jennie @jenniekendrick.bsky.social Your friendly San Francisco book, tarot, plant, gem & mineral, corvid, cooking, rock/metal, and history nerd. Kidlit literary agent, copywriter, recovering lawyer, forever medieval history major (in my heart, anyway).
she/her
jenniekendrick.com
Tricia FUCKING BRILLIANT Lawrence @trishtoneylawrence.bsky.social She/her. Senior agent @ Aevitas Creative Management. Founded real/brilliant, inc. Writer/surface pattern designer. Reign/Sounders/Seahawks fan. I'm always reading. 
Katrina 🌙✨ @bookishmoons.bsky.social -Associate Literary Agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
-Associate Editor at Haven Spec Magazine
- Poet & Fiction Writer
OPEN to Queries.
Abigail Frank @abigailcrfrank.bsky.social literary agent @ www.greenburger.com
she/her
Katie Grimm @grimmlit.bsky.social literary agent, garrulous book collector, bon vivant. she/her
https://curtisbrown.com/
Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖
#PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/
Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social Director of Kidlit at The Seymour Agency
Christie Megill @christiemegill.bsky.social Kidlit agent at The CAT Agency, writer, story collector. Future ghost.
Newsletter: throughlines.substack.com