Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com picture book writer. mom. geologist. environmentalist. gardener. jigsaw puzzler. #SCBWI #kidlit 🏳️🌈
PBParty2025 Finalist!
www.caitdarfler.com
Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social
Sue Sutherland, Author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER @suemt.bsky.social Debut picture book author - TWELVE DAYS AT GLACIER, granola girl, weaver, quilter, traveler, photographer, 12x12, Montana SCBWI
Coming Soon - HOW HANNAH GOT HER LUMP OF COAL (2026), TWELVE DAYS AT YELLOWSTONE (2027), & NOTHING BUT NET TROUBLE
Jessica Braidan @jessicabraidan.bsky.social 📚 Color & Discover series — fact-and-coloring books for curious kids 4 and up. Surprising facts + bold pictures to color + try-it activities. Read, create, discover, screen-free. 🦕🚀🐴 jessicabraidan.com
https://www.facebook.com/jessica.braidan/
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Erin Siska @erinsiska.bsky.social Reader, picture book author/illustrator, graphic novelist, lawyer, mama, dog person, mental health advocate, good listener. #kidlit #kidlitart
(she/her) Portfolio at www.erinsiska.com.
Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social 📚KidLit Author
#SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator
👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025)
🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023)
🚌PAISLEY’S BIG FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Clavis Books, 2027)
picture book obsessed, creator of stuff
Laura Cooper @cooperl788.bsky.social You can find me at my favorite sunny spot, the kitchen island, where I’m simultaneously cooking up dinner and book ideas. I’m an avid reader, raising 2 kids and 1 rescued house hippo.
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
Parent
Bunny person
#Scbwi
Nature
Foodie
YoungJu Kim @illuhaus.bsky.social Kidlit Author-Illustrator based in Vienna, VA. #SCBWI, #12x12PB, #PBRisingStars
https://kimyoungju.com/
https://www.instagram.com/youngjukim_illuhaus/
#kidlitart #kidlt #kidlitillustrator #illustration #artist #midatlant
@aufarmlife.bsky.social @aufarmlife.bsky.social 
easychore.bsky.social @easychore.bsky.social Want a simple, free to use Chore and Allowance App? Say no more!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easychore.easy_chore
J. C. Jones @thejcjones.bsky.social Author of the best selling Louisa Moss detective series.
Ex-nightclub boss and, due to carelessness, owner of only half a lung.
Poems and Limericks daily.
Based in Hereford, UK.
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Postscript (Book Formatter, Socials Post and Cover Designer): www.pscript.app
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
@horhpodcast.bsky.social @horhpodcast.bsky.social Hollywood or History? Unpack fact vs. fiction in film. Great for teachers, trivia buffs, and history fans. New episodes every other week.
Available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube
https://youtube.com/@hollywoodorhistorypodcast?si=gNOPQUnVXde2_NZz
Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social The original online writing conference JUST for Picture Book Creators, established in 2015. Join us ONLINE on Oct. 3 2026 with Superstar Speakers Derrick Barnes, Deborah Underwood, and Brian Lies! picturebooksummit.com
The Creative Company @thecreativecompany.bsky.social Since 1932, we have published children’s books of the highest quality. Across four generations of family participation, we remain committed to crafting internationally sought-after picture books & superb nonfiction for readers of all ages.
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
Leslie Barnard Booth, Kidlit Author @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social Lyrical picture books about science and nature:
ONE DAY THIS TREE WILL FALL
A STONE IS A STORY
I AM WE: A STORY OF CROW SURVIVIAL ('25)
KindleStack – The Go-To Platform for Indie Authors @kindlestack.com Boost Your Book Sales!
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KidsWord & AllKidsBooks – Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com 🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
🔗 KidsWrd.com | AllKidsBooks.com
👧 Parents & Teachers: Find the best books for young readers.
✍️ Authors & Illustrators: List & showcase your books to a global audience.
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
@emilydolbinart.bsky.social @emilydolbinart.bsky.social 
Charline Yutmeyer @charlineyutmeyer.bsky.social #PB and #MG Writer, Educator, #PBParty Finalist 2025, #50PreciousWords Finalist 2024/2025, #PBRisingStars Honorable Mention 2024/2025, #SpringFling Finalist 2025 #Halloweensie Finalist 2025 www.charlineyutmeyer.com #Kidlit #12X12PB #SCBWI #amquerying
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.
Rebecca Ensign @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social OTIS HAS A BAD DAY (2023)
Mom, Picture Book Author, LCMHC, Coffee Enthusiast, #InkedVoices Member & #PBParty 2025 Finalist!
1/6 of #kidlitzombieweek hosts.
www.rebecca-ensign.com
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
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.
Yashika Mody @yashikamwriting.bsky.social A recovering management consultant turned picture book writer from sunny Singapore #PB #SCBWI #12x12
✍️ Repped by Karly Dizon, Fuse Literary
📚 FUNCLES (Fall 2026, Lantana Publishing)
💻: yashikamodywriting.com
Let’s be friends! https://linktr.ee/yashikamody
Amber A. Novak @amberanovak.bsky.social THE HULA PAINTED FROG ('26 Green Bean Books) #PJLibrary Selection| #PB Author | Writers League of Texas 2025 Manuscript Contest Finalist |
#PBParty 2024/ 2026 Finalist | #SCBWI ATX | #12x12PB |
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Shachi Kaushik @storiesbyshachi.bsky.social Author Diwali In My New Home’23I Melodies of The Sitar’ 27 I Production ‘The Guava Juice Show’ l ‘Coco Melon
💙 NIBOR 💙 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪🇷🇸🇾🇪🇵🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @popcornand.bsky.social #Mar28Sat #NoKings3 #🚫WAR #🚫BIBI #🚫⬆️GAS #INDIVISIBLE #FiftyFiftyOne #Organize #Yourtown #LobbyCongress #Dare2FightFascism #DefendRight2Vote #🚫ICE #🚫TARIFFS #SaveObamaCare #SaveSocialSecurity #SaveMedicare #SaveMedicaid #🚫P2025 #🚫Musk #🚫CRYPTO #🚫Trump
Kristin - Author of THE SUBSTI-TOOTH 🐚 @kristin-012726.bsky.social Author to upcoming PB: THE SUBSTI-TOOTH (Lawley Publishing, 2026) #12x12PB #kidlit
Ziggy Zou @ziggy-zou.bsky.social Writer of children's picture books. Creator of zombies and mermaids and dreamer-upper of adventures.
Real name, Rachael. Mum of 2 nearly grown-up boys.
https://mybook.to/magicmermaidtail
ziggyzoubooks.co.uk
Michelle S. Kennedy - Children's Picture Book Writer and Poet @michelleskennedy.bsky.social https://www.michelleskennedy.com/
https://x.com/MichelleSKenned
#PBWriter. Wife & mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI Southern Breeze Co-Asst. Regional Advisor, #12x12, #PBParty Finalist '24, '23, & '22 and #50PreciousWords HM '26, 25 and '23.
Laird Fetzer Hamblin @lairdsstorysongs.bsky.social Teacher _ Writer/Songwriter/Poet/Artist _ Biologist
I write and illustrate songs and stories about nature in rhyme and alliteration.
lairdsstorysongs.us
lettersbylaird.bsky.social
#edusky
#nature #songs
#kidlitart #kidlit #kidsongs #childrens
Tiffanie Leung Abbott @tleungabbott.bsky.social It’s “Learn” with a “G.”
• Mixed-race Chinese American author
• Rep: Michelle Jackson
• 2026 #pbparty Finalist
• 2025 #pbparty HM
• 2025 #roundtablementor
• #scbwi #12x12challenge
Robynn Hyde @robynnhyde.bsky.social #Kidlit author #pb #cb
Member of #12x12PB #SCBWI #MightyKidLit
#50PreciousWords Winner '26
#PBandKidJudges HM '25
Lover of horror & humour
#KidlitCraze Blog
robynnhyde.com/kidlit-craze
@abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social Disney fanatic who loves to write. Blog for adults on #caregiving and #grief- www.PixieDustForCaregivers.com. Book in progress. Picture books in my future! Expect whimsy and pictures of cute, clever animals, including my cat! #kidlit #12X12 #ALS 
Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social Children's author seeking representation.
Honorable Mentions in 2026 for the #Valentiny #50preciouswords & Little Thought's Silly Sonnet contests.
www.laurawippell.com
Kimberley Adams @kimberleyadams.bsky.social I am an illustrator, artist and coffee professional! This is where I share the highs, the lows, and the ridiculous in-betweens of chasing my spot in the world of illustrated storytelling.
Ivy Crenshaw @ivycrenshaw.bsky.social Author with a passion for growing hearts, minds, and green things. Writer and resident trouble-maker/puzzle crafter for Mythulu eMag. ADHD, Friend-shaped, Momma-bear.
Maria Kim @mkimwrites.bsky.social ✨Biracial Mexican-American Kidlit Writer
✨HS ELA Teacher/Librarian
✨PBParty '25 & '26 finalist🩷
✨Rep'd by Sandra Proudman at Galt and Zacker
@rebeccajanehoenig.bsky.social @rebeccajanehoenig.bsky.social Artist, SCBWI member, Children’s book author/illustrator
https://www.rebeccajanehoenig.com/
Lisa Amstutz @ljamstutz.bsky.social Author, ecologist, agent @StormLiterary
. http://linktr.ee/LJAmstutz
Lori Knutsen: Kidlit Writer, Teacher and Photographer @lknutsenkidlit.bsky.social I write #PB #YA to uplift, inspire, and entertain.❤️Teacher. Dreamer. #kidlitfirefly #ND 💫📝✨
https://loriknutsen.com
#kidlitchucklechallenge ‘26 Winner
#50Preciouswords ‘26‘25 HM
#springflingkidlit ‘25 Winner
#Halloweensie ‘25 HM
#SCBWI
#12X12
#PBRS Col
Tenderhearted Teacher @sallymacsam.bsky.social Special education preschool teacher, mom of 2 littles and a rescue dog, ECE blogger, and aspiring PB writer
www.tenderheartedteacher.com
IG: @tenderheartedteacher
#scbwi #12x12challenge #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity #preschool #earlychildhood
Jyn Hall @jynhall.bsky.social Owned by 2 rescue dogs.
Adored by an amazing man who doesn't (much) mind being called by my last name.
Cali girl living in Georgia.
Neurospicy PB/MG kidlit writer #SCBWI, #12x12PB #LondonWritersSalon
#PBRisingStars Mentee 2026
All em dashes are my own—
Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social Author, illustrator & nature photographer.
#SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee
Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
Claire Lordon - Illustrator, Designer, & Author @clairelordon.com 🇨🇦🇺🇸Bold, whimsical art for kids & (kids at 🧡)
📚Picture books, comics, & joyful storytelling
🎨Studio life & behind the scenes
✏️Agent @mccarthylit.com
🖤🩶🤍💜
www.clairelordon.com/links
Williamsburg JCC Indivisible @wjccindivisible.bsky.social "These are the times that try men's souls." from Thomas Paine, pamphlet titled "The American Crisis", 1776.
We have been endeavouring to MAKE AMERICA INDIVISIBLE AGAIN since January, 2017.
DEMOCRACY CONSTANTLY NEEDS DEFENDING!!! 
Linda Zajac @lindazajac.bsky.social 
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
Mesa Schumacher @mesabree.bsky.social Science and Medical illustrator, infographic artist.
Professional #sciart nerd.
Writer and kidlit author/illustrator rep. by Sorche Fairbank
MED/SCI: www.mesaschumacher.com
KIDLIT: https://imaginationillustration.mesaschumacher.com
Lee Ballard @leeballardbooks.bsky.social Novice Writer of Chapter Book Series, Experienced Grandmother, Almost Graduate of SNHU, Gladly Retired, Shivering Chicago Resident, Extreme Novice Website Developer (mine only), Longtime lover of life!
www.LeeBallardBooks.com
Stacy Burch @burchstacy.bsky.social Children's book writer (A WAY WITH WORDS '22, SEARCHING FOR SLEEP '22, WHEN YOU HOLD A GRUDGE ‘26), curriculum designer, and mama of three! She/Her
stacyburch.com
Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries.
Follow me here:
Website: https://susandrewwrites.com/
Art shop: https://susandrewart.net/
Newsletter: www.substack.com/@susandrew
Intagram: www.instagram.com/_susandrew/
Scott Wolf -- Kidlit author @scottwolfwriter.bsky.social Writer of #picturebooks and #MG for kids. Seeking representation. Member of #SCBWI and Storyteller Academy. 2023 Kids' Choice Kidlit Writing Contest Finalist. Proud father/supporter of a nonbinary child and a child with cerebral palsy.
Isidor @isidor.rs I make Extremely detailed music! Immerse yourself into my futuristic soundscapes, I am a boundarypushing synthwave producer at #NewRetroWave Your own music guide!
Supported by Reveal Sound!
DM for mix and master!⬇️
My music
https://hyperfollow.com/Isidor
Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social (She/Her) Ultimate Life Alchemist⚛️
Magic is EVERYWHERE & Love WINS💙⭐️💃
RN, BSN, MSN, CHPN, PhD(c)
Woke AF 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Cult Survivor☠️
Atheist☮️
Fuck the Pedo 🐷
Batnurse Educator 🧠 📚🎓⚕️
Baker St. Irregular🔎
All animals welcome💝
Fighting for ALL of us!!
☮️💙🇺🇸💪🏴☠️⚡️
Rachel Funez @rachelfunez.bsky.social #Kidlit #Author | #12x12 | #SCBWI | repp’d by Vicki Selvaggio @Storm Lit | @vickiselvaggio.bsky.social
Debut #PB: SONIA AND THE SUPER DUPER DISASTER | Illustrated by Kelly Kennedy | Free Spirit Publishing
Evelyn Bookless @evelynbookless.bsky.social Children’s Author - mostly picture books
JINX! Out now
🌏Award winning environmental series:
CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE TREE MACHINE (2021)
CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE PLASTIC SCENE (2019)
www.evelynbookless.com
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
Jime Wimmer @prettylines.bsky.social 🩷Represented by Hen & Ink Literary https://henandink.com
💚SCBWI Southern Breeze RIC
🩵Illustrator/Author: Prettylines.com
💚 Visiting Assistant Professor Hollins University
💛Dorothy in Oz: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wimmerstudios/dorothy-in-oz/
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
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
Nicole Loy @nicoleloy.bsky.social Writer | Reader | Foodie
Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social #PB #MG author seeking representation |'26 debut READY TO RIDE |'24 PBParty finalist | '24 WNDB Mentee| '23 #SCBWI-NM Enchantment Show winner| #12x12 | retired educator | ❤️ photography | http://mochadiane.com | she/her/hers
Emily Starr @emilystarr.bsky.social #Kidlit author | StarrMatica CEO | Science curriculum and PD writer | IA State Science Leadership Team Member | Nonfiction fanatic | Elementary #STEM advocate
SCBWI | 12x12
Kari Ann Gonzalez, Author @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social Lover of sweets, tea, hobby farming, reading, and writing. Award-winning children's author of How To Hatch A Reader (23), How To Hatch A Writer (25), If You Live On A Farm (26), and 3 more unannounced titles to share soon!
Korena Di Roma Howley @korena.bsky.social Writer, Editor, and Children's Author
❤️ SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL
🌕 A HANBOK FOR HANA - Preorder Now!
Rep: Lisa Amstutz, Storm Literary
www.korenahowley.com
Josette Abruzzini @josettewrites.bsky.social Writer/Educator. #kidlit #NF #SteamEd #HF #memoir. https://www.josetteabruzzini.com/post/i-am-greenland-a-poem
maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social 🍎Reading Specialist teacher |📚children’s author| ✏️ #PBParty Finalist 2024 and 2021 | PB MG | #kidlit #SCBWI #TPT- Reading Tree 123| THE NEW KID SERIES🚌
Maureenstraka.Wordpress.com- J Joni Klein-Higger @jkh18.bsky.social Singing songwriting children’s book author
Represented by Joyce Sweeney/The Seymour Agency
Hannah O'Reilly | kidlit @hanoreilly.bsky.social Picture book writer. Word nerd. // #50PreciousWords winner // #PBChat mentee // #PBParty finalist // #kidlit #amquerying // she/her
Little James Baldwin @nnemmanuels.bsky.social I should have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, but I could not stop pressing my phone.
Nicole Monahan @monahanstudio.bsky.social Whimsical Illustrator for the young at heart with a special interest for the eco system of nature, gardening, bonsai and animals. #kidlitartist, Check out my work at www.monahanstudio.com
Alexia M. Andoni @alexiaandoni.bsky.social Children’s book author & illustrator. Child Development Specialist. Nature-lover & traveler.
LOVE MAKES OUR FAMILY (S&S Beach Lane, March ‘27) @pbcreativecrew #SCBWIMI #12x12PB #PBParty finalist ‘23 repped by @writeloudly.bsky.social
Carmela Simmons Writes @carmelasimmons.bsky.social Peruvian-American kidlit author and Teacher of the Year. Shares Mother Nature’s wonders.
Represented by @EastWestLit
Kathy Halsey @infowoman.bsky.social Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/
Twitter handle: @infowoman1
Jay Davison @jaydauthor.bsky.social Northern Irish author, husband, dad.
'The Knight Thief' (2nd Place, Faber Action! Prize) - coming in 2027 with
@FaberChildrens
Katherine Rothstein @krothsteinslp.bsky.social Children’s book author and Speech Language Pathologist specializing in voice, swallow and AAC.
Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social #PB poet 🌳🌸🌞🌙💦 #RA #SCBWI #12x12 #CtC | Storied Ink on Substack https://substack.com/@jpuglow #NSTA #ALA #CrystalKite WI Fellowship of Poets
https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street
Kirsten W. Larson @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social Author ✍️| Teacher | Writing Coach | Podcaster: Nonfiction Kidlit Craft Conversations🎙️| World Adventurer
#12x12PB #WritingBarn #kidlit #InkedVoices
www.kirstenwlarson.com
Sheree Tomba @shereesketches.bsky.social Storyteller, bike racer, board game player, animal lover, tea drinker.
www.shereetomba.com
Repped by Kaitlyn Sanchez of Bradford Lit
‘24 PB Party Finalist
#12x12PB #SCBWI
#kidlit #kidlitart
Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social Writer. Likes to rhyme, though not when writing movies or novels. But you should see my shopping lists! Has never bought an orange. #kidlitchat cohost for 14+ years on ex-Twitter (and now here on Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST!). Still bats and throws righty.
Carrie Logsdon McCullough @zoodocwrites.bsky.social Mom, Grammy, retired zoo dentist, kidlit author, Regional Advisor #SCBWI Ohio Central & South, #12x12, #CtC, #STA, #PBRisingStar mentee ‘24&’25, PBRS Collective, Back in the query trenches carrielogsdonmccullough.com
Hilary Elizabeth Margitich @hilarymargitich.bsky.social Author of books that inspire and empower today’s kids ✍🏻 📚 💭 🩷
Rep'd by Marisa Cleveland & Gaby Cabezut at The Seymour Agency
2 Charlesbridge picture books forthcoming in 2029!!