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
Amanda Smith @amanda4kidlit.bsky.social High School English Teacher; Poet; Writer of Children's Books; Co-founder of https://www.24carrotwriting.com/
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying
Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social Picture Book author. NJ-Tucson #SCBWI Cat & cacti wrangler School visits-https://lisagerin.com
Author of ROSALIND LOOKED CLOSER- abt scientist Rosalind Franklin (22') LUCY STONE SPEAKS UP about suffragette Lucy Stone
(27) Beaming Books Former librarian
@laurabower.bsky.social @laurabower.bsky.social picture book author and pre-school teacher.
THE IMPOSTER (Gnome Road Publishing, Spring 2024)
EMILY SNOOK, THE WORLD'S SMALLEST COOK (Gnome Road Publishing Fall 2024)
HAIL THE TAIL (Beach Lane Books/S&S Spring 2027)
Ms. C @msc623.bsky.social 1st Grade Teacher
Mama to 3 kids
#clearthelist
Flipturns 🏊♀️ 📷 🦋 @flipturns.bsky.social 🏊♀️ swim teacher , 🐕 animal care tech, 🎸 musician/music therapist, 🧠 mental health tech, science &k elementary Ed. I care about people, animals, and the environment. Dealing with genetic diseases. I refuse to let them still me. 💙 JUST KEEP SWIMMING 🏊♂️
Jeanette Fazzari Jones @thefelttippen.bsky.social bit.ly/jeanettefazzarijones
Meatballs for Grandpa (Two Lions Press, 2024)
Duck, Duck, Groove (The Little Press, 2026)
Ava's Chalk (Ever Imagine Press, 2026)
Author. Teacher. Baker. Former ninja.
Seeking new rep due to the sad & sudden closure of BRLA.
Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social Author, illustrator & nature photographer.
#SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee
Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
KarenJameson15.bsky.social @karenjameson15.bsky.social Children’s author of lyrical/STEM picture books - WOODLAND DREAMS & more. WHO NESTS HERE? & THE SECRETS of the JELLIES. Repped by K. Rushall of ABLA.
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
Sheryl McFarlane @sherylbooks.bsky.social 🇨🇦Kids’ book author, reader, grandma, gardener, west coaster, doggy mum. www.sherylmcfarlane.ca
Laura K Zimmermann @laurak-pbwriter.bsky.social Children’s Author | Professor | Rep’d by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at @Bradfordagents.bsky.social | MUSHROOM RAIN | UNDER THE FOREST FLOOR coming Spring 2028 | #SCBWI | she/her
Matt Forrest Esenwine @mattforrestvw.bsky.social #Neurodivergent kidlit author, poetry writer, voice actor, Moxie drinker, dad, son, hubby, human. http://mattforrest.com https://www.instagram.com/mattforrestvw/
CathyBreisacher @cathybreisacher.bsky.social Children's Book Author, Librarian, STEM Teacher, and Youth Leader. Picture books are my jam! Books with Charlesbridge, Sleeping Bear Press and Reycraft. Soon-to-be announced title! RUCCL mentee & member of SCBWI, 12x12, and Inked Voices.
Kelly Starling Lyons @kelstarly.bsky.social Children’s Book Author and Teaching Artist
www.kellystarlinglyons.com
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Ellen L. Ramsey @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social #kidlit, SCBWI, 12x12, book lover, nature lover. A BOOK FOR BEAR (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, 2023) www.ellenlramsey.com
Angela Antonelli @skybrary.bsky.social #Librarian, K-4 | #Kidlit Writer | #SCBWI | #12x12 | #CTCASL Board Member | #STEM
Mrs Mahon @mikdgteacher.bsky.social Dog and cat mom 🐶🐶🐱🐱🐱
Kindergarten teacher
Detroit 🐯Tigers
Love coffee 24/7
True crime & “Reality Shows”
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ASKZ9G824EN9?ref_=wl_share
Carrie Evans @carrieevans.bsky.social Mom X2 👧🏼👧🏻school speech therapist 🗣️ Spartan for life 💚
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3SMI0Y77JER1O?ref_=wl_share
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
#KidlitZombieWeek @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social Hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2026, @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @rebecca-ensign.bsky.social @monicafreewoman.bsky.social @janmilusich.bsky.social @drenderturmaud.bsky.social @kcstrocchia.bsky.social
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/kidlit-zombie-week/
Debbie Palen Illustration @debbiepalen.bsky.social Illustrator of picture books seeking representation. Feminist, animal lover, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Free Spirit Publishing, NWF. ✉dpalen@fmgirl.com portfolio: https://www.debbiepalen.com linktr.ee/dpalen
#KidLitArt #childrensbooks #kidlit
Picture Book Creative Crew @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi
Jedlie @jedlie.bsky.social I am the host of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our mission is to help families grow closer through reading!
Ms. K @msk1st.bsky.social Mom to 2 amazing daughters, 1st grade teacher, #clearthelist 💙 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WEY70LX5XAGF?ref_=wl_share
Marie Hermansson @mariehermansson.bsky.social Illustrator of Picture Books. American living on the West coast of Sweden. I'd enjoy hearing about your book project! ✨
Portfolio site: www.MarieHermanssonIllustration.com
Juliana Osuna @lblueberry.bsky.social Illustrator
Books, fantasy and nature
https://linktr.ee/juliana_osuna
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! 
Ms. A @msa3rd.bsky.social 3rd grade teacher in a Title I school. #clearthelist
Classroom wish list - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/8W5GVA9DKPAQ?ref_=wl_share
Sarah Atherton @sarah-a-author.bsky.social Children's Author & Teacher/SENCo
Winner #ChuckleChallenge 2024
Winner #springflingkidlit 2023
Mentor #WriteMentor 2023 & 2025
Pam Vaughan @pamvau.bsky.social Children's book author. NE-SCBWI co-ARA. Director of Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat. #kidlit #PB #MG #12x12 www.pamvaughanauthor.com
Charlotte Wenger @charlottewenger.com she/her | 📚 literary agent with Prospect Agency repping kidlit authors and illustrators | toddler mom | Greater Boston Area | opinions mine
🌻
www.charlottewenger.com
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/charlotte-wenger
pdavislibrarian @pdavislibrarian.bsky.social Libraries are for everyone!
Vivia Arbelaez @vivia-leigh.bsky.social Social & Emotional Learning + Picture Book Writer
#MSWL account!
Anitra Rowe Schulte @anitraschulte.bsky.social Children’s book author
DANCING WITH DADDY ✨❤️
WILLOW AND BUNNY 🍃🐰
STARLIN chapter books (2026/27)
12x12 | SCBWI
Heather Dean Brewer @hdeanbrewer.bsky.social Author, Art Director at Eerdmans, Illustrator, & Michigander
LOVE IS POWERFUL
ONWARD: 16 Climate Fiction Stories
MEET ME IN YOUR HEART, 2026
heatherdeanbrewer.com
instagram.com/hdeanbrewer/
bracketpublishing.com
Michelle Denise Wood @mdwillustration.bsky.social 🖍️Illustrator, author, mom to girls
🌿Nature, retro, spooky, nostalgia
👋🏻Let’s make cool stuff together! #scbwi #kidlitart #12x12PB
⭐️#PBRisingStars 2024 Honorable Mention
📍Indiana
✨michelledwoodillustration.com
✏️michellewooddraws.com
📒 Seeking representation
Mary Vander Plas @maryvpwriter.bsky.social Kidlit author repped by Jackie Kruzie.
Sarah Beck (she/her) @sarahgbeck.bsky.social I make picture books that lovingly undermine the status quo.
TAROT DECK MESS & MY FIRST TAROT (‘23)
MAGIC CHILD ('25)
🧹📚🥄 www.sarahgbeck.com
http://www.Linktr.ee/9_of_wands
#12x12PB
Rep: Natascha Morris
Judy Bryan ~ Children’s Book Author @judybryanauthor.bsky.social 📚 Children's Book Author 📚
#SCBWI | #12x12 | Courage to Create | #kidlit | #PB | #MG | #YA | #Poetry
Website: JudyBryanAuthor.com
Jess Burbank, author/illustrator @jburbank.bsky.social she/her I write & illustrate picture books!
Rep’d by Ariana Philips at JVNLA
#PBParty ‘23 and ‘25 Finalist, #PBRisingStars ‘23 Runner Up #StorytellerAcademy #SCBWI #12x12
normacardenas.bsky.social @normacardenas.bsky.social assoc prof of practice | research food, identity, culture, and pedagogy #LasMusas #PBChat #WNDB #RUCCL Mentee #SCBWI #12x12 Ella/She
Dawn Prochovnic @dawnprochovnic.bsky.social Dandelion Lover, Potty Humorist, and Award-Winning Author: Lucy's Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl/Pirate Go Potty? ASL, Literacy, & Library Enthusiast. 2023 Walt Morey Award recipient. www.dawnprochovnic.com 12x12 (She/Her)
Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social Children's Author & Freelance Writer | nonfiction and fiction, picture books and middle grade | rep'd by Jacqui Lipton | #SCBWI, #12x12PB | She/Her | https://linktr.ee/stephaniegibeault
🐇💨🐕🐶🐩🐵🐝
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
Nazanin Mirsadeghi @nazanin-mirsadeghi.bsky.social Persian-American children's book writer, poet & translator. Paper collage illustrator. Rep'd by the amazing Mary C. Moore @ Aevitas Creative
MA in English from ASU
www.nazaninmirsadeghi.com
www.baharbooks.com/en/
#MG #PB #kidlit #SCBWI #StorytellerAcademy
Lauren N. Simmons @laurennsimmons1.bsky.social #Kidlit writer. Wife and mom. Loves Jesus.
#50preciouswords HM 24/25, #springflingkidlit HM 25, #sunwritefun win 23/24/25.
Stacie Ramey @stacieramey.bsky.social I write YA and cozy mysteries. Repped by Nicole Resciniti and @joycesweeney.bsky.social of the @seymouragency.bsky.social
MFA from @spaldingwriting.bsky.social Ambivert. Dog lover.
But first, coffee. 
Chris Robertson @chrisrbooks.bsky.social Author/Illustrator of many delightful picture books and Storyboard Professor at Otis College of Art & Design www.chrisrobertsonbooks.com
@lasmusasbooks @lasmusasbooks.bsky.social 
Laura Galán-Wells @lauragalanwells.bsky.social Latinx & Coahuiltecan SFF Writer, RevPit Editor, & Sensitivity Reader
www.LauraGalanWells.com
💀🦄💀
Lit rep: @swekstein.bsky.social
Film rep: Gotham
Comic book MOLT
Escándalo Improv
👽🌈👽
ENTP she/her #BLM 📍TX
Antonieta Muñoz Estrada @mariadrawss.bsky.social Mexican Illustrator • KidLit Art • Published by: Charlesbridge, Beaming Books, Richmond, Edelvives. | ✉️ mariadrawss@outlook.com |
Insta: mariadrawssart
Mónica Mancillas Author @monicamancillas.bsky.social Mexican-American kidlit author living in the UK. 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧
Books 📚:
Mariana and Her Familia
The Worry Balloon
How to Speak in Spanglish
Sing it Like Celia
Taco Tuesdays
Leyendas/Legends
My Barrio Sings in Spanglish ('27)
Rep: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong
Alexandra Alessandri @apalessandri.bsky.social 🇨🇴🇺🇸 Children's Author. Educator. Poet. Wife & mom. New in '26: Fly Pajarito Fly. Rep: Deborah Warren @ East West Literary Agency.
Vanessa Montalban @vvmontalban.bsky.social Award-winning author of A TALL DARK TROUBLE, THESE VENGEFUL WISHES, MIDNIGHT'S VICIOUS TOLL (PRH 2027) Contributor in NIGHT OF THE LIVING QUEERS (Wednesday Books) Rep: Madwoman Literary
🇳🇮🇨🇺 She.Her
Adria Quiñones @adriaq.bsky.social Award-winning Nuyorican kidlit writer. Published poet. Author of MI TIERRA, an early-reader-in-verse, available NOW from Reycraft!
Sonya Afnan @sonyaafnan.bsky.social Writer | illustrator | Iraqi-Chaldean † | SCBWI
Rep: Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Lit Agency
www.sonyaafnan.com/portfolio
carolporterbooks @carolporterbooks.bsky.social Children's Book Author-someday illustrator
Mom, Teacher, Education Advocate, Dog Lover, Book Lover
Buffalo Bills Fan, Buffalo Booster
Kim Wagner Nolan @kimwnolan.bsky.social #Kidlit Author & Illustrator @LittleThoughtsPress.com raising foster kids & chickens, Winner of #50PreciousWords, #SCBWIDrawThis https://linktr.ee/kimwnolan
Nikki Bergstresser @nikkibergstresser.bsky.social 🇨🇦Children’s author & educator. Best day has me with ☕️ in hand, lost in nature and a good story to share. 📚www.nikkibergstresser.com
Gander: The Town that Welcomed the World PB NF
Lila Lou’s Little Library PB
Seasons for Stones PB
A Promise to Protect MG
Eleanor A. Peterson @eleanorpeterson.bsky.social KidLit author/illustrator- PB, JF, MG, animal, nature lover, SCBWI, 12x12PB, CBI, ICWA BS Environmental Sciences and Territorial Management.
www.eleanorannpeterson.com Jurassic Rat '2019
Jan Campana @janycampana.bsky.social Picture Book Creator, PBParty Finalist '25, Kidlit Writer, Passionate Reader, Lover Of All Things Books & BBQ, #SCBWI, Artist-in-Training, Friend, GoldenDoodle Mom
janycampana.com
@katherine398.bsky.social @katherine398.bsky.social Kidlit Writer #PB #SCBWI #kidlit #12x12 SpringflingKidLit '24Winner, 50PreciousWords '24Winner, ‘25HM
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
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
Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social Librarian in sort-of Chicago.
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG.
HM: #PBParty.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN.
https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee
Claire Woodend @clairewoodend.bsky.social Budding picture book writer.
CANSCAIP '25 Long List (x2)
#PBParty '25 Honorable Mention.
Trivia nerd. Would do anything for my cats.
Victoria, BC. 🏳️⚧️
Roseanne Baxter Frank | Kidlit Everything @roseannefrank.bsky.social #PB Writer FINDING CHRISTMAS 2025 | O’WIN & the MOON (2025) | Social Media @SCBWILongIsland | #kidlit Workshops | Insta: @writingoutloud X: @writingoutloud2 | Just Be Kind! linktr.ee/rbfrank
Angela Hartman @angelarosehartman.bsky.social Retired Library Girl. Writing. Reading. #amquerying #kidlit #SCBWI #writingcommunity #pbparty
Jesse Anna Bornemann @jesseannabornemann.bsky.social Poems in Highlights, Spider, The School Magazine, & The Dirigible Balloon. University staff writer. Wife of Eric and mom of ages 11 and 6.
Jodi Moore @jodimoore.bsky.social Award winning #kidlit author of WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN series (Flashlight Press, pics by Howard McWilliam, professional critiquer, illustrator, collage artist, SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, audio-describer for live theater events.
Jennie @jsaywell.bsky.social Pb-writing word nerd and animal lover. WriteMentor 25 #PB winner 📚 #scbwi
Rose Cappelli @rosecappelli.bsky.social Poet, author, lover of children's literature; member 12x12 and SCBWI
Lex Saw 📖 @lex-i-reads.bsky.social 📚📖 booklover, wife, momma
Cynthia Cliff @cynthiacliff.bsky.social Published Kid-Lit Author & Illustrator
Self taught artist * Silly heart * Tree hugger
www.CynthiaCliff.com
Represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Author/Illustrator Books: Pie for Breakfast * The Wild Garden * A Weekend Trip * A Day at the Museum
Melissa Gardner @artgardner.bsky.social illustrator/storyteller, psychotherapist, mom and maker of magic! 🏳️🌈& ND
www.melissagardnerart.com
Rep’d by @sandraproudman.bsky.social
@galltzacker.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator
Harriet Howe @harriethowebks.bsky.social Picture book author rep’d by Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency
Sam Sinclair @samqsinclair.bsky.social Mama to my little besties👫
Wife to my big bestie👩❤️👨
Bluesky newbie 🦋
Interior designer by day🛋
#KidLit author by dreams✨
#SCBWI member📚
PBbuds @pbbuds.bsky.social We are a happy bunch of #KidLit authors with #PictureBooks set to bloom! #SCBWI #12x12PB
Tanya Konerman, Kidlit Author 📚 @tanyakonerman.bsky.social PB/MG; Nature/Verse/Prose
Agent: Mona Kanin
'28 OTIS: THE KING OF KATMAI
‘25 MUD TO THE RESCUE! 🐘🦩🦫 🐢
‘24 HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA 👻
SCBWI; WFH | hiker 🥾 | veggie 🌽|
bird&bear lover 🐤🐻 | nature 📷 | 💙
www.tanyakonerman.com
PB25Vibes @pb25vibes.bsky.social We're #KidLit authors and illustrators with #picturebooks launching in 2025. Join us on a reading adventure to feel the PBVIBES in 2025 and beyond!📚🌈
linktr.ee/pb25vibes
Kids.Radio @kidsdotradio.bsky.social Studies show kids thrive with media designed for their growth and well-being. That’s why Kids.Radio/app offers kid friendly music, podcasts, audiobooks, jokes, prizes and more, all free from harmful algorithms. With Kids.Radio, they can have control.
Christopher R. Muscato @chrisrmuscato.bsky.social Writer of sff/solarpunk/nomadpunk, hope addict, dad of twins, constantly fighting writer’s block
Ashley Haitch @fieldtrippin.bsky.social Teacher, querying author, Carolina grad. I'm into makeup and its history. I also love spirits, both 👻 and 🥃.
Hannah Lorenzo @hannahlorenzobooks.bsky.social ESL Teacher. Mom. Travel. Dance. Strawberry ice cream. #Kidlit Author, repped by @KaitlynLeann17 SCBWI 12x12 http://HannahLorenzoBooks.com
Evelyn Day @evelynday.bsky.social #Kidlit writer, #SCBWI, #PB, #KidlitChuckleChallenge HM ‘25 & ‘24, Classically trained movie watcher, Poetry nerd, AuDHD, and Oxford comma enthusiast!
Dena Davis @denadavisbooks.bsky.social 🌺🇬🇷 Pre-pub #KidLit author, disability rights advocate, SB library board ‘22-‘26, former teacher, optimistic realist #SCBWI #CBA #12X12 #50PreciousWords Winner ‘22 & ‘26, Santa Barbara Writers Conference Scholarship Winner ‘26, she/her 🌺🇬🇷
Sydney Dunlap @sydneydunlap.bsky.social SCBWI member, teacher, animal lover, anti-trafficking advocate. Award-winning author of IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY and forthcoming RACING THE CLOUDS (2/18/25). Rep: Ann Rose/The Tobias Agency https://sydneydunlap.com/
Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social ✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser)
📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge
FRASER & HENRY GROW A FRIEND, May 25,2027
💻business owner
🧳explorer of the world
👋🏼Love making friends!
https://linktr.ee/beckysuzannewalker?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Sheri Bentley @sheribbooks.bsky.social Writer. Literacy Coach. Lover of people and words. #SCBWI #KidsChoiceWinner -'24 #KidLitVibesWinner-'23 #50PreciousWordsHM-'23, '24 Pub'd in @DirigibleBalloon-'25, '26
Amy Farris @amylizfs.bsky.social Voice actor and picture book enthusiast, I'm on a mission to ID "read-aloud-ability"--those enigmatic elements that make picture books entertaining for both the narrator and the audience.
🔗 HearMeOutReviews.Substack.com
🔗 VoiceOfAmy.com
Deb Buschman @debbuschman.bsky.social Kidlit writer, SCBWI Volunteer, A Knight and His Trusty...Debut PB Coming out with The Little Press 2026
Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social Elementary school library media specialist; 💙 literacy & freedom to read advocate 💙; 📚reader;📚; goldendoodle mom🐾; DC sports fan 🏒🏈🏀; University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate & Badger sports fan 🦡
https://www.donorschoose.org/ms-tecler