David Long @writerdavidlong.bsky.social Blue Peter Book of the Year winner. Writes for children and adults, 60+ books translated into 30+ languages. Occasional ghost. Agent: Penny Holroyde at Holroyde-Cartey.
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Astred @astredcherry.bsky.social Bestselling Illustrator 📚Award-Winning Book Designer, Emerging Author, Snappy Dresser
Gadigal land/Sydney 🇦🇺
Bridey Lee @brideylee.bsky.social Editorial and picture book illustrator in Portland Maine
Represented by VeroK agency
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Kim Barnes @kbpaperstories.bsky.social Australian author and illustrator.
Author of 'The Farmers Hat' published by Ashton Scholastic 2010. SCWBI member .
The Steph Bowe Prize for Young Writers @stephboweprize.bsky.social Established in memory of beloved YA author Steph Bowe, the Prize is designed to support an unpublished Australian YA writer under 25. www.stephboweprize.com
Susanne Merritt @susannemerritt.bsky.social Australian writer and children's book author
Claire Thompson @clairetbooks.bsky.social Children's author writing true stories starring inspiring kids.
Miss Eleni @miscelleni.bsky.social Children’s librarian and writer 🌈
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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
Nikki McWatters @nikkimcwatters.bsky.social A big fan of kindness. Author of 2 memoirs and 3 YA novels. The HEXENHAUS trilogy. Blue Mountains, Australia. https://nikkimcwatters.wordpress.com/
Lisa Shanahan @lisashanahan.bsky.social Lover of moongazing & Melbourne Tea
Writer of picture books & novels for young people
HARK, IT'S ME, RUBY LEE!
THE GRAND, GENIUS SUMMER
HELLO WORLD
www.lisashanahan.com
Living on Bidjigal land, Australia
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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.
Ky Garvey - Author & Podcaster @kygarvey.bsky.social Mum, Wife, Daughter, Friend. Writer and Podcaster.
Amie Kaufman @amiekaufman.bsky.social 🌈 NYT and internationally bestselling author. (she/her)
📚 Out now: The Isles of the Gods
✍🏼 Newsletter: amiekaufman.substack.com
anna spargo-ryan @annaspargoryan.bsky.social writes. also: cries.
Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au "Young has nailed it." - Publisher's Weekly
Philosopher & author. Agents: Zeitgeist Agency (nonfiction) & Alex Adsett Literary (fiction)
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Jane Caro @janecaro.bsky.social Novelist ‘Lyrebird’ ‘The Mother’, author, columnist, social commentator, feminist, atheist, activist, emcee, public speaker.
Nina Kenwood @ninakenwood.bsky.social Author of The Wedding Forecast, It Sounded Better In My Head and Unnecessary Drama.
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
Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social Writer, editor, reader, neglectful gardener, cat-wrangler. Children’s/YA lit. PhD student: Australian children’s fantasy. New RGPer. She/her. Politics tragic. Lives on unceded First Nations land, lutruwita (Tasmania). https://linktr.ee/msmisrule
Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social Authoress kazcooke.com.au
New book, Spooky Ladies out Oct 27! Also: Up The Duff; Girl Stuffs 8-12 & 13+; Ada; You’re Doing It Wrong: a History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women; ‘It’s The Menopause’. Further palaver as it comes to hand.
Andrew McDonald @andrewmcdonald.bsky.social Writer. Real Pigeons. Hello Twigs.
Living/writing on Wurrundjeri Country. 
Nova Weetman @novaweetman.bsky.social writer of MG novels like Sick Bay and The Edge of Thirteen and adult memoir, Love, Death & Other Scenes. 
Vikki Wakefield @vikkiwakefield.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Doodler. Dreamer.
Julianne Negri @juliannenegri.bsky.social Library worker, writer, reader, puffed sleeve wearer - living on unceded Wurundjeri land. 
Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social PhD. YA author (Penguin Random) jnr fiction (Hardie Grant) non-fiction (Black Inc / The Guardian). Podcaster with The Outer Sanctum / The Writers' Retreat. Living on Wurundjeri land with 2 humans & 1 dog. She/her. https://linktr.ee/nicolehayes
Kylie @kyliemmason.com Freelance book editor based in Sydney, Australia. AuDHD. Working on Bidjigal land. I created a workbook to help writers self-edit their novel: https://kyliemmason.com/after-the-first-draft-workbook/
Also my kid's stan account.
Kate Murray @katemurray.bsky.social YA author of WE WHO HUNT THE HOLLOW and WE WHO ARE FORGED IN FIRE. Usually caffeinated. Adore all forms of SFF. Kiwi. Own way too many lip balms. Melburnian. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/kateswriting
Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social Award-winning author of Running in Circles, Summer of Shipwrecks, The Worst Perfect Moment, Meet Me at the Moon Tree, A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic, The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars, Tin Heart and Frankie. She/her
Alex Adsett @alexadsett.bsky.social Australian literary agent, publishing consultant and avid reader. 
Kelly Gardiner @kmjgardiner.bsky.social I write, teach writing, and lead writing retreats. My latest novel, Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective, co- written with Sharmini Kumar, is out now (HarperCollins).
fiona hardy @fionathehardy.bsky.social melbourne-based author, reviewer, bookseller & butthead
crime books/kids books/educational books
out now: old games 🏺🎾
Nicola Santilli @nicolasantilli.bsky.social Freelance editor (kids/YA). Words, anime, manga, graphic novels, #LoveOzYA 🌈🏳️⚧️ They/them.
Penny Tangey @pennytangey.bsky.social Writer for young people, sometimes librarian. Mention the climate crisis and criticise fossil fuel sponsorships whenever I possible can.
Lili Wilkinson @liliwilkinson.bsky.social Award-winning YA and children's author. BRAVEPAW #1 out now! UNHALLOWED HALLS coming Feb 2025 with Delacorte 🇺🇸, Titan 🇬🇧 and Allen & Unwin 🇦🇺.
Danielle Binks @daniellebinks.bsky.social Author • Literary Agent • Creative Writing Teacher • https://linktr.ee/DanielleBinks
Ellie Marney @elliemarney.bsky.social Aussie rural, NYT bestseller - people die in my books 💀 Feb 2026: NO ONE IS SAFE 💀 Here's the fun stuff: https://t.co/ujW6HqmgSi
Alison Croggon @alisoncroggon.bsky.social I write words. Award-winning poet, novelist, critic, theatre writer. Arts editor The Saturday Paper. She/her. Living and working on unceded Bunurong and Wadawurrung Country.
http://www.alisoncroggon.com/
Jamie Willis @jamiewillisbooks.bsky.social • Writer • Avid reader • Family of book lovers
• Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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SherylGwyther @soneill-gwyther.bsky.social Aussie KidLit author and artist on Yuggera/Turrbal country. Chapter books, short stories, school plays, and MG historical adventures are my thing. LOVES: Ava & Niamh. Reading. Baroque music. Photography. Travel. History. PASSION: Human Rights activist. - D @direleafehall.bsky.social @direleafehall.bsky.social
Liz Ledden @lizledden.bsky.social Kids' book author • Latest: Everyone Wants An Octopus Book! (Hardie Grant) • Gadigal/Sydney • www.instagram.com/liz_ledden • www.lizledden.com • https://lemongrassletters.substack.com/
Jenna Guillaume @jennaguillaume.bsky.social Pop culture journalist. Author of YA rom-coms YOU WERE MADE FOR ME and WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME and novella THE DEEP END. Recovering twt user.
Erin Gough 🏳️🌈🍉 @eringough.bsky.social Writer. She/her. Books, culture, queer stuff, social justice, climate justice, TV, film, art. The Flywheel, Amelia Westlake, Into the Mouth of the Wolf https://linktr.ee/eringough
Billie Rooney @billierooney.bsky.social Children’s writer, reader and hopeful human 📚🌈 Writing PB and MG. #SCBWI member
Sue Scott @sdscottwriter.bsky.social Reader, children's writer, kid-lit tragic/activist, tutor, tea drinker, chocoholic.
2nd place CYA Picture Book Preschool 2024
Mum to 3 wonderful 20-something women, and a Havanese called Wally.
Sydneysider.
Brooke Clark @brookemclark.bsky.social Editor, accessibility advocate, wrangler of my neurodivergent fam, cat lover, book lover. Australia.
Julie Murphy, Children's Author @juliekidsbooks.bsky.social Aussie author of 20+ picture/info books, incl. DOG BEACH (NLA, 2024), CHEER UP, BLOBFISH! (Affirm, 2024) & ODD BODS (Lerner, 2021). Fmr. zoologist and zookeeper. She/her. #STEM #animals #nature. https://linktr.ee/juliemurphybooks
The Book Muse - Ashleigh @thebookmuse1.bsky.social Writer, reviewer, disabled, book lover and cat lover. Picture Book Activist, kid lit advocate. She/her
https://ashleighmeikle.com.au https://www.weekendnotes.com/sydney/writer/186/ https://substack.com/@ashleighthebookmuse
Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social Urban librarian, storyteller, wikimedian, all things GLAM 
Sophie Beer @sophiebeerdraws.bsky.social Kids author and illustrator✨☀✨
Into books and equality. She/her
Debut MG 'Thunderhead' out now with A&U
CYA Conference @cyaconference.com Children, Young Adult, and Adult Writers’ and Illustrators’ Conference, is for writers and illustrators of all ages, all genres.
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Alison Mutton @aleneart.bsky.social Perth 🇦🇺
Kidlit illustrator, designer, needle felter, swing dancer. Seeking kidlitart representation
www.alene-art.com
Pamela Hart @pamelahart.bsky.social I write lots of different things, but mostly murder mysteries and historical fiction. AKA Pamela Freeman and Elizabeth Leydin. All of them she/her. Living and writing on Gadigal land. Find me at pamela-hart.com
Rebecca Chaney @rebeccajchaney.bsky.social Science-loving Aussie author of the multi-awarded middle grade novel,
STU AND THE SKETCHY TIME STOPS. Book 2 in THE SKETCHER SERIES is out Sept '26!
https://rebeccajchaney.com/
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sharondalgleish.bsky.social @sharondalgleish.bsky.social Writer for children, lover of picture books and poetry, happiest breathing in nature.
Dr Helen Edwards, Psych PhD, Australian Author & Speaker @drhelenedwards.bsky.social Award-winning Australian Author on Kaurna Land.
🪶SA Literary Fellow 2025
✨️The Rebels of Mount Buffalo✨️Legend of The Lighthouse Moon✨️On Gallant Wings ✨️The Disappearing Circus 7/25 with Kate Gordon
🪶Nature, Magic & History
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