Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social Est. 1983. Not-for-profit children’s booksellers celebrating equality, inclusion & diversity. Schools/EY supplier. Co-runs Little Rebels Award. Workers’ Cooperative. www.letterboxlibrary.com
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@book-marks.bsky.social @book-marks.bsky.social Father, son, husband, uncle, friend. Proud of being involved in the exchange of ideas and stories in the book business for 40+ years.
Roberta Gibson @robertagibson.bsky.social Entomologist who caught the writing bug. Muse sends nonfiction picture books for kids #kidlit and mystery short stories for adults.
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Mary Manning Illustration @marymng.bsky.social Illustrator #kidlit #illustration Character Artist
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IdaMae West @idamaewest.bsky.social Elementary Teacher-Librarian, teacher-author and creator a.k.a. That Fun Reading Teacher at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/that-fun-reading-teacher
CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a UK based charity that creates and delivers award-winning literacy training and resources for the teachers of early years and primary school children.
Buddy Scalera @buddyscalera.bsky.social Comic Book School Livestream every Tuesday 8 PM EST YouTube.
sabinahblack.bsky.social @sabinahblack.bsky.social 🇬🇧🇲🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷 British copyeditor, proofreader, and translator (German, French, Mauritian Creole) specialising in multilingual and multicultural publications, inclusive books, and works linked to the UK, France, Germany, and Mauritius. 🇬🇧🇲🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷
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International Literacy Association (ILA) @ilatoday.bsky.social ILA is a global advocacy and membership organization dedicated to transforming lives through literacy.
Kyleigh @k-m-c.bsky.social 
Ilona @ilonakidscribe.bsky.social Kidlit writer, refugee daughter, amateur photo-snapper, member of co-housing eco-community. Co-author, CAT TAKES QUEEN (middle grade novel about a chess-playing cat) coming Oct. 2026 from Feiwel & Friends. Rep'd by Kristen Terrette, Martin Literary Mgmnt.
Lisa Tirreno @lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social 📚Australian YA fantasy author. PRINCE OF FORTUNE out with S&S now! Also chickens and cake.
Rep: Jim McCarthy at @dystelgoderichandbourret
R.J. Huneke @rj.rjhuneke.com I'm an author of SFF, Thrillers, Comics, Poetry & ANTS WAKING 📚| Co-Founder of DoubleEdgedPress.com | EIC @ TheForgottenFiction.com magazine | He/him/ally 🏳️⚧️ | #neurodivergent #AuDHD | New Yorker in Portugal 🇵🇹 https://linktr.ee/rj_huneke
Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social Avery Hill helps aspiring creators reach their potential and is a home for those geniuses the mainstream has yet to recognise.
Posts generally by Ricky
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Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social Celebrating books by artists, poets, writers, book designers and their publishers. The next fair will take place in 2027.
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Liz Lazar (she/her) @lizlazarlit.bsky.social #PB writer, former reading teacher, boy & dog mama, 🎶 & 🌎 lover. Highlights/Boyds Mills Scholarship Winner 2026, #12x12 Scholarship Winner 2025 & 2024, #PBParty HM 2024, #PBRisingStars Mentee 2023, #SCBWI #KidLit #CBA #LyricalLanguageLab ✨Seeking Rep
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Concordia University Press @concordiapress.bsky.social Concordia University Press is a non-profit publisher of scholarly books that are engaged, accessible, and make a point. Situated on unceded Indigenous land. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
linktr.ee/cupress
Lina Chopra Haldar, PhD @linahaldar.bsky.social Kid Lit Author | Math Enthusiast | Education Consultant | Ice Cream Lover | 12x12 and SCBWI Member | Rep’d by Saba Sulaiman, Talcott Notch Literary Services
Author of DEAR MATH, WE’RE NOT FRIENDS (Beaming Books 2026)
www.linahaldar.com
LSU Press @lsupress.bsky.social Louisiana's premier academic publisher, established in 1935. #lsupress
HighWater Press @highwaterpress.bsky.social Powerful Voices.
Unforgettable Stories.
Independent, Canadian, and woman-owned.
Find #IndigenousBooks and teacher guides for K–12 on our website.
Tumeke Studio @tumekestudio.bsky.social Tumeke Studio is a Māori owned, independent R&D-driven game and systems studio building the tools and stories of tomorrow.
https://www.tumekestudio.com
Octopus Books @octopusbooks.ca Woman owned, independent, and committed to making the world a better place.
116 Third Ave, Ottawa
Anishinaabe Territory
Canada
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Maria Patiño @mariapatinoart.bsky.social Mixed media author/illustrator blending painting, collage, texture, and storytelling. Inspired by culture, nature, and folklore. Open to freelance & collaborations.
@messypress.bsky.social @messypress.bsky.social 
Elizabeth Botsford @elizabethbotsford.bsky.social Middle grade novel writer. Longlisted, Yeovil Literary Prize 2026. Shortlisted, Jericho Writers Friday Night Live.
Prof. Dr. Vitor Claret Batalhone Júnior @vitorbatalhone.bsky.social Graduated in History by UFRGS (PROPESQ/UFRGS-CNPQ Grantee). Master and Doctor in History by UFRGS (CAPES Grantee). Postdoctorate at UFRRJ (CAPES PNPD Grantee). The Fulbright Program Alumnus. Visiting Student Research Collaborator at Princeton University.- P pattie @punchpattie.bsky.social librarian
"own notions"
Kirsten Bock @kpbock.bsky.social Librarian, Writer, Tea drinker
Kassie Lamro @kassielamro.bsky.social Writer, Teacher, Mama (sometimes drummer)| #amquerying MG niv| MG Narwhals | Arizona http://kassielamro.weebly.com
Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social Hello 👋… my name is Jacob Souva and I’m an illustrator and author of books for kids. I’m rep’d by Jen Rofé of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
✨ www.twofishillustration.com/links
✏️ https://open.substack.com/pub/jacobsouva
Revista Babar @revistababar.bsky.social Revista online de literatura infantil fundada en 1989. Premio Nacional de Fomento de la Lectura 2017 #LIJ
https://revistababar.com
Canette Books @canettebooks.bsky.social Children's books for parents who get it 📚
"You're Only Two Once" — celebrating toddler magic
👇 Get the book
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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
Nicolai Hvidberg_✍️ @nicolaihvidberg.info FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR // COMIC BOOK ARTIST
🔗🌳: https://linktr.ee/illunicolai
Santi Casares @santiagocasares.bsky.social Latinx Kidlit author/illustrator
www.santiagocasares.com
Joelle McTigue 📷 @joellemctigue.bsky.social Artist examining memory as unstable matter shaped by movement, repetition, access, power, and erasure. Madrid. joellemctigue.com
Jenn Bailey @jennbailey.bsky.social Author, editor, pie baker, Ollie walker, VCFA-WCYA, Maker of the Henry series, Meowsterpieces, and The Twelve Hours of Christmas
BookishPerseus @bookish-perseus.bsky.social 22yrs
Book Count: 2000
TBR: 6931
2026 Reading Challenge: 195/200
Beestrot 👨🍳 @beestrot.com Great recipes from around the world, cooking tips that actually help, fresh food news every week, and fun quizzes for curious food lovers. If you like to cook, eat, or just learn something new in the kitchen: follow along!
🌐 https://beestrot.com
Trellis Press @trellispress.bsky.social Books that cultivate growth, spark connection, and create positive change
wzuk11.bsky.social @wzuk11.bsky.social Quasi-retired Canadian (🇨🇦) former teacher librarian, former executive director at Manitoba Aviation Council; artist (created 2 sculptures), author (10 books in publication) and filmmaker (roles in 18 films). Website: lorimer.ca/adults/contributor/bill-zuk
alex benzer @alexbenzer.com head of product @bsky.app
Sue (Susan Uhlig) she/her @susanuhlig.bsky.social Married. Children's Author. Writing PB, MG, some YA. Kidlit. SCBWI Regional Advisor Emerita. Former Institute of Children’s Literature Instructor.
I write helps & book recs on my site susanuhlig.com.
WA state. Owned by cat.
Flashlight Press @flashlightpress.bsky.social Picture books that explore and illuminate touching and humorous moments of family situations. www.FlashlightPress.com
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Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social My Son calls me the "Last Boy Scout",
Science based Critical Thinker, Amateur Historian, Love Books,
ACE of Heart (Altruism, Communication, Entertainment) is my philosophy, Managing Information Systems has been my Life,
I served in the USASA #estel
FReadom Fighter @qtpilibrarian.bsky.social Librarian. USN (Ret) spouse. Mom. Gardener. Gamer. Anime. PBS. PTX. Tattoos. Whiskey. Cis-het, she/her.
Passionate about literacy, gardening (native, esp!), and animal rescue.
Opinions my own.
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. 
Katie Gilstrap @bykatiegilstrap.bsky.social Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
Bestie to @attaboyartie.bsky.social 🐕
Friend to all creatures ❤️🐾
Peter Taylor @petertaylor.bsky.social Author & illustrator of kids' & craft books; past SCBWI Coordinator & science & art teacher; calligrapher, photographer & artist's book maker. My agent for 10 years has retired...seeking new representation.
www.writing-for-children.com
authorsuzanneslade.bsky.social @authorsuzanneslade.bsky.social Children's Book Author, Sibert Honor Winner, Mechanical Engineer, Wife, Mom www.suzanneslade.com
Drema Deòraich @dremadeoraich.bsky.social 🚫PMs.
Writer of words. Lover of trees. Servant of cats. She/her. I choose love. ❤️
Three-time recipient of Literary Titan’s Gold Book Award.
All works available on my website:
https://www.dremadeoraich.com
Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social We are a full service literary agency repping the best books in the world since 1981. (Not that we're biased.) We LOVE books and their creators! www.andreabrownlit.com
Cats of Kyiv 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ 🐱 🇺🇦 @catsofkyiv.bsky.social What happens when 20 stray cats find a sanctuary in the suburbs of Kyiv? They go to Bluesky, of course! From street life to dacha living, follow our cats for your daily dose of whiskers and whimsy right here!
Feel free to show ❤️ and repost any cat videos!
Jasmine Fang @jasmineifang.bsky.social Author, mom, recovering PM
🏡 tpe • la • dc • sf bay area
📕 BENEATH THE SAME ROUND MOON
📕 OUR CHINATOWN MARKET (2028)
jasmineifang.com
Erik Talkin @eriktalkin.bsky.social Author. YA novel Private School Punk (full-cast audiobook, 2026 IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year). Lulu & the Hunger Monster (ILA Social Justice Award). MFA from VCFA. Punk, audiobooks, illustrated fiction, book-connected soundtracks.- A aes360.bsky.social @aes360.bsky.social
Ben Morall III @bm3writes.bsky.social Consumer Insights Analytics Leadership at a Fortune 500 company AND Rhyming Picture Book Author Extraordinaire . Member of the SCBWI. University of South Florida College of Arts & Sciences Alumni. Former NFL writer(NFC South & Satire) at Jock Journal.
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
Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com Writer of YA novels Tuesdays are Just as Bad and Dead Teenager Movie.
Also Phder on Ethel Lilian Voynich
Brittany Griffiths @bmariegriffiths.bsky.social Director of Editorial, Design, and Production @cornellupress.bsky.social
Into anything in the realm of publishing studies, nautical history, horror, urban studies, media studies, or WWII.
Jude Reid @squintywitch.bsky.social Freelance writer, surgeon, collie-wrangler. Black Library author, Fresh Ink @natlibscot, Gàidhlig. All opinions my own. She/her/i
Victor Santos @victorsantos.bsky.social Harvey & Eisner nominee. NYT bestsellers list author. I draw (and sometimes write) noir stuff. My GN POLAR adaptation released worldwide by Netflix.
https://linktr.ee/victorsantoscomics
Marcella White Campbell @marcella.us Award-winning essayist on culture, identity, and memory. MAYA'S JOURNEY: A STORY OF TWO GREAT-GRANDMOTHERS is a brand new picture book inspired by Black and Jewish family history.
ObligatoryToast @obligatorytoast.bsky.social A compulsory part of your daily breakfast. Slice of life. Miniatures. Librarian. im gay. Kind of a huge bitch.
She/her/they/them
NoVA
@brandiauyemura.bsky.social @brandiauyemura.bsky.social 
Elisa Cristóbal | Almond Translations @elisacristobal.bsky.social English-Spanish Sworn Translator (Traductora Jurada). MITI, ScotNetter, Asetrader. Legal, training courses, education, sustainability, literature. Flew from the Spanish mountains to the Scottish hills.
LibrarianOnTheLoose @serenawaldron.bsky.social Peppy elem school librarian, connoisseur of picture book end papers, ardent life long learner & daily crusher of librarian stereotypes (except the cardigan one- I ❤️ a good cardigan).
Dog lover, PT yogi, coffee fan girl
Katie Quinn @quinndiesel.bsky.social Hi there! :) 🎨🌷🌻
hawkheartstudios.com
Mygoh (Stephen) @mygohworld.bsky.social Books and information to inspire people to be more active, take control of what they do and enjoy doing different things in their own unique way. Driven to do things differently after getting an Autism diagnosis in adulthood in 2025
eileenwrobinson.bsky.social @eileenwrobinson.bsky.social Author. Editor. Publisher. Scholastic. Harcourt. Co-founder Reycraft Books. Founder of Move Books (now at Charlesbridge as Charlesbridge Moves). Partner in Kid’s Book Revisions PLUS. Author of 2 PB’s (2028). But even more importantly—lover of desserts!
Andrea @agw31.bsky.social Reader of books, swimmer, teacher, governor, parent and partner
Ekimellnea @ekimellnea.bsky.social Lover of food, books, and timeless quotes. Sharing bites of wisdom, savory stories, and literary journeys. 🌟📚🍴
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/bio/
Shruti Prabhu @shrutiprabhu.bsky.social 🎨 Mixed Media Illustrator and Visual Artist
🪡 Sewist and Knitter
🌿 Home Gardener
@doremibooks.bsky.social @doremibooks.bsky.social 
Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social ✏️ Illustrator & author & maker
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⭐️ Rep’d by Emily Talbot @unitedagents
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Diandra Mae @diandramae.com 🇵🇷-Texan Illustrator 🖌️✂️🎨 | She/Her | ✨this✨close to wandering off into the woods forever 🏕️ Team#ADHD, so no method to my madness | TX ICE Impact Guide: https://tinyurl.com/TxICE |Portfolio: diandramae.com |
Rep’d by Carrie Hannigan at hgliterary.com
BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social Painter, Printmaker, Illustrator, Creative Director & Sculptor.
Posting personal work, experiments & weak jokes. Bad ideas man. He/Him
www.badmanifesto.co.za
www.inprnt.com/profile/brucemackay
Luisa Uribe @lupencita.bsky.social Colombian illustrator, eater of sweets. She/her.
PATCHWORK MEMORIES -written by Monica Rojas- out Sept. 1!
www.luisauribe.com
Toddling The Stacks @toddlingthestacks.com You should be reading #kidlit, and we'll help you see why.
A children's literature podcast by award-winning educator and Princeton-educated literature PhD @seangill.net
New episodes drop on Mondays!
http://www.ToddlingTheStacks.com
Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist.
https://geekdad.com/author/jonathanhliu/
https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhliu/
(he/him) Portland, Oregon
The Viking Bunnies @vikingbunnies.bsky.social The Viking Bunnies are ready for adventure! Join Steve, Lars, Thora, Captain Fuzzy, and more as they venture across the Wild Sea! #NoAI
Get all their stories and games @ https://www.vikingbunnies.com !
Fuse 8 n’ Kate @fuse8nkate.bsky.social Two sisters consider the wide world of picture books and deserve which should be remembered as “classics” and which ones are “crrrrrrrap!” Follow the podcast at https://m.soundcloud.com/user-745466600
Aileen Stewart @aileenstewart.bsky.social Children's #Author, #SCBWI Member, #Library Board of Trustee Member, #12x12PB Member, #Baker, #Amateur Photographer, #Christian, and Herder of #Cats www.kidlitfun.com and https://www.instagram.com/aileenwstewart1/
@libchick.bsky.social @libchick.bsky.social Books, dogs and chocolate
sophie 📚 @sophieissapphic.bsky.social they/them
reader, lesbian, disaster
Leon Diop @leondiop.bsky.social Sharing thoughts and opinions through my words.
Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social ✦ writer | reviewer | book blogger | cheerleader of books, poetry and art | all genres RT’d | resident Tolkien fangirl | linktr.ee/rjcrunden ✦
Chicago Public Library @chipublib.bsky.social Read, learn, discover.
Opened in 1873, Chicago Public Library has locations in every Chicago neighborhood.
Alexis @alexisann.bsky.social 24 | Native American 🪶 Reader/writer sometimes ♡
Bad crocheter ♡ thinking out loud 💙💙
Emme Klama @emmeklama.bsky.social Multi-Genre Author:
kidlit, fantasy, scifi. #SCBWI #resist
Find my books: Useyourwords.me
Gloria Amescua @gloriaamescua.bsky.social Award winning author Child of the Flower-song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua, Pura Belpre Author Honor, Américas co—winner, etc. Upcoming Abuelita’s Song 2025 #picturebooks #biography #fiction #latine #kidlit #socialjustice
Oksanna Crawley @oksanna.bsky.social Mom, teacher, inclusion, LOTR, oceans, cake, Super Hammy
#CANSCAIP; #SCBWI; #TWUC #kidlit
Katie Crumble Series: Katie Crumble & the Case of the Terrible Naughty https://linktr.ee/KatieCrumble2Preorder
www,oksannacrawleyauthor.com
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Writer, Editor, Creator of Tigran, Alien Cat Expert @megdendlerwriter.bsky.social Writer of books for all ages. Editor and proofreader of wildly varying novels. I will straighten your crown without telling anyone it was askew.
LKBF’s Latinx Storytellers Conference @lkbfstorytellers.bsky.social An annual, in-person gathering of Latinx children and adult book writers and illustrators. 9/12-9/13 SOHO NYC
Jennifer Johnson @jenniferjohnson.bsky.social #Kidlit PB writer, nature lover, and art builder. (she/her)
#PBParty
#SCBWI
#Art
#Writer
Maris Wicks @mariswicks.bsky.social I’m actually just three penguins in a trench coat.
mariswicks.com
Maria Gianferrari (she/her) @gianferrari-m.bsky.social Creature & nature lover
Bird nerd 🐦
Wordsmith
#Kidlit Fiction & #STEM PBs:
Latest: Just One Oak 🐿 & Puffins!
Horn Book honoree for Fungi Grow 🍄
Obsessed with auroras
Website: https://mariagianferrari.com/