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Jesse O Benitez - Writing @jesseobenitez.bsky.social Lifelong reader & writer
I'm here to make friends (especially people who write/read books) please reach out ๐๐โ๏ธ
I hope to make a better world for everybody
Never let them get you down!
https://linktr.ee/JesseOBenitez
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
Rosalinda Alcalรก @rosalinda87.bsky.social Storyteller & dev editor. Coaches writers. Accountability partner. Loves YA, MG, PB and women's fiction. Nonfiction includes sports, education, and finance. WWS-Writing Group. I lived life on the run--as a competitive runner. https://www.wordbouquet.net/
Shelly Blake-Plock @shellyblakeplock.com Writing horror fiction, making music, building weird things. Oh, and baseball. And open source. Also, I've lived in a haunted house for 23 years, which is fun.
Jenn Gaulding @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social #PB Writer ๐โ๏ธ
Math & Science Educator ๐งฎ๐ณ๐
Member of 12x12 and SCBWI Southern Breeze
Halloweensie, SunWriteFun, SpringFlingKidlit '25 Winner
Valentiny, WKLN '25 HM
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
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
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Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
@authorchristywopat @authorchristywopat.bsky.social Hi! I'm Christy, and I'm a kidlit writer from Wisconsin.
@maggslitt.bsky.social @maggslitt.bsky.social 
Moonheart Wolves @moonheartwolves.bsky.social Building the world of MOONHEART โ a xenofiction wolf fantasy
Five packs. Broken moon. A magic that remembers. Follow along for worldbuilding, sneak peeks, and the occasional chaos.
Which pack are you? ๐บ
Story/Art by BixByte
Martin Fischer @archiveofunread.bsky.social I write short stories that explore the space between memory and myth: quiet, eerie and unsettling fiction that lingers in the mind like fog after nightfall.
The Archive of the Unread:
https://www.archiveofunread.com
Melissa Brooks @melissa-brooks.bsky.social A memoir writer, writing about my experiences and childhood as a form of personal therapy.
G.G. Sherrill @ggsherrillreads.bsky.social Writer, Aspiring Middle-Grade Novelist, Traveler, Fan of Nature, Folklore, Underdogs, Paranormal/Spooky, Humor, Encouraging Boys to Read, Making a Difference.
www.ggsherrill.com
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! ๐๐โ๏ธ๐จ๐๏ธ๐ป๐๐ง๐ง๐ผ๐ฆ๐โฅ๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐
Suzanne Goldsmith @suzgold.bsky.social Author of WASHASHORE, winner of the Green Earth Book Award, and A CITY YEAR. Writing like a maniac while getting an MFA in writing for kids at Hamline U. Watch this space!
http://www.suzanne-goldsmith.com/
Sporty Pet @melyssamercado.bsky.social For all my fellow Writers, Football Fans, and Pet Lovers!
Always be in the Game!
Steve Weddle @steveweddle.bsky.social My book about a 1933 outlaw camp in Arkansas: www.amazon.com/TheCountyLine
My book of connected short stories: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Country-Hardball/Steve-Weddle/9781440570803
Reading, Writing & Arsenal
Cville & RVA
steveweddle.com
Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
Mikki - KidLit Author @mikkidefever.bsky.social Picture Book Author
HOT CHOCOLATE IN YOUR POCKET (Groundwood Books '28)
Rep'd by Katie Erickson at Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. #kidlit- W @wlarry.bsky.social @wlarry.bsky.social Looking forward to the day that there is no one with the last name of trump in politics
Emory ๐ฉถ @emory-f8.bsky.social I write dark Victorian fiction and specialize in the long 19th century.
She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ช๐ธโก๏ธ (I'm always kind)
#writer #historian #Lesbian #sapphic #wlw #Hispanic #feminist #goth #vampires #jpop #bibliophile
NO DMs | Terfs & Narcissists DNI
@paleova.bsky.social @paleova.bsky.social 
Vanessa Global @vanessaglobal.bsky.social 196K LIBRARY: universities,libraries,politicians,scientists,academics, lawyers,economists,linguists,historians,writers,BLUE, ANTIFA!
Me: brown NA,Oregonian,veteran,globetrotter,critical thinker,linguist,teacher,reader,atheist,constructive,ANTI-TRUMPIST
Lou Piccolo | Picture book & middle-grade editor & author @loupiccolo.bsky.social What do I do?
โจ Help kidlit authors write & revise their books
โจ Host Middle Grade Made Easy(er) podcast
โจ Run Rhyme Made Easy(er) membership
Start hereโฃ
https://linktr.ee/LouPiccolo
Kristine Ada Carter @kristineadacarter.bsky.social MG and YA writer and poet. Represented by literary agent, A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency. KristineAdaCarter.com
Bookshelfie โญ๏ธ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Anthony Addis @anthonyaddis.bsky.social I used to write, read and live in Cairo, KL, Jakarta and Riyadh. Now I do all that in Lichfield while placating two Indonesian streetcats.
My novel 'Do Not Keep Silent' is available on Amazon.
anthonyaddis.co.uk
Steph Cherrywell @stephcherrywell.com They/them. Author, librarian, text game creator. UNBOXING LIBBY and THE INK WITCH are out now! Represented by @marielamba.bsky.social. See my projects at stephcherrywell.com.
SiyaMchunu @siyamchunu.bsky.social Freelance Writer/New Author
https://medium.com/@heelextension
https://www.patreon.com/cw/siyamchunu
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SiyabongaMchunu
https://amazon.com/dp/B0CWB6HGT2
NSFW 18+
Kristen M. Kareem ๐ โฎ๏ธ @kristenmkareem.bsky.social โ๐ป Writer ๐@HighlightsFound Scholarship Recipient (โ24) & Highlights Muslim Storyteller ('23) & We Need Kidlit Now Winner (โ24) ๐ง๐ป๐ Muslim ๐ฉโ๐ซ Educator ๐ถ MN girl ๐โโ๏ธRunner ๐ Wife and Mama to three โจ Writings here: https://linktr.ee/Sagasofsabr
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LoriPerkinsRAB @loriperkinsrab.bsky.social Bohemian Feminist,Word-slinger,Publisher@RiverdaleAveBooks & RomanceDailyNews. Lit agent@lperkinsagency.com Pink sister,pro-choice, Blue.Co-author Two Dukes Are Better Than One @LornaJWrites, https://linktr.ee/Riverdaleavenuebooks101, LoriPerkinswrites.com
Vel @velveteensnails.bsky.social they/them, mid-20s. MDNI
Rachel Cantor @rachelcantor.bsky.social Author of the adult literary novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (2023), Good on Paper (2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scenario (2014). Now writing speculative MG/YA. Flailing but I mean well. She/her. www.rachelcantor.com
Layne Johnson | Childrenโs 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/
Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social Alien Buddha Press has been publishing emerging writers and artists since 2017. Open for submissions at abuddhapress@yahoo.com
Elara Rosequartz @elararosequartz.bsky.social ๐งโโ๏ธ I write chapter books for young dreamers like me who love fairies and friendship.
๐ No villains - just sparkle, heart, and adventure.
๐๐ Ages 6โ9
www.fairyacademybooks.com
Digital creator, parent managed account.
Jessica Ralli @jessicaralli.bsky.social Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
@mandy3milo.bsky.social @mandy3milo.bsky.social MG fantasy writer and editor
@emavis.bsky.social @emavis.bsky.social 
Susan Park @susanfirghilpark.bsky.social writer, poet, nature lover and complete book geek living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by forest, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and chickens. Member SCBWI.
Chance Durant @chancedurant.bsky.social Author, Game Designer, TTRPG player, Nerd, Father, Husband, Christian, lover of all things Shenanigan, Co-Creator of Carbyne Jungle & LokDown TTRPGs, Author of Sci-Fi Novel Construct, Believer in Nazi Punching, Guillotined my Twitter account for blue skies- A @arrrroooooo.bsky.social @arrrroooooo.bsky.social
Nathan Otten @n-otten.bsky.social 
Nikki Harwood @ohhhhdoodles.bsky.social Aspiring author/illustrator and ASL/English interpreter by day - also obsessed with the magic of theater.
https://nharwood124.wixsite.com/ohhhh-doodles
Lauren Whitney (she/her) is querying! @laurenem6.bsky.social Mom of two, #kidlit writer, elementary school librarian, movie-lover, crazy LEGO lady
she/her
Jen Jilany_Editor @jenjeditor.bsky.social Certified Professional Editor, Up Style Editing.
Fiction and Memoir. ๐
Editors Canada Executive.
www.upstyleediting.ca
Amalena Folic @amalenafolic.bsky.social Writer of MG and YA Fantasy in the making in FL, US
Award winning queer author
Mom
Cis she/her
Neurodiverse
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Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com โจ
he/they/ey ๐ฆโ๐ฅ
https://artfight.net/~Hachiko
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SCBWI New York: West/Central Upstate @scbwiwestcentny.bsky.social Dedicated to developing experiences where SCBWI members can grow in their craft, expand their network, and build their writing and illustration goals.
@stephojwriter.bsky.social @stephojwriter.bsky.social 
Starla Rajavuori @srajavuori.bsky.social Writer of middle grade adventures that blend folklore ๐ฒ, history ๐, and magic โจ. Always wondering what the past is trying to tell us.
Matthew King @matthewkingauthor.bsky.social Artist & Author of Don't get Blood in my House books2read.com/matthewking
Likes Character Design, Gamedev, 90โs, Cooking, Sharpies, Beetles, Raccoons, Wrestling, The FGC, Baki, Capcom, Boardgames, DDR
Kate DeMaio @k8demaiowrites.bsky.social KidLit Author
FIONA AND THE FORGOTTEN PIANO is OUT NOW!
https://linkin.bio/katedemaio
She/Her
Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social Your garbage mom; writer; she/her; I โฅ๏ธ unions; essayist on film, books, fairy tales, and horror; author of HAPPY PEOPLE DONโT LIVE HERE; repโd by Kent Wolf; I just want you to be happy, honey
linktr.ee/ambernoellesparks
Mireia Martรญnez @miitrec.bsky.social Author-Illustrator of MARรA ESPรA, middle grade and YA book covers๐
Based in Barcelona, Spain
Lover of witches, magic and cozy vibes!โจ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฉท
Portfolio: https://www.mireiamartinezgallego.com
Instagram: @miitrec
@laj956.bsky.social @laj956.bsky.social #kidlit author--Picture Books + MG. Poodle Fan. Flower Grower. 
Piper Hale @piperhale.bsky.social I write rom-coms with imperfect heroines, drink coffee because I need it to live (and make sure everyone else stays living), not because I like it, and love a good hockey brawl.
B. J. Birkmann ๐ @bjbirkmann.bsky.social My book is out now :,) #booksky
https://bjbirkmann.com/
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David Daily @daviddaily.bsky.social Writer (PB, MG) | repโd by Elena Giovinazzo
Entrepreneur, salty snack aficionado, outdoor & travel enthusiast, grumpy runner, skilled in cookery, made in Minneapolis | MN
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I Quit Smoking ๐ญ ๐ ๐ @iquitcigs.bsky.social Anti-Smoker My Website campralquitsmoking.net See How I Quit 20 Years Ago Fought Nicotine 35 Years Supporting others who Quit ๐ญ STL MO โค๏ธTo Promote Authors ๐ & Ozarks ๐ Photographer ๐ท Pez Add @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social ๐
Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social Author of MG spy mysteries, interactive chapter books, and drama kits. Creepers Mysteries: Haunted Cattle Drive, and Toadies. Audie and Saturn Award winner. Founder of Middle Grade Writers Group https://linktr.ee/MiddleGradeWritersGroup
Patchree Jones is officially published ๐ @patchreejones.bsky.social Thai-American Author of MG fantasy #SKYLIGHT & #HIMMAPAN CB w/ SORRA Books |#MGMiracles |#LitKidsMag Mentor | #MixedUpFiles Writer |#WriteHive24 |#AAPI| #2024debut | patchreejones.com
Ann Page @annpage10.bsky.social PB & MG writer| NAPPA award| HM #PBParty2023/24| #MNSCBWI| Math Education Consultant| Lake Lover| Happily married stepmom| She/her | No DMs
https://www.AnnPageAuthor.com
Melanie Moore ๐๐ @melaniemoorewrites.com "Are You Staying, Mandy Boyle?" releases on Nov. 3, 2026! Represented by Marie Lamba of Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. Yes to the Oxford comma.
Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social An independent childrenโs book publisher ๐
Where imagination meets environmentalism๐
Based out of Los Angeles โ๏ธ
Founded by author Josh Oaktree ๐ณ
www.oaktreecomics.com/link-tree
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Diane Debrovner @dianedebrovner.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Former deputy editor @Parents Magazine. Co-author of ROXIE IN COLOR, Candlewick Press, 2026. 
Ste Gen Mo Dem ๐๐ ๐๐ณ @stegenmodem.bsky.social Supporting Chis Reichard For Mo 8 @reichard4rep.bsky.social SG 60 miles South St Louis @piperformissouri.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social ๐๐ญ๐
CJ Penko ๐ก @cjpenko.bsky.social โ๏ธ Awesome #kidlit person
๐ #SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor
โค๏ธ Fluent in kid, animal, monster (& more recently Nazi hecklingโ๐ผ)
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Ohio North: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
Will Taylor @willtaylorbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling children's author (Scholastic; HarperCollins, Penguin Workshop) Queer. Seattleite in Wales. Rep: Brent Taylor at TriadaUS. THE SCHOOL FOR WICKED WITCHES Book 4 out July 7! willtaylorbooks.com
KidsWord & AllKidsBooks โ Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com ๐ Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
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Valerie Estelle Frankel๐๐ฉโ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐งท๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ญโก๏ธโ๏ธ๐ง๐ป๐ @valeriefrankel.bsky.social ๐จโ๐Professor, ๐author of 100 books on drwho๐ซstarwarsโจoutlander #sfwa๐ #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/
National Teacher Front @teacherwalkout2025.bsky.social A collective of Teachers who are fed with with the abuses against our most dedicated and vulnerable educators. We fight for Pay, Purpose, and Protection.
@liha13.bsky.social @liha13.bsky.social 
Gabriel Whitney @gabrielwhitney.bsky.social I am an independent comic creator based in the USA. I create stories and illustrations for all ages.
https://linktr.ee/gabriel_whitney
Nathaniel Swift @writernatswift.bsky.social Author of time travel stories BLUE SKIES (in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1) and FROM NOW ON (Vol. 3). Working on PBs, MG Sci-fi, and haiku as @haikuformykids.bsky.social (he/him)
Devon Gagnier @devgagnier.bsky.social 
Leah Werther @thewritewerther.bsky.social โฝ๏ธ soccer mom | ๐ Capital District Writing Project co-director | ๐ต๐ญ Bicolano Ako | ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ K-12 DEI TOSA | ๐book lover
Katy M @ktyrsm.bsky.social 
Longwalk2go @longwalk2go.bsky.social 
Lisa Katzenberger @lisakatzenberger.bsky.social Mom of twins
#KidLit Author of:
A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY
CROC & GATOR: Swamp Ranger School
I CAN DO IT EVEN IF I'M SCARED
IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD
IT WILL BE OK
#12x12PB #Insulin4All #T1Dmom
https://linktr.ee/lisakatzenberger
Phoenix Books - Vermont @phoenixbooks.biz Proudly independent, Phoenix Books serves book lovers of VT in Essex, Burlington, and Rutland. Online, wherever you are! Let us help you find your new favorite book!
https://www.phoenixbooks.biz/
Ann Birdgenaw ๐จ๐ฆ @annbirdgenaw.bsky.social Aurora nominated author of The Black Hole Radio book series for middle grade readers. Retired librarian, curler, sea glass treasures artist. ๐
Instagram.com/annbirdbooks
I. M. Eerie @imeerie.bsky.social ๐ Middle grade horror author ๐ฆท OPEN WIDE (Aladdin, Aug โ25)๐ฆI SCREAM TRUCK (Aladdin, Aug โ26) โ๐ป Repped by Lynnette Novak
https://www.imeerie.com
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Open-Wide/I-M-Eerie/9781665980418
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
@thegracia.bsky.social @thegracia.bsky.social 
Karen Rivers @karenrivers.bsky.social I write books, read books, think about books, teach people how to write books, and talk to my dogs about books. A PRETTY IMPLAUSIBLE PREMISE out now from Algonquin/Hachette. Coming Soon: Birdfish (Little Brown) and more!
BullBearJeff @bullbearjeff.bsky.social Engineer, Stock/options trader, Democrat, Nature lover, 80s music and videos, MTV, Original Star Trek
Profile image is art by Christian Reese Lassen.
Rachel Delahaye @racheldelahaye.bsky.social Childish writer. ๐ฌ๐ง + ๐ฆ๐บ. Carnegie-nominated.
Rep: @agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
My type on paper
YA: Splinters ๐ช Electric Life โก
MG: Last Hope Highway, Day of the Whale, Mort the Meek, Animal Rescue
School talks / workshops KS1-KS3
www.racheldelahaye.com
Ricki B โ๐ @rbahadarakhann.bsky.social ๐ฉ๐ป๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ง๐ป๐ฆ๐ป๐ถ
A rockstar in my imagination
Just getting by in real life
Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
Amazing items up for bid: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Bear logo by Sydney Hanson IG: @sydwiki
Stacy Derleth @stacyderleth.bsky.social Librarian ๐ Artist ๐จ
Read everything. Read anything.
Read banned books. Read whatever you prefer or can get your hands on in whatever format you like.
Read.
Author A.L. Norton @authoralnorton.bsky.social International, award-winning, bestselling author of over 33 books. Global award-winning book promoter. Owner of Readers Depot. Youtuber. Book Hoarder. #Autoimmune warrior. Married to Author Dell Sweet. #Disabled #childabusesurvivor #wolfpackauthor
@lidami.bsky.social @lidami.bsky.social 
Kate&Nate @kateandnate.bsky.social Kate: runner/reader/RA sufferer/too talkative/dyslexic
Nate: author of Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds
Both: kidlit team repped by Sarah Fisk
(CONFESSIONS OF A MANGO, 4/14/26 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
https://kateandnatebooks.com