Terri Clemmons @terriclemmons.bsky.social #kidlit author of MARA HEARS IN STYLE (Beaming Books; Illust. Lucy Rogers), PB & MG Writer, Educator, HOH, Baker of Cookies & Cakes
Repped by Tracy Marchini at Tracy Marchini Literary
Melanie Ellsworth @melaniebellsworth.bsky.social Children's book writer, dog walker, dandelion fan. Author of CLARINET & TRUMPET, HIP, HIP...BERET!, BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. She/her. Rep’d: McIntosh & Otis www.melanieellsworth.com 
Josie Liming Gawlowski @jgawlowski.bsky.social #kidlit #PB writer: #scbwi: #pbchat mentee: #storystorm: #12x12pb: #PBParty HM 2021 & 2024: horchata drinker, former photojournalist, farmer's daughter, based in Seattle
Jenn Gaulding @jenngauldingbooks.bsky.social #PB Writer 📖✏️
Math & Science Educator 🧮🌳💙
Member of 12x12 and SCBWI Southern Breeze
Halloweensie, SunWriteFun, SpringFlingKidlit '25 Winner
Valentiny, WKLN '25 HM
Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Linda J Thomas @lindajeantm.bsky.social Creativespace Explorer—
Writer/Poet/Editor/Mixed Media Maker
#12x12PB #SCBWI #ChildrensBookInsider #50PreciousWords Honorable Mention 2025 & 2026 #ValentinyWritingContest Honorable Mention 2026 #The100DayProject 2026
The Independent Author Network @ianauthornetwork.bsky.social Welcome to the Independent Author Network at Bluesky. Promoting and Supporting Indie Authors since 2010. Our Book of the Year Awards program features $6,000 in cash prizes. #IAN1
Bicoastal Review @bicoastalreview.bsky.social bicoastalreview.com
Journal of poetry (with audio), nonfiction, interviews, art, and photography - particularly on themes of the U.S. east and west coasts 🌊
Lisa Carmody Doiron-Author @lisacarmodydoiron.bsky.social SCBWI | CANSCAIP | 12x12 | 2025 Chuckle Challenge Finalist | HM 2025 Halloweensie Contest | HM 2026 Valentiny Contest | AHOY, MATE, AHOY! MISS MOLLY MOLLOY, spring '26
Lindsay is querying 🐌🦩🍋 @lindsaylau.bsky.social Querying PB writer, wannabe illustrator, & family photographer.
www.lindsaystephany.com
(🌱brand new to bsky, hello!)
she/her
Kristin - Author of THE SUBSTI-TOOTH 🐚 @kristin-012726.bsky.social Author to upcoming PB: THE SUBSTI-TOOTH (Lawley Publishing, 2026) #12x12PB #kidlit
Patricia Brown @patbrownbooks.bsky.social Retired Bilingual ESL teacher. Writer. Poems in @TheDirigible & Bards anthologies. #Kidlit #PictureBooks #SCBWI #12x12 #50PreciousWords 2024 & 2026 Winner. 📚
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social An independent children’s book publisher 📚
Where imagination meets environmentalism🌍
Based out of Los Angeles ☀️
Founded by author Josh Oaktree 🌳
www.oaktreecomics.com/link-tree
Shaunessy Sinnett @shsinnett.bsky.social #KidLitWriter/SCBWI/12x12 • Published in Little Thoughts Press • ‘24-25 Winner Halloweensie, #KidLitChuckleChallenge & SunWriteFun • ‘25 HM #50PreciousWords & Valentiny • Performer: Riverdance
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
🐇💨🐕🐶🐩🐵🐝
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Angela Lucille Longo @angelalucillelongo.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 | Picture book writer | 12x12 Challenge | Always writing, always revising | Currently querying |
https://angelalucillelongo.com/
Karla Arenas Valenti (Author) @karlavalenti.bsky.social Pura Belpré Award winning author of best-selling picture books, chapter books and MG novels. Visit https://linktr.ee/karlavalenti for info re: signed copies, author visits, educator resources, and much more!
Laurie Warchol @lauriewarchol.bsky.social Fiction & Nonfiction kidlit writer, avid birder, addicted to golf & coffee.
PEN New England Discovery Award for Nonfiction; Islandport Press; Cricket Media (Ladybug Magazine)
Kathy P. Kelly @kathykellyauthor.bsky.social Picture Book Author
ONCE UPON A SLIME- Flamingo Books/PRH, January, 2027
DEAR SQUIRREL: NOTES FROM THE NUTS LEFT BEHIND - Flamingo Books/PRH, September, 2027
Member of SCBWI, Inked Voices, 12x12 PB Challenge
Rep'd by Lynnette Novak
KathyPKelly.com
Becky Hohensee @bhohensee.bsky.social #PB Writer, former social worker, literacy advocate & cake enthusiast
#SCBWI
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
Meg W @winikat.bsky.social Writer/poet (SFF, kidlit & more), avid advocate of museums, libraries, cultural institutions and the arts. SCBWI, 12x12, and Lady Astronaut Club member. She/her mwinikates.com
Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social 4th grade elementary school teacher, Love to infuse technology into all content areas
amazon wishlist https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1N3JE2JK2W233?ref_=wl_share
Donorschoose https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2384640?cachebust=1686403806437&u
Laura Rest @laurarest.bsky.social Hello! I am a 2nd grade New York City teacher in the Bronx at a title 1 school. #clearthelist
PLEASE NO 🚫DM’s.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/29Z28X5BQ76PC?ref_=wl_share
Sue Fliess @suefliess.bsky.social Children’s book author of over 50 books, school presenter, freelance writer, decent cook. Travels whenever possible. Rep’d by Unter Agency. www.suefliess.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
s.e.cottrill @secottrill.bsky.social Picture book Author/ Illustrator. Graphic Designer/Art Director by day. #SCBWI #12x12PB #mightykidlit #KidLit #authorillustrator www.secottrill.com
Jenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social Author. Fledgling poet. Rep’d by Nicole Eisenbraun @ GCL. Debut novel, WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES IN, releasing 9.29.26.
Website: jemattern.com
Hey, Jim Hill! @heyjimhill.bsky.social Word nerd, pixel wrangler. Writes funny on purpose.
VCFA WCYA SCBWI
www.heyjimhill.com
Dianne Koebel-Pede @diannekoebel-pede.bsky.social Writer Dreamer Hiker; Lover of Words, Truth, Possibility; Author of My Soccer Season-2023, My Race Car Brain-2025. #CANSCAIP #SCBWI #ADHD Lyrical Language Lab Graduate
Claire Lewis @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social. Words/pics in The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, HB Publishing House
https://linktr.ee/claire_f_lewis
Ginger Burke @gingerburke.bsky.social Kidlit writer. Foster mom. Love to travel. Sometimes calm. #12x12PB #scbwi
https://gingerburkebooks.com
Mary Arkiszewski @maryarkiszewski.bsky.social Picture Book Author of PHO: A SMOKIES FIREFLY ADVENTURE (2024) Published by SMOKIES LIFE
SCBWI Carolinas,12x12 Picture Book Challenge
Follow on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter
**Seeking representation**
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📚
Cynthia Wyszynski @wyszguy70.bsky.social she/her #kidlit #author #writingcommunity
Lillie Pardo @lilliepardo.bsky.social Picture Book Writer ✏️
3rd Grade Teacher 🍎
Filipino American 🇵🇭 🇺🇸
#PBRisingStars mentee ‘23
#SCBWI work-in-progress award winner ‘24
#12x12 scholarship winner ‘25
#PBParty Finalist ‘25
#Kidlit
Seeking representation
www.lilliepardo.com
Annette Birdsall @quirkybirds.bsky.social Poet, Picture Book Author, and Retired Librarian.
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/
Christine Almeda ✏️ @eychristine.bsky.social illustrator 🇵🇭 I DANCE (Holiday House ‘25), I TUCK IN MY TRUCK (Holiday House ‘26)
📚 rep’d by Full Circle Literary
available for freelance!
https://www.christinealmeda.com/links
Kris Easler @kriseasler.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator | Represented by Jen Rofé of Andrea Brown Lit Agency | she/her
www.kriseasler.com
kriseaslerart@gmail.com
Patty Wurster @pattywurster.bsky.social Illustrator • Writer • Regional Advisor #SCBWI New York West/Central Upstate • MFA Indiana U
#kidlit #kidlitart
www.pattywursterstudio.com
Jenn Moudahi @jennmoudahi.bsky.social *I don't check this account often! Follow me on IG @Jennmoudahibooks to stay up to date* :)
Kid’s book author. CHARLOTTE’S NEW MOCCASINS (2025), THE SLEEPOVER ROCK (Feb 2, 2027) #InkedVoices #12x12 #SCBWI
Jess Hinrichs @jesshinrichs.bsky.social Writer | @SCBWI_Florida Rising Kite ‘23 Finalist | #PBParty ‘22 Finalist | Words in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Highlights High Five, ThePoetryPea, Little Thoughts Press| jessicahinrichs.com
Daniella Kaufman @bydannikaufman.bsky.social #Kidlit Writer (PB/MG/Poetry) ∙ #SCBWI ∙ #12x12PB ∙
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
Ritu Hemnani @rituhemwrites.bsky.social Children's Author
LION OF THE SKY: HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray MG Novel in Verse '24 THEIR STORY IS OUR STORY: Chronicle Books NNF PB '26
Represented by Rubin Pfeffer
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/
@KatieDavisBurps @katiedavisburps.bsky.social I write, I draw, teach, do critiques, host(ed) podcasts, co-founded Picture Book Summit, make videos, do presentations, ran a #writers school. I need a nap.
Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman.bsky.social Owner of @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social, founder and editor-at-large of Tu Books, editor, cat person, K-dramas, and more. Opinions my own. curiouscatbookshop.com
🌸Cory Leick🌸 @coryleick.bsky.social Illustrator • Artist • Good Human
Hand Lettering • Art Classes
coryleick.com
Melw @melw66.bsky.social Poet, short listed for the Sean Dunne poetry competition 2024. Author of Detective Armando Ramirez and the Iberico Ham Murder, available on Amazon.
Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social Kidlit author & illustrator, educator, printmaker. Rockville, MD. MOSSY & TWEED (Holiday House), KITTY & CAT (Candlewick), LITTLE SEASONS (Odd Dot) series. Teaching online and in person. Repped by Laurel Symonds. https://smart.bio/mirkahokkanen
Hannah Kruman @hannahkruman.bsky.social Children's book author, rep’d by Bethany Jett
Andrea Denish @andreadenish.bsky.social Children's Picture Book Author📚, Penn Stater, Beach Lover, Assistant Children's Librarian, 80’s Chick, Mother of Twins, Dog Person, Glass-Half-Full Kinda Gal
Visit my website: andreadenish.com
Louise Hawes @writerlou.bsky.social I write. And teach. Honored to serve as Katherine Paterson Chair at the Vermont College MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Over a dozen books and twice that many lectures on Writing at louisehawes.com.
Chris Garcia-Halenar @chrisgarhal.bsky.social Gay dad to 13 and 8 yo
PB/MG Author
#SCBWI
#12x12PB
#InkedVoices
Represented by @JoyceKay.bsky.social
The Seymour Agency
TK Read @tkreadauthor.bsky.social Hi folks! I’m a practicing attorney and award winning author, currently querying an #A #Romance #ChristmasRomance & a #NA #Romantasy www.tkread.com Proud member #scbwi #AtlantaWritersClub
ablakeywrites.bsky.social @ablakeywrites.bsky.social kidlit author, fall admirer, fan of books and musicals, dancer, weather and space enthusiast, pro-spreadsheet, toy marketer, mom of two
#KidLit | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #50PreciousWords Winner 2024| #STEM | #SEL
Melissa Trempe @melissatrempe.bsky.social PB Author & Educator
rep’d by Amy Nielsen
Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space (Simon & Schuster, 2024)
The Girl Who Dreamed of Space (Sourcebooks, 2027)
www.melissatrempe.com
Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson @sharonfj.bsky.social 🇯🇵🇺🇸 children’s book author-illustrator 🎨📚 THE MOCHI MAKERS (S&S/Beach Lane Books, 2024) SHELL SONG (2025) 💖
www.sharonfj.com
Joel Heffner @joelheffner.bsky.social Writer | Speaker | Retired Teacher
thecreativityfinder.com
S i l v e r M i l a g r o @silvermilagro17.bsky.social Children's author obsessed w/lifeforce of a good seed, literally and metaphorically. Repped by Curtis Brown, Ltd.
RRBC @rrbc-org.bsky.social #RaveReviewsBookClub is an International Literary Community made up of #Authors & #Readers. R your books being read/reviewed? Join #RRBC today! #WeSupport
RaveReviewsBookClub.wordpress.com
Nicole Garnett @teachertoauthor.bsky.social Former Pre-K teacher ➡ SAHM to 6 yo & 3 yo twins |kidlit author
#SCBWI
#holidaywritingcontest HM '22
#50preciouswords HM '23
#ChuckleChallenge Winner'24 &'25
www.nicolegarnett.com
Barbara Kimmel | #KidLit @barbarakimmel.bsky.social Children's Book Author
#KidLit #Writer #Author #WritingCommunity #SCBWI
www.barbarakimmelwrites.com
🕎 Hanukkah Hippity-Hop (Kar-Ben)
👑 Purim Possibilities (PJ Publishing)
🦊 Rep'd by Eve Adler, Red Fox Literary
Mermaid Writer @mermaidwriter.bsky.social SCBWI NY Eastern Up! Critique Coordinator
Kidlit writer, published poet, gemologist-in-training, wannabe polyglot, occasional mermaid, reluctant zebra 🍰💜🩶🤍💚 #kidlit #scbwi #amquerying #actuallyautistic
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 Pronouns: you choose (anything but he)
Chambrae Griffith @chambraeg.bsky.social Mom of 4 who loves running trails and writing stories for little readers.
-BARN IN WINTER and BARN IN SPRING ((CottageDoorPress)
-BARN IN FALL coming summer of 2025
-LEAVING 4B coming spring 2026 (BeamingBooks)
Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social They/them
Author/illustrator repped by @litagentsaritza.bsky.social
#nescbwi, #12x12pb
MY SISTER, DAISY (Capstone, 2021)
www.adriakarlsson.com
Pamela Morgan @pamelamorganwrites.bsky.social Kidlit author, playwright, ambivert, coffee addict, neurospicy, queer ✨ SIMPLY SKYE available now ✨ Represented by Tali Shammas at Storm Literary✨
Website: www.pamelamorganwrites.com
Rachel Shupin @rachelshupin.bsky.social Mom | KidLit Author | Dancer
#12x12 #SCBWI
Rep’d by Marisa Cleveland at The Seymour Agency
Scott Thomson Author @scotttauthor.bsky.social I like reading things. And writing things. Mainly for children. Debut PB out 2025.
Little Thoughts Press @littlethoughtspress.com A print lit mag for kids featuring writing and artwork by both adult and youth creatives. EIC: @clairemtaylor.com
littlethoughtspress.com
Dina Hodara @dinahodara.bsky.social Kidlit Writer and Teacher. SCBWI member and 12x12 member.
2024 PJ Library Scholarship Award Winner to the Highlights Foundation.
2024 PJ Library Summer Camp Attendee. 
PBSoar @pbsoar.bsky.social Welcome to PB Soar! We're a group of picture book authors and illustrators that debuted together and are still going strong. Our stories have just begun! Come SOAR with us!
Emily Dolan Dunckle @emdun.bsky.social Kidlit Author | SCBWI | 12x12PB | EC SPED Parapro |Disability mom & advocate🤟| Native Michigander✋
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen @sudiptabq.bsky.social Children’s book writer, mom, wife, world traveler, not necessarily in that order. Not so much “glass half full” as “my glass is broken — why ME?”
Jillian Watson, Writer @jillianmwatson.bsky.social Creative who loves to write and share resources for books to extend learning, engagement and enjoyment.
#12x12, #SCBWI, #CANSCAIP, #kidlit
Colleen Paeff @colleenpaeff.bsky.social Rhymes with laugh | Sibert Honor author of THE GREAT STINK | Next up: FIREFLY SONG 6/25 and RAINBOW TRUCK 3/26 | School visits are my favorite! | Los Angeles, CA
www.colleenpaeff.com
Agent: @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her) @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social Actor/singer/author who tells stories onstage & on the page. ND. Works/teaches at @thewritingbarn.bsky.social
#Kidlit author: ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES, 2023. Rep: Mara Cobb at Martin Lit.
staylorwrites.com https://linktr.ee/sjohnstontaylor
Nonnie Jules, Author @authornonniejules.bsky.social Mom, Wife, #HonestBookReviewer, Founder of #RaveReviewsBookClub @RRBC-Org.bsky.social. #Professionalism #DECENCY #KINDNESS all matter in/out of the literary arena. #RRBC #RWISA. #INDIE Published and PROUD of it! DMs IGNORED. 💙
NonnieWrites.wordpress.com
Rachel G. Payne (she/they) @rpayne.bsky.social Early literacy librarian, SLJ columnist, Horn Book board book reviewer, play advocate, and debut author of Let's Rumble from Rise x Penguin Workshop (July 2025). Rep: Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Lit.
She/they
RachelGPayne.com
@authorleebrockman.bsky.social @authorleebrockman.bsky.social 
Archie @artemwriting.bsky.social UPenn. MBA. Books 📚 Writing ✍️ Art 🎨 Cooking & Gardening 🌱 Photos my own 📸 Married. From California ☀️ Got a Wacko Immune System 😅 Connecting here 🤗 https://substack.com/@archartem
Jean Letai @jeanletai.bsky.social Writer pub’d in WBUR Cog, Boston Globe, LA Times, Japan Times, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Friends and Anemones. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Mom. #SCBWI #12x12 #WritingBarn
Emme Klama @emmeklama.bsky.social Multi-Genre Author:
kidlit, fantasy, scifi. #SCBWI #resist
Find my books: Useyourwords.me
alicia 🍳 @acorviart.bsky.social alicia - illustrator + sometimes ceramics
work inquiries: acorviart@gmail.com
store: http://acorviart.bigcartel.com
other links: https://acorviart.carrd.co
tags: #art #ceramics #crafts #doodle
Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle on Insta
🚫 No AI Art
Proudly rep’d by:
Kidlit- Nicole Tugeau @the_t2_agency.bsky.social
Editorial- @i2iart.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/studiohoffmann
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
Jane Heitman Healy @janemhealy7916.bsky.social Writer, poet, kidlit, SCBWI, librarian, teacher
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.
Katie Munday Williams @ktwills.bsky.social Author of Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America's First Published Poet
#kidlit #12x12PB
Emma Walton Hamilton @emmawaltonhamilton.bsky.social Award-Winning Author, Independent Editor, Producer, Educator, Audiobook Narrator.
Co-Founder of Picture Book Summit (@picturebooksummit.bsky.social) and The Complete Picture Book Submissions System (@pbsubmissions.bsky.social)
EmmaWaltonHamilton.com
@chris533.bsky.social @chris533.bsky.social I like to write. I dabble in poetry, and I'm currently working on a YA science fiction novel. I have a couple kids stories you can check out at wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/user/EuphoniousFish Let me know what you think of them if you get the chance!
Louise M. Aamodt @louisemaamodt.bsky.social Picture book author, SCBWI, educator, ant-watcher, defender of the underdogs. Rep’d by Emily S. Keyes @esc_key. www.LouiseAamodt.com