Elizabeth Botsford @elizabethbotsford.bsky.social Middle grade novel writer. Longlisted, Yeovil Literary Prize 2026. Shortlisted, Jericho Writers Friday Night Live.
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
BookishPerseus @bookish-perseus.bsky.social 22yrs
Book Count: 2060
TBR: 6965
2026 Reading Challenge: 202/200
Maria is Writing @mariakidlit.bsky.social #Kidlit PB/MG writer and enthusiast
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Saoirse Doyle- Sweet Dreams celebration🍓🍰😴 @ladyofart123.bsky.social a future book writer and illustrator
working on two debut books:
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Junior Library Guild @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social A collection development service providing libraries with the best new-release books for children and young adults.
Get Launched @getlaunched.bsky.social Make yourself the 'Go To' person in any industry and earn a side income from running small networking events.
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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social on Signal: reece_rogers.01
Kirsty Dale @kirstydale.bsky.social Writer - thriller, speculative, weird. Avoiding reality whenever possible. Very busy procrastinating and consuming other people’s stories.
Nadia Ali @nadiaawriter.bsky.social KidLit Author:
RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023),
HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023)
THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023)
12x12 Challenge
Manju Beth Howard @manjubeth.bsky.social Indian American Writer of PB, CB, MG & Poetry
SCBWI Indiana RA
Inked Voices PB & MG Critique Groups
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Darren Bigelow @erawan2567.bsky.social “Always be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.”
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Wren @wrenriosart.bsky.social Wren • 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 • she/her • afro 🇵🇷 • comic book artist • sappy indie darling • Rep'd by Saritza Hernández
Nancy Castaldo Books @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social Author and photographer of books for curious minds. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social
Andrea Brown Literary @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
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Marietta Apollonio @mariettaa.bsky.social Author-illustrator of:
Wombat And The Family Tree
Jack The Library Cat
Traditional and digital illustration
Rep'd by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
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Blankpage00 @blankpage00.bsky.social Just a man flesh and bone.
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Tina Schofield @tinaschofield.com Illustrator + surface designer + woodland explorer + vegan animal rescuer & gardner + bunny mom 🐇🐇 + environmentalist 🦋🌿
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Kristi Dement @kristidement.bsky.social LinkedIn Profile and Community Growth Strategist | Marketing Director | MLS in Library Science | Helping Leaders Stand Out | https://kristidement.com
Ameena | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @ameenasiddique.bsky.social ⭐️Animation & VFX Producer / PM⭐️
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Vasilia Graboski @vgraboski.bsky.social Infant Mental Health Therapist, Children’s Book Writer, Treat Maker, Tea drinker
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
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Alex Villasante @magpiewrites.bsky.social Author of Lambda Award Winner, THE GRIEF KEEPER, short story writer, co-founder Latinx Storytellers Conference and LKBF. Pre-order FIREBLOOMS now 🧡🇺🇾🏳️🌈 linktr.ee/avillasante
@lynnparrishsutton.bsky.social @lynnparrishsutton.bsky.social PB Writer, watercolors, nature poetry and photos
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Jessica Shaw @authorjessicashaw.bsky.social Pre-K Teacher ~ Author: THE GREAT COOKIE KERFUFFLE (AmicusInk 2022)
ALICE ALONE (AmicusInk March 2025)
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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
Sandy @sandy087.bsky.social Wife, Mom, Grandma and Big Sis. Family is never taken for granted. Live like it matters. Important to me reduce toxins in our water,food, clothing and everything around us.Support your local library. Read books on Libby app through your local Library free.
Maryelizabeth Yturralde @meakamey.bsky.social books books tea doggo books
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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social We make hearing from inspiring authors a part of the school day by bringing 2-3 bestselling children’s authors to schools each month via live stream.
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Angel Gantnier @angelgan.bsky.social Picture Book Writer. Published Short Story Author. Reader. Crafter. Optimist. Nature. Animals. Institute of Children’s Literature. #Storystorm #PBParty #12x12PictureBookWritingChallenge
Robin Martin @robinmartin.bsky.social She/Her- Wife/ Mom Eternal Optimist. Allergic to peppers. Lover of chocolate, sunsets, God and nature. PB and MG Author. Scwbi Canada East. Rep’d by the Deborah Harris Agency (On Sub)
Patti Rossiter @pattirossiter.bsky.social Teacher, writer, aspiring picture book author; sports, classic movies, and true crime enthusiast.
Kristy Roser Nuttall @kristy-nuttall.bsky.social #PBParty '22 & '25 finalist, #boymom, Forest Kindergarten #teacher, #kidlit, #PBChat, #WritingCommunity, #wafflechef
Deena Viviani @deenamlv.bsky.social Kidlit writer & librarian
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Laird Fetzer Hamblin @lairdsstorysongs.bsky.social Teacher _ Writer/Songwriter/Poet/Artist _ Biologist
I write and illustrate songs and stories about nature in rhyme and alliteration.
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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
Caitlin Robinson @ctdrobinson.bsky.social Mom, Poet, Author, Educator | MFA | MA |#SCBWI | #KidLit | #amquerying | #amwriting | #neurodivergent | #50preciouswords '25 HM |#kidschoicekidlitwritingcontest '24 HM | #50preciouswords '24 HM | www.caitlintdrobinson.com
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Marissa Bader, Author @marissabaderwriter.bsky.social 📝Children's Book Author👇
📖THE ONLY ME
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Jamie Novak @jamienovak.bsky.social Professional declutterer & author of KEEP THIS TOSS THAT: the practical guide to tidying up, turned PB author & SCBWI member http://www.JamieNovak.com
Melanie Sheppard @melaniejsheppard.bsky.social Kidlit author. Former school librarian. Lover of cozy hobbies and long walks outside. Rep’d by Sam Farkas.
@julimayer.bsky.social @julimayer.bsky.social 
Jud Ashman @judashman.bsky.social Mayor - @GburgMD | Founder & Chair - @gburgbookfest
Twitter handle: @judashman
All-around fan of my fellow man.
Also I 💚 the Miami Heat & you may hear about that sometimes. 🔥- C @cvpaul.bsky.social @cvpaul.bsky.social
Lisa Healy @lisaahealy.bsky.social #Kidlit author | #pbrisingstars 2024 mentee | #PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention | #SCBWI | #12x12 | #amquerying |
Alex Waldo @alexwaldobooks.bsky.social 📍 Nashville
Rebuilding after leaving Twitter!
Querying PB!
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Candace Spizzirri 📚 @candacespizzirri.bsky.social Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE 🫎💚 FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 AMBER MAE AND HER STRAYS (2027) 🦥🐧🐊🦒 🦛 Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12
Ashley Sierra @ashleysierra06.bsky.social #PB Writer| 2024 Twice #Halloweensie Honorable Mention| 2024 #KidlitChuckleChallenge WINNER| 2024 #50PreciousWords WINNER | 2024 #Valentiny WINNER | 2024 #KidsChoiceKidLitWritingContest Honorable Mention
Cyndi Marko @cynmarko.bsky.social Author and Illustrator of books for kids 🇨🇦 Mabel Is (^Not) A Lightning Bug Sep 2026, Ghost Pouncers Summer 2027
She/her
cyndimarko.com
Mindy Alyse Weiss @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖
#PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/
Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
@kimbrapower.bsky.social @kimbrapower.bsky.social 
Bianca Schulze: The Children's Book Review @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social Founder of The Children's Book Review. Reader-writer-reviewer!
Bestselling author of 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up, Don't Wake the Dragon, and more. Sharing reviews, book lists, interviews with authors and illustrators, and tips for raising readers.
Vanessa Rosini @cloudeng415.bsky.social UC Berkeley Alumni
Cloud Eng for AWS
TC: 280k
Jennifer Rummel @yabooknerd.bsky.social Children's Librarian, Young Adult Librarian, a lover of books, book blogger, writer, and book reviewer.
She/Her
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Corey King @ckinginator.bsky.social Children's book author, #SCBWI, MBA, musical theatre is my love language, Repped by Lindsay Auld of Writers House
Lupine Books @lupinebooks.bsky.social Children's bookstore coming to Providence, RI. Woman/queer/disabled/neurodivergent owned.
https://linktr.ee/lupine_books
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/
Clare Doornbos @claredoornbos.bsky.social Kids' book expert bookseller. Some time crooner. Knitting icon. Mom of a grown up. 
Mandy Brooke @mandarchy.bsky.social Mom, teacher-librarian, little free librarian, kid-lit reader, crocheter, photonerd, atheist, barcalounger historian, imperfect ally, NAMI supporter, socks and sandals PNW volcano watch tsunami denier, anti climate capitalism, hot flash warrior.
Shannon Messenger (she/her/hers) @swmessenger.bsky.social Sleep deprived mama and NYT and USA Today bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.
Cover to Cover Children’s Books @covertocover.bsky.social Opened in 1980, Cover to Cover has earned a reputation as the preeminent bookstore for children, parents and teachers.
Meg Fleming @megosphere.bsky.social Children’s Author. Fan of all dogs. Big-time laugher.
Author of I Live In A Tree Trunk✨I Was Born A Baby✨Wondering Around✨Rock That Vote✨ Coming to Bookstores 8.26.25 THE EVERYTHING TRAIL🌲
Represented by Emily van Beek @foliojr
Shel @shellienic.bsky.social Train Driver. Mum of 2. Cat Lover. Lego Builder. Growing Up is Overrated. Love to travel. My own opinions, not reflective of my employer. Photos taken safely.
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #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/
Jessica Haster @jessicahaster.bsky.social Writer, educator, book lover, music junkie, cherry chapstick addict, aspiring napper #SCBWI #12x12PB #CTC #PB #MG #YA 
Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social Author of books for children and teachers | Longtime educator | DEIAB advocate | Born in NY | Raised and resides in CT
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Authors Guild; SCBWI; 12x12; Boyds Mills, #kidlit #PB #earlyreaders #booksforteachers
Catmouse James @catmouse.bsky.social Dog mom 🐶🐶🐶🐶
🇲🇬 illustrator rep’d by Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
https://artofcatmouse.wordpress.com
ErikaMVictor @erikamvictor.bsky.social Grade 5 international school teacher who loves reading, writing, all kinds of inquiry. I am trying to know better to do better. 
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
Karen Krossing @karenkrossing.com #KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Upcoming: FOREVER FRIES.
Agency: @curtisbrownltd.bsky.social
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
Hallie Tibbetts @hallietibbetts.bsky.social Reading-editing-writing. Formerly funny. Sometimes angry. Loves late nights, NWSL, stompy boots, puns, big stories, octopodes, snacks, pajamas. Swipes right for Oxford comma. Let's gum up the works. she/her 💫🪐🌈⛈️🚉🦕🦞🐙🪼🌮🗽🌋🗻🚀🎢🧳🎆📚🐸
Della Ross Ferreri @dellarossferreri.bsky.social Children's Author
Rep:Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
MOUSE BUFFET (Sleeping Bear Press)
HUGGLE WUGGLE, BEDTIME SNUGGLE (Beaming Books)
JANE THE TRAIN & THE CHRISTMAS STORM (Flamingo/PRH, 2028)
Now booking K-3 school visits.
https://www.dellarossferreri.com
Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social K-5 Music Educator. Children's Literature Fanatic and Enthusiast. PhD in Education: Reading Assessment & Intervention. Husband. Uncle. Rotarian. Kiwanian. Organist. Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Director. Adjunct Children's Literature Prof.
Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
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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?”
Patricia Tanumihardja @ediblewords.bsky.social 🇮🇩🇸🇬🇺🇸 I write for kids! 📚RAMEN FOR EVERYONE🍜JIMMY’S SHOES👠 THE SUGAR PLUM BAKERS🧁 
Tara Lundmark @taralundmark.bsky.social Author writing YA from somewhere in my daydreams 💛 17 at heart
Rep'd by @Charmstrong.bsky.social at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
www.taralundmark.com
Andrea Wang @andreaywang.bsky.social 2022 Newbery Honor, APALA Award, & Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner. NYT Best Books 2021. PB & MG author. http://linktr.ee/AndreaYWang Rep: @agentemurph.bsky.social emliterary.com
Katrina Tangen @katrinatangen.bsky.social Kidlit Author | COMING OCT 6: RAMP IT UP! (Charlesbridge) | COPY THAT, COPY CAT!: INVENTIONS INSPIRED BY ANIMALS (Barefoot Books, 2023) | 12x12 | SCBWI SoCal | Disabled by ME/CFS https://linktr.ee/katrinatangen
www.kathygroth.com @kathygroth.bsky.social Award-winning kidlit author, former teacher, nature lover; Publications Promotions chair SCBWI-WI, Wisconsin Writers Association, Lake Superior Writers; #kidlit #MG #PB 
Leah Rose Kessler @leahrosekessler.bsky.social Picture book author, voting rights advocate, biologist, former teacher & science educator, loather of AI, repped by Natascha Morris. She/her
www.leahrosekessler.com
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Stacey Shubitz @shubitz.bsky.social ✍️Literacy Consultant Specializing in Writing Workshop - http://staceyshubitz.com
📚Author of MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITES (Guilford Press, 2026)
💻🎙️Co-founder of #TWTBlog & Co-host of #TWTPod - twowritingteachers.org
Cindy Minnich @cbethm.bsky.social she/her; HS Librarian and English teacher; wife; mom to 1 young adult, 3 cats, 2 dogs; #nerdybookclub tech queen; NWP, NCTE, ALAN, ALA, PSEA/NEA
Kellee Moye @kelleemoye.bsky.social Mom & Wife, Middle School Librarian, Educator, Reader, @ALANorg 2024 President, Unleashing Readers blog, Educator Guide author, Mental health advocate, 🌈, #blacklivesmatter, #endhate, Cat mom, IST/FJ, LEGO, Go Cubs go! (she/her/hers)