Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social Fantasy writer, history geek, dark chocolate addict! Writes sparkling fantasy rom-coms for adults and fun MG fantasy adventures. She/her.
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BlueSky Remnant @blueskyremnant.bsky.social Micro-poetry and micro-writing capturing the remnants and aftermath of fleeting moments, impressions, and events that linger. Share them in a single BlueSky post with the #BlueSkyRemnant hashtag.
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Brooks Benjamin @brooksbenjamin.bsky.social Writer, reader, pizza eater
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Laken Brimicombe @lakenbrimicombe.bsky.social 🇨🇦Middle grade writer
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Sarah MacLean @sarahmaclean.bsky.social Writer. Podcaster. Third-act break-up evangelist. I’m somewhere talking about romance novels.
Kurt Kirchmeier @kurtkirchmeier.bsky.social Canadian - fantasy/horror writer + nature photographer
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Ashley Hawkins @mangalibrarian.bsky.social School Librarian, PhD Student & Manga Reviewer
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Amanda McCoy @illinimccoy.bsky.social Redefining school librarianship by day; playing outside in the afternoons and summers; singing, acting, and dancing at night. Proud lifelong Midwesterner. she/her
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Julie/a Stivers @bespokelib.bsky.social Librarian. Let’s build inclusive school spaces that center joy and resistance. ‘23 SLJ SLOTY. Author of The Restorative School Library, Include, co-author of Manga Goes to School. #LibFive #TrueBookFAIRs she/her 🌈
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Matthew Artz @matthewartz.bsky.social Avid reader and podcast listener, ex-HR executive, again a resident of Colorado. Mostly a stalker, but will post highlights of what I'm reading and listening to.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social SFWA promotes, advances, and supports science fiction and fantasy storytelling by educating, promoting, and empowering its creators and the larger community. This account is for informational purposes.
Eric Bell @ericbellwriter.bsky.social Middle grade writer of ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD and ALAN COLE DOESN'T DANCE. Kidlit teacher, workshop facilitator, freelance editor. Queer, neurodivergent. He/him. Rep: Christa Heschke, Daniele Hunter. https://iamericbell.com/
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Rebecca J. Allen @rebeccajallen.bsky.social Rebecca writes middle grade stories that blend mystery & adventure and young adult stories with kick-butt heroines. MY CAT CAN'T TELL TIME (BUT I CAN) & 3 OTHER MATH ALL AROUND series books are out now! Loves yoga, enjoying nature, & growing yummy food.
Rebecca Petruck (she/her) @rpetruck.bsky.social Master of Science in Social Work, University of Louisville, KY. Master of Fine Arts, UNC Wilmington. Author of MG novels Boy Bites Bug and Steering Toward Normal. #ProtectTransKids
Sheena Boekweg @sheenaboekweg.bsky.social Author of A SISTERHOOD of SECRET AMBITIONS and GLITCH KINGDOM. School Librarian and full of hope.
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Kim Baker @kimbaker.bsky.social Occasional children's book writer, muffin baker, & troublemaker 📚
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ABOLISH ICE!
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Kami Kinard @kamikinard.bsky.social Humor Author. Columnist. Small Business Owner. Creator. MG (Scholastic). Cozy Fantasy. Thinks writers are collectively awesome. Wishes they could rule the world. she/her
KA Holt @kaholt.bsky.social Writer, poet, lavender menace
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Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
Ellen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social NY Times bestselling, often banned author. MARRIED feminist. Mom. Grandma. German shepherd lover. Joy seeker midst the chaos. Staunch ally. Democracy defender. Fighting for our kids' future. Not here to be sold anything. #blueresister 
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Kidlit411 @kidlit411.bsky.social Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways.
website: kidlit411.com 
Emily Colin @emilycolinbooks.bsky.social ❤️🔥 New York Times bestselling author of swoony supernatural books
❤️🔥 FATE AND FURY out now
❤️🔥 CURSED IN LOVE out Feb 14
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Lyndsay Ely @lyndsayely.bsky.social Author! THE LOST RELIQUARY, 2025 from Saga Press. Also GUNSLINGER GIRL & books for Overwatch, FNAF, and yes, Skibidi 🚽 . Aspiring Bond villain.♠️❤️ Bar witch. She/her/Mx. Rep by Laura Zats.
Jamie Pacton @jamiepacton.bsky.social Bestselling Author💗💜💙
🍓HOMEGROWN MAGIC (2025)
🧚♀️THE HYACINTH LABYRINTH (2026)
🏎FURIOUS
🧚🏼THE ABSINTHE UNDERGROUND
✨THE VERMILION EMPORIUM
www.jamiepacton.com
Lindsay Currie @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of mysteries for young readers. Newest title: THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS 🗝️
Nicole Valentine @nicolevalentine.bsky.social Author of A TIME TRAVELER’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY | Cailleach of the Catskills | Baba Yaga of Philly | Writes Fantasy & Scifi for Children | Knitter, Needleworker, Raptor lover
NPR @npr.org This is NPR 🎙️
Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social I'm a children's book editor, teacher and workshop presenter, owner of The Purple Crayon website -- www.underdown.org --and part of Kid's Book Revisions Plus: @kbrplus.bsky.social.
I post about #kidlit and other things.
Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social Award-winning author, Greenwillow/HarperCollins. American by birth, Canadian by choice. 
Sarah Allen @sarahallen.bsky.social Award-winning author: WHAT STARS ARE MADE OF, BREATHING UNDERWATER, THE NIGHTMARE HOUSE, MONSTER TREE. Making silly sketches & songs & snuzzling cats. Better at Substack (sarahallen.substack.com)
Erin Entrada Kelly @erinentrada.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 2x Newbery Medalist | National Book Award Finalist | NYT Bestseller | Agent: Sara Crowe | Faculty: USF MFAY | https://linktr.ee/erinentrada
Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social Entertaining & educational conversations about science, tech, + more. Hosted by Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman. From WNYCStudios.
DreamForge Magazine @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social DreamForge, a magazine of science and fantasy fiction, focusing on speculative stories, demonstrating enduring and indomitable parts of the human spirit.
Victoria Lee @sosaidvictoria.bsky.social USA Today bestselling author 🌈
books: A SHOT IN THE DARK | A LESSON IN VENGEANCE | THE FEVER KING | THE ELECTRIC HEIR
next: THE LOVE VARIATIONS (2025)
Ms. Yingling @msyingling.bsky.social Middle school #librarian who has read EVERY fiction book in my #SchoolLibrary. Posts a new #MGLit book review EVERY DAY at http://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com, where I've been since 2006. 👍📚
Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social Writer of books, short stories, comics, and other things. Friend to cats and sometimes people. She/her. https://www.kathowardbooks.com/ and https://epigraphtoepilogue.substack.com/
Ellen Oh @ellenoh.bsky.social I write MG & YA books that win awards from people not related to me. Founding member of WENEEDDIVERSEBOOKS. Fight Book Bans!!!
Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social Everything you need to know about the worlds of TV, movies, books, sci-fi, fantasy, and more. This is your one-stop shop for all things nerd.
Kat Cho @katchowrites.bsky.social NYT & international best-selling chaos machine
📚 Gumiho duology | K-Verse Books | GODS & COMICS
🔜 HOUSE OF FORGOTTEN SOULS (Bloomsbury, 2027)
🇰🇷🌈
📱 tiktok/IG katchowrites
https://www.katchowrites.com/links
she/her
Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com YA and Romance Author/Anthologist. LGBTQReads founder. Macaron aficionado. SOON BY YOU out now from SMP. Rep: Patricia Nelson. She/her. Update your website.
Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller.bsky.social LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr
Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace!
YA author w/ S&S
I love dogs like it's my job
She/Her
Laini Taylor @lainitaylor.bsky.social NYT & Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone series and Strange the Dreamer duology. Inventor of gods, eater of mangoes, killer of darlings, mother of yetis, keeper of ghosts. Portland, OR.
Tara Sim @tarasimauthor.bsky.social Author of THE CITY OF DUSK (Orbit), WE SHALL BE MONSTERS (Penguin), Scavenge the Stars, & Timekeeper. Biracial/desi. Grumpy. BLM. She/her.
Sarah Kapit @sarahkapit.bsky.social Author of GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN! and other books for young readers. RACHEL FRIEDMAN chapter books currently available wherever you get books. Rep: Jennifer Laughran
www.sarahkapit.com
Zoraida Córdova @zlikeinzorro.bsky.social Writer. Cryptid. 
Kelly deVos @kellydevos.bsky.social Coffee addict | Writer | FAT GIRL ON A PLANE | EAT YOUR HEART OUT and GO HUNT ME available from PenguinTeen.
Jeff Zentner @jeffzentner.bsky.social Nashville. Poet and award-winning author of COLTON GENTRY’S THIRD ACT, SUNRISE NIGHTS, IN THE WILD LIGHT, THE SERPENT KING & more. LOVE, LIKE APPLES forthcoming.
www.jeffzentnerbooks.com
Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social Antifascist. Midwesterner. Minneapolis/St. Paul. Children's book editor at Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. He/Him. Protect trans youth. Abolish ICE.
Addie Tsai (any/all) 🏳️🌈 @addieisunwieldy.bsky.social Writer & dance film scholar. 💃 phd. 📕: Dear Twin, Unwieldy Creatures, Straight White Men Can’t Dance (9/25, Bloomsbury): https://shorturl.at/yyHZP. Shirley Jackson finalist. Rev ed: Anomaly. EIC: just femme & dandy. http://www.addietsai.com
Laura Ruby @thatlauraruby.bsky.social Novelist, poet, teacher, unrepentant cat-lover, cancer patient, two-time National Book Award Finalist. Bone Gap, Thirteen Doorways, etc. Made of bees. @thatlauraruby on most socials. www.lauraruby.com
Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot.
http://laurelsnyder.com
Heidi Heilig @heidiheilig.bsky.social Professional liar, political jerk face Any/All
Elana Roth Parker @elanaroth.bsky.social Lit agent. Often quilting. Always rewatching a Star Trek series (not Enterprise). Very Jewish. Still not Elena. She/her.
elana.me / lowercasequilts.com
Molly O'Neill @mollyoneill.bsky.social Literary agent at Root Literary. Builder of bookmakers. Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. mollyoneillbooks.com
Rosalyn Eves @rosalyneves.bsky.social reader, writer, English professor. Writing Center director at Southern Utah University, author of YA historical (Beyond the Mapped Stars, An Improbable Season) and historical fantasy (Blood Rose Rebellion). She/her
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Writer. She/her.
Holly Black @hollyblack.bsky.social Author of books involving folklore and bad decisions.
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social *THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
Kate Ristau @kateristau.bsky.social Folklorist. Author. Executive Director of Willamette Writers. President of SFWA. Blue hair. She/they. Bi/Pan. Rep Elisa Saphier.
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
https://writerbeware.blog
https://victoriastrauss.com
Chris Baron @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social MG author of ALL OF ME & THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT-THE GRAY 23 & more in 24 @FeiwelFriends, English Prof, Poet, ig: christhebearbaron
Twitter @baronchrisbaron
Nancy Paulsen @nancyrosep.bsky.social Publishes kids books
Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
Claribel A. Ortega @claribelortega.com NYT Best-selling raccoon enthusiast 🦝
Witchlings 4: Scepter of Memories out 9.16.25
I wrote Ghost Squad, the Witchlings series & the Eisner & Pura Belpré winning graphic novel Frizzy 🐓
https://linktr.ee/claribelortega
Kelly Yang @kellyyang.bsky.social #1 NYT bestselling author of many books, including the FRONT DESK series
Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; 6yo mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES
www.katemessner.com
K. A. Reynolds @krisrey19.bsky.social 🌿 Autistic author. Most Recently: IZZY AT THE END OF THE WORLD & AVA SKYE ADVENTURER. Up Next: ROAR (Viking, Fall '26) & THE ADOPTED KIDS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING SEVENTH GRADE (Crown, Summer '26) 🖤 Widow. Tortured Poet. Feral. ⭐️ Rep: Thao Le
Nova Ren Suma @novarensuma.bsky.social NYT bestselling author. WAKE THE WILD CREATURES now out from Little, Brown: “Luminous.” “Ferocious.” “Essential.” https://linktr.ee/novaren
Newsletter hosted by Ghost: https://newsletter.novaren.com
Dhonielle Clayton @dhonielle.bsky.social NY Times bestselling author and cookie enthusiast. Coach at The Novelry.
Heidi Schulz she/her @heidischulz.bsky.social NYT Bestselling author. Lies to children for fun and profit. You probably have a dog named Heidi but I don’t need to hear about it. 
Cindy Baldwin @cindybaldwinbooks.bsky.social Kidlit author (latest: NO MATTER THE DISTANCE). Disabled activist with #cysticfibrosis and #ehlersdanlos. Homeschool mom, cosmetic formulator, human with too many passions. She/her
Amy True/Amy Trueblood @atruebooks.bsky.social Author of small-town Romance & award-winning Historical Fiction.
Out now: Meet Me in Ivy Falls, Finding Love in Ivy Falls, & Welcome Home To Ivy Falls.
Next: CLEARLY CHARMED (9/15/26)
https://amytruebloodauthor.com
Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social Award-winning middle grade author. What Fell From the Sky and Rancho Espanto paperback out now! she/her 🇨🇺 Runs on pastelitos and BTS.
https://linktr.ee/adriannacuevas
Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social Locus, BSFA, Ignyte Finalist. Award winner. Chef. Librarian. Author of 7+ books. Next: Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, 2/3/2026. Bostonian in Germany.
Sylvia Liu @sylvialiu.bsky.social MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | new MG: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup mystery)| next: 🐕 NOW THAT WE DON’T TALK| sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social #1 NYT bestselling author of novels, comics, and graphic novels | nonbinary | 🌈📚 | 🏳️🌈 | ♿
Out now: SPLINTER & ASH | Up next: AFTER WE BURNED
📖: mariekenijkamp.com
Laura Zats @lzats.bsky.social Founder & Agent, Headwater Literary Management. Host of the award-winning Print Run Podcast. AALA Member. Treasurer for Literary Agents of Change. Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
MK England @mkengland.bsky.social Author of books, player of games, grower of things. Queer country recluse. Ex-librarian. They/any. Repped by Eric Smith. Publishing updates only.
Next 📘: FIELD GUIDE FOR THE FORMERLY VILLAINOUS (6/2/26)
www.mkengland.com/links
Wendy Parris @wendyparrisauthor.bsky.social MG author: FIELD OF SCREAMS and STAGE FRIGHT both Delacorte Press rep: Sara Megibow
https://www.wendyparris.com/home
Alexandra Weiss @akaweiss.bsky.social Literary Agent @ Azantian Lit
Probably baking or reading next to my cat
Stephanie Willing @swillingsays.bsky.social Author of West of the Sea. Rep'd by Allie Levick at Writers House. Audiobook Narrator and Voice Actor. Mom. SCBWI, SFWA, SAG/Aftra. Bisexual, she/her. Cat lover and accidental bird watcher because my husband announces every bird he sees out our window.
Corrinne @corrinney.bsky.social Novelist. Rep @shannonlechon.bsky.social Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary. VP of Engineering at General Motors, worked on The Last of Us, Uncharted, Borderlands, Halo, performed nuclear physics experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Katherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social Author, writer, reader, cat owner, horse owner. Mostly made of rage and salt. Red Sea pedestrian. They/them.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
Jenna Lee-Yun @jennaleeyun.bsky.social Author of THE LAST RHEE WITCH (2024) ; THE LAST RHEE WITCH AND THE NINE-TAILED FOX (Disney·Hyperion, May 6, 2025)
https://linktr.ee/jennaleeyun