#PitchDis @pitchdis.com An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors.
2026 Pitch Dates - September 8-10.
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Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
@corabelshofner.bsky.social @corabelshofner.bsky.social 
Maria Vicente @mariavicente.com senior literary agent & senior advisor | P.S. Literary
board member | Association of American Literary Agents
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resources & workshops ⤵️
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Jessica Berg @jessicaberg.bsky.social agency director + founder @roseclifflit.bsky.social | strategic with the commas | Rep: @askamycollins
Victoria M 💙💙 🇺🇦 @vickymeadows16.bsky.social Writer, book lover.
Not in my name. This cruelty is not who we say we are.
Please, no blind DMs. I would love to connect with other authors, but I get spam from bots and book marketers constantly.
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Joan Dempsey @joandempsey.bsky.social Novelist, reader, writing teacher & retreat host, run an online community for novelists, ❤️ all creatures, ❤️ art, meditate and practice Qigong daily, ❤️ Maine. https://joandempsey.com/ and https://gutsygreatnovelist.com/
Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social 📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 
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
Orion Magazine @orionmagazine.bsky.social Inviting readers into a community of caring for the planet—justly, sustainably, and joyously. orionmagazine.org
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
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social 🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
📚 Award-winning Author.
👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad.
Latest book: With or Without You.
Next: The Adopted Kids’ Guide to Surviving Seventh Grade (Crown, Spring 2027)
🚪 https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com
Jamie Krakover @rockets2writing.bsky.social Rocket Scientist
YA/MG Author
Indie Author Project YA runner up
Cosplay
SciFi Geek
SWE Life Member
MGminded blog
stlwritersguild Treasurer
FIRST mentor
Snowy Wings Publishing
The Tracker Sequence
she/her
linktr.ee/Rockets2Writing
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J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social YA/MG author. Newest: The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls (2025); The Loss of the Burying Ground (2024). She/Her. Located near the Salish Sea. Rep'd by ACM. https://www.jandersoncoats.com/
A.C. Dillon @dillonac.bsky.social YA/New Adult author (acdillon.com). Paranormal thrillers with heart & killer #music. Also deals in #zombies and #truecrime with an LGBTQ+ lens. Challenging mental health stereotypes.
KE Salisbury @kesalisbury.eurosky.social Author of twisty YA page-turner The Face That Pins You. Also school librarian, English teacher, IB EE Coordinator and former BBC broadcaster, choir leader and songwriter. She/her
https://www.kesalisbury.com/
Amalie Jahn (she/her) @amaliejahn.bsky.social Kidlit Author Rep'd by Ann Rose
MG 2024: TEAM CANTEEN ROCKY ROAD (Penguin)
YA 2023: A WALK BETWEEN RAINDROPS (Kirkus ⭐️)
YA 2021: PHOEBE UNFIRED
TED speaker | potter | anxious | neuro diverse | accomplice
https://linktr.ee/AmalieJahn
Hiba Tahir @hhtahir.bsky.social YA author & English Instructor rep'd by Rachel Ekstrom Courage. Poetry MFA alumna. Founder and host of Tightwires, a YouTube channel & podcast. Former Tin House Editorial Intern. www.hibatahir.com
Cheryl Rainfield @cherylrainfield.bsky.social I write the books I needed & couldn't find. Award-winning YA author of SCARS, STAINED, HUNTED, VISIONS. Cult torture survivor, neurodivergent, mental health. Repped by Jennifer Wills. They/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦 https://beacons.ai/cherylrainfield
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 
Misty Wilson @mistywilsonwrites.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of the YA romance FALLING LIKE LEAVES & the award-winning MG graphic memoir PLAY LIKE A GIRL; teacher & RN; @mistywilsonwrites on IG; Rep: Daniel Lazar; she/her
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles
Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social Fantasy/science fiction author for MG/YA/adults. Loves cats, tea, & books of all sorts. Trekkie (esp. TNG/DS9). Democrat. Member SCBWI, Codex, Furry Writers' Guild. Still masking because the pandemic isn't over. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/reneecarterhall
Rina Heisel @rinaheisel.bsky.social MG/YA author. Avid anthropomorphizer. 🦇 JOURNEY BEYOND THE BURROW out now from @HarperChildrens. #mgauthorcade 
Rebecca Stafford @rebeccahazelstaff.bsky.social YA author 🌈 THE ENDING YOU DESERVE on preorder now! Link below for retailers.
also: RABBIT AND JULIET paperback out on Sept 1
https://linktr.ee/rebeccastafford
Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com BCMorrow on IG/Threads. Adult/YA Author. Bestseller. Social Justice in Literature Award winner. Locus, Ignyte, and Audie finalist. Christ follower. Planet of the Apes stan.
THE BODY (Nightfire/Tor) out now!
https://linktr.ee/bcmorrow
Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social Bestselling Award-Winning Adult and YA Romance Author.
YA: SUMMER OFFICIAL now! 🛹🩵🍦| Adult: THE TWELVE LOVES OF CHRISTMAS 9.29.26 ♥️🎅🏾
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Twelve-Loves-of-Christmas/Alexandria-Bellefleur/9781668250419
Elisa Stone Leahy @elisastoneleahy.com Peruvian-American author of middle grade books (TETHERED and MALLORY📚), library event specialist, mom to the coolest kids, vacuumer supreme for my scruffy dog 🏳️🌈🇵🇪
William Hussey @whusseyauthor.bsky.social Award-winning author of the SCOTT JERICHO thrillers (KILLING JERICHO; JERICHO’S DEAD; BURYING JERICHO) and YA novels, including THE BOY I LOVE, BROKEN HEARTS AND ZOMBIE PARTS, and THE OUTRAGE among others
https://linktr.ee/williamhusseyauthor
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social Author of MG/YA fiction & game stuff. Rants about folklore. Opinions my own. He/him. Lead Writer for Warframe (you shiny things). Leopards, faces etc.
Kim Baccellia @ixtumea.bsky.social Author, staff reviewer at YA Books Central, educator, and activist.
Letters from Lucca now on Amazon, Smashwords, and Apple
@runwithscissors.bsky.social @runwithscissors.bsky.social putting down new roots abroad with two bossy cats, a soulmate, and a gaming laptop
Lauren Morrill @laurenmorrill.bsky.social Author of spicy romcoms, co-owner of Good Girl Books (Knoxville), ravenous romance reader, and inveterate yapper.
Lilliam Rivera @lilliamr.bsky.social Award-winning author. Bronx born, L.A. living. Latest: TINY THREADS (Del Rey Books), available where books are sold.
https://www.lilliamrivera.com
Whitney🎨Gardner @heywhitney.bsky.social linktr.ee/heywhitney
✨Graphic Novels: FREE PIANO (NOT HAUNTED), THE RACC PACK, LONG DISTANCE & FAKE BLOOD✨YA Novels: YOU'RE WELCOME, UNIVERSE & CHAOTIC GOOD✨
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Rosiee Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social Punslinger, Bookseller, Award losing author 📚🌈
Being Aro 💚 (5/26/26)
Summer Coven 🩸(8/25/26)
Life is Strange: Out of Focus 🎸(9/1/26)
Ask me about my plants. (they/them)
https://linktr.ee/rosieethor
Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com YA and Romance Author/Anthologist. LGBTQReads founder. Macaron aficionado. SOON BY YOU out now. SUMMER CAMP ROMANCE coming 7/6/27. Rep: Patricia Nelson. She/her. Update your website.
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.
Kurt Kirchmeier @kurtkirchmeier.bsky.social Canadian - fantasy/horror writer + nature photographer
Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social Neuroscientist turned science fiction & fantasy #writer. Stories in Analog, Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, Utopia SF, Radon. BSFA & BFS member. Based in Edinburgh. verabrook.com. she/her
𝕊𝔾 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜°•･*ᥫ᭡¸¸.•*¨*•,,🍂ᥫ᭡🍂 @sgclark.bsky.social Author of "Return to Eden"
Ret. PI (Missing Persons) & Family Advocate
'There is no Planet B' (Environmental Psychology)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221099767-return-to-eden
https://linktr.ee/sgclark
Laura Rueckert @laurarueckert.bsky.social Award-winning author of A DRAGONBIRD IN THE FERN. American in Germany. Proud 🏳️⚧️ mom. Probably eating European chocolate right now. she/her
https://www.laurarueckert.com/links
Leena Walters @leenawalters.bsky.social Leena Walters started her career as a historian, writing about change inside countries. Now she writes brainy romances about change inside people's hearts. She lives in Edmonton, Canada. leenawalters.com
Rep: Kristin Ostby of Salky Literary Management
Mathew Nicholas Clarke @mathewnclarke.bsky.social Writer. Drummer. Seattle.
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Writing an 80’s-set YA horror novel about heavy metal, adoption, Catholicism, Bowie obsession, and dogs. I also host a tiny, hyper-local punk & metal radio show.
Janet Fox @janetsfox.bsky.social Kidlit author; writing course creator; lover of dogs, mountains, and all things magical. Blogs every week here: https://janetfox.substack.com/
Megan Jauregui Eccles @meganjeccles.bsky.social Author. Editor. Professor.
SING THE NIGHT (8th Note Press, Fall 2025)
Rep’d by LKG Agency
https://linktr.ee/meganjaureguieccles
Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com Novel development & editing services. Our editors are industry experts and award-winning writers. Take your manuscript to the next level.
DarlingAxe.com
Amanda | Author @amandamauthor.bsky.social ✨Program 38: Sparks- OUT NOW✨
🧡Superhero/Magical Realism YA author
🦋Hoping to become your favorite author🦋
📚Author, Reader, 90s Music Fan📚
Art by @Starsdenn on Insta.
Brayden Russell @braydenrwrites.bsky.social i am just a girl who writes books and wonders why on earth I exist | shortlisted for revpit ‘26 | 1st place “Best Pitch” winner of PosterPit
Rep: Molly Jamieson at United Agents
Bryan Bliss @bryanbliss.bsky.social Writer of fine books including We’ll Fly Away (National Book Award), Episcopal Priest and School Chaplain. Hunting. Fishing. Snowboarding. Mountain Biking.
Roland Allen has a protagonist for Chapter XVII @zibaldoni.bsky.social 山人. Publisher by day, author by night. The Notebook: a History of Thinking on Paper is out there, and I'm currently writing a book about books. Here for: writers, books, historians, bicycles, notebooks, human intelligence.
Gabe Cole Novoa @thegabecole.bsky.social Award-winning & New York Times Bestselling author of THE WICKED BARGAIN, MOST ARDENTLY, THE DIABLO’S CURSE & more. Trans masc. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (he/him)
🔗 lnk.bio/thegabecole
Lisa Springer @lisaspringer.bsky.social YA and MG author
📚 There's No Way I'd Die First (out now)
📚Who's All Going (to Die) Fall 2025
Rep: Danielle Burby - MWLA
Alana Robin @byalanarobin.bsky.social young adult author
I ❤️: Taylor Swift, Iced Coffee, Gilmore Girls, Books &🍕
📚 ONE SUMMER ON MACKINAC out now
Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social Writer, editor, terrifying bog witch, werewolf of productivity 💀🍁 Ottawa, she/her
Three spooky YA books on shelves now!
Latest: THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY
Writing romantasy as Elise Saint-Séverin 💃
Rep: Jacqui Lipton
Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social Author; free-lance editor; retired reading teacher; proponent of tea & scones; more left wing than you could possibly imagine; living blue in red Kansas; still masking; no AI, are you even kidding me; she/her.
https://jennifergadd.wixsite.com/jenniferlgadd
Katie Gilbert @katiegilbertwrites.bsky.social My debut- LOVE, CANTER, ACTION comes out with Union Square May 13, 2025!
Preorder: https://www.unionsquareandco.com/9781454957188/love-canter-action-by-katie-gilbert/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219475329
Diana Urban @dianaurban.bsky.social Bestselling, award-winning author (she/her)
📚 YOU'RE OVERTHINKING THIS (11.19.26)
📚 ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS
📚 UNDER THE SURFACE
📚 LYING IN THE DEEP
📚 ... and book marketing consultant!
Kathleen S Allen @kathleea.bsky.social Cats, tea, K-Pop and British detective shows. YA gothic horror, THE RESURRECTIONIST out now!
Buy here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250341778/theresurrectionist/
Kathleensallen.wordpress.com
Rep: abrooks@abla.agency
@weshubert.bsky.social @weshubert.bsky.social I am an author living and writing in Northern Ontario, Canada. I write mostly science fiction but have also written historical fiction.
Teriterrywrites @teriterrywrites.bsky.social Word wrangler of psychological thrillers The Stalker & YA Scare Me & more! Freq enraged. Obsessed with stationery & easily distracted by cats & dogs. She/her. Website https://teriterry.jimdoweb.com/
An unusual mix of 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇫🇮
Lynn Huggins-Cooper @hugginscooper.bsky.social Horror maven. Co-host of Northern Horror Hub. Thanatologist. Creative Writing lecturer at Falmouth. Author. She/her, ADHD. Views all mine...mine I say!
Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social I'm an artist, musician, poet, writer, a creative being. I live in France, but born in the UK. I have written anything from horror books to a children's book. Vegetarian, dog lover, anti war maybe a bit woke Follow me if you can.
#vss365 #writingcommunity
JL Bleakley @jlbleakley.bsky.social YA author | Proofreader | YA Book JAM Podcast
Laura Livingstone @zombieirishgirl.bsky.social YA romance author with a side hustle in the paranormal. Reformed history teacher. Massively into toxic Tudors, happily-ever-afters and cats. The Boy with the Heart of Sea Glass (June 2026 with Rowan Prose)
Mel Hammond 📚 @hamsandwichmel.bsky.social Tree lover. Ice cream eater. Author of WHERE THE GIRLS ARE KEPT (Knopf Summer 2027) and co-author of LUCY, UNCENSORED (Knopf 2024) with Teghan Hammond.
www.Melhammondbooks.com
T.L. Simpson @tlsimpson.bsky.social Printz Honor Book author of COPE FIELD. Also STRONG LIKE YOU and ACCELERANT (forthcoming). Rep'd by Shari Maurer.
www.tlsimpson.net
Deborah Crossland @yaddathree.bsky.social Author, THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD @simonteen
Mythologist PhD., Educator.
Featured @gmabookclub @nytimes
Rep: Mollie Glick @creativeartistsagency
Amy McCaw @amymccawauthor.bsky.social Author of the Mina books and They Own the Night. Buffy buff.
Marisa Kanter @marisakanter.bsky.social YA & adult romance author 🩷 | casual crocheter 🧶 | reality tv enthusiast 📺
she/her 🌈
latest: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (celadon books)
🌐: marisakanter.com
Chelsea Scott @chelseascottbks.bsky.social writer of mystery books with a bite 💀🩷💀
Emilia Ares @emiliaares.bsky.social Award-winning Author. An Armenian-American actress best known for American Horror Story and Bosch, co-producer of Burden and author of Love and Other Sins and Love and Other Cages. ❤️🔥 Supporting organizations like NCMEC and RAINN❤️🩹 www.linktr.ee/Emiliaares
Kristy Acevedo @kristyacevedo.bsky.social Author of THE WARNING series with Sourcebooks Fire. English teacher for 25+yrs. Gardener. Not a hologram. Rep: @herringali.bsky.social she/her
https://linktr.ee/kristyacevedo
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
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
Jen @arieswriting.com 🍁Vancouver. I write sometimes, but not with AI because it sucks. Chronic illnesses (Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, HSD), neurodivergent. PS I love cats. 🏳️🌈
http://www.arieswriting.com
Sashi Kaufman @sashikaufman.bsky.social Middle school teacher, dumpster diver, mediocre gardener, author of books for kids and teens. I raise humans and chickens. 
R.Demille @roademille.bsky.social 📖 #WritingCommunity 💙📚
Weird, wacky, wonderful 🎨🖼️ ! She/ her. Audhd
Cheers.
Saundra Mitchell @saundramitchell.com Author and Editor. Repped by Jim McCarthy @Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Queer AF🌈 she/they. www.saundramitchell.com 
Haiko Hörnig @haiko.bsky.social 📚Writes comics, screenplays, audio dramas
🎬 Loves movies, animation & storytelling
🗝️ A HOUSE DIVIDED: The Complete Saga - available in English & German
Rep: Charlie Olsen @ InkWell Management
Jenny Moss @jennymosswrites.bsky.social Novelist & ex-NASA engineer. Also write as Jennifer McKissack. WINNIE'S WAR. SHADOW. TAKING OFF. SANCTUARY. ~ Rep: Trish Lawrence at Aevitas Creative Management
https://www.jenny-moss.com/
Adib Khorram @adibkhorram.bsky.social Award-winning best selling author of books for all ages. Out now: ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS (YA). Up next: ISN'T HE ROMANTIC (adult)! bio.site/adibkhorram 🏳️🌈🇮🇷 he/him
Alan Gratz @alangratz.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of books for young readers, and eater of pizza.
Alex Flinn @alexflinn.bsky.social My life is a fairy tale, but set in Miami. #1 NYT bestselling author, Beastly, Breathing Underwater. Reader, eater, cyclist.
WIP is a time-travel Little Women reboot in which Amy must break a family curse placed by her Salem witch ancestors. #bookposse
Amanda Woody @amandawoody.bsky.social Author of THEY HATE EACH OTHER (Viking PRH) | Rep: Suzie Townsend 🍃 | they/them
Amie Kaufman @amiekaufman.bsky.social 🌈 NYT and internationally bestselling author. (she/her)
📚 Out now: The Isles of the Gods
✍🏼 Newsletter: amiekaufman.substack.com
Angie Thomas @angiethomas.bsky.social #1 NYT Bestselling author - The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose, etc. On the Come Up streaming on Paramount+ . Nic Blake and The Remarkables out now!
Anica Mrose Rissi @anicarissi.bsky.social Author of books for kids & teens · Fan of dogs & ice cream · Faculty at VCFA WCYA
Most recent book: GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE (2026)
⭐️ "Breathless, mesmerizing." --Kirkus, starred review
https://anicarissi.com/
https://thisistheeavesdrop.com/
A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com.
She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
Beth Revis @bethrevis.bsky.social I write things. NIGHT OF THE WITCH: out now. HOUSE OF HEX: December 2023. THE FATE OF MAGIC: Fall 2024. Something else: Winter 2024. bethrevis.com
Brendan Kiely @brendankiely.bsky.social Dad, husband, author, educator, joy enthusiast.
Cassandra Clare @cassandraclare.bsky.social I write books.
Christopher Paolini @christopherpaolini.bsky.social Creator of the World of Eragon and the Fractalverse. Artist. Storyteller. Full-time asker of questions. https://linktr.ee/christopherpaolini
cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social author: WANT + RUSE, Serpentine, Silver Phoenix avail #gymrat #pokemongo shiny grinder #ehlersdanlossyndrome #blacklivesmatter #amwriting