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Art Coulson @artcoulson.com Writer of children's fiction, graphic novels, plays and one failed TV pilot. Pie, never cake. Repped by @jacquilipton.bsky.social | @ravenliterary.bsky.social. The Reluctant Storyteller (2021). Chasing Bigfoot (2022). All the Stars in the Sky (2025).
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Nimblewitlit Mag @nimblewitlit.bsky.social Epistemic Literary's new adventure for a young audience!
Our all ages eMag will extend the conversation to a younger audience by exploring similar themes.
Issue 1: https://epistemiclit.com/nimblewitlit/taking-a-stand/
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ISLE OF TEETH (S&S Fall 26)
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Robin Alvarez 🌟 Author 🌟 @robiiehood.bsky.social 🌊 Author of When Oceans Rise
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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com).
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Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social Bram Stoker, Elgin, and Dwarf Stars Award-winning Horror/SF and children's book author.
THE BUILD-A-MONSTER WORKSHOP (Out Now!)
ECHOES AND EMBERS (Out Now!)
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Repped by Peter Steinberg, UTA
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Namrata Poddar 🧿🌀 @namratapoddar.bsky.social Author of BORDER LESS | Faculty at UCLA | Essays/nonfiction at Poets & Writers, Literary Hub, Longreads, LA Times, etc.
Interests include Decolonial —> storytelling, parenting, yoga, healing. Desi everything.
Writing 2nd book. Intermittently here.
Carrie Finison @carriefinison.bsky.social Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that don’t start with the letter D.
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Pamela Courtney | Children's Author @pamismylmnop.bsky.social Author of A Season For Fishin': A Fish Fry Tradition, illustrated by Toni D Chambers.
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social Educator for 40 yrs|reading specialist|Reader|lifelong learner|tennis player|someone who is dedicated to education and the sciences of reading
Meena @methelibrarian.bsky.social Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, librarian, reader, planner , traveler, history buff, foodie.
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Siri Anderson @sirianderson.bsky.social Illustrator and art teacher 🎨
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Taslin Pollock @taslinpollock.bsky.social Writer | Contemporary MG | Scottish Book Trust New Writer Awardee 2024 | S1 Leeds Literary LL 2024 | All Stories Mentee 2022 | HarperCollins Academy 2022 | Searchlight Novel Opening SL 2022 | Golden Egg Award SL 2022 | she/her
Pooja Nukala @poojanukala.bsky.social #Kidlit Writer, Engineer, #SCBWI Member. Rep’d by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary.
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Sayantani DasGupta @sayantani.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of children’s and YA books, Health Humanities Academic https://linktr.ee/sayantanidasgupta?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e40bc45d-a2e4-4923-9b4a-2674c3c19b21
Megan @nutmeg82.bsky.social teacher, reader, mom to teenagers
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Larraine Rowney @flossdesign.bsky.social Illustrator & book cover designer 🔴 Yorkshire born adopted Glaswegian 🔴 former Herald Graphics Editor. This is the place for all my doodles and no AI involved. Loving seeing all the brilliant creatives on here
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