MiddleGradeHub @middlegradehub.bsky.social A hub for middle grade writers
Dyamond_Writer @authorinspirations.bsky.social Writer/Author. Animal lover. Hydrocephalus Warrior.
https://averycameroncampbell.articulation.website/
Kath Rothschild Author @kathrothschild.bsky.social Author | WIDER THAN THE SKY (SoHo Teen) and forthcoming books | PhD teach @ Stanford 🌲
✨ Joy Shaw | Author ✨ @joyshaw.bsky.social Mom • Teacher • Dark Myth-Tech fantasy Author ✨
CPTSD survivor.
Scarred heroines, fierce, like their readers.
Scars aren’t endings. They’re the sparks that start the blaze.
#RevPit 2026 | #10Queries critique
➡️ www.joy-shaw.com
x.com/authorjoyshaw
Bernhard @sheepmaster42.bsky.social Husband. Father. Supermodel. Rockstar. These are some of the words that I know.
Dr Patricia Dark @therealdrdark.bsky.social Knower of random things. Teller of interesting tales. Keeper of transpontine receipts. Interested in almost everything. Lover of books, caffeine, patisserie. The best cross-cultural communication is food. All opinions personal.
Pronouns: she/sie/ella
lila @dragongraded.bsky.social Up and coming novelist post popstar ego death
USF MFAY cohort 1
Alan Hylands @alanhylands.com Data nerd and occasional writer (alanhylands.com).
#THFC fan
Troy Preston Dillon @troyprestondillon.bsky.social The official page of Troy Preston Dillon, author of fantasy and young adult/coming-of-age stories (often a fusion of both!)
https://sites.google.com/view/troyprestondillon/home
T.D. Woods @tdwoodsauthor.bsky.social Author of stories with gay and bi characters. From fantasy to adventure to erotic to happy romance. I also love to write about the 80's and 90's.
https://www.jms-books.com/td-woods-c-224_645.html
Vonnie G. Clemens Jr. @whogetstobelong.substack.com Queer writer in science fiction and fantasy. | Focused on who gets to belong, and what body do they get to bring? | whogetstobelong.substack.com
Melisa Quigley @mquigley1963.bsky.social No Direct Messages. Happily married. My award-winning debut novel, The Complexities of Love, poetry novel, Bereft, and Let's Write a Six-Word Story or a Poem are out now. linktr.ee/MQuigley1963
ANorthNoir | A.M. Potter @anorthnoir.bsky.social Author (Stark House Press | Black Opal Books) | Reviewer | Traveller
https://ampnorthnoir.com/
D. Castagnola @that-old-chestnut.bsky.social Devon | Book lover, storyteller, hobbit at heart, and purveyor of fine nonsense 💛
Current WIP: Star Crossed Blades 🗡️
https://linktr.ee/conkers.thecosy
joannamcintyre.bsky.social @joannamcintyre.bsky.social Author of Picture Books and Wrangler of Small, Feral Children.
OUT NOW: Tidy Ted Meets Jess the Mess (Clavis, distributed by Simon & Schuster) out April 21st!
SCBWI, 12x12 Challenge, often in the weeds
Galen Bunting is querying 👽📚 @galenbunting.bsky.social querying my speculative coming-of-rage novel WITNESSERS OF THE UNKNOWN | HWA member|Postdoc at Georgia Tech | 2026 Lambda Literary Fellow | words in Black Warrior Review, Minnesota Review, Fabulist, Pushcart Prize Nominee https://galenbunting.substack.com/
Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com 🌖🥀Writer of romance, folklore, fairy tales, eldritch horrors and mythical adventures 🍂🌙
rep: Safae El-Ouahabi at RCW Literary Agency
#SFWA #Codex #writer
she/her 🇵🇭🇨🇦
Steve Downes @writerstevedownes.bsky.social Author of Fyre & Stone crime/historical fiction series.
Books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Apple Books & Google Play
Ross Trevelyan 🗻🌲🦪🦀🚵♂️ @jumpintraxjack.bsky.social Freelance Editor. Author. Realpolitiker. Diplomat.
2026-27 WIPs:
◆ Black as the Sea at Night, 1816 Irish picaresque
◆ Lakeshore Heights, psych noir thriller
Excerpts on #WIPSnips.
Слава Украïнi!
🚫AI, DM
#editors
https://www.trevelyanwrites.com
Deborah Yeong Tyng @deborahbie.bsky.social I wrote that “Meddlesome Family, K-Pop Male Soloist” book (@penguinbookssea) 🎶💝🎸
wott 🌱 @wottenmoss.bsky.social 🖋writing queer fantasy!
🌿druid-in-training (obod /|\ bard)
🍴excellent cook, terrible baker
🦝a raccoon stole my gender :/
Moby O. @moby94.bsky.social Aspiring author seeking representation. Reader, Roamer, Dreamer ✨✨✨
Jen Hall Smith - ✍️🌙✨ @jenhallsmith.bsky.social Writing witchy,fantasy romance with strong neurodivergent rep.
Now querying 🙃
ADHD & Multiple Chronic Ailments
Mostly on the 🕰️ app
SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social #SkyPitch - a Bluesky pitch party for #kidlit authors!
https://boringstorybook.com/skypitch
Organized by @boringstorybook.com
Michael Ironheart @michaelironheart.bsky.social I am a self published indie author who has released 2 books, with a 3rd on the way
22 years old/college student/AuDHD
Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social Author (crime fiction, horror, and romance), librarian, gardener, very amateur photographer, 80s rocker chick. I write and I grow things. http://janetalcorn.com. Sign up for my newsletter to get a free story.
Muslim Writers Pitch Event @muslimpit.bsky.social A pitch event dedicated to uplifting the voices of Muslim writers at any stage of the writing process ✨ hosted by @ayishahhasni.bsky.social ✨ first event: TBD
🍉🍉🍉
Official 🦋 for #MENApit! @menapitch.bsky.social A pitch event for MENA writers created by & for marginalised voices. Next event: April 2027.
Hosts: @ptissem | @yaldacollection | @krystalelkhoury
https://menapit.carrd.co/
PicantePit 🌶 @picantepit.bsky.social A hype and pitch event for self-identifying Latinx/Latine authors writing Adult and NA fiction.
Swiftie Pitch @swiftiepitch.bsky.social #SwiftiePitch is a pitch event for all stages of manuscripts that are inspired by Taylor Swift's discography, hosted by @myquirkywriting
Next event: 3/13/26.
#PlaylistPitch @playlistpitch.bsky.social #PlaylistPitch a literary pitch event
Authors and illustrators pitch
Agents and editors♥️
GhostPit @ghostpit.bsky.social A pitch event on Bsky & X. Brought to you by @crystalbauthor.bsky.social and @rebleighauthor.bsky.social. The upcoming date is October 30, 2026. Summerween Kickoff Question and activity week is July 5 - 11
#JoyPit Pitch Event @joypit.bsky.social Pitch event for light hearted feel-good books #JoyPit | Official Date - June 6, 2024 | Founded by @amsahubooks.bsky.social - joypitch.wordpress.com
MoodPitchers @moodpitchers.bsky.social MOVING TO WEBSITE AND DISCORD! A biannual online pitch event hosted by @LiteraryKat @hannahdsharpe2 incl. moodboards & ALT text, connecting writers with agents & acquiring editors. NEXT EVENT: THURS NOV 9/23 8a-8p ET!
#1stLinePit @1stlinepit.bsky.social A pitch event for writers using only the first few lines.
Next event: TBD
Past events: Aug-2025, Apr-2025, Sept-2024
Created & hosted by: Ann Glimmer
@annglimmer.bsky.social
PosterPit @posterpitevent.bsky.social A literary pitch event for all manuscripts in the form of movie posters, hosted by @myleejmiller.bsky.social and others.
https://posterpitevent.com/
Cupit @cupitch.bsky.social A pitch event for romance of all sorts on bsky & X. #Cupit is hosted by @CrystalBAuthor.bsky.social.
We will see you February 14, 2026!
#PitchDis @pitchdis.com An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors.
2026 Pitch Dates - September 8-10.
Visit the official site www.pitchdis.com
Hosted by @despinakarras.com
Logo and banner by @mxcarmilla.bsky.social
#SEAsianPit @seasianpit.bsky.social #SEAsianPit is an annual pitch event for self-identifying Southeast Asian writers & illustrators everywhere.
🔗 seasianpit.carrd.co
#PitBLK @pitblk.bsky.social #PitBLK: An online literary pitch event to amplify and celebrate Black Writers.
🎨 By: @hallieclaire_w
Website: pitchpitblk.com
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event @bluepit.bsky.social A BlueSky exclusive storytelling hype/pitch event designed for storytellers to uplift and encourage one another and connect with industry professionals. All works are welcome, regardless of the stage they are in. (https://bluepit.carrd.co/)
KidLitGN @kidlitgn.bsky.social KidLitGN is an annual pitch event for writers and illustrators of middle grade and younger graphic novels. The pitch event starts on the first Wednesday of October each year you can find us at kidlitgn.com.
WIPPIT @wippit.bsky.social A hype pitch event for ONLY work in progress lit on Bsky & X. Brought to you by @CrystalBAuthor.bsky.social. Upcoming date is May 23, 2027 & 2028. May is also wippit writing challenge prep month and challenge month is in June.
https://wippitch.weebly.com/
#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org The big pitch event for small presses and authors. Next event: January 2027. Hosts: @millieabecassis.com, @florencechien.com, and @morkalmarrh.bsky.social. Posts by Millie.
🌐 smallpitch.org
💬 discord.gg/xHVztad5ee
Pop Up Pit @popuppit.bsky.social Pitch event focused on uplifting completed manuscripts for agents & editors to find!
co-run by @akatepockett.bsky.social and @fitzthestory.bsky.social
Cheer Pit @cheerpitx.bsky.social Cheer Pit is a pitch event for authors held on December 9 focused on spreading holiday cheer. Established 2024 by @cjtruwriter.bsky.social
QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social Pitch event for 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and their stories. Next event is July 1st, 2026!
Hosted by: @nicolemtota @mjbowman @ntlovich @lucywrites and @andreamariana89
Ryan Proietto @ryanproietto.bsky.social Wandering thoughts, half-finished things, and the long way around.
Lead Engineer of Alistair: https://alistaircrowe.com 📖⚔️
Nicholas Ballou @nicholasballou.com Sci-fi writer. Creator of Nexus of Worlds.
Weekly new chapters of The Escape and biweekly chapters of Revolution, plus bonus content, on nicholasballou.com
EmmiJade is live on twitch.tv/emmijadeshow @emmijadeshow.bsky.social Em, she/her. Twitch streamer, convention panelist, writer of fiction, both fan and the other kind. Nerdfighter. Swiftie. Artist.
Streaming on Twitch Wednesdays @ 6:30 CST and Fridays @ 7:30 CST on twitch.tv/emmijadeshow!
Caroline is always writing @carolinekwriting.bsky.social Writer and book lover 🏳️🌈
Repped by Roger Copenhaver @ Yes & Literary
#MiseryPit @miserypit.bsky.social #MiseryPit - A pitch event focusing on Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime for the #writingcommunity and #Booksky authors. Hosted by @jocelynegregory.bsky.social
Next event: February 1st, 2026
Michael Lieberman @mlieber123.bsky.social Writer/Atty in Maryland outside DC. Bylines in Jewish Currents, Points in Case, and McSweeneys.
Mary Elizabeth Carey @maryelizabethcarey.bsky.social Northern lights, bike trail and cold plunging enthusiast
(All photos by me unless otherwise noted.)
Laura Wilding @laurawilding.bsky.social Aspiring fantasy author ✍️
Writer of whimsy, devoted to the yearn 💫
Currently querying: THE MOTH HOUSE🌘
Currently drafting: WHIMSIGOTH WIP🕯️
https://linktr.ee/lawilding
Sebastian James🥀🩸 @sebjameswrites.bsky.social Writer of queer fantasy where the horrors persist, but so does the love 🌿💀
28 | He/Him | Queer 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 |
Neurodivergent | POTSie | Welsh | NO AI
Cursed cryptid energy
WIP - Editing 🌿💀
WIP- Drafting 🩸⛪ (72k/90k)
E.C. Alice @ecalice.bsky.social Aspiring romantasy author and astrology addict 🔮
I use the power of ADHD and mild-but-diagnosed OCD to write gothy, surreal fairytales.
Snacks Writes @snackswrites.bsky.social Let me tell you a story...
🌶 Romance 👽🦄 SciFi/Fantasy/paranormal
CR: Beta Reading
CW: Contemporary Paranormal RomCom
Writer/Beta Reader.
Also on insta & tiktok.
Helen Wiley @helenwiley.bsky.social Queer SFF writer with a background in classical music. Southern transplant to the Third Coast. she/her 🏳️🌈
rep: Sidney Boker @ InkWell Management
Paul Travis @paulltravis.bsky.social Writer, Poet & Lifestyle Blogger // Sassy, Fun, Creative & A Bit Dramatic // Follow Me On My Journey! - xo 💕✨
Rachel E. Tell (is querying) @racheletell.bsky.social ✨goes by Rae, hi!
☕50% coffee, 30% hyperfixation, 20% punctuation, 🚫AI
📚querying The Refinement: Mercury
🖋️drafting The Ariad (YA romantasy/eco-horror)
↪️ more active on Threads @racheletell
Lily Feldhus @lilyfeldhus.bsky.social She/her: Ardent reader of Romance (all genres), #Q HEA, #WIP Urban Romantasy, Coffee drinker ☕️ plant gremlin🪴idealistic pessimist mom of 2🤨
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer
www.drdavecornell.com
Haven Lopaz | Editing @silenthisper.bsky.social 🌌 Novelist | Speculative Thriller WIP 🌙
📚 Bookstagram (7k+ Followers) • Aesthetic Reads & Reviews 🎨 7+ Yrs Graphic Design
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social.
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Harriet Ward @harrietward.bsky.social writer, world traveler, some assorted other things.
28 | She/Her | Taipei
All photos taken by me.
Jen @jkmahal.bsky.social Former lots of things, current Jill-of-all-trades. Also Associate Director of the Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Manga lover. Anime fan. Quaker. Unashamed reader of romance. Will write for food.
Soph @soph-pl.bsky.social Author, globe-trotter, curious & friendly owl.
I ✍️ about love & desire ❤️🔥 tangled with real life, across 🌍 & 🕰️
💫 My debut #romance, Only One Summer in Berlin, is coming 09/15 💫
Absolute chatterbox on 📸: linktr.ee/Sophie_Paul
Stabine @stabinetime.bsky.social Artist, tattooer, writer, and PMUA based out of Atlanta. 🍑🌈🍉
ADHD. Crazy cat lady. Professional grouse. Chaos muppet.
I shit post on main. 🦝🗑️
https://stabinetime.carrd.co/
Kevin Coopersmith @kcoopersmith.bsky.social Author of The Littles of Big Wild and other cool projects, leadership professor, MBA, Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership. Expect a LOT of cat pictures.
Revon @ Writing & Streaming! @themythicbunny.bsky.social Revon || He/Fae | Character/Concept Artist / TTRPG Performer / Video Editor / Twitch Affiliate + Jackalope PNGtuber || 32 》🇳🇮 Afro-Latino 》disabled trans enby man + fat || 💕rosenthorns 💕 NO AI
Revon M. Castillo 🏳️⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social A realm within realms, welcome to The Mythic Library! An account of writing, book reviews & more! 18+ || Writ. by penname: Revon M. Castillo, he/fae. NO AI!
Scott A. Butler @scott-a-butler.bsky.social 🫖Carbon-based lifeform running on tea & quietly brilliant ideas. Mostly tea if we're being honest
🖊️Author, #WritingCommunity
💼Cybersecurity
🧠Neurodivergent
🔗 https://scottabutler.wixsite.com/author
Author Lilybeth/L.E. Schultz @lilybeth-writes.bsky.social Speculative | Romance | Horror
Feral 🏳️🌈 Auntie
Disabled Combat Veteran
SAFE Anthology - 9/2/2026
The Night Devours Us All - 10/15/2026
SECRET Anthology - 12/2027
www.authorlilybethschultz.com
author eel lovesick 🏳️🌈📚 @eel-lovesick.bsky.social 📚Sapphic Fantasy Author of the BrónachVerse
Read The Dragon Shifter’s Mate today!
Leslie 📢 @lesliepear.bsky.social #GenJones
She/her. Wife, mother, volunteer usher, former school board member
AML and BMT survivor. Cat lover with no cats. #Mets, #NYGiants and #Celtics fan
🚫DMs 🚫Porn 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Crystal Lorons @crystallorons.bsky.social This ATL 🍑 is here in 2026
Freelance Journalist
Ghostwriter for 📖 & 🎶
#RevPit '22 Winner
#SCBWI
Disabled #LupusWarrior
Model
Wife
#CatMom
#GamerGirl
#AmWriting & #AmQuerying #KidLit #ChickLit
She/Her
www.CrystalSmallsWright.com
https://x.com/CrystalLorons
Claire Campbell @claire-campbell.bsky.social Writer of horror, lover of hikes
Founder of Blue Stone Writers
Mentoring, classes, community, magic
https://bluestonewriters.com/
Diane Billas (she/her) queer YA author @dianebillas.bsky.social Multi-genre award-winning YA author🏳️🌈 | THE FINAL CHAPTER (coming soon) | SUPERFICIAL | DOES LOVE ALWAYS WIN? | she/her | Philly
linktr.ee/dianebillas
Elisa Saphier @elisasaphier.bsky.social Books are my religion. Literary agent: MacGregor & Luedeke; Owner: Another Read Through; Co-founder: AmplifyWriters @amplifywriters.bsky.social; Constantly reading but currently closed for submissions she/her🌈
CoffeeQuills | ✏️ Sci-Fi @coffeequillsauthor.itch.io They/He/She 💀 #ApocalypticallyOptimistic 🌻 Genre-weaver writer radiating happiness w/sloshes of coffee | #HurricaneWriter, #DustWarrior, & Funshine Care Bear
V. S. Holmes @vsholmes.bsky.social Dark spec fic, from snarky archaeologists in space to slow-burn gothic fantasy and everything in between | STARS' EDGE: NEL BENTLY BOOKS and BLOOD OF TITANS | Represented by @lzats.bsky.social
No AI ♿🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ he/him
https://linktr.ee/vs_holmes
Kelly Esparza Is Agented Again! @kellyesparza.bsky.social Mystery writer for adults & teens | poetry chapbook @bottlecappress | freelance editor | EIC: @flarelitmag.bsky.social 🔥| layout: Anahita Karthik | she/her | rep: @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kellyesparza
Bjorn Klein 📖✒️💙 @worldsforus.bsky.social 📜 Author of 𝐷𝑦𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑𝑠 graphic novel 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒.
Wrestling with unruly gods, broken systems, and wayward characters.
🌙🌩️⚖️
Literature & music teacher in the gaps of reality between words.
🌐 https://blackties.my.canva.site/home
Deanpb_author @deanpb-author.bsky.social I’ve published three YA fantasy books. I talk about writing and cars. #WritingCommunity. Unless we’ve been talking, do not DM or pitch services. If you only post politics, I won’t follow back
Julie Mac @julee-45.bsky.social Born and raised a Midwest lib and love it. Dog and cat person. Have adopted more than a dozen in my life so far. Dr. Fauci is my hero.
No DMs please.
Kaye Spencer @kayespencer.bsky.social Western romance Indie author. Lives in 1930s Colorado Dust Bowl area. Retired teacher/administrator. Blogger. 💙 Loves 🎶 😼🐶🍷🍩 🍕🧁☕️ 🎃Married. Great grandkids. No AI🚫kayespencer.com
Lisa Wrote This @lpersonius.bsky.social Avid reader, writer, member of the cat distribution system. Old crone. Hermit. Survivor. Number cruncher. Doer of Good Deeds. Baby Whisperer. Team Rhinoceros. PNW.
Contemporary fantasy author, L. Personius, no generative AI - 100% me
LPersoniusWrites.com
Tony is writing @tonymcfaddenwrites.bsky.social An Australian-Canadian (Canadian-Australian?) writing crime fiction on the beach. With lots of swearing.
Links for latest Aussie crime fiction here, including eBooks, paperback and large print >> https://tonymcfadden.net/wp/nick-hardings-case-files/
Writer Laras 📝💕 @laraswrites.bsky.social 🇮🇩 writer and reader in 🇫🇷
@writerlaras on tiktok
Crystal Bayless ✍🏻is writing & editing✍🏻 @crystalbauthor.bsky.social I'm just a girl who likes animals, music, reading, writing, & soon a published author who has a bookshop named Dragonfly Night Books. Currently preparing for self-publish a few books. Host of #WIPPIT and #Cupit cohost of #Ghostpit
Petra Glover @petraglover.bsky.social Disabled author of MG historical, comic fantasy & chapter books.
2026 HarperCollins Academy waitlisted
2026 Yeovil Literary Prize (Children & YA) shortlisted.
Anne Lipton, MD, PhD @annelipton.bsky.social Neurologist. Writer. Editor.
THE COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO DEMENTIA, PUTTING THE SCIENCE IN FICTION, THIS SIDE OF DOCTORING
Epistemic Literary Magazine.
#KidLitChuckleChallenge champion, #SpringFlingKidlit winner, #FallWritingFrenzy winner
Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social Author | Poet | SDWF Kids Write Judge | MGpies | SCBWI Mentee: Joy McCullough | Agent: Leslie Zampetti | #KidLitChat [Tuesdays 9pm ET] | MG Hub | Highlight’s Kay Yoder Scholarship for US History ‘24 | Intern for Kaitlyn Sanchez | https://bit.ly/3Zf7FiH
Anne Thornley-Brown @annethornleybrown.bsky.social Forbes featured
🎬 Actress ACTRA
Agent: Jennifer Fry - Star Talent
📚 Writer - Updates & Tips
https://bit.ly/atbwritingupdates
Seeking a Literary Agent
Querying: #HF in 🇯🇲 & 🇬🇧 🏴
#WF in 🇯🇲 & 🇨🇦
LinkedIn Top Voice since 2024
Lindsay Allison @lindsayallisonbks.bsky.social 🩵 writer of stories in which people fall in love with the life they’ve had all along
🩷 library enthusiast
💛 Rep: Natalie Sun | HG Literary
💚 Follow along on Substack and IG @lindsayallisonbooks
Betty Stanton @fadingbetty.bsky.social EdD, MFA, poet, author, speech & debate coach, director, teacher, editor, rpg nerd, game designer, bad at social media, located in Oklahoma