Flowerpot Press @flowerpotpress.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/FlowerpotPress?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaZQmBZ_Y6qYnYhXF_LnLB0rhXx6Yk2eOXGpeWSdOlEvbPmdj3bSB3cOjI_aem_9f5V8D-luwQvK325lHbrDA
Kidlit Firefly @kidlitfirefly.bsky.social An exciting kidlit community that focuses on helping writers and illustrators shine!
Learn more at www.kidlitfirefly.com
Jacqueline Miller @jacqueline-miller.bsky.social Scientist. Mother.
Picture Book Author.
Dabbler in the Digital Arts.
Member of SCBWI and KidLit Firefly.
Seeking representation
The Complete Picture Book Submissions System @pbsubmissions.bsky.social The Complete Picture Book Submissions System is a soup-to-nuts, self-paced, online course for crafting winning submissions that soar out of the slush pile! Answers every question you've ever had about submitting picture books to agents and editors.
Diana Castillo | Author/Illustrator @dianaacastle.bsky.social Cuban Mermaid & Author/Illustrator, repped by Saritza at Andrea Brown Literary Agency!
📖 Snap! Crunch! Munch? (Holiday House, 2025)
📚 Detective Fuego series (Simon Spotlight, 2027 & 2028)
#Kidlitart & #Comic Portfolio: dianacastleart.com
Two Bridges Publishing @2bp.bsky.social After a 25+ year career as a professional illustrator, working with editors, art directors, and private clients, I felt it was time to follow my passion for creating children’s books.
henandinkliterary @erzsideak.bsky.social Boutique literary agency working in the traditional publishing arena that encourages and develops projects across cultural borders, genres, and media. henandink.com
Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com Argentinian illustrator based in France.
Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social
💻 https://victoriamaderna.com
✉️ hi@victoriamaderna.com
Prints: https://inprnt.com/gallery/vmaderna
Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans @caiabb.bsky.social An organization of published authors & illustrators fighting back against censorship and book bans, find out more at https://linktr.ee/caiabb
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
McKay Fife @mckayfillustration.bsky.social Illustrator & Character Designer
Jacob Hansen @jacobhansenwrites.bsky.social Repped by Sorcha Fairbank
#SCBWI member
#chucklechallenge ‘24 winner
#kidlit Author
Indianapolis
David Buist @davidbuist.bsky.social Comic and children's book illustrator. Father of 3 and lover of music and beer.
lit agent tasneem motala @seraphecda.bsky.social chronically tired but determined
✒️ literary agent at belcastro agency
🎨 brand director at alpha publishing services
gen queries: CLOSED FOR 2026
bipoc queries: OPEN
find me everywhere: https://linktr.ee/seraphecda
Bird Whisperer Project @birdwhisperers.bsky.social Each month, artists create a piece of art using the same reference photo, and post with #BirdWhisperer on last Wednesday of month. See pinned post for current bird! No NFTs or AI
https://birdwhispererproject.com/
Managed by @amandamakepeace.bsky.social
Illustration Jobs @illustration-jobs.com https://illustration-jobs.com is a free job board for illustrators.
Operated by two lovely humans 🇱🇧 🇵🇭 not bots or AI.
Simon & Schuster Ed/Library @ssedlib.bsky.social The official Blue Sky profile of Simon & Schuster Education and Library Team, offering great book suggestions/resources for educators & librarians, pre-K through College.
www.simonandschuster.net
Jey Pawlik 🏳️⚧️ @jpawlik.com 30+ | nonbinary | they/them | 🇨🇦
Working on human made queer comics at https://topazcomics.com & https://ohjoysextoy.com
I like to draw Lupin III, OCs & Darumaka in my free time
Married to @mparker.bsky.social
https://jpawlik.com
Dmitry @dmitrygart.bsky.social Children's book illustrator ✏️ | Based in Israel | Open to commissions & collaborations | dmitryg.art
Lauren Kimberly 🇨🇦 @authorlaurenk.bsky.social THE HOLIDAY TRAIN (fall 2028) #PBParty Finalist ‘26 | #PBParty HM ‘25 | Writing PB through MG | autistic mom of two | #SCBWI #12x12PB | #amquerying #neurodiversity
www.laurenkimberlyauthor.com
Terri Farley @terrifarley.bsky.social Writer, recovering teacher, advocates for the wild, love selkies, dogs, cats, brainy outsiders.
PHANTOM STALLION books w Simon & Schuster ORDER here http://bit.ly/3BoMfnd Check out my new website TerriFarley.com
Melissa H. Mwai @me-mwai.bsky.social https://melissamwai.com/
Author, Illustrator, Podcaster | Rep'd by Jacqui Lipton.
Preorder: National Geographic Kids Encyclopedia of African American History & Culture (Dec ‘26)
#SCBWI | #PBCHATMentee | #ADHDwriter | #KDZPodcast
Amanda Hoving @amandahoving.bsky.social Writer of things. Teacher of humans. ENTHUSIASTIC reader working in a library!!! 📚❤️(Aspiring hermit.) Words in McSweeney's, Slackjaw, Highlights ... https://amandahoving.com/
Juli Caveny @julicaveny.bsky.social 5th grade teacher, book lover & children's author. Rep for downstate SCBWI-IL Bookends, NaNoWriMo et al. she/her
Lifelong hobbyist; casual artist
#JuneWritingChallenge #illustratepride participant
Ontario Nature @ontarionature.bsky.social We are there when nature needs us the most.
Ontario Nature has been protecting wild species and wild spaces through conservation, education and public engagement since 1931.
🌐: https://ontarionature.org/
Laurie Smollett Kutscera @lskutscera.bsky.social #MG #PB Author-illustrator MAYA’S TREASURE, Peter Pauper Press /
MISADVENTURES OF A MAGICIAN’S SON, Blue Whale
www.LaurieSmollettKutscera.com
#kidlit #SCBWI #12x12
Finalist #PBparty #50PreciousWords
Rep’d by The Purcell Agency
Rescue doggies rock!
Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social autistic author-illustrator 🌿 (she/her) https://linktr.ee/vanessagillings
Chris Jones @mrjonesey.bsky.social Hi! I'm a kid-lit illustrator working in books and comics. I love illustrating expressive characters and whimsical, colourful worlds!
Coffee lover / dog wrangler / reader / Canadian 🇨🇦
Portfolio: www.mrjonesey.com
Hey Crystal Smith Illustrates @crystalsmithart.bsky.social West Coast Canada illustrator & writer🤖🦕🛼
Short, left-handed, adhd, lighthouse keeper’s daughter. Nature & neon
Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social -Starling Literary
@starlingliterary.bsky.social
PBs: MAYBE A WHALE | MOTHER ASPEN
www.heycrystalsmith.com
Zach Daniek @zachdaniek.bsky.social Hi! My name is Zach and I am an illustrator with a focus on children’s publishing.
https://www.zachdaniek.com
Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social Director of Kidlit at The Seymour Agency
Elisa Houot @elisahouot.bsky.social Literary Agent at The Seymour Agency 
Marta Pilosio Illustration @martapilosio.bsky.social Italian author-illustrator with a passion for books, folktales, fairytales, legends and history. SCBWI member. Represented by Erzsi Deàk at Hen&ink Literary.
Alina Manolache @alpacasbookshelf.bsky.social I'm Alina and I like alpacas🦙
romanian children's book illustrator
available for new projects
🚫 No AI
Portfolio: alpacasbookshelf.com
Jaclyne Ooi @thisisjaclyne.bsky.social Illustration, comics, silly jokes. (she/her)
💼 jaclyneooi.com
📍 Toronto, Canada
👀 #KidLitArt #illustrator
Allison Strick @byallisonstrick.bsky.social Kid Lit Creator--PB, CB, GN, illustrations. Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary. She/her Instagram @ByAllisonStrick www.allisonstrick.com
Clara Dee @yayaveebs.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator ✨🇮🇩
website : deeclarade.com
IslandTwinArtists @islandtwinartists.bsky.social Hi! We're Dori and Kate! 💕 Identical twins, kidlit author-illustrators, educators, SCBWI members, bakers, nature lovers, moms of super kids and pets, neurodiverse 💞
✨ Joyfully seeking representation ✨
www.IslandTwinArtists.com
Becky Walker @beckywalkerbooks.bsky.social ✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser)
📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge
FRASER & HENRY GROW A FRIEND, May 25,2027
💻business owner
🧳explorer of the world
👋🏼Love making friends!
https://linktr.ee/beckysuzannewalker?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Hi, this is Persi (5) @gauntlets.bsky.social 
Gardener🪴 @lat611.bsky.social Nature loving, tree hugging, cat mom.
Biting n Clawing @bitingnclawing.bsky.social Mira ~ writing and illustrating because I like the process of it. My pets are my muses most of the time 🐾 #HumanArt
https://ko-fi.com/bitingnclawing
Christa Heschke @christaheschke.bsky.social Literary Agent at McIntosh & Otis, Inc. Lover of books, travel and adorable animals. Cat mom and mom to Kira :) Western NY born and raised. Green Bay Packers fan.
Francisca Staines @franciscawrites.bsky.social Author of MG & Picture Books • https://franciscastaines.com/
🇲🇽 All around book nerd with a weakness for mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, dogs, and tacos (not always in that order)
Kate Anderson @kateanderson.bsky.social Artist, farmer, plant lover. Central Massachusetts. 🌈🌿 book person and library trustee 📘 she/her
Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KatBirdArtShop
Portfolio: https://www.kateandersonillustration.com/
Other: https://www.kateandersonillustration.com/links
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social Museums, galleries, medieval and Irish literature, folklore, poetry, botany, Cumbrian walks, Oxfam bookstores. Remainer trying to do the right thing in a world that's going/gone off balance. All 📸 mine, unless stated
Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social Artist/marine geophysicist (PhD Physics)
Printmaker
Find/contact me at:
minouette.Etsy.com
minouette.blogspot.ca
Instagram.com/the.minouette
https://cara.app/minouette
I post art, science, #sciart and stuff with typos. She/her, Settler in Tkaronto 🇨🇦
Stefan Karlsson @stefankarlsson.bsky.social Poet & kidlit writer. Marbling & book artist.
Based in Portland, OR 🌲
https://stefankarlssonwrites.wixsite.com/author
https://linktr.ee/nautiluspaperco
Julie. W 🍂 @owlyjules.bsky.social Layout / bg designer and illustrator from Canada. Loves Fairytales, watercolours and her wife! ⭐️She/Her
Website: https://owlyjules.carrd.co/
Todd Herlitz @toddherlitz.bsky.social I am a Chicago-based Designer, Illustrator, and Author working in the Toy, Consumer Product, and Entertainment industries.
Katie Ferriello @katieferrie1.bsky.social Literary Agent w/ Mansion Street Literary Management
🎿🚵♀️🧘♀️🏋🏻♀️⛺️🛩️✍️📚
LucyAliceMoss @lucyalicemoss.bsky.social When you feel like there is nothing you can do, you do what you can 💚 Free Palestine, Free Ukraine, Free the serving class.
🪴 https://www.fiverr.com/lucyalicefish
🐾 www.conkersclub.com
(They/Them)
scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social Understands comics… mostly… Now on sale: THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, co-created with the legendary Raina Telgemeier! https://bit.ly/CartoonistClub And I'm also working on a massive book about visual communication; learn more at scottmccloud.com.
Josh Weiss-Roessler @boregenerations.bsky.social Writer of genre stuff for mostly kids. | Get a free story by signing up for my mailing list @ https://linktr.ee/joshweissroessler.com
Jon Corby | KidLit Illustrator @joncorbyart.bsky.social Illustrator and Designer at HarperCollins Children’s Books 🍊Syracuse Alum / 🎨Rep’d by Jennifer March Soloway of Starling Literary Agency
🚀 Look out for I NEED SPACE 10/27/2026!
And 🌎 BLAST OFF TO THE PLANETS 01/2027
Yan Jiang @garlicbunnyy.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator
Looking for an agent
RISD26’ 🇨🇦🇨🇳
www.jiangyan.myportfolio.com
SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of graphic novels from the quirky and humorous to the political and profound #graphicnovels #comicbooks
linktr.ee/selfmadehero
Aishwarya Tandon @toondoon1010.bsky.social 🎨 Illustrator & Cartoonist (she/her)
📚 Clients include Scholastic, PRH, HarperCollins US, Beaming Books US & more.
📝 Rep'd by Claire Draper (Au Literary Management)
🌐 www.aishwaryatandon.com
Lexi Richey @lexirichey.bsky.social 💥Crafty Freak💥
Illustrator 🖍 & Author 📖
Allison Hackworth @allisonhackworth.bsky.social Neurodiverse mom, wife, and nurse who absolutely loves creating colorful, spooky picture books with her husband! 📚📖✏️🎨🖌️👻💀🧟🧛🏼🦇🎃♥️🧡💛💚💙💜
Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social Illustrator, character designer, kidLit artist & gameDev art director.
Rep'd by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @ CMA
Also made the indie puzzle game Puzzle Spy International (out now!) at @agentepsilon.bsky.social
https://mdashow-links.carrd.co/
he / him
Andrew Allsop @allsopsfables.bsky.social Children’s book author, #PBParty Finalist ’25, #PBRisingStars Mentee ’23, WriteHive Mentee ’24, member of SCBWI, repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency.
Dalia Ataev @daliaataev.bsky.social As an illustrator based in Toronto, I find great joy in expressing my thoughts, dreams, and narratives through my artwork.
Portfolio ↓ (best viewed in browser)
https://linktr.ee/dalia_ataev
Member of:
#SCBWI
#CANSCAIP
Ame Dyckman @amedyckman.bsky.social NYT Bestselling, Geisel-winning, GRATEFUL #kidlit author! (Short, loud, goofy… and probably trying to hug wildlife. “NO, AME!”) LATEST 📖: ⭐️THE SICK DAY⭐️ (🦇, 🐈 & 🐀 #6). MORE 📚 ON THE WAY! Rep: Tricia Lawrence—🏆—at Aevitas!
Kristin Nilsen @kristinnilsen.bsky.social bookseller/librarian/author of mg novels WORLDWIDE CRUSH and THE SCOTT FENWICK DIARIES (7.22.25).
Kristinnilsenbooks.com
https://kristinnilsenbooks.substack.com/
Poppreservationists.com
Coheed and Cambria @coheedandcambria.bsky.social We are a band from New York.
Listen to "Searching for Tomorrow" https://coheedandcambria.lnk.to/searchingfortmrw
Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe Ltd Edition Dlx Box Set: www.coheedandcambria.com
Pre-Save TFOMB: https://CoheedandCambria.lnk.to/tfomb
Lorraine McCown @mcclowny.bsky.social Engineer➡️Stay @ home Mom➡️HS physics teacher➡️And now...
Writing picture books for ages 0 to 110!
#KidLit #PB #StoryStorm #PBParty #PBPitch #PictureBooks
Ann Marie Meyers @ameyers333.bsky.social Author of Middle Grade and Young Adult novels
Represented by Joyce Sweeney at the Seymour Agency
Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social Blogger and book reviewer of great Canadian books for young people at CanLit for LittleCanadians http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/
Sona Charaipotra @sonesone2.bsky.social Author Symptoms of a Heartbreak, How Maya Got Fierce, Tiny Pretty Things, The Rumor Game | Screenwriter | Journalist | Senior Editor, Scholastic | traveler @ishqinabackpack | #adhd creative | #Chaitime | mama 
Yvie Juniper-Johnson @yviejohnson.com 🌈Illustrator & Storyteller & Poet
♿️ ME & TN // ✨AuDHD // 🪴Intuitive
🦋 Disability, Creativity & Feeling Whole
🏴 Denbigh, Wales // dw i'n dysgu 🏴
Delightful: https://yviejohnson.com
Eliza Stein @elizastein.bsky.social Artist, illustrator, scrap collector 🗑️
she/they
Art portfolio and shops: elizastein.com
elizasteindesigns.Etsy.com
Currently painting lots of pottery…
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
KarenGebbia @karengebbia.bsky.social
picture book author & naturalist
Rep'd by Amy Thrall Flynn, Aevitas Creative Management
3 books coming out 2026-2028!
#SCBWIsfnortheastbay Sonoma County CoCoordinator
https://www.karengebbia.com
Jennifer Ruth Jackson @jenruthjackson.bsky.social I'm a disabled poet and short story writer. I make greeting cards, beaded jewelry, and bad digital art. Domestic Bodies, my debut poetry collection, came out in 2023 from Querencia Press.
https://linktr.ee/jenniferruthjackson
Hanna R. Neier @hannaneier.bsky.social Author of WHEN YOU WRITE BACK (Feiwel & Friends, 3/9/27) | Freelance Writer and Editor | Words in Lilith Magazine, POPSUGAR, Kveller etc | Rep'd by @lecrockett.bsky.social at @triadaus.bsky.social
www.hannaneier.com
Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com Author: THE PRINCESS & THE FROGS and TWELVE STEPS, recycle-knitter, graphic designer (web/book design, etc.) #KidLitConfections cookie queen, book-grandma, #ActuallyAutistic. (she/her) https://vbartles.com
John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social Father, Husband, Teacher & Writer. Jedi Knight & friend to Captain Solo. Winter is coming. Mets, Orange, Isles, Bills fan. Novelist & writer NOT the artist with the same name! Opinions stated are mine alone.
Winter's Discord: https://a.co/d/03HllUfX
William Irvine's Children's Books @studio-w.bsky.social Children's picture books should be more than a book with pictures. The art should tell the story all on its own, and expand upon the narrative to foster a deep appreciation of the author's vision. I'm open to new projects to help you expand your vision.
SCBWI Alaska @scbwi-alaska.bsky.social Alaskan Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) • Find us on FB for additional event updates at SCBWI Alaska Chapter
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/alaska
Lynnor Bontigao @lbontigao.bsky.social Author-Illustrator:SARI-SARI SUMMERS Illustrator: MILES AHEAD('26), LOOKING FOR GIFTS & TALENTS('27),AT THE END OF THE DAY,KAILANI'S GIFT,SEASHELL KEY Series, THE WORLD'S BEST CLASS PLANT,YOU ARE REVOLUTIONARY,JACK & AGYU https://linktr.ee/lynnorbontigao
Valeria Diaz ☀️🌷 @valeriadiazart.bsky.social 🇻🇪 Author-illustrator & Surface Designer
🖍️ Seeking Representation
💌 hello@valeriadiaz.com
🍊Based in Florida
https://valeriadiaz.com
Tracy Gulovsen @tracygulovsen.bsky.social Writer of #kidlit PB 🦕📚🌼
tracygulovsen.com
Dinosaurs for Dylan available now!!
Order Muppet😈 Garden Gremlin🪴
Timothy Forner @timothyforner.com Writes stuff. Can't pass a dog without wanting to pet it.
MG series: MONTGOMERY SCHNAUZER P.I.
Words by me, art by Alina M.
Official --> https://MontgomerySchnauzer.com
Book 1 --> https://books2read.com/u/mvM0Zz
Book 2 --> https://books2read.com/u/4XO98N
MaryLou Driedger @mld-author.bsky.social Author, Newspaper Columnist, Free Lance Journalist
Meat @meat-martian.bsky.social Illustrator & Character Designer // 23 // 🏳️⚧️
meat-martian.neocities.org
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
Charles Santoso @charlessantoso.bsky.social Illustrator for books, films & other things. An author illustrator of Happy Hippo book. See more work at http://www.charlessantoso.com
The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner. uncannymagazine.com
Hireillo - Hire an Illustrator @hireillo.com Established in 2005, Hireillo is a community of professional illustrators with a mission to cultivate constructive connections. linktr.ee/hireillo
CCR Feline Research Center @cowboycatranch.org 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Science in the service of feline welfare since 2014.
Help us help cats: https://tinyurl.com/helpushelpcats
https://www.cowboycatranch.org
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/
www.EpistemicLit.com/nimblewitlit
Philippa Dowding @phdowding.bsky.social Children's author, poet, musician | Winner, Governor General's Literary Award & Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Book Award | Writing & musical stuff | NEW BOOKS: The Love Song of Mr. Byrd (2025/DCB); The War Lantern (2026/DCB) | pdowding.com
Ellis Angel @ellisangel.bsky.social Artist. Activist. Weaver. Author. Illustrator.
Bio Site: https://bio.site/ellisangel
Website: www.ellisangel.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellis_angel1/?hl=en
MiliFayArt.bsky.social @milifayart.bsky.social Story Artist, Illustrator, Author, Globe Trotter 🏆 Roger Allers Story Artist – Notable Contribution 2026! 🌎 On art and writing. ✍🏻 Staying positive most of the time. 💕 ☀️ 😊 https://milifay.art
Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social Artist | Book Illustration | Urban Sketching. Based in 🇨🇦
#Seekingrepresentation #kidlitart
#SCBWI Member
#UskToronto urban sketching
Portfolio and Prints: https://lauren-e-tregenza.com
Marie-Laure Couët @marielaurecouet.bsky.social Illustrator & designer 🌈 she/elle
Illustrator Coordinator for SCBWI Canada East
FISHING FOR RABBITS, V.E. Publishing Oct 2026
BUTTERFLY SEA, Tielmour Press Dec 2025
https://MarieLaureCouet.myportfolio.com
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #NoAI
Lele Saa @lelesaa.com (she/her)
Illustrator | Writer | Designer | H(ai)ter
📍Cambridge, UK.
Inspired by joy, curiosity & creativity.
Represented by Sophie Sheumaker at BookEnds Literary Agency.
© Lele Saa 2023-26
www.lelesaa.com
Diana Delosh - illustrator @dtdelosh.bsky.social Illustrator/storyteller represented by Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency
portfolio: https://dianadelosh.com