Janice Woods @north4woodsss.bsky.social Children's author, teacher, picture book fan, and lover of all things nautical. #kidlit #storystorm #SCBWI #12x12 #50PreciousWords HM 2023, 2024, and 2026.
Lora Stead Author @lorastead.bsky.social Is it writing time yet?
Kidlit, '23 PBParty Finalist, SCBWI, 12x12, InkedVoices, UT League of Writers, former ESL/1-8 grade teacher. Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney at Seymour. ☀️
Forthcoming debut WHERE DADDY IS (Atheneum, 2029)
https://youtube.com/@lorastead
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller, bookie.
Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social Professional wildlife photographer. WPY alum. Doing my best to share the natural world.
Kirsten McGonigal @kirstenmcgonigal.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator, kid lit author, nature lover, reader, music maker, dreamer, SCBWI, #pbparty 2024 finalist, She/her
Rep’d by Becca Langton at Darley Anderson Illustration
kirstenmcgonigal.com
Sue (Susan Uhlig) she/her @susanuhlig.bsky.social Married. Children's Author. Writing PB, MG, some YA. Kidlit. SCBWI Regional Advisor Emerita. Former Institute of Children’s Literature Instructor.
I write helps & book recs on my site susanuhlig.com.
WA state. Owned by cat.
Justin Colón @justincolonbooks.bsky.social Children's Author. Professional Voice & On-Camera Actor. Backyard Beekeeper. Classical Pianist in training.
Author Website: justincolonbooks.com
Critiques & Consultations: kidlithive.com
Laken Brimicombe @lakenbrimicombe.bsky.social 🇨🇦Middle grade writer
🐈⬛Cat mom
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook ‘26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Brittany Pearson @britspixels.bsky.social Asian American author / illustrator, represented by Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency. I draw cute, colorful, whimsy, and joy 🩷
#PBparty finalist ‘25
#SCBWI and #12x12 member.
www.britspixels.com
Mary Helen Berg @maryhelenberg.bsky.social Children’s book author | ENOUGH TO SHARE @TielmourPress l Soon: Bushel & Peck Books | #PBParty Finalist ‘25 & ‘23, HM ‘24, l Writementor ‘22 | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #Kidlit #PB- K Kara Sibilia @karasibilia.bsky.social Writer, Lifestyle Editor; Rep: Maura Kye-Casella at Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
Christy Mihaly @christymihaly.bsky.social Author, poet, writing for young people, hoping to make a difference. http://www.christymihaly.com/
Repped by Erzsi Deak, Hen&ink Literary, brilliantly.
Blogging at GROG, sporadically. https://groggorg.blogspot.com/.
Living in Vermont, bucolically.
Anna Olswanger: Literary Agent/Author @annaolswanger.bsky.social Literary agent, Olswanger Literary LLC; posts about her clients, her books, and the music of Berl Olswanger; anna@olswangerliterary.com
Marcia Parks @mzparks.bsky.social Author and poet. I write for readers. Stay curious and stay inspired. Be respectful of others. Kindness matters. Member #SCBWI, #12x12, and The Writer's Loft. PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention. Seeking representation.
Marta Magellan @martamagellan.bsky.social Book, nature and young people lover, publishing nonfiction picture books and writing whatever else I want. Former Creative Writing, Composition, and Survey of Children's Lit prof at Miami Dade College, now writing full time.
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. 👍📚
Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social Climate, extinction, and biodiversity scientist at the University of Maine researching Earth’s past for a better future. Writing and podcasting for the planet. Chaotic good professor. She/her.
Laura K Zimmermann @laurak-pbwriter.bsky.social Children’s Author | Professor | Rep’d by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at @Bradfordagents.bsky.social | MUSHROOM RAIN | UNDER THE FOREST FLOOR coming Spring 2028 | #SCBWI | she/her
Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social Kjipuktuk|Halifax. Inventor #DSPBposts. @tricon-hfx.bsky.social exec. Small press, 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 poli. Salty. I turn tea into words: steampunk Pride and Prejudice reimagining AETHER AND EGO, Sept 2026, Inanna. https://linktr.ee/joannemerriam
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 📚
shop.owlkids.com
Illustrated By Jessica Cooper @illustratedbyjess.bsky.social Author Illustrator, Bookish, KidLit Community, Pattern Designer. Picture Books, MG, YA, Nature Science, Environmental, Folklore & Historical Fiction. Illustration Coordinator for SCBWI Los Angeles. My portfolio website is www.IllustratedbyJessica.com
Deborah Kerbel @deborahkerbel.com Award-Winning 🇨🇦 #kidlit author of more than 30 books
(picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, young adult, non-fiction)
https://linktr.ee/deborahkerbel
NEW in 2026:
GOTCHA DAY (Orca)
NO UNGAPATCHKA! (Owlkids)
Erin Alladin @erinalladin.bsky.social Author, editor, gardener, presenter. Co-host of @plantsalwayswin.com . Books where literacy meets outdoor education. Books on gentle gardening for disabled bodies. https://erin-alladin.com
Joanne Levy @joannelevy.bsky.social I write books for kids and make things with wool, wood, and a bit of magic.
Some of my books: LET IT GLOW (with Marissa Meyer), BIRD BRAIN, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS , THE SUN WILL COME OUT, FISH OUT OF WATER, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
www.joannelevy.com
jan dolby @jandolby.bsky.social Children’s Illustrator made in Newfoundland based in Toronto, Canada.
jandolby.com
https://linktr.ee/jandolby
Rep'd by @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
Jane Baird Warren @janebairdwarren.bsky.social Sporty mom, book lover & author of HOW TO BE A GOLDFISH (Scholastic Canada). Writing stories for the young and young at heart. Repped by Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Literary Agency #🟦
SusanHughes @susanhughes.bsky.social editor/story coach specializing in kidlit | author of kids' books | freelance writer | she/her | upcoming bk: MISS MATCH | recent bks: HOORAY FOR TRUCKS!; SAME HERE; WALKING FOR WATER; LIGHTS DAY AND NIGHT | www.susanhughes.ca
Rebecca Upjohn @rebeccaupjohn.bsky.social Kidlit author 📚, picture taker 📷, knitter 🧶, woods wanderer 🌳🚶♀️, tree hugger 🌲, dreamer 🌌
www.rebeccaupjohn.com
🇨🇦 + 🇺🇲 #CANSCAIP, #TWUC, #SCBWI, #12x12pb
Every Child Matters
Michael F. Stewart @openmike.bsky.social Writes books for kids and young adults. VCFAWYCA, Canscaip, SCBWI, #kidlit, #canlit
Seeking Draven, Red Deer Press, 2024
Turn to Burn, Renaissance Press, 2025
Marsha Skrypuch @marshaskrypuch.bsky.social internationally bestselling MG author #bannedbyrussia. Kidnapped from #Ukraine trilogy: Under Attack, 2: Standoff, 3: Still Alive. Scholastic. Agent: Ron Eckel, CookeMcDermid www.calla.com
Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social Award-winning author, Greenwillow/HarperCollins. American by birth, Canadian by choice. 
Jessica Scott Kerrin @jessicascottkerrin.com I'm a Canadian 🇨🇦 children's author who shares pro tips and curated links to middle-grade resources that I've found helpful for middle-grade authors, plus middle-grade books (mostly funny ones) I've enjoyed. 
Ann Marie Meyers @ameyers333.bsky.social Author of Middle Grade and Young Adult novels
Represented by Joyce Sweeney at the Seymour Agency
GiannaMarie @giannamarie.bsky.social associate agent at Azantian Literary Agency, crip autistic book enthusiast, ZiMi mask evangelist 😷
Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com Agent at kt literary. Legal Counsel for ANSI. Freelance Attorney with Matter Services LLC. Always a nerd. She/her.
www.rebeccamatte.com, www.kt-literary.com
Instagram: @rlmatte_litagent
Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
janinele.com
Picture Book Creative Crew @pbcreativecrew.bsky.social Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi
Vasilia Graboski @vgraboski.bsky.social Infant Mental Health Therapist, Children’s Book Writer, Treat Maker, Tea drinker
Kristen C. Strocchia @kcstrocchia.bsky.social Children’s poet & writer • Speaker • Mom of 7
Kidlit Honors: Ann Whitford Paul Awards 2024 & #PBParty 2025
Writes lyrical/quirky PB & speculative upper MG/YA
SCBWI East PA | M.Ed Curriculum & Instruction | kcstrocchia.com
1 of 6 hosts: #KidlitZombieWeek
Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com 🤖Sci-fi, 🦩drag* & 🐈cats 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Bestselling author of “The Cat Operator’s Manual” 📕 https://cuddleunit5.com published by Chronicle Books
Queen Captain of Space Station 1
Dana Moore @danamoore.bsky.social 5th grade teacher, children’s book author wanna be, bureaucracy fighter; living my best life!
Julia McCarthy @thejumbles.bsky.social Senior Editor at S&S Atheneum by day, purveyor of dad jokes by night, eternal sea hag. My tweets are my own. she/her 🇧🇷🇺🇸 Avatar by the wonderful Tanya J. Scott
http://bit.ly/juliambooks
mismedleym (COMMS OPEN) @mismedleym.bsky.social musician, artist - i am here to cause mischief
COMMISSIONS OPEN
PRINTS AVAILABLE
https://mismedleym.carrd.co/
Beckett Gladney @beckettgladney.bsky.social Artist, illustrator, photographer, craftsperson. https://www.instagram.com/artbeco/, www.beckettillustration.com Open and interested in illustrating for kidlit, MG, YA and other possibilities. Seeking representation.
mbwallarice.bsky.social @mbwallarice.bsky.social Grateful Mom & Babi | Writer | Retreat Facilitator Connector of Humans & Ideas + Wonder + Joy = Holy Moments #SCBWI #12x12PB #InkedVoices #StoryStorm #PBParty Finalist 2024 #PBRisingStars Runner-Up 2025
www.thevillagejoymaker.com
Nakisa Nooraee, Ph.D. @nakisanooraee.bsky.social 🌎 Iranian-born, Dublin-shaped, Germany-based astrophysicist bringing science and mythology to young readers.
⭐B.Sc. & M.Sc. Physics | Ph.D. Astrophysics
Seeking representation
www.nakisanooraee.com
Evie Richner @evierichner.bsky.social Children’s book writer and illustrator. Artist. Teacher.
www.eviewoltilrichner.com
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social 🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
Christine Galisa @christinegalisa.bsky.social Kidlit Writer & Illustrator on a quest to make my big debut, and loving the journey! SCBWI 12x12 challenge PBParty illustrator showcase '22 '24 #kidlit #kidlitart
https://www.instagram.com/christinegalisa.illos/
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
www.joanne-harris.co.uk
Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | 🚫AI/NFT
🎨 CharleneChua.com
🖼️ Links - charlenechua.com/links
✏️ Alt account @sygnin.com
Jenn Baker (she/her) @jbakernyc.bsky.social New Yorker, Editor, Writer, host/creator Minorities in Publishing podcast. Books: FORGIVE ME NOT (2023), EVERYDAY PEOPLE (2018).
www.jennifernbaker.com
The CAT Agency @thecatagency.bsky.social Boutique art & literary agency, representing creators from all over the world. 
@alexandra-penfold.bsky.social @alexandra-penfold.bsky.social 
Stacy Burch @burchstacy.bsky.social Children's book writer (A WAY WITH WORDS '22, SEARCHING FOR SLEEP '22, WHEN YOU HOLD A GRUDGE ‘26), curriculum designer, and mama of three! She/Her
stacyburch.com
maureenstraka.bsky.social @maureenstraka.bsky.social 🍎Reading Specialist teacher |📚children’s author| ✏️ #PBParty Finalist 2024 and 2021 | PB MG | #kidlit #SCBWI #TPT- Reading Tree 123| THE NEW KID SERIES🚌
Maureenstraka.Wordpress.com
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!
Steven Gellman 🌈 📚🎼 🐾 @hiddenpoetmusic.bsky.social Author | Award-winning Songwriter. 🌈 SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE (NineStar Press) Literary Rep by Jennifer Chen Tran at Glass Literary Management. https://linktr.ee/stevengellman
Lindsey Aduskevich @laduskevich.bsky.social Literary Manager with Martin Literary Management | Reader | Writer | Dreamer | #SCBWI #InkedVoices| rep'd by @joycekay.bsky.social with the Seymour Agency
Alissa Grosso @alissagrosso.bsky.social I write books and dabble in artsy stuff. She/Her More about my books at alissagrosso.com and more about my art at alissacarin.com
Pajama Press @pajamapress.bsky.social 
Andrew Katz @andrewkatzauthor.bsky.social #Kidlit author 🇨🇦. #picturebooks Editor and story coach. Forest of Reading nominee. Co-founder Picture Books, Eh! Upcoming: JACKIE'S DRAWING (2025) LITTLE HEARTS IN THE SNOW (2025). Recent: A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY (2022). andrewkatzbooks.ca. He/him
Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
- Follow on: Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Threads, Spotify
- Find our podcast on YouTube and Buzzsprout 📱✨️📚😁❤️🍁
Bonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com Illustrator; writer of various things;
former #SCBWI IC and ARA; #pbparty26 Illustration Showcase;
co-host of #kidlitchat, Tuesdays at 9E/6P;
art and books at bonnieadamson.com
Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
MaryLou Driedger @mld-author.bsky.social Author, Newspaper Columnist, Free Lance Journalist
Loretta Garbutt www.booksbyloretta.com @lorettagarbutt.bsky.social Kid Author
2020 - Stopwatch From Grampa-KCP
2021 - JJ SLEPT - KCP
2023 - JEFFREY LOVES BLUE-Owl
2024 - Wake Up, Little Pin!-Owl
2025 - DIAPER KID-Owl
2027 - In Baba's Tiny Kitchen-Owl
2027 - Where I Belong -Tundra
Voice Animation
Sailor Moon, Max & Ruby
The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social Literary Agents, Book Lovers, Provocateurs.
https://www.therightsfactory.com- C @candlewickpress.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of picture books for children 3-7 & non-fiction, fiction & graphic novels for children 8-12.
Breakwater Books @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social Newfoundland and Labrador's premier publishing house since 1973. 
Rebecca Gardyn Levington @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social Rhyming PB Author & Poet. WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW; BRAINSTORM!; AFIKOMAN WHERE'D YOU GO?; LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, I WILL ALWAYS BE…,FINDING FORGIVENESS (8/5/25), SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND (9/9/25) + more!
RebeccaGardynLevington.c
Paulette Bogan @paulettebogan.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator and Author. VIRGIL & OWEN Bloomsbury. Illustrated CHICKS & SALSA
BOSSY FLOSSY Holt
THE LOTS-OF -TIME MACHINE Two Lions. Rep’d by HG Literary. www.Paulettebogan.com
Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social Artist | Book Illustration | Urban Sketching. Based in 🇨🇦
#Kidlitart
#SCBWI Member
#UskToronto urban sketching
Portfolio and Prints: https://lauren-e-tregenza.com
ACEO miniature art shop: https://ebay.io/m/q56vYR
Rebecca Field @rebeccafieldgraphy.bsky.social Illustrator of beautiful worlds where dogs train humans to be kinder and more joyful. HS art teacher, teenager whisperer, facilitator of creative thought and imaginative possibilities
https://www.rebeccafieldgraphy.me
Stephanie Simpson McLellan @stephaniemclellan.bsky.social Award winning kidlit author
New: TWO TALES OF TWENTY-SIX - Innovative 1st Reader-Picture Book Hybrid. (Red Deer Press)
https://StephanieMcLellan.com
Barefoot Books @barefootbooks.bsky.social "The standard of excellence in children's books" - Forbes
Barefoot Books is an award-winning, independent, women-owned and run, children’s book publisher based in Concord, MA. 
Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social Independent, POC-owned children's book publisher specializing in diversity since 1991. © 2026 Lee & Low Books.
Monisha Blair @monishablair.bsky.social (She/Her) Librarian @KeyMiddle. SLJ Best Books Committee - #MGLit. Reviewer for School Library Journal.
Helen Kubiw ❤️ 🇨🇦 📚 @hkubiw.bsky.social Blogger and book reviewer of great Canadian books for young people at CanLit for LittleCanadians http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/
P. J. Purtee, AKA Jill (Shields) @pjpurtee.bsky.social SCBWI
PBs
Poet: The Toy, Little Thoughts Press
Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy (featured poems)
Honors: Madness! Poetry (Elite 8), #50PreciousWords, Valentiny, Halloweensie, Holiday, Spring Fling
School volunteer
Hx: pediatrics
http://pjpurtee.com
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching & learning.
AASL follows ALA’s Code of Conduct: https://bit.ly/3rNCISH
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social Canadian author of magical middle grade books. Probably in the garden.
On social media break; return date unknown. Books news on author site.
books2read.com/NPTwrites | shop.nptwrites.com | nptwrites.com/links
(Also: @CanadaFictionFest.bsky.social)
Acorn Press Canada @acornpress.bsky.social THE ACORN PRESS is based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and is the Island's longest-running traditional publishing house. We specialize in stories that have PEI interest and global appeal. https://www.acornpresscanada.com/
Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com picture book writer. mom. geologist. environmentalist. gardener. jigsaw puzzler. #SCBWI #kidlit 🏳️🌈
PBParty2025 Finalist!
www.caitdarfler.com
Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social
Kristen Tracy @kristentracy.bsky.social Poet, mom, bear safety expert, married to Brian Evenson. I know a lot about beavers, U-boats, barn owls, and Al Capone. Grew up near Yellowstone Park. Helped restore the gardens on Alcatraz. www.kristentracy.com
@sarahlynnereul.bsky.social @sarahlynnereul.bsky.social 
Kristi Mahoney @kristimahoney.bsky.social picture book author:
OWLS MAKE TERRIBLE TEACHERS
ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS
OSTRICHES MAKE TERRIBLE PILOTS (2028)
rep'd by @elisahouot.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kristimahoneybooks
12x12, SCBWI, PBSoar, 24CarrotWriting, Boston Author's Club
Laura Roettiger @ljrwritenow.bsky.social KidLit Author, Photographer, Educator
2 trad pub #PB #STEM + #Kindness
Here to connect with #Teachers, #Librarians, #Kidlit #Edusky
https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/
@picturebookgold.bsky.social 🚫DM
#HaikuSaturday #WordlessWednesday
Nancy Hudgins @nancyhudgins.com 🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #BoydsMill #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Sam B. Farkas @sambfarkas.bsky.social Literary agent + foreign rights at Jill Grinberg Literary Management. Serial hobbyist. Probably drinking tea or wine.
Molly Rookwood @mollyrookwood.bsky.social Jewish romance writer; sci-fi, fantasy, and romance editor; university writing coach; Jane Austen enthusiast
✍✡️📚
Repped by Christina Miller at Nancy Yost Literary Agency
📍Halifax, Nova Scotia
She/her
Find me professionally at www.rookwoodediting.com
Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor @drdianeadventures.com Speaker, Educator, Changemaker, Writer, Dreamer, and Adventures in Learning podcast host (stories from authors, illustrators, and STEAM creators)
https://adventuresinlearningpodcast.buzzsprout.com and www.drdianeadventures.com
Artemesia Publishing @apbooks.bsky.social Small indie publisher located in the Land of Enchantment.
MG/YA imprint: Kinkajou Press
SF/F/H imprint: Shadow Dragon Books
Currently closed to submissions.
www.apbooks.net
The Library Faery @libraryfaery.bsky.social Library cryptid disguised as a Director. historian, textile artist, craft dabbler.
Go read a book - you really need to do so. Read a lot of books - learn something outside of your confirmation bias.
The crows demand it. And go outside.
Elayne Crain @elaynecrain.bsky.social Writer of childish things. Fan of sidequests. THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER (w/ John Ledda, Feiwel & Friends). #scbwi #12x12pb #kidlit #☕ #📚 elaynecrain.com/books + elaynecrain.substack.com