Kelly Lee - Nobody Likes Monday available for pre-order now @kellyleeauthor.bsky.social Author • Teacher • Librarian
PBParty Finalist 22
Debut PB Nobody Likes Monday comes out August 24
Melissa Lettis @melissalettisart.bsky.social KidLit illustrator/author. I also knit, sing, hike, and drink absurd amounts of tea. www.melissalettisart.com
Seeking Representation.
Roze Nwoga @rozenwoga.bsky.social Kidlit Author
THE WOMAN UNDER THE EL '28 @ Random House Studio
(Consistently forgetting the second parenthesis /Empath/Multiracial/ Mother of Gremli-- I mean boys... two beautiful boys/ Smithie/ MFA Candidate VCFA/ Rep'd by @Joycekay.bsky.social
Gila von Meissner @gila.bsky.social Author-illustrator from the German boondocks. she/her. lgbtq+. http://gila.be - info@gila.be
mollyfelder.bsky.social @mollyfelder.bsky.social I have cerebral palsy. Picture books and middle grade. 6 books in my graphic novel series THE FANTASTIC FREEWHEELER are out now. 2 more releasing publication Fall 2025. Partnered with successor service dog Cotton. mollyfelder.com
Dionnie Takahashi @blackcabbit.bsky.social Picture book author-illustrator | Mom of👦🏻🧒🏻😸😸 | 🇯🇵 | #kidlit #SCBWI #PBParty IS Finalist '23 | Rep'd by @KOMediaMgmt
Lauren Tasaki Reed @laurenreedbooks.bsky.social Lover of words, noodles & fiber arts 🧶
Writer of children's books 📚
Repped by Elisa Houot/Seymour Agency✨️
📍Denver, CO
cRODunalt.bsky.social @crodunalt.bsky.social I’m Christina Rodriguez-Unalt and am passionate about contributing to the children’s book market through Latinx stories!
Represented by Sheila Fernley at Storm Literary Agency. Www.crodillustration.com
Suzanne Beaky Illustration @suzannebeaky.bsky.social Children’s Illustrator. Cat Lover. Avid Gardener.
You can find my portfolio at http://www.suzannebeaky.com
mrudzinski.bsky.social @mrudzinski.bsky.social Kidlit author in the query trenches again, looking for my writing community, PB fiction/nonfiction/ MG nonfiction- Be brave, and lose sight of the shore!
Amanda Baehr Fuller @mamarobot.bsky.social 📖 NYC based Author/Illustrator
BUNNY MADE TEA (2025, Owlkids Books)
🧘🏽♂️ 500 hr certified yoga instructor
📺 Maker of animated shows
Jen Gubicza (rhymes with pizza) @jengubicza.bsky.social Picture book author & illustrator rep’d by Kait Feldmann at KT Literary
Working in 3D stop-motion puppetry & 2D digital. Portfolio: jengubicza.com
Designer & maker of stuffed animal faux taxidermy (no actual animals harmed in the making) Zooguu.com
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
Raluca Sirbu @raluca1991.bsky.social Children's book author
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social 
Elizabeth Lee @eleereads.bsky.social Senior editor at Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers | moonlighting as @elshenwrites.bsky.social | she/her
Common Deer Press @commondeerpress.bsky.social Publisher of uncommon books for children & teens. #picturebooks, #chapterbooks, #MGBooks and #YABooks
@redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social - C @candlewickpress.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
The Creative Company @thecreativecompany.bsky.social Since 1932, we have published children’s books of the highest quality. Across four generations of family participation, we remain committed to crafting internationally sought-after picture books & superb nonfiction for readers of all ages.
Chronicle Books @chroniclebooks.bsky.social 
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. 
Tiny Tree Books 📕 @tinytreebooks.bsky.social Tiny Northern children's book publisher 📚
www.tinytreebooks.com
Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social Independent publisher of quality fiction for children & teens. WINNER Branford Boase first children’s novel Award, Yoto Carnegie Medal, Wales Book of the Year
www.fireflypress.co.uk
Victorina Press @victorinapress.bsky.social Independent UK Publisher celebrating bibliodiversity.
Publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s books.
Saboteur Awards 2022 – Most Innovative Publisher.
British Book Awards - Small Press of the Year - Regional Finalist.
www.victorinapress.com
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 📚
shop.owlkids.com
Nimbus Publishing Ltd. @nimbuspub.bsky.social 📍 Halifax, NS
Publishing award-winning Atlantic Canadian books since 1978, and okay-ish Bluesky posts since right now.
https://linktr.ee/nimbuspub
Firefly Books @fireflybooks.bsky.social Publishing and distributing beautiful, practical #books written by experts in their fields since 1977. Let's learn something new together. 📚
www.FireflyBooks.com
Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of 25+ years in Winnipeg, MB 🍁 Committed to the stories that bind us.
https://linktr.ee/greatplainspress
Groundwood Books @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social At Groundwood we believe all children deserve access to good books. Distributed by Jaguar in Canada and PGW in the U.S.
Visit our website: https://groundwoodbooks.com/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=bluesky_profile
HighWater Press @highwaterpress.bsky.social Powerful Voices.
Unforgettable Stories.
Independent, Canadian, and woman-owned.
Find #IndigenousBooks and teacher guides for K–12 on our website.
@simonschusterca.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 
Little, Brown Young Readers @littlebrownyr.bsky.social 
Little, Brown and Company @littlebrown.bsky.social Behind the scenes at one of the nation's oldest publishing houses! We just really love books.
Home to: 📖 Algonquin Books; 🔎 Mulholland Books; 🧠 Little, Brown Spark; and 🍽️ Voracious!
Bedazzled Ink @bedazzledink.bsky.social Bedazzled Ink is dedicated to general and literary fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books that celebrate the unique and under-represented voices of women and books about women that appeal to all readers. http://www.bedazzledink.com
MacKids Books @mackidsbooks.bsky.social A lifelong love of reading starts here! 📚🎈
Books and author events from the home of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group in NYC.
http://www.mackids.com
Press Box Books @pressboxbooks.bsky.social Press Box Books is the home for books written by sportswriters for sports fans. An imprint of North Star Editions.
pressboxbooks.com
Hazy Dell Press @hazydellpress.bsky.social We publish grown-up-friendly children’s books that promote empathy, inclusiveness and imagination. We are 100% independent and based in Portland, OR.
Sweet Cherry Publishing @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social 🏆 Children's Publisher of the Year 2022 📖📚
Our mission is to make books accessible and fun!
Learn more at www.sweetcherrypublishing.com 🍒
Or go to www.everycherry.com to view our accessible, SEN-friendly books!
Dinosaur Books Ltd @dinosaurbooksco.bsky.social Publishing exciting, inclusive middle grade fiction & championing under-represented creatives. Black owned & led. Books available everywhere and via the link.
https://linktr.ee/dinosaurbooksco
W. W. Norton UK @wwnortonuk.bsky.social 📚 Independent publishers since 1923
🇬🇧 UK & International branch of @wwnorton.bsky.social
Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
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.
Cormorant Books @cormorantbooks.bsky.social Cormorant books is a Canadian independent book publisher of fiction and nonfiction. We’ve been publishing diverse Canadian voices since 1986.
Heritage House Publishing @heritagehouse.bsky.social Canadian publisher of regional history, biography, memoir, humour, current affairs, art books, guide books, books for kids. 🇨🇦 https://linktr.ee/heritagehousepublishing
Little Crab Educational Press 小螃蟹教育出版社 @littlecrabpress.bsky.social Resources for Teaching and Learning Languages Made with 快乐 (Joy!) • littlecrabpress.ca • Home of #FluentishThePodcast • Products for classroom teachers, homeschoolers, parents, and independent language learners • Supporting learners aged 0-110
Workman Kids @workmanpubkids.bsky.social Home of Brain Quest, Indestructibles, Paint by Sticker Kids, and more innovative books for curious kids ❤️
Workman Publishing @workmanpub.bsky.social Publisher of the books you’ll wonder how you lived without and the calendars that help you make the days count. 📚 linktr.ee/workmanpub
Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social Canada's leading independent publisher of books for kids and teens.
Our books are written and created by talented humans, not AI.
www.orcabook.com
Charlesbridge Publishing @charlesbridge.bsky.social We make high-quality children's books that inspire lifelong reading & learning. Discover new voices, visions, & directions in children's books with us
Viking Books UK @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social An imprint of @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 🐧
Brilliant books for every kind of reader 📚
Sign up to request our proofs: https://linktr.ee/PGVikingBooksUK
John Mendelson @johnmendelson.bsky.social President of Nosy Crow. Books, bikes, boats. www.nosycrow.us
@twohootsbooks.bsky.social @twohootsbooks.bsky.social 
S&S Children’s Books @simonkidsuk.bsky.social The home of Simon & Schuster Children’s Books and Gallery Kids.
S&S Young Adult Books UK @simonyabooks.bsky.social Publisher for fans of young adult books.
Part of Simon & Schuster UK 📚
Penguin Teen @penguinteen.bsky.social 
Second Story Press @secondstory.bsky.social Publishing diverse, inclusive, feminist books that entertain, educate, and empower. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @_secondstory
Visit our website and learn more: https://linktr.ee/_secondstory
Katie Grimm @grimmlit.bsky.social literary agent, garrulous book collector, bon vivant. she/her
https://curtisbrown.com/
Abigail Frank @abigailcrfrank.bsky.social literary agent @ www.greenburger.com
she/her
Katrina 🌙✨ @bookishmoons.bsky.social Associate Literary Agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency 🖤🤍💚
Poet & Speculative Writer from TO, CAN. 🏳️🌈
OPEN to Queries.
Tricia FUCKING BRILLIANT Lawrence @trishtoneylawrence.bsky.social She/her. Senior agent @ Aevitas Creative Management. Founded real/brilliant, inc. Writer/surface pattern designer. Reign/Sounders/Seahawks fan. I'm always reading. 
Jennie @jenniekendrick.bsky.social Your friendly San Francisco book, tarot, plant, gem & mineral, corvid, cooking, rock/metal, and history nerd. Kidlit literary agent, copywriter, recovering lawyer, forever medieval history major (in my heart, anyway).
she/her
jenniekendrick.com
Lala Watkins @acaseoflala.bsky.social 🖍️ Author & Illustrator for kids
🤗 Scholastic|PRH|Macmillan & more
🌈Joy-maker + Good Vibes Connoisseur
📚Rep’d by Erica @stimolaliterarystudio
@stephf03.bsky.social @stephf03.bsky.social Mother|SLP|PB writer|SCBWI|12X12
Annette Bay Pimentel @annettepimentel.bsky.social Writing books for kids about the people and ideas that shape our world.
HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK (Macmillan). I'm repped by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown, and I represent the people of Latah County, Idaho on the library board.
Faith Gluskin @authorfaithgluskin.bsky.social #PICTURE BOOK Writer/#Teacher/#amquerying/Author of Gorillas’ Night Out (Indigo River Publishing/2019) and Matzah Means So Many Things (Yorkshire Publishing/2022). Member of #SCBWI
DAR @darbooks.com Author/Writer/Dreamer - DA RASMUSSEN
Pandore Series
KarenFilewych.bsky.social @karenfilewych.bsky.social Author, Educator, Presenter, Bibliophile, Word-lover! https://wordschangeworlds.ca/
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.
Natalia Iacobelli 📚 @nataliaiacobelli.bsky.social Literary translator 🇮🇹 | Art writer | Rep’d by Rising Bear Literary | PAINTING THE LIGHT: THE STORY OF BERTHE MORISOT (Reycraft ‘26) 🎨 ✨ #SCBWI
nataliaiacobellibooks.com
@leadbyread.bsky.social @leadbyread.bsky.social If you're a parent or grandparent follow me! Lots of children's book recommendations coming your way.
Leslie Santamaria @lesliesantamaria.bsky.social #kidlit author ✍️
MG, CB, PB 📚
MFA Spalding University 🎓
Rep’d by Liza Fleissig @ Liza Royce Associates
Love getting kids excited about reading & writing!
www.LeslieSantamaria.com
Pamela M. Tuck @pamelamtuck.bsky.social Pamela is an award-winning children’s book author who enjoys weaving real-life experiences into inspiring literature for children.
Anisi Baigude | illustrator @anisibaigude.bsky.social 🖍️ Mongolian American KidLit Illustrator
📖 BORN NAUGHTY, Anne Schwartz Books
📖 ODI’S LIBRARY DAY, SDPL
📮 Rep'd by Analía Cabello at ABLA
📍San Diego, CA
linktr.ee/anisibaigude
Lima Leigh | Middle Grade Author @limaleigh.bsky.social Middle grade & YA fantasy author 🐉
🌈 Queer, neurospicy spoonie 🥄
⚡️ Slam poet & singer / songwriter 🎹
🏔️ PNW
Kate Arnold @illustratebykate.bsky.social Illustrator | Cat Enthusiast | SCBWI Member
Represented by Emelie Burl at Susan Schulman Literary Agency
www.katearnold.net
Margaret Nevinski @margaretnevinski.bsky.social #kidlit writer, island dweller, walker, nature enthusiast. VCFA WCYA.
Sharon Peerless @sharonpeerless.bsky.social -- Writer of kidlit fiction, seeking representation #kidlit #amquerying #amwriting.
-- Love drinking coffee while conjuring my childhood self.
-- Passionate about advocating for developmental disability awareness. #intellectualdisabilities #Downsyndrome
Annette Birdsall @quirkybirds.bsky.social Poet, Picture Book Author, and Retired Librarian.
Vanessa Finaughty @vanessafinaughty.bsky.social Published author (indie & commissioned), editor by profession, avid reader and part-time nutcase.
Barbara Godin @authorbarb.bsky.social Barbara Godin is a bestselling author, poet, and advice columnist whose work resonates deeply with readers seeking hope, healing, and connection. 
@saraclevinebooks.bsky.social @saraclevinebooks.bsky.social Kid's book writer, science educator, veterinarian. Newest books: WATCHING AND WAITING, HELLO DOG/HELLO HUMAN, and A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR A NEST. Rep'ed by Ammi Joan Paquette at EMLA. saralevinebooks.com
Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social Award-winning children's book author of PB SAVING KATE'S FLOWERS (Arbordale) Crystal Kite winner, #KidLit, #SCBWI, #12X12PB Gold Member, ISO Agent, Querying PBs. www.cindysommer.com
@jiaconoauthor.bsky.social @jiaconoauthor.bsky.social Canadian author/illustrator of "The Monsters No Grownup Sees"
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jiaconoauthor
Jeff Harter @jeffharter.bsky.social Children's book Illustrator, aspiring author, Assistant Professor of illustration, and explorer of humor, whimsy and timelessness! Illustrator of The Lion on the Bus, Trusty Bus, 10 little Vehicles and the My Life is Weird series.
Agathe Chave-Lucas 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @agathechavelucas.bsky.social Author, poet, scientist based in Paris/Ouessant (France)
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
PhD student in Mathematical Ecology | Environment trail at the Louvre museum
Passionate about animal welfare, microbes, museums & women in STEM
Kathy Anne Cowie @kathyannecowie.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Graphic Designer. https://www.kathyannecowie.com
Library and Indie bookseller supporter.
Daniele Arndt @danielearndt.bsky.social PB author rep'd by Jen Newens, Debut PIG AND SKUNK with Disney Hyperion ‘27 (sequel’28). Friend of Jesus.
Keith Williams @ferald.bsky.social Artist, Creator and Writer https://linktr.ee/keithwilliams
Julie Gordon Turla- #PB Writer-#Querying #mightykidlit #scbwi @nanjulie.bsky.social Mom-wife-author of children's picture books.
#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/)
Katey Howes @kateywrites.bsky.social Celebrating the legacy of Katey Howes, beloved kidlit author.
TAKE IT APART • August 2026
Website: https://www.kateyhowes.com
Repped by Essie White: https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/katey-howes
Mighty KidLit @mightykidlit.bsky.social Mighty KidLit is all about inspiration, community, contests, mentorships, submission opportunities, workshops, webinars, and connecting picture book creators all over the world! Use the QR code to join!
Amy Nielsen @amynielsen.bsky.social Literary Agent, Freelance Editor, Author, Autism Advocate, LGBTQ+, BIPOC & 🇨🇦 Ally
Beaming Books @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social Beaming Books publishes high-quality children's books that help kids thrive in every part of who they are–emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
ompuco @ompu.co Sam Blye | he/they | 30s | pan | freelance game developer & tech artist | [Manifold Garden, Yo! Noid 2, Truss, I AM NOT WHAT REMAINS] | illustrator | shader ram/sergal/alien/demon | ΘΔ | trapped in hell | chicago | 🔞→ @gij.ink
find.ompu.co
Neal Agarwal @neal.fun making neal.fun
Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social Professor of planetary science at Johns Hopkins. Titan’s biggest fan. Pomeranian wrangler. Runner. Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe. She/her. sarahhorst.com
Planetdr.26 on signal
Shannon Palus @shanpalus.bsky.social Features editor at Slate with a special interest in science and health. Writer and runner.
Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social Caltech/IPAC Planet Hunter | Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute | @TEDFellow | Science consultant | SHERA PI | My views are not the views of NASA | She/her