Hannah ✿ 🌷 @anarchy-bunker.bsky.social dms open if you can keep up 😏
Jason D. DeHart @wordsimagesworlds.bsky.social I have a PhD in literacy, teach English, and host a podcast about literacy, comics, and creating.
https://open.spotify.com/show/1z6Q8Aps4qy8UilACZeiQB?si=HoAHMy62SxG9dEx0S1SAaw
AnneWritesKidlit @anneruggirello.bsky.social Picture book writer 📚 Bluesky newbie
Watercolor dabbler 🎨 Lover of apple crisp
#KidLit #picturebooks #SCBWI #amwriting
Blair N Williamson, Children's Author @theislandwriter.bsky.social Award-winning #kidlit author / Ocean Activist / Retired Scuba Instructor and Boat Captain bringing a unique voice from the ocean. Rep'd by Andie Smith and CMA Lit
YoungJu Kim @illuhaus.bsky.social Kidlit Author-Illustrator based in Vienna, VA. #SCBWI, #12x12PB, #PBRisingStars
https://kimyoungju.com/
https://www.instagram.com/youngjukim_illuhaus/
#kidlitart #kidlt #kidlitillustrator #illustration #artist #midatlant
LotsaCopper @lotsacopper.bsky.social Maker of copper and silver jewelry. Haiku writer. Love great lyrics, dog, cars, guitars.
Genealogy: Bernat, Krupar, Illyas, Stueckler, Hug, Kempf.
Tiffany Aleman @tiffanyaleman.bsky.social
Horror-Comedy 👻 Jokes, one-liners, irony, hyperbole, quips, observations, fictional narratives, bits and pieces from books, poems, reference to actual persons is purely coincidental, fodder
Writer | Comedian | Baker
no stalkers
Koffiart37 @koffiimageworks.bsky.social
Visdev / BG painter/Concept art/ comic book artist with decade of working in animation and game industry
https://linktr.ee/koffiart37
https://koffiart37.gumroad.com/l/hpignh
#NoAi
@aufarmlife.bsky.social @aufarmlife.bsky.social 
Jenn Andrasik @jlandrasik.bsky.social Jenn Andrasik is a cartoon illustrator and designer. Published children's content creator, whose work has appeared in Highlights High Five and Highlights Hello. #kidlit #cartoon #scbwi #characterdesign
@authorevelynpech.bsky.social @authorevelynpech.bsky.social 
Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social 🌱 Grow Food 🌎 Heal the Planet
🐝 For gardeners learning to grow regeneratively ♻️
📚 FREE knowledge + community on our website! ↙️
https://learndirt.com/
Jashar Awan @jashar.bsky.social Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator; EVERY MONDAY MABEL out now from Simon & Schuster; repped by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio
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
RossSongwriter @rosssongwriter.bsky.social Composer, songwriter, seeking #sync placements, former TV/radio presenter. Occasional #poet!
CatDaddy! #Cats
Member - Songwriters Hall of Fame & Ivors Academy.
Lottery jackpot winner in waiting!
No DMs without permission please. Ta!
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
Ashley Elizalde, MPS @ashelizalde.bsky.social Poetry Writer| Master’s in Publishing| Educator| Book Lover| Freelance Publicity Assistant for Taylor and Francis UK| Podcast Host for Focus on Women Magazine
Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Rachel Rizzuto @rachelrcreates.bsky.social
Kidlit Author/Illustrator Represented by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory
RachelRCreates.com
Making stories that create touchstones for anxious and inquisitive children.
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/
christieberman.bsky.social @christieberman.bsky.social Biologist, author, podcaster, running enthusiast, mocktail designer, and Bahamas dreamer #writingcommunity #scbwi
YouTube.com/@angiechristiewritenow
Andy VZ @andyvz.bsky.social Tabletop game dev/project manager for over a decade, currently with Trick or Treat Studios. Opinions my own.
Fantasy, sci-fi, comic, & video game enthusiast. He/him.
Anna M Lewis @annamlewis.bsky.social Author/ Illustrator | Toy Inventor | Sarcasm Queen | Pursuer of Creative Ideas | Constantly Spiraling Down Some Rabbit Hole
Ronni Runyon - Illustrator 🌷 @ronnirunyonillo.bsky.social See the world as a kid again!
Children's book illustrator, SCBWI member
ronnirunyonillustration.com
Sue Lowell Gallion @suegallion.bsky.social Children's author, nf series OUR WORLD with Phaidon Press chosen for Oprah's Favorites 2024! OUR GALAXY 10/24, UNDERWATER WORLD 2023 (SLJ ⭐️), repped by Liza Voges Eden St. Lit 
Deb Johnson @debjohnsonart.bsky.social Children's Book Illustrator & Author
Portfolio: http://www.debjohnson.com
Available for all #kidlit and #kidlitart projects, especially sweet BB, PB, CB.
Zoe Ranucci @zoeranucci.bsky.social Picture book illustrator + graphic designer of all things print!
Belmont, NC #kidlit Portfolio: www.gooddharma.com
🎨 Picture Book Illustration
🎨 Book Cover Illustration
🎨 Character Design
🎨 Illustrated Branding + Logos
🎨 Graphic Design
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
Gabby Correia Illustration @gabbycorreia.bsky.social Award winning Children's Book Illustrator from South Africa. Member of SCBWI
Proudly represented by @illoagency
http://www.gabbycorreia.com/
#kidlit
Melissa Lettis @melissalettisart.bsky.social KidLit illustrator/author. I also knit, sing, hike, and drink absurd amounts of tea. www.melissalettisart.com
Seeking Representation.
BB @bbchenmd.bsky.social Doctor. Mom. Writer.
Milanka Reardon @milankareardon.bsky.social Illustrator and author of children’s books
MilankaReardon.com
- O @oldbackuptape.bsky.social @oldbackuptape.bsky.social
Paulina Suárez @pauillustration.bsky.social Ilustradora // Illustrator 🇲🇽 #Illustrator
www.paulinasuarez.com
Prints & Art for sale, DM
IG: @pauillustration 
Cynthia Mackey, Butterfly Sea, out now! @booksbycindy.bsky.social Poet, Picture Book author, and Nature educator. IF A BUMBLE BEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE, Picnic Heist. BUTTERFLY SEA is available for pre-order with Tielmour Press, #SCBWI #Edusky #CANSCAIP #CWILLBC
🦋 🐝 🍃
www.booksbycindy.com
https://linktr.ee/Cynthiamackey
ellen seal ✨ kidlit @byellenseal.bsky.social Author/Illustrator creating books that spark curiosity in all the little dreamers & weirdos
✨ Find my work at ellenseal.com
✨ Represented by Karly Dizon of Fuse Literary 
Rozana Rajkumari @rozanarajkumari.bsky.social Writer | STEAM Educator | #50PreciousWords Winner '24 & '22 | dPICTUS Longlist '24 | DesiKidlit Mentee '22 | #PBParty '22 Finalist | SCBWI Storyteller Academy | Rep: @ElisaHouot
rozanarajkumari.com 
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
Meghan Wilson Duff 🦑 @mwduff.bsky.social Psych prof, in a tide pool if possible, picture book author, excels at typos. 🦑 IDIC 🖖 they/them www.meghanwilsonduff.com
They're concentration camps & it's genocide. No one should be okay w/ it.
AI is destructive. AI "illustrations" = blocked
Jasmine Ann Smith @jasmineannsmith.bsky.social Kidlit writer, Traveler, Eater, Mom
PBParty Finalist 2024. Currently #amdrafting a MG novel and #amquerying PBs
Kamilla Milligan @kamillamilligan.bsky.social Kidlit writer exploring how humans grow and change through relationships and connections with nature. kamillamilligan.com
SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky account for the Ohio North chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. #scbwi #SCBWIOhioNorth
Learn about us and our events and resources:
https://linktr.ee/ohionorthscbwi
CJ Penko 💡 @cjpenko.bsky.social ✏️ Awesome #kidlit person
📚 #SCBWI Ohio North Regional Advisor
❤️ Fluent in kid, animal, monster (& more recently Nazi heckling✊🏼)
🌅 Ohio North: @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
Luce Williams @wordsontheluce.bsky.social All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind -K Gibran
#50preciouswords HM'22 | #SCBWI | #12X12 | #PB | #PBParty Finalist '24 | #STEM
Charlie Griffin @cbgriffin.bsky.social Writer, composer & arts admin with a side of improv and acting. Full Sail University Prof; Director of Central Florida Composers Forum; Picture Book author; Screenwriter. Repped by @joycekay.bsky.social
#ASCAP. #SCBWI. #12x12. #PBParty 2024 & 2025
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
@davidhogge.bsky.social @davidhogge.bsky.social 
SkyPitch @skypitch.bsky.social #SkyPitch - a Bluesky pitch party for #kidlit authors!
https://boringstorybook.com/skypitch
Organized by @boringstorybook.com
Kristin | Detailed Draft @detaileddraft.bsky.social Editor and writer. Résumé specialist (CPRW). Book award judge. Dog hugger. Science fiction, kidlit, and anything else with themes of possibility. she/her
#SCBWI #ACES #EFA #IBPA
detaileddraft.com
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.
Ana Paola Glz @anapaoglz.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator · Children’s Books
Pastel vibes · Sweet characters · Gentle stories
🇲🇽 ES/EN — Freelance illustrator
⬇️ Portfolio + contact
https://anapaoglz.carrd.co/
JohnellD @johnell.bsky.social #KCS Anthology contributor. Team member for #KidLitGN, a pitch event for kids-YA GN creators. johnelldewitt.com
Pebbles Law @pebbleslaw.bsky.social A #picturebooks #kidlit author who is #amwriting #amrevising. Love nutcrackers, Christmas blow molds & all things festive! A folklorist at ♥️𝄞🩰 ‧₊˚👑🐭 ໒ ‧₊💂🏻♀️ೃ࿔*abracadabra
Daryl Gottier @dlkgotts.bsky.social Debut picture book SET SAIL FOR SCHOOL, illus. by Gal Weizman, coming from Flashlight Press in Sept. 2026. #kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. www.dlkgottier.com #SCBWI #12x12PB
Amelia Shearer @ameliashearer.bsky.social arts lover, reality t.v. connoisseur, writer, teacher, mother of kids
ameliashearer.com
#kidlit #pbparty #scbwi #coscbwi #amwriting
Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social ♈️
Army Vet MOS 98C
Generation Jones
INTJ-A
#TraitorTrump
#resist
#LGBTQIA+
Atheist Pagan TST
Elder Goth
#ActuallyAutistic
@tonjahartness.bsky.social is my kiddo
NO DMS! Violators will be sacrificed to the old gods... test me
Sheree Tomba @shereesketches.bsky.social Storyteller, bike racer, board game player, animal lover, tea drinker.
www.shereetomba.com
Repped by Kaitlyn Sanchez of Bradford Lit
‘24 PB Party Finalist
#12x12PB #SCBWI
#kidlit #kidlitart
Hannah O'Reilly | kidlit @hanoreilly.bsky.social Picture book writer. Word nerd. // #50PreciousWords winner // #PBChat mentee // #PBParty finalist // #kidlit #amquerying // she/her
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
Korena Di Roma Howley @korena.bsky.social Writer, Editor, and Children's Author
❤️ SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL
🌕 A HANBOK FOR HANA - Preorder Now!
Rep: Lisa Amstutz, Storm Literary
www.korenahowley.com
Kari Ann Gonzalez, Author @karigonzalezwrites.bsky.social Lover of sweets, tea, hobby farming, reading, and writing. Award-winning children's author of How To Hatch A Reader (23), How To Hatch A Writer (25), If You Live On A Farm (26), and 3 more unannounced titles to share soon!
Diane Mittler @writerdi.bsky.social #PB #MG author seeking representation |'26 debut READY TO RIDE |'24 PBParty finalist | '24 WNDB Mentee| '23 #SCBWI-NM Enchantment Show winner| #12x12 | retired educator | ❤️ photography | http://mochadiane.com | she/her/hers
Nicole Loy @nicoleloy.bsky.social Writer | Reader | Foodie
Howerd @ascensionsubud.bsky.social Upgraded human from five senses to six senses since 1980. Author of the best-seller, "Ascension" on Amazon. Type "Ascension Halay" into the Amazon search bar to get the book.
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
Jime Wimmer @prettylines.bsky.social 🩷Represented by Hen & Ink Literary https://henandink.com
💚SCBWI Southern Breeze RIC
🩵Illustrator/Author: Prettylines.com
💚 Visiting Assistant Professor Hollins University
💛Dorothy in Oz: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wimmerstudios/dorothy-in-oz/
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
Evelyn Bookless @evelynbookless.bsky.social Children’s Author - mostly picture books
JINX! Out now
🌏Award winning environmental series:
CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE TREE MACHINE (2021)
CAPTAIN GREEN AND THE PLASTIC SCENE (2019)
www.evelynbookless.com
Brian Borncamp @zubaplants.bsky.social www.zubaplants.com - Native Plants and More - Buffalo, NY
Abdul Mazed Online Activist @abdulmazedbd.bsky.social Abdul Mazed is a committed online activist, writer, and independent journalist who uses digital platforms to raise awareness on social justice, human rights, faith, and contemporary socio-political issues. Through thoughtful commentary,..
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Susan Drew @susandrewwrites.com Kid Lit Writer. Author of Sadie Does Not Like Sorries.
Follow me here:
Website: https://susandrewwrites.com/
Art shop: https://susandrewart.net/
Newsletter: www.substack.com/@susandrew
Intagram: www.instagram.com/_susandrew/
@kaygie4.bsky.social @kaygie4.bsky.social 
Julie Maria @juliemaria.bsky.social Writer of #Picturebooks, Mom, Wife, Special Education Teacher, #SCBWI (Virginia) #Storystorm #amwriting #amquerying #kitlit 
Johnnie Byron @johnniebyron.bsky.social A loving nice and understanding man, easy going, enjoy life most of all and love to be free like a bird, happiness matters to me a lot.
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
Lee Ballard @leeballardbooks.bsky.social Novice Writer of Chapter Book Series, Experienced Grandmother, Almost Graduate of SNHU, Gladly Retired, Shivering Chicago Resident, Extreme Novice Website Developer (mine only), Longtime lover of life!
www.LeeBallardBooks.com
Mesa Schumacher @mesabree.bsky.social Science and Medical illustrator, infographic artist.
Professional #sciart nerd.
Writer and kidlit author/illustrator rep. by Sorche Fairbank
MED/SCI: www.mesaschumacher.com
KIDLIT: https://imaginationillustration.mesaschumacher.com
Claire Lordon - Illustrator, Designer, & Author @clairelordon.com 🇨🇦🇺🇸Bold, whimsical art for kids & (kids at 🧡)
📚Picture books, comics, & joyful storytelling
🎨Studio life & behind the scenes
✏️Agent @mccarthylit.com
🖤🩶🤍💜
www.clairelordon.com/links
Heidi Yates @heidikyates.bsky.social Author, illustrator & nature photographer.
#SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee
Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
Jyn Hall @jynhall.bsky.social Owned by 2 rescue dogs.
Adored by an amazing man who doesn't (much) mind being called by my last name.
Cali girl living in Georgia.
Neurospicy PB/MG kidlit writer #SCBWI, #12x12PB #LondonWritersSalon
#PBRisingStars Mentee 2026
All em dashes are my own—
@rebeccajanehoenig.bsky.social @rebeccajanehoenig.bsky.social Artist, SCBWI member, Children’s book author/illustrator
https://www.rebeccajanehoenig.com/
Ivy Crenshaw @ivycrenshaw.bsky.social Author with a passion for growing hearts, minds, and green things. Writer and resident trouble-maker/puzzle crafter for Mythulu eMag. ADHD, Friend-shaped, Momma-bear.
Kimberley Adams @kimberleyadams.bsky.social I am an illustrator, artist and coffee professional! This is where I share the highs, the lows, and the ridiculous in-betweens of chasing my spot in the world of illustrated storytelling.
Laura Wippell @laurawippell.bsky.social Children's author seeking representation.
Honorable Mentions in 2026 for the #Valentiny #50preciouswords & Little Thought's Silly Sonnet contests.
www.laurawippell.com
@abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social @abbywordsandwhimsy.bsky.social Disney fanatic who loves to write. Blog for adults on #caregiving and #grief- www.PixieDustForCaregivers.com. Book in progress. Picture books in my future! Expect whimsy and pictures of cute, clever animals, including my cat! #kidlit #12X12 #ALS 
Tiffanie Leung Abbott @tleungabbott.bsky.social It’s “Learn” with a “G.”
• Mixed-race Chinese American author
• Rep: Michelle Jackson
• 2026 #pbparty Finalist
• 2025 #pbparty HM
• 2025 #roundtablementor
• #scbwi #12x12challenge
@mrs-j007.bsky.social @mrs-j007.bsky.social 
Ziggy Zou @ziggy-zou.bsky.social Writer of children's picture books. Creator of zombies and mermaids and dreamer-upper of adventures.
Real name, Rachael. Mum of 2 nearly grown-up boys.
https://mybook.to/magicmermaidtail
ziggyzoubooks.co.uk
Sydney J. Stone @sydleys.bsky.social Critter connoisseur and lover of breakfast food.
✏️ Kidlit Illustrator | Spooky and Fantastical
💁♀️ Rep’d by @kellydhouse.bsky.social
📚 SCBWI Carolinas
IG 📷: instagram.com/sydleys
Portfolio 📁: sydneyjstone.com
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
Katharine Gails @katharinegails.art Picture book Author/Illustrator from Minnesota! Take a look at my portfolio katharinegails.art tell me what you think!!
The New York Critique @thenewyorkcritique.bsky.social Pay us a visit at thenewyorkcritique.com and get your manuscript the attention it deserves!
Kristin - Author of THE SUBSTI-TOOTH 🐚 @kristin-012726.bsky.social Author to upcoming PB: THE SUBSTI-TOOTH (Lawley Publishing, 2026) #12x12PB #kidlit
Mirri Glasson-Darling @mirrigd.bsky.social Notable Best American Essays/Pushcart nom. work @Ploughshares @Colorado_Review @TheFLReview+ ♡Alaskan crab stays in shell on top of mountain, hurls stones at passersby.
https://www.mirriglasson-darling.com/
School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
Nadia Roldan @mizzleadventures.bsky.social 
@tisemi.bsky.social @tisemi.bsky.social