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
Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com Winding down my link-sharing here. Thanks to those who followed along! You can still find me at elizabethspanncraig.com
Hadley Dyer @hadleydyer.bsky.social Writer | Editor
Layne Johnson | Children’s Author - Is Querying @laynejohnsonkidlit.bsky.social Layne Johnson is a picture book writer/aspiring illustrator. #SCBWI. Humor and Heart|STEAM and SEL|ADHD #amquerying
Website: https://laynejohnsonkidsbooks.com/
@smartless.bsky.social @smartless.bsky.social 
Lisa C Reynolds @lisacreynolds.bsky.social Canadian Writer & Poet; Durham Region Branch Manager for The Ontario Poetry Society; Membership Chair, League of Canadian Poets; Poetry Liaison, Writers’ Community of Durham Region
Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
Ian Eagleton @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social He/him
Children’s author, dad, former teacher of 13 years 🏳️🌈
Contact: ian@thereadingrealm.co.uk
Agent: Neil Dunnicliffe at Spring Literary
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Writer, zoologist, artist.
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
Endangered Languages Project @e-l-p.bsky.social Sharing knowledge and building international networks to support language revitalization and documentation.
https://endangeredlanguages.com
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social 12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership. 
Benson Shum @bshum79.bsky.social Award-winning Author-Illustrator & Disney Animator on #Zootopia2 #Encanto, WE ARE LION DANCERS, ANZU THE GREAT KAIJU. Rep: Teresa Kietlinski, Bookmark Literary
🎨 www.bensonshum.com
📑 www.bensonshum.com/activities/
🌟 https://linktr.ee/BensonShum
Toronto Star @thestar.com Canada's biggest daily newspaper thestar.com
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
@spoogei.bsky.social @spoogei.bsky.social - C @candlewickpress.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
Rainbow Rowell @rainbowrowell.bsky.social Yes! My mother named me this!
Author of Eleanor & Park, Slow Dance and the Simon Snow Trilogy. Writer of She-Hulk and Runaways. My new book is called Cherry Baby, and it is good 🍒
Erin Bow @erinbowbooks.bsky.social Author, author! I write novels and poetry, and teach scientists to tell stories. Newbery Honor winner, baby!
Latest: WITCHWARD BOUND, clearly this year's best take on the Odyssey in which Odysseus is a cat. 9/1/2026
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)
Maaja Wentz @maajawentz.bsky.social Writing mystery & magic.
Trilogy complete! Feeding Frenzy, Double Dead Magic, Witch Gone Dragon. https://books2read.com/b/bMM1kB?edit=maybe-later
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
ecw press @ecwpress.bsky.social We're an independent Canadian publisher of fiction, sports, poetry, pop culture, wrestling, business, science, and memoir. Certified B Corp.
https://ecwpress.com/
We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Naomi Beck @mrsdeadthyme3.bsky.social Matriarch of the House of Cats. Our House is always the House of Love. I will always be your safe space 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇨🇦🇹🇹🇺🇲🇮🇪⚜️🫂💜🫖
Joel A. Sutherland @joelasutherland.bsky.social Award-winning author-librarian (HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE @TundraBooks, HAUNTED CANADA & more @scholasticCDA). 'Canada's R.L. Stine.' ~Quill & Quire
Penguin Random House @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 
Ty Templeton @tytempleton.bsky.social Comic Book Maker, Husband, Father, Time Traveller, Musician
Cryssa Bazos @cryssabazos.bsky.social Historical fiction author & 17th Century enthusiast. Writes about conflict, betrayal and love. Reader, flower worshipper, and besotted cat servant. Check out my work: https://linktr.ee/cryssabazos
Teaching FSL - Madame Tammy Aiello @teachingfsl.bsky.social Educator, Classroom Teacher, French/Bilingual Resource Creator, ON Canada
Canadian School Library @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social We are a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to professional research and education in the field of the school library learning commons in Canada. 
Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com adventurer
PWHL @thepwhl.com The League Legends Call Home
Jael Richardson @jaelrichardson.bsky.social Author, Executive Director - The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Fae Johnstone @faejohnstone.bsky.social Gay trouble, personified. Executive Director of Queer Momentum. Fighting for freedom, equality and rights for 🏳️🌈 people in 🇨🇦 (and beyond). Love solidarity, unions, feminism & my community.- A Andrea Adair-Tippins @adairtip.bsky.social Mystery lover, writer, library worker, knitter, dog lover.
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
Elise Gravel @elisegravel.bsky.social Auteure et illustratrice de livres engagés et drôles pour enfants. Woke et anti-antiwoke. Ces jours-ci, je publie davantage pour les adultes qui se soucient des droits humains. Libérez la Palestine.
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
Nadia L. Hohn @nadialhohn.bsky.social Author and educator
🇯🇲🇨🇦 Crafting fresh stories inspired by history, culture, & now. Order #MCQ @Groundwoodbooks & #TheAntiracistKitchen @orcabook. Rep’d by @hilary_mcmahon.
linktr.ee/nadialhohn
Kevin Sylvester @kevinarts.bsky.social Illustrator, author and broadcaster
Apartment 713 out now!
Night of the Living Zed out now!
Puffin and Penguin out now!
Two more Hockey Super 6 books out now!!!
Check out my site kevinsylvesterbooks.com
Lana Button Books @lanabutton.bsky.social Books for kids dealing with life at school.
School presentations Kindergarten | Elementary |
Preschool| Toddler
Children's author with an ECE focus
Troy Wilson @troystory.bsky.social www.troystory.ca
Author of 10 trad pub picture books.
(And 10 million unpubbed ones.)
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
linktr.ee/mychalthreets
pflag Canada @pflagcanada.bsky.social pflag is Canada’s largest peer support organization for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their families. With over 40 chapters, there is help if you, your child, or loved one is struggling with coming out and living out 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
University of Toronto @utoronto.ca Welcome to #UofT! Canada’s top university, and a catalyst for discovery, innovation, and progress. #UofTDefyGravity
🔗 utoronto.ca
Mike Bloom @amikebloomtype.bsky.social Writer: Parade Magazine & various outlets. Podcaster: Rob Has a Podcast, Post Show Recaps & anyone willing to listen to a Muppet talk TV & film. He/him/his
SCBWI Canada East @scbwicanadaeast.bsky.social https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east
Canada East Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. 🇨🇦
Banner art credit: Cailin Doherty (https://cailindoherty.com/)
The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illust & Performers. @canscaip.bsky.social The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) is a national arts service organization dedicated to supporting the creation of Canadian literature and performance for young audiences. https://canscaip.org/
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 📚
shop.owlkids.com
Picture books, eh! @picturebookseh.bsky.social We write, illustrate and support Canadian, and we’re releasing our seventh year of picture books in 2026. Follow us for news about 🇨🇦 PBs, blogs by 🇨🇦 PB creators and more, eh!
Website: https://picturebookseh.weebly.com
Fondation David Suzuki @fonddavidsuzuki.bsky.social La mission de la Fondation David Suzuki est de préserver la diversité de la nature et le bien-être de toutes les formes de vie, maintenant et pour l’avenir. 🌿
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
Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social Publisher of Children’s, YA & Education books📚
Browse books here!
@bloomsburybooksuk for Adult books📚
Official home of Harry Potter⚡️ UK & AU offices📍
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
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
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.
Alina Pete @alinapete.bsky.social (They/them) Award-winning Indigenous (nehiyaw) cartoonist & writer. Editor Indiginerds, CFFT: North America, Life Finds A Way, Weregeek
Pets: Nutmeg, Merry & Pippin, Pico, Jellybean
Portfolio: https://www.alina-pete.com/
https://linktr.ee/alinapete
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
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
Carmen Mok @carmenmok.bsky.social Canadian illustrator for children's books.
Represented by Emily van Beek @foliojr
ORRIS & TIMBLE Spring 2024/25/26
ALFRED BLOOMS Spring 2025
Tiffany Kelly @tiffanykelly.bsky.social Writer. Staff Editor at EW. Been on the internet for too long.
Marcus Cutler @marcuscutler.bsky.social I'm an author & illustrator of children's literature.
I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN is available now! IDoNotEatChildren.com, THE CRAYON STUB is available for preorder! TheCrayonStub.com. Rep’d by Steven Chudney.
Find more about me at marcuscutler.com
Derek Mascarenhas (he/him) @dpmasca.bsky.social Author of | COCONUT DREAMS🌴🥥 | 100 CHAPATIS & 🥭THE MANGO MONSTER🥭 |✍🏾spec novel | Goan | tea & fruit lover | www.derekmascarenhas.ca
Tanya Lloyd Kyi @tanyakyi.bsky.social Children’s writer and lecturer for UBC Creative Writing. Most recently: THE CITY OF LOST CATS.
Tasha Hilderman | Writer @tashahilderman.bsky.social Reader, Writer, #KidLit, 12x12,
📕METIS LIKE ME Tundra Books
📗LIGHTS AT NIGHT Tundra
📙MINI GOLF FUN Random House 2026
📘Candlewick 2027 TBA
📕Kids Can Press 2027 TBA
Rep’d by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency- W Angela Ahn @writeahn.bsky.social Children's Author | Korean Canadian | GG Literary Awards Finalist | Rep: Laurel Symonds kt literary
www.angelaahnbooks.com
Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY
DebbieOhi.com
Scot Ritchie @ritchiescot.bsky.social Award winning author and illustrator of many children's books and cartoons. Apparently I'm amusing when needed and quite reliable. Out. And about. https://scotritchie.com/ Kidlit 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
Mathias Ball+ﾟ*｡:ﾟ+ | illustrator open for work 🍊 @mathiasball.bsky.social ✧ Illustrator available for freelance work ✨
✧ Shop: @Sulkypup 🌿
✧ Repped by Natascha Morris @ The Tobias Literary Agency
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they/them or he/him
https://www.mathiasball.com/
Kari-Lynn Winters @karilynnwinters.bsky.social Canadian Children's Author and Full Professor
Brice Izyah @briceizyah.bsky.social 
Chappell (Like The Show) @chappellskickback.bsky.social 🐶
If you have a music playlist, give it to me! 🎵
Twitter is Trash
#Ravens
https://linktr.ee/recapkickback
Pooya @pooyaism.bsky.social Persian like the rugs.
Host of #TheTraitors podcast on RHAP.
Twitch Partner.
The Bearded One.
Twitch.tv/Pooya
#BB27
Josh Wigler @roundhoward.bsky.social extreme wanda / eddie vedder voice:
🎶OHHHHH IIII
WHOOOOA
IM STILL ALIIIIIIIVE🎶
(Just Not Podcasting)
Shannon Guss @shannongaitz.bsky.social Global #Survivor podcast host for #RHAP. Also seen on #SurvivorAU Talking Tribal for 10 & in production for #SurvivorSA. Listen to Gussin’ Around on YouTube, Apple or Spotify!
Survivor Fact Checker @robsfactchecker.bsky.social #Survivor data analyst & #RHAP patron 🛎️📊
📍San Francisco 🌉
➡️ instagram.com/SurvivorFactChecker
LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social Queering up your shelves, one rec at a time. Check it out at LGBTQReads.com
Random House Children's Books @randomhousekids.bsky.social 
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
librarymice @librarymice.bsky.social 🇫🇷 ☂️🎶 Fan of visual narratives (picturebooks and comics). School librarian. MA Children's Literature. She/her. Library Mice logo by ClaraVulliamy
Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
ETFO educators @etfoeducators.bsky.social ETFO is a union committed to public education, social justice and equity. We represent 83,000 public elementary teachers and #onted education workers in Ontario. On X as @ETFOeducators
Anne MacLachlan @annemaclachlan.bsky.social SFF writer, tea addict, book dragon. She/her.
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Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social Children's Author & Freelance Writer | nonfiction and fiction, picture books and middle grade | rep'd by Jacqui Lipton | #SCBWI, #12x12PB | She/Her | https://linktr.ee/stephaniegibeault
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Toronto District School Board @tdsb.on.ca The Toronto District School Board is Canada's largest school board and welcomes more than 239K students each day. Account is not monitored 24/7.
The Canadian Children's Book Centre @kidsbookcentre.bsky.social We support the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. 🇨🇦🧒🏽📚 bookcentre.ca
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