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Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
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Bill Canterbury @billcanterbury.bsky.social Kidlit author, tv writer/producer.
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STRANDED PANDAS series ('27/'28, Simon Spotlight)
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Katie Venit @katievenit.bsky.social she/her. National bestselling author in WI
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Katie L. Carroll @katielcarroll.com Award-winning author of books for kids, teens, and those who are young at heart
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Paula Weiman @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social Literary agent. Ice cream snob. I bake a lot of bread.
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Elke @theremaybecats.bsky.social Illustrator & Storyteller.
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MsVanPelt @fivecentsplease.bsky.social Try not to have a good timeβ¦This is supposed to be educational.
Marcella Pixley @marcellapixley.bsky.social Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
Cindy Minnich @cbethm.bsky.social she/her; HS Librarian and English teacher; wife; mom to 1 young adult, 3 cats, 2 dogs; #nerdybookclub tech queen; NWP, NCTE, ALAN, ALA, PSEA/NEA
Michelle Houts @mhoutswrites.bsky.social Picture book and middle grade author, fiction and biographies. Connecting with curious kids and adults at school visits, libraries, and book festivals. Repped by Allison Remcheck at Rosemary Stimola Literary Studio.
Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs @puddlereader.bsky.social Childrenβs author | editor Islandport Press | former librarian | enthusiastic tea-drinker | probably baking or lost in the Maine woods
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Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile.
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Paulette Bogan @paulettebogan.bsky.social Kidlit Illustrator and Author. VIRGIL & OWEN Bloomsbury. Illustrated CHICKS & SALSA
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Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
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HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook β26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
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Jane Heitman Healy @janemhealy7916.bsky.social Writer, poet, kidlit, SCBWI, librarian, teacher
Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. Iβm the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQπ
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scottβ‘οΈmccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social Understands comicsβ¦ mostlyβ¦ 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.
Paul O. Zelinsky @paulozelinsky.com children's book illustrator, sometime author. Obsessive doodler. Website https://www.paulozelinsky.com
As the World Stearns @mikalroy.bsky.social Former editorial director and editor; current agency head, book packager, and writer. USC film, Hollins U, Clarion West alum. Dad. Books & cats & f&sf & film & games & music & Brooklyn. He/him/foul unspeakable one. 
Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
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Molly O'Neill @mollyoneill.bsky.social Literary agent at Root Literary. Builder of bookmakers. Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. mollyoneillbooks.com
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social π Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social Founder + Agent @StarlingLiterary | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | horror fan (bring on the blood) | In love with all things story | β¨Revision is magical!β¨
Seth Fishman @sethasfishman.bsky.social Vice President & LA based literary agent @ The Gernert Company & author of picture books like A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS & BAD DRAWER.
Chelsea Hensley @chelseabigbang.bsky.social Probably watching Golden Girls
Essie White @essiewhite.bsky.social
Educator, writer, literary agent, artist and documentary enthusiast. Powered by children, and what matters most to them
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Page Turner Literary Agency @pageturnerlit.bsky.social Page Turner Literary reps kid lit authors & illustrators. I stand with all people whose right to choose/privacy was taken away. π³οΈβπProtect Trans Peopleπ³οΈββ§οΈ
Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social We are a full service literary agency repping the best books in the world since 1981. (Not that we're biased.) We LOVE books and their creators! www.andreabrownlit.com
Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social Dog lover, book hoarder, outdoor enthusiast π Founder + Lit Agent @ Starling Literary + Media
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KaitlynLeann7 @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social Kidlit Literary Agent at Bradford Lit, Middle School Math Teacher, PB author Repped by Jackie Kruzie, Living that βeat a cookie while you canβ kinda life
Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social literary agent with a lot of opinions π also a podcast π also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
Carrie Finison @carriefinison.bsky.social Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that donβt start with the letter D.
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Marjorie Ingall @marjorieingall.bsky.social Coauthor, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry & Getting to Sorry. Author, Mamaleh Knows Best, The Field Guide to North American Males. Co-creator, SorryWatch.com. Writer: Lotsa mags & newspapers, including original-recipe Sassy. Elder Jewess.
Larry Wayne @larryranting.bsky.social Ranting about fascism, climate change, and income inequality (not necessarily in that order).
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 BEβ¦,FINDING FORGIVENESS (8/5/25), SOME DAYS IβM THE WIND (9/9/25) + more!
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Jennifer Glidden @jenniferglidden.bsky.social Publicity & Marketing at Capstone | Learning Is For Everyone | #Kidlit book lover, mom, dog mom, gardener. Views are my own. (she/her)
Ellen Weinstein @ellenweinstein.bsky.social Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
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Carl Harvey @caharvey2.bsky.social Assoc Professor School Librarianship, Asst Director for Graduate Faculty Enrichment, President of VAASL, and Past-President of AIME, ILF, and AASL, author/editor of 8 professional books, and Uncle to my amazing nieces and nephews!
Josh R @joshjoshjosh.bsky.social Known as Desh in some circles. Hoping to never go viral.
mx. butlertron @butlertron.bsky.social dc native transplanted to toronto. librarian : BFYA, Alex, Walter, Stonewall, Printz. transmasculine genderqueer f@ggot. father, foodie, Jew. they/he
Rachel Wood @racheljennet.bsky.social Bookstore owner, sleepyhead, anchor baby. she/her
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Sarah @whtabtpineapple.bsky.social Proprietor of Al's Pancake World. Cranky reader, overexcited TV viewer. Loves Autumn, romance books & chocolate milk. ace. ADHD. She/Her. MN. Abortion is healthcare
Reviews romance bks Treat Yourself with Books http://treatyourselfwithbooks.wordpress.com
Amy (1000 Big Brother episodes and she still won't shut up) @spooloflies.bsky.social Amy, queer cis Jew, she/her. Kidlit, reality TV, lady superheroes, lit theory, collage. All the #BlackWidow feelings. Watched 1400+ Law & Order episodes in a year. I'm sorry for who I am during Big Brother season. Asthma, TMJ, and #ActuallyOCD. So tired.
Vicky Fang | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @fangmousbooks.bsky.social Author and illustrator. LAYLA AND THE BOTS, BEST BUDDIES, AVA LIN, ONE MAD CAT, & more.
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Debbi Michiko Florenceβ· @debbimichiko.bsky.social #kidlit author middle grade, chapter books, picture books | Sansei πΊπΈπ―π΅ | Highlights Foundation | βοΈπ§| πΆπ | Inuyasha, Studio Ghibli | positivity
Available now - A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy book 1)
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Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 nβ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)
Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
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Montreal en/fr π¨π¦
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jessebeller @bellrrrr.bsky.social i think that i think, therefore i think that i am. he/him
Sarah Darer Littman @sarahdarerlittman.com MG and YA novelist, INFLUENCED, Sydney Taylor Honor book SOME KIND OF HATE, DEEPFAKE, and many more. Teacher, dot connector, columnist. Leviticus 19:33 sarahdarerlittman.com
Mike Jung @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social OH FFS, do I have to
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 80+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social Rabbi/award-winning author.
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Josephine Cameron @josephinewrites.bsky.social Writer & educator. I'm curious about wonder, real-life magic, quirky obsessions, the power of friendship, and the universal struggle to find one's place in the world. Repped by John Cusick at Folio Jr. https://josephinecameron.com
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Laurel Snyder @laurelsnyder.bsky.social Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot.
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