Amy Bishop-Wycisk @abwycisk.bsky.social Pronounced why-zick. NYC. Literary agent at Trellis Literary Management. Opinions my own. Cat mom; fast talker; Garamond enthusiast; she/her. SUNY Geneseo alum.
AH @23catsinaroom.bsky.social Artist, reader, mom. I know where my towel is.
Janae Marks @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of middle grade books. Latest release: A SPLIT SECOND.✨💜 janaemarks.com
Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social Open 11am-7pm, 7 days a week📚
NYC's largest independent children's bookstore 🌈
Britt Siess @agentbrittsiess.bsky.social Founder of Britt Siess Creative Management/ Literary Agent/ Graphic Novels/ Cosplay/ Cake/ 🇲🇽🇩🇪/ Banner Art by @lazyfishy
Kristin Varner @kristinvarner.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator, author and graphic novelist based in the Seattle area. DOG TROUBLE (First Second) out now! Horse nerd. Cheese enthusiast. Rep’d by Teresa Kietlinski at https://bookmarkliterary.com/
https://www.kristinvarner.com/
Codie Crowley 🍂🪦💋 @spiritbored.bsky.social author of hotgirl horror books
https://bio.site/codiecrowley
Cat Ross ✨ @catross.bsky.social Lawyer. Writer.✨Lover of all things fantasy✨
jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social Senior Agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
www.jenrofe.com
www.andreabrownlit.com
Graci Kim @gracikim.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of MG books | The Last Fallen Star + Moon + Realm | DREAMSLINGER coming April 2025 | www.gracikim.com
Michelle Witte @michellewitte.bsky.social Literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (currently closed to queries) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.
www.michellewitteliterary.com
Maeve MacLysaght loves a little gall on gall @mmmlysaght.bsky.social Literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management ★ MG-Adult graphic novels, Sci-fi, Fantasy, That👏Gay👏Shit👏 ★ She/her ★ OPEN TO QUERIES | IG @mmmlysaght
Derrick Chow @derrickchow.bsky.social Author, illustrator, and cartoonist.
I Got You, Allen Liu (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Ravenous Things (Disney-Hyperion).
Repped by Thao Le. On Deadline.
Alex Borbolla @alexborbolla.bsky.social Senior Editor at Bloomsbury | My dog’s biggest fan | 🇨🇺🇺🇸 | she/her
www.editoralexborbolla.com
Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com Author. Reader. Recovering comic book geek.
New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy, THANOS, and THE FLASH!
Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
Samantha Wekstein @swekstein.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent @TLA, She/Her, Terp🐢, ENFJ, ♑, dog lover
Illustrators: http://wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com.
Pitch to: http://QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekstein
Editing: https://samanthaweksteineditorial.square.site/
https://linktr.ee/swekstein
Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social YA Author
www.writesandrawrite.com
Salvación (Out 5/20/25)
Preorder:
https://read.macmillan.com/lp/salvacion-9781250895080/
Relit (Out Now!)
The House Where Death Lives (Out Now!)
Literary Associate at Gallt & Zacker
www.readsandraread.com
Erika DiPasquale | KidLit Editor @erika-dipasquale.bsky.social Editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books
Opinions my own
She/Her
https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/erika-dipasquale/
Shannon Stocker @shannonstocker.bsky.social Kidlit author of Schneider Family Award winner LISTEN, YA novel STRONGER AT THE SEAMS, & more! 💛 Cancer mama/disabilities advocate.🎗️
Repped by Allison Remcheck (Stimola)
She/her
Tori Sharp - Open to Queries @ladygoofus.bsky.social Author/illustrator of children's graphic novels JUST PRETEND, STAND UP!, and WING IT (2027, LB Ink). Also a literary agent. Rep: Brent Taylor. Opinions my own. linktr.ee/ToriSharp
Join my newsletter: https://tori-sharp.kit.com/e30c02391d
Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social Locus, BSFA, Ignyte Finalist. Award winner. Chef. Librarian. Author of 7+ books. Next: Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, 2/3/2026. Bostonian in Germany.
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social Senior literary agent, professional snacker.
@bookendsliterary.bsky.social
www.jmcgowanbooks.com
he/him
Header art by David Hohn
Melanie Cordova @melaniecordova.bsky.social Freelance children’s book editor. Literary translator. Writer. Mama.
✨Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Lit Agency
www.melaniecordova.com
Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social I write picture books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading.
New in 2026: A Celebration of You (3.17); The Dino Door (5.5).
linkin.bio/joshfunkbooks
Janine Le @janinele.bsky.social Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
janinele.com
@jillcorcoran.bsky.social @jillcorcoran.bsky.social 
Laura Ruby @thatlauraruby.bsky.social Novelist, poet, teacher, unrepentant cat-lover, cancer patient, two-time National Book Award Finalist. Bone Gap, Thirteen Doorways, etc. Made of bees. @thatlauraruby on most socials. www.lauraruby.com
Andrew Eliopulos @andreweliopulos.bsky.social Author and former editor of middle-grade and YA fiction
www.andreweliopulos.com
SteelWorks Literary @steelworksliterary.bsky.social Founded by Lori Steel, SteelWorks Literary represents authors, illustrators, and graphic novelists for the children's and YA markets, and beyond.
https://steelworksliterary.com
https://QueryManager.com/LoriSteel
Jem is OPEN to queries @jemiscoe.bsky.social Founder + Agent @Starling Literary + Media, representing authors & Illustrators. Wife, mom of 3, MFA grad, & former Asst. Director for film & TV. https://www.starlingliterary.com | http://querymanager.com/query/Jemiscoe
Paige Terlip @pterlip.bsky.social Dog lover, book hoarder, outdoor enthusiast 🌈 Founder + Lit Agent @ Starling Literary + Media
www.paigeterlip.com
www.starlingliterary.com
www.cowritecollective.com
Kate Brauning @katebrauning.com Author of m/m and sapphic romance and YA suspense (How We Fall, Ballad of Dinah Caldwell).
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️🌈 www.katebrauning.com
Koren/K. M. Enright @kmenright.bsky.social Writer of dark fantasy. Fil-Am. Repped by Azantian Literary. Sunday Times Bestselling author of MISTRESS OF LIES. LORD OF RUIN, out now! He/him. 🏳️⚧️
Dina Sherman @dinasherman.bsky.social (She/Her) librarian, publishing professional, kid lit enthusiast.
Chad Lucas @chadgalucas.bsky.social Dad, writer, tall person | award-winning middle grade author | chadlucaswrites.com
Mara isn’t here but somewhere with the chupacabras @littlemswriter.bsky.social 🇵🇷 That witch from the Caribbean. Writer and word wrangler. Somewhere with the chupacabras. Opinions mine. (she/her)
Melissa Roske @melissaroske.bsky.social Mah Jongg-playing, Twizzler-loving, NYC-dwelling #kidlit author
📗Kat Greene Comes Clean
✡️ Coming of Age: 13 B’Nai Mitzvah Stories
✏️ Blogger for the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors
https://www.melissaroske.com
Justin Aclin @justinaclin.com Graphic novel writer/novelist. New book coming soon from @papercutzgn.bsky.social! Video game PR at Golin. Former ToyFare editor. Husband & father to wonderful people. He/Him. justinaclin.com | newsletter.justinaclin.com
Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic") @ksonnack.bsky.social Children's Agent. Reader. Mama.
Header art by Marissa Valdez.
Rye Hickman @ryehickman.bsky.social They/them. I make comics!
Portfolio: ryehickman.com
Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social mayor of drawing lesbians
she/her | concept artist @UbisoftParis | comic artist (working with Oni Press, Titan, Lifeline Comics) | IG : @chlo_wski
fancy a commission ? it's all here : https://vgen.co/Chlowski
no AI 🚫
Anne Ursu @anneursu.bsky.social I write books, herd cats, and mostly stay under the bed. Latest release: Not Quite a Ghost. Minneapolis, always.
anneursu@mac.com
Stephanie Stein @stephlystein.bsky.social Senior Editor at Tor, or maybe just a stack of books in a trench coat. Opinions my own, and I do have a lot of them. https://linktr.ee/ssteinbooks
Emily Keyes @esckeyes.bsky.social Founder of the Keyes Agency, LLC. Bookish. Short. Invisible Disability. Brooklyn, NY. She/her
Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social I'm a children's book editor, teacher and workshop presenter, owner of The Purple Crayon website -- www.underdown.org --and part of Kid's Book Revisions Plus: @kbrplus.bsky.social.
I post about #kidlit and other things.
K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com Writer, cartoonist, editor. Hugo finalist. Very sweary. Half politics, half dog pics. She/her.
🖼️ kbspangler.com
🐨 agirlandherfed.com
🐲 sidequested.com
🎉 patreon.com/KBSpangler
✨ Rep by Bailey Tamayo • btamayo@sjga.com ✨
Ale @alepresser.com Comics Artist. Hugo Awards finalist. Mother. Tired. She/her.
SideQuested Book1: sidequested.com/book/
AlePresser.com | patreon.com/alepresser
Rep by Bailey Tamayo ⭐ btamayo@sjga.com
Keke Davis ✨ @literarykey.bsky.social ✍🏾Children’s author querying for representation
💫PB Rising Star Honorable Mention
🎓Writing Studies grad student
💭Fandoms galore
⚠️Only account: @literarykey
🔗 kekedavis.com
Katy Hershberger @katyhersh.bsky.social Work at Publishers Lunch. Writing at NYTBR, Washington Post, LitHub, Slate, Longreads, etc.
KatyHershberger.com
Casey Nugent @caseynuge.bsky.social taking my chronic love of posting to a slightly better website. book professional who’s regularly pretty unprofessional. a bright light burning into a dark horse.
Natascha @socalledyalife.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency. Account for #MSWL only. Query me at https://querytracker.net/query/natascha
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/natascha
Website: www.nataschamorris.com
Amanda M. Helander @amandahelander.bsky.social author of DIVINE MORTALS (Disney-Hyperion, Nov. 2024)
Colleen Frakes @colleenfrakes.bsky.social (She/they)
Rhymes with "rakes" or "lakes". I write and draw lots of stuff.
Email: colleenfrakes (at) gmail
Rep'd by Susan Hawk of Upstart Crow Literary.
Trans rights. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE.
We're all in this together.
http://www.tragicrelief.com
Erin Murphy @agentemurph.bsky.social Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and Aevitas Kids & Illustration. Member AALA. Knitter. Gamer. Cats and dogs. She/Her. Views expressed here are my own. Header photo is my backyard in Maine.
Kerry O’Malley Cerra: author 🤟🏼 @kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social Author of JUST A DROP OF WATER, HEAR ME, & MAKE A LITTLE WAVE. Coming soon: NF PB The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASA’s Deaf Bioastronauts (Little, Brown ‘26) “Retired” high school librarian #deaf
Laurel Symonds @laurelsymonds.bsky.social Senior literary agent at kt literary (closed to queries). Updates only. Opinions my own. She/her
GiannaMarie @giannamarie.bsky.social associate agent at Azantian Literary Agency, crip autistic book enthusiast, ZiMi mask evangelist 😷
Uwe Stender @uwestenderphd.bsky.social Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982, 1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. 💙 Berlin 🤍
Kelly Zhang @kellyzhang.bsky.social Kidlit author & translator 中/英; TAKE ME TO LAOLAO (Jan '24 QuillTree/HarperCollins). Rep Hilary Harwell.
Transl: GRANDMA’S ROOF GARDEN (Jan '24 Levine Querido), TILTED SKY (May '24 LQ)
SCBWI CE Translator Coordinator
http://kellyzhangyl.com 
Cole Lanahan @colelanahan.bsky.social Literary agent @TheSeymourAgency repping bold voices & unforgettable stories. Publishing pro, nonprofit exec, advocate, speaker. Coffee & dogs fuel my day.
📬 Queries open via QueryManager 1st–7th each month only.
Victoria Marini @litagentmarini.bsky.social Literary Agent at high line literary
Www.highlineliterary.com
Running the fiction dept
Not tall, just loud.
#MSWL big plots, bold characters
Brandi Ziegler @brandizwriter.bsky.social I write YA & MG fiction, mostly #blackgirlmagic
Child of God. Lover of all things bookish.
@brandizwriter on Insta!
Rep: Sandra Proudman @ GZLA
brandimziegler.wordpress.com
Vania Stoyanova @yatllive.bsky.social Why On Earth (Page Street ‘25)
*Graphic Novelist, Writer, Romance reader
*LOVE YALL ROMANCE BOOK FEST founder/organizer.
*Events Coordinator at Brave + Kind Books ATL
*Rep'd by Marcy Posner at Folio Lit
Sarah Beth Durst @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of over 30 books for adults, teens, and kids including cozy fantasy THE SPELLSHOP. http://www.sarahbethdurst.com
Linda Camacho @lindacamacho.bsky.social Senior Literary Agent @ Gallt & Zacker Literary; wise-ish Latina; children's VCFA MFA and Cornell alum. Loves TV and giving unsolicited advice. She/her. (Profile Image: Marjorie Buell)
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
Elise Howard @elisehoward.bsky.social Literary agent and author. Was editor and publisher. https://www.defliterary.com/agents/elise-howard
New! PLANT THIS, NOT THAT https://tinyurl.com/Plant-This-Not-That
W/ Amy Gash: BELIEVE IN THE WORLD: WISDOM FOR GROWNUPS FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS
James Burks @jamesburks.bsky.social Creator of Bird&Squirrel, Agent9, Boxtales (’25) and other children's books. Animation director, writer, illustrator, runner, and coffee lover. Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack | www.jamesburks.com
박사라 Sarah Park Dahlen @readingspark.bsky.social Associate Professor iSchool University of Illinois; Asian American Youth Lit; Asian American Studies; Critical Adoption Studies; RDYL co-editor #VeryKorean #VeryAsian sarahpark.com
Cover art: Nancy So Miller
Agent: Tricia Toney Lawrence (Aevitas CM)
tyler page @tylerpage.bsky.social Eisner nom'd cartoonist + educator in MPLS
📚 EXTRA LARGE and BUTTON PUSHER (First Second)
Webcomic: UNCUFFED
ADHD, science, education, social + civic issues, etc.
Rep: Britt Siess
Links and Other Stuff: https://linktr.ee/tylerpagecomics
Kari Sutherland @karisutherland.bsky.social Literary Agent at KT Literary.
(she/her) Fond of books, naps, traveling, escape rooms, jigsaw puzzles, and check lists.
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
Alvina Ling @alvinaling.bsky.social Children's book editor living in Brooklyn. Books, cats, food, travel, running, stuff. Check out my podcast with Grace Lin, Book Friends Forever!
Jonah Newman @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social Eisner-nominated author and illustrator of the graphic novel OUT OF LEFT FIELD (Andrews McMeel, 2024). Editorial Project Manager at Scholastic.
https://www.jonahnewmancomics.com/
Paula Weiman @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social Literary agent. Ice cream snob. I bake a lot of bread.
they/them
I don't accept queries over bluesky. Please follow the submission guidelines at https://ashliterary.com/#submissions and send any questions about your query to submissions@ashliterary.com
Feather Flores ❄️☕️ @featherfully.bsky.social editor & maker of good trouble • california coastal creature • still workin’ on it 🌱🌈✨
https://featherflores.com/
she/her • kitty art by Carrie Liao 🐾
🩷💜💙
Stacey Kondla @staceykondla.bsky.social Books are life. Biophilic. Soup lover. Concerts feed my soul. Stroke survivor. Opinions are my own. Smash the patriarchy. she/her
Publishing Specialist at FriesenPress
https://books.friesenpress.com/r/ud-3mrw8/skondla
Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social I draw and paint animals, mostly cats. I also sell art and stickers.
Shop & Site: http://sruble.com
Also: @srublenews.bsky.social
Pronouns: She / Her
Taylor Pitts @taylorjordanpitts.bsky.social MG/YA author of fantastical creep | production editorial manager | VCFA WCYA alum | she/they
Lynne Kelly 🐘🐳🐣🐙 @lynnekelly.bsky.social USA Today bestselling children’s author & sign language interpreter, mom of 2 dogs and 1 human
THREE BLUE HEARTS
SONG FOR A WHALE
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS
lynnekellybooks.com
#SCBWI Houston
Erin Entrada Kelly @erinentrada.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 2x Newbery Medalist | National Book Award Finalist | NYT Bestseller | Agent: Sara Crowe | Faculty: USF MFAY | https://linktr.ee/erinentrada
Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social ✨Lit Agent @andreabrownlit.bsky.social✨
@aalitagents.bsky.social Member✨ #tabletopnerd ✨Coffee junkie✨Romance Enthusiast✨💖💙💜Boricua✨#LGBTQIA & Autism Advocate✨#DementiaCaregiver ✨
https://QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
Megan Kearney @spookymeggie.bsky.social Cartoonist extraordinaire. Illustrator, author, awesome! It's pronounced kar-nee. She/her 💜🤍🖤
🌐 www.thequietly.com
👑Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms - out now!
🩰Corpse de Ballet - 2026
🏕️Too Hot to Tango - 2026
Martha Mihalick @marthamihalick.bsky.social Children's/YA books editrix, Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Opinions my own. she/her
Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; 6yo mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
Katherine Choppy Harrison @kidlitkat.bsky.social executive editor of ya, mg and picture books at knopf bfyr, writer of songs and picture books (POWER TOOL ALPHABET & BUT I’M A PUMPKIN!), appreciator of odd curiosities
Alex Lu @waxenwings.bsky.social Editor at Random House Graphic, Writer-in-progress
Gabe Cole Novoa @thegabecole.bsky.social Award-winning & New York Times Bestselling author of THE WICKED BARGAIN, MOST ARDENTLY, THE DIABLO’S CURSE & more. Trans masc. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (he/him)
🔗 lnk.bio/thegabecole
Hannah @awnutts.bsky.social Queer in St Louis
Christian Anarchist
she/her
#acab
Kristin Standley @kstandley.bsky.social Red-headed snippet; believes six impossible things before breakfast. Scholastic Book Fairs/Clubs Editorial but opinions are my own.
Kelly Dyksterhouse @kellydhouse.bsky.social Literary Agent, The Tobias Literary Agency | #kidlit | AALA | SCBWI | 🐱and 🐶 | writer-hiker-daydreamer | www.KellyDyksterhouse.com
Angela De Vito @ read Lucy’s Endless Night on Webtoon Canvas @angelaanimates.bsky.social Retake Supervisor @ Titmouse on Disney's Kiff ✏️ Heartless Prince (2021 Disney-Hyperion) ⚔️ Lucy’s Endless Night🩸 (Webtoon)
Angelaanimatesshop.com
#webcomics #bookish #artist
Stephanie @captainsteph.bsky.social rabble rouser and kidlit editor
Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat
she/her
demi/ace
Jewish
NYC, HCHS, SMC
(cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
Dorian Maffei @dorianmaffei.bsky.social Literary Agent at Looking Glass Literary & Media. She/her.
https://bookshop.org/wishlists/d21f08914825aedf5fd1678efb75266d2a412690
RuthAnne @ruthannesnow.bsky.social Author of WHEN THE TRUTH UNRAVELS (Sky Pony) 📚
Utah 🏔️Louisiana 🎺 Arizona 🌵
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
Amy Collins @bookcrone.bsky.social Linktr.ee/askamycollins
Reads books, plays guitar, rides a Harley, takes too many pics of her dogs. Lit Agent with Talcott Notch. (She/Them) Old lady with a young heart and twisted mind.