Sherryl writes and reads @sherrylwriter.bsky.social Writer of crime fiction and books for young readers of all ages. Most recent crime novel is "Woman, Missing" (HQ). Love reading. Edit part-time. Owner (servant) of a cat.
Melbourne City of Literature Office @melcityoflit.bsky.social The official Blue Sky account for the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature office.
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Tiny Owl Workshop @tinyowlworkshop.bsky.social Award winning micro publisher and sculptor. Maker of curious things.
Donna Rawlins-French @lizzieann.bsky.social Book # maker. Design, illustration, art direction, typography, writing /ghosting, editorial. Mentoring. Left of left. Living on unceded Dharug Country.
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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Lisa Shanahan @lisashanahan.bsky.social Lover of moongazing & Melbourne Tea
Writer of picture books & novels for young people
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Matt Bevan @mattbevan.bsky.social Host/writer of 'If You’re Listening’ from ABC News. http://seedisclaimer.com
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Rebecca Toltz @rebeccatoltz.bsky.social Kids, books and education
Zoe Walton @zoewalton.bsky.social Book publisher and editor, cat person, design admirer, clueless gardener, newly Canberran
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
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Rebecca M. Newman @rebeccanewmanbooks.bsky.social Australian Writer | Poet | Poetry editor
Published in Australian & international anthologies & educational magazines.
IF I Could Eat the Stars and Other Poems: in bookshops now.
www.rebeccanewman.net.au #kidlit #author
Katrina Germein @katrinagermein.bsky.social Australian children's author with an untidy desk. Popular picture books include Bev and Kev, Big Rain Coming, One Little Duck & the My Dad Thinks He's Funny series.
The Steph Bowe Prize for Young Writers @stephboweprize.bsky.social Established in memory of beloved YA author Steph Bowe, the Prize is designed to support an unpublished Australian YA writer under 25. www.stephboweprize.com
Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social Writers Victoria supports & connects writers at all stages.
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Alex Adsett @alexadsett.bsky.social Australian literary agent, publishing consultant and avid reader. 
Penny Tangey @pennytangey.bsky.social Sometimes librarian. I reckon we should do some climate action stuff asap
Amie Kaufman @amiekaufman.bsky.social 🌈 NYT and internationally bestselling author. (she/her)
📚 Out now: The Isles of the Gods
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Marieke Hardy @mariekehardy.bsky.social Mainlining tahini while the world burns
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Jodi McAlister @jodimca.bsky.social Romance author, romance scholar. Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature & Culture at Deakin (Naarm/Melbourne). My newest rom-com, A Study In Sparkling, is out now.
Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social I write. Author of Mean Streak and other things. Reporter. I write a decent newsletter: https://rick-morton.ghost.io
Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au "Young has nailed it." - Publisher's Weekly
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Pip Lincolne @meetmeatmikes.bsky.social Author, crafter, cook, mum, dogs, cats, plants, Birkenstocks, bad Lifetime movies, Curtin alumnus, Frankie mag alumnus, Hobart/Melbourne, media darling. Rep: Pippa @ Curtis Brown https://meetmeatmikes.com
Alison Goodman @alisongoodman.bsky.social Australian author of 9 novels including The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies and its upcoming sequel The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin.
I drink too much coffee & cannot click my fingers (frustrating since my fave musical is West Side Story).
Fleur Ferris @fleurferris.bsky.social 
T.M. Clark @tmclark.com.au I am a Zimbabwean-born author who writes stories that blend diverse cultures and wildlife. I am passionate about nurturing writers, building libraries in Papua New Guinea, and inspiring readers through my love for storytelling.
Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social Aussie writer in SoCal. Kidlit, romcoms w/ Harper, Pan Mac, S&S (plus a secret TV thing).
Aka Kit Holliday, Hazel Graves, Heather Spellman. Avowed AI hater.
Open to work. She/her. Work stuff: jrasheed@ultraliterary.com
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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com SFFH Author | Aurealis Award Winner, Ditmar Best New Talent, Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner | she/her
📘 THE RARKYN TRILOGY
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📍Aotearoa New Zealand
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social 🌈 aka Larry the Librarian
Blarney Books & Art @joblarney.bsky.social Hi - I’m Jo. I opened this bookshop in the tiny tourist town Port Fairy (Australia) over 20 years ago (2004). We also facilitate the annual PF Literary Weekend. ‘Notes from a Smalltown Bookshop’ over on Substack.
Peter FitzSimons @peterfitz1.bsky.social Author, journalist, Australian.
The Paperback Bookshop @paperbackbookshop.bsky.social Keeping Melbourne in good books since the 1960s.
60 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC, Australia
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AustLit @austlit.bsky.social AustLit is a bio-bibliographical database of stories by Australians and about Australia.
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Jacinta di Mase @jacintadimase.bsky.social Literary Agent, Naarm (Melbourne, Australia)
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Annely So @annely-so.bsky.social Kid lit illustrator and writer, educator, and outdoorsy girl.
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Nova Weetman @novaweetman.bsky.social writer of MG novels like Sick Bay and The Edge of Thirteen and adult memoir, Love, Death & Other Scenes. 
SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
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Dee White @deewhiteauthor.bsky.social Author, animal lover, environmentalist award-winning childrens and YA author of Beyond Belief, Eddy Popcorn Books, Reena's Rainbow
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Austrian/Australian
www.deescribe.com.au
Scribe @scribepub.bsky.social Seriously good books since 1976.
Melbourne | London | Minneapolis
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Zanni Louise @zannilouise.bsky.social Bestselling Australian author writing and living in The Netherlands. 50+ books for kids and teens.
“It takes a village to raise a reader.”
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Readings Books @readingsbooks.bsky.social Independent Australian booksellers.
ALIA Schools SIG @aliaschools.bsky.social ALIA Schools is the school library focused special interest group for the Australian Library and Information Association.
Books in Homes Australia @booksinhomesaus.bsky.social We're a charity that provides books to children living in remote, disadvantaged & low socio-economic circumstances, ensuring crucial early literacy engagement & the development of reading skills needed for lifelong achievement.
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Michael Pryor @michaeljpryor.bsky.social YA fantasy writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Co-publisher of Aurealis, Australia's longest running spec fic magazine. Podcast host. Gadabout.
Lili Wilkinson @liliwilkinson.bsky.social Award-winning YA and children's author. BRAVEPAW #1 out now! UNHALLOWED HALLS coming Feb 2025 with Delacorte 🇺🇸, Titan 🇬🇧 and Allen & Unwin 🇦🇺.
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Pan Macmillan Australia @macmillanaus.bsky.social Publishing Australia’s must-read books 📚
Katrin Dreiling @katrindreiling.bsky.social Illustrator, writer, mom, dog mom ❤️
Emma Perry @emmaperry.bsky.social ▪️ Children's author writing stories & poems filled with giggles & warmth.
▪️Teacher
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CYA Conference @cyaconference.com Children, Young Adult, and Adult Writers’ and Illustrators’ Conference, is for writers and illustrators of all ages, all genres.
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Liz Anelli illustrator @lizanelli.bsky.social Children’s book creator at https://lizanelli-illustration.com
Nicky Johnston @nickyjohnston.bsky.social Australian creator of children’s picture books.
www.nickyjohnston.com.au
Felice Arena @felicearena.bsky.social
Author. Illustrator. Traveller. Swimmer.
Rep’d Annabel Barker Agency
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BookPeople @bookpeople.com The largest independent bookstore in Texas 📚 A community bound by books located in the heart of downtown Austin.
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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet. 
Sarah Epstein @sarahepsteinbooks.bsky.social Award-winning author of YA and children's books linktr.ee/sarahepsteinbooks 📚 Sufjan Stevens fangirl 🎵 Chocolate fanatic 🍫 Big fan of dogs 🐶
Also making fun art over at sarahepsteinstudio.com 🎨 
Peter H Reynolds @peterhreynolds.bsky.social Author, illustrator of books like The Dot, Be You, The Word Collector. Founder of.FableVision.com peterhreynolds.com
Erica Wagner @ericawgnr.bsky.social Writer, reader, cook, friend, lover. Contributing Editor, Observer. Contributing Writer for the New Statesman, Consulting Lit Ed for Harper's Bazaar. Podcaster, various. www.ericawagner.co.uk
Michael Earp @littleelfman.bsky.social Books and Queers, and Queer Books.
Writer, Editor, bookseller.
Came for the network, stayed for the nonsense.
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Caroline Magerl @carolinemagerl.bsky.social Author Illustrator Artist
Vaughan Duck is Querying @vaughanduck.bsky.social I am a published children's book illustrator based in Australia. 🇦🇺 I love drawing pictures that make kids giggle. 😃
Seeking Representation.
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Sophie Beer @sophiebeerdraws.bsky.social Kids author and illustrator✨☀✨
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Debut MG 'Thunderhead' out now with A&U
Liz Ledden @lizledden.bsky.social Kids' book author • Latest: Everyone Wants An Octopus Book! (Hardie Grant) • Gadigal/Sydney • www.instagram.com/liz_ledden • www.lizledden.com • https://lemongrassletters.substack.com/
Nicola Santilli @nicolasantilli.bsky.social Freelance editor (kids/YA). Words, anime, manga, graphic novels, #LoveOzYA 🌈🏳️⚧️ They/them.
Marjorie Crosby-Fairall @crosby-fairall.bsky.social Australian/American picture book illustrator and author. SCBWI Australia East Regional Illustrator Coordinator
📚Debut author/illustrator PB ‘Emmie Builds Something New’ (Fall 2025 Red Comet Press)
https://www.crosby-fairall.com
Bren MacDibble @macdibble.bsky.social MG & YA NZ writer now living in WA and loving it! She/her
Books:
How to Bee
In the Dark Spaces
The Dog Runner
Across the Risen Sea
The Raven's Song
The Apprentice Witnesser
www.macdibble.com
Allison Tait @allisontaitwriter.bsky.social Bestselling MG author (The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, Maven & Reeve Mysteries, The First Summer of Callie McGee) | Co-host of Your Kid’s Next Read #podcast | More at allisontait.com
James Foley @jamesfoleybooks.bsky.social Kid’s author/illustrator from Walyalup / Freo, Western Australia.
Bigfoot vs Yeti, Happy Barry Capybara, Secret Agent Mole, Brobot, Gastronauts, Stellarphant
www.jamesfoley.com.au
Gabrielle Wang @gabriellewangbooks.bsky.social Children’s author and illustrator Australian Children’s Laureate 2022-2023
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