Lucia Greco @luciagreco34.bsky.social Book expert passionate about storytelling, sharing honest reviews, and helping readers find books that inspire.
@jrd-rake.bsky.social @jrd-rake.bsky.social I read and I write. My goal is to create worlds, and save this one. I collect fantasy, sci-fi, history, and books about books. I love and want to visit every great library and bookstore in the world. I want to live in a house with a library tower.
Christine Julien-Sullivan @christinesylvie.bsky.social Library & communications professional
Book lover
#IReadCanadian
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
Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ 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
JenLei @jenlei.bsky.social I-canโt-find-locator, itโs-not-working-fixer, fan-of-things
Jean Mills @jeanmillswriter.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ YA MG Author. Skating Over Thin Ice ~ Larkin on the Shore ~ The Legend ~ Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting ~ Wingman ~ After the Wallpaper Music ~ ๐ฅ ๐ต ๐ซ #LeafsForever 
Casey Lyall @caseylyall.bsky.social Author of children's books and library staffer. THE LEAGUE OF LITTLES (Greenwillow, 2025), VAMPIRE JAM SANDWICH (Tundra, 2025), and more to come! More info at caseylyall.com
The Teaching Librarian Magazine @tingl.bsky.social The Teaching Librarian is the official magazine of the Ontario School Library Association (OSLA). https://accessola.com/the-teaching-librarian/
Nicole Wong @painternik.bsky.social ๐ Childrenโs Book Illustrator | Mom | 2 Dogs | 1 Cat | Trekkie | Explorer of the mundane | Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social | @bookendsliterary.bsky.social
https://nicole-wong.com/
Richard Van Camp, Author @richardvancamp.bsky.social I write books and tell stories and help people reclaim family medicines. :)
www.richardvsncamp.com
Forest of Reading @forestofreading.bsky.social The Forest of Reading is Canadaโs largest recreational reading program!
@randyrt6coates.bsky.social @randyrt6coates.bsky.social 
Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social Reader.
Multilingual author & literary translator. Kidlit. Poetry. SF/F/H. Comics. ๐
He/รฉl
Iโve translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, George Takei, Juan Villoro, Carmen Boullosa, Trifonia Melibea Obono, Koleka Putuma, etc.
Shirley V T ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ญ๐น๐ผ #veryasian #GN kidlit illustrator @svtworks.bsky.social Designer Architect ๅปบ็ฏๅธซ creative http://linktr.ee/svt.works #GN #NF #PB | #illustrator| #api 3x @canadacouncil always revising Pb+Prep Gn pitch sets #amquerying illustration.shirleyvting.com ๐ โ๏ธ |CLIPSTUDIO- AFFINITY-CAD & No ๐ง, no TMI.
Jane Baird Warren @janebairdwarren.bsky.social Sporty mom, book lover & author of HOW TO BE A GOLDFISH (Scholastic Canada). Writing stories for the young and young at heart. Repped by Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Literary Agency #๐ฆ
Owlkids Publishing @owlkids.bsky.social Publishing award-winning books and magazines for children ages 2 to 14 since 1976 ๐
shop.owlkids.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
Karyn Curtis @karyncurtiswrites.bsky.social Middle Grade, Picture Book writer, former editor, horse girl, #MGWaves
William Meikle @williammeikle.com Wee sweary Scottish writer, living in Canada, with 30+ novels and 300+ short stories in genre presses over the past 30+ years. Mostly at williammeikle.com ... mostly.
Cristy Watson @authorcristywatson.bsky.social Award-winning author, poet and lover of Nature
Greystone Books @greystonebooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of naturally great books about science, culture, and natureโโfor adults and kids.
Phil Edwards @marketteacher.bsky.social Using my words and music to make a difference. Singer/songwriter, business management author
Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social Fantasy/science fiction author for MG/YA/adults. Loves cats, tea, & books of all sorts. Trekkie (esp. TNG/DS9). Democrat. Member SCBWI, Codex, Furry Writers' Guild. Still masking because the pandemic isn't over. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/reneecarterhall
Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social Writer. Likes to rhyme, though not when writing movies or novels. But you should see my shopping lists! Has never bought an orange. #kidlitchat cohost for 14+ years on ex-Twitter (and now here on Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST!). Still bats and throws righty.
Sara Shneiderman @sshneiderman.bsky.social Anthropologist of South Asia and Himalayas (Nepal, India, Tibet), now thinking about BC, Canada - disaster aftermath <> preparedness <> transformation here, there, everywhere. Ivan Head North-South IDRC Chair @UBCAnth @ubcSPPGA shneiderman.arts.ubc.ca
Claudia Osmond๐โจ(she/her) @claudiaosmond.bsky.social middle grade author | artist | dabbler in poetry | ๐จ๐ฆ
https://linktr.ee/claudiaosmond?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e9f9c0d5-2ae9-4b1b-91e5-a09ead6e1176
Paula Gunn @daughterofagunn.bsky.social Political staffer. Parent. Lake swimmer. Prairie-raised, BC-infused. She/her
Rowan MacDonald @rowanthewriter.bsky.social Writer + Book Reviewer
Lutruwita / Tasmania
https://linktr.ee/rowmac
Vanessa Anderson, MFA @nightowlfreelance.bsky.social Professional Character Therapist at โ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๊ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โโด
Developmental Editing โข Line Editing โข Copyediting โข Publishing Guidance ๐ โ
Website: NightOwlFreelance.com, Est. 2010
O.L. McAnord @olmcanord.bsky.social Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ Author ๐ Revisionist
Work in Progress / Second Draft
Writing on Treaty Land
Rebecca Upjohn @rebeccaupjohn.bsky.social Kidlit author ๐, picture taker ๐ท, knitter ๐งถ, woods wanderer ๐ณ๐ถโโ๏ธ, tree hugger ๐ฒ, dreamer ๐
www.rebeccaupjohn.com
๐จ๐ฆ + ๐บ๐ฒ #CANSCAIP, #TWUC, #SCBWI, #12x12pb
Every Child Matters
Sonia Silva โค๏ธ @vallygirl.bsky.social Writer.Fiery Italian. Defending Democracy.
buymeacoffee.com/SoniaSilva โ๏ธ
Marni Reijmers @mreijmers.bsky.social Passionate advocate for Student Agency & UDL, Tech -Enabled Learning, AI in Edu, SEA Innovation Consultant. Leading with empathy. #EduSky
Gytha Ogg ๐โโฌ ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ท @gythaoggandgreebo.bsky.social Citizen for a better world, wife, mother. Militantly decent (GNU STP). Shameless library advocate. Learner. Plant slant. Shoring up my post-apocalyptic skill set? No, those are just my hobbies. New gardener, knitter, sewist, baker.
Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social Writer currently working on a MG novel. Mom to a ND son and a trans daughter. Ally. Lover of horror, LGBTQIA2+, MG, YA and romance books. She/her ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโพ๏ธ
Find me at:
Instagram: @pineolisa
Goodreads: Lisa Pineo (user 62350303)
StoryGraph: @lpineo
Danny Neville @dnevillebooks.bsky.social Childrenโs author, educator, husband, dad, he/him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จ๐ฆ LITTLE BEE: THE STORYTIME EXTRAVAGANZA Aug โ26
Ryan James Black @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social Writer from Manitoba, Canada. ๐จ๐ฆTHE DARK TIMES OF NIMBLE NOTTINGHAM, coming August 26,2025 from Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books.
Rep: Pete Knapp, ParkFine&Brower
https://linktr.ee/ryanjamesblack
https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/?text=The+dark+times+of+nimble
Kate Taylor @kitskate.bsky.social Nature nerd, children's author, happy hiker
CrankyGoat ๐จ๐ฆ @crankygoat.bsky.social Vancouver Islander, introvert and outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, kayaking, rowing, canicross, rucking, natural sciences, environmental ecology, art and reading a good book cuddled with our dog. Life is meant to be savoured โฆ not hurried along.
Seattle Book Girl @seattlebookgirl.bsky.social Aspiring Elizabeth Zott ๐
Jean E. Pendziwol ๐จ๐ฆ @jeanependziwol.com Award winning author of books for kids (Skating Wild on an Inland Sea) and adults (The Lightkeeper's Daughters).
Gina McMurchy-Barber @ginamcmurchy.bsky.social Canadian Childrenโs middle grade and YA author
Jen Lynn Bailey @jlbaileybooks.bsky.social Children's author. VCFA, SCBWI, CANSCAIP, MASC
THIS IS THE BOAT THAT BEN BUILT (Pajama Press 2022, illus. Maggie Zeng)
Forthcoming PBs with Groundwood (2027) and Owlkids (2028)
https://linktr.ee/jenlynnbailey
MaryLou Driedger @mld-author.bsky.social Author, Newspaper Columnist, Free Lance Journalist
Helaine Becker @helainebecker.bsky.social Writer of words and artist of art. Kids books and pretty pictures are my thing. And coffee. Lots of coffee. Helainebecker.com and Helainebeckerart.com.
DM De Alwis @dmdealwis.bsky.social Author ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ In this life or the next... blending mythology with fantasy. I also write Children's books.๐ฆ๐น Myths& Samsara podcast. https://dmdealwis.com/quick-links/
2nd-generation Canadian; open-source circles know me as dcor.
Marsha Skrypuch @marshaskrypuch.bsky.social internationally bestselling MG author #bannedbyrussia. Kidnapped from #Ukraine trilogy: Under Attack, 2: Standoff, 3: Still Alive. Scholastic. Agent: Ron Eckel, CookeMcDermid www.calla.com
Michelle Barker @michellebark.bsky.social Senior #editor at DarlingAxe.com. Award-winning #author, Ironman #triathlete. michellebarker.ca
Secret Society of Books @atravelingbookshop.bsky.social A traveling childrenโs bookshop.
Peddler of wonderfully curated childrenโs books, supporter of artists and a magic-bean-buyer.
@lauralangston.bsky.social @lauralangston.bsky.social Proud Canadian. Author/Mom/Stargazer/ Garden slave/Dog devotee/She/her. Vancouver Island, BC.
www.lauralangston.com
Caroline Bennett @cbennettwrites.bsky.social Passionate teacher, librarian and storyteller with 30+ years of international experience. Aiming to inspire a love of reading through her books. #CANSCAIP #SCBWI #12X12 #PB ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐บ๐ธ
Amy Johnston @mrsj-library.bsky.social Library technician, Mom of twins, avid reader, knitter and foodie, Silver Birch Fiction Selection Committee Co-chair, MLIS Student.
KL Denman @kldenman.bsky.social Writer 
Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com Novel development & editing services. Our editors are industry experts and award-winning writers. Take your manuscript to the next level.
DarlingAxe.com
K.A. Wiggins (Kaie) @kaiewrites.bsky.social Canadian dark speculative author ๐ค๐จ๐ฆWords in: STRANGE HORIZONS, FANTASY, LIGHTSPEED, PULPHOUSE, FACTOR FOUR, NOSLEEP &more | @cwillbc.bsky.social president | CWC educator | #ecopunk #bodyhorror #monsters #gothic #dystopian #sff
https://kaie.space/tree
Claire Lordon - Illustrator, Designer, & Author @clairelordon.com ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธBold, whimsical art for kids & (kids at ๐งก)
๐Picture books, comics, & joyful storytelling
๐จStudio life & behind the scenes
โ๏ธAgent @mccarthylit.com
๐ค๐ฉถ๐ค๐
www.clairelordon.com/links
Karen Autio @karenautio.bsky.social Children's book author (PB, chapter book, MG), avid reader, nature photographer, disability awareness sensitivity reader
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
Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฌ Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat | ๐ซAI/NFT
๐จ CharleneChua.com
๐ผ๏ธ Links - charlenechua.com/links
โ๏ธ Alt account @sygnin.com
Heritage House Publishing @heritagehouse.bsky.social Canadian publisher of regional history, biography, memoir, humour, current affairs, art books, guide books, books for kids. ๐จ๐ฆ https://linktr.ee/heritagehousepublishing
Nikki Bergstresser @nikkibergstresser.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆChildrenโs author & educator. Best day has me with โ๏ธ in hand, lost in nature and a good story to share. ๐www.nikkibergstresser.com
Gander: The Town that Welcomed the World PB NF
Lila Louโs Little Library PB
Seasons for Stones PB
A Promise to Protect MG
@rachelledelaney.bsky.social @rachelledelaney.bsky.social 
Loretta Garbutt www.booksbyloretta.com @lorettagarbutt.bsky.social Kid Author
2020 - Stopwatch From Grampa-KCP
2021 - JJ SLEPT - KCP
2023 - JEFFREY LOVES BLUE-Owl
2024 - Wake Up, Little Pin!-Owl
2025 - DIAPER KID-Owl
2027 - In Baba's Tiny Kitchen-Owl
2027 - Where I Belong -Tundra
Voice Animation
Sailor Moon, Max & Ruby
Andrew Fox โ @foxphorescence.bsky.social Reader, writer, book collector, and all-around biblophile.
Learning to channel the soft whisper of the muses.
Autodidact.
INFJ
#WritingCommunity
#Shelley #Keats #Tennsyon #HartCrane #Stevens #Whitman #Dickinson #Bloom.
Vegan FTA
Good vibes only. ~ ~ ~
Catarina Oliveira โฆIllustrationโฆ @catoliveirastudio.bsky.social โฆ I'm Cat โฆ she/her โฆ 44 โฆ neurodivergent
โฆ Portuguese-Canadian Kid Lit Illustrator
โฆ Rep'd by The T2 Agency
โฆ ๐ in Portugal
โฆ Book a Portfolio Review โคต๏ธ
catarinaoliveirastudio.com
โฆ instagram.com/catarinaoliveirastudio/
#KidLitArt #illustration #kidlit
Lil Crump - Idea House @ideahouse.bsky.social Illustrator, artist, digital media specialist, childrenโs book illustration ๐จ๐ฆ
ReadiLN โ Discover & Share Books @readiln.com ๐ Where Readers & Authors Connect!
Discover new books. Share reviews. Connect with authors
๐ ReadiLN.com
Readers: Explore indie gems & bestsellers.
Authors: Promote books, get reviews & grow your audience.
Join our community of book lovers & storytellers
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Sarah & Ian Hoffman @sarahandianhoffman.bsky.social ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ,
๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Award-winning Childrenโs Book Authors ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Featured Speakers โข Banned and Proud
Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social Award-winning author, Greenwillow/HarperCollins. American by birth, Canadian by choice. 
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
Joan Marie Galat @jmgalat.bsky.social Author and speaker. 30+ books. Topics include #activism, #astronomy, #darkskies, #nature, #ecology #pollution. #SCBWI Crystal Kite winner #STEM #STEAM www.joangalat.com & moondotmedia.com 
Peter McAsh ๐จ๐ฆ @pmcash.bsky.social Retired 2013 as Head of Business, Computer, and Interdisciplinary Studies at St Marys DCVI - St Marys, Ontario, Canada
Stacey Moffat @staceymoffat.bsky.social staceymoffat.com
I write heartfelt, humorous picture books & novels for kids.
#SCBWI #CANSCAIP
@field-studies.bsky.social @field-studies.bsky.social 
Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
Spring 2026: The Book of Jupiter
Spring 2027: Pride Puppy Countdown!
www.robinstevenson.com
https://linktr.ee/pridepuppy
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Lee Edward Fรถdi ๐จ๐ฆ kidlit author @leefodi.bsky.social
Kidlit author who teaches creative writing
+
๐งณ Traveler
๐ Maker of dragon eggs
โค๏ธ Dad
he/him
๐งน Spell Sweeper & more
Rep'd by Rachel Letofsky
https://linktr.ee/leefodi
@canscaip.bsky.social
CWILL BC @cwillbc.bsky.social CWILL BC is a lively group of published writers and illustrators for children, with over 150 members across British Columbia.
https://www.cwillbc.org
Eric Fan @ericfan.bsky.social Picture book artist and author. One part of the Fan Brothers. Repped by Kirsten Hall at Catbird Agency.
https://www.thefanbrothers.com
Deborah Kerbel @deborahkerbel.com Award-Winning ๐จ๐ฆ #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)
Leah Hong @leahhong.bsky.social Illustrator-author, once a designer ๐จ๐ฆ
HAPPY DREAMS LITTLE BUNNY (2021) WHEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT, A MOUSE FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2024)
Represented by Catbird Agency
Carol Matas @carolmatas.bsky.social 48 books, mostly novels for #MG or #YA. #Holocaust, #Historical #Fantasy #Paranormal #PB
#SCBWI #CANSCAIP #TWUC #PEN #KIDLIT
https://carolmatas.com
Kate Blair @kateblair.bsky.social Award-winning British-Canadian YA author of WE BURY NOTHING, A MIST OF MEMORIES, TRANSFERRAL, TANGLED PLANET & THE MAGPIEโS LIBRARY (MG), out with DCB/Cormorant. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/We-Bury-Nothing
She/her
๐aREADER @reyeh.bsky.social Elementary school librarian - books! books! & more BOOKS! Sic Semper Tyrannis, She/her #FreePeopleReadFreely #BadPeopleBanBook #LoveOverHate
Jami Gigot @jamigigot.bsky.social Hello there! I am a childrenโs book author/illustrator and texture supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic living in the Pacific Northwest. www.jamigigot.com
https://www.amazon.com/Bigfoot-Field-Guide-Campers-Mysterious-ebook/dp/B0F4G895X7
Caroline Fernandez @parentclub.bsky.social ๐ Canadian children's book author
๐ #kidlit genres: PB, non-fiction, chapter book, MG
๐ New Books: #HomeChild #AshaAndBaz #PlagueThieves
โ me in 3 words: books, baking, tea
carolinefernandez.ca
Jennifer McGrath @jennifermcgrath.bsky.social Writer, Author, Make-Believer
from Canadaโs East Coast ๐จ๐ฆ
www.jennifermcgrath.ca
Childrenโs Author ๐
Dog-and-Pony-Lover ๐ด
Woods-Wanderer ๐ฒ๐ณ
Doug DeRabbie @derabbie.bsky.social Advocacy / Communications
Reader ๐
Avid Sports Fan #LeafsForever #NYGiants
Coffee Drinker โ๏ธ
Superman Geek
Mental Health
Toronto ๐จ๐ฆ
@yolanda-ridge.bsky.social @yolanda-ridge.bsky.social 
Sofia Ramirez @sofreadsbooks.bsky.social Awards Coordinator @ Penguin Random House Canada, former indie bookseller, casual cozy gamer. She/Her.
๐ฅ๐๐คฟ๐ฑ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
Dana L Church @danachurchwriter.bsky.social Author, animal scientist by training, bee nerd. Rep'd by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory. https://danachurchwriter.com/
Laura McAsh @lemurlover22.bsky.social Writer. Library Clerk. Super Nerd. Animal Lover. Giggle Factory. Dream Machine. ๐จ๐ฆ
Victoria Gausden @ancientnmodern.bsky.social Old bag. Still, at least I can now get a โflu jab. Plagued by impending sense of doom and a small haughty cat called Daphne Whitethighs.