Neil Sharpson @unshavedmouse.bsky.social Author of The Burial Tide, from Zando Books 09 September. Get it here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-burial-tide-neil-sharpson/1146027348?ean=9781638932024
Jandy Nelson @jandynelson.bsky.social NY Times Bestselling author of the novels When the World Tips Over, I'll Give You the Sun, and The Sky Is Everywhere. 
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
The Culinary Adventures of Critter Creek @crittercreekkids.bsky.social A storybook world for kids to learn cooking, baking, nutrition, and sustainability through crafts, recipes, and chaotic tales from the kitchen and garden.
David Z.M. Allison @dzmallison.bsky.social Picture book author. Heartfelt, humor, quiet and absurd manuscripts. SCBWI & 12x12 member. Working toward traditional publication one manuscript at a time. SCBWI AZ Desert Bloom Grand Prize 2026. #amquerying
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe- C @candlewickpress.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer and author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, Sept. 2026). Preorder: https://www.ryantpozzi.com/tmtmt | Writes Life on the Midlist on trade publishing and life as a working artist | Rep: Giles Anderson, The Anderson Literary Agency
Tyler Cook @tylercookbooks.bsky.social M.Ed., Ed.S. Moonshine Press publisher & author. Education professional. 🏳️🌈 Check out my website at www.tylermcook.com.
Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
Visit us online - florisbooks.co.uk
Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social A lovely young woman. Author of the GALAXY series, JUSTICE LEAGUE: DREAM GIRLS, HAWKGIRL, THE DC BOOK OF PRIDE, and THE WIZARD, THE WITCH & THE WILD ONE graphic novel.
She/Her
Agent: @inthesestones.bsky.social
https://www.jadziaaxelrod.com
Jessie Sima @jessiesima.bsky.social Indie and NYT Bestselling Author & Illustrator of a stack of books for kids.
https://www.jessiesima.com/
Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
J. Anderson Coats (she/her) @jandersoncoats.bsky.social YA/MG author. Newest: The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls (2025); The Loss of the Burying Ground (2024). She/Her. Located near the Salish Sea. Rep'd by ACM. https://www.jandersoncoats.com/
Jenny Alvarado @jennyabooks.bsky.social #kidlit Author-Illustrator & T1D Mom 💙 | PENCIL & ERASER (book 3) Jan 2026 | She/Her | Rep’d by Kelly Sonnack at ABLA
www.JennyAbooks.com
Lucky Diaz @luckydiaz.bsky.social Making the donuts 🍩
Kyama webb @kyamawebb.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/kyamawebb?igsh=MWF5d3pobXhudHJv&utm_source=qr
Anne Marie Corey @amcorey.bsky.social Children’s Book Author/Illustrator. Hollins MFA Grad Student. Beautifying the world one child at a time. #SCBWI
annecorey.myportfio.com
Anna @idreamofscotty.bsky.social Coffee, calmness, and a clear mind.
I don’t chase noise, I choose peace.
Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social J.D. from GW Law ⚖️ | Attorney | Your go-to news source | Strategist | Views are my own | Retweets ≠ endorsements
All other platforms: https://linktr.ee/aaronparnas
Cait Darfler..... is on SUBMISSION! @caitdarfler.com picture book writer. mom. geologist. environmentalist. gardener. jigsaw puzzler. #SCBWI #kidlit 🏳️🌈
PBParty2025 Finalist!
www.caitdarfler.com
Rep'd by Joyce Sweeney @joycekay.bsky.social
Sarah Holden @sarahholdenartist.bsky.social Children’s book Author and Illustrator in Minneapolis, MN. Seeking representation. Website: sarahillustrations.com
Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
Chelsey Bahe @chelseybahe.bsky.social Nanny. Auntie. Nature artist. PB writer. Outdoor play advocate. 12x12. SCBWI.
Serena @serena36988.bsky.social Democrat girl 🌸 | Fighting for a fairer world | 🌎💙
🚫 porn 🚫 crypto
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Laken Brimicombe @lakenbrimicombe.bsky.social 🇨🇦Middle grade writer
🐈⬛Cat mom
Origin Books @originbooks.bsky.social We're Origin Books — a book printing company that helps authors and publishers bring their vision to life.
Fuse 8 n’ Kate @fuse8nkate.bsky.social Two sisters consider the wide world of picture books and deserve which should be remembered as “classics” and which ones are “crrrrrrrap!” Follow the podcast at https://m.soundcloud.com/user-745466600
Colleen Kong-Savage @kongsavage.bsky.social Write-handed Chinese-American illustrator in NYC. Picture books: PIANO WANTS TO PLAY, THE TURTLE SHIP. FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE coming Oct 2025.
And a Teaching Artist!
CKongSavage.com
Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats @wolven.blacksky.app Assistant Prof Philosophy & Data Sci.
PhD Sci., Technology, & Society
MA Philosophy & Religious Studies
"AI" Criticality; Centering Marginalized Exp. in Tech; Magic; Knowledge, Values, Beliefs
He/Him
Unless explicitly stated, not speaking for my employer
Katherine Thibodeaux @thibodek.bsky.social Accountant at OHSU. Doing my part to make healthcare accesible for all Oregonians - and anyone else in need or our services. I've been known to enjoy things from time to time.
Agathe Chave-Lucas 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @agathechavelucas.bsky.social Author, poet, scientist based in Paris/Ouessant (France)
Rep'd by Michelle Witte (@michellewitte.bsky.social)
PhD student in Mathematical Ecology | Environment trail at the Louvre museum
Passionate about animal welfare, microbes, museums & women in STEM
Jessie Romigh @jessieromigh.bsky.social Children's book writer & illustrator seeking representation. Finding whimsy & humor with a dash of puns. Illustrations are hand-drawn, inked, & painted with watercolor. SCBWI-Austin Chapter. She/Her
www.jessieromigh.com
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart
Lizzie Savanella @elizabethsavanella.bsky.social KidLit Illustrator
https://www.esprints.com
I make picture books, black & white art, covers, lettering and prints. Currently writing and making dummies. Available now for illustration work.
Laurie Sawyer @lauriesawyer.bsky.social Visual storyteller whose style fits perfectly into kidlit. Dog lover who can be found hiking with my two Huskies on the weekends. SCBWI member
Portfolio: LaurieSawyer.artstation.com
IG: @huskysketches
Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social 📎2023 NJLA Librarian of the Year📎Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians📎NCAC Outstanding Librarian📎AASL, NJLA & NJASL Intellectual Freedom Awards📎InsiderNJ 2025 Policy Makers Power List📎2026 MLK Spirit Hall of Fame📎Ban book banners!
John Zeleznik @johnzeleznikauthor.bsky.social Father, Husband, Teacher & Writer. Jedi Knight & friend to Captain Solo. Winter is coming. Mets, Orange, Isles, Bills fan. Novelist & writer NOT the artist with the same name! Opinions stated are mine alone.
Winter's Discord: https://a.co/d/03HllUfX
Kelsea Wolf 📚 ✨ @kelseawolf-writes.bsky.social Writer, Guinea Pig mom, Honorary Scholar of Whimsy at The Academy of Soul and Sword
📖 The Society of Curse Breakers ✨
https://www.tiktok.com/@author.kelsea.wolf?_t=ZT-8zI4IjcPavu&_r=1
Nancy Viau @nviau.bsky.social Reader, Writer,📚 Biker, 🚴🏻 Hiker, Nature-Lover, 🏖️Traveler
Newest book: HANGING OUT WITH GRAM (Jan. 2026)
#PB #kidlt #author #travel
www.NancyViau.com
Denise Ganley @deniseganley.bsky.social Writer. Vegan. Pluviophile. Perpetually on Wizard Time. She/her. Arizona. Mural from Don Vegan in Quebec City. Photos 📸 by me.
Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary 📚 Newsletter: Agents & Books at agentsandbooks.com. 📚 WRITE THROUGH IT out June ‘25 📚📚 picture book called PAY ATTENTION TO ME out in ‘26!
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Write-Through-It/Kate-McKean/9781668055540
Autumn Seybert @autumnseybert.bsky.social Author/Illustrator who enjoys drawing monsters, animals, robots, dinosaurs, mythical creatures and children. Currently seeking representation and work.
linktr.ee/autumnseybert
MandyLoon @mandycmerciless.bsky.social Male, several decades old, queer, Star Trek not Star Wars, love chocolate.
Anthropology is our guide.
Melissa Ruth Rotert -Order THE RIDDERS SERIES! @melruthwrites.bsky.social Kidlit Author (she/her),
THE RIDDERS SERIES order now!
EIC @EpistemicLit & @Nimblewitlit
Repped by T.S. Ferguson
https://linktr.ee/irmelsa
Oxford Comma #Dis #ND #Pan
Brittney Cooper @profcrunk.bsky.social 
@jilltataraworld.bsky.social @jilltataraworld.bsky.social interested in books art movies science and other cool kids' stuff. #kidlit #scbwi #amwriting
50 Watts Books @50wattsbooks.bsky.social http://50wattsbooks.com / unusual books from around the world / online shop + retail shop at 15 W Highland Ave in Philly / Also see http://50watts.com
ashleylaffin @ashleylaffin.bsky.social Debut PB The Balloonimals available now!🎈Wife & mom💗 MFA Grad. Writer. Marketer. SCBWI member & guest blogger April ‘24. Kids’ Choice KidLit Writing Contest HM ‘24📚
Troy Preston Dillon @troyprestondillon.bsky.social The official page of Troy Preston Dillon, author of fantasy and young adult/coming-of-age stories (often a fusion of both!)
https://sites.google.com/view/troyprestondillon/home
Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social Publisher, Little Island Books @littleislandbooks.bsky.social. The best new Irish writing for young readers.
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. 🇨🇦
Bev Twomey @bevtwomey.bsky.social Author of MG Fantasy. What the Sea Brings (OUT NOW!), The Necromancer's Apprentice, and Skullduggery. My cats love me
Links: https://linktr.ee/bevtwomey
Veronica Bartles @vbartles.com Author: THE PRINCESS & THE FROGS and TWELVE STEPS, recycle-knitter, graphic designer (web/book design, etc.) #KidLitConfections cookie queen, book-grandma, #ActuallyAutistic. (she/her) https://vbartles.com
Steph Lau (she/her) @stephlaubooks.com Author, illustrator, former pastry chef.
❄️🩰THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER (Penguin Workshop): out now!
🐍🪨 MEDUSA'S PET ROCK (HarperCollins): 9/22/26
Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social
Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
Jeanie W @jeaniewogaman.bsky.social Art & Anthropology.
Artist. Illustrator. Writer. #KidLit.
Posts are my own.
jwogaman.weebly.com
Teresa Rodrigues @teresarodrigues.bsky.social Histotechnologist turned Children’s Books Author
📚 WHERE THEY GATHER (Atheneum, ‘26)
Rep’d by @christietellsastory from @the_cat_agency
MrsPowellsBooks @mrspowellsbooks.bsky.social K-2nd grade librarian & Author of THE LIBRARY KITTY book duo and HEROES NEED HELP (a chemo themed picture book written with my college kid).
AcademicPlayBooks.com
Deborah Paquette @deborahpaquette.bsky.social Picture-book author/illustrator. #SCBWI Canada West Co-ARA.
deborahpaquette@shaw.ca
deborahpaquette.com
Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social Werewolves.(Hugo winner) Strange Horizons Articles Senior Ed & Fiction Ed. COS
Originals ed. IGDN diversity board. Kidlit. Independent aca-fan. J. Damask. Sailing The Golden Chersonese (Queen of Swords). Giant Oarfish (imprint). (She/They/Qar)
Kim Baccellia @ixtumea.bsky.social Author, staff reviewer at YA Books Central, educator, and activist.
Letters from Lucca now on Amazon, Smashwords, and Apple
Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
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
Jes Trudel 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @jestrudel.bsky.social Literary agent with The Rights Factory. Founder of WritingCommunity.ca.
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the SCBWI (RMC-SCBWI) @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social https://www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc
Conference link tree: https://linktr.ee/rmcscbwi
SCBWI Indiana @scbwiindiana.bsky.social Indiana Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Banner art credit: James Newton
Social Media Coordinator: Melissa Chupp
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/indiana
SCBWI Houston @scbwihouston.bsky.social Friend + cheerleader to those who create stories for children. Official account for the Houston chapter of the SCBWI
www.scbwi.org/regions/houston
SCBWI SF North and East Bay Region @scbwisfneb.bsky.social Welcome to SCBWI SF North & East Bay!🤗 Follow us! Facebook and Pinterest: SCBWI CA/San Francisco North & East Bay Region Instagram: scbwinortheastbay
Sylvia Liu @sylvialiu.bsky.social MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | new MG: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup mystery)| next: 🐕 NOW THAT WE DON’T TALK| sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social TRICKY CHOPSTICKS {‘24 @SimonKIDS} 🌟 SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story {‘25 @PenguinKids} 🌟 #SCBWI #12x12PB #PBParty #PBRisingStars #PBStudyBuddy Rep: @AgentHenkin 💜 food +☕+ writing STEAM PBs
Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social Picture Book Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends, SNOW DAY WITH DADDY '28 Christy Ottaviano Books / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
https://writerbeware.blog
https://victoriastrauss.com
anoosha syed ✏️ @anooshasyed.com award-winning author/illustrator for children’s books, character designer & art educator📚
✎ resources, books, & more links ↓
https://www.anooshasyed.com
Jim Hoover @jimhoover017.bsky.social I am a children’s book art director, and that’s it. That is my entire vibe.
Oh, and pop culture stuff.
Right right right—I’m also drawn to politics like a mosquito to a bug zapper.
Beth Volkmann @bethvolkmann.bsky.social M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile.
Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees.
#SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist
elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
Johanna T @ ✍️😴🧙 @johannamation.bsky.social 👻 BUY THE GHOSTKEEPER GN!👇
theghostkeeper.carrd.co
Award-winning Comic Artist ✦ Illustrator ✦ Writer ✦ TTRPGer ✦ She/Her 💖💜💙
Rep: Laurel Symonds (KT Lit)
🌎 Portfolio: johannamation.com
Juli Caveny @julicaveny.bsky.social 5th grade teacher, book lover & children's author. Rep for downstate SCBWI-IL Bookends, NaNoWriMo et al. she/her
Lifelong hobbyist; casual artist
#JuneWritingChallenge #illustratepride participant
Calef Brown @calefbrownart.bsky.social Art, poetry and books
https://linktr.ee/CalefBrown
Kyle T Webster | Artist & Author @kyletwebster.bsky.social Artist, educator, author, digital brush wizard (proudly working at Procreate). Founder (and seller) of KyleBrush. Creator of Lines of Zen, the first meditative drawing app. http://kyleTwebster.com
Jacinta Patterson @jacintapatt.bsky.social #PB author, SCBWI
Winner: #FallWritingFrenzy '25, #50PreciousWords '25, and #kidlitchucklechallenge '24
HM: Valentiny '25
My words appear in @TheDirigible 🎈
Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic") @ksonnack.bsky.social Children's Agent. Reader. Mama.
Header art by Marissa Valdez.
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
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)
DoodleMitzy @doodlemitzy.bsky.social Hi! I'm an illustrator from Belgium. I love vector, mid century modern design and freaky things. 
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
Sarah Albee @sarahalbee.bsky.social I write NF books for kids. Newest titles: BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER/THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT/ZERO: THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T. Repped by Caryn Wiseman at ABLA.
Love visiting schools!
Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social Writes science books for kids. Cares deeply about literacy and science education. Nonfiction advocate. She/her https://melissa-stewart.com
Anastasia Suen @anastasiasuen.bsky.social Developmental editor | author (and ghostwriter) of 480 kid, teen, adult books | blogger @ https://asuen.com/ | art @ https://anastasiasuen.com/
Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social Award-winning middle grade author. What Fell From the Sky and Rancho Espanto paperback out now! she/her 🇨🇺 Runs on pastelitos and BTS.
https://linktr.ee/adriannacuevas
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social I write NYT-bestselling things. Things that children read.🖖🏻 Books in 2026: THE NEW CAT. More coming. MN-raised, CA-aged. She/her Rep: Jenn Laughran/ABLA Profile art: @cpark.bsky.social Go Blue!
https://www.stephanielucianovic.com
Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH (Holiday House).
LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press).
#KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.”
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Www.Authorkellymangan.com
#NoAIArt
Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social What Do People Do at the Science Museum (illus Qin Leng, 8.26)
Bathtime for Snow Monkeys (illus Yas Imamura,10.26)
Profile pic by Yas Imamura
Prettyokmaggie.com
Michelle Cusolito, M.Ed. ❌👑 @mcusolito.bsky.social Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. Preorder JELLYFISH SCIENTIST and IN THE WORLD OF WHALES. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her
https://linktr.ee/mcusolito
Maple Lam @maplelam.bsky.social Author-Illustrator in Los Angeles.
What I love:
Comics | Arts | History | Culture | Competitive badminton
Website: MapleLam.com
Newsletter: maplelam.substack.com
Lee Wind @leewind.bsky.social Author, Blogger, Make the World a Better Placer (he/him). Out to empower Queer Youth and their allies. Out Now: A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENEMY -- Book 2 in my Gay teen action-adventure romance series where Queer Teens Save the World!
Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. I’m the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQ🌈
ellen seal ✨ kidlit @byellenseal.bsky.social Author/Illustrator creating books that spark curiosity in all the little dreamers & weirdos
✨ Find my work at ellenseal.com
✨ Represented by Karly Dizon of Fuse Literary 
SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky account for the Ohio North chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. #scbwi #SCBWIOhioNorth
Learn about us and our events and resources:
https://linktr.ee/ohionorthscbwi
Just a girl and her books @thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social Books, video games, anime, and me! NO AI!!
https://thebookwyrmshoard8.wordpress.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/thebookwyrmshoard25
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/the_book_wyrms_hoard
https://ko-fi.com/thebookwyrmshoard
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