Lindsay Hirst @lindsayhirst.bsky.social Early Years teacher and picture book writer. Shortlisted in Write Mentor and Searchlight competitions and winner of a Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award in 2022. Debut PB - The Dangerous Pet Lover’s Guide to Dragons - published July 2025 with Bloomsbury.
Thalamus Plank @thalamusplank.bsky.social Author/illustrator
www.thalamusplank.co.uk
http://thalamusplank.etsy.com
Fi Calvert @ficalvert.bsky.social Teacher and children’s poet. 
Tia Fisher @tiafisher.bsky.social Writer for children, eater of chocolate, library worker. CROSSING THE LINE (Hot Key Books, 2023) Shadower's Choice Carnegie Medal 2024. Upcoming NOT GOING TO PLAN (2025) and OPERATION DOODLEBUG (2026) #MAWFYP She/her tiafisher.com, repped by Eve White.
Lucy Brandt @lucybrandt.bsky.social Children's author. Leonora Bolt series published by Puffin.
She/her.
https://linktr.ee/lucybrandt
Bri Lawyer @brilawyer.bsky.social Picture book author repped by Jen Newens 📚
Debut PB, TRICERACHOPS, coming fall 2028!
Poems in Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press, & The Toy magazines
PBAA critique coach
Peak Team Critiques
LizBick.bsky.social @lizbick.bsky.social Children's writer. Currently querying MG. Avid reader. SL Cheshire Novel Prize Kids 2024 LL 2022 New Writing North Children's award. GEA graduate. WriteMentor Hub member. #YNWA
Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social Undiscovered Voices Winner ‘26
Poems on the Move ‘26.
Pushcart Prize Nominated. Cheshire Novel Prize SL‘25, Guppy Open LL’25
Write Mentor Picturebook SL’23/LL’24
Poetry - The Dirigible Balloon, Northern Gravy, Tyger Tyger, The Toy, LTP, BBC Upload.🏴
Laura Cooney @lozzakidwriting.bsky.social Writer, Edinburgh
Children's Writing Page.
https://lauracooneywriting.wixsite.com/website
Published in The Toy, Parakeet Mag, Brian Moses Blog Spot, Northern Gravy. Forthcoming in Little Thoughts Press and The Online Anthologies.
Stephen James @sjpicturebooks.bsky.social Happy picture book writer
Terra Bella Books - Paula Henson @terrabellabooks.bsky.social Award-winning NF PB WHO NEEDS A FOREST FIRE #NautilusAward #SkippingStoneAward #IndieExcellenceAward #middlegrade #nonfictionkids #picturebooks #educator #kidlit @12x12challenge.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social #StopBookBanning
Sarah Connell @sarahconnellwrites.bsky.social Writing, global affairs, full-time cat-herding
✍️ Rep’d by Steph Thwaites at Curtis Brown
🌊PaperBound & Northern Gravy 🌊 ✨Winner Mslexia YA Novel Prize
Jodie Houghton @jodes.bsky.social WriteMentor short-story winner (2021), longlist PB Award (2022,23); Winners’ Circle/honourable mention #50PreciousWords (2022,23); winner #50WordWonders (2022); longlist Green Stories short-story competition (2023).
Beatrice Blue @beatriceblue.bsky.social Picture Book artist and Writer — Art Director.
Steve Antony @mrsteveantony.bsky.social Children's Author/Illustrator of internationally bestselling Mr Panda series, school staple The Queen’s Hat and ‘Best 2024 Picture Book’ Rainbowsaurus. And many more.
Authorfy @authorfy.bsky.social Visit authorfy.com for award-winning author videos, classroom resources & book extracts. Perfect for using in the classroom, libraries or at home 📚✍🏻🎥
Story Yeller @georgekirktales.bsky.social Teller of Tales
Maker of Make Believe
Player of Ukuleles.
Lender of Books.
#Autistic
#ADHD
rep'd @agentalicewilliams
Bessie's Bees out 3rd July 25 with Templar Books
Lil Chase @lilchasewriter.bsky.social Editor & Author
She/her
Guy Parker-Rees @guyparkerrees.bsky.social Illustrator of books including Giraffes Can't Dance - author of Dylan books (now on TV as Dylan's Playtime Adventures). Mycologist🍄🟫. Would rather be an elephant.
Lydia Monks @lydiamonks.bsky.social Children’s book writer & illustrator best known for illustrating Julia Donaldson’s books. #kidlit
www.lydiamonks.com
Vicky Woodgate @vickywoodgate.bsky.social Writer - Illustrator of children’s books.
Published by | Big Picture Press | DK | Scholastic | Hachette
Likes | books (obvs) | cats (also obvs) wildlife | birding | drawing | comics and Hedgehogs ….
www.vickywoodgate.com
Rep by Bell Lomax Moreton
Hazel Gardner @hazelgardner.bsky.social Children’s author and pumpkin enjoyer.
Author of the Penguin and Pup series and more with Macmillan Children's Books 🐧🐶
Rep'd by Rachel Petty.
Deirdre Laide @deirdrelaide.bsky.social 📚 SHIPWRECK out July'25, Tilbury House Publishers.
✔️ Teacher
✍️ PB & MG writer #kidlit #F #NF
🖍Doodler
🍃 Woodland walker
⛰️ Mountain hiker
🌊 Summer swimmer
🕴Trampoline jumper
🏠 Living in Ireland 🇮🇪
📕 Rep'd by Tracy Marchini
Chris Callaghan @chris-callaghan.com Children's Author
'When the War Comes In' - Out Now 🛠
Writes about chaos & chocolate 💥🍫
A Geordie living in London 🖤🤍
Ex RAF Engineer & Enviro Scientist 🌍
Loves wine gums
https://www.chris-callaghan.com/
Zoë Armstrong @zoearmstrong.bsky.social Writer of the CURIOUS CREATURES series (Flying Eye Books), FIND THE SPY (Puffin Books) and more. Working on an exciting new thing for 2025 🌱
Rep’d by @agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
@pollypoem.bsky.social @pollypoem.bsky.social Hi, I’m a children’s author and poet.
My books include:
🪱Darwin’s Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular!🪱
🦈🍦Do Sharks Like Ice Cream? The Surprising World of Statistics 🦈🍦
Rebecca Cobb @rebeccacobb.bsky.social Children’s book illustrator and author.
Tamsin Cooke @tamsincooke.bsky.social Childrens author (Cat Burglar and Stunt Double series) turning Fantasy writer. Loves animals, maps and word games
Alice Harman @aliceharman.bsky.social Author of 50 children's non-fiction books and counting! 📕💕 Rep’d by Lydia Silver at The Soho Agency. Website: aliceharman.com Not really active here – find me on Substack: aliceharman.substack.com 👋 She/her
The Complete Picture Book Submissions System @pbsubmissions.bsky.social The Complete Picture Book Submissions System is a soup-to-nuts, self-paced, online course for crafting winning submissions that soar out of the slush pile! Answers every question you've ever had about submitting picture books to agents and editors.
Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social Books etc
The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social Empowering authors since 1884. The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. #societyofauthors #humanauthored
Luke Newell @lukenool.bsky.social Illustrator Animator Author
lukenool.com
Jonathan Emmett @jonathanemmett.com 📚 Children’s author and paper engineer.
🕸️ Website & Blog: jonathanemmett.com
🌱 Green. Humanist. Tabletop gamer.
🇬🇧 Living in Nottingham, UK.
🌍 Dismayed by our generation’s indifference to climate breakdown.
Fiona Woodcock @fionawoodcock.bsky.social Author & illustrator of Hiding Heidi, Poppy and the Blooms, Look, Hello and Silver Linings.
Little Lion Girl written by Olivia Hope out now!
Represented by The Bright Agency.
London
https://linktr.ee/FionaWoodcock
Zoe Waring @zoewaring.bsky.social Children’s Book Designer, Illustrator and Author -with a silly sense of humour
Represented by The Bright Agency
Clients include, Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic…
Lucy Tandon Copp @lucytcwrites.bsky.social Children’s author of inclusive, heart-warming stories 💛
✨ Rep’d by Lydia Silver at Darley Anderson.
⭐️ LOGAN’S LANTERN available for pre-order! ⭐️
https://linktr.ee/lucytcwrites
Farrah Riaz @farrahriaz.bsky.social London writer ✨ picture book The Twirly Wiggly Dance available now to buy✨
#WritingCommunity #2024debut Insta: farr.ahriaz
Liz Brownlee @lizpoet.bsky.social I'm a children's poet, I love writing animal and shape poems, and the children's poetry world! National Poetry Day Ambassador. Dog Owner. Book reader. Coffee drinker. Friend. Between Bristol and Bath.
Nic Pearce @nicpearce.bsky.social Artist, Illustrator and Librarian 
Philippa Leathley @prleathley.bsky.social Author of INKBOUND, publishing January 2025 with HarperCollins. Represented by Hannah Sheppard at HS-LA
Chris Kimber @chriskimber.bsky.social Ex-Product Manager at BBC Sounds, dad, husband, climate worrier, low traffic fan, cyclist. Hate what cars do to people and places
Clare Harlow @clareharlow.bsky.social Writer, bookworm
She/her
https://www.clareharlow.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/clareharlow
Lynn Leitch 🇨🇦 @lmlwrites.bsky.social 🦕 DINOS DRIVING
🐹 DEAR CLASSROOM 1B
⚾️ THE SETBACK
- Kids’ Choice Kidlit Contest winner
- Represented by Bridgette Kam |
Westwood Creative Artists
Jo Surman @josurman.bsky.social Illustrator & author
Winner of the Salariya/Stratford Literary Festival Picture Book Award.
'Snow?' & 'First Snow' published by Bonnier Templar
www.joanne-surman.com
Tracy Bullock @tracybullock.bsky.social ✏️ Children's Writer
📚 Teacher
🎉 Rep'd by Rachael Davis-Featherstone at Creative Roots Studio
Leonie Roberts @leonieroberts.bsky.social Children's Author and EYFS Teacher.
Books 📚 Dogs🐕 Gardening 🌸 Cake 🎂
Seeking representation 👋
Debut book, "My Colourful Chameleon" 🦎
Rhiannon Oliver @rhiannonoliver.bsky.social Children's Poet, Actress & Workshop Leader. South Wales. Dysgu Cymraeg.
Debut children's poetry collection publishing Spring 26 with Firefly Press
Happiest eating chips by the sea
Richard Nicholls @richardnicholls.net He/Him, Podcaster, Award Winner, Liberal Lefty Humanist, Husband and Dad, Dancing Animal, 75% caffeine. Best Selling Author etc.
richardnicholls.net/links
Cathy Johnson @dadslibrary.bsky.social Writing YA and teen. Northern Writers Debut Fiction Award 2019, Guppy YA SL 2022. #SCBWI, #MAWFYP Bath Spa. Lupus warrior. Former GP.
Frances Tosdevin @francestosdevin.bsky.social Children's author rep'd by Lucy Irvine at Peters, Fraser and Dunlop. Picture books with UCLan Publishing, Quarto, Rocket Bird Books and Andersen Press. Website: www.francestosdevin.com
Lou Treleaven @loutreleaven.bsky.social Children's author rep'd by Caroline Wakeman. Mostly on Instagram as @loutreleaven.
DA Children's Book Agency @da-childrens.bsky.social Your words, our passion! ✨ We are Clare Wallace, Becca Langton, Kristina Egan, Lorna Hemingway, Lucy Irvine, Chloe Davis, Kat Lenahan and Maleeha Mir
http://www.darleyandersonchildrens.com
Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social Start your story with expert teaching from acclaimed authors, leading literary agents and top publishers. Writing courses online and in London.
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Child's Play (International) @childs-play.co.uk Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
Find out more: booktrust.org.uk
Fox & Ink Books (formerly UCLan Publishing) @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social Northern indie publisher | Winner of the IPG Nick Robinson Newcomer Award 2019 | Publishing the very best books in all genres | Home to NYALlitFest
Agent Kate Shaw @agentkateshaw.bsky.social Literary agent in the living room, mother in the kitchen, asleep in the bedroom. Beagle-owned. www.theshawagency.co.uk
Amber Caraveo @ambercaraveo.bsky.social 😻 Literary agent at Skylark Literary - www.skylark-literary.com. Loves sunny days, folklore, children’s books, YA books, all books - and dancing! (She/her)
David Fickling Books @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social ✨Where good stories begin...
📚We're an independent publisher of superb books for readers of all ages. Join the adventure here!
Imogen Russell Williams @imogenrw.bsky.social Kids’ book critic, esp for The Guardian
Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social Author
Hon FRSL
RLF Fellow
Sunday Times Children's Books
#NewIllustrationoftheDay
Blog, biog, gallery, books: on www.nicolettejones.com
Events: phil@showmetherabbit.com.
Art by John Jones: www.johnedwardjones.co.uk
Zöe Griffiths @zoegriffiths.bsky.social Editorial Director for fiction @ Nosy Crow. All opinions my own. Thinking about books… Thinking about food… Thinking about good colours for jumpers…
Tom Bonnick @tombonnick.bsky.social Fiction Editorial Director, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Lucy Falkner @lucyfalkner.bsky.social Writer ✍️Teacher 👩🏫 Mum 👦👧
🏆 Write Mentor CB Award 2024.
🏆 Books That Help PB Mentorship 2022.
Justyn Edwards @justynedwards.bsky.social Author of the GREAT FOX series. Capable of typing and making things up simultaneously.
Agent: morgangreencreatives.com
Me: justynedwards.com
Bec Tonks @bectonks-authillo.bsky.social Author / Illustrator *seeking representation* #PB #MG #YA #NewAdult #amquerying @SCBWI_BI member
Sital Gorasia Chapman @sgorasiachapman.bsky.social Children’s Author
🌲 LITTLE SPRUCE
🎈 KINDNESS COMES BACK
⛵️ THE BEDTIME BOAT
🤖 THE MATHS ADVENTURERS
🪔 DIWALI
Rep'd by Becky Bagnell
sitalgorasiachapman.com- D Delia Black @deliablack.bsky.social Delia writes stories & poetry that help big imaginations explore little worlds. Her work can be found in The Toy Magazine, Little Thoughts Press, The Poetry Express and Lemon Jelly Press.
Sarah Atherton @sarah-a-author.bsky.social Children's Author & Teacher/SENCo
Winner #ChuckleChallenge 2024
Winner #springflingkidlit 2023
Mentor #WriteMentor 2023 & 2025
Hilary McKay @hilarymckay.bsky.social Children's author since before the internet was invented.
If I've blocked you it's because Can't Argue With Stupid is a fact.
John Condon @johncondonauthor.bsky.social Multi-award-winning and multi-tea-drinking children's author.
The Best Bear Tracker | The Pirates Are Coming | The Wondrous Dinosaurium. Rep’d by Georgia Tournay-Godfrey @ The Bright Agency.
Jo Cummins @booksuperhero2.bsky.social ⭐️Primary advisory teacher
⭐️Children's book blogger
⭐️Former English lead
⭐️Workshop provider
⭐️Awards judge
⭐️Resource creator
😀Children's mental health advocate
www.LibraryGirlAndBookBoy.com
Claire Lewis @clairelewiswrites.bsky.social Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social. Words/pics in The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, HB Publishing House
https://linktr.ee/claire_f_lewis
Laura Howard 📚 @bylaurahoward.bsky.social Children's Writer | Write Mentor PB Award LL 25, 24, Searchlight Awards PB LL 23, Writing Magazine PB Prize LL 23, Books That Help RU 24 #KidlitUK
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
Zoe Arena @zoearena.bsky.social I write picture books.
Debut: MANDY IS STILL A BANANA, Hachette Children’s - out now.
Agent: James Catchpole.
www.zoearena.com
trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social Captain of the Good Team. Artist, Visionary, None of your Businessman, and paperback writer for kids.
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
Tom Nicoll @tomnicoll.uk Award Winning Children's Author (Little Tiger and Macmillan) There's Nothing Faster than a Cheetah out now. Agent: Jodie Hodges (United Agents)
Laura Pearson @laurapauthor.bsky.social Author, mum, feminist, reader of proofs. Agent: Jo Williamson Publisher: Boldwood Books
Tiny Tree Books 📕 @tinytreebooks.bsky.social Tiny Northern children's book publisher 📚
www.tinytreebooks.com
David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social Scruffy Illustrator and author
https://www.davidlitchfieldillustration.com
Sarah McIntyre @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social Artist, illustrator and writer of children's books, based in Devon.
I’ve made lots of books with pictures, including the Adventuremice series with my co-author Philip Reeve: jabberworks.co.uk/books / Adventuremice.com / youtube.com/@jabberworks
Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency @hslanews.bsky.social A boutique literary agency representing fiction for adults and children run by Hannah Sheppard (@hannahlitagent.bsky.social). Associate Agent Louise Buckley (@louisebuckley.bsky.social)
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
Hannah Sheppard @hannahlitagent.bsky.social Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social
#WeNeedDiverseBooks.
Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms
https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
Nosy Crow | Children's Books @nosycrow.bsky.social Award-winning children's books
📚 Stories for kids, also in ebook and audiobook
🐦 Find us at nosycrow.com or linktr.ee/nosy_crow
BooksForTopics @booksfortopics.bsky.social 🏆 Award-winning children’s booklisting website 📕 Recommended children’s books sorted by age or topic - visit us at http://www.booksfortopics.com
#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #BookSky
Waterstones Kids @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Sharing the very best books for Children aged 0-12 📚💫
Sophy Henn @sophyhenn.bsky.social Writer, illustrator, idiot.
Represented by Jodie Hodges at United Agents.
For school visits please contact www.authorsalouduk.co.uk
Reading Rocks @readingrocks.bsky.social ReadingRocks is a place for anyone who wants to make reading rock for EVERY reader!
www.wherereadingrocks.com
Lindsay Littleson @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social Kelpies Prize winner, Carnegie nominated children's author @DiscoverKelpies @CranachanBooks
#SCBWI she/her
Peter Bunzl @peterbunzl.bsky.social Bestselling UK Children’s author writing about clockwork, hope and magic. #COGHEART etc. New book #GLASSBORN out now! 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
Steven Lenton @stevenlenton.bsky.social -Author/illustrator of fun, magical books!
-Wicked obsessive 💚
-Podcast host 'Studiomate Steve'
-Collaborating with geniuses Rachel Morrisroe, Andy Day, Tracey Corderoy, Helen Docherty and laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce!
Chris Mould @chrismould.bsky.social Illustrator Author Manic Scribbler etc