If you can’t be brave, be kind 🚵🏽♀️☕️🐕🐾🐸 🥪🥋⚔️☯️👩🏼🎨🖋️✏️ @takemusu.bsky.social Actually artistic; calligraphy, colored pencil & photography using Organic Intelligence, not AI. Studied Aikido ‘76 - ‘15. Now tryna’ learn Yang Family Style Tai Chi. Those who say it can’t be done are frequently interrupted by those doing it.
Gerard @gerard0913.bsky.social Infuriatingly humble internet nerd. TechMan, Dallas first Grandson, Incurable communicator. “Don’t involve in any ones down fall”✌️
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Caroline Kind @carolinekind.bsky.social MG author, educator, researcher, reader, learner | She/Her | Halifax, NS |
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Alethea Kontis 알리티아 @aletheakontis.com NYT Bestselling Author of Books for Smart People ⭐️ Storm Chaser 🌪️ Adventurer 🚀
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Robin Brett Wechsler @robinbwechsler.bsky.social Children's author, freelance editor/writer. Avid reader, walker, voter, museum goer, bird feeder, ice cream eater, ‘80s music listener. Cat lady.
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Melinda Layten - Writes about Hazel an Immortal Cat @mlayten.bsky.social What the Fire Didn't Take - Debut Middle Grade Novel about 2 autistic girls 2000 years apart and the cat who knew them both. Modern day Minnesota meets Library of Alexandria and what it means to learn and be heard. #Autism #Querying
Anne Marie Corey @amcorey.bsky.social Children’s Book Author/Illustrator. Hollins MFA Grad Student. Beautifying the world one child at a time. #SCBWI
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Melinda Beatty @melindabeatty.com Writer, bookseller and crafter. Author of the Heartseeker duology, (Putnum) TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN,(Anne Schwartz Books) THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY, (Dial) THE WITCH'S TABLE, (Little Bee) WHAT IS A PIRATE? (Little Bee, Fall 2026)
Kevin Rossi @kevinrosi420.bsky.social YOUR VOICE MATTERS help reject racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, and ignorance. PEACEFULLY promote progress.
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Iain Aire @iainaire.bsky.social Word alchemist, the quest for the unobtainable. EcoFiction, Fantasy, SciFi, Crime & Book Binder. The borderland of worlds. www.iainaire.com The Grey Pilgrim’s Gambit https://thegreypilgrimsgambit.laterpress.com Seeds anthology https://seeds.laterpress.com
Toddling The Stacks @toddlingthestacks.com You should be reading #kidlit, and we'll help you see why.
A children's literature podcast by award-winning educator and Princeton-educated literature PhD @seangill.net
New episodes drop on Mondays!
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Cynthia Leavitt - writer of kid lit - amquerying @cjleavitt.bsky.social Art and Behavioral Therapist
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Kelli Panique @kellipanique.bsky.social Picture Book Summit Producer and Event & Podcast Host
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Adam, as the world falls down 🏳️🌈 @trickstertao.thechaoticneutral.com Be still, my cyborg heart.
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DGH @diannehi1.bsky.social “When we fight, we win” Kamala Harris
Cindy Sommer @cindysommpb.bsky.social Award-winning children's book author of PB SAVING KATE'S FLOWERS (Arbordale) Crystal Kite winner, #KidLit, #SCBWI, #12X12PB Gold Member, ISO Agent, Querying PBs. www.cindysommer.com
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Rusty @rusty-baxter.bsky.social 81 yo retired teacher. Ham radio operator. Computer tech. Poetry, history, music, photography. Atheist, liberal, straight, widowed, living alone, neither a veteran nor a draft dodger. Remembers when America was great, and we ain’t headed back there.
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
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Amanda Hoving @amandahoving.bsky.social Writer of things. Teacher of humans. ENTHUSIASTIC reader working in a library!!! 📚❤️(Aspiring hermit.) Words in McSweeney's, Slackjaw, Highlights ... https://amandahoving.com/
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Maria Oglesby @mariaoglesbyart.bsky.social I write fantasy books, graphic novels, D&D campaigns, and long texts about how great my dog is. Illustrator. She/her
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Lia Upton Kidder @liaukidder.bsky.social Aspiring Children's Picture Book Author
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Ready for query PB witch series, giants and mice, dragons and gnomes in rhyme and a young king meets a wizard in prose
Nathaniel Swift @writernatswift.bsky.social Author of time travel stories BLUE SKIES (in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1) and FROM NOW ON (Vol. 3). Working on PBs, MG Sci-fi, and haiku as @haikuformykids.bsky.social (he/him)
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Domingos @domingosmcc.bsky.social I know not what tomorrow will bring…(Pessoa)
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Author Craig Read @craigread.bsky.social Dwayne And The Dinosaur Dilemma now available, either from myself paperback £10 each, or Hardback £15 each, or Amazon at £15 & £25
CaseyAD @caseychavis.bsky.social Child of God, Proud Liberal, Brother, Uncle, Baker,Short Story Writer, Published Author, Cat Owner, World wide Traveler, Architect in a past (or future) life, Proud New Yorker living in Wisconsin. Introvert struggling to become more of an extrovert
Waltzing Hearts @krish-chase.bsky.social Waltzing Hearts https://www.amazon.com/Waltzing-Hearts-Krish/dp/9360498068
Sandra Kaye @sandrakaye.bsky.social Marketing strategy * Writing Kid Rangers chapter book series * Neurodivergent * Chronic Illness Warrior * Medical Parent * #BoilerUp #GoJays #MakeItSo
Charles Reyna Art @charlesreynaart.bsky.social Hi, I'm Charles Anthony Reyna, Abstract Visual Artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My inspiration comes from nature as well as urban areas. Please visit my website at: https://www.ebay.com/usr/artbycharlesreyna
DearEditorDotCom @deareditordotcom.bsky.social Deborah Halverson—“The Editor”—posts writing tips, inspirations, news, & alerts when she answers new questions from writers on DearEditor.com
Alan D Thomas @alanthomasd.bsky.social A musician with a passion for real estate building dreams you can live in and songs you can feel.
Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social Writer. Book Goblin. Given to Meandering.
"Amplectere insolitum"
he/him
@iamunz.bsky.social @iamunz.bsky.social 
Alec Nightfall | Dark Romance @alecnightfall.bsky.social I write brooding, emotionally charged contemporary romances set in glittering cities and sun‑drenched coastal escapes, where midnight confessions change everything.... Dark Romance written for her.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHXJ4D1V
Miya T. Beck @miyatbeck.bsky.social Author of The Pearl Hunter and Through a Clouded Mirror | Oxford comma convert | recovering journalist | obsessed with cats and kitsune
https://www.miyabeck.com 
Deb Cushman @debcushman.bsky.social Pacific Northwest author of fantasy adventures for children and teens.
I post stuff I like, and if it interests someone else, that's great. It makes me happy and gives me an outlet for my creativity. www.debcushman.com
Sheri Bentley @sheribbooks.bsky.social Writer. Literacy Coach. Lover of people and words. #SCBWI #KidsChoiceWinner -'24 #KidLitVibesWinner-'23 #50PreciousWordsHM-'23, '24 Pub'd in @DirigibleBalloon-'25, '26
EmmaEducating @emmaeducating.bsky.social preschool teacher, future neuro-affirming miss emma, elections & transit nerd, big fan of da mystic river, usual disclaimers apply.
Sarah Skolfield @sarahskolfield.bsky.social Picture book writer rep'd by Mara Cobb, avid field hockey player, reluctant runner, wannabe farmer, Duolingo Spanish level 40
PBRisingStars '22 Mentee, PBParty '23 Finalist
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sarahskolfield.com
@jiaconoauthor.bsky.social @jiaconoauthor.bsky.social Canadian author/illustrator of "The Monsters No Grownup Sees"
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Dee @dee4ever.bsky.social Mother of 7, grandmother of 16, veteran educator of 40 years.
https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/dietra-blanding-august-2025-monckscorner/1BCVTXA0K5PGM
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Mike Pingleton @somuchpingle.bsky.social Naturalist, Author, Peru wildlife guide, all photos mine 📷 Brain-only creator🪲 Host of the So Much Pingle herpetology podcast 🐸 Co-author of "The Field Herping Guide" 📗 Co-creator of HerpMapper (herpmapper.org) 🦎 Herpetofauna blogger at fieldherping.org 🐢
John Lucy Ash - Fantasy Author @johnlucyash.bsky.social Debut novel The Nexus Prince out now!
Where fantasy, humor, and self-discovery collide, 1 word at a time. All people welcome & cherished here.
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#fantasy #scifi #author- C CEW @christyeilerward.bsky.social
@stephanniewrites.bsky.social @stephanniewrites.bsky.social 
Charline Yutmeyer @charlineyutmeyer.bsky.social #PB and #MG Writer, Educator, #PBParty Finalist 2025, #50PreciousWords Finalist 2024/2025, #PBRisingStars Honorable Mention 2024/2025, #SpringFling Finalist 2025 #Halloweensie Finalist 2025 www.charlineyutmeyer.com #Kidlit #12X12PB #SCBWI #amquerying
Lindsay | KidLit Grove @lindsayamoretti.bsky.social Kidlit writer and creator of KidLit Grove, a bookish corner where I invite children to step inside their favorite stories through nature play, STEAM discoveries, and sensory-based adventures.
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Jodie Apeseche @jodieapeseche.bsky.social Artist, author/illustrator, SCBWI, Courage to Create, Writers' Loft Hudson, MA, avid gardener, hiker, and fundraiser. Former teacher, librarian, and environmental specialist. Current dog mom! https://jodieapeseche.weebly.com
MB Sessler @mbsessler.bsky.social Retired educator, KidLit writer and life-long learner.
Proud Wife, Mom and Gigi!
https://www.marybethsessler.com/
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Suzan Hendrickson @suz-hendrickson.bsky.social Picture Book lover and writer. Grandmother, mother, wife. #kidlit #PB #SCBWI #12x12 #CBI #amquerying
@exploraline.bsky.social @exploraline.bsky.social 
Jill Lambert @ljlambert.bsky.social #writer #SCBWI #PB #kidlit
Writer for children, former librarian & elementary teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, dogmom.
Shelly 🦑 @inki-drop.com 🦑💖 I make weird things cute 🐙 US artist in Spain. Loves the sea, FE, has inattentive ADHD.
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Pallavi Jesrani @paljes.bsky.social Mommy, #kidlit writer, poet with poems in The Dirigible Balloon, The Little Thoughts Press, Tyger Tyger, The School Magazine, #12x12pb, engineer, STEM, SCBWI, amateur painter.