Ariel Bernstein

@arielbbooks.bsky.social

I have the voice of illustrated characters. Picture and Chapter Book Author & rep by @mccarthylit 📚 She/Her

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Candace Spizzirri 📚

@candacespizzirri.bsky.social

Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE (2026) 🫎💚 + more Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12

Author: Wishes of the World (starred Foreward Review), PB; Nakie Cakes, We Don't Need Sugary Frostings!, cookbook #PB #CB #YA #SCBWI #12x12 #RYS #kidlit Website: https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-stiveson-author/home

Renée M. LaTulippe

@reneemlatulippe.bsky.social

Kidlit poet/author Latest: THE CRAB BALLET Coming Soon: LIMELIGHT Theater Poems In Perpetuity: Lyrical Language Lab Free kidlit writing tutorials: http://bit.ly/2C7uQAp www.reneelatulippe.com

Julie Gonzalez

@juliegonzalez.bsky.social

Picture book author | Former teacher | Daydreamer Rep: James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Still learning, so please be kind. 💙 Ooof, that other site crushed me. www.juliegonzalez.com

Amy Guglielmo

@amy-guglielmo.bsky.social

📚🌈 Author of 20+ #nf picture books about #art + #artists Artist, Educator, Public Art Advocate living in #Mexico #ADK #LakeChamplain #kidlit #pb #ArtEd #OutsideArt #SCBWI #STEAM #artbooksforkids #NY21 www.amyguglielmo.com

Henry Herz

@henryherz.bsky.social

#Author of 14 picture books (I Am Smoke) & many #MG, #YA & adult short stories - #fantasy, #scifi, #horror. Editor of 9 #anthologies (Combat Monsters). www.henryherz.com Repped by @casahasegawa.bsky.social

Kaz Windness she/her

@kazwindness.bsky.social

•📘Out now!: BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR (S&S) •📕Up next: SQUID IN PANTS (S&S) •📚Check out: “When You Love a Book” (PRH) Award-Winning Children’s Book Author-Artist, Art Professor, Autistic-ADHD 🌈📚Books, Classes, Social Media: linktr.ee/KazWindness

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Erica Sirotich

@ericasirotich.bsky.social

Illustrator & author of books for kids. Repped by Jenn Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social of ABLA. Creator of the MAIL DUCK books published by Abrams Appleseed. www.ericasirotich.com

Monica Acker

@monicaacker1.bsky.social

THE LEGEND OF LEO coming Spring 2026 art by Mikel Valverde Marble Press | BRAVE LIKE MOM art by Paran Kim Beaming Books | Agent: Kaitlyn Sanchez @ Bradford #SCBWI #12x12PB, mom of 3, ♥'s🥜🍫 she/her/hers https://linktr.ee/monicaacker

Beth Anderson

@bandersonwriter.bsky.social

Former educator writing for children 😃 bethandersonwriter.com #SCBWI #RedFoxLiterary 1/28/25: HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: KATE WARNE AND THE RACE TO SAVE ABRAHAM LINCOLN 🚂

Jolene Gutiérrez | Kidlit Author & Teacher Librarian

@writerjolene.bsky.social

#Kidlit writer 📚 #SCBWI member 📚 Teacher librarian in a haunted library 👻 TOO MUCH! AN OVERWHELMING DAY '23 ✨ THE OFRENDA THAT WE BUILT '24 ✨ MAMIACHI AND ME '25 ✨ UNBREAKABLE: A JAPANESE AMERICAN FAMILY IN AN AMERICAN INCARCERATION CAMP '26 ✨

Abraham Schroeder 🎩🦇

@thegentlemanbat.bsky.social

Artist, Designer, Children's Picture Books #SCBWI: The Gentleman Bat, Too Many Tables http://www.TheGentlemanBat.com https://instagram.com/thegentlemanbat http://www.facebook.com/TheGentlemanBat/

Cathy Stefanec Ogren

@cathyso.bsky.social

Children's author repped by Vicki Selvaggio Storm Literary Agency, Former teacher/librarian, author of PEW! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham and The Little Red Chair. www.CathyStefanecOgren.com SCBWI

Seth Abramson

@sethabramson.bsky.social

Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds), former CNN and BBC analyst, poet, retired journalism professor. 👤: sethabramson.net/bio ⚖️: sethabramson.substack.com 🕹: retrostack.substack.com 🎶: houndsmusic.substack.com

Kellie DuBay Gillis (she/her)

@kdubaygillis.bsky.social

Enviro scientist. Kidlit author. linktr.ee/kelliedubaygillis Coming in Feb ‘25: IF YOU FIND A FAWN art by Wazza Pink from Disney’s Planet Possible & BIG BIKE, LITTLE BIKE art by Jacob Souva, HarperCollins. Great Lakes lover living near Cleveland. Go Blue!

Heather Bell

@heatherbell37.bsky.social

Artist, writer, and professional overthinker 😸 She/They 🏳️‍🌈 Rep’d by Kaitlyn Sanchez, Bradford Literary Agency. 📚SIMPLY SKYE out now Portfolio: https://heatherbellbooks.com/

Debra Kempf Shumaker

@debrakshumaker.bsky.social

Children's Writer. Avid Reader. Repped by James McGowan & Sophie Sheumaker, BookEnds Literary. Member of @steamteambooks.bsky.social & @kl4gm.bsky.social.

Heather Stigall

@heatherstigall7.bsky.social

📚KidLit Author, 12x12, Rutgers 1:1 Plus mentee 2023 #SCBWI PA East Critique Group Coordinator 👻GILBERT & THE GHOST (Beaming Books 2025) 🐰PAISLEY'S BIG BIRTHDAY (Clavis Books, 2023) picture book obsessed, creator of stuff

Essie White

@essiewhite.bsky.social

Educator, writer, literary agent, artist and documentary enthusiast. Powered by children, and what matters most to them Founder- stormliteraryagency.com

Mindy Alyse Weiss

@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social

I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖 #PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/ Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social

Terry Fan 🐋

@terryfan.bsky.social

Picture book author and illustrator. One part of The Fan Brothers. Repped by Kirsten Hall, Catbird Agency. www.thefanbrothers.com

Pragmatic Mom

@pragmaticmom.bsky.social

Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com). Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen

Nadia Fisher

@ariadelsole.bsky.social

Author-illustrator•Illustrator Latest: AT THE COOKOUT ‘26 (✍🏽🎨) • I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE (🎨) ‘25 • LPBD: SIMONE BILES ‘24 (🎨) Rep’d by @Jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/Ariadelsole

Abi Cushman

@abicushman.com

Kidlit Author/Illustrator ☔️ SOAKED! 🚗 ANIMALS GO VROOM! 🐻 WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD 🦩 FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKY 🐹 THE QUIET FOREST https://www.abicushman.com | Newsletter: https://www.abicushman.com/join-my-email-list

Cynthia Levinson

@cylev.bsky.social

Kidlit author/presenter specializing in nonfiction and social justice--and now STEM! See more at cynthialevinson.com. Contact me at clevinson@austin.rr.com. Rep’d by EMLA.

Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit

@jilanne.bsky.social

Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann HEARTLAND (LBYR '26) THE OCEAN'S HEART (Lerner '26) A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23) Agent: Lori Steel Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam

Sarah's Scribbles

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Children's Bookshelf

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A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L

Anica Mrose Rissi

@anicarissi.bsky.social

Author of books for kids & teens 🌈 Fan of dogs & ice cream 💚 Faculty at VCFA WCYA Most recent books: WISHING SEASON and HIDE AND DON'T SEEK: AND OTHER VERY SCARY STORIES https://www.anicarissi.com/

Scott Wolf -- Kidlit author

@scottwolfwriter.bsky.social

Writer of #picturebooks and #MG for kids. Seeking representation. Member of #SCBWI and Storyteller Academy. 2023 Kids' Choice Kidlit Writing Contest Finalist. Proud father/supporter of a nonbinary child and a child with cerebral palsy.

Becky Scharnhorst

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Kellie Beggs

@authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social

Author & Library Media Specialist Represented by Mara Cobb https://kelliebeggs.weebly.com/ Writer of kid lit humor, lyrical, and SEL & adult rom-coms Founder of #PBandKidJudges writing competition #SCBWI #kidlit #PB #romcom #author #romanceauthor

Jayden Huy An

@jaydenduchuyan.bsky.social

🇻🇳🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 Illustrator and storyteller ✨🌈 📖 Featured illustrator on SCBWI 📒 Rep’d by Miranda Paul of EM Literary 🍀Portfolio and Social media handles: https://bit.ly/m/Jayden-Huy-An

Hannah Barnaby

@hannahbarnaby.bsky.social

Children’s book author repped by Wernick & Pratt. 2013 Morris Award finalist. Happily tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Bill Canterbury

@billcanterbury.bsky.social

Picture books author. Wrote for The Simpsons, Pinky & The Brain, and some shows you hated. Rep'd by James McGowan at Bookends Lit. MY LIFE IS WEIRD! series (PRH): "Roaring good comedic inspiration." - Kirkus FARM SHARK (PRH, June '26) billcanterbury.com