CYA Conference
Children, Young Adult, and Adult Writers’ and Illustrators’ Conference, is for writers and illustrators of all ages, all genres.
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Children, young adult, adults authors and illustrators
@emory-f8.bsky.social
I write darkly tragic Victorian fiction. She/Her 🏳️🌈🇪🇸✡️ (I'm always kind) ☺️ #writer #Victorianist #historian #Lesbian #LGBTQI #Hispana #feminist #annewithane #classical #goth I block "Ai Artists" and "Ai Writers".🙂↔️ DMs (mutuals only) | TerfsDNI
@harperdent.bsky.social
Australian writer of speculative fiction including short stories and novels. Seeking publication. Chronic illness sufferer and professional bed-dweller. Loves nature, dogs and chocolate. She/them. https://harperdentauthor.wixsite.com/harper-dent-author
@kbpaperstories.bsky.social
Australian author and illustrator. Author of 'The Farmers Hat' published by Ashton Scholastic 2010. SCWBI member .
@genni.bsky.social
African Australian author, editor. Solstice Award. British Fantasy Award. Shirley Jackson, PK Dick, World Fantasy Award finalist. Twice Otherwise honoree for exciting work in speculative fiction. eugenbacon.com Rep: Bieke van Aggelen
@maggieecjones.bsky.social
Assistant professor of economics at Emory University. Faculty research fellow at NBER. I study the persistence of socioeconomic inequalities. Views are my own. https://www.maggiejones.ca
@penprince.bsky.social
Hugo, NAACP Image Award finalist, Nebula, WFA, Locus, BFA, Otherwise winner. BSFA, Sturgeon finalist. 1st Black Asimovs's award winner #ICFA44 GoH He/They
@joknowles.bsky.social
Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
@lorehouse.bsky.social
Mom of 4, Christian, opera singer, lit nerd. I bake bread. (And other things.) Part of the Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com MA student at Signum U Digitizing and translating Old English texts Writing fun lil RPGs Books, music, Germanic language
@profstevegriffin.bsky.social
Professor of Cancer Virology, University of Leeds. Co-Chair, Independent SAGE
@spyhistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Spies, signals intelligence, Second World War. Social and Cultural history. History of humour. Insults = 🚫
@andreagstewart.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Drowning Empire trilogy and The Gods Below, cat herder, silly hat enthusiast, coach at The Novelry https://linktr.ee/andreagstewart
@samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Philosopher, feminist, ethicist, cyclist. Dean of Arts, University of Guelph. My Erdős number is 3. My pronouns are she/her.🌈 http://linktr.ee/sjbrennan
@richienarvaez.bsky.social
Adjunct as well as Agatha- and Anthony-award–winning author of HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE | HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO | NOIRYORICAN | 🇵🇷 | The songs I punched are dreaming https://linktr.ee/richienarvaez
@laurasrobinson.bsky.social
Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author. Amazon #1 bestseller. 🇬🇧 Mantle, Pan-Macmillan 🇺🇸 Atria, Simon & Schuster Agent: Antony Topping @greeneandheaton.bsky.social https://www.laurashepherdrobinson.com/
@kellijoford.bsky.social
Crooked Hallelujah (Grove Atlantic). Cherokee Nation>TX>Virginia. Cherokee. she/her. Hiatusing over here now. kellijoford.com
@samsonnmusic.bsky.social
music maker/ing | https://youtube.com/@samsonsdemise?si=NT376RsWNrjc-0S2 | genre-maniac
@philipthalis.bsky.social
Architect, urbanist, public advocate. Principal @HillThalisAUP co author #PublicSydney Book & Puzzle. Prof Practice UNSW. ex Sydney Ind Councillor. Aust Arch Gold🥇2024 On Gadigal country
@nadiabulkin.bsky.social
Horror writer (SHE SAID DESTROY, RED SKIES IN THE MORNING, ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY forthcoming from Ghoulish). Co-editor of WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE. 📍 DC, raised in Jakarta/Nebraska, she/her ♠️💜 https://linktr.ee/nadiabulkin
@joconklin.com
I write kissing books! (And sometimes murder and magic books). Rep’d by Annalise Errico at Ladderbird Lit (opinions are my own). JoConklin on most socials. Black Lives Matter 🏳️⚧ https://linktr.ee/joconklin
@danaiwrites.bsky.social
VILE LADY VILLAINS (Michael Joseph 2026) ✨Rep: Lauren Bieker✨Editor: khōréō ✨Poetry & Reviews: HavenSpec✨Assistant Lit. Agent: Tobias Literary Agency✨she/they🏳️🌈🇬🇷 lnk.bio/danaiwrites
@fionaswriting.bsky.social
She/her, Disability Justice, feminist, equalities consultant, writer, performance poet. Zines, physics, poetry, politics, cats, accessibility, landscape, Scotland, complexity 🏴❤️🦕 https://linktr.ee/FionaRobertson
@tessadare.bsky.social
Occasional author of historical romance novels. Baby goat enthusiast.
@mslaterjohnson.bsky.social
Labor Economist at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Dad of twins. Biking and compost enthusiast. Research website: https://sites.google.com/site/mslaterjohnson/home?authuser=0
@joybaglio.bsky.social
Speculative Writer: Fiction in Ploughshares, Tin House, etc. & forthcoming in One Story. Founder of @pvww.bsky.social. Rep'ed by @peter23.bsky.social. Novel in progress. Adventurer. https://linktr.ee/joy.deva.baglio
@rainewilson.bsky.social
Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Kavya & Saltire Awards SL | THE LAST TO DROWN 🌊 and WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST 👻 out now | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her http://linktr.ee/raine_clouds
@rustybarnes23.bsky.social
poet | editor | HALF CRIME, story collection from Redneck Press | Recent Poems, late 2025 http://www.linktr.ee/rustybarnes23
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social
NY Times bestseller, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, editor & comic book writer for IDW, Dark Horse,Marvel. Creator of V-Wars (Netflix). Editor of Weird Tales.
@msmith750.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at St. Mary's University School of Law. Researching constitutional law, criminal law, and legal oddities.
@henrybarajas.bsky.social
I write comics among other things. When I was a kid I wanted to be the Mexican Louis Armstrong. They would've called me: Dirty Satchmo. https://linktr.ee/henrybarajas
@swierczy.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of CALIFORNIA BEAR, SECRET DEAD MEN and the boozy short story collection LUSH. WGA. MWA. "The Pole WIth Soul." gleefulmayhem.com
@thebookshepherd.bsky.social
Canadian Librarian, basket of feelings, east coast ennui. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🫐
@janetemson.bsky.social
Book lover. Book reviewer. On the other socials as @JanetEmson UK fromfirstpagetolast.wordpress.com
@ruthfox.bsky.social
Director of @HansardSociety. Subscribe to our newsletter at: http://hansardsociety.org.uk/connect Non-parliamentary tweets most likely to be about @BarnsleyFC.
@afterdinnerconversation.com
Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Fiction Publisher. Top 10 (Chill Subs) LitMag 2023-2024, books, & podcasts. $ subscriptions (& Patreon) pay writers. Links: https://bio.site/afterdinner
@michaelwalsh.bsky.social
Artist/Writer/Producer. Clients = Marvel, DC, Disney, Magic: The Gathering, and more. Recent Credits - Frankenstein, Nullhunter, The Silver Coin, The Oates & The Elphyne, Black Hammer/Justice League.
@authormsbev.bsky.social
Detroiter. Spartan. Writer. NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee. Lifetime Achievement Award Romance Fiction. Slayer of Words.
@johnwilliams.bsky.social
Books editor at Washington Post. Apollonian/Order Muppet. Highly sociable misanthrope. Long ago founder of: http://thesecondpass.com/
@robedmunds.bsky.social
I'm a Welsh writer of two novels about the ancient Numidian King Masinissa set during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. 🏴 ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ https://linktr.ee/robedmunds
@jeffhamilton.bsky.social
Game designer at Blizzard. He/him. Fan of: comics, music, archery, my cats. Personal account, all opinions are just mine. formerly @jeffahamilton on Twitter https://jhamilton.bearblog.dev/blog/ for blog-shaped thoughts
@whitequark.org
catgirl shaped object "A cat is valued for companionship and its ability to kill vermin." this place is run by cowards and i'm all out of sympathy for people without a backbone. talk to me elsewhere
@cynthia.re
Security researcher amateur. Cert Slayer, Trans, WHOIS witch, nerdy about computer stuff. Hugger of BLÅHAJ. she/her https://cynthia.re
@davidharvey.org
Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center; Director of Research, Center for Place, Culture and Politics. Latest book: A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse. Posts from David Harvey personally are signed -DH
@gabino.bsky.social
Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD/New York Times horror columnist. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me! https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias
@imlunahey.com
29 years old - she/her/they/them - 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 bluesky's #1 professional yapper checkout my bluesky client: akari.blue running on 6h of sleep
@minon.bsky.social
Meanjin/Brisbane Author. Queensland Literary Award winning debut novel ‘First Name Second Name’ out March 4, 2025 via UQP. Former adman. Contributor to SBS Voices. Agent Martin Shaw. Pre-order https://www.uqp.com.au/books/first-name-second-name
@mrbarbeler.bsky.social
Creative Director of Player One Publishing | Dad, Author, More Than Meets The Eye