Feana Tu’akoi
Writer
2025 Convenor of Judges NZCYA Book Awards
2024 University of Otago CoE Creative NZ Children’s Writer in Residence
https://www.feanatuakoi.com/
@danbillyc.bsky.social
Writer. Giver of care. Straight Down the Road (Ad Hoc Fiction) | The Wind, It Swirls (Cowboy Jamboree Press) | Blur (Cowboy Jamboree Press). Stories appear in very nice places. https://dancrawley.com/
@coffeeandpaneer.bsky.social
Writer, reader, editor, cat convert, spoonie links to stories at https://coffeeandpaneer.wordpress.com/ Flash collection at Reflex Press https://www.reflex.press/product/families-and-other-natural-disasters/
@cherylpappas.bsky.social
Writer. Book: THE CLARITY OF HUNGER Word West Press (2021). MacDowell Fellow ‘23. Email: [email protected] Novel-in-progress: Abandon www.cherylpappas.net
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social
Queer writer l #FlashFiction l Climate change l Contrib ed @nnffr.bsky.social SL Bridport, Bath, Oxford & WestWord Prizes. BSF BMF & Pushcart noms. Published stories: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12OLycEkDPIHts-GvyZpoSmdbYLBzyTYTfSjfGQmsECs/edit?u
@racheldeering.bsky.social
Onemorething on ABCtales, Bath Poet. First collection Crown of Eggshell pub. 2020. @BookWormSat w/ Signe Maene. On Instagram and Threads. 🖤 literature, art, myth, folklore, the gothic. Left wing. 🇪🇺 She/her 🌈🏳️⚧️ Ally https://linktr.ee/rachel_deering No AI!
@melszymanik.bsky.social
Writer of fiction for children, puzzler, poet, imposter, spy, fan of hot chips, champagne and chocolate
@knownforms.bsky.social
She/her, they/them. Writer, Researcher. Work in Strange Horizons, Tin House, Electric Lit, and more. OM is the Other Melissa, my wife. UBI now.
@themockler.bsky.social
she/they | fiction writer | experimental filmmaker | poet | Author of Anecdotes @bookhugpress.bsky.social #ArmsEmbargoNow Send My Love to Anyone: http://sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com https://linktr.ee/kathrynmockler | https://www.kathrynmockler.com
@leerandall.bsky.social
Thwarted Madcap Heiress. Free-range book festival programmer, editor, writer, interviewer, reviewer, prize judge.
@davidhewson.com
Books n stuff. Venice, Rome, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dover. In 2025... back to Venice. Stay tuned. www.davidhewson.com
@mikehartigan.bsky.social
Kiwi Author/Illustrator. Creator of Super Unicorn Princess, co-creator of Chase Speedington and (Ringo Award nominated) Squish & Squash. Repped by Davinia Andrew-Lynch. www.scribblesbymike.com
@okieelliott.bsky.social
portfolio: rachelelliott.me luvs comedians tacos comics queer kentucklahoman teacher she/her/y’all author-illustrator of THE REAL RILEY MAYES (harpercollins 2022)
@lesliefarnsworth.com
Aspiring novelist with one project in the revising and one in the planning, blog-keeper (which makes me retro), reader, ponderer, flaneuse, yoga person, goofball, friend. Blog: https://observingleslie.com Author site: https://lesliefarnsworth.com
@gbralph.com
📚 Author 🕵️♂️ Cosy mysteries 👬 Romcoms 👨🏫 Gay librarian approved 🏳️🌈 (he/him) 📍 Aotearoa NZ 🇳🇿 🔗 gbralph.com/links
@ladyhorrors.bsky.social
NZ film academic, arts critic & frock enthusiast. Cultural omnivore, bad at sports. Feminist horror deep dive WOMEN, MONSTROSITY AND HORROR FILM @routledge. Ōtautahi arts writing at flatcityfieldnotes.com. She/her/Dr. My views.
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
Welsh author of dark fiction. A Moonlit Path of Madness (Nosetouch Press) The Wolf and the Favour (Brigids Gate) Mosaic and The House at the End of Lacelean Street (Dark Matter Ink) Death of a Clown (May '25) https://www.catherine-mccarthy-author.com
@leemurraywriter.bsky.social
ONZM. USA Today bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Shirley Jackson, and New Zealand Prime Minister's Award winner. Monster lover from Aotearoa. Represented by Becky LeJeune at Bond Literary.
@mandyh.bsky.social
Writer, Greenie Granny worrying for my grandkids future mandyhager.com
@jendupuis.bsky.social
Disabled librarian turned writer • 📚 • Mom to rescue dog Clara & cat lover • #pwme #migraine #amquerying GenX upmarket/women’s fiction jendupuis.com | Detroit, MI | she/her
@timothyforner.bsky.social
Writes stuff. Cannot pass a dog without wanting to pet it. MG novella *Montgomery Schnauzer P.I.* out now! Official site --> https://MontgomerySchnauzer.com Books! --> https://books2read.com/u/mvM0Zz
@bethanyjarmul.bsky.social
Appalachian poet/writer, TAKE ME HOME (@BellePointPress), LIGHTNING IS A MOTHER (ELJ, 2025), Best Small Fictions 2024, Best Spiritual Literature 2023, Nominations: Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, 100+ pubs.
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social
Poet & novelist. Author of The Sweating Sickness & Ringer (University of Pittsburgh Press) & Between the Crackups (Salt). EIC @coupletpoetry.bsky.social Opinions my own.
@humsentence.bsky.social
Writer. Wurundjeri country. Novelist thinking about poetry. LL Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2023 and 2024. 2024 KSP Writers' Centre Fellow Longlisted #cwprize 2025
@njapoetry.bsky.social
Experimental poet and artist from Mongarlowe, Australia. Member of the C22 experimental writing collective. Publisher of Submersible Press. nathanandersonwriting.home.blog c22press.wordpress.com submersiblepress.wordpress.com
@meredithvighauthor.bsky.social
Picture Books in rhyme and prose. Agent: @ichristmasbell @DHAchildrens. Proud Kiwi. SCBWI-BI. She/Her. Picture Book Critiques at https://www.fiverr.com/merypink33/critique-and-help-edit-your-c
@carolinemurphy.bsky.social
MG writer; Northerner; dead posh Geordie; ex-Hong-Konger; mother of 4 boys, master of none Agent: Rachel Petty @ Blair Partnership
@essiefox.bsky.social
Dangerous is my latest novel. A dark historical crime mystery, featuring Lord Byron in Venice and a spate of Vampiric style killings. Is he innocent or guilty? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-riveting-historical-BESTSELLING-Fascination/dp/1916788440
@kathlangrish.bsky.social
I write children's & YA fantasy novels, and moonlight as a folklorist. I blog at https://steelthistles.blogspot.com/
@johnlechner.bsky.social
I'm an author, illustrator, animator & puppeteer. I write stories and comics about nature, especially insects! Currently seeking an agent. he/him www.johnlechner.com 🍃
@janebloomfield.bsky.social
Poetry & CNF in #Tarot #Turbine|Kapohau @DoesItHavePockets, - a fine line - NZ Poetry Society, @rfpress @dustpoetry @frazzledlit | Finalist in the NZCYA Book Awards once. Liquorice Allsorts: janebloomfieldblog.blogspot.com
@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
@karengebbia.bsky.social
picture book writer & naturalist Rep'd by Amy Thrall Flynn, Aevitas Creative Management Obsessively watching PW for *3* upcoming announcements #SCBWIsfnortheastbay Sonoma County CoCoordinator https://www.karengebbia.com
@martychan.bsky.social
Author, playwright, and servant to my cats. Check out my website for my books: martychan.com.
@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
@mmarshallauthor.bsky.social
Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge linktr.ee/MariaMarshall_
@katiefurze.bsky.social
#kidlit writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Science & nature lover. PEKAPEKA SECRET FOREST BAT (Scholastic NZ 2025), RURU NIGHT HUNTER (Scholastic NZ 2024), TUATARA A LIVING TREASURE (Scholastic NZ 2023). #STEM #12x12PB #SCBWI https://www.katiefurze.com
@rweberwrites.bsky.social
#SCBWI Author - THE PAINTER'S BUTTERFLY and LOOPHOLE (Artemesia Publishing)/Beta reader/@litkidsmagazine.bsky.social founder/House flipper/Bostie & girl mom/#MGpies #YANation "You are the one you've been waiting for all of your life!"
@pammerdrums.bsky.social
Writer (Spec Fic of various flavors, but mostly horror as of late), Reader, Cat Mom, Former Anthropologist, Forever Musician, Reluctant Web Developer, Fiction Editor https://www.pamelaweis.com http://instagram.com/pammerdrums/
@tonjamreynolds.bsky.social
Fiction writer. Words in Still: The Journal, Streetlight Magazine, 100 Word Story, and elsewhere. Writing historical and literary fiction. Rep’d by Amy Collins. #HistoricalFiction #Fiction #Writer TonjaReynolds.com
@ddgwriter.bsky.social
Writer of short things. English professer. Plant-eater. Crafter. Faithful servant to feline overlords. She/her. www.digillette.com
@seventydys.bsky.social
the sea is completely written for me https://www.transitbooks.org/books/darker
@rachelrcreates.bsky.social
Kidlit Author/Illustrator Represented by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory RachelRCreates.com Drawing (literally!) from my own life to remind anxious kids that they are loved and will find their people.
@fukurousan.bsky.social
Poet 📜Writer📚Foodie🍜Buddhist📿 Chronically ill hermit, just trying to enjoy time, write poems and spread kindness while I can. 🏳️⚧️You are safe with me 🏳️🌈 (He/him)
@rebeccaupjohn.bsky.social
Kidlit author 📚, picture taker 📷, knitter 🧶, woods wanderer 🌳🚶♀️, tree hugger 🌲, dreamer 🌌 www.rebeccaupjohn.com 🇨🇦 + 🇺🇲 #CANSCAIP, #TWUC, #SCBWI, #12x12pb Every Child Matters
@ljrwritenow.bsky.social
KidLit Author, Photographer, Educator 2 trad pub #PB #STEM + #Kindness Here to connect with #Teachers, #Librarians, #Kidlit #Edusky https://lauraroettigerbooks.com/ @picturebookgold.bsky.social #HaikuSaturday #WordlessWednesday
@andrewssusanm.bsky.social
Writer: #Poetry #PB #MG #SCBWI Published in: #haiku journals and anthologies @TheDirigibleBalloon & DB anthology SKY SURFING @TygerTyger @Parakeet Mag @TheToyPress @PaddlerPress @HoneyguideLitMag Passionate about animals the environment kindness
@tracivw.bsky.social
Kidlit author & award winning illustrator, game artist, dog & nature lover. Dragon tamer. Also a picture taker & city gardener. She/her. Supporter of diversity! Rep'd by Samantha Wekstein - @swekstein.bsky.social www.tracivanwagoner.com #PaintPlay for fun