Jacqueline Johnson
Small animal vet and author. 80s hair metal, dogs with beards, stupid jokes. ELINOR MCGRATH, PET DOCTOR (Beaming 2024)
@torikateillo.bsky.social
canadian kidlit illustrator ✏️ & full time mama i love joyful, silly and heartwarming characters ✨ rep’d by Analía Cabello @ ABLA @andreabrownlit.bsky.social portfolio: www.torikateillustration.com email: torikcole@gmail.com
@ryanestrada.com
Eisner & Ringo nominated author/artist/adventurer. Books Include Banned Book Club, Occulted, Student Ambassador, No Rules Tonight. Represented by Janine Kamouh at WME. Work and contact info at ryanestrada.com
@byellenseal.bsky.social
Author/Illustrator creating books that spark curiosity in all the little dreamers & weirdos ✨ Find my work at ellenseal.com ✨ Represented by Karly Dizon of Fuse Literary
@philbildner.bsky.social
I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. I’m the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQ🌈
@andreamack.bsky.social
PB & MG writer (rep'd by Janine Le). Kidlit book blogger (www.andrea-mack.blogspot.com). Grade 1 teacher. #12x12PB member. Mixed media collage artist. Love baking, birds, board games and creating things. She/her.
@christinawald.com
Kids book illustrator + urban sketcher🔮 Illustration Educator 📚 Sketching Here & Everywhere is out! 🌟 Working on so many stories! https://linktr.ee/christinawald
@leewind.bsky.social
Author, Blogger, Make the World a Better Placer. Out to empower Queer Youth and their allies. Out now: LOVE OF THE HALF-EATEN PEACH (epic Gay love story inspired by real history) and THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE (nonfiction ages 11+)
@stormsy.bsky.social
Picture book author/illustrator, painter, ukulele-player, nature-loving artsy gal • Recent authored books: Moon Wishes • Sun Wishes • Illustrator: If You're Thankful and You Know It (Scholastic) Seek representation & commissions https://patriciastorms.com
@lollydeskpotato.bsky.social
Writer, NYT best- selling author. FOT. Groupie at heart. Forthcoming book: NOTHING KEEPS HAPPENING
@teresarodrigues.bsky.social
Wife. Mother. Reader. Kidlit writer. Lover of 🧀, 🍫, ⚽️, & Peloton. Rep’d by @christietellsastory at @thecatagency; WHERE THEY GATHER (Atheneum, Spring ‘26)
@fuse8nkate.bsky.social
Two sisters consider the wide world of picture books and deserve which should be remembered as “classics” and which ones are “crrrrrrrap!” Follow the podcast at https://m.soundcloud.com/user-745466600
@thejumbles.bsky.social
Senior Editor at S&S Atheneum by day, purveyor of dad jokes by night, eternal sea hag. My tweets are my own. she/her 🇧🇷🇺🇸 Avatar by the wonderful Tanya J. Scott http://bit.ly/juliambooks
@cynthiaharmony.bsky.social
#Kidlit Author Latest: A Flicker of Hope /Un Aleteo de Esperanza 🦋 Upcoming: Apapacho Love '26 Forest en Familia '26 Row Sow Grow '26 Hasta Pronto is a Promise '27 linktr.ee/cynthiaharmony
@zoepersico.bsky.social
HOW TO TALK TO YOUR SUCCULENT 2025. Author & Illustrator. She/Her. Work inquires to persico.zoe at gmail and/or to Natascha Morris at Tobias Literary https://zoepersico.com/
@elaynecrain.bsky.social
Writer of childish things. Fan of sidequests. Rep'd: @mccarthylit. THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER (June 3! Feiwel & Friends). #scbwi #12x12pb #kidlit #☕ #📚 elaynecrain.com/books + elaynecrain.substack.com
@amyarielfitz.bsky.social
Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Books/Lab at Lerner Publishing Group. Scribbler, scone enthusiast, history nerd, owner of multiple unmatched mittens. Opinions my own. She/her.
@betsymiller.bsky.social
Writer and publisher I mostly write books on children's health topics, but sometimes I write fiction. Co-founder of Thinking Ink Press https://betsymillerbooks.weebly.com www.ThinkingInkPress.com
@jocewatbooks.bsky.social
@maureeneganva.bsky.social
Author (Insiders’ Guide 2 RVA + Richmond’s Culinary History) Webinar Coordinator: SCBWI Mid-Atlantic, Storystorm #12x12 Paint on my hands, dirt on my shirt, crumbs on my lap. she/her
@jenniferthermes.bsky.social
Picturebook-maker, map illustrator, head in the clouds. THE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOM CREAN, A PLACE CALLED AMERICA, MANHATTAN, and more. Repped by @agentzacker. jenniferthermes.com instagram.com/jenniferthermes
@cedarpruitt.bsky.social
Author. M.Ed. Launching 1/1/24 from Capstone Editions - FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE Launching in '26 from Beach Lane Books at Simon & Schuster - WHAT MARCEL FOUND: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE LASCAUX CAVE ART Rep: Mary Cummings. www.CedarPruitt.com
@lisafurness.bsky.social
Author - Illustrator ~ SEEKING REPRESENTATION Mom of three grown-up boys | House Portrait Artist | Educator #12x12PB #SCBWI #kidlitart #kidlit https://www.lisaleefurness.com/ https://www.lisaleefurness.com/ornaments
@cpark.bsky.social
Mixed Korean-American Illustrator / Author / Dad www.chrisdpark.com Rep’d: @essiewhite.bsky.social @stormliterary.bsky.social
@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
@jennytwrites.bsky.social
✍️ Kidlit author 💌 TATE'S WILD RESCUE | Crown/Random House Kids '24 out now 📚 https://tinyurl.com/mr4bh273 ✨ Animal lover 🐦⬛ Friends with a crow 💌 www.jennyturnbull.com
@joanapastro.bsky.social
Kidlit Author A FESTA FOR LUANA (Atheneum, May/25) LUCAS AND THE CAPOEIRA CIRCLE BISA’S CARNAVAL, LILLYBELLE, A DAMSEL NOT IN DISTRESS, and more!!! 🇧🇷🇺🇸 Rep’d by James McGowan.
@ediblewords.bsky.social
🇮🇩🇸🇬🇺🇸 I write for kids! 📚RAMEN FOR EVERYONE🍜JIMMY’S SHOES👠 THE SUGAR PLUM BAKERS🧁
@rituhemwrites.bsky.social
Children's Author LION OF THE SKY: HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray MG Novel in Verse '24 THEIR STORY IS OUR STORY: Chronicle Books NNF PB '26 Represented by Rubin Pfeffer
@heyhelentaylor.bsky.social
Science-lovin' children's author of HOW TO EAT IN SPACE (2023) and CHASING GUANO (2024). Fan of cuttlefish & cupcakes. #NF #STEM #Kidlit #SCBWI Rep: Amy Tompkins/Transatlantic https://linktr.ee/heyhelentaylor
@robinyardi.bsky.social
Odd animal lover & author CORAL KEEPERS | 2025 | Scholastic I KNOW THE WHALE | 2025 | Little Bee OWL'S OUTSTANDING DONUTS | Lerner Rep: erincaseywestin www.RobinYardi.com
@mnewsome.bsky.social
Author: DEAR STAR BABY | SYDNEY'S BIG SPEECH | I AM THE SPIRIT OF JUSTICE | DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE Rep: James McGowan | Hacker @Crux Security www.malcolmnewsome.com
@authorlauragehl.bsky.social
Author of board books, picture books, early readers, and middle grade nonfiction. Lover of reading, travel, hiking, and ice cream, preferably combined.
@henamber.bsky.social
Picture book author, SUPERHEROES DON'T BABYSIT, EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY ELLA (2020), LITTLE NATURE EXPLORERS BB series (2022). Goonies never say die! Rep'd by @DHLiterary.
@clairebobrow.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. Art admirer. Friend of gardens and growing things. Indie bookseller. Debut board book: WHEN BUMBLEBEES GO TO SLEEP (Sourcebooks Aug 2025). Rep'd by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency https://www.clairewrennbobrow.com
@lisatolin.bsky.social
Editorial Director @ PEN America (formerly Today Show, NBC News, AP) and I write for kids. HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR (2022) CAN YOU IMAGINE? (Atheneum, 2025). #12x12
@tonnyef.bsky.social
K-2 Music Teacher, kidlit author (repped by Joyce Sweeney), Debut PB 2026, Happily married woman of faith, #PBJamz multimedia blog of #PB (picture books) and #Jamz (music) www.tonnyefletcher.com
@kristimahoney.bsky.social
PB author 🦙 ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS (Out now!) 🦉OWLS MAKE TERRIBLE TEACHERS (Gnome Road, Spring 2026) 12x12 PB, SCBWI, PBSoar rep'd by @elisahouot.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/kristimahoneybooks
@meganefreeman.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling Author. Poet. Wildflower enthusiast. Novels ALONE and AWAY available from Simon & Schuster. Rep’d by East West Literary. SCBWI. I love connecting with readers and educators for school author visits. linktr.ee/meganefreeman
@wendyluwrites.bsky.social
Middle-grade author of CASTING APRIL 🎭 (Knopf BFYR, summer 2026) Editor dedicated to improving disability coverage @nytimes.com Rep: Alexander Slater at Greenburger Kids. She/her.
@lauriemorrison.bsky.social
Reader, middle school ELA teacher, & upper middle grade author of KEEPING PACE 🏃♀️, UP FOR AIR🏊♀️, COMING UP SHORT 🥎, and more. She/her LaurieMorrisonWrites.com
@anneursu.bsky.social
I write books, herd cats, and mostly stay under the bed. Latest release: Not Quite a Ghost. Minneapolis, always. anneursu@mac.com
@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
@nancytandon.bsky.social
Middle grade author of THE WAY I SAY IT (Charlesbridge) and THE GHOST OF SPRUCE POINT (Aladdin). Supporter of literacy in all its forms. Rep: Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency.
@gordywright.bsky.social
🏴 Illustrator based Scotland painting in gouache, ink & acrylic 📚 Represented by the Bright Agency 🏳️🌈 He/him 🌐 gordywright.com 🌐 linktr.ee/gordyjwright
@lbontigao.bsky.social
Author-Illustrator, SARI-SARI SUMMERS(Candlewick '23), Illustrator, AT THE END OF THE DAY, KAILANI'S GIFT, SEASHELL KEY Series('24), THE WORLD'S BEST CLASS PLANT('23), YOU ARE REVOLUTIONARY('22), JACK & AGYU('20) https://linktr.ee/lynnorbontigao
@janetreid.bsky.social
Literary agent by day, query shark by night.
@terryfan.bsky.social
Picture book author and illustrator. One part of The Fan Brothers. Repped by Kirsten Hall, Catbird Agency. www.thefanbrothers.com