Leila Boukarim ليلى بوكريم

@leilaboukarim.bsky.social

Kidlit author and freelance editor 🖋️
LOST WORDS - Chronicle '24
ZIPS AND EELOO (GN series) - AMP '24
MARIAM DREAMS - Chronicle '25
RIMA AND THE PAINTER - Macmillan '25
SUMMER SUNDAY - Groudwood '25 +more
Rep @wonderlilly.bsky.social
www.leilaboukarim.com

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Josh Funk

@joshfunkbooks.bsky.social

I write picture books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading. Books like Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast, Dear Unicorn, My Pet Feet, How to Code a Sandcastle, & more. joshfunkbooks.com

Shannon Hale

@shannonhale.bsky.social

NYT bestseller of 50 books. PRINCESS ACADEMY, AUSTENLAND, PRINCESS IN BLACK, BEST FRIENDS, DIANA & NUBIA, ITTY-BITTY KITTY-CORN. Mom of 4, wife of 1. she/her. Curiosity and compassion. www.shannonhale.com

Kate Messner

@katemessner.com

NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT www.katemessner.com

Diana Delosh - illustrator

@dtdelosh.bsky.social

Illustrator/storyteller represented by Lynnette Novak of The Seymour Agency portfolio: https://dianadelosh.com

Amanda Davis (she/her)

@amandadavisart.bsky.social

Author-Illustrator | Educator | Mom 🐶🐶👶🏽 🇺🇸 30,000 STITCHES (‘21) 🌙 MOONLIGHT MEMORIES (‘23) 💙 SOMETIMES STORMY (‘25)

Christine Evans - Kidlit Author

@christinenevans.bsky.social

Kidlit author of picture books and chapter books. http://christinenancyevans.com

Stephanie Wildman

@swildmansf.bsky.social

Kari Lavelle

@karilavellewrites.bsky.social

Author of the BUTT OR FACE? series, ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT: HOW JAMES EARL JONES FOUND HIS VOICE (illustrated by Bryan Collier), and WE MOVE THE WORLD (illustrated by @nabihaiderali.bsky.social)

Becky Levine

@beckylevine.bsky.social

Kidlit writer, knitter, beginning drummer. Come for the writing and books, stay for the cat, yarn, and travel pix. Opinions are my own. Unless you love them, in which case I'm happy to share. She/Her www.beckylevine.com

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

@debbieohi.com

Writes & illustrates books. 🇨🇦 #CanKidLit. Comics, board games, poetry. Illus in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS. Alt-text fan. #Uplift https://debbieohi.com/ What I'm working on: @work.debbieohi.com

Stacey B

@staceybyer.bsky.social

Kidlit writer & illustrator. Made in the Caribbean 🇬🇩 🇧🇧. Creator: #sweetshoutout series #PBParty Judge Rep'd: McIntosh & Otis Preorder WILL & KRILL (Beaming Books 2025) https://staceybyer.com/books

Katey Howes

@kateywrites.bsky.social

Bookish mom, kidlit author, taller than expected Latest: WOVEN OF THE WORLD Coming soon: REINDEER REMAINDERS ‘24 WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH ‘25 Website: https://www.kateyhowes.com Repped by Essie White: https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/katey-howes

susie ghahremani

@boygirlparty.bsky.social

Artist, children’s book author / kidlit illustrator, Boygirlparty Etsy. She/her 💌 i love snail mail, indie rock, fountain pens, wilderness. vegetarian, scbwi, RISD alum. BLM, love is love, read to kids, save our parks. 🧿 ↙️ http://linktr.ee/boygirlparty

Lilly G

@wonderlilly.bsky.social

Reader, writer, wanderer. I will never turn down a cup of coffee. Hopelessly devoted to the 80s, libraries, and singing with the windows down.

Erin Murphy

@agentemurph.bsky.social

Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and Aevitas Kids & Illustration. Member AALA. Knitter. Gamer. Cats and dogs. She/Her. Views expressed here are my own. Header photo is my backyard in Maine.

Lou Piccolo | Kidlit Editor, Author & Poet

@loupiccolo.bsky.social

I write & help children’s authors & poets ✨ write & revise stories ✨ learn to write in rhyme ✨ market their work with an author newsletter https://loupiccolo.myflodesk.com/thekidlitterletter www.rhymemadeeasyer.com/ Start 👉🏻 https://linktr.ee/LouPiccolo