MGWG.bsky.social
Middle Grade Writers Group
MGWG is a free online meeting that originates in Minnesota and welcomes MG authors and writers from all over the world. We meet on the third Monday, 7pm CT, during the months of January-May and September-November.
@joannearlymacken.bsky.social
Author of Grow; Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move; Waiting Out the Storm; and more. Sewist of upcycled clothing and Boomerang Bags. Collector and planter of seeds, baker of pies, fan of springtime and waterways and creatures that fly. www.joannmacken.com
@yabooknerd.bsky.social
Children's Librarian, Young Adult Librarian, a lover of books, book blogger, writer, and book reviewer. She/Her https://linktr.ee/YABookNerd
@lesliegentile.bsky.social
Canadian middle grade author/ musician of Scottish, Tuscarora and Salish heritage.
@authorjustinachen.bsky.social
🖊️ Author: YA. MG. PB. Book Club fiction. 📚 WITH TWICE THE LOVE, DESSIE MEI. NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL. THE PATCH. 🥳 Asian Pacific American Literature Award 🐶 Writer-mom. Stepmom. Dog-mom.
@susanfirghilpark.bsky.social
writer, nature lover and complete book geek living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by forest, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and chickens. Member SCBWI.
@lkconnellybooks.bsky.social
Writer. Misfit. Coffee and tea. Ghosts and witches. #amwriting #MG #kidlit #booksky
@tishreads.bsky.social
Reader 📚 Traveler ✈️ Crafter 🧶Writer ✍🏻 Former educator and librarian turned marketer. Give me all the middle grade books! https://www.goodreads.com/librarianchristina
@tjrydellahuactzin.bsky.social
He/Him A thirty something LGBTQIA+ querying author/illustrator from the PNW! Writing, posting WIP arts, thinking about books! There is nothing more amazing than taking a silly idea seriously.
@imeerie.bsky.social
💀 MG horror author 🦷 OPEN WIDE (Aladdin, Aug ‘25) ✍🏻 Repped by Lynnette Novak https://www.imeerie.com https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Open-Wide/I-M-Eerie/9781665980418
@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
@rmromeroauthor.bsky.social
🧿 Award-winning and international bestselling author 🌊 THE TEAR COLLECTOR (10/14/2025, LBYR) 📕 Rep: Patricia Nelson https://linktr.ee/rmromeroauthor
@lisasbilla.bsky.social
writer of picture books and poetry, teacher, traveler, mom of boys and dogs #12x12PB #scbwi #InkedVoices #50PreciousWords winner '23 HM '24 #amquerying
@gayleenwrites.bsky.social
Writer, reader, dog lover. You'll probably find me at the library. Repped by Terrie Wolf at #AKALiterary #wolfpack
@off2writeigo.bsky.social
NOLA>>TN; SCBWI Midsouth RA; writer with Cajun roots and a book nearby
@tananmalay.bsky.social
Educator • wife • mom of sons • curious • tech-savvy • singer • swimmer • Canada/US • mglit • kidlit • opinions are my own (she/her)
@willmarstudios.bsky.social
'96 Queer living in Chicago! Looking to join a Literary Agency! Illustrator+Designer, Writer, Critique Partner, Bookworm and Aspiring #LitAgent 🖋☕️🌈✨️🍉 https://lnk.bio/willmarstudios ‼️🚫 AI / NFT 🚫‼️
@ambersterling.bsky.social
📚 Book Lover, MG Writer, Former Teacher, Mom, Happiest around nature + animals 🐾
@leightherriault.bsky.social
Writer & Poet 🌙✨️ AuDHD ☆ Contributing author to the YA anthology, PROM PERFECT (Wild Ink Pub, 2025) 🌸 Rep: Liz Nealon at Great Dog Literary leightherriault.com 🍁
@jancarr.bsky.social
Author of kids' books, including numerous picture books + BUDDY AND BEA chapter book series; Balletomane; Socialist heart rep: Andrea Cascardi, www.transatlanticagency.com Author website: https://www.jancarr.net/
@ericajabali.bsky.social
MG and YA author, agented, and on sub with my MG mystery with anxiety rep! #MG #YA #MiddleGrade #Author
@stephlaubooks.com
Author, illustrator, former pastry chef. Making picture books & graphic novels w/ a splash of mischief. THE ABOMINABLE SNOW DANCER is available for pre-order! (Penguin Workshop - Nov 4, 2025) Rep: @allielevick.bsky.social Website: bit.ly/stephlaubooks
@heyjimhill.bsky.social
Word nerd, pixel wrangler. Writes funny on purpose. VCFA WCYA SCBWI
@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
@doucette515.bsky.social
Author | Poet | San Diego Kids Write Judge | MGpies | SCBWI Mentee: Joy McCullough | Agent: Leslie Zampetti @Open Book Lit | #KidLitChat [Tuesdays 9pm ET/6pm PT] | MG Hub | Highlight’s Kay Yoder Scholarship for American History ‘24 | https://bit.ly/3Zf7FiH
@kidlitkat.bsky.social
executive editor of ya, mg and picture books at knopf bfyr, writer of songs and picture books (POWER TOOL ALPHABET coming in 2025), appreciator of odd curiosities
@septimusbrown.com
Senior editor at the DarlingAxe.com. Blogging at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Author of WHEN THE SKY BREAKS. Chaotic good. He/they.
@jacquelinewest.bsky.social
Author (MG/YA: THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE, LAST THINGS, LONG LOST, etc.). Poet. Parent. Cemetery wanderer. Usually covered with ink and dog hair. HWA, SFPA. www.jacquelinewest.com
@lorrainewrites.bsky.social
Native Marylander, Cymruphile (a Welsh thing), reader of Shakespeare, lover of dogs and all things chocolate, MG fiction writer, @scbwiatx, @crohnscolitisfdn
@nicolemhewitt.bsky.social
MG Author (she/her) 🎵THE SONG OF ORPHAN'S GARDEN🌺 January 21, 2025 Feiwel & Friends🌟Bookseller (Kids’ Specialist)🌟SCBWI-IL Co-rep 🌟Former homeschool co-op teacher🌟Rep: Deborah Warren East/West Literary https://linktr.ee/nicolemhewitt
@mandyfletcher.bsky.social
#MG #PB #Kidlit Writer Co-ARA for Southern Breeze @SCBWI #50PreciousWords '25 HM #WTMP mentee #FallWritingFrenzy '24 HM #Halloweensie '24 Finalist Susanna Hill Holiday Writing Contest '24 Finalist 2024 Terry Kay Prize for Fiction
@birthdaygirl.bsky.social
Writer. Literacy Coach. Lover of people, dogs, and words. #SCBWI #12 x 12 #KidsChoiceWinner -'24 #KidLitVibesWinner-'23 #50PreciousWordsHM-'23 and '24 Seeking representation
@jonipopewrites.bsky.social
MG/YA writer. Storymakers Guild member. Bookworm 📚🐛. Maker of amigurumi. Loves sloths 🦥. Nerd. “Have courage and be kind.” She/Her
@alexandraott.bsky.social
Author of The Wish Ring Cipher (Norton 2026), Seekers of the Wild Realm and Rules for Thieves series (S&S). Freelance editor. Agent: Victoria Doherty Munro at Writers House. www.alexandraott.com
@rcarterhall.bsky.social
Fantasy/science fiction author for MG/YA/adults. Loves cats, tea, & books of all sorts. Member of SFWA, SCBWI, Codex, Furry Writers' Guild. Blue dot in a red state. Still masking because the pandemic isn't over. She/her. https://linktr.ee/reneecarterhall
@jomariebankston.bsky.social
Scribbler of Stories, Hoarder of Books, and a Registered Nurse. Sometimes stuck waiting for spoons. Do Not Obey In Advance. #SCBWI #LongCovid She/Her
@meganlacera.bsky.social
Co-Creator of The Wild Ones/Los Bravos and Zombies Don't Eat Veggies/Los zombis no comen verduras with Jorge Lacera. Creative strategist and visionary. www.studiolacera.com
@lisacowanpineo.bsky.social
Writer currently working on a MG novel. Mom to a ND son and a trans daughter. Ally. Lover of horror & true crime media, the Food Network, tattoos, and pop culture Christmas ornaments. 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️♾️ She/her
@declark.bsky.social
youtube.com/@annemariedeclark Book reviewer. Mystery author. Tree planter. Cancer survivor. Vegetarian. Married.
@bethhgier.bsky.social
PB/MG Author | Hamline MFAC ‘23 | SCBWI | she/her | www.bethgier.com | Coming Fall 2025: IT’S LIKE WE TOUCHED THE MOON
@katrynwrites.bsky.social
Award winning author and also the one who brings up serial killers at your party. 💀🖤 (she/her) BLM 🏳️🌈
@danaalisonlevy.bsky.social
Writer of books, rouser of rabble. 50% books, 50% cats, 50% political rants, 0% math. I swear more than you might expect. YA/MG author repped by Marietta Zacker @ Gallt & Zacker. www.danaalisonlevy.com https://linktr.ee/danaalisonlevy
@bookhusker.bsky.social
Mom, Wife, School Librarian | B.S. Ed. , M.S. Ed.| Lover of MG & YA books 📚
@vanessaeb.bsky.social
Librarian by day. MG/YA writer by night. Black Latina🇲🇽. Makeup Junkie. Tea Lover. Dog lover. Querying Latina fantasy and realistic contemporary. Love #gymnastics Mod of KidlitLatinx Public Health Educator
@itsjennylbrown.bsky.social
Writer of words. Theatre Kid at heart. Rep'd by Alyssa Jennette Former #Pitchwars mentor & mentee she/her
@laurastegman.bsky.social
Middle Grade Author: Summer of L.U.C.K + Ready or Not + The Chambered Nautilus (Young Dragons) | SCBWI | Publicist/Creator PR Tips for Authors linktr.ee/LauraStegman
@christynewrites.bsky.social
writer, mother, lawyer, introvert, insomniac author of middle grade novels TREX, KINGDOM OF SECRETS & CURSE OF THE DEAD MAN’S DIAMOND Rep: Danielle Chiotti, Upstart Crow Literary www.christynewrites.com she/her