PB25Vibes
We're #KidLit authors and illustrators with #picturebooks launching in 2025. Join us on a reading adventure to feel the PBVIBES in 2025 and beyond!📚🌈
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Get to know our team by following us on BlueSky! We are a group of writers and illustrators with traditionally-published picture books launching in 2025.
@tenoaks6.bsky.social
Happiest outdoors with a camera & my pup. 🇨🇦 Proud Canadian🍁🇨🇦 Living in kindness & gratitude. One Love🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧡 Trying to stay zen while holding my elbows up🇨🇦 Slava Ukraini🇺🇦 📷 Photos ©2025 @tenoaks6 unless otherwise credited
@inventingreality.bsky.social
I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. See inventingrealityediting.com
@earthlingbeta.bsky.social
Hello, writing community! We are the beta wing for the Darling Axe. Follow us for graphic writing prompts—all art is by actual humans. Find us here: https://tinyurl.com/earthlingbeta 🪓🪓
@ilonakidscribe.bsky.social
Kidlit writer, refugee daughter, member of co-housing community dedicated to eco-restoration. Rep'd by Kristen Terrette of Martin Literary Management.
@jedlie.bsky.social
I am the host of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our mission is to help families grow closer through reading!
@jenanyong.bsky.social
Picture Book Author rep'd by Morgan Hughes of FinePrint Literary Management, Wife & Mother, #SCBWI OK/AR PAL Coordinator, #12X12PB, #CTCWriters, Empowered Author🇭🇺🇺🇸 Blog: https://authorjenanyong.wordpress.com
@dmarchn.bsky.social
Illustrator // he/him Pratt Institute Communications Design Based in NYC
@jamiohmg.bsky.social
NEW—Seeking old (& new) book-ish friends Weaning off of X, FB, Insta! Teacher/Librarian fan! 🐈⬛ Writing & drawing (while cat judges) WIP: SpyKids & Cat vs. AntiDiversity villain #mgbookchat #amwriting #drawing #middlegradebooks #Kidlit #Kidlitart #cats
@hellomrsdinh.bsky.social
Author. Teacher. Forever learner. WHERE WILDFLOWERS GROW | THE JADE BRACELET | LY-LAN FINDS A WAY CHAPTER SERIES | THE MOON LANTERN Repped by: Belcastro Agency Published with @PenguinRandomHouse @RandomHouseStudio @Zonderkidz @AlbertWhitman
@farynh.bsky.social
✹ ɪʟʟᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ✹ ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴀʟ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀs + ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ✹ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ's ʙᴏᴏᴋs + ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀs ☼︎ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ @astoundus.bsky.social ᓚᘏᗢ farynhughes.com/links
@slj.com
School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
@jburbank.bsky.social
she/her I write & illustrate picture books! ENFJ/enneagram 7 #PBParty ‘23 and ‘25 Finalist, #PBRisingStars ‘23 Runner Up #StorytellerAcademy #SCBWI #12x12
@cherylajohnson.bsky.social
Author/Nature Photographer Rep'd by Mara Cobb @ Lighthouse Literary SCBWI/12x12 SCBWI MS Winner Detroit Writing Room MS Winner #PBChat Mentorship HM ArtPrize Artist 2024 http://cherylajohnsonwrites.weebly.com http://cherylajohnson.pictorem.com
@mmorgenlander.bsky.social
📚 Picture Book Writer #amquerying #scbwi #12x12challenge 📺 Kids Media Curriculum Developer 🎓 Playful PhD 👶👶 Mom to twins ♾️ Autism Advocate 🎶 Musical theatre fan 📍 Brooklyn, NY https://www.melissamorgenlander.com/
@jennbelden.bsky.social
Writer staring at her screen | Coffee-drinker | Book nerd | Avoiding housework like a boss. Some snark may follow. She/her (@jenncaffeinated at the bird app)
@lindsayamoretti.bsky.social
📚 KidLit Writer ✍️ SCBWI + Mighty KidLit 🌋 STEAM Curriculum Designer 📚 CYBILS 2024 EM/MG NF Judge 📕 🪴 https://open.substack.com/pub/lindsaymoretti
@pamvau.bsky.social
Children's book author. NE-SCBWI co-ARA. Director of Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat. #kidlit #PB #MG #12x12 www.pamvaughanauthor.com
@laurimeyers.bsky.social
Kidlit Author. Word juggler. Awkwardly funny. Embraces weird. #50PreciousWords Winner #KidsChoice Winner #PBParty 2023 HM #PBChat Mentorship 2021 #Madness!Poetry #SCBWI #12x12
@candacespizzirri.bsky.social
Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE (2026) 🫎💚 + more Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12
@kathyhjermstad.bsky.social
PB writer, SCBWI member, CBA graduate, scrapbooker, grandmother, crazy cat lady 😸 "Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each other's prose." --Logan Pearsall Smith
@jamigigot.bsky.social
Hello there! I am a children’s book author/illustrator and texture supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic living in the Pacific Northwest.
@robynnhyde.bsky.social
Children's author of #kidlit #pb Editor - Debut Journeys Author of Mirror Me Member of #12x12PB #SCBWI Canadian living in the UK https://linktr.ee/robynn_hyde
@wmdcurtis.bsky.social
Picture book author, songwriter, member of SCBWI, Association of Rhode Island Authors (ARIA), ASCAP, and Actors' Equity, versatile, funny, and serious, seeking representation
@kristin-012726.bsky.social
Author to upcoming PB: THE SUBSTI-TOOTH (Lawley Publishing, 2026) #12x12PB #kidlit
@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
@audreysbooks.bsky.social
Award-winning author and copywriter. Write. Bake. Repeat. MOO HOO and BAA HAA (Scholastic, 2024 & 2025), A HAT FOR HOUSE (Putnam, 2024), ONCE UPON A TAIL (Abrams, 2026) & more! Rep: @jmcgowanbks.
@debmcgarvey.bsky.social
Writer, reader, storyteller. Social worker, grief therapist. Lucky mama, gardener, sewing enthusiast. ArtsEd proponent. SCBWI | 12x12PB | 2020 PBCHAT Mentee
@michelleskennedy.bsky.social
https://www.michelleskennedy.com/ https://x.com/MichelleSKenned #PBWriter rep'd by https://x.com/MaraCobbWrites Wife & Mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI, #50PreciousWords HM, 3 x #PBParty Finalist ('24, '23, & '22) , #PBRisingStars Runner-up '23
@susansjmcc2.bsky.social
Educator, PB writer, and dog-lover 🦮🐾I am living my best life! #SCBWI #MightyKidlit #PBParty
@jocelynrish.com
Writer & filmmaker who puts birthday hats on my dogs. 📚 BATTLE OF THE BUTTS (Running Press Kids) 📽️ GRAVE INTENTIONS (Terror Films) 📚 BATTLE OF THE BRAINS (Running Press Kids)
@judyabeloveshemtob.bsky.social
Retired tchr BS M.Ed Boston U-Scarsdale Writers Ctr Sarah Lawrence Writng Inst Westport Writ Wrkshp SCBWI WFWA-Fr Kingston NY/Westchester NY-likes research swims bakes gardens science-Writer, Author, Children's PB, MG, Adult Women's Fict Historical Contemp
@sarahesteinberg.bsky.social
she/her/they - author-illustrator for kidlit and comics - make me laugh and don't act like you know everything - into terrariums right now - sarahesteinberg.com/links - rep'd by Allison Remcheck - Long Covid class of '20
@heidikyates.bsky.social
Author, illustrator & nature photographer. #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #PBChat '21 mentee Rep'd by Elisa Houot at The Seymour Agency
@jamiedonahoe.bsky.social
Reader, Kidlit Writer, Traveler and Info Junkie: books, chocolate, travel, historic buildings, food, climate justice, geocaching she/her #kidlit #12x12PB #SCBWI
@robinbwechsler.bsky.social
Children's author, freelance editor/writer. An avid reader, walker, baker, voter, museum goer, bird feeder. Cat lady. Likely drinking tea. 12x12 I Courage to Create I Writers' Loft I SCBWI member.
@tanyakonerman.bsky.social
PB/MG; Rep: Mona Kanin, Great Dog Lit ‘24 HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA 👻 ‘25 MUD TO THE RESCUE! 🐘🦩🦫 🐢 SCBWI; WFH | hiker 🥾 | veggie 🌽| bird&bear lover 🐤🐻 | nature 📷 | 💙 www.tanyakonerman.com
@christineoshestak.bsky.social
retired MH counselor for children. teens, and the occasional adult pre-published YA author looking for writing friends whose warped sense of humor matches mine
@booksbycindy.bsky.social
Picture Book author and nature educator. Coming in 2025, IF A BUMBLE BEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE Yeehoo Press. BUTTERFLY SEA is coming soon with Tielmour Press, #SCBWI #Edusky #CANSCAIP #CWILL 🦋 🐝 🍃 www.booksbycindy.com https://linktr.ee/Cynthiamackey
@jessieleh.bsky.social
Author/ Illustrator Naturalist/ Educator Artist, Curriculum Writer, Maker, Mom #12x12pb | #scbwi | ‘24 #pbparty HM #kidlit #pb #nf melding science & nature with art, magic & whimsy. Founder of public nature school. www.wineberrywoodpress.com
@sftravelwithkids.bsky.social
A freelancer, traveler, book reviewer, student of the world, food critic, and amateur photographer. ✈️📚🍽️ 📸 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PHKGaw Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/Troy Disclosure: I earn commissions on purchases made through my links.
@donnacangelosi.bsky.social
KidLit Author. Psychologist. Adventurer. MISTER ROGERS' GIFT OF MUSIC 🎶. LIGHT, LETTERS & LOVE (Sleeping Bear, 2027)🌻 #SCBWI #12x12 www.donnacangelosi.com
@normacardenas.bsky.social
assoc prof of practice | research food, identity, culture, and pedagogy #LasMusas '21 #PBChat '22 #WNDB '23 #RUCCL '23 Mentee #SCBWI #12x12 Ella/She
@andrewkatzauthor.bsky.social
#Kidlit author 🇨🇦. #picturebooks Editor and story coach. Forest of Reading nominee. Co-founder Picture Books, Eh! Upcoming: JACKIE'S DRAWING (2025) LITTLE HEARTS IN THE SNOW (2025). Recent: A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY (2022). andrewkatzbooks.ca. He/him
@judithgraves.bsky.social
Author, illustrator, vintage decor lover. A TALE OF TWO KITTIES, Acorn Press, 2023. The ANNEthology, Acorn Press, 2024. Living on beautiful Prince Edward Island. I am Canadian.🇨🇦 #SCBWI #SCBWICanada #canscaip #kidlit #YAlit
@monicaacker1.bsky.social
THE LEGEND OF LEO coming Spring 2026 art by Mikel Valverde Marble Press | BRAVE LIKE MOM art by Paran Kim Beaming Books | Agent: Kaitlyn Sanchez @ Bradford #SCBWI #12x12PB, mom of 3, ♥'s🥜🍫 she/her/hers https://linktr.ee/monicaacker
@imaginationsoup.bsky.social
Writer, book reviewer, school visit coach, publicist, soon-to-be author, fmr teacher & lit trainer, passionate about kidlit, SEL, representation, & reading! M.Ed. https://imaginationsoup.net