SpookyMiddleGrade
We are a group of middle grade authors sharing a love of spooky stories all year round. Offering FREE virtual visits for grades 3-8 🎃#SpookyMG
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@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
@etraintalks.bsky.social
E Train Talks Inc. is a 501©(3) literacy nonprofit. Founded by Ethan, a 14-year-old award-winning literacy advocate, book reviewer, podcaster & public speaker. E Train is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children worldwide! www.etraintalks.com
@charlenedraws.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🇸🇬 Illustrator, author (The Pink Pajamas, S&S 2025) | Rep: Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary | Co-host @kidlitart.bsky.social chat 🎨 CharleneChua.com ✏️ charlenedraws.bio.link 🚫AI/NFT
@kellienicely.com
Illustrator/Kidlit - I love marine animals, albatrosses, tufted titmice, Splatoon, Pikmin and cooking! Oh yeah I garden too! kellienicely.com 🌱 [Kellie's Art Only Feed] https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wqxkatcfmjhtopmz56xckzsa/feed/aaam3zdthj4cm
@bonnieadamson.com
Illustrator; writer of various things; former #SCBWI IC and ARA; co-host of #kidlitchat, Tuesdays at 9E/6P; art and books at bonnieadamson.com Represented by Sara Crowe Literary.
@literaticat.bsky.social
literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
A full service literary agency repping the best books in the world since 1981. (Not that we are biased). We LOVE books and their creators!
@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social
I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖 #PBParty host | #SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator | #12x12PB | http://linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss | https://mindyalyseweiss.com/ Repped by @joycesweeney.bsky.social
@jestrudel.bsky.social
Literary agent with The Rights Factory. Founder of WritingCommunity.ca. CLOSED TO QUERIES FOR NOW.
@jaymieh.bsky.social
Reader, writer, super dork. YA author of Badass(ish). jaymieheilman.com I write books for kids, teens, and former kids. I often write about climate and environmental subjects, and was a historian of Peru in my first career.
@ericaleewrites.bsky.social
✍️ Picture book author, seeking rep 📚 Here for the #kidlit community! 🌱 WILD GREENS, BEAUTIFUL GIRL (out now!) 💫 SKY LUCK (Fall 2025) 🌎 台灣阿美族 aboriginal Taiwanese (Amis) & Euro-American 📍 Los Angeles 🔗 www.ericaleewrites.com
@gregpincus.bsky.social
Writer. Likes to rhyme, though not when writing movies or novels. But you should see my shopping lists! Has never bought an orange. #kidlitchat cohost for 14+ years on ex-Twitter (and now here on Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST!). Still bats and throws righty.
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/rmc Conference link tree: https://linktr.ee/rmcscbwi Cover Art by 2023 Letters & Lines Conference Portfolio Contest winner, Brittany Cicchese (brittanycicchese.com) Profile Art by Kaz Windness (windnessbooks.com)
@scbwiindiana.bsky.social
Indiana Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Banner art credit: Michelle Wood Social Media Coordinator: Melissa Chupp https://www.scbwi.org/regions/indiana
@scbwihouston.bsky.social
Friend + cheerleader to those who create stories for children. Official account for the Houston chapter of the SCBWI www.scbwi.org/regions/houston
@scbwisfneb.bsky.social
Welcome to SCBWI SF North & East Bay!🤗 Follow us! Facebook and Pinterest: SCBWI CA/San Francisco North & East Bay Region Instagram: scbwinortheastbay
@sylvialiu.bsky.social
MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | next book: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup story out 2026) | latest book: 🦌 NEAR & DEER | MG sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
@sylviaichen.bsky.social
TRICKY CHOPSTICKS {‘24 @SimonKIDS} 🌟 SPARKLES FOR SUNNY: A Lunar New Year Story {‘25 @PenguinKids} 🌟 #SCBWI #12x12PB #PBParty #PBRisingStars #PBStudyBuddy Rep: @AgentHenkin 💜 food +☕+ writing STEAM PBs
@ginaperry.bsky.social
KidLit Author Illustrator, THE KING OF BOOKS Feiwel & Friends ‘25. / TOO MUCH! NOT ENOUGH!, MINI DOODLES / AVEN GREEN illustrator / Creator of #KidLitArtPostcard / Rep’d by Sean McCarthy www.ginaperry.com
@kidlitart.bsky.social
#KidLitArt chat for children's illustrators & fans of kidlit art. Next chat - Thurs, May 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST May topic - TBA Mods - @charlenedraws.bsky.social and @weyakindesigns.bsky.social
@victoriastrauss.bsky.social
Adult/YA novelist, fanatical gardener, co-founder of SFWA's publishing industry watchdog group Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic) https://writerbeware.blog https://victoriastrauss.com
@anooshasyed.com
award-winning author/illustrator for children’s books, character designer & art educator📚 ✎ resources, books, & more links ↓ https://www.anooshasyed.com
@svtworks.bsky.social
Designer Architect 建築師 creative http://linktr.ee/svt.works #GN #NF #PB | #illustrator| #api 3x @canadacouncil always revising Pb+Prep Gn pitch sets #amquerying illustration.shirleyvting.com 📚 ✏️ |No 🧌, no TMI.
@jimhoover017.bsky.social
I am a children’s book art director, and that’s it. That is my entire vibe. Oh, and pop culture stuff. Right right right—I’m also drawn to politics like a mosquito to a bug zapper. Going to try to save that for Threads and be on my be best behavior here.
@phyllisharris.bsky.social
Children’s book author-illustrator. Rep’d by Kristen Terrette @ Martin Literary. Books: THE GIFT SHOP BEAR 🧸🎄❤️ CLAUDE 🎨🐶 2026 Illustrated over 30 children’s books. Website - https://www.phyllisharris.com
@martychan.bsky.social
Author, playwright, and servant to my cats. Check out my website for my books: martychan.com.
@bethvolkmann.bsky.social
M.Ed. Children's Book Writer. Picture Taker. Nature Lover. Anglophile. Curious about flora and fauna of all kinds but particularly fond of elephants, wolves, birds, insects, and trees. #SCBWI. #12x12 #kidlit #naturalist elizabethvolkmannauthor.com
@johannamation.bsky.social
👻 BUY THE GHOSTKEEPER GN!👇 theghostkeeper.carrd.co Illustrator ✦ Comic Artist ✦ Writer ✦ Cottage-Goth ✦ TTRPGer ✦ 💖💜💙 Rep: Laurel Symonds (KT Lit) 🌎 Portfolio: johannamation.com
@julicaveny.bsky.social
5th grade teacher, book lover & children's author. Rep for downstate SCBWI-IL Bookends, NaNoWriMo et al. she/her Lifelong hobbyist; casual artist #JuneWritingChallenge #illustratepride participant
@kyletwebster.bsky.social
Artist, educator, author, digital brush wizard (proudly working at Procreate). Founder (and seller) of KyleBrush. Creator of Lines of Zen, the first meditative drawing app. http://kyleTwebster.com
@jacintapatt.bsky.social
#PB author, wife, mama, teacher, learner. Member of #SCBWI and currently querying! My words appear in @TheDirigible 🎈
@ksonnack.bsky.social
Children's Agent. Reader. Mama. Header art by Marissa Valdez.
@litagentsaritza.bsky.social
✨Lit Agent @andreabrownlit.bsky.social✨ @aalitagents.bsky.social Member✨ #tabletop nerd ✨Coffee junkie✨Romance Enthusiast✨💖💙💜Boricua✨#LGBTQIA & Autism Advocate✨ https://QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
@deborahkerbel.com
Award-Winning 🇨🇦 #kidlit author of 30 books (picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, young adult, non-fiction) https://linktr.ee/deborahkerbel NEW in 2024: IGGY INCLUDED (Scholastic Canada) WHAT ABOUT AN OCTOPUS? (Owlkids)
@doodlemitzy.bsky.social
Hi! I'm an illustrator from Belgium. I love vector, mid century modern design and freaky things.
@mollyoneill.bsky.social
Literary agent at Root Literary. Builder of bookmakers. Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. mollyoneillbooks.com
@sarahalbee.bsky.social
I write NF books for kids. Newest titles: BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER/THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT/ZERO: THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T. Repped by Caryn Wiseman at ABLA. Love visiting schools!
@mstewartscience.bsky.social
Writes science books for kids. Cares deeply about literacy and science education. Nonfiction advocate. She/her https://melissa-stewart.com
@grubreport.bsky.social
I write things. Things that children read.🖖🏻 Books out in 2025: NOT LIKE EVERY DAY and ZEB AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS. More coming. MN-raised, CA-aged. She/her Rep: Jenn Laughran/ABLA Profile art: @cpark.bsky.social https://www.stephanielucianovic.com
@kellyamangan.bsky.social
MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH (Holiday House). LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press). #KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.” Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social Www.Authorkellymangan.com #NoAIArt
@mcusolito.bsky.social
Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. Preorder JELLYFISH SCIENTIST and IN THE WORLD OF WHALES. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her https://linktr.ee/mcusolito
@maplelam.bsky.social
Author-Illustrator in Los Angeles. What I love: Comics | Arts | History | Culture | Competitive badminton Website: MapleLam.com Newsletter: maplelam.substack.com
@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+)
@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🌈
@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
@scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social
This is the official Bluesky account for the Ohio North chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. And we're awesome. #scbwi #SCBWIOhioN https://www.scbwi.org/regions/ohionorth
@paulvinelli.bsky.social
Picture Book Writer | MLIS Co-Host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast @sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
@dsallenauthor.bsky.social
Damara Allen (she/her) Wife, mother, and writer of #middlegrade #horror | #MGnarwhals | #PitchWars '21 alum | rep'd by @esc_key | The Skeleton Flute (Aladdin Books 2024) | The Undead War (Aladdin Books 2026) | www.dsallenauthor.com
@alilauer.bsky.social
she/her. Teacher Librarian working for equity and access for all. Representation matters. Dog lover. Reader. Wanna-writer.