Tegan Beese
Writer | Librarian 🏳️🌈
PhD YSJ | MFA VCFA ‘22 | MLIS UIUC ‘18
Printz 2020 🥔
I write books about misunderstood women, spooky stuff, and trauma.
@govpancakes.bsky.social
Veteran gamer and twitch streamer, semi professional cook, voice actor, Esports coach, tournament organizer and event planner! Twitch.Tv/GovPancakes is the link in the bio 🤣🥞
@maureencharles.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer • MFA VCFA • Slave to cats • Mom to Shak • Co-Author of MUSIC MAVENS: 15 WOMEN OF NOTE IN THE INDUSTRY (Chicago Review Press 2023)• Social Entrepreneur/Cofounder at Love of Aging
@jennyziegler.bsky.social
Writer. Speaker. Goofball. VCFA Faculty. Author of MG and YA novels, including WORSER, named a Best Book of the Year by New York Times, Kirkus, and Booklist. jenniferziegler.com she/her/hers
@lilkittenash.bsky.social
Nonbinary bean (they/she) taking on this weird, gendered world one “other” box at a time. 2SLGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. This is not up for debate, Karen.☺️
@theresamburton.bsky.social
Story Weaver✍️, Editor📝 , Dancer💃 , Traveler🗺️, Book Lover📚, Educator👩🏫, Coffee Enthusiast☕️, Witchy Vibes 🌗✨ Crow Lover 🐦⬛
@shannongibney.bsky.social
Author of The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be; We Miss You, GF; Where We Come From (co-author) + others. Printz Honor, Carter G. Woodson + 3 MN Book Awards. Also: Adoptee, Blerd, Mama, Prof, Runner, Traveler, waiting for the world to end in ‘25.
@barberchicago.bsky.social
Board Member, Woodridge School District 68 | School/Bulk Order Manager, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore 🦄 | Co-founder, LITapalooza | Books in kids’ hands always and forever. ❤️📚
@anuncivilphd.bsky.social
Library & Info Sciences Prof @ U of Illinois | #Comics #Libraries #Education #Kids #History | '16 Eisner '20 Ringo & '22 Lynd Ward Juries | PhD | Queer | Hard of hearing | I debunked Fredric Wertham and lost on Jeopardy | https://ko-fi.com/caroltilley
@cordellmatthew.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Illustrator and author of books. 2018 Caldecott Medalist.
@jillinois.bsky.social
My birth was announced on Hee-Haw. It's been downhill ever since. she/her Progressive, Bi, GenX. Accidental science teacher. I look like a meek middle-aged Midwest mom. Chaotic good.
@noethematt.bsky.social
Overcaffeinated Kentuckian in Massachusetts. Librarian. Professor. Trustee. Ask me about #GraphicMedicine. Trying to be kind, do good, and read comics. (He/Him) linktr.ee/NoetheMatt
@vefrankel.bsky.social
College writing instructor and homeschool educator 🍎 Books 📚, scifi-fantasy 🪐, education 📐, authoring 📝 ✡️ https://athenasacademy.com/courses
@marcellapixley.bsky.social
Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (forthcoming Candlewick 2025). TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
@ccwriter2.bsky.social
Kidlit writer. Recent grad of Vermont College of Fine Arts. I write fiction and narrative nonfiction, picture books, chapter books, middle grade novel-in-verse. I'm the proud mom of two young men, an Iyengar yoga teacher, and a coffee freak.
@lynfairchildhawks.bsky.social
Author, educator, Gen X. There’s room for all of us at the table. RESIST💙Author of @nervesofsteel, How Wendy Redbird Survived & Teaching Macbeth. Book Pipeline & Writer’s Digest 1st Place Winner. VCFA WCYA alum. Fan of Greg Hawks. https://www.lynhawks.com
@yaya6o9.bsky.social
Writer, poet (#PB, #NF), librarian, naturalist, wild bird rehabber, foodie, quilter. 12x12; 2020 KPBS One Book One San Diego Pick—WRITE TO ME—LETTERS FROM JAPANESE CHILDREN TO THE LIBRARIAN THEY LEFT BEHIND cynthiagrady.com
@lolasharp.bsky.social
Writer/author. Art maker. Avid gardener. Music lover. Servant to furry overlords. Nachos connoisseur. Midnight margarita partaker. Masshole. She/her Website: LolaSharp.com
@heatherpaterson.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Development @lgbtconsortium.bsky.social | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine #LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
@as-king.bsky.social
Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com. She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
@noshesthebear.bsky.social
Children’s Book Author IF MY HAIR HAD A VOICE (Beaming Books) • INVENTIONS TO COUNT ON (Abrams Appleseed) • Rep: Ammi-Joan Paquette danamiroballi.com Instagram: noshesthebear #KIDLIT #CHICAGO
@jennyz.bsky.social
librarian. tea chugger. daydream believer. Jersey girl. not aspiring to be humble ✌🏼 Bookstagram @jennyzreads
@frankgaimari.bsky.social
Best-selling author, film critic, and screenwriter. Award-winning scripts: Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood, Mary Reid, and La Famiglia. I love movies and my two golden retrievers. www.FrankGaimari.com www.FranksFilmReview.com
@dorothypensky.bsky.social
I’m a YA writer and retired librarian. #VCFA WCYA grad and #librarian. I enjoy nature and playing classical guitar. I’m #AuHD and #bipolar.
@laurelsnyder.bsky.social
Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot. http://laurelsnyder.com
@jennamariekittycat.bsky.social
librarian, book critic, cat caretaker, chicagoan. fan of tea and pop culture. 💗💜💙
@rileyrowanwrites.bsky.social
💞 Author of contemporary romance and romcoms with heart, heat & HEA. 💻 Editor. Member of CIEP. 💜 WIP: Hearts Adrift. 🧠 Neurodivergent.
@nic-davisson.bsky.social
Meezer mom 🐈⬛(siamese cats),PhD student at the U of U, small business owner w/ my kiddo refabulizing furniture with delovely art🎨, democratic socialist, feminist, late bloomer🪷🏳️🌈yacht rock lover⛵️🌊teatime keeper🫖 https://lavienouveaudecor.etsy.com
@babyfork.bsky.social
Former teacher and school librarian. Currently writing for kids. Dolly Parton is my patron saint. Bill Murray is my spirit animal. I ❤️ cheese, rainbows & picture books! VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & YA ‘22 AKA Babyfork 🌈🧀📚🌮🦄
@cindyschwind1.bsky.social
Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
@logosandtypes.bsky.social
Letter Logo Love! Welcome to a space where the artistry of letters meets impactful logos. Explore how Real Companies perfect this creative fusion.
@dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Mom, wife, retired peds MD, author/illustrator, 🇹🇭Thai American, SCBWI Emerging Voices & Narr Art Award winner, E/W Lit Agency, usually posts #kidlit art/sketches ≈wkly, art marketing. Ignores random DMs. She/her/hers, opinions my own.
@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
@lennywendraws.bsky.social
Children's books author-illustrator 📚 Spicy Spicy Hot! (LBYR) 📚Wolfgang in the Meadow (Clarion) 📚Pippo's Perfectly Peculiar Days (Clarion) Represented by Christy Ewers @thecatagency.bsky.social www.lennywen.com/links
@jmqmorris.bsky.social
freelance artist | she/they | viet-american Commissions: VGen.co/jmqmorris Print Shop: inprnt.com/gallery/jmqmorris Portfolio: jmqfolio.carrd.co Website: jmqmorris.carrd.co
@ninamataart.bsky.social
🇵🇭🇺🇸 KidLit Author/Illustrator. NYT Bestseller. Mom. Wife. Old school gamer. My favorite RPG game is Escape from Monkey Island. IG:ninamataart Rep: Christy Ewers, CAT Agency
@eychristine.bsky.social
illustrator 🇵🇭 BOX OF DREAMS (Harper 24), DREAMING OF A QUINCEAÑERA (Scholastic 25) 📚 rep’d by Full Circle Literary 📍nj -> htx available for freelance! https://eychristine.carrd.co