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@childs-play.co.uk
Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
@erinentrada.bsky.social
Author + Illustrator | 2x Newbery Medalist | National Book Award Finalist | NYT Bestseller | Agent: Sara Crowe | Faculty: Hamline MFAC | https://linktr.ee/erinentrada
@kidlitjenny.bsky.social
📚 Debut picture book author ❤ I Love Harriet Kippley (by myself and Alessia Girasole) is now available 📚 SCBWI 💜 BTS army since 2019 Host of.... 📚 #ChatWithThePBLady 🥳 #PartyWithPicturebooks 🔎Zoom into Picture Books ✍#KidlitCritiqueDay
@andrewauseon.bsky.social
MG/YA Author. Video Game Designer. Spellbinders. Alienated. Freak Magnet. Funny Little Monkey. Jo-Jo & the Fiendish Lot. spellbinderbooks.com andrewauseon.com Represented by Aevitas Creative Management.
@amourasher.bsky.social
Texan YA Author 🤠 I hang out w made up ppl most of the time. Houston Sports Advocate. My alter ego is a Prima Ballerina. BLM.
@ambercaraveo.bsky.social
😻 Literary agent at Skylark Literary - www.skylark-literary.com. Loves sunny days, folklore, children’s books, YA books, all books! (She/her)
@thetobiasagency.bsky.social
A full-service literary agency representing authors of fiction and nonfiction. https://thetobiasagency.com/
@victoriastrauss.com
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
@katemessner.com
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES www.katemessner.com
@jeannewharvey.bsky.social
#kidlit author! I value the power of words, art, dancing & chocolate. I love writing picture book bios about inspiring creative people! May 2025: THE GLASS PYRAMID Recent: ELSE B. IN THE SEA, ABLAZE WITH COLOR & DRESSING UP THE STARS. jeanneharvey.com
@nadiaawriter.bsky.social
KidLit Author: RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP (2023), HUMPHREY THE EGG_SPLORER (2023) THE ANIMAL SOCIETIES SERIES (2023) Agent: Joyce Sweeney, 12x12,
@queergnc.bsky.social
AVL-based ⛰️ middle grade + young adult graphic novels 📚 queer characters, themes + vibes 🌈 memoir, magical realism, fantasy, neurodivergence + mental health 💖
@mgescapades.bsky.social
A community of authors debuting with middle grade books in 2025. middlegradeescapades.com https://mainpointbooks.com/book/9781250331342
@lnandrea.bsky.social
Writer of YA and middle grade fiction. Lover of reading, writing, dogs, camping, collecting rocks, and learning about ways people can work together to make the world better for all.
@desireeonpaper.bsky.social
Author of soft, strong stories for kids. Big feelings, Black joy, always heart-first. #KidLit
@authorsandhya.bsky.social
Bay Area, CA | Children’s Book Author & Writer ▪️10 Gulab Jamuns ▪️Living Bridges 2025 ▪️Everwhere I Call Home 2026 rep'd by Kathleen Rushall, ABLA linktr.ee/AuthorSandhya
@rjharkscribe.bsky.social
Writer // Aspiring Author // Scribbling my first novel, an absurd fantasy-comedy in a coffee haze. // Still here? Awkward… #FantasyComedy #amwriting #Hark
@andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social
Andrews McMeel Kids is proud to foster new roads to reading with books for every kind of reader📚 Home to Big Nate, Phoebe & Her Unicorn, and more!
@eileenruvane.bsky.social
Author of YA speculative thriller TELL ME MY FUTURE, coming Spring 2026 with Amulet Books. Rep'd by Susan Hawk / Upstart Crow Literary.
@picturebookgold.bsky.social
Picture book authors & illustrators • Follow us and join the fun! • #KidLit #PBGold Banner & logo art by Molly Cranch
@heidiaubrey.bsky.social
Children's author and illustrator living among the trees outside Portland, Oregon. "Ada and the Goat" (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House) www.heidiaubrey.com
@rsonenshine.bsky.social
Children’s Author. K-12 Literacy Specialist. Bird Stalker, Tea Snob, Tree Climber, Rhymer. THE DEN THAT OCTOPUS BUILT. (Candlewick May 2024) Rep’d by BookStop Literary. http://www.randisonenshine.com/
@candidcover.bsky.social
Olivia 🌸 YA book blogger, Starbucks lover, & professional bibliophile. She/Her candidcover.net linktr.ee/candidcover
@rituhemwrites.bsky.social
Children's Author LION OF THE SKY: HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray MG Novel in Verse '24 THEIR STORY IS OUR STORY: Chronicle Books NNF PB '26 Represented by Rubin Pfeffer
@afraclose.bsky.social
Writer of poetry, picture books, and middle grade fiction; located in Marana, AZ.
@jmrivero.bsky.social
I'm a Resister bleeding blue, doing what I can to save our democracy. Unless I know you I'll block your DMs. Don’t be a creeper. Awaiting the publication of my first book. I love my husband, my children, my grandchildren, and books. #SCBWI
@susancstew.bsky.social
Children’s picture book enthusiast; non-fiction children’s book writer (“work in progress”); retired professor/teacher trainer. 🤗
@zombicatures.bsky.social
THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG (‘25 JLG Selection, Fall #2025debuts) Co-RA @SCBWIRockyMtn.bsky.social #kidlitartinstructor at www.cuddlefishacademy.com #aapi #rosebudauthor Rep: @annmrose.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social www.stanyan.me
@annsukwang.bsky.social
picture book debut “The House Before Falling into the Sea” by Dial Penguin Random House, 3/12/24 💕📚🛼💃🏻🥟🐶🙏 annsukwang.com https://linktr.ee/annsukwang (name pronounced: Ann Sook Wong)
@bethstockdale.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer/Illustrator/Songwriter Listen to THE BIG BLUE WHALE SONG and Follow me where ever you stream music: https://youtu.be/XkV42Vaq8hE?si=zX9_GUBMBV1STKiF
@vrukaslt.bsky.social
#KidLit author | Retired library media tech | #SCBWI | #12x12 #pb | Mamá | Wife | Lowrider lover | Pan Dulce connoisseur | 🇺🇸Chicana🇲🇽 | Rep’d by Leah Pierre - Ladderbird Literary Agency | lauraadelacruz.com | https://linktr.ee/laura_delacruz
@writerdi.bsky.social
#PB #MG author rep'd by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary |'24 PBParty finalist | '24 WNDB Mentee| '23 #SCBWI-NM Enchantment Show winner| #12x12 | retired educator | ❤️ photography | http://mochadiane.com | she/her/hers
@joxfoxo.bsky.social
I like writing poems and reading other people’s too. Picture Book writer - currently querying 🤞Published writer of short fiction in national women’s press. Novice knitter. Maker of sensory tools and fidgets. Powered by ADHD⚡️ No DM’s
@helenedebelak.bsky.social
Reading teacher 40 years * 17 grandchildren, so lots of PB reading * poetry lover for myself and children * I'm 74 and WILL publish before I'm 80!
@loriwriting.bsky.social
PB writer, 12x12 challenge, PBParty, Children’s Book Academy graduate, wife, mom, nana, retired elementary teacher and counselor. #lkidlit #PB
@gtothess.bsky.social
Reader, writer, librarian, Oregonian, extremely hilarious #12x12 #SCBWI #pb
@winikat.bsky.social
Writer/poet (SFF, kidlit & more), avid advocate of museums, libraries, cultural institutions and the arts. SCBWI, 12x12, and Lady Astronaut Club member. She/her mwinikates.com
@havenivy.bsky.social
Editor/ collaborator at Wordhaven 📕Picture book author of Slow Down, Tumbleweed (Sounds True) & forthcoming The Beauty of the World Carried Me (Roaring Brook) 📚Rep’d by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency📕 Mom to teens, dogs, and a tarantula 🐶🕷️Avid backpacker 🏕️
@costantia.bsky.social
Tea-drinking, book-toting champion of children. Award-winning author of ‘Tomatoes in My Lunchbox’ (2022) and ‘The Fig Tree’ (2025)
@cekster.bsky.social
#kidlit #author, retired #educator, yogi, #scbwi, #12x12, #edusky #couragetocreate
@penelwrites.bsky.social
Picture book writer, runner, reader, Grandma❤️ and pie maker. Member #SCBWI, #12x12 PB Challenge, #PBParty Honorable Mention ‘21, ‘24, #SpringFlingKidLit ‘23 winner
@hellonathanc.bsky.social
Abnormally tall children's author. World chess ranking: 8,220,401,754. WHEN SANTA WROTE BACK! (Sourcebooks Wonderland, 2025) Visit me here: https://hellonathan.ca Join the "PB Workshop" Discord here: http://discord.gg/KSYfkNg Rep'd by: Lilly Ghahremani
@idwpublishing.com
World-renowned comic book and graphic novel storytelling, including Locke & Key, Sonic The Hedgehog, TMNT, Star Trek, and more!
@jonathanfesmire.bsky.social
Weird western sci-fi #author Specialing in complex characters, action, and adventure. "Anna, Daughter of Creed" coming soon. #actuallyautisic #autismparent #mfa
@stacylwhitman.bsky.social
Owner of @curiouscatbookshop.bsky.social, founder and editor-at-large of Tu Books, editor, cat person, K-dramas, and more. Opinions my own. curiouscatbookshop.com
@pblove.bsky.social
Former Children's Librarian💗 | Big Dreamer | Lover of picture books, the KidLit world, libraries, community, & fart books | Haiku Writer Website: www.booksbutterfliesandbeing.com KidLit Acrostics flipbook: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/fe5beff236.htm
@alisongoldberg.bsky.social
Author of children's books - Eighteen Flowers for Grandma, Bottle Tops, I Love You for Miles and Miles. Forthcoming books - The Remembering Candle (2025), The Lost Sea Garden (2026) www.alisongoldberg.com
@karipercival.bsky.social
Author Illustrator, SAFE CROSSING, Chronicle Books, 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writer, How to Say Hello to A Worm, Rise x Penguin Workshop Repped by @bookmarklitereary
@tsaecker.bsky.social
Librarian with an expertise in children's books, YA reads, fantasy and sci fi. Administrator who works towards inclusivity, diversity, engagement and advocacy. Children's & YA book blogger at Waking Brain Cells: https://wakingbraincells.com/