Kidlit peeps
Here's a list of writers for children, agents, book people... It's a bit of a smorgasbord TBH
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@michverilion.bsky.social
@anniefox.com
#indieauthor My YA sci-fi novel “Leeta Simtar: A Life on Two Planets” available #KU ebook print audiobook. My paranormal mystery “The Little Things That Kill” is available in all realms. AnnieFox.com linktr.ee/anniefoxauthor #YAauthor #Resist
@juditheagle.bsky.social
Children’s author: The Secret Starling; The Pear Affair; The Accidental Stowaway; The Stolen Songbird. Published by Faber; rep’d by Lucy Irvine at PFD
@vivschwarz.bsky.social
Author, artist, interactive stuff. Runs betonmond card games. Hopes you are mostly happy. She/they
@sallynicholls.bsky.social
Author of books such as 'Ways to Live Forever', 'Things a Bright Girl Can Do', 'The Button Book', 'A Chase in Time'. 'Godfather Death' and 'Yours From the Tower' out now. Lives in Liverpool with husband and two kids, Quaker, bridge-player, woolly liberal.
@mgharris.bsky.social
Author of kid's and teen adventure/thriller books; latest YA series - 'The Mind Game'. Mama. Former mol biol. Mexican-British. Cis, she/her.
@pennyjoelson.bsky.social
Award winning Author of YA thrillers, protagonists have disabilities/health issues. @EMTeenFiction @SourcebooksFire. Rep by @AnneClarkLit Tutor @citylit
@sarahjharris.bsky.social
Author of Meet Me On The Bridge, The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder and One Ordinary Day At A Time. Writes YA as Sarah Wishart - Four Good Liars and The Murder Hypothesis Book and charity shop lover, karate black belt!
@clarehelenwelsh.bsky.social
Former teacher, children's author, writing tutor and founder of #BooksThatHelp
@eveainsworth.bsky.social
Award winning working class author. Writes children’s books and adult romance/suspense. Safeguarding Lead. Part time Lady Stardust. Somebody I Used To Love - 2024 Pieces of Us - 2025 Loves football, fudge and fascinating fascinations.
@lucyfarfort.bsky.social
Kidlit Illustrator/Author based in Newcastle UK. SCBWI & SOA member. FAB Prize 2017 winner. Rep'd by Ash Literary. Picture book - In Our Hands, Jhalak Prize shortlisted & Little Rebel Awards longlisted.
@jamesharris.bsky.social
Children’s author. Monster hunter. Mentor for Writers’ Block North East and BFI Academy Teesside. Extremely unreliable narrator. theUnbelievableJamesHarris.com
@agentkateshaw.bsky.social
Literary agent in the living room, mother in the kitchen, asleep in the bedroom. Beagle-owned. www.theshawagency.co.uk
@lucyirvine93.bsky.social
Literary agent at PFD (children’s, YA, SFF) | My personality is 90% yelling about fictional characters | 🏴🏳️🌈(she/her)
@zoegriffiths.bsky.social
Editorial Director for fiction @ Nosy Crow. All opinions my own. Thinking about books… Thinking about food… Thinking about good colours for jumpers…
@stuartwhitewm.bsky.social
I'm just a boy, standing in front of a story, asking it to write itself… Founder @writementor | award-winning author | Teacher | An auld Jedi trying to teach his kids the ways of the Force!
@hannahlitagent.bsky.social
Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
@libbyhartwell.bsky.social
Children’s writer. Winner Little Tiger/IAmInPrint Picture Book Prize ‘23. Winner of SCBWI Slushpile Challenge ‘24. Runner-up Write Mentor Chapter Book Award ‘24. SL for Searchlight Awards & LL for Yeovil prize ‘24 #MAWYP
@jennywritemoore.bsky.social
A writer of two halves. Children's/YA books published by Maverick, New Frontier and ZunTold. Psychological thrillers published by HQ, Harper Collins, writing as Jennifer Moore. https://jennifermoore.wordpress.com
@jennymclachlan.bsky.social
I write funny books for children and teens and sometimes I illustrate them too. ⭐️The Land of Roar ⭐️Fairy Vs Boy ⭐️Friends Like Us
@dianamayoillo.bsky.social
Illustrator, represented by Andrea Morrison at Writers House. Currently working on picture books with Farrar Straus & Giroux and PenguinRandomHouse.
@seaglassdraws.bsky.social
Illustrator with a particular love for storytelling, character, colour and texture! Also loves gardening, nature and is a mum to one. www.emmathomasart.co.uk
@helentamblyn.bsky.social
Children's bookshop owner, former lib dem councillor, politics nerd, tenpin bowling fanatic, researching comics, community rail. Based in North Notts. Kidlit is my bag. helentamblynsaville.com.
@wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social
An independent bookshop for children and young adults in Retford, North Notts. Quite possibly the cutest little bookshop in the world... wonderlandbookshop.co.uk
@earevalomelville.bsky.social
Award winning Latin American author illustrator of children’s books in UK. School visits, libraries, festivals. Professional outsider, migrant, loiterer. she/her Los Nombres Secretos Elki is not my dog Umbrella https://linktr.ee/Elena_Arevalo_Melville
@eviewriter.bsky.social
Author MG/Teen Horror & Paranormal Fiction #DeloresMackenzie Hiker; Trail Runner; Cute dogs; Not-so-cute-dogs; Gothic Fiction; Cake; Strong Coffee; Often found in dungarees and Docs (yes at my age!)
@louisamacdougall.bsky.social
Children's author based in the Hebrides. Rory and the Snack Dragons, the Highland Cowgirl & the Great Auks Great Escape. Mostly #kidlit books and wildlife. louisamacdougall.co.uk
@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
@sarahconnellwrites.bsky.social
Writing, global affairs, full-time cat-herding ✍️ Rep’d by Steph Thwaites at Curtis Brown 🌊PaperBound 🌊 ✨SL IAmInPrint YA 24 | LL WriteMentor 24 | SL Guppy Books 23 ✨
@sarahmcintyre.bsky.social
Artist, illustrator and writer of children's books, based in Devon. You might know my Grumpycorn picture books, or the Adventuremice series with my co-author Philip Reeve: jabberworks.co.uk/books / Adventuremice.com / youtube.com/@jabberworks
@alanawashington.bsky.social
Children’s author. Finney’s Story and A Family Christmas out now with UCLan Publishing. (Alana rhymes with Hannah)
@alexmilway.bsky.social
Children’s author and illustrator of Hotel Flamingo, Big Sky Mountain and many other books. Makes things.
@pierstorday.bsky.social
Children’s writer - books include The Last Wild, There May Be A Castle and Midnight Treasure. Plays include Box of Delights (RSC)
@jasbinderbilan.bsky.social
Costa Award winning children’s author ASHA, TAMARIND, AARTI, XANTHE, NUSH and more! agent Kate Shaw I write magical adventures with animals and nature in them mostly @chickenhouse @barringtonstoke @walker www.jasbinderbilan.co.uk
@clairelewiswrites.bsky.social
Hi! I write & illustrate PBs/poems/MG & work for @thebookery.bsky.social 📚 Pub'd: The Toy, PaperBound, The Dirigible Balloon, Little Thoughts Press & Tyger Tyger. Rep:Tyild's Agency. Debut PB:The Go Away Rain Dance, Feb 26 https://linktr.ee/claire_f_lewis
@clairelomas.bsky.social
Books (reading and writing) *Highly Commended Yeovil 24 | SL Wells 24 | SL Guppy 2023 | Honorary Mention UV2024* @TheGEAcademy alumni. Ex-lawyer. Music teacher 🎶
@andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social
Author of the best-selling ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ series out now. Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize She/her Rep by @jslwilliamson
@sharnajackson.com
Writer of books and games mostly about art, mystery and murder for you and the kids in your life. Lives on a ship in Rotterdam. Used to work in museums and galleries for ages. Miss it. Addicted to Reddit and Beat Saber. https://www.sharnajackson.com
@booksforkeeps.bsky.social
Launched in 1980, we review hundreds of new children’s books each year and publish articles on every aspect of writing for children. Explore new issues and our 40 year archive for free on our website www.booksforkeeps.co.uk
@booknookhove.bsky.social
Children's Bookseller of the Year 2018, finalist 2023. Spreading the joy of reading since 2009. We believe there's a book out there for everyone.
@lesleyparr.bsky.social
Author: Bloomsbury Children's, Barrington Stoke Rep: Sam Copeland at RCW Made of Port Talbot steel lesleyparr.com
@colleenjones.bsky.social
Technical writer by day, children's book writer by weekend, chocolate fanatic, cat lover, member/volunteer for @scbwiireland, book reviewer for @KidsBooksIrel and annual Irish Elf for #BookElves. http://acolleenjones.com
@jillkwilson.bsky.social
Writer of historical/ crime-ish, speculative type things. P/T lecturer in FE. GEA graduate. A winner of Irish Novel Fair 2023. Mslexia LL 2020 (YA)
@louminns.bsky.social
Writer. Workshop leader. YA. Gothic. ND. #WWM #Room204 #Spark lead writer One time #Sydneysider one time #Calgirl always #Stokie Oatcakes are the food of the gods.
@leoniemarielock.bsky.social
Editorial. Expert Bookseller. All round Bookie Monster. All views mine. She/Her. 🏴
@leoniatkins.bsky.social
Writer | Communications Manager. I speak feline. Views are mine, MINE I tell ya ('cept retweets)🇧🇧🇯🇲 (she/her)
@esker.bsky.social
SF writer | Unreasonably tall | my children describe me as inappropriate | she/her | Neurospicy | Warning: Morning Person
@ianhcreates.bsky.social
Author of children’s sci-fi adventure series: Fyn Carter 👦🏻👩🏾🦱👨🏼🦳🦊 Kindness counts. Be counted.
@paulaobering.bsky.social
Kidlit Writer (MG & PB), SCBWI & 12x12 Member, Fan of all things book related … libraries are my happy place. Dog lover, Shelter Volunteer 🐾🐶
@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)
@tamsincooke.bsky.social
Childrens author (Cat Burglar and Stunt Double series) turning Fantasy writer. Loves animals, maps and word games
@suenich.bsky.social
Freelance writer and editor, mainly children’s books (previously in-house at Macmillan, DK and Quarto). Northerner living in London, heart in the hills. There may be photos of old doors, trees and skies….
@rebeccafranks.bsky.social
Writer | Journalist | Classical music critic @thetimes.com Finishing that novel… @BathSpaUni @TheGEAcademy Sign up: http://wordsonmusic.substack.com
@anwenroberts.bsky.social
Writer | Welsh 🏴| Scribbler of MG Fantasy | GEA Alumni | ADHD 🥰| Lover of chocolate 😋 and Mother of 3 ❤️
@mattkilleen.bsky.social
Bestselling author of ORPHAN MONSTER SPY. Bad gamer, better dad, warrior for truth & social justice. Rep'd by Molly KH at The Bent Agency. DEVIL DARLING SPY out now. Neurospicy. He/him. #BLM #TransRightsAreHumanRights #GTTO
@julesaspinall.bsky.social
Writer: Rep’d Alice Williams Literary | Spooky supernatural MG | GEA alumni | #SCBWI 22 Pitch Event MG winner | #UV24 LL Honorary Mention
@lwadewrites1066.bsky.social
Writer, reader, mother, tutor. Looking for a house with a turret for reading. Sit vac for house elf.
@ctburr.bsky.social
Mother to four womb gremlins and a Great Dane. Writer of middle grade fantasy. GEA alumni. Write Magic member. Hoping to submit in 2025.
@artsonthemove.bsky.social
Writer, drama teacher, Lancaster Playwriting Prize winner, Write Mentor longlistee, author of the infamous Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters and other plays...
@meredithvighauthor.bsky.social
Picture Books in rhyme and prose. Agent: @ichristmasbell @DHAchildrens. Proud Kiwi. SCBWI-BI. She/Her. Picture Book Critiques at https://www.fiverr.com/merypink33/critique-and-help-edit-your-c
@taslinpollock.bsky.social
Writer | Contemporary MG | Scottish Book Trust New Writer Awardee 2024 | S1 Leeds Literary LL 2024 | All Stories Mentee 2022 | HarperCollins Academy 2022 | Searchlight Novel Opening SL 2022 | Golden Egg Award SL 2022 | she/her
@herbiecax.bsky.social
Writer & dreamer of stories; parent & gardener. Usually found inside a research rabbit hole or walking the dog.
@adrian-lynch.bsky.social
UK Writer. Member of the Society of Authors. GEA alumni. SCBWI. Debut Middle-Grade novel due for publication 28th Feb. 2025.
@lindsaygalvin.bsky.social
Author 🐙🐉🚢 MG historical adventures: @chickenhsebooks chapter books: @bigcatreading and more! Rep: @litagentclare She/her
@bectonks-authillo.bsky.social
Author / Illustrator *seeking representation* #PB #MG #YA #NewAdult #amquerying @SCBWI_BI member
@wrdmag.bsky.social
Hello we're WRDmag - The STUFFED-FULL-OF-BOOKS, BOOKY magazine all about new titles, authors & booky bits for 8-14 yr olds, since 2003. To read the latest magazine online: http://www.wrdmag.co.uk
@clairebarker.bsky.social
Actively seeking light. Words and pictures. Author of Knitbone Pepper series, Picklewitch and Jack series. Hettie Nettle’s Handbook for Hedgewitches out autumn 2025. Rep’d by Julia Churchill at AM Heath. https://linktr.ee/clairebarker
@gaynorandrews.bsky.social
Children's author and poet | 'Pandora and the Story Forge' pub by Rocket Bird Books | @scbwi | Based in NE Scotland https://gaynorandrews.online/
@justynedwards.bsky.social
Author of the GREAT FOX series. Capable of typing and making things up simultaneously. Agent: morgangreencreatives.com Me: justynedwards.com
@carolynward.bsky.social
Ma/Viking/MG author, rep by Thérèse Coen. Published by Welbeck/Hachette #WWFC linktr.ee/Carolynward @carolynwardwriting Insta/Tiktok Bella Bright books. Gimme the spooky 👻
@claremccarron.bsky.social
@BathSpaUni #mawfyp WIP YA In a haze of angst and anger, a city teen collides with the wild Scottish Highlands. LL Guppy 2024, CNPKids Top 100
@dadslibrary.bsky.social
Writing YA and teen. Northern Writers Debut Fiction Award 2019, Guppy YA SL 2022. #SCBWI, #GEA, #MAWFYP Bath Spa Lupus warrior. Former GP.
@lorellepage.bsky.social
Aussie YA writer of quirky, sarcastic characters in contemporary coming-of-age stories💙#survivingblue💙
@louabercrombie.bsky.social
Author | Photographer Mrs Joe Abercrombie https://www.louabercrombie.com https://mybook.to/LouAbercrombieBooks
@jprosewriter.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling crime author. Award winning children's writer. Teamed up to write books with my buddy, Martina Cole. Owned by horses, cats and dogs. Find me in the land of unicorns.
@lwilliamsonauthor.bsky.social
MG/YA author (Bigg School, The Art of Being Normal etc). Books, whippets, dessert.
@meldarbon.bsky.social
Award winning author:ROSIE LOVES JACK: Honour Book Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature: Sunday Times YA Book of the Year: Shortlisted Best Book 2022 Netherlands WHAT THE WORLD DOESN'T SEE: March 2023 NeuroDiversity
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI data scraping. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
@dbarker22000.bsky.social
Author of cli-fi thrillers, children's adventure books and pantomime scripts. Published by Bloodhound Books, Tiny Tree & Lazy Bee respectively. Tennis, golf, am-dram and surfing when not writing. https://davidbarkerauthor.co.uk
@laurenstjohn.bsky.social
Children's author & conservationist. @BornFreeFDN ambassador & @manechance patron. She/her. FINDING WONDER out now
@juliatuffs.bsky.social
Writer of things. 45 Things To Do Before You’re 45 out now on Audible. Here for all your staring out of window needs. Team Cat. She/her.
@melliver.bsky.social
YA Speculative Author | Rep: Lucy Irvine PFD | SOULMATES and LOVE LIFE out with Chicken House | THE UNDYING TOWER out with UCLan | Co-Host of The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes podcast | she/her
@andyruffell.bsky.social
Writer (rep’d J Mustelier @ Bent Agency), adopted Northerner & Hachette Children’s Novel Award Winner 2021 with Lily Grim and the City of Undone
@mrripleysbooks.bsky.social
Children’s Books and Illustration Website. mrripleysenchantedbooks.com
@rashmiwriting.bsky.social
Neurodivergent (AuDHD). Learner. Dreamer. Award-winning children's author. Musings on books, writing, creativity and ND life. Agent: Lydia Silver
@keslupo.bsky.social
literary agent at donald maass literary agency, freelance editor on reedsy, social media manager for writing day workshops, bookseller at kepler's, writer pub'd by bloomsbury. 12 years in publishing! 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 https://linktr.ee/kesialupo
@thebookseller.com
At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚 News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
@harriethowebks.bsky.social
Picture book author rep’d by Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency
@juliathumwrites.bsky.social
Writer, reader and freelance editor. (Debut novel- Riverside Lane by Ginger Black). WIP Middle grade - A Beast at the The Big Top. Golden Egg & Novelry Alumni.
@danhobdenwrites.bsky.social
MG author in progress. Golden Egg alumni. When I’m not writing, I’m outdoors enjoying the countryside. Or watching rugby.
@louiestowell.bsky.social
Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
@kitdewaal.com
Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Henry Allen. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.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