“My daddy does a podcast. He tries to do it. He has a chair.” Squish, age 6 🥰
podcaster, teacher, librarian, and host of The Children’s Book Podcast
The leading authority on Judaic librarianship.
www.jewishlibraries.org
Member of the SCBWI 📚, mom, wife, nurse
Horror/SFF Author of THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, WRATH BECOMES HER, and others. Sydney Taylor winner. Finalist for World Fantasy Award, Lambda, National Jewish Book Award. Nonbinary/Trans.
Next books: THE CITY OF SLAUGHTER (9/26), IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU (1/27)
We love books, old and new (mostly new) and we want to share our favorite reads with other book enthusiasts.
We love to connect with authors and book fans - literature-related DMs are welcome too! :)
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Author, storyteller, writer, reading aficionado, Star Wars enthusiast, Mets devotee, student, sister, twin 🖤🤍💜
http://www.jessieatkin.com/
ESL Teacher. Mom. Travel. Dance. Strawberry ice cream. #Kidlit Author, repped by @KaitlynLeann17 SCBWI 12x12 http://HannahLorenzoBooks.com
Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
Picture books that explore and illuminate touching and humorous moments of family situations. www.FlashlightPress.com
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Satirizing US ✝️-normativity & ✝️ hegemony from a ✡️ POV.
she/they
www.JWHIA.com
💙K-8 librarian, mother of 2 strong woman. Power tool user, birder, crafter, pit bull mom, #GirlScout member for life. Reads the instructions first before watching how-to videos. She/her. No DMs. #progressive #democrat #prochoice
Mom 'n pop bookshop in downtown Takoma Park, MD. New books, hot zines, and Sunday storytimes. We're DC City Paper's Best Bookstore of 2025 (and 2024) 👍
Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi
B.T. Skylark writes stories for the quiet ones, the different ones, the dreamers. Neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, and based on the South Coast, he believes magic belongs to those who never quite fit in.
We are the MacKids School & Library marketing team! Follow us for news about books for kids & teens and resources for teachers & librarians!
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#Kidlit #STEM Author of DAWN CHORUS (Holiday House, Spring 2027). Active in @SCBWIRockyMtn, Gardener, Therapy dog handler, Leader 2E support group, website https://susanwroble.com, KidLit Bird Book Reviews at https://www.10000birds.com/author/susan
Author of books for kids and adults: hidden histories that need telling, artists and photographers whose work needs to be seen. National Book Award finalist. Coming in August: Imogen Cunningham: Her Life and Work. (Viking).
www.ElizabethPartridge.com
PEDRO & DANIEL
Lammy Award - Winner
Intl. Latino BA - Winner x2
MA Book Award - Longlist
Ohio Book Award - Finalist
Crystal Kite Award - Honor Book
Américas Award - Commended Book
Linktree: linktr.ee/FedericoErebia
Website: FJEbooks.com
Award-winning author of 100+ books
Repped by Stephanie Cardel @LighthouseLiterary
1st place Missouri Writers’ Guild Picture Book Award
God’s Earth is Something to Fight For @BushelandPeckBooks
Linktr.ee/amyhouts
I’m a writer, dog mom, wife, and Joyful Jew!
Author of over 60 books for young readers, loves the community of writers and readers, always searching for creative joy wherever it can be found.
New York Times best-selling author of ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, FISH IN A TREE, SHOUTING AT THE RAIN (Nancy Paulsen books/Penguin) Founder of #AuthorsLoveTeachers she/her
BlueCrew💙DEMOCRACY
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#Photography🪶Writing🪶Animals
Innovation
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Picture book Author/Illustrator from Minnesota! Take a look at my portfolio katharinegails.art tell me what you think!!
a future book writer and illustrator
working on the debut novel "our magically cherished things: autumn beginnings"
AI is Not allowed
- Picture book: DINOS DRIVING
- Middle Grade: THE SETBACK
- Kids’ Choice Kidlit Contest winner
- SCBWI Canada East + CANSCAIP
- Rep’d by Bridgette Kam |
Westwood Creative Artists
We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk
🎈Celebrating🎈
Books Good Enough For You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children's Books
Pub. Date: 3/24/26 by Abrams BFYR.
Rep’d: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency
#MG #SCBWI #HighlightsFoundation #InkedVoices #nonfictionkidlit
Middle Grade Author: Summer of L.U.C.K + Ready or Not + The Chambered Nautilus (Young Dragons)
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linktr.ee/LauraStegman
Keynote speaker. Author of books for young readers (FIG PUDDING, FLYING SOLO, and MARSHFIELD DREAMS) and writing teachers (JOY WRITE, THE WRITING TEACHER'S COMPANION). I'm a passionate nature photographer and huge fan of Jackson Browne and dark chocolate.
Write Kidlit NOW! Scholarship Recipient ('25) ✍️
#PBRisingStar! ('24)
FallWritingFrenzy Honorable Mention ('23)
#12x12PB/#SCBWI/#Kidlit Author/✡️Mama of 2/#pb #pbnf #sel
Author of multi-award-winning novel, THE ASSIGNMENT(PRH), OUT & ABOUT: A Tale of Giving(Kalaniot Books), Intl speaker 650+ talks, Rep’d Steven Chudney
Writer of kidlit and teacher of adorable firsties. Member of @SCBWI and @12x12 Mets fan, empty nester, and lover of dogs (especially the one named Mookie Mozer). Co-Regional Advisor New England SCBWI.
Author & Educator #PictureBooks and #ChapterBooks. HAZEL AND MABEL: TWO HEARTS APART releasing from @GnomeRoadPublishing in Fall 2025. #SCBWI #12x12PBChallenge #WritingBarn #RateYourStory Judge
www.MelissaStoller.com
Writer of children's books (fiction and non-fiction), swimmer, nature-lover, humanitarian. Rep'd by Christa Heschke & Daniele Hunter at Mcintoshandotis.com www.lindamarshall.com
Author of SPACEMANATEE! (Magination Press), PENNY LU PORCUPINE, and FINNEGAN FOX (Nancy Paulsen Books). 📚
Bestie to @attaboyartie.bsky.social 🐕
Friend to all creatures ❤️🐾
Children's writer, book blogger (The Picture Book Buzz), poet, editor, bird watcher, photographer, nature lover ... #SCBWI #12x12 #Cybils Judge
linktr.ee/MariaMarshall_
#UniteAgainstBookBans is a national @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
Join the campaign: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
Narrative temptress (author) of epic fantasy, steampunk, and science fiction. Jumping spider whisperer. Devoted cat mom. 💙 True blue. 🚫 No Gen AI
www.elysiumpalace.com
#Author #EpicFantasy #BookSky
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YA & Adult Fiction Author Rep'd by Rachel Beck @LizaDawsonAssociates | SCBWI member | Author Accelerator Book Coach | Past: ATR/LPC | Mom of 3 Smart Readers and 1 Mostly Sweet Rescue Pup
📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe
Cartoonist, Author, Reader, Art Lover, Runner, Mother (Humans, Dog)
K-12 art teacher | #kidlit author | enrolled member of the Osage Nation | rep’d by @literarylesliez
#SCBWI #kidlit #arted
www.annaharberfreeman.com
Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
Amazing items up for bid: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles
Bear logo by Sydney Hanson IG: @sydwiki
Copyeditor and librarian. Lover of books, tea, and theatre. Tolkien and Austen. She/her/hers.
I’m a TX teacher and author of books about engaging young people with reading. Co-founder #nerdybookclub. Founder #bookaday. Regular posts at donalynmiller.substack.com
Author of Sydney Taylor Notable award-winning middle grade novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, plus PBs and YAs. Midwestern. I travel for Bruuuuce.
NYT Bestselling Author of A Tale Dark & Grimm, the Newbery Honoree The Inquisitor’s Tale, and the bestselling series The Unicorn Rescue Society. Emmy-nominated producer of A Tale Dark & Grimm for Netflix. Raised in Baltimore, lives in Brooklyn.
Newbery Honor Award-winning and Pura Belpré Award–winning author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS. Co-author with Gabriel Frye-Behar of PEPITA MEETS BEBITA.
Award-winning author, figure skater, & typewriter tinkerer
⛸️ Ana on the Edge
✈️ Ellen Outside the Lines
⛺️ Camp QUILTBAG
📚 Just Shy of Ordinary
✡️ Shabbat Is ...
rep: @thejordache.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/matokah | 📍SF + VT
Emmy-winning journalist and Sydney Taylor Honor author of numerous children's books about resilience and courage, including: Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust. Website: Elisaboxer.com
Creator of 87 books for readers of all ages including the children's books, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story," "Sparkle Boy," "The Babka Sisters," and "Heather Has Two Mommies" and the poetry collections for adults, "I Carry My Mother" and "I Wish My Father."
Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
Picture book author rep’d by Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency
Picture book and middle grade author, fiction and biographies. Connecting with curious kids and adults at school visits, libraries, and book festivals. Repped by Allison Remcheck at Rosemary Stimola Literary Studio.
K-12 Reading Specialist, PBWriter, reader, mom, SCBWI #12x12PB #InkedVoices mentee www.ClaireBlumenfeld.com
Picture Book author. NJ-Tucson #SCBWI Cat & cacti wrangler School visits-https://lisagerin.com
Author of ROSALIND LOOKED CLOSER- abt scientist Rosalind Franklin (22') LUCY STONE SPEAKS UP about suffragette Lucy Stone
(27) Beaming Books Former librarian
Retired tchr BS M.Ed Boston U-Scarsdale Writers Ctr Sarah Lawrence Writng Inst Westport Writ Wrkshp SCBWI WFWA-Fr Kingston/Westchester NY-likes research swims bakes gardens science - author PB MG adult historical/women's fiction—tad magical realism
The official BlueSky account for Carole King. Singer/Songwriter/Pianist/Author
& Environmentalist
caroleking.komi.io
Author for kids and adults. Always pacing counterclockwise into the past.
Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜 I IGNORE ALL DMs!
Kidlit and local history writer, Library Marketing Author’s Consultant. Amateur Photographer. Once-Upon-A-Time Librarian & Communications Professor.
Author of fiction and nonfiction. Descendent of Crypto-Jews and Ópata. 3 novels set in 19th Century Mexico @chroniclebooks.bsky.social re published @ravenchron.bsky.social. Next is from Rosarium Publishing. Opinionated but quiet. All about peace, justice.
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!
🟦 Narrative nonfiction author. Writing teacher & coach. Speaker, talking head, raconteur. Voracious & ferocious reader. Movie maven. Long-suffering White Sox fan. Proud Jew. Proud Zionist. A Brothers Marxist. https://www.linktr.ee/arniebernstein ✡ NO DMs!
Kirkus ★ THE LOVELY DARK out April '26 🇺🇸 | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | Rep'd: Bell Lomax Moreton | No AI |🌱
linktr.ee/mattfoxwriter
Writer of poetry and books for children of all ages. 12x12 and CANSCAIP member. Atheist. Vegan. POC. Trail runner. Leftist. He/Him. 🇨🇦
Check out my portfolio: https://www.berrietr.com/ Contact me: berrietr@gmail.com
#kidlit published #author/illustrator, who would love to cooperate with you in creating beautiful and meaningful #picturebooks for kids.
Author, nature/science books, articles, TV documentaries. Emmy nominee for work on Children’s Television Workshop’s series, 3-2-1 CONTACT. Recent book, Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean. #AuthorsGuild Website: MaryBatten.com
I write books for children
Laureate na nÓg (2023-2026)
Marketing + comms pro, speaker / writing, economics, singing, songwriting / #greatlakes fan / #kidlit fiction, poetry @ https://dirigibleballoon.org / #12x12PB #SCBWI / #amquerying #amwriting / views mine
CLE ➡️ DC ➡️ CLE
https://linktr.ee/volpe.kohler
NYer, NYT & more. TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD out 9/9 from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social/Hachette. "Both gemstone and touchstone, this book is a gift." - Elizabeth Gilbert
linktr.ee/anntashislater
anntashislater.com
Happier Far: Essays UGAP 3/25. Tiny Extravaganzas 11/23 New Yorker, Kenyon, VQR, A Public Space. Poet in residence New Chamber Ballet. Bombay-NYC
Books: https://www.dianemehta.net/
Editing: https://www.dianemehtaediting.com/
Author, BAD NATURALIST: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, Jan 2025 from Timber Press/Hachette. Website: https://paulawhyman.com Newsletter: https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/
• Author of SURRENDER (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2018) & GREYHOUND (Fitzcarraldo Editions & Soft Skull Press, 2025).
• Words in Guardian, Spectator, New Statesman, TLS, The Nation, etc...
• Creative Writing tutor at the University of the Arts, London.
Prof. & Associate Dean of IDEAS at the iSchool, University of Washington | Design Justice, Feminist Philosophy, & Feminist STS | Recent book w/ Neda Atanasoski: “Technocreep & the Politics of Things Not Seen.” Ideas my own!
Books Essays Palaver 📚 Momma May Be Mad (forthcoming 2025), Necessary Lies, & Remember To Forget Me. PhD
@Fulbright_Eire 🌊 NYer↪️GA but ❤️ ↪️ Luimneach🇮🇪
Author/ Educator
she/her
MG historical fiction, fantasy, and reimagined folklore: 'The Shoemaker of Siberia' in Gramarye, summer '25
PRESENT, STILL MISSING: September 16, 2025, Golden Bridges Publishing
kmachwrites.com
SCBWI, Write Mentor
Brooklynite, author of narrative histories including the NYT bestseller EIGHTY DAYS and THE CITY GAME, and the recently released PARIS UNDERCOVER. Mets fan. Loves the semicolon.
Writer, educator, activist. Author, Putting Joy into Practice and Hunger for Righteousness. Words in Insider, Plough, Faithfully, Sojourners, CT & more. https://beingincommunity.com/phoebefaragmikhail
Author of five books—next up The Dry Season 6/3/25
Thoughts my own and not representing any institution.
https://linktr.ee/melissafebos
melissafebos.com
https://www.prairielights.com/pre-order-dry-season-june-2025-prairie-lights-0
Writer and oil painter. "No Excuses for AI Art" in Blood Knife. Fiction in Dark Matter INK: The Off-Season. REEF MIND out now from Tenebrous Press. She/Her hazelzorn.com
Author, woodcarver, Musiker, printer, reader. Basser @amsteel.bsky.social. Split Scream Vol. 7 OUT NOW from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. Berlin/Brandenburg
www.johnkpeck.com
📝Sci-fi/Horror Author. 🔮Opossummoner. 🎹Keys & Vocals in Control Voltage, as Vibra Steel. 💊Chronically illin’ in Humboldt County.🌲 🐈⬛Cat worshipper. 🚫Anti-genocide. 🚫Anti-AI. She/They.
Writer of dark, speculative fiction. Stories in Clarkesworld, Apex, Zooscape and more. kojiadae.ink
Genre Lecturer, Writer, Journo & Prod, EIC of @nighttidemag.bsky.social: Diverse Horror Perspectives, Host of From Inside the House Pod, Member of Nyx Horror, 13 Minutes of Horror for SHUDDER
NY-er in London
https://nighttidemag.com/
http://momoshaty.com
Nonfiction writer; B&N Discover Great New Writers Pick; New book: Together in Manzanar: The True story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp; Work in NYT, WashPo, WSJ + more; www.tracyslater.com
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
Illustrator, Author, New Yorker
Five Stories, Holiday House
Yayoi Kusama:From Here to Infinity, MoMA
IG: www.instagram.com/ellenweinsteinilloz
WEB: ellenweinstein.com
https://linktr.ee/ellenweinstein
Alien anthropologist, smoker, disorganizer, enthusiast, poet, baker, children's/YA book editor. A tough room.
OH FFS, do I have to
Okay fine, FINE, I'm a children's writer and artistttnnnggghhhh that still feels so weird to say, I'm also Korean American and autistic and a messy emotional glob who constantly gets sentimental on main, you've been warned
Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
School Librarian & Freelance Photographer, I Crochet. ♡Star Wars, Jedi, ♡ Fedoras. 💛🦡⚡Collects pop-up books, kaleidoscopes. Mustang driver. Proud mother of a journalist, Beagledor mom
