Member of the SCBWI 📚, mom, wife, nurse
Children's Book Author. Speaker. Sibert Honoree. 2x Green Earth Book Award winner. Celebrating #environmentaljustice #nature #STEM
https://linktr.ee/patricianewmanbooks
Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
Senior Editor at Book Riot. Editor/Author of BODY TALK, HERE WE ARE, + (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY. Former librarian. Anti-censorship advocate. Yoga teacher. Your favorite infernal witch. She/her. Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2024.
#PBParty '22 & '25 finalist, #boymom, Forest Kindergarten #teacher, #kidlit, #PBChat, #WritingCommunity, #wafflechef
🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
ShirleyFadden.com
Writer & Illustrator of picture books. SCBWI Rutgers Mentee
Writer's Loft Anthology
PBParty 2025 Finalist
I make picture books for a tutu-wearing, lizard-loving, imaginary boss.
Children’s book author, #PBParty Finalist ’25, #PBRisingStars Mentee ’23, WriteHive Mentee ’24, member of SCBWI, repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at Bradford Literary Agency.
MG Author (she/her) 🎵THE SONG OF ORPHAN'S GARDEN🌺 January 21, 2025 Feiwel & Friends🌟Bookseller (Kids’ Specialist)🌟SCBWI-IL Co-rep 🌟Former homeschool co-op teacher🌟Rep: Deborah Warren East/West Literary
https://linktr.ee/nicolemhewitt
School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
#PB writer and poet, TORRIBLE PUNS: A COLLECTION OF PUNNY POEMS (Gnome Road Publishing, Spring '25), PBChat Mentee, #SCBWI, #12x12pb, #picturebooks, #poetry, #kidlit @pbbuds.bsky.social
triciatorrible.com
torriblepuns.com
Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
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
Picture book author. Reader. Bookstore and library lover. All about my kids and cats. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette. #Kidlit website: www.patzietlowmiller.com
✏️ Author
📚 Book Coach
🎧 Podcaster
🐱 Cat Person
😎 Badass
https://linktr.ee/bethmcmullenbooks
MG Author | HART & SOULS | OLLIE OXLEY AND THE GHOST
Co-Host-Writers With Wrinkles Podcast | Rep'd by @literarylesliez.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/lisaschmid.author
Authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid iron out the wrinkles in writing, publishing, and everything in between . . . One podcast at a time. https://linktr.ee/writerswithwrinkles
#Kidlit author #PB MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS '25 with Barefoot Books
#writementor #12X12 #TheGEAcademy #SCBWI
🇬🇧🇵🇰🇸🇬 🤲🏼
I’m a children’s picture book writer. I’m inspired by nature & wildlife. I love to paint with watercolors and draw. @
#SCBWI, #12x12PB, @thewritingbarn.bsky.social
KidLit Author. Psychologist. Adventurer. MISTER ROGERS' GIFT OF MUSIC 🎶. LIGHT, LETTERS & LOVE (Sleeping Bear, Spring 2027)🌻
#SCBWI #12x12 www.donnacangelosi.com
Children’s book author, poet, educator, child safety/improve school indoor air quality advocate, support school librarians, require teacher training in asthma ed. #children'sbookauthors #STEAM #earthscience https://diggerdynamo.com
Author of AND THEN CAME YOU (Chronicle Books, 2025)
NO LOVE POTION (The Little Press, 2026)
ChristinaShawn.com
Agent: @liznealon.bsky.social
Humor writer
Quilter, crafter, dog walker
MegRogWrites.com
#Kidlit author - following the child, seeking rep, Montessorian, #SCBWI #12x12PB #writingcommunity #PBSummit ‘22 #PBRisingStars ‘23 Mentee, can make you a cake 🫘
📚 Author. Educator. Mom.
☀️ MADE FOR MORE - HC 2/25/25
🥢 CHOPSTICKS ARE - Chronicle 26
✨️ chloeitoward.com
💜 Rep'd by @HeatherCashman
Preorder MADE FOR MORE below!
https://bookshop.org/p/books/made-for-more-chloe-ito-ward/21713485?ean=9780063334144
Health writer/editor, PB writer, SCBWI, 12x12, 'Nova Wildcat, mom of teens, yoga fan and small town girl turned Jersey girl. She/her.
kidlit author, fall admirer, fan of books and musicals, dancer, weather and space enthusiast, pro-spreadsheet, toy marketer, mom of two
#KidLit | #SCBWI | #12x12PB | #50PreciousWords Winner 2024| #STEM | #SEL
Children's author, software engineer, Tu Youyou's Discovery. Bookshop Lk: http://bit.ly/3A9071n @AlbertWhitman @BarefootBooks #12x12PB
Children's Book Editor, Writer, Reader.
Rep'd by Rob Broder at MLM
www.jennybowman.com
Creative who loves to write and share resources for books to extend learning, engagement and enjoyment.
#12x12, #SCBWI, #CANSCAIP, #kidlit
Children’s Author*she/her*TAKING TURNS-English & Spanish*
#PB #PB-NF
Repped by Stephen Fraser/JDLA
MarianneBlackstoneTabner.com
@https://www.facebook.com/marianne.blackstonetabner
Dandelion Lover, Potty Humorist, and Award-Winning Author: Lucy's Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl/Pirate Go Potty? ASL, Literacy, & Library Enthusiast. 2023 Walt Morey Award recipient. www.dawnprochovnic.com 12x12 (She/Her)
Picture Book Writer from Auckland New Zealand.
Member of 12x12, SCBWI, Storylines, Kidlit411,
Mom of 4 who loves running trails and writing stories for little readers.
-BARN IN WINTER and BARN IN SPRING ((CottageDoorPress)
-BARN IN FALL coming summer of 2025
-LEAVING 4B coming spring 2026 (BeamingBooks)
🇯🇵🇺🇸 children’s book author-illustrator 🎨📚 THE MOCHI MAKERS (S&S/Beach Lane Books, 2024) SHELL SONG (2025) 💖
www.sharonfj.com
#Kidlit Writer (PB/MG/Poetry) ∙ #SCBWI ∙ #12x12PB ∙
#PB writer, former reading teacher, boy & dog mama, 🎶 & 🌎 lover. #12x12 Scholarship Winner 2025 & 2024, #PBParty HM 2024, #PBRisingStars Mentee 2023, #SCBWI #KidLit #CBA, Seeking Representation
Children’s author of picture and chapter books. Former award winning educator for 33 years. Creator and host of the Lil’ Leaders Poscast: Conversations with Kids. Represented by Sharon Belcastro at The Belcastro Agency. TinaShepardson.com #12x12 #SCBWI
Writer. Reader. Bike Rider. My books include: Abzuglutely: Battling Bellowing Bella Abzug (2024), Brand New Bubbe (2022) and Just Like Rube Goldberg (2019)! Are you writing a book? Subscribe to my substack or work with me at Highlights!
Kid lit Author | 📚🖌 Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/
Twitter handle: @infowoman1
Author of Dancing Through Fields of Color, Like a Diamond in the Sky, The World Entire ‘25 and The Right to Play-8/25! Rep’d: Sean McCarthy Literary Agency. www.elizabethbrownbooks.com
Author illustrator of books for kids. Nature, humor, and cuteness are my pb & jam. Rep'd by Liz Nealon @GreatDogLit https://linktr.ee/bonniekelso
#EduSky Retired Gifted Ed and English teacher. From NE Wisconsin. Tired of the division, hate, lies, corruption. 🕊️❤️ Also tired of men hitting on women here the way they do on Facebook. NO DM’S!!!INSTANT BLOCK!
Bestspelling author.
World chess ranking: 8,263,401,754.
WHEN SANTA WROTE BACK! (2025)
WHEN THE WITCH WROTE BACK! (2026)
Visit me here: https://hellonathan.ca
Join the "PB Workshop" Discord here: http://discord.gg/KSYfkNg
Rep'd by: Lilly Ghahremani
Children's book creators bringing beautiful books into the world this year & beyond! Logo by amazing
@NatashaKhanKazi
www.pbspree.com
Inclusive, LGBTQ-owned "third space" bookstore w/ cafe, events, and free wifi in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento
Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.
Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
This is the official Bluesky account for the Ohio North chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. #scbwi #SCBWIOhioNorth
Learn about us and our events and resources:
https://linktr.ee/ohionorthscbwi
Friend + cheerleader to those who create stories for children. Official account for the Houston chapter of the SCBWI
www.scbwi.org/regions/houston
Welcome to SCBWI SF North & East Bay!🤗 Follow us! Facebook and Pinterest: SCBWI CA/San Francisco North & East Bay Region Instagram: scbwinortheastbay
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/canada-east
Canada East Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. 🇨🇦
Banner art credit: Jan Dolby (https://www.jandolby.com/)
Alaskan Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) • Find us on FB for additional event updates at SCBWI Alaska Chapter
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/alaska
Regional chapter serving SCBWI members from San Francisco and all coastal counties south to Monterey
If you’re a regional member, tag us on good news you want reposted!
https://www.scbwi.org/regions/sfsouth
An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors.
2026 Pitch Dates - September 8-10.
Visit the official site www.pitchdis.com
Hosted by @despinakarras.com
Logo and banner by @mxcarmilla.bsky.social
✍️ We go beyond craft classes to transform pre-published writers into career authors with varying tools and community offerings to suit YOU.
Craft + Community + Connections = a Thriving Literary Life!
International Writing for Children/YA competition.
https://www.searchlightawards.co.uk/competitions/
Sub It Club is a submission support group for writers and illustrators. All genres welcome. Moderated by @danacarey.bsky.social and @heatherayris.bsky.social
Join the private chat group at https://www.facebook.com/SubItClub
#kidlitchat happens every Tuesday night at 9E/6P, co-hosted by @bonnieadamson.com and @gregpincus.bsky.social. The topic is posted here as each chat begins, as well as any important chat news.
Banner art by Brian Kirby: @boringstorybook.com
Boyds Mills positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inspire children to become their best selves.
https://linktr.ee/boydsmills
Everything kid lit, in one place! A website and community founded by Elaine Kiely Kearns and @sylvialiu.bsky.social. Follow us for weekly links to kid lit resources and book giveaways.
website: kidlit411.com
Since 1990, we've helped thousands of writers learn the path to success as an author of books for children and teens. More info: https://writeforkids.online
Picture book author & illustrator rep’d by Kait Feldmann at KT Literary
Working in 3D stop-motion puppetry & 2D digital. Portfolio: jengubicza.com
Designer & maker of stuffed animal faux taxidermy (no actual animals harmed in the making) Zooguu.com
📖 NYC based Author/Illustrator
BUNNY MADE TEA (2025, Owlkids Books)
🧘🏽♂️ 500 hr certified yoga instructor
📺 Maker of animated shows
Wife. Mother. Reader. Kidlit writer. Lover of 🧀, 🍫, ⚽️, & Peloton. Rep’d by @christietellsastory at @thecatagency; WHERE THEY GATHER (Atheneum, Spring ‘26)
Award winning #kidlit author of WHEN A DRAGON MOVES IN series (Flashlight Press, pics by Howard McWilliam, professional critiquer, illustrator, collage artist, SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, audio-describer for live theater events.
Children’s book illustrator, kid lit author, nature lover, reader, music maker, dreamer, SCBWI, #pbparty 2024 finalist, She/her
Rep’d by Becca Langton at Darley Anderson Illustration
kirstenmcgonigal.com
Kidlit author in the query trenches again, looking for my writing community, PB fiction/nonfiction/ MG nonfiction- Be brave, and lose sight of the shore!
Children’s Illustrator. Cat Lover. Avid Gardener.
You can find my portfolio at http://www.suzannebeaky.com
Kidlit Writer & Illustrator on a quest to make my big debut, and loving the journey! SCBWI 12x12 challenge PBParty illustrator showcase '22 '24 #kidlit #kidlitart
https://www.instagram.com/christinegalisa.illos/
🍎Reading Specialist teacher |📚children’s author| ✏️ #PBParty Finalist 2024 and 2021 | PB MG | #kidlit #SCBWI #TPT- Reading Tree 123| THE NEW KID SERIES🚌
Maureenstraka.Wordpress.com
Lover of words, noodles & fiber arts 🧶
Writer of children's books 📚
Repped by Elisa Houot/Seymour Agency✨️
📍Denver, CO
Picture book author-illustrator | Mom of👦🏻🧒🏻😸😸 | 🇯🇵 | #kidlit #SCBWI #PBParty IS Finalist '23 | Rep'd by @KOMediaMgmt
Grateful Mom & Babi | Writer | Retreat Facilitator Connector of Humans & Ideas + Wonder + Joy = Holy Moments #SCBWI #12x12PB #StoryStorm #PBParty Finalist 2024 #PBRisingStars Runner-Up 2025
www.thevillagejoymaker.com
Kidlit Author/Illustrator Represented by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory
RachelRCreates.com
Making stories that create touchstones for anxious and inquisitive children.
I have cerebral palsy. Picture books and middle grade. 6 books in my graphic novel series THE FANTASTIC FREEWHEELER are out now. 2 more releasing publication Fall 2025. Partnered with successor service dog Cotton. mollyfelder.com
Author-illustrator from the German boondocks. she/her. lgbtq+. http://gila.be - info@gila.be
Kidlit Author
THE WOMAN UNDER THE EL '28 @ Random House Studio
(Consistently forgetting the second parenthesis /Empath/Multiracial/ Mother of Gremli-- I mean boys... two beautiful boys/ Smithie/ MFA Candidate VCFA/ Rep'd by @Joycekay.bsky.social
📚Picture Book Author & Illustrator
📍Virginia
🎨 Mural Artist
Illustrator & author. Creator of all things cute, whimsical and magical. Horse girl!
Rep: @joycesweeney.bsky.social of The Seymour Agency.
Portfolio: www.melissaescobarart.com/
Links: https://linktr.ee/melissaescobarart
Author • Teacher • Librarian
PBParty Finalist 22
Debut PB Nobody Likes Monday comes out August 24
Writer | STEAM Educator | #50PreciousWords Winner '24 & '22 | dPICTUS Longlist '24 | DesiKidlit Mentee '22 | #PBParty '22 Finalist | SCBWI Storyteller Academy | Rep: @ElisaHouot
rozanarajkumari.com
#PB author rep’d by Sheila Fernley at Storm Literary
Member #SCBWI, #RateYourStory
Loves books, office supplies, coffee, dark chocolate, and dragons. (She/Her)
Composer, writer, educator & arts admin with a side of improv and acting. Full University Prof; Director of Central Florida Composers Forum; Picture Book author; Screenwriter. Repped by @joycekay.bsky.social
#ASCAP. #SCBWI. #12x12. #PBParty 2024 & 2025
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES
www.katemessner.com
Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA
www.devpetty.com
Author | Mac Wears a Hat - PRE-ORDER NOW | Molly's Tuxedo | www.vickijohnsonwrites.com | https://linktr.ee/vickijohnsonwrites
Blogger and book reviewer of great Canadian books for young people at CanLit for LittleCanadians http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/
We support the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. 🇨🇦🧒🏽📚 bookcentre.ca
The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP), founded in 1977, is a national membership organization, a not-for-profit national arts service organization, and a registered charitable organization.
#KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor.
Latest: MY STREET REMEMBERS.
Upcoming: ONE COSMIC ROCK. THE CLOUD THAT STUCK.
Agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown.
VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops.
Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈
https://karenkrossing.com
Kidlit author who teaches creative writing
+
🧳 Traveler
🐉 Maker of dragon eggs
❤️ Dad
he/him
🧹 Spell Sweeper & more
Rep'd by Rachel Letofsky
https://linktr.ee/leefodi
@canscaip.bsky.social
🍁 Canadian children's book author
📚 #kidlit genres: PB, non-fiction, chapter book, MG
🎉 New Books: #HomeChild #AshaAndBaz #PlagueThieves
☕ me in 3 words: books, baking, tea
carolinefernandez.ca
I write the books I needed & couldn't find. Award-winning YA author of SCARS, STAINED, HUNTED, VISIONS. Cult torture survivor, neurodivergent, mental health. Repped by Jennifer Wills. They/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦 https://beacons.ai/cherylrainfield
