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Writer, Lawyer, Jedi Master. Pitch Wars mentor 2015-2021. Next up: CATCHING CRYPTIDS (May 2025). She/her.
he / him 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 - 🔞 18+ 🔞
more active in 🐦 @iceddnikotine
Welcome! We are a bountiful bunch of KidLit creatives with picture books sailing your way. Hop aboard! #PBCreativeCrew #picturebookauthor #scbwi
Writer, reader, rhymer, dreamer. Author of Don't Hug Doug, Dozens of Doughnuts & other picture books that don’t start with the letter D.
Find me online: carriefinison.com
Fiercely independent bookstore in Cambridge and Boston, MA
https://linktr.ee/portersqbooks
2022 Newbery Honoree, Walter Award, Golden Kite winner. Doctor, author of MG & PB, fiction & nonfiction, prose & poetry. Pro-democracy, pro-reproductive freedom, anti-book bans.
Rep: Brent Taylor
www.RajaniLaRocca.com
I write picture books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading.
New in 2026: A Celebration of You (3.17); The Dino Door (5.5).
linkin.bio/joshfunkbooks
illustrator / author / Cartoonist
📚Pumpkin and Beetle (July 2025)
The Lost Mitten, Fry Guys
www.chickengirldesign.com
We make high-quality children's books that inspire lifelong reading & learning. Discover new voices, visions, & directions in children's books with us
Supportive writing community & anthology publisher. We offer critique groups, panels, workshops, classes, social events, and a quiet space to write. https://www.thewritersloft.org
Check out our workshops: https://www.thewritersloft.org/loft-workshops
Award-winning author and poet, identical twin, parent, MD (not practicing). Also: guitar, piano, bharatanatyam student. Boston area, MA, USA.
Rep: @karisutherland.bsky.social
www.amithaknight.com
She/her
[𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚠-𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚌𝚎-𝚔𝚊𝚑]
📘Graphic Novelist
🥈Natl Book Award finalist
🔴TED speaker
📙NYT Bestseller
🎓BFA RISD + 3x Honorary Doctorates
🙋🏻♂️he/him
Award-winning maker of books for kids. Represented by Myrsini Stephanides of Arc Literary Management. www.jarrettlerner.com
Newbery & Caldecott Honor & Legacy Award & NBA Finalist • contact Hachette Speakers Bureau for appearance requests • https://linktr.ee/authorgracelin
Picture book author
Scone lover
Picture book writer, PB reader, PB lover
#kidlit #author, retired #educator, yogi, #scbwi, #12x12, #edusky #couragetocreate
Author:
Patterns Everywhere (Lerner '23)
My Love for You (S&S '23)
Tell Me About Space/Oceans (S&S '23/'24)
All the Rocks We Love (RiseXPenguin '24)
Wonder Why (Harper Kids '25) + more
Rep: Tricia Lawrence, EMLA
https://lisaperronbooks.com
Author, dog mom, librarian, immigrant daughter
#SCBWI Golden Kite Honor: Beautiful Noise
Elvis Presley Little Golden Book
Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony
Rep'd: Hen&ink Literary
https://lisarogerswrites.com/
Love connecting w/ #teachers #librarians
Kidlit Writer. Mom. Events Mgr at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore. Author of IVER & ELLSWORTH, SMALL THINGS MENDED (3/19/24). Repped by Rick Margolis at Rising Bear Literary
Picture book author & elementary educator
Up next:
IN THIS CLASSROOM (Spring 2026)
SQUIRREL & TURTLE: THIS BOOK HAS BIG WORDS (Fall 2027)
https://t.co/YSBfW8Jq3
Children's book author. NE-SCBWI co-ARA. Director of Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreat. #kidlit #PB #MG #12x12 www.pamvaughanauthor.com
Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com).
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen
Writer. Maker. Laugher. Baker.
Resister.
THE LEGEND OF LEO coming Spring 2026 art by Mikel Valverde Marble Press | BRAVE LIKE MOM art by Paran Kim Beaming Books | Agent: Kaitlyn Sanchez @ Bradford
#SCBWI #12x12PB, mom of 3, ♥'s🥜🍫
she/her/hers https://linktr.ee/monicaacker
Author/illustrator of two dozen children's books including Lolly on the Ice, Monarch, Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal, and Uncle Bobby's Wedding. Former figure skating journalist/photographer. www.sarahbrannen.com
Children’s books & editorial illustrator, professor
#Kidlit Rep’d by Jennifer Laughran at ABLA
Other: Rep’d by i2iart
🎥 Host of Gab ‘n’ Doodle every Thurs on Insta
📘 New book PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY
🚫 No AI Art
https://linktr.ee/studiohoffmann
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
Kidlit author - Rica Baptista series; Time For Bed, Old House; Seaside Dream. Repped by Saba Sulaiman
Children's Author, Poet, Librarian, Believer. #SCBWI. Repped by Anne Marie O’Farrell Inspired by my multicultural family & the world around me. Soli Deo gloria! https://www.nancytupperling.com/ & latest book https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714096/
Wimpy Kid author, Unlikely Story owner
PB author
🦙 ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS (Out now!)
🦉OWLS MAKE TERRIBLE TEACHERS (Gnome Road, April 2026)
12x12 PB, SCBWI, PBSoar, 24CarrotWriting
rep'd by @elisahouot.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kristimahoneybooks
#kidlit #middlegrade author!
rep: Jennifer Wills of the Seymour Agency
www.erinpettibooks.com
Author of the Ballpark Mysteries, Football Mysteries, Mike & Kate Mysteries, and MVP chapter book series from Random House and Curveball Books. More info at www.davidakellybooks.com. Signed books at www.buydavidakellybooks.com. Contact me for school visits
Kidlit author/presenter specializing in nonfiction and social justice--and now STEM! See more at cynthialevinson.com. Contact me at clevinson@austin.rr.com. Rep’d by EMLA.
YA author: WHITE ROSE, THE MOST DAZZLING GIRL IN BERLIN, ONE LAST SHOT, & ALL THE LOVE UNDER THE VAST SKY | high school librarian | anti-fascist | www.kipwilsonwrites.com
Author-Illustrator | Educator | Mom 🐶🐶👶🏽
🇺🇸 30,000 STITCHES (‘21)
🌙 MOONLIGHT MEMORIES (‘23)
💙 SOMETIMES STORMY (‘25)
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
Award-winning author of books for kids. Educator. Science Communicator. Ocean Evangelist. Preorder JELLYFISH SCIENTIST and IN THE WORLD OF WHALES. Adjunct @SimmonsUniversity MFA. Rep: @jmcgowanbks #SciComm she/her
https://linktr.ee/mcusolito
📕 13 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE (HarperCollins, March 18, 2025)
📕 THE SONG OF US (KTegenbooks/HarperCollins)
✍ DVMentor '22
✍ MFA Lesley ‘21
🏳🌈Queer she/her
rep: Eric Smith @P.S. Literary
author + stray piece of glitter writing YA romcoms for fat Latinas 🇵🇷
💚 FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA
📸 NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES
🍁 THE FALL OF WHIT RIVERA
🌙 CAMP SYLVANIA: MOON MADNESS
🗺️ GET REAL, CHLOE TORRES (spring 2025)
💌 Contact: crystalwrote.com
Award-winning author of books for kids. Library Media Specialist. I SEE SEA FOOD: SEA CREATURES THAT LOOK LIKE FOOD (2019, Millbrook Press), THE STORY OF PRINCESS DIANA (2021, Rockridge Press) Rep: Vicki Selvaggio
www.jennagrodzicki.com
MG & YA writer, poet, SPED Teacher
Rep: Jazmia Young at Curtis Brown Ltd.
Lives in the Boston area. she/her BLM
Fight fascism. Stands with Ukraine.
Author - Illustrator ~ SEEKING REPRESENTATION
Mom of three grown-up boys | House Portrait Artist | Educator
#12x12PB #SCBWI #kidlitart #kidlit
https://www.lisaleefurness.com/
https://www.lisaleefurness.com/ornaments
Author - Freddie the Fly series
-2026 Digital Red early reader from Little Press Publishing
-Speech Pathologist -kimdbooks.com
Picture books writer and illustrator.
Rep’d by Root Literary.
www.ioanahobai.com
Author of #kidlit -- board books, picture books, middle grade, and YA. Reader, baker, easily hyperfixated. Proudly represented by @casahasegawa of @the_t2_agency. For queries, contact carter@tugeau2.com.
www.cynthiaplattbooks.com
#Kidlit writer #picturebooks • #SCBWI member • Editor in #edtech and educational publishing
Picture book writer, gardener, and climate advocate. #SCBWI #12x12 #kidlit
Whimsical Art & Stories of Nature & Spirit. Illustrator. Author. Fine Artist. Musician. Dancer. Nature-lover. Mom to humans, dog, and plants. Rep’d by Joyce Sweeney & Rosa Frazier at The Seymour Agency! #12x12PB #KidLitArt www.weyakindesigns.com 💙💜🩷 🌈
Children’s book writer PB/MG/YA ❇️Founder of Seaside Scribes/SCBWI, ❇️One Book at a Time/FB❇️SCBWI/12x12/Inked Voices 📖my work ➡️ katelynchbooks.com
Picture book writer, mom, teacher, student, wannabe witch, theater lover, cookbook fanatic, planner (but love a dash of the unexpected!) Rep: Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency. #kidlit #12x12PB #picturebooks#SCBWI
Aspiring Children's Book writer and illustrator
Children's author, freelance editor/writer. An avid reader, walker, baker, voter, museum goer, bird feeder. Cat lady. Likely drinking tea.
12x12 I Courage to Create I SCBWI member
Writers' Loft member and PBCG leader
2025 PB Rising Stars HM
Author and poet. I write for readers. Stay curious and stay inspired. Be respectful of others. Kindness matters. Member #SCBWI, #12x12, and The Writer's Loft. PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention. Seeking representation.
Stories in @SoutheastReview and Microfiction Monday Magazine; SCBWI; 12x12; picture books!!
#kidlit writer, nature lover, tea not coffee, quilter, morning person. #SCBWI #12x12PB
Reader-writer-knitter. Loves the scent of dog paws. Geek. Night owl. Introvert. Atheist. Social media Luddite
https://linktr.ee/wmmcdonald
grab my free short story "Five to Go" here: https://wendymmcdonald.com/
Author of THE WARNING series with Sourcebooks Fire. English teacher for 25+yrs. Gardener. Not a hologram. Rep: @herringali.bsky.social she/her
https://linktr.ee/kristyacevedo
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.
She/her. Picture book writer/illustrator.
Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social
2024 Round Table Mentee, #PBParty Honorable Mention, #50PreciousWords HM.
Keep posting about your books; I want to read them!
sparklemarkers.com
Encouraging others to get know science a little better. Kidlit author. Science educator. Rock collector. Stargazer. Nature photographer. Animal buddy. They/She. Repped by Ammi-Joan Paquette.
www.KatieSlivensky.com
I write books for children. I give workshops at schools. I teach grown-ups how to write for kids. #kidlit #reading #writing
Narrator, Voice Actor, Audio Describer🎙️💕 K-2 Reading Interventionist, KidLit Enthusiast 📚♥️
Children's choice middle grade book award sponsored by Salem State University. Find our 24-25 Materials here: https://sites.google.com/milfordtownlibrary.org/mcba/mcba-list?authuser=0
Harvard Square's landmark independent bookstore since 1932. Visit us at Harvard.com
Supplying all the book needs of Beverly Farms, MA, since 1968. Co-owned by @sampfeifle.bsky.social and @hhharlow.bsky.social. Come see us sometime (or go to www.realbookshop.com).
Also, home of the "John Updike's Ghost" pod: https://pod.link/159468689
Author. KINGDOM OF DUST (8/20/24), A COMB OF WISHES, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. Educator integrating literacy, equity, & social justice. Rep @lindsaydauld
I love drawing with people! Bring me your art, comics, and dogs. My book, Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health was released in 2024 by Workman Publishing. https://www.carabeancomics.com/ (she/they)
Author of fantastical fiction. The CLARA POOLE series (Pixel+Ink, 2023-24), SPROUT (Random House Children’s Books, 2026).
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo is a FREE independent Comics festival! Dec 6th and 7th 2025. Header credit: Matt Smith
New York Times bestselling Illustrator and 4x Pura Belpre award winner. Creator of the World of Vamos books and the Snips. Published by Harper Alley and Little Brown Ink.
An independent bookstore for all ages in West Acton, MA. Open at 10 am every day. Shop any time at SilverUnicornBooks.com!
The biggest independent bookstore in Belmont, MA! (Also, the only one.) Loves: Books, readers, teachers, schools, kids, parents, dogs, cats, mythical creatures and desserts of all kinds! Visit us at https://belmontbooks.com or on Instagram!
Indie Bookstore in Plainville, MA 📚
https://linktr.ee/anunlikelystory
America’s Oldest Indie Bookstore
Est. 1809
📍 Andover, MA
Time is soft here.
Your book curators in South Hadley, MA and globally at odysseybks.com! Hosting great books & authors since 1963.
Children’s book author and former-yet-forever teacher.
GATHER GRATEFUL * TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT * DIRT AND BUGSY series
www.meganlitwinbooks.com
Comic Artist of Herald, Little Charlotte, Marvel TL;DR, Oddballs, Heroes of 9/11, Amazing Moments in Sports, Brisk Lemonade, lotsa BG assists - recently, Metamorpho!
linktr.ee/tomrogerscomics
patreon.com/tomrogerscomics
NO genAI garbo or NFTs
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
An independent bookshop for children and young adults in Retford, North Notts. Quite possibly the cutest little bookshop in the world. British Book Awards Children's Bookseller of the Year 2025.
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk
Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Autistic. Bestselling author and award winning screenwriter. Agent: Lauren Gardner.
Winner of Blue Peter Award & Overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize, 21. Emmy nominated #AKindOfSpark streaming on BBC iPlayer!
Award-winning author of the SCOTT JERICHO thrillers (KILLING JERICHO; JERICHO’S DEAD; BURYING JERICHO) and YA novels, including THE BOY I LOVE, BROKEN HEARTS AND ZOMBIE PARTS, and THE OUTRAGE among others
https://linktr.ee/williamhusseyauthor
Author (THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN trilogy; THE WOLF AND HIS KING) and medievalist specialising in the Ulster Cycle. #1 fan of Láeg mac Ríangabra.
🏳️🌈 they/them | siad/iad
📍Cambridge, UK
♿
https://finnlongman.com
Writer, Feminist, Furious.
Writing for teens
Author of award-winning Bite Risk series (Simon & Schuster)
www.sjwillsauthor.com
Linktr.ee/sjwills
Rep. Kate Shaw/The Shaw Agency
Cover art by Jose Real
New books coming 2026 👀
Childish writer. 🇬🇧 + 🇦🇺. Carnegie-nominated.
Rep: @agentalicewilliams.bsky.social
My type on paper
YA: Splinters 🪞 Electric Life ⚡
MG: Day of the Whale 🐋 Mort the Meek 🐦⬛Little Animal Rescue
School talks / workshops KS1-KS3
www.racheldelahaye.com
Author of THIS BOOK KILLS, CATCH YOUR DEATH, MONDAYS ARE MURDER (Feb '25) and the FARROWFELL series. Rep: ASH Literary
Times bestselling author. I write books for teens and books for adults. Ambassador for Women's Aid.
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.
NY Times bestselling author and cookie enthusiast. Coach at The Novelry.
Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
Athos in the streets. Aramis in the sheets. Porthos in the skeets
Author. she/her https://linktr.ee/melsalisbury
