Author of WASHASHORE, winner of the Green Earth Book Award, and A CITY YEAR. Writing like a maniac while getting an MFA in writing for kids at Hamline U. Watch this space!
http://www.suzanne-goldsmith.com/
Keep. Love. Going. Do one good thing every day. (One writer's quest not to shut down in the face of injustice, but instead to commit to small acts of resistance, education, kindness, and hope every single day.)
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.
Book lover, film watcher, food maker, image taker
flip-flop is my nature
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
Journalism, media, politics, culture, technology…and other stuff.
Scruffy-looking word herder. PB + YA author. 🚀 ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP (Viking, '24). ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS (Viking, '25). 🇮🇹 | 🏳️🌈🩷💚💙 | She/Her | Photo credit: Lauren Barkume
www.chiaracolombi.com
Children's book editor living in Brooklyn. Books, cats, food, travel, running, stuff. Check out my podcast with Grace Lin, Book Friends Forever!
Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.
Award-winning Colorado kidlit author, ex-M.S. teacher, writing instructor, sea and mountain lover. My MG fantasy books SKYRIDERS and THE SKY KING are available from Viking Children's Books, and my sci-fi Neptune Trilogy is available from Little Brown.
#kidlit author. Member of SCBWI, Inked Voices, Courage to Create, Storyteller Academy, and 12X12.
Boy mom.
I'm a Canadian 🇨🇦 children's author who shares pro tips and curated links to middle-grade resources that I've found helpful for middle-grade authors, plus middle-grade books (mostly funny ones) I've enjoyed.
Best-selling children's book author. Creator of The Night Before series. SCBWI member. www.natashawing.com
Writer. Fundraiser. Crafter. Chaos-Wrangler. Etc.
www.jordynjefferson.com
Children's Author/Wildlife Photographer/Puzzlemaker spending her days adventuring in the beautiful state of Colorado.
Shop for my books and puzzles at chickensonthemoon.com
Reader, Kidlit Writer, Traveler and Info Junkie: books, chocolate, travel, historic buildings, food, climate justice, geocaching
she/her
#kidlit #12x12PB #SCBWI
Children's book author & illustrator
🪺 THE COLLECTORS (Kids Can May '21)
🏄🏽♀️ THE LOST BOARD (Viking Summer '26)
Rep'd by The Literary Longs @ Tugeau 2
SCBWI Member
Edwards, Colorado
she/her #kidlit #author #writingcommunity
Children's Author
#kidlit, picture books, 12x12 member, SCBWI member, Wyoming
Christian
#kidlit, children's book author, picture books, lyrical language
Archaeologist/Historian/DJ/Producer/Scrivner
Illustrator for books and games | MTG
Find me elsewhere:
linktr.ee/leannacrossan
leannacrossanart.com
Based on 20 years as a web designer, I coach & speak about ways authors & illustrators can make more intuitive websites.
| MG, YA, CB Author https://sondraeby.com/author-website/
| UX Design https://www.oddbird.net/
| Drums https://www.teacupgorilla.com/
Children's Author (THE JEALOUS LITTLE MUNCHKIN ‘24, ‘22)
‘25 Honorable Mention #50PreciousWords #kidlit | alidemoro.com | Member #12x12challenge, #scbwi 📚 | Focus on SEL, Lyricism, Stories with heart.
https://linktr.ee/alidemoro
Artist, writer, teacher, mom, gamer. 🏳️🌈♾️
I’m an Illustrator from Colorado
Seeking representation
Illustration BFA
CU Denver Fall 2024 graduate
Psychology student
Lover of all things cute and whimsical
Website: www.lilliewart.com
children's book author, Chinese bilingual teacher, #SCBWI #12X12
https://linktr.ee/joannaszetowrites
Author// Rise of the Red Hand & Fall of the Iron Gods, contributor: Magic Has No Borders, The Gathering Dark & Star Wars From A Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi. REP: Rose Ferrao P.S. Literary
Illustrator, painter, thru hiker. in SC
www.amaragardnerart.com
IG: @amara.gardner.art
Author of MARDI CLAW and ABCS OF BALLS. Member of SCBWI. Learn more at http://ninasnyder.com.
Retired Teacher
Reader, Writer and Blogger
Founder of The Children's Book Review. Reader-writer-reviewer!
Bestselling author of 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up, Don't Wake the Dragon, and more. Sharing reviews, book lists, interviews with authors and illustrators, and tips for raising readers.
Author and illustrator excavating magic ✨
BETWEEN WORDS, @scholasticinc Summer ‘24
Represented by Wernick & Pratt
www.sakitales.com
Dancer, Teacher, Author:
Free Spirit Publishing, Redleaf Press, Young Dragons Press, #Highlights #Cricket Babybug, Journal of Dance Education, Young Children, Early Childhood News
#SCBWI #AuthorsGuild, #NDEO, #NAEYC, Colorado Authors League
Animal portrait artist and children’s book illustrator. Animal advocate. Dog mom.
Colorado Springs, CO
Children’s Author/Illustrator seeking representation
Nerd and Forever DM, drawing whimsical pictures and writing about a robot who loves birds
No AI ever
Authors Against Book Bans
Also on Instagram @acbodnarart
acbodnarart.com
Writer, traveler, wine lover, chocoholic (dark please!), public speaker, challenge seeker, life long learner, and optimist. #SCBWI #12x12PB #Toastmasters
Humor writer and author of a humorous advice book for introverted parents. Words in New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and my phone’s notes app.
Substack with funny stuff and writing tips:
https://julievick.substack.com/
Fantasy Author/Illustrator.
Mountain Witch
She/Her
✴ www.elliefortune.com
✴ cara.app/ellielfortune
✴ Rep Alex Weiss Azantian
No AI
Cartoonist / Landscape Architect / Pixel Pusher
scribblesauce.com
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.
Writer, traveler, speaker. Wielder of pen, corkscrew, and good intents. Mostly. Blog and newsletter at www.KelleyLindberg.com. She/her.
artist|author|illustrator
rep’d by @redfoxliterary
🐈🌱🏳️🌈🕷️
Reading/Educ. Specialist and playful author of DON'T FEED THE BEAR (Union Square), THE THINGITY-JIG (Peachtree), and THE TWIST-A-ROO (Peachtree) #kidlit www.KathleenDohertyAuthor.com
I write picture books that celebrate nature 🌱and spark curiosity, courage, and connection to self, community, and our planet. 🌎 #scbwimember #12x12PB ☀️ jennadaucunas.com
The original online writing conference JUST for Picture Book Creators, established in 2015. Grab our PB Pitch Formula at picturebooksummit.com/pitch-formula. See you on Oct. 4, 2025! picturebooksummit.com
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
Poet and former technical writer, currently writing YA historical novel.
Rachel Glowacki is an author, mindful movement educator, creative writer, and Co-founder of Move With Me Books, an innovative new literacy program. When she is not teaching, Rachel works on her next book while living with her husband and two sons in Eagle,
She/her.
Writing a #HistoricalNovel for #MiddleGrade + about cross-cultural friendship and misunderstanding in 1824 London.
Alt text:
A white woman on a seashore.
A 1950s photo of a mom reading a book (unseen) to 4, 2, and 6-year-old kids.
YA Author of Stolen (Part 1 of The Stolen Trilogy)
Hello, Bluesky! I'm J.E. Thomas, author of joyful kidlit books such as Control Freaks (published in 2023) and The AI Incident (coming July 2025) published by Levine Querido. More details coming soon.
Illustrator looking for an agent. Open for commissions.
Rivers.illustrations@gmail.com
Pre-published author of middle grade fantasy, Co-ARA of RMC SCBWI, bookworm, art lover, foodie 📚 leighgaddy.com
Illustrator, indoors-person, amateur plumber:
Comic-adjacent storyteller for all ages. I love taking stories from the page to the stage and connecting with readers and live audiences. From children's literature to personal essays, I love it all! www.lisatrank.com
Author of Rez Ball 📚🏀🛹🦇🌈 💍
Medicine Wheels drops 6.2.26 (Available for preorder now)
semi retired emo
Most mid skater on my rez
https://linktr.ee/Byrongraves
Writer of stories for little ones; seeker of joyful endeavors…
CuddlefishAcademy.com is an online school for advanced children's book illustrating, writing, and coaching. Professors include #kidlit authors and illustrators Kaz Windness, Stan Yan, Jessica Lanan, Lily Williams , and Heather Brockman Lee.
Author-illustrator of children’s books
She/her
#kidlitart
Anyakopotilova.com
Rep’d by Eve Adler at Red Fox Literary
Cara: https://cara.app/greenrainart
Author, Wife, Mom ✝️🐶🏈🏔️✈️🏝️🍷
🚨DEAD GIRL, YA Speculative Thriller AVAILABLE NOW! 🚨
https://linktr.ee/kerriefayebooks
2025 Colorado Authors’ League Finalist
2025 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Finalist
2024 RMC SCBWI Golden Pen Finalist
Illustration + Design for children’s, portraiture, nature and beyond.
❉ lenzillustration.com ❉
let’s chat: amanda@lenzillustration.com
In high school I was voted "Most likely to go insane." Instead, I write novels with Scholastic, Random House, Candlewick, & Owl Hollow Press. My most recent non-fiction book (for fellow creators) is Breakthrough. CreativePersonalDevelopment.com
Kidlit illustrator passionate about nature, science and the environment. Check out my blog for recent work and more information - https://cathymorrison.blogspot.com
https://linktr.ee/CathyMorrisonIllustrates
Bestselling and award-winning children's author of TRUMAN and more.
Rep'd by Erin Murphy. Learn more at https://jeanreidy.com/
#Kidlit Author ✏️
MY PONY WONDER - Random House Studio (Summer 2026) 🐎
📚👀 Unannounced (TBA)
Rep'd by Wendi Gu, HG Literary ✨
www.jessicamilo.com
#SCBWI #InkedVoices
WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR memoir & PB (Barefoot Books, Spring '26) | Words in NYT, Huffpost, Newsweek, Insider | All things ♿️ rep | #SCBWI | Boy mom-Reluctant omnivore-Sitter of wheelchairs-Denverite-Underwater meditator
www.ryanraeharbuck.com
Picture Book illustrator. Loves birds, birding, and nature. Self appointed naturalist. 🦜 Can tell you random facts on birds. Want to go hiking?
Website: limlimillustration.com
She/ Her
Lapsed marine biologist turned illustrator.
Looking for representation.
SCBWI Member Western PA.
Interested in PB, CB, ER, MG, BC, NF, puzzles, and kids games.
https://www.fernspikeart.com/moreinfo
#Kidlitauthor #PB #GN #NF
THE LAW OF BIRTHDAYS ('24)
A BIKE IS NOT JUST A BIKE (26)
DUDES OF DISPOSAL ('26)
Co-host of You May Contribute A Verse
@JoshMonkwords.bsky.social
https://brennajeanneret.com/index.html
Author • Illustrator • Art Director
#kidlit #kidlitart
Author of Ray’s Big Day (Scholastic, 2024)
Illustrator for LEGO Little Golden Books
Agent: Natascha Morris @socalledyalife.bsky.social, the Tobias Literary Agency.
joshjlewis.com
*I’ve been told I ask too many questions
*If wet dog was a perfume, I’d buy it
*Travel journalist and author rep’d by Laura Bradford
Lover of words, noodles & fiber arts 🧶
Writer of children's books 📚
Repped by Elisa Houot/Seymour Agency✨️
📍Denver, CO
Picture Book Writer | MLIS
Co-Host of The Sartorial Librarians Podcast
@sartoriallibrary.bsky.social
Spotify: spoti.fi/3ANgYge
Apple: apple.co/4e4mM3h
Lover of rushing creeks, dark starry nights, and books. #Kidlit. Romance. Writer.
Kidlit Writer (MG & PB), SCBWI & 12x12 Member, Fan of all things book related … libraries are my happy place. Dog lover, Shelter Volunteer 🐾🐶
Children’s book author/illustrator. Happiest when playing outside. (she/her)
#PBparty finalist '24
#SCBWI
https://bethmehall.com
Fiction writer, freelance writer, kid/cat/dog mom. SCBWI, MG Hub. https://heathercaspi.com
Kid lit illustrator/author, rep'd by Karly Dizon at Fuse. OCTAVIO debut PB coming Spring 2026!
Artist, writer, dad, husband, cook, hanger-on, trier, lover of science and stories and cats.
Chicano fantasy author of kids and YA stories. forcibly retired bilingual elem. teacher, gardener, woodworker, husband, abuelo, dog-cat-birds sitter, bourbon-craftbeer fan
Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
KristieChoi.com
writer. artist. creative coach. teacher. popcorn junkie.
she/her
Author/Illustrator, Designer, Beekeeper. Represented by Deborah Warren at EastWest Literary
COWBOY IS NOT A COWBOY (HarperCollins)
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE KNOCKS (HarperCollins)
Science geek, dog person, nature lover, non-fiction writer. Citizen scientist. Half of a pet therapy team.
Unless noted or reposted, all photographs are my own.
CC BY-NC 4.0 ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL 4.0 INTERNATIONAL
Illustrator and Author of WONDER & AWE (S&S 2024). Represented by Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency. Drawring my way thru the grief and joy of being a human. 🤸🏻♀️
annieherzig.com
"The Canon of Katrina Quinn" invites teen readers into the elite performance world.
Geek Girl + Check & Mate
#SCBWI #WritingCommunity #SCBWI #WritingCommunity #MomsWritersClub
Children's book author, curriculum writer, elementary school teacher. Loves history, stories, and biographies. #12X12, #scbwi
Co-author of picture books with Lindsay Ellis. Members of SCBWI, 12x12, Mighty Kidlit. We’re on a mission to craft triumphant stories that are like comfort food for your soul.
Author of middle grade adventure books! Speaker at schools & libraries on Cryptozoology for Kids. Used to work at a Bigfoot museum and loved it. Coming June 2026 - THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF THE ORDINARY BARNEY FLARFF.
books, beauty, history, folklore. Dickens lover. married to @littleseamstress. gets dressed up like a pillow so she's always in bed. patreon.com/sketchesbyboze, https://linktr.ee/sketchesbyboze
Bestselling author of 50+ books. PRINCESS ACADEMY, AUSTENLAND, PRINCESS IN BLACK, REAL FRIENDS, DREAM ON, ITTY BITTY KITTY-CORN. Mom of 4, wife of 1. she/her. Curiosity and compassion. www.shannonhale.com
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