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/
Picture-book author/illustrator. #SCBWI Canada West Co-ARA.
deborahpaquette@shaw.ca
deborahpaquette.com
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Writer. Likes to rhyme, though not when writing movies or novels. But you should see my shopping lists! Has never bought an orange. #kidlitchat cohost for 14+ years on ex-Twitter (and now here on Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST!). Still bats and throws righty.
writer of #kidlit and #fiction. Member of #SCBWI and #12x12
📚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
Middle Grade Writers Group is a free online meeting for MG authors and writers. We meet on the third Monday of select months at 7 pm CT
https://linktr.ee/MiddleGradeWritersGroup
MG and YA writer. Landscape, farm, and food photographer.
Children’s book writer & illustrator, kidlit enthusiast, designer & artist
Former Indie Bookseller turned Literary Agent of Chaos at Susan Schulman Literary Agency.
she/her
www.schulmanagency.com
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.
Award-winning publisher of picture books for children 3-7 & non-fiction, fiction & graphic novels for children 8-12.
Kidlit Author, Editor, Ghostwriter | The Picture Book Doctor | Keynote Speaker | Creativity Curator | Represented by @ehardingNYC | Viking Descendant | Penguin Patronus | He/They
Author of GLOW, forthcoming June 2026 from Marble Press
Writes Kid Lit (PB, MG, YA)
AND fiction etc. for adults
Rep'd by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative
Asst. Editor @identitytheory.bsky.social
nancystonewrites.com
✍🏻 Writer 📚@HighlightsFound Scholarship Recipient (‘24) & Highlights Muslim Storyteller ('23) & We Need Kidlit Now Winner (‘24) 🧕🏻🍉 Muslim 👩🏫 Educator 🛶 MN girl 🏃♀️Runner 💗 Wife and Mama to three ✨ Author Page/writings here: https://sagasofsabr.carrd.co/
Aspiring published author of Middle Grade children's novels. Mom. Fan of inclusion and kindness. Doer of all the things. Lover of all the life.
Always tired. Never bored.
www.MythicalCreatureConservatory.com
Canadian. Mentor. Editor. Author of The Cure for Death by Lightning, The Almost Wife, The Almost Widow and many other books. The Atlas Keeper hits the shelves fall 2026. Visit Gail at https://linktr.ee/Gail_AndersonDargatz
Author & Illustrator of picture books and graphic novels for children. Atlantic Canadian. https://marlalesage.com/
Senior editor at the DarlingAxe.com. Blogging at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Author of WHEN THE SKY BREAKS and WE'VE COME FOR YOUR EGGS. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
Picture book writer, book woman, dog person
Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
writer, poet, nature lover and complete book geek living in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by forest, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and chickens. Member SCBWI.
#kidlit, SCBWI, 12x12, book lover, nature lover. A BOOK FOR BEAR (Flamingo Books/Penguin Random House, 2023) www.ellenlramsey.com
Author. Lynne was born under the Liberty Bell and currently dwells among the saguaros. She loves reading and writing urban fantasy, for adults & children. Her short story, “Safety,” appears in The Writers’ Journal: Live and Learn.
#PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/a/115186/9798885547970
More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
Website: https://jakelockettauthor.wixsite.com/jakelockettauthor
- Founder of Wandering Worlds (www.wanderingworlds.com)
- Professional Editor
- Building apps and communities for authors & creatives
Aspiring author/illustrator and ASL/English interpreter by day - also obsessed with the magic of theater.
https://nharwood124.wixsite.com/ohhhh-doodles
Author of YA speculative thriller TELL ME MY FUTURE, coming June 16, 2026 with Amulet Books. Rep'd by Susan Hawk / Upstart Crow https://linktr.ee/eileenruvane
Author-Illustrator of YA & MG
Cuban American
Repped by @kristavandolzer.bsky.social at The Unter Agency
Miami ✈️ NYC ✈️ NOLA
https://linktr.ee/Artlizified
Owner and Editor, Up Style Editing. Writer.
Fiction and Memoir. Dev, Line, Copyedits. Beta Reading, MS Eval's. 📚
EFA Member, Editors Canada Exec, WCC Workshops. ✍️
www.upstyleediting.ca
Frog. Cat. Writer. Lives with a dragon, a bird and a pirate bathroom. 12x12 member.
Canada's national editorial association. Editors/Réviseurs Canada is a not-for-profit organization promoting professional editing and supporting editors at every stage of their careers. #HireAnEditor www.editors.ca / www.reviseurs.ca
Developmental editor of middle grade & YA fiction 🐺
Horror fan 💙
GEA grad ✍️
YA reviews for BFS 📚
CIEP pro ⭐️
Children's Lit MA & Novel Writing MA 🤓
Cats, wine, The Sims, 50s rock & roll, indie, Victorian history 🥰
she/her 🤘
Author of books for curious kids. 📕✏️📚
UNFATHOMABLE, FLYING FEMINIST, PEDAL PUSHER, SCHOOL OF FISH, BUGS FOR BREAKFAST and more.
I write silly/scary MG books, make silly/scary collages, and, silly/scariest of all, analyze data for a living
She/her | Board-certified Editor in the Life Sciences | member, EFA and Northwest Editors Guild | Steering committee, Freedom to Read Nevada | anti-AI | Irish flute player, mountain biker, cat fanatic.
Children's Author & Teacher/SENCo
Winner #ChuckleChallenge 2024
Winner #springflingkidlit 2023
Mentor #WriteMentor 2023 & 2025
Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
janinele.com
Award-winning author, poet and lover of Nature
Senior #editor at DarlingAxe.com. Award-winning #author, Ironman #triathlete. michellebarker.ca
Award winning kidlit author
New: TWO TALES OF TWENTY-SIX - Innovative 1st Reader-Picture Book Hybrid. (Red Deer Press)
https://StephanieMcLellan.com
Scottish children's fantasy writer and purveyor of eight-year-old humor.
⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
⋆Rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
⋆Grad Student/Them in STEM 🌈⚕️
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
Author-Illustrator of MARÍA ESPÍA, middle grade and YA book covers📚
Based in Barcelona, Spain
Lover of witches, magic and cozy vibes!✨🏳️🌈🩷
Portfolio: https://www.mireiamartinezgallego.com
Instagram: @miitrec
MG fantasy writer and editor
Writer currently working on a MG novel. Mom to a ND son and a trans daughter. Ally. Lover of horror & true crime media, the Food Network, tattoos, and pop culture Christmas ornaments. 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️♾️
She/her
An #indiepublisher making books for young readers. Follow for #booknews, #goosepuns, behind-the-scenes chaos, and the reality of making #kidlit in Canada.
Canadian Illustrator 🍁
Collector of beautiful books.
Manitoban graphic designer and illustrator.
The mind is willing but the body is weak and that’s life as an artist with chronic pain.🕺
She/her
🏳️🌈🇨🇦
https://linktr.ee/fairmer
Writer of words and artist of art. Kids books and pretty pictures are my thing. And coffee. Lots of coffee. Helainebecker.com and Helainebeckerart.com.
Beach walking northerner, with amazing kids, a lovely husband (rescued from the south) and shelves and shelves of books.
Language and Literacy Education PhD student at UGA, studying Literacies and Children's Literature. Linguist. Poet. Homeschooling mom to six.
#LDSforHarris
Hello, London, Ontario Canada !
Here for #LdnOnt | #Libraries | Authors | Books | Reading | Literacy | Information | ❤️ Community.
Awarding-winning children's book author Helena's Voyage, When the Moon Comes, Out Into the Big Wide Lake, IF GOD WERE A GREAT BIG BEAR (Beaming Books, Apr. '25). Rep: Amy Tompkins. 🇨🇦 #faithclimate #environment paulharbridge.com
🌍 ONE WORLD 🌎 WE ARE ONE 🌏
Children’s writer. 🏆Winner of 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 ‘24. SL for Write Mentor PB Award ‘24 & ‘25 #MAWYP
Kidlit author & educator. Writing #PB and #MG and seeking rep. More than a little bookish.🌻
#SCBWI #InkedVoices
kellyclasenwriter.com
Award-winning nonfiction children's author, interested in nature, environment & STEM. Love promoting NF books as powerful tools to build ocean, climate and environmental literacy. Available for author visits & speaking engagements. www.rochellestrauss.com
🌱 Sharing Stories, Art & Energy Healing Work
📚 Kidlit Author & Artist ⎮ Reiki Master 💜
🦋 Discover Books 🦋 Workshops 🦋 Coaching ⬇️ click link below
https://linktr.ee/andreatorreybalsara
Artistic Director Vancouver Writers Fest; New Yorker cartoon aficionado; fast walker. Views are my own but you could consider adopting them. Canadian made.
Children's author, poet, musician | Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award & The Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award | Writing & musical stuff | NEW: The Love Song of Mr. Byrd (2025/DCB) | pdowding.com
Author ✍️ | Professional Book Editor 🦉
Helping writers turn drafts into publish-ready stories.
MFA | Dev • Line • Copy | Indie & Traditional Publishing
Website: NightOwlFreelance.com, Est. 2010
PB & MG writer| NAPPA award| HM #PBParty2023/24| #MNSCBWI| Math Education Consultant| Lake Lover| Happily married stepmom| She/her | No DMs
https://www.AnnPageAuthor.com
🌟 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
KidLit Writer. Expert at finding wonder. My child says I'm too curious. Sports fan.
Author/illustrator of books for kids 🌻
OUR WOOLLY BEAR
WHAT IF MARTY DOESN’T LIKE MY PARTY?
📍Nova Scotia, Canada
Rep: Westwood Creative Artists
studioarthur.com
🌟Stephanie Lisa Tara Children's Books®
🌟PRESERVE, CONSERVE, INSPIRE, TEACH.
🌟Founded by a mom who cares,❤️
Amazon.com/dp/0989433404
San Francisco
http://www.stephanielisatara.com
Software engineer with a love for all things books and art
Banner photo from the British Library on Unsplash.
Artist and Author
Toronto, Canada
www.GeraldoValerio.com
I'm a naturalist, a writer, and an editor based in the Upper Midwest. Acquisitions editor for AdventureKeen. Author of popsci books. Poet and literary journal editor (prosepoems.com). Moths! Sometime tardigrade wrangler. For more, visit brettortler.com
Freelance Medical Writer and Editor | Bookworm | Communicating science well--for healthy people and a healthy planet 🌳
Award-winning journalist/author, degree in psychology and advanced certificate in positive psychology. 15+ years teaching/writing curriculum in SPED. Published three books and penned over 2,000 published articles.
And I’m a plant hospice worker. 🫤
Children's Author & Freelance Writer | nonfiction and fiction, picture books and middle grade | rep'd by Jacqui Lipton | #SCBWI, #12x12PB | She/Her | https://linktr.ee/stephaniegibeault
🐇💨🐕🐶🐩🐵🐝
I don't have Wonder Woman's lasso of truth, but I've got a good "mom stare."
#Romanceauthor #romancelandia, 💕 #romancereader #booksky 📖📚 #catlady, #superhero fan
senior literary agent & senior advisor | P.S. Literary
board member | Association of American Literary Agents
🜂 🜄 🜁 🜃
resources & workshops ⤵️
https://www.mariavicente.com
agency ⤵️
http://www.psliterary.com
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
Podcast host & producer | Writer | #PrideOfPlace champion for raising resilient, creative, confident kids | New Brunswick #MonctonMom Jenna Morton
Fuelled by the largest collection of Canadian books ever assembled, 49th Shelf makes it easier to find your next great Canadian read.
NEW—Seeking old (& new) book-ish friends
Weaning off of X, FB, Insta!
Grateful for Teachers & Librarians!
🐈⬛ Writing & drawing (while cat judges)
WIP: SpyKids & Cat vs. AntiDiversity villain
#mgbookchat #amwriting #drawing #middlegradebooks #Kidlit #cats
Editor, baker, modern quilter, pluviophile, pasta enthusiast, rhubarb lover. Retroflex r. Short and mighty.
She/her
Former nonprofit executive | Author of The Mess That Made Them (forthcoming from Bloomsbury on Sept 3, 2026) | Interested in creativity, cultural myth, fraud, and forgotten histories | BOTN Nominee | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency | www.ryantpozzi.com
#PB Writer 📖✏️
Math & Science Educator 🧮🌳💙
Member of 12x12 and SCBWI Southern Breeze
Halloweensie, SunWriteFun, SpringFlingKidlit '25 Winner
Valentiny, WKLN '25 HM
Author, Daydreamer, Lover of Yarn
I write books for kids and teens from my home in Whitby, Ontario. I love knitting and sewing, and have a thing for old sewing machines and typewriters. I'm happiest when surrounded by my wonderful family and pets.
Kidlit Author (she/her),
THE RIDDERS SERIES order now!
EIC @EpistemicLit & @Nimblewitlit
https://linktr.ee/irmelsa
Oxford Comma #Dis #ND #Pan
Kidlit author and illustrator, graphic designer for higher education, owner of a giant tortoise 🩵✏️📖🐢🩵
BIRTHDAY BASH (2025) | EARTH ROVER (2025)
repd. by Dan Cramer @pageturnerlit.bsky.social
www.woolleystories.com
Author. Middle Grade Historical fiction author. GOODBYE, MR. SPALDING; THUNDER AND MERCY (7/14/26) w/ Astra Publishing. Rep'd by TracyMarchini
I am an independent comic creator based in the USA. I create stories and illustrations for all ages.
https://linktr.ee/gabriel_whitney
Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Author, teacher, and animal lover. Prader-Willi syndrome ally. @VCFAWCA. Rep: @gknowlton58
THE ZUZU SECRET coming in May ‘25
bookseller/librarian/author of mg novels WORLDWIDE CRUSH and THE SCOTT FENWICK DIARIES (7.22.25).
Kristinnilsenbooks.com
https://kristinnilsenbooks.substack.com/
Poppreservationists.com
Writer, Author, Make-Believer
from Canada’s East Coast 🇨🇦
www.jennifermcgrath.ca
Children’s Author 📚
Dog-and-Pony-Lover 🐴
Woods-Wanderer 🌲🌳
💀 Middle grade horror author 🦷 OPEN WIDE (Aladdin, Aug ‘25)🍦I SCREAM TRUCK (Aladdin, Aug ‘26) ✍🏻 Repped by Lynnette Novak
https://www.imeerie.com
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Open-Wide/I-M-Eerie/9781665980418
#Kidlit author | #pbrisingstars 2024 mentee | #PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention | #SCBWI | #12x12 | #amquerying |
Picture book Author/Illustrator from Minnesota! Take a look at my portfolio katharinegails.art tell me what you think!!
💙 Author, illustrator, cat talker.
📍Based in Tiohtià:ke/ Montréal
www.elodie-duhameau.com
Library technician, Mom of twins, avid reader, knitter and foodie, Silver Birch Fiction Selection Committee Co-chair, MLIS Student.
#Kidlit author 🇨🇦. #picturebooks Editor and story coach. Forest of Reading nominee. Co-founder Picture Books, Eh! Upcoming: JACKIE'S DRAWING (2025) LITTLE HEARTS IN THE SNOW (2025). Recent: A STARLIT TRIP TO THE LIBRARY (2022). andrewkatzbooks.ca. He/him
Picture book illustrator and art educator in Toronto
https://andreablinick.weebly.com
