Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
🇨🇦 she/her; #kidlit author, repped by Saba Sulaiman
MAGS MACDONALD HAD A JETPACK (Owlkids, 2026)
www.jenmacgregor.ca
#kidlit writer, debut PB THE SHABBAT FLOOD Spring 2026! Screenwriter/author. Writer on PJ Library’s Beyond the Bookcase podcast. Instructor in screenwriting dept at NYFA. Pasta enthusiast, 6-year old wrangler, friend to all dogs but esp. Taco. She/her
Lifestyle Photographer, aspiring #Kidlit writer. #12x12PB Member. Former TV Development Queen. Self-Declared Super-mom. #ADHD. Intersectional Feminist & Anti-Racist. She/Her
Pre-K Teacher ~ Author: THE GREAT COOKIE KERFUFFLE (AmicusInk 2022)
ALICE ALONE (AmicusInk March 2025)
🩵Picture Books🩵Plants🩵Animals🩵
https://www.authorjessicashaw.com/
children’s librarian, artist, author, illustrator, INFJ, cat lady, hedgehog queen, book nerd, princess of positivity
Writer, editor, book reviewer, and former TV newser. Send book recommendations and story tips my way!
jamieorsini.com
Writer. Reader. Author of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY, JUNE MOON, and GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS (2026). Children’s book reviewer for Shelf Awareness. http://lynnbeckerbooks.com
I write picture books (If Picasso Painted a Snowman series), middle grade, and clean romance. A Lady Most Alluring (Grimm Regency novella) is out now. Fan of birding, reading, board games, and chocolate.
https://www.amynewbold.com/
PB & MG Author.
Latest Books:
The Winterton Deception: Fault Lines (P+I, Nov. '24)
Not My Circus (Capstone, Jan. '24)
Agent: Lauren Galit at LKG Agency
Author of IN THE PALM OF MY HAND, illustrated by Isabella Conti. Picture books, MG, & poetry. #SCBWI #Inked Voices #12X12
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
Author| Editor| Sensitivity Reader| Art Historian
Children's book author, illustrator, birder, baker.
Recent books: 🪵 Log Life 🍃 City of Leafcutter Ants 🐜 Poo Pile on the Prairie 💩
Coming 2026: Bog Buddies www.amyhevron.art
Kidlit writer, CANSCAIP competition finalist ‘24, member SCBWI, CANSCAIP. Proud mum. She/her
Kid-lit writer. Picture Books and Chapter Books. SCBWI and Inked Voices member.
Children's author of PEW! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham and THE LITTLE RED CHAIR. Coming in fall 2026, WINTER SOLSTICE HILL. https://cathystefanecogren.com/
Sporty mom, book lover & author of HOW TO BE A GOLDFISH (Scholastic Canada). Writing stories for the young and young at heart. Repped by Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Literary Agency #🟦
Kidlit author | she/her | bysonjathomas.com
📗 Olive Blackwood Takes Action!
📙 Sir Fig Newton & the Science of Persistence
Drawing. Painting. Picture book making.
jenniferabell.com
AK writer, illustrator, poet, teacher, SCBWI & 12x12 member, & PB enthusiast. AK SCBWI IC. (Opinions my own); PB debut, KAUAI'S CALL (Island Heritage, May 2024)
Kidlit Author/Illustrator
☔️ SOAKED!
🚗 ANIMALS GO VROOM!
🐻 WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD
🦩 FLAMINGOS ARE PRETTY FUNKY
🐹 THE QUIET FOREST
https://www.abicushman.com | Newsletter: https://www.abicushman.com/join-my-email-list
✨Middle grade writer
🐈⬛Cat mom
That murder lady. Fantasy & horror books at https://authordiannagunn.com Creator of @WeeknightWriters.bsky.social Buy a murder or support my work at https://ko-fi.com/diannagunn She/her
Picture book writer, runner, reader, Grandma❤️ and pie maker.
Member #SCBWI, #12x12 PB Challenge, #PBParty Honorable Mention ‘21, ‘24, ‘25 #SpringFlingKidLit ‘23 winner
🏴☠️ 🇳🇱 🇮🇩 MG/YA Author | Rep’ed by Eva Scalzo | Hit me up for MG/YA ARC reviews!
I write. I edit. I learn. I teach. I love.
Illustrator. Animator. Author.
Rep’d by Christa Heschke @ McIntosh and Otis
http://suetheartist.blogspot.com/
Picture book author
www.carolinelperry.com
Links: https://linktr.ee/carolinelperry
My books:
📘I AM NOT HAPPY! 🇦🇺 🐾
📕 Messi’s Magic ⚽️ 🥅
📙The Memory Cake 🇲🇹 🍰
📚 The Corgi and the Queen 🐾 👑
COMING SOON!
📕 I AM NOT GRUMPY! ☹️🐸
📗Nighty Knight 🛡️🏰
author/illustrator of
MAYBE JUST ASK ME! (Coming in 2025 from Beach Lane)
BEULAH HAS A HUNCH! (Beach Lane 2023)
ANNETTE FEELS FREE (Beach Lane 2022)
#ND #Disabled | She/Her, Rep’d by @fairbanklit |NE
https://linktr.ee/KatieMazeika
www.katiemazeika.com
Illustrator #kidlit #illustration Character Artist
Professional dreamer
Accepting new projects
Portfolio: https://marymanning.portfoliobox.net/
Art Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/marym/
🌩️👀 hrPVsI-acxlq
Kidlit Author seeking representation. Winner of #SunWriteFun'24, '23, and #Sun'22, HM: #Halloweensie21, #Spring Fling22, #50Precious HM 22, 23. 12x12, STA, CBA, RYS
Author of over seventy-five books for young readers. Crazy about my family, animals of all kinds (including reptiles), books, and travel. Rare disease advocate. Represented by Andrea Cascardi. (she/her) www.jessicaleeanderson.com
30-something Queer, Neurodivergent, & Overstimulated Mom. Woman in tech by day, Children's Book Author by night.
Tickle-fight champion. People-watching connoisseur. Lover of all things snark. Oh, and I dream up picture books!
GUS HEARTS THE BUS (July 1, 2025) | SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A LIBRARY | DUSK EXPLORERS | Etc.
rep’d by Charlotte Wenger
www.lindsayleslie.com
Author-illustrator, Painter, Actor, Mom, PB Party 2023 Honorable Mention, #scbwi and #12x12pb member. She/Her
PB writer/Poet. Former Science/Math teacher. Once upon a time archeologist. #SCBWI #12x12 #AmQuerying 😻
Author of picture books about family and nature with Sourcebooks and Familius. Freelance editor. Mom. Horse, dog, and garden enthusiast! tracycgold.com for more
I write. I might write what I think, or transfer to my language what other people wrote in theirs. Nomad. Love books, photography and movies, not necessarily in this order.
Pro-abortion and pro-keeping all the books on the shelves for everyone. Mom to 2 grown-ups, spouse to another. Grand-something to 2 small humans, 1 dog, 1 cat. @aocchecklist volunteer
Illustrator, friend to dogs & fan of the 6B pencil. Love a dress with pockets. Books with Little Tiger, Farshore & HarperCollins.
www.vickigausden.co.uk
Bookblogger 📚 House plant enthusiast 🪴 Crafting fanatic 🪡 Have a love for Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller and Historical fiction 📚
https://linktr.ee/mirandasbookscape
Picture book writer. Lover of coffee, fall and pumpkins.
Writes science books for kids. Cares deeply about literacy and science education. Nonfiction advocate. She/her https://melissa-stewart.com
Kid lit illustrator
www.thukimvu.com
https://linktr.ee/thu.vu.art
Rep’d by Chelsea Hensley of Mad Woman Literary Agency
Reader, Writer,📚 Biker, 🚴🏻 Hiker, Nature-Lover, 🏖️Traveler
Newest book: HANGING OUT WITH GRAM (Jan. 2026)
#PB #kidlt #author #travel
www.NancyViau.com
#PBwriter, #kidlit, #scbwi, #12x12, #lakelife,
reader, dog lover, classic movies
Freelance writer, Questioner, Storyteller
#history #science #parenting #education #finance #health #travel #nature #Binder #ASJA #SCBWI #NASW #YA #Kidlit #12x12
Peruvian-American kidlit author and Teacher of the Year. Shares Mother Nature’s wonders.
Represented by @AnaCrespoBooks @EastWestLit
interested in books art movies science and other cool kids' stuff. #kidlit #scbwi #amwriting
ESL Teacher. Mom. Travel. Dance. Strawberry ice cream. #Kidlit Author, repped by @KaitlynLeann17 SCBWI 12x12 http://HannahLorenzoBooks.com
I'm a freelance illustrator working primarily in the children's market. I work exclusively in digital media. http://www.karenbjones.com
(she/her)
Illustrator, author and broadcaster
Apartment 713 out now!
Night of the Living Zed out now!
Puffin and Penguin out now!
Two more Hockey Super 6 books out now!!!
Check out my site kevinsylvesterbooks.com
Mexican-American kidlit author living in the UK. 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧
Books 📚:
Mariana and Her Familia
The Worry Balloon
How to Speak in Spanglish
Sing it Like Celia
Taco Tuesdays
Leyendas/Legends
My Barrio Sings in Spanglish ('27)
Rep: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong
Storyteller | Weimaraner Mom | Gardener | MFA in Writing for Children & YA Hamline University | SCBWI RAE | HWA | seeking representation www.quinettecook.com
Kidlit writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Books include: KEKENO CURIOUS EXPLORER (2026), PEKAPEKA SECRET FOREST BAT (2025), RURU NIGHT HUNTER (2024), TUATARA A LIVING TREASURE (2023) from Scholastic NZ. #STEM #12x12PB #SCBWI https://www.katiefurze.com
writer of picture books and poetry, teacher, traveler, mom of boys and dogs
#12x12PB #scbwi #InkedVoices #50PreciousWords winner '23 HM '24
#amquerying
Educator, writer, ballroom dancer, mother and love of dogs.
Teacher, Writer, Photographer, Crafter.
Writer, educator, book lover, music junkie, cherry chapstick addict, aspiring napper #SCBWI #12x12PB #CTC #PB #MG #YA
Author of THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSED (Simon and Schuster, June 25, 2024), kid-lit writer, screenwriter, wearer of deodorant, teller of jokes even my kid finds stupid. She/her. #kidlit
Kidlit author! STIFLED (9/1/2026!), MUFFLED, MY MIXED-UP BERRY BLUE SUMMER. Teacher, editor, word lover. Earth fan. Tree hugger. Water baby. www.jengennari.com
Picture book author/illustrator. MORE THAN A TREE (March 2026), A LITTLE LIKE MAGIC, SNAKE'S BIG MISTAKE. ♿ She/her.
linktr.ee/sarahkurpiel
Artist, illustrator, kidlit creator
Rep’d by Liz Nealon at Great Dog Literary
Writer, editor, sidewalk naturalist. Books: Sea Lions in the Parking Lot (2021) and Hang Tough, Horseshoe Crab!(2026) Words: NYT, AFAR, Atlantic, Kirkus, etc. #NASW #SCBWI #12x12 website: www.lenoratodaro.com
Senior Manager of Library Information Services (Fairfax County, Virginia) - Educator, children’s author, former teacher, school principal and librarian, forever reader
Reader, Writer, Adventurer
#kidlit #12x12PB #scbwi #thewritingbarn #educator #sciencegeek #author
CHICKEN FRANK, DINOSAUR (2021)
Upcoming PBs (MIT Kids Press 2027, 2028)
🇲🇽🇵🇷 Mexi-Rican (she/her/ella). Writer of picture books. Explorer of long-form. Unrepentant book nerd. 2024 Las Musas Mentee, 2023 PB Rising Stars HM. Rep'd by @karisutherland.bsky.social.
www.citlali.ink
Children's author, chief ideator of Kahani Takbak.
#SCBWI #InkedVoices
#50preciouswords 2nd prize winner (2025)
#Finalist,NTBC(India,2025)
#12x12 Silver Diversity Scholarship winner(2024)
#PBParty finalist(2024)
www.shyamala.in
Author, Architectural Drafter, 12x12, SCBWI, IV, Mighty Kidlit, 2022 Ann Whitford Winner, #50preciouswords Winner.
Literary Intern for @laduskevich.bsky.social at Martin Literary
Author & Illustrator
Author of GOLDA AND EZRA series - Capstone
Member: SCBWI, Kids Comics Unite, Children’s Media Association
www.holliemichaels.com
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
Rep by @michelle4laughs.bsky.social
'23 Las Musas Books
Hermana
'20 LatinxinPub mentee
I write MG, PBs, poetry, & much more.
#MGPies
SCBWI
EFAFreelancers
WriteGirl volunteer
#Queer
she/her, cats + dogs
Mystery author, education writer, avid reader, general nosy parker. JanFields.com
Veterinarian
#WomenInSTEM 🧠 🔬
#Educator
Public Health Nerd
Traveler ⛰️ 🌊
Sustainability Advocate
✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser)
📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge
💻business owner
🧳explorer of the world
📰news junkie
👋🏼Love making friends!
https://linktr.ee/beckysuzannewalker?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
#kidlit writer/ MY BACKYARD USED TO BE (Tilbury House). Member of SCBWI, 12 x 12PB, Inked Voices. Love to travel, be active outside, speak/study foreign languages.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynnbaldwinwrites
Songwriter for #kidlit (UNI THE UNICORN) and comedy (The Second City)
Composer for film/TV
Family music artist -my album Fractured: Fairy Tales Remixed was called "better than Taylor Swift" by one 3yo
Recording Academy
#12x12PB
www.taratrudel.com
Kidlit Editor and Book Coach | Once a teacher, always a teacher | Kidlit writer with too many ideas in her head | Historical CB series coming 2025?
EFA, ACES, SCBWI, 12x12, Courage to Create, CIEP (Professional Member), ALLi Partner Member
jenavarre.com
Children's author. VCFA, SCBWI, CANSCAIP, MASC
THIS IS THE BOAT THAT BEN BUILT (Pajama Press 2022, illus. Maggie Zeng)
Forthcoming PBs with Groundwood (2027) and Owlkids (2028)
https://linktr.ee/jenlynnbailey
Author of the BUTT OR FACE? series, ODE TO GRAPEFRUIT: HOW JAMES EARL JONES FOUND HIS VOICE (illustrated by Bryan Collier), and WE MOVE THE WORLD (illustrated by @nabihaiderali.bsky.social)
Writer, MG and YA fantasy and science fiction
Repped by Laurel Symonds of KT Literary
Space lawyer and dog lover
She/her
Opinions my own
Kidlit author of monsters and mischief. THE GOBBLING GOBLINS - MDLC Studio @disneybooks illustrated by Ara Villena; spring 2025. Rep'd by Sara Crowe Lit. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746231/the-gobbling-goblins-by-maika-llaneza-and-ara-villena/
Children's author, horse girl, book coach, dog rescuer, lover of wildflowers, mountains, yarn and tea. Living the mountain life in western Wyoming. She/her
12 x 12 PB Challenge member, 2021 PB Party finalist, unexpected liver transplant recipient, reading teacher, wife and mom, gardener and animal lover! 🇨🇦🇺🇸
#kidlit author. FALL: A SEASONS STORY (August 2026, Beach Lane), SPRING: A SEASONS STORY (spring 2028, Beach Lane), WINTER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2023) & SUMMER: A SOLSTICE STORY (2024) from Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster. #12x12PB #SCBWI kelseyegross.com
I’m a children’s book author, love reading, hiking, research, & coffee. I have a dog and two cats or maybe they have me, idk.
https://linktr.ee/kmarcuswrites?fbclid=PAAaa78-5lvHAPCDm_gezi3LpTJkd7ErTo1OJ2WuzkHVN1BgnYS6Yq1-46i-8_aem_AY98e1ATTl71cZU_2RO4epi
PB, MG & YA writer. 2023 #RevPit Winner! School Social Worker. Mom to two amazing humans. Sometimes I laugh at my own jokes and I always think you are great!
http://nicoleloosmiller.com
KidLit author of MG historical fiction WHEELS OF CHANGE (Creston) WISHES, DARES, & HOW TO STAND UP TO A Bully (Creston) blogger of all things kidlit. @http://www.darlenebeckjacobson.com. Repped by@LRA
darlenebeckjacobson.com
Children's Writer.
Rep'd by Christie Megill (@christiemegill.bsky.social) at The CAT Agency.
Author of fantastical novels for adventurous readers: The Verdigris Pawn (JLG), Between Monsters and Marvels (SLJ ⭐️)
Rep: @litagentmarini @highlineliterary
#mgauthorcade
https://linktr.ee/Agw408
writer ✍🏼 book eater 📚🍴
social @ celadon books/macmillan publishers
creator of fictional food: http://eatingbooks.com
🗞️ eatingbooks.substack.com
📍new york | 🇰🇷🇺🇸
opinions are my own.
MG, YA, & adult author of spec/romantic fic. Cat lover, swimmer/biker, handbell ringer, NE Patriots fan. Member of SFWA, NJRW, Authors Guild. Searching for agent/publisher.
