Author of mild-mannered middle-grade books, including MIND OVER MONSTERS (McElderry/S&S). Agent: Joan Paquette. BetsyUhrig.com
Children's Author & Teacher/SENCo
Winner #ChuckleChallenge 2024
Winner #springflingkidlit 2023
Mentor #WriteMentor 2023 & 2025
Children's book writer, nature and animal lover, cat wrangler, promotions coordinator for SCBWI-Michigan and a member of the editorial team for The Mitten, SCBWI-Michigan's blog. #12x12, #SCBWI, Rate Your Story
Hi, I’m Heidi Bee, poet and author of 12 books. I host a free annual STEAM Poetry Video Contest for students—and I produce WEE STEAMERS videos for little learners. Poetry, tech, and STEAM learning! www.SteamPoweredPoetry.com
Children’s author 📚young-minded grandma FINLEY: A MOOSE ON THE CABOOSE 🫎🚂 FISHING WITH GRANDPA AND SKYE 🎣🐠 FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE (2026) 🫎💚 AMBER MAE AND HER STRAYS (2027) 🦥🐧🐊🦒 🦛 Rep: Ritu Anand D4EO ❤️ #SCBWI #12x12
#PB author of MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT (Free Spirit Publishing, April 14, 2026)
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More tales found in Cricket Media & online!
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Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
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Picture Book Author. Owner of Coyote Kids, a secondhand clothing and bookstore for kids in Albany, CA. It's all about the kids!
🌈 Creative Development Director at Barefoot Books 👣
📍Arby's on McKnight Road
Kidlit agent at The CAT Agency, writer, story collector. Future ghost.
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Boutique literary agency representing quality literature from exceptional authors and illustrators. https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/
Educator, writer, literary agent, artist and documentary enthusiast. Powered by children, and what matters most to them
Founder and owner- essiewhiteliterary.com
Children’s Book Author / Illustrator
45 books
+1 million copies sold
Author, illustrator of kidlit; lefty. Boston. Rep’d by @emily_van_beek @foliojr bio.site/scottmagoon
Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit
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reading your writing @ Writers House
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📍 Nashville
Rebuilding after leaving Twitter!
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Mom, Picture Book Writer, Application Development, Gardner, Hiker, Dog Lover, she/her #kidlit #PBPitch #SCBWIMidsouth #amquerying #writingcommunity 🌞
www.waldohousebooks.com
Author/Poet/Actor/Human
THE MISTAKES THAT MADE US: Confessions from 20 Poets (Co-curated with Irene Latham) from Lerner Books Rep by
Stimola Literary Studio
Also appears in the Hallmark TV Movie SPRING BREAKTHROUGH.
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
✍️#Kidlit author (rep’d by Stephen Fraser)
📚Debut 2027, Charlesbridge
💻business owner
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👋🏼Love making friends!
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Teacher⭐️Librarian⭐️Author
https://kelliebeggs.weebly.com/
Founder of #PBandKidJudges writing competition
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#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
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Lives: Dallas/Vils, Austria ~ Writer - Support indie-creatives - Watch and Review Indie-films. Buy and Review Indie Books, Art and Music. https://linktr.ee/codypelletier
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. 🏳️🌈
Author of board books, picture books, early readers, and middle grade nonfiction. Lover of reading, travel, hiking, and ice cream, preferably combined.
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#PBWriter. Wife & mom. Loves Jesus. #SCBWI Co-Asst. Reg. Advisor, #12x12, #PBParty Finalist '24, '23, & '22 , #50PreciousWords HM '25, '23.
Writer for children—reader forever…living my dream as the author of award-winning pictures books & helping others follow their dreams with the #50PreciousWords Writing Contest & Literacy Initiative. Lover of dark chocolate and compassionate people.
Learning and teaching my language—Nishnaabemwin. Jijaak ndoodem. Consultant at Oodenaw.com. Award-winning short fiction author and poet. Developmental editor at DarlingAxe.com. Kidlit, YA, hist fic, women's lit. She/they
I love storytelling - be it in print, theater, art, movies or even around a bonfire.
K-12 Reading Specialist, PBWriter, reader, mom, SCBWI #12x12PB #InkedVoices mentee www.ClaireBlumenfeld.com
Autistic & ADHD Mom of 3 Autistic kids (she/her). Raising neurodivergent kids to be empowered & confident is everything. ROSCOE & IVY - MY DINOSAUR SHOES and THE CLEAN-UP MONSTER AVAILABLE NOW!
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#SkyPitch - a Bluesky pitch party for #kidlit authors!
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Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
@RateYourStory Judge
HAUNTED POND @OhMGpress ‘25
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Words @OffBeatReads ‘23+4
Poetry and Words @Nancythefurmom
KidsChoiceKidLitWritingContest HM ‘24
2 PB @SmartyPantsMag
suzanneelson.com
Love 4-seasons camping 🏴🇨🇦
K-2 Music Teacher, kidlit author (repped by Joyce Sweeney), Debut PB 2026, Happily married woman of faith, #PBJamz multimedia blog of #PB (picture books) and #Jamz (music) www.tonnyefletcher.com
#PB Author of BEA’S BALIKBAYAN BOX OF TREASURES '25 with @freespiritbooks.bsky.social | #12x12PB | #SCBWI | #Growyourwriting Challenge Host | 🇵🇭🇺🇸 #filtheshelves
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A print lit mag for kids featuring writing and artwork by both adult and youth creatives. EIC: @clairemtaylor.com
littlethoughtspress.com
📚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
Children’s Book Author
Rep: Stefanie Molina at Ladderbird
SM & Publicity for The Little Press
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PB author. I love books with humor and heart that entertain both child and adult. Co-host of Storytime Sprint. Rep’d by Bethany Jett
Picture Book Writer // SCBWI // 12x12PB // Kids’ Choice Honorable Mention 2023 // Write Mentor Scholarship Recipient 2022 & 2023 // PB Rising Stars Mentee 2023 // PitchMe Finalist 2024
Kid Lit Creator--PB, CB, GN, illustrations. Rep'd by Adria Goetz of KT Literary. She/her Instagram @ByAllisonStrick www.allisonstrick.com
Picture Book author & Founder, #12x12PB @12x12challenge.bsky.social & co-founder @pbsubmissions.bsky.social. SONG AFTER SONG: Julie Andrews Bio (2023, little bee), OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? (2021, Philomel) juliehedlund.com
NYT Bestselling/Geisel-winning GRATEFUL #kidlit author! (If YOU’RE a l’il weird too, we’re gonna be pals! 😄!) NEWEST 📚: 🦇🐈🐀BAT, CAT & RAT #4: 🍂A GREAT FALL🍂 and #3: ⛱️THE BEACH DAY⛱️; 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊 #1: WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS; etc.! And MORE 📚 soon! 😄!
Author, Florida, #SCBWI, and Mom to my favorite gymnast! Rep’d by Sherri Wilson Johnson at Gardner Literary Agency.
#kidlit author | elementary teacher | bookseller | ♿️ 🐕🦺| EVERY BODY MOVE (2025) | I SPARK LIKE LIGHTNING (2026) | repped by Christie Megill | https://www.jennaelysejohnson.com
12 x 12 is a diverse community of picture book authors and illustrators at all levels. You get accountability & support in the goal to write 1 new PB draft each month + more! Registration open now! https://12x12challenge.com/membership.
PB writer * embracing life * swim coach * fmr elem tchr * fmr atty * cancer srvr * WB Senior Intern * SCBWI ** MightyKidLit * Inked Voices * #50preciouswords Winner '23 * MightyKidLit Mentorship Winner '23 * Inked Voices Mentorship Winner '24
YAY Bluesky! I'm Dr. Mira from the Children's Book Academy. I'm thrilled to say my hard-working students have published over 2,000 books & won tons of awards. Check out our courses and workshops: https://childrensbookacademy.com/
🇨🇦 Kidlit author & illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Current goal: debut MG author 🤞🏽
📚 I WANT TO READ *ALL* THE BOOKS
🎨 I'M BUSY (w/ Michael Ian Black, 2026/02/24)
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The Complete Picture Book Submissions System is a soup-to-nuts, self-paced, online course for crafting winning submissions that soar out of the slush pile! Answers every question you've ever had about submitting picture books to agents and editors.
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
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✨🐉 LIBRARY GUARDIANS 🐉✨ coming Spring 2026 with @SorraBooks
Picture Book Author rep'd by Morgan Hughes of FinePrint Literary Management, Wife & Mother, #SCBWI OK/AR PAL Coordinator, #12X12PB, #CTCWriters, Empowered Author🇭🇺🇺🇸
Blog: https://authorjenanyong.wordpress.com
🇯🇲 🇺🇸 | #KidLit author | ⭐️ Co-Director of PB Rising Stars ⭐️ | BOOKed and Busy 📚| Repped by Jem at ABLA| Movie buff | Fueled by College Football ❤️💛✌️, Taylor Swift, Showtunes, 2010s hip hop and SPITE | Storyteller. Creator. Wonderer
★ Baby Agent at BookEnds Literary Agency
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PEOPLE Magazine ✨ featured author
🎤 Just Like Tina (PRH • Jan 27th)
🌊Swim Like Them (S&S)
🩰 Junior Takes a Leap (Scholastic)
Now booking school visits for Black History Month ‘26 + beyond.
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✌🏽half 🇧🇷 half Black Soulful Struttin' (Free Spirit '24) Mort the Mediogre (HarperCollins '27) Happy Noon Year (Sourcebooks '26)
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juliahammondcreates.com
I write #PB & #MG with humor, heart & hope 💖
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We give experienced picture book creators the platform to pull up-and-coming, historically excluded creators up the turbulent publishing ladder.
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