SCBWICenCal
@calscbwi
The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Central-Coastal California Region is a welcoming group focused on craft and professional support.
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John Schu
@mrschureads
Librarian. NYT Bestselling Author. | LOUDER THAN HUNGER, RUTHIE ROSE’S BIG IDEA, THE GIFT OF STORY, THIS IS A SCHOOL, THIS IS A STORY | Agent: @Molly_ONeill.
Tara Lazar
@taralazar
Funny #picturebook author of FLAT CAT, 7 ATE 9, BLOOP, mom, 80s fan, #MS #disabled. #STORYSTORM founder. Golden & Crystal Kite recipient. linktr.ee/taralazar
katemessner
@katemessner
NYT bestselling author of 60+ books. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Find me on Bluesky now: bsky.app/profile/kateme…
Molly Ker Hawn
@mollykh
Literary agent. American/British. Always curious. No pitches here, please; submission info is here: thebentagency.com/submission-gui…
scbwi
@scbwi
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: The international professional organization for writers and illustrators of children's lit since 1971
Nancy Paulsen
@nancyrosep
Publishes books for kids at Penguin, including Brown Girl Dreaming, Fish in a Tree, and Amal Unbound. Listens to Zappa, Coltrane and NOLA Jazz...
Melissa Stewart
@mstewartscience
This is the archived account of Melissa Stewart, children's book author and nonfiction advocate. You can now find her on Bluesky or melissa-stewart.com
Shirley V T🇹🇼🇨🇳🇵🇭🇨🇦 #veryasian #GN🌻🙏😷
@stingscorpio
Designer Architect 建築師 creative 三語 linktr.ee/svt.works #GN #NF #PB | #illustrator| #api 3x @canadacouncil grant👁 bluesky & ig svt(.)works 2024pbreviser
Alex Slater Updates Only
@abuckslater
Literary agent bsky.app/profile/abucks…
Kelly Dyksterhouse
@kellydhouse
Literary Agent, The Tobias Literary Agency, Kidlit, Hiker, Writer, Professional Daydreamer, MFA from VCFA. AALA. SCBWI She/Her
SCBWI SF/South
@scbwisf
Regional Chapter serving SCBWI members from San Francisco and all coastal counties south to Monterey. scbwi.org/faq/global/scb…
Jo Whittemore
@jowhittemore
Author (agent: @literaticat) Some of my books: Colonial Madness, Confidentially Yours series, Front Page Face-Off, a Girls Who Code novel, & Supergirl! She/Her
Scott Lorenz
@abookpublicist
Book Publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Book Marketing and is dedicated to the getting publicity for authors in all genres.
Pat Zietlow Miller
@patzmiller
NYT bestselling picture book author. I try to juggle family, reading and writing. Usually, I succeed. Represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of @ACM_Ki. She/her.
Deborah Michels
@grdeborah
wife, mom… and beyond!
Gemma Cooper
@gemma_cooper
Literary Agent. Gemma Cooper Literary. She/her. Not here that much anymore
Mark Wright
@markeology
Professor, archaeologist, PhD, and recreational micropoet. #SCBWI. Budding YouTuber. Impatient #MECFS patient.
Mindy Alyse Weiss
@mindyalyseweiss
I write PB & MG with humor, heart & hope 💖 #PBParty host * SCBWI FL Crit Group Coordinator * #12x12PB * linktr.ee/MindyAlyseWeiss Rep: @JoyceGrackle
Vivian Kirkfield
@viviankirkfield
Writer for children - Reader forever ----Host of #50PreciousWords - Lover of school visits & dark chocolate --Repped by Essie White @StormLiterary
SCBWI Arizona
@scbwiarizona
SCBWI AZ is a region of SCBWI International. Sharon Skinner is the Regional Advisor. For more info: scbwi-az.org Email: [email protected]
SCBWI California North/Central Region
@scbwinorthcal
North & Central California Region of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators #SCBWI. Banner 🎨 by Merry Miller-Gass.
SCBWI San Diego
@scbwisandiego
We are the San Diego chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Our chapter covers San Diego & Imperial counties in California.
Cen South Ohio SCBWI
@csohioscbwi
We are the Central and Southern Ohio chapter of #SCBWI
Tamar Rydzinski
@trydzinski
Literary agent, mom, boggle lover, scared of dogs
Tap Fever Studios
@tapfever
We provide accessible dance opportunities to people of all ages with & without disabilities, empowering students to achieve their goals through performing arts.
Samantha M Clark - Read ARROW, Plant Trees
@samclarkwrites
MG and chapter book author, @scbwi member; Rep: @rachelprospect linktr.ee/samanthamclark Authors & educators in need, tag me for an RT!
Terri Farley
@terri_farley
Writer, recovering teacher,mustang advocate loves selkies, dogs, brainy outsiders. PHANTOM STALLION books w Simon & Schuster ORDER here bit.ly/3BoMfnd
Chana Stiefel
@chanastiefel
Kidlit author. TOWER OF LIFE, BRAVO AVOCADO, MENDEL, LET LIBERTY RISE, WAKAWAKALOCH, ANIMAL ZOMBIES, DADDY DEPOT, 12 x 12, rep'd by Miranda Paul at EMLA.
Lisa Kerr
@lisakerrbooks
Author of the award winning picture book, WAKE, SLEEPY ONE (@westmarginpress 2022). Mom of triplets+1. CEO: Grants for Good
claire tattersfield™
@clairetatters
trust me, I’m an expert
Melissa Jeglinski
@mjeglinski
Literary Agent at The Knight Agency. Books. Wine. Cats. Coffee. K-Drama. Not necessarily in that order.
KathleenDoherty - @kathleendoherty.bsky.social
@doherty60
NO LONGER ACTIVE HERE. PB author: DON'T FEED THE BEAR, THE THINGITY-JIG, THE TWIST-A-ROO. KathleenDohertyAuthor.com
Linda Kao
@lindalkao
YA Author | A CROOKED MARK (Summer 2023, @RazorbillBooks) #PitchWars alum | Rep'd by @marchsoloway
Erin Rew
@rew_erin
Aspiring children's book author and sometimes illustrator. #ND (She/Her) #amwriting #amquerying #SCBWI #12x12
Sophia Gholz 💫
@sophiagholz
Award-winning writer of books. 📚 New release: BEAR AT THE FAIR 🎡🐻 Next up: SWISH, ARLO & more! 💕 #kidlit #writerscommunity
Cindy Williams Schrauben, Author and Speaker
@cindyschrauben
THIS COULD BE YOU (Kirkus ⭐) Author and Speaker. Hank's Change of Heart, Little Press 2025 direct.me/cindywillia
R. Mandel
@ronnawriter
#kidlit writer, #12x12, fmr European ex-pat, ❤️ cats, poodles, purple + chocolate, @SCBWISOCALLA LitMingle coord. Rep’d by @marisacleveland
Katey Howes
@kateywrites
Celebrating the literary legacy of Katey Howes, a beloved kidlit author and bookish mom: THE REINDEER REMAINDERS (7/16/24) WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH ('25)
Kitty Donohoe
@donohoe_kitty
Public School Teacher/ Author : HOW TO RIDE A DRAGONFLY/ Anne Schwartz Books/ Publication Date: May 2023 /Agent: Steve Fraser
Maria Marshall
@mariamarshall_
Author (BB - MG), Bird Watcher, Lawyer, & proud Parent. CYBILS Judge PB/BB/Poetry, Member #SCBWI, #PNWA, #12x12, #Write4kids, & #Storystorm. Making Nature Fun.
Christine Van Zandt, coach and editor
@wfsediting
Experience matters. I help authors get their books published. My areas of expertise include most genres of adult books, all categories of kid's books. Trad pub.
Leslie Zampetti - updates only
@literarylesliez
Founder & Literary Agent at Open Book Literary. Lapsed librarian. Rapacious reader. Wishful writer. She/her. Member of @SCBWI & @aalitagents.
Tomeko Brown
@ttbrown122
✍🏽 Author /Educator/Wife/Mom/🎓East Carolina Alumni (Go Pirates) /📚SCBWI Member- Carolina Region /#amquerying Follow me on Instagram tomeko_brown_author
Rachel Orr
@rachelprospect
Represents children’s and YA literature at Prospect Agency. Great book sense. Just no sense of smell.
Ernesto Cisneros: On Social Media Hiatus
@author_cisneros
PURA BELPRÉ & CALIBA Award recipient for my MG novel, EFRÉN DIVIDED—Part of Quill Tree Books at HarperCollins and @EastWestLit Agency | Proud Latinx | He/Him
Valerie Bolling
@valerie_bolling
Authorpreneur/Educator/DEIB Advocate - @AuthorsGuild @SCBWI @12x12Challenge @HighLightsFound @Diverse_Verse @KidlitInColor @Soaring20sPB Agent: @jmcgowanbks
Daniele Arndt
@edearndt
PB author rep'd by @JenNewens, Debut PIG AND SKUNK (Disney Hyperion 2027)! Scholarship recipient #12X12PB '22, Friend of Jesus.
Lynn Becker🦑🌊🌝
@lynnbbooks
Writer. Reader. Author of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY; JUNE MOON; GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS coming Fall 2026. Children's Book Reviewer for @ShelfAwareness.
Margaret Aitken
@mgtaitken
Scottish children’s book author in Maine OLD FRIENDS @FeiwelFriends Rep: @loveleemonicaa @kidlitcaravan #MG #kidlit #writingcommunity #scbwi
Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist
@zombicatures
THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG (#Atheneum, Fall #2025debuts) / Co-RA @SCBWIRockyMtn / @cuddlefishacad #aapi #rosebudauthor Rep: @annmrose @thetobiasagency
Rebecca Sinclair
@rsinclair_art
Picture Book Illustrator | SCBWI MI 🎨
Kari Ann Gonzalez- How To Hatch A Reader ‘23
@karianngonzale1
Author of How To Hatch A Reader & If You Live On A Farm ('25) Booklover, PB, MG & YA NIV writer, chronic illness warrior. @PBSpree member
Angela Henderson Smith
@authorangelahs
Author|Speaker|Writing Coach|Specializing in School Visits with Writing Workshops|Keynote Speaker for Education Conferences|Writing Coach for College Prep Class
Joy Chu
@joychu28252682
Joy is my credo.
Lillie Pardo
@lillie_pardo
Elementary school teacher. Writer of stories for children. Traveler. Lifelong learner.
Renetta
@rivera_renetta4
Page Turner Literary Agency
@pageturnerlit
Page Turner Literary reps kid lit authors & illustrators. I stand with all people whose right to choose/privacy was taken away. 🏳️🌈Protect Trans People🏳️⚧️
JessicaStremer - Now Avb: LIGHTS OUT & FIRE ESCAPE
@jstremer
GREAT CARRIER REEF ('23) LIGHTS OUT ('24) FIRE ESCAPE ('24) PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN ('25) WONDERFULLY WILD ('25) TRAPPED IN THE TAR PIT ('25) #kidlit #author
Chris "Pre-order SPARK" Baron
@baronchrisbaron
MG author of ALL OF ME & THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT-THE GRAY & more in 25 @FeiwelFriends, English Prof, Poet, ig: christhebearbaron rep'd by @dhliterary
Christina Shawn - pre-order AND THEN CAME YOU
@christinashawn2
#kidlit #PB author AND THEN CAME YOU (@ChronicleBooks, 2025) NO LOVE POTION (@little_press, 2025) #scbwi #12x12 rep’d by @liznealon @greatdoglit
Kate Rietema
@katerietema
WHEN GOD MAKES SCRIBBLES BEAUTIFUL and ALL THE BABIES (B&H Kids ‘24). CHEETAHS RETURN TO INDIA (Tilbury House, '25) #SCBWI #12x12PB
Jennie Dunham
@jenniedunhamlit
Jennie Dunham, Dunham Literary, Inc., she/her, literary agent, collector of first editions.
Maria Powell
@mrspowellsbooks
TK-2 Librarian, Writer, Mom, Wife, & Grandma. CoAuthor with #ND son. Neurofibromatosis Advocate. #amquerying, #pb, #kidlit, #NFmom, #SCBWI
Aaron Hickman
@ahickmanwrites
By day, I make learning math engaging. By night, I wrangle all the weird, eclectic ideas stampeding through my head into quirky, whimsical MG and YA stories.
Monica Pessino
@pessino92526
Kateryna Manko 💛💙
@illustrationskm
💛💙 Artist & Illustrator based in London Member of @SCBWI and @theaoi Instagram: katerynamanko_illustrations Commissions: [email protected]
Gennie ✨Jenny with a G✨ Gorback
@genniegorback
📚Picture Books, 👩Parenting and 🎉Play (She/Her)
Jenna Johnson
@kidlit_jennaj
children's author | teacher | bookseller | 🐕🦺♿️ | DANCING WITH LIGHTNING (2026) | rep: @christiemegill at @the_cat_agency