Middle Grade Minded
@mgminded
A bunch of Middle Grade writers who explore all things in the world of Middle Grade!
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Melissa Wiley
@melissawiley
Author of The Nerviest Girl in the World & other books for kids. melissawiley.com/nerviestgirl • melissawiley / melissawileybooks in all of the non-here places
Sam Subity
@sjsubity
Dad, MG author, dragon rider | THE LAST SHADOW WARRIOR ~ Percy Jackson meets Beowulf | VALOR WINGS ~ Dunkirk with dragons (2024) | #MGauthorcade
Visi R. Tilak
@visitilak
Artist & Writer! Published in WSJ, NYT, NPR, WaPo, Boston Globe, etc. Kidlit Author YA/Adult #ownvoices Rep’d by @Jackiekruzie @FocusedArtists
Shirley Reva Vernick
@shirleyvernick
My novels include The Blood Lie, Remember Dippy, The Black Butterfly, Ripped Away, and The Sky We Shared. #IStandWithEvan
marina cohen
@marinacohen
Lover of all things creepy. THE INN BETWEEN, THE DOLL’S EYE, A BOX OF BONES, SHADOW GRAVE @spookymgbooks #SCBWI @seymouragency
Alison Weiss
@alioop7
Consulting Editor at Alison Weiss Editorial. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world. Tweets are of my own dastardly devising.
Bonnie Grover
@bvgrover
Wife, Mom, Teacher-Librarian, Scholastic 2017 Teacher Advisor, #BookPosse, #KidLitExchange, Teacher Mentor, Avid Outdoor and Zumba Enthusiast! ❤️
Lindsay Fryc - MG Author
@lindsayfryc
Author of Emma and the Queen of Featherstone (Orange Blossom Publishing). Mom of Girls: 1 princess and 1 hurricane. Bookworm. #2023debuts #MGin23
Kellee Moye
@kelleemoye
Mom, MS Teacher Librarian, @ALANorg 2024 President, Reader, IST/FJ, LEGO, Cubs, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Mental health advocate, 🌈, #blacklivesmatter #endhate
Lee Edward Födi
@leefodi
Kidlit author who teaches creative writing + 🧳 Traveler 🐉 Maker of dragon eggs ❤️ Dad he/him 🧹 Spell Sweeper Rep'd by @rachelletofsky @canscaip @cwillbc
Lindsay Currie
@lindsayncurrie
NYT and USA Today bestselling author of mysteries for young readers. Lit agent: @shannonhassan Film agent: Debbie Deuble Hill.
Martha Halford PR
@marthahalfordpr
PR professional whose tweets reach far & wide. Specialises in publishing, the arts, design & related fields.
Sandy Silverthorne
@sandsilver
Award-winning author of The Awesome Book of Bible Facts and 20 other books and bring humour to our over serious world. #WritingCommunity #Writers #Books #Bible
Sylvia Liu
@artsylliu
loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | next MG: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup-themed mystery, 2026) | latest: 🦌 NEAR & DEER | @Kidlit411 | rep: @marchsoloway
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
Cathy Barnett Lepik
@cathylepik
Former copywriter. Current MG fantasy writer. Avid tennis player. Professional chips & salsa snacker. #SCBWI #MGtyDucks
Lora Senf
@lora013
Writer. Wife. Twin mom. Bram Stoker Award winner. THE CLACKITY; THE NIGHTHOUSE KEEPER; THE LONELIEST PLACE; THE LOSTING FOUNTAIN; PENNIES (9/25) Rep @HerringAli
Arash the Archer Book
@arashthearcher
Java programmer, self-published author. Book I: amazon.com/dp/0615488234 Book II: amazon.com/dp/B08K41YH1C Hope to turn them into movies.
Kate Foster 🐕
@kfosterauthor
Author. Autistic. Awesomely Average. Dogs are life. Wolves supporter. Taskmaster forever. (I didn't write The Maiden) Agent: @LydiaRSilver
Saadia Faruqi
@saadiafaruqi
Pakistani American. Author. Interfaith activist. Pizza obsessed. Nap lover. Editor-in-Chief @blueminaret. Agent @karisutherland She/her
Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
Tom Phillips
@tphillipswriter
(tom phil-lips) n. 1.) cheerleader to all writers (dm is always open) 2.) Author of The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 3.) rep’d by @annmrose
Maria Sjostrand
@maria_sjostrand
Author of Saving Hell, writer, traveller, bibliophile and lover of comedy shows
Ms. Yingling Reads .
@msyingling
Middle school #librarian. Avid #MGLit reader. Read a new book review EVERY DAY at msyinglingreads.blogspot.com where I've been since 2006.
Patti Barker
@teachrlibrarian
Teacher-Librarian, Potterhead (Hufflepuff), History nerd, Blogger, Technology Geek, Mother, Wife, Reader. #BookPosse
Jarrett Lerner
@jarrett_lerner
Award-winning maker of books for kids. Agent: @myrrr he/him
Mike Steele 📖 DEBUT MG NOVEL COMING JUNE 24, 2025
@msteelewrites
sunburned ginger · middle-grade author · children’s playwright · school librarian · two-time Friedrich von Trapp · #amwriting #amquerying #amsleepy
C. Mackay Myatt
@cmackaymyatt
Creating entertaining #kidlit. I’m a #mother of five, and a wicked substitute #teacher to many. To protect, nurture, and educate children is my why!
Matt Durante
@matt_durante
We only get one spin on this blue ball, so seriously, go make stuff. Learn things. Be kind. I make a living writing things for people. Drexel MFA 26
Shari Sawyers, MLS 😊❤️📚
@sawyersshari
Elementary school librarian standing for students’ intellectual #Freadom! Member of #TxLA #TxASL #LittleMavericks #BookAllies. She/her
Summer Craft
@randielemons
Lover of words! Follower of big dreams! Chaser of the little things! #author #mom #dreamer
T Henning Horan
@thenninghoran
Writer, Educator, Bike Enthusiast
Kimberly Hickman
@krhickma
GISD Librarian 📖 • Google Certified Educator 💻 • UTD Alumni ☄️ • SMU Alumni 🐎 • UNT Alumni 🦅• #gisdlibraries
Christie Megill
@christiemegill
Kidlit agent at The CAT Agency, writer, story collector. Future ghost.
Kyle Niemis
@kyleniemis
Ed-Tech Innovator & advocate for not making fish climb trees | 16 years teaching | Head of Community @Quizizz | Co-Founder @ClassroomQ | #UDL | #Edtech
Jess Redman
@jess__red
Author, therapist, librarian! linktr.ee/Jess__Red 🏝THE ADVENTURE IS NOW ✨QUINTESSENCE 🌼THE MIRACULOUS 🎄SEASON OF LIGHT Repped by @saraagent
Cindy Schwind
@cynthiaschwind
Retired Reading Interventionist K-12, Book Lover, promoter of instilling a love of reading in students & adults, #BookPosse, #FridayNightRaffle #IndieBookCrawl
Basil E. Frankweiler 🎗️
@aslan_magic
4th gr teacher; lover of books, words, painting, cooking, chocolate, space, NASA, kids (not necessarily in that order😉); member of #BookAllies
E Train Talks Books
@etrainsworld
E Train is a 14-Year-Old Award-Winning Literacy Advocate, Book Reviewer, Podcaster & Founder of E Train Talks Inc., a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit. #YA #MGLit #PB
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
Jenny Mattern 📚
@jengelmattern
Author. Fledgling poet. Lover of the true & beautiful. @MiddleGradeHub co-founder. Rep’d by Nicole Eisenbraun @ClarkLiterary.
Catherine Arguelles
@arguellescath
Writer Mom. MG feminist swim team mystery FLIP TURNS (Jolly Fish, 22) MG geocaching mystery FIRST TO FIND out now! Expert marshmallow roaster. She/her
Ritu Hemnani
@rituhemwrites
LION OF THE SKY HarperCollins2024 THEIR STORY IS OUR STORY Chronicle 2026 Author, teacher, TEDx speaker and SCMP journalist. Represented by Rubin Pfeffer.
Sarah Hovorka-Camouflage Mom out now!
@hovorkasarah
Unicycle Dad (Amicus Ink, 2024) Camouflage Mom (Cardinal Rule Press, 2024) disabled - chronically ill - rare disease homeschooler - demisexual
Georgia Association for Middle Level Education
@gamiddlelevel
An organization to support middle level education in Georgia; formerly GMSA; an AMLE affiliate.
Rennae
@rennaekg
Writer of MG and YA fantasy🖋 🏹 Teacher 🌼 Mom to 2 awesome humans ❤️she/her #amquerying #SCBWI #teaMG
Maria Marianayagam
@msmarianayagam
🇱🇰🇨🇦 God First | Tamil | STEMinist No Purchase Necessary, Baby Virtues, Wait til You’re Older next rep: Curtis Brown 💌 subscribe
alicia parker
@mrsaliciaparker
A special education teacher in Tennessee, mom to 3 amazing kids and wife. I teach grades 6-8. Donorschoose Venmo: Alicia-Parker-69 Cash app: $taparkers
🧡Mikayla Scotlynd Littrell💙
@hoodiebohm
CEO, Founder, Editor & Blogger of @MetsMadnessBlog. Subscribe, link 🔗 below! Proud ✝️ Christian! I love Starbucks coffee! ☕️ #bloggersofx #bloggershutrt
Michael Thomas Perone
@dangerpeak
Award-winning author of coming-of-age/action-adventure novels set in the 1980s Déjà View: amazon.com/dp/B0CKMYSZ8N Danger Peak: amazon.com/dp/1627879501
Kanini
@kaninikidlit
Physician by day. Writer by night. Debut PB, A KITE FOR EASTER, coming Spring 2026 . #PB #Kidlit #Caribbean #SCBWI #12x12. Rep by @LJAmstutz @StormLiterary.
BrianSandersBooks
@bookssanders
Writer of MG/YA Novels | Ex-Screenwriter | Passionate about Creativity, Freedom, Health, and Fatherhood | INFJ | Life is the dream you wish it to be!
Kathleen Wilford
@kathwilford
Rutgers University writing instructor. Debut middle-grade historical fiction CABBY POTTS, DUCHESS OF DIRT: 9/1/22, Little Press, Blue Bronco Books. Order now.
Lisa Cowan Pineo
@pineolisa
I'm a writer getting ready to send my first contemporary middle grade novel out into the world to see if anyone likes it. She/her
Suzanne Ste. Therese
@sstetherese
A writer with a keen interest in the offbeat and provoking. Cherish writing in bed, walking in my neighborhood, and feeding the chickens.
The Righter Writer (Tamara Alba: She/Her)
@righter_writer
I help authors, researchers, business people, students, and web marketers to polish their writing before they send it out into the world.
Chris Paxman
@paxmanchris
Someone who writes a bit. MG, YA, fantasy and other gubbins. INFJ. YNWA.
Legit Kid Lit
@legit_kid_lit
Readers sharing their love of books and discovering kid lit creator’s secrets. Creators: Alexis @mrs_bookdragon & Tiffany @tiffanybrooke83 #kidlit #legitkidlit
Searchlight Writing for Children Awards
@writingawards
International Writing for Children/YA competition.
Sue Klauber
@sue_klauber
Author of two World War Two middle-grade novels with @TroikaBooks. Cobalt is just out! she/her. instagram.com/sueklauber/
Jan Powell
@powell_ink
#amwriting #kidlit #MG
Reading Rainbow Live
@rrainbowlive
A fun, engaging book event for kids! Sharing books that reflect the lives of all young people. Inspired by original @readingrainbow! Books can take us anywhere!
Mrs. R. King
@mrsrking2
K-8 Learning Coach UIEC - TDSB. Former Early Reading Coach LC4 - TDSB
Read in the Woods 🌲🌳
@readinthewoods
Mom. Wife. Year #23. #Booklover & sporadic blogger. @lesley_u Alum. Aspiring Admin. Proud member of #LitReviewCrew
Crysta Smith
@crystasmith91
Mother•Wife•Child of God•First grade teacher•Love books•
Jennifer Slagus, MLIS
@jennifer_slagus
neurodivergent PhD Candidate & librarian, researching neurodivergence in middle grade lit | they/she
Barbara Kimmel
@bkimmelwrites
🕎 HANUKKAH HIPPITY-HOP (Kar-Ben) | 👑 PURIM POSSIBILITIES (PJ, 2026) | 🦊 Rep'd by @eve_adler #RedFoxLiterary instagram.com/barbarakimmelw…
Rob Renzetti
@robrenzetti
Creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot, Mina & the Count, and The Horrible Bag Series, books 1 and 2 now available! Visit me at robrenzetti.com