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ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU & A KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (PRH UK / Harper US)
THE NIGHTMARE KEEPER (‘26) Montlake
www.carastout.com
Rep’d by @jemiscoe.bsky.social
West coast illustrator & writer🤖🦕🛼
Short, left-handed, ADHD, geek. Nature & neon.
Rep'd - Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at ABLA
@jemiscoe.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
PBs: MAYBE A WHALE | MOTHER ASPEN
🌲 www.heycrystalsmith.com
*Available for work*
Children’s Book Author/Illustrator
TURTLE ON THE TARMAC(Abrams '27)
Rep’d by @jemiscoe.bsky.social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art_yusuke/
Portfolio: https://yusukewatanabe.com/
Kidlit illustrator and character designer, nature lover | ADHD
odnatamyara.com
Represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Author of high society thrillers, fantasy retellings, and IP magic ✨ publishing professional📚 rep:@pterlip @starlingliterary 📍DC
celestekelley.com
Hey! I’m an illustrator and Assistant Designer at HarperCollins Children’s Books! 🍊Syracuse Alum / 🎨Rep’d by Jennifer March Soloway of ABLA
🚀 Look out for I NEED SPACE in 2026!
I write adventurous stories with swoon-worthy romances and lush settings.
Rep'ed by the wonderful @jemiscoe.bsky.social
Children's Author. Professional Voice & On-Camera Actor. Backyard Beekeeper. Classical Pianist in training.
Author Website: justincolonbooks.com
Critiques & Consultations: kidlithive.com
MG author who loves oceans, kraken, cephalopods | next book: ⚽️ STEALING THE SCORE (World Cup story out 2026) | latest book: 🦌 NEAR & DEER | MG sci-fi: 🦀 HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION | co-run Kidlit411 | website: enjoyingplanetearth.com
illustrator & book cover goblin & tired autistic.
they/them. 🏳️⚧️
don't re-upload my work.
HOLLOW MAGIC (8/11/26).
BRIGHTER STARS (2028)
marslauderbaugh.weebly.com
(She/Her) Horror Author. Cryptid Enthusiast.
💥 IT CAME FROM THE TREES | Out Now! 💥
🪦 MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE | Fall 2025🪦
Rep'd by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Lit Agency
https://linktr.ee/onedarkally
Dog mom, writer, food lover & gastronaut at BU. Rep: @pterlip at ABLA
Janaeaeads.com
Creator of graphic novels and picture books for kids! ND mom to a PDA kid💪
Rep: @marchsoloway.bsky.social
🔗 https://linktr.ee/CassFederman
📚GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! (Random House, 2025)
📚AQUAMANATEE (DC, 2025)
📚STORY SPINNERS (S&S/Aladdin, 2025)
💬 pronounced "me-she", she/her
📖 #kidlit writer, rep'd by Paige Terlip @ Andrea Brown Lit
🧧 Chinese American
🐰 bunny wrangler
🎨 banner art by Michelle Jing Chan
🔗 mishywang.com/links
Award-Winning Author, Educator, Presenter. Oakland Girl at Heart. Represented by Jennifer March Soloway at ABLA. https://linktr.ee/NikkiShannonSmith?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4cdb5cc2-72db-4946-ad60-e8123ef3cc48
Brazilian author-illustrator and mixed-media artist
Represented by @jemiscoe.bsky.social
www.thaismesquita.art
⚲ Germany
2025 Pura Belpré Award Honoree ★ Rep'd by Jem Chambers-Black at Starling Literary ★ LatinxPitch co-founder
tatianagardel.com
Illustrator and Comic Artist
Rep’d by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black
at ABLA
SPY GRANDMA GN 2026
www.lucaselliottart.com
official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
