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
Brian Kirby
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Listen to your children read. Read to your children.
Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries.
Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock in them.
Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word.
Did you know there is something in this list that features an essay by CG Editor Emeritus @wordcountess.bsky.social and art by friend of the Gutter Kimberly Lindbergs?! There is! culturalgutter.com/2026/06/04/s...
Tom Reagan’s Hat
As a new agent at Martin-Newens Literary Management I am excited to build my list! I’m looking to rep Kidlit, authors and illustrators, including Graphic Novels, and select Adult Fiction.
Anywho, here are some fun book covers to get my #mswl vibes.
QueryTracker.net/query/hollie...
Cultura
#kidlitchat I have 30 books checked out from the library right now. I’m going to be reading some more early reader GN books, since I have a few ideas that might fit that category.
Almost sat on this lil’ guy.
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Brian Kirby
Registration for the virtual SCBWI 2026 Summer Conference opens TOMORROW June 11 @ 10AM PST!! 🤗 🎉
View the entire line up on our website here: www.scbwi.org/events/virtual-summer-conference-2026
(and HUGE SHOUT OUT to Heegyum Kim who illustrated our beautiful conference artwork)
A new way to find people with common interests.
buff.ly
Happy 5th bday to #kidlitartpostcard!
This is little me, plaid pants and all.
I am an illustrator and author seeking representation for picture books and other illustration projects. Find my portfolio at www.saraweingartner.com.
#kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbook #illustrators #illustration
A Year After Supreme Court Decision, Kid Lit Creators are Buoyed by Community
The authors and illustrators of the books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor have been a lifeline for each other in “heartbreaking” times.
www.slj.com/story/Year-A...
It’s not meteorological summer here in the Northern Hemisphere yet, but it’s June. It’s hot and my a/c is on. I have been sticky with sweat and sunscreen. I have had my first Arno…