The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
KidLitGN is an annual pitch event for writers and illustrators of middle grade and younger graphic novels. The pitch event starts on the first Wednesday of October each year you can find us at kidlitgn.com.
Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Dad. Husband. Children's Book Writer & Artist, Cartoonist. The Thin Man film series obsessive. dfplinks.com or https://grandpunwick.contact
🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
📚 Award-winning Author.
👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad.
Latest book: With or Without You (a Junior Library Guild selection!), out now!
🚪 https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com
Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
27 y/o | Storyboard Artist/Director @ DisneyTVA | 🇯🇵🇯🇲 | 🏳️🌈 | she/her 💕
Award Winning Cartoonist - Side Quest
/ Heart of the City • SLICE President • Comics Editor • Educator • They/Them • Queer • Black • Rep- Anjali Singh
Gocomics.com/heartofthecity
Oheysteenz.com
Jordan Eric Mitchell he/him BG painter, illustrator and photographer Clients include Warner bros, cartoon network, netflix, PBS, NBC, NYT, etc. Jordanmitchellart91@gmail.com. All opinions are my own No minors https://linktr.ee/Indiedynamo
Illustrator/ visdev Artist
✝️❤️
Open to Work!
Contact: jhonatanlechar@outlook.com
https://jhonatanlechar.myportfolio.com/work
Clients: Valorant, League of Legends, Disney, Netflix, Pokemon.
Insta: @/jhonatan.lechar
Freelance Illustrator available for work
https://prisbampoh.squarespace.com/
https://www.patreon.com/PrisBampoh
bampohp@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/Bampshi
2D Animator, Board Artist & LO / 原画 / ニゲン | Business ✉️: derrickmalikjohnson20@gmail.com for work or DM. Resume and work sample upon request.
(NSFW and SFW Content)
Minors DNI
emely | she/her | 🇩🇴en/esp | 🫀illustrator 🥩 portfolio•shop•patreon + more↴
boxerbun.carrd.co
Ian Jones-Quartey. Cartoonist. Currently working on unannounced projects. OK KO! Let's Be Heroes, Steven Universe, Adventure Time. My own opinions. 🇬🇭🇺🇸 Rep: huddle@fourthwallmanagement.com
✨Artist✨ Clients Marvel Studios , Marvel , DC, Vault, Image, and Entertainment Weekly | Email: Swabyjosh121@gmail.com |
LA based illustrator & animation designer ⭐️Organizer of #drawingwhileblack
⭐️Owner of @kojojojostudio 🐈⬛
looking for full time and representation
https://linktr.ee/Abellehayford
cartoonist + illustrator + storyboard artist + character designer. ask before putting me in a starter pack
richiepope.com
richiepope.com/store
contact: richie@richiepope.com
She/Her | Grey ace | 🇩🇰🇿🇼 living in 🇮🇪 | Award Winning Illustrator | SALON SATURDAY (OUT SEP 2025) | Rep’d by Thao Le |
Looking for work - contact me at charlotk@hotmail.com
NO AI, NFT
linktr.ee/zolwia
any/all // ignatz award-winning graphic novelist
thinks a lot about werewolves
for all inquiries: oliveoilcorp@gmail.com
repped by @jenazantian.bsky.social
https://olivia-stephens.com/
olivia f + she/her + illustrator + robot enthusiast
linktr.ee/tncts | ofillustrations@gmail.com ✨
✸ Upcoming Events ✸
✦ ECCC Mar 5-8th | Table N-18
✦ MoCCA Mar 28-29th | Table 43
They/them/佢🌈 | Director, Creator, Story Artist | Founder: Orange Blossom Studios | Creator of Wheels & Roses | Clients: Sanrio, A24, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Netflix | 🇨🇳🇯🇲 Pearllow.com | Fourth Wall Management
Game writer, educator. Opinions my own.
they/them
chris@chriskindred.com
Character Designer- Looking for work!| Prev: Wild Canary Animation, Awesome Inc | Represented by Nicole Tugeau at T2 Agency
✉️ - tanichan2691@gmail.com
🧳 - https://www.tanishacherislin.com/
she/they | award winning uk illustrator and comic artist/colourist
https://www.lgions.com/
Debut graphic novel 'On Starlit Shores' out now ✨
contact - becky.glendining@gmail.com | Rep'd by Paige Terlip.
🚫 AI or NFT
Character Designer, Illustrator and Comic Artist!
🌐 https://www.diansakhuart.com
🛒 https://www.diansakhuart.shop/
32 | Story revisionist @ Disney TVA, prev: Wildcanary, CN I breananavickas.com I NB | She/They | Creator of The Three Tomes |KeepingYouAnimated Co-host | views are my own I
Illustrator ✦ Cartoonist ✦ IGNATZ Winner ✦ Coretta Scott King and Sibert Award Honoree ✦ Rep by Hannah Mann at Writers House
An anxious mom who works two jobs, who loves her cats and never stops 🐈⬛🐈⬛
She/They 🩷💛💙
https://linktr.ee/ShanFiction
Cartoonist, illustrator, embroiderer, color designer. They/them.
🇲🇽 ENG/ESP OK
NO AI. Get outta here
https://ashantifortson.com/
🍊 31 y/o artist | she/her | available for work
✧ portfolio: eriart.net
✧ inquiries: work@eriart.net
✧ commissions: eriart.net/#commissions
✧ brushes: patreon.com/bunabi
✧ prints: inprnt.com/gallery/bunabi
art and animation blah blah blah | nicole-ham.com
Writer • Editor • Comic publisher blackjoseipress.com • Wash Day Diaries co-creator • LA Times Book Prize & Ignatz winner • Eisner nom’ed • Horror stan • Nana is my personality • Always in pain • Always tired • ✊🏾🇵🇷🇩🇴🏳️🌈 🥄•
(He/Him) Creator of Things. Illustrator of Disney Villains: Scar series. Represented by ASH Literary Agency
painter + illustrator • senior artist @ hallmark • winsor & newton demo artist • ub studio art mfa candidate • she/her
tejuabiolaart.carrd.co
Ignatz-nominated chicken scratcher and letter placer ✦ (He/They) ✦ GENERATION BABY (18+) ✦ DHD Vol.0 Digital Edition at https://radcomics.bigcartel.com ✦ BOOM Studios, IDW radcomics.pub@gmail.com
✦ https://linktr.ee/radimudio
✦ radcomics.pub@gmail.com
Raconteur, rack on tour, rake on tour, ray contour.
Black | She/Her | here for the vibes ✨☀️
Illustrator for Children's/YA/MG Publishing and Editorial
steffiwalthallart.com
Character designer and Illustrator
Previous work: Cartoon Network and Titmouse
Website: https://www.ajhoward.art
for business inquiries: art.ajhoward@gmail.com
🧚🏿♂️ Painter / Illustrator—it’s giving gateways to healing & mythophoric embodiment
✨Odera.net
🌞patreon.com/Odera
Some works are NSFW / a body is a body / a body roll is a body roll
📚Award-winning, Sunday Times Bestselling Author | Writer ✍🏾 l Reader 📖 | TV & Film Lover 📺 | Podcaster 🎙️| Latest book Give Him To Me out now 📚⚡️
Hello I’m Ink! ✨28💕she/they 🎨 plush designer, illustrator, painter, and whatever other hobby I’m currently into!🌈
https://linktr.ee/Inkplash
I be drawin 🇻🇮🇹🇹 (opinions are mine) | vis dev, characters, and comics | prev: Pixar, DC, DreamWorks, Netflix, Mattel, etc. | Rep’d by @jenazantian.bsky.social | 🔗: https://novva.carrd.co | 🌐: http://novvaart.com | 💌: novva.art@gmail.com
NAACP Image Award Winning Illustrator
Rep. By Christy T. Ewers @the_cat_agency
📍Washington D.C.
💌 hodgedeandra@gmail.com
www.deandrahodge.com
✶ He/they/them ✶ Comic Artist and Writer ✶ Inquires: TheKodoArt@gmail.com
ThatKodo.carrd.co
I write Black kids & DC Comics (Static: UAN) & Star Wars (Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel - 08.05.2025). Big Dad Energy. #GirlDad
https://www.lamargiles.com/links
designer, artist & ceramist 🇨🇦🇬🇭
(she/her)
✦ pronounced ⇢ uh • ra • ju • uh
✦ ig: https://www.instagram.com/rajieeee
⚐ toronto
☺︎ https://www.awuradwoa-afful.com/ | prints & comics ▷ theartofmonday.etsy.com
Alecia | She/Her| Concept artist| Illustrator
Past Clients: Finji, Netrunner, Possibility Space, Paramount ✨
Links: tallnquirky.carrd.co/
Shop: tallnquirky.bigcartel.com
aleciadoyley@gmail.com
Yetunde || Illustrator || cartoonist ||💖 KH// Psychonauts //Yakuza || LADs|| 🧠chronic migraines.
She/her 30
https://linktr.ee/redbearuniverse
✨ Picture book illustrator (she/her)
🖌️ Rep’d by Alex Gehringer at Bright Agency
📍 Philly made, Jersey raised
🌎 alleannaharris.com
He/Him 🏳️🌈 • Character Design • Storyboards • PA @Skybound • Member @ The House Of Chase Conley • Opinions my own • https://linktr.ee/mattdrice
Boiler suit addict, writer, seasider
Character Designer & Illustrator
Author of books for young readers.
📚 Take Back the Block
📚 Not an Easy Win
📚 Listen to the Girls (May 2026)
📚 We Are Joy (June 2026)
chrystaldgiles.com/links
Professional comic artist and storyboard artist on Iyanu and the Age of Wonders(2025). Gonna paint some digimon in between work.
Owner at www.mythictexture.com // @mythictexture
Portfolio: www.akemiart.ca // info@akemiart.ca
Artist, Writer, Designer. Illustrates children's books, designs & paints for animation, publishes short stories.
Artist, illustrator, and writer.
📘 Love Letters is out now 🎉
🖌 Lettering • Art Licensing • Workshops
💌 hello@agfdesignstudio.com
www.agfdesignstudio.com/links
✦Illustrator/Creative Director✦
blakeshowers.art
Black Queer Illustrator | 🥐Cozy Gamer | Apple Connoisseur 🍎 | doing this for Baby Cheeto | Desareadoodles.com
rep’d by Kelly Sonnack from @ABLA
https://michellewemegah.carrd.co/
Author of Remembered and Curdle Creek, former editor at John Murray, Academic at Cambridge Uni, event host and podcaster. I also write kidlit, short scripts, nonfiction essays, poems
Multidisciplinary artist,
Illustrator & Filmmaker
Founder of ZOMA Studios
🌱 uzotheartist@gmail.com
uzongwu.com
Fueled by stories. Bionic Playwright 📝|Filmmaker 📽 |Author 📚|Creative Researcher 🔎|Olivier Award winner #Sleepova ♿ 🌈
Website: https://matildaibini.com
Other works: https://linktr.ee/Astrominx
Author-Illustrator based in Brooklyn
📚Author of the Kòkú Akànbí series based on Nigerian mythology, rep’d by H.G Literary
🎓PhD student in African Art at the University of Birmingham
💃🏾part-time Nollywood Vixen
Writer of books and games mostly about art, mystery and murder for you and the kids in your life. Lives on a ship in Rotterdam. Used to work in museums and galleries for ages. Miss it. Addicted to Reddit and Beat Saber.
https://www.sharnajackson.com
Artist and Maker | After Another Studio & Amphora Vintage Owner and Operator | Nature Enthusiast | Vintage Lover | Trend Researcher
Illustrator, vampire enthusiast and resident fashionista 💕
She/Her
Represented by Helen Boyle at Pickled Ink
Passionate about storytelling | The Nkara Chronicles Series out now with Little Tiger 🐉🧚🏿♀️ 🐘 🐍 Rep'd by Davinia-Andrew Lynch l Author l Freelance Game Writer l https://linktr.ee/davinatijani
Director & NYT best selling Illustrator
🎥🎨
insta: taranicolewhitaker
http://www.taranicolewhitaker.com
she/her
#calartsmafia
Brooklyn-->Poconos-->LA
(My views and art are my own unless otherwise noted.)
Fix your hearts or die❤️🔥
historian, londoner & staunch gooner. researching the world-building and lives of Black lesbians & queers in britain, 1970s-90s. big dyke, big nerd. she/her
📕 WHEN WE RULED out now
paulaakpan.com
Hi I’m a children’s book author and illustrator. My agent is Nicky Lander
@thebrightagency.com
Gaming content creator and author of MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTERS (UK) | THE LIGHTCASTERS (US)! Rep'd by Rachel Mann CAA. Game reviews + book info on my website: https://linktr.ee/JanelleMccurdy 💫🎮
📧Janellemccurdyinfo@gmail.com
🌿 26 / illustrator, graphic novelist and fanartist / tillamookbay on twt
✏️ original work, fanart (dispatch), whatever hyperfixation I have. I’m having fun here!
✨ clients include: critical role, harpercollins, bonnier books
🚫 no ai, no reposts
Digital Artist, Illustrator
Instagram: @obohdraws
Email: obohdraws@gmail.com
She/Her Award Winning Author Illustrator
Debut Comic Book SUPANOVA out NOW 👩🏾🔬🧪
Featured in: Hey You!, Happy Here, Daddy Do My Hair: Beth's Twists, Rep'd by Darley Anderson
Linktr.ee/heya.chante
Heychante.co.uk
Award winning author / illustrator
Illustrator | music enthusiast | She/her | London | 🇬🇧🇱🇨🇯🇲
✨Clients: LA Times, Facebook, Tampax, LiveTinted, Mented Cosmetics & More✨
✉️hello@rahanabanana.com
www.rahanabanana.com
Rep'd by ANNA GOODSON (agoodson.com)
Writer, Feminist, Furious.
Kidlit Illustrator/Author based in Newcastle UK. SCBWI & SOA member. FAB Prize 2017 winner. Rep'd by Ash Literary.
Picture book - In Our Hands, Jhalak Prize shortlisted & Little Rebel Awards longlisted.
✨Mickie
✨27
✨Haitian-American
✨Professional napper, sometimes an artist
✨Art Inquiries: molenaide.work@gmail.com
Award winning Author of My Hair & The Rapping Princess available in all great bookstores!✨Rep by @kowalstannus
SF Bay Area Comic book Artist/Writer
CEO of Big Boy Social Club.
SF Fog Rugby Player
Animation Color designer.
Co-Creator of THE BLACK MAGE.
Repped by Jessica Mileo @ Inkwell Management.
https://ohheydj.carrd.co/
Illustrator in Queens NY! NO AI
(He/him)
Big B and the B stands for bodacious. Writer, Girl About Town, Purveyor of Prose & Pose. Not Here.
https://open.substack.com/pub/juicebybolubabalola/p/coming-soon?r=ajg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Illustrator-Author/Concept Artist/Storyteller. Yapper, PhD. Lover of purple and nerdy things. 💜 (she/her) 30+, 🚫NO AI/NFTs
Rep: Alex Gehringer, The Bright Agency.
#art #bookart #illustration
www.anadraws.com
http://linktr.ee/anadraws
Educationalist, Consultant, Producer, Storyteller: The inspiration behind JoJo and Gran Gran, Daddio & Co, My Skin, Your Skin, etc
Website: www.LauraHenryAllain.Com
Illustrator/Author/ Vis Dev artist
🖊️ Author: YA. MG. PB. Book Club fiction.
📚 WITH TWICE THE LOVE, DESSIE MEI. NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL. THE PATCH.
🥳 Asian Pacific American Literature Award
🐶 Writer-mom. Stepmom. Dog-mom.
Poems, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her
www.LizGartonScanlon.com
Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. Governor of Minnesota. Working to move our state forward as #OneMinnesota.
Molecular biologist from Texas, here to share my meanderings on nature, science, history, politics, and zombies. Long threads a specialty.
Proud to represent the Ninth Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
🎧 The audiobook company that shares profits with independent bookshops
💗 Certified B Corp
🔗 Shop, sign up, find bookshops, & more: www.libro.fm
Husband, father, writer, Publisher w/ FREEDOM FIRE.
Trans Rights are Human Rights.
alexwinter.com
