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Kelly Dyksterhouse
@kellydhouse.bsky.social
Literary Agent, The Tobias Literary Agency | #kidlit | AALA | SCBWI | 🐱and 🐶 | writer-hiker-daydreamer | www.KellyDyksterhouse.com
If you’ve got some free time on Nov. 18 from 1-2, pop on over to IG and join us! We will answer questions, tell stories, and talk all things #kidlit in publishing!
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BOOK GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the paperback release of THE SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWSOUL, I’m giving away a copy of the book that started it all — THE HUNT FOR THE HOLLOWER!

1. Like and follow me and @thesupercallie.bsky.social
2. What creature would you like to be your familiar?
Ends 10/21--US only.
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A fun perk of being a literary agent is that we get copies of our clients' books! My shelves are currently bursting with those copies, and I need more room (for more copies of more clients' work, yay!) So be on the lookout in the coming weeks for some amazing #FREEBooks!
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I’m enjoying a quiet morning at the SCBWI Carolinas fall retreat watching these three fishermen cast in one direction, oblivious to the fish jumping consistently behind them. Perfect snapshot of narrative distance working in real time. #povmatters #writingcraft #writinglife #morningmeditation
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The new assistant working hard through editor calls today. #muggsypup
May 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The new assistant working hard through editor calls today. #muggsypup
May 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Morning visit from Archimedes #magical
February 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters of the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
January 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
#booksky
December 8, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Dragons without borders…I’m excited German readers will get to meet Farren, James, and their amazing dragons! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 11:34 AM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8 (clearly I work in non-consecutive days)
#booksky
December 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7
#booksky
November 29, 2024 at 11:44 AM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6
#booksky
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 PM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
#booksky
November 26, 2024 at 11:53 PM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 4
#booksky
November 25, 2024 at 9:47 PM
A little #mondaymotivation for #writers to keep in mind for when that messy middle doesn't seem to be coming together--take heart and press into that mess. And if you're struggling with your character's arc? Look for ways to break them down so they can organically have that moment of breakthrough.
November 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3
#booksky
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I can get into this! 10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2
#booksky
November 21, 2024 at 11:20 PM
I can get into this! 10 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 10 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1
#booksky
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Found this book when I was in 5th grade, and it opened the door to other worlds and I just never stopped looking for them.
November 20, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Who else needs a little motivation with their coffee this morning?
November 18, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Happy #BookBirthday to Tom Birdseye and THERE IS NO MAP FOR THIS! A great example of how a talented writer + an editor who gets what the story is about + a publisher who handles the project with care = a masterpiece. It's been a joy to watch this story journey from manuscript to published book!
October 1, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Happy #bookbirthday to @thesupercallie.bsky.social! THE SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWSOUL, the much anticipated sequel to THE HUNT FOR THE HOLLOWER is out today!
September 18, 2024 at 2:10 AM
COVER REVEAL! Look at this gorgeous art by @anderkaya.bsky.social! WHEN THE AIR SANG will be coming to bookstores September, 2025!
July 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Exciting book announcement day! This book is such a gift—filled with unforgettable characters, a compelling and twisty plot, a narrative voice that’s smart and funny, and thoughtful themes woven throughout that cause the reader to ask hard questions. Proud of this one!
July 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM