Greenville SC & Upstate! #scpol #protestSC #USprotest

Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social defend612.com

hello we're having a one day comics festival in Ottawa this April and I'm never going to shut up about it tell your friends!!! ottawacomicsfestival.com

hello smart people, i have two questions: 1) what are your favorite ways to put a made-for-print comic into a website so someone can read it digitally, and it feels like flipping it? 2) what are your favorite ways to put a made-for-print nonlinear art+text piece into a website? (more in next post)

It's the last #kidlitpostcard of the year! I'm Tharini, and I'm a digital illustrator from Sri Lanka. I specialize in #kidlit and fantasy art, but I love creating anything whimsical and vibrant. I'm also currently looking for representation! . Portfolio:https://www.behance.net/tharinidelgoda

Winter ❄️ #KidLitArtPostcard Day Portfolio: nicole-wong.com Rep’d by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitpostcard #Kidlitartpostcardday #childrenillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #picturebooks #postcard #winter #snow #winterlandscape❄️

Happy December, #kidlitartpostcard ! This month's postcard is a little peek at some of the behind the scenes exploration that goes into every illustration project. #childrensillustration #kidlitart #kidlit #illustrationprocess

Happy November folks! This month's #kidlitartpostcard is a spread from the book petite etoile written by Marie Tibi and published by editions circonflexe. This season it is being published by Bohem Verlag. As you can tell from this example, I like to set a mood and love the little details....

apnews.com/article/mexi... in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem

Mychal being named the new host of Reading Rainbow is the best news and it's the best news that we all deserve. bookriot.com/new-host-of-...

Hey @democrats.org, it’s actually really easy. You just need to forcefully say, “We refuse to fund an authoritarian regime.” List the people’s demands and tell Republicans the government will shut down if they’re not met. Then watch as the masses mobilize behind you. If you fight, we will too.

Hi everyone! Today is #kidlitartpostcard day! ☻ I’m Juliana Salcedo, a Colombian illustrator based in Spain. I love to work with limited palettes and clean lines, and I am fond of typography. I’m repped by Susan Hawk @ UpstartCrow Literary ✒︎ www.jusabar.net #kidlit #kidlitart

On a warm night, the Harvest Moon whispers to those who listen. I’m Chris, a picture book illustrator, bringing that same sense of wonder to the stories I illustrate. Learn more at thornockstudios.com or contact my agent, Lori Steel, at steelworksliterary.com. Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Gina Perry, a New England author and illustrator of children's books. I'm looking for that next cute and colorful book project: from picture book to early readers and chapter books. Rep'd by Sean McCarthy Lit. More at: www.ginaperry.com #kidlit

Dear editors and art directors, this is my first #kidlitartpostcard done fully on paper! 🎨 I’m Yara, an illustrator who’s super excited to work on new books with traditional mediums! Updated portfolio: odnatamyara.com I’m proudly represented by Jem Chambers-Black at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Hello #kidlitartpostcard ! I am Charlene Chua & I illustrate books for kids. 🌟Open for 2026 book projects! 🌟 Portfolio - charlenechua.com#kidlitartpostcardAgent - Tracy Marchini @bookendsliterary.bsky.social #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #PB #GN #chapterbooks #boardbooks

Here's some recent artwork for #kidlitartpostcard day, I'm an author and illustrator currently querying agents and open for freelance. Check out my website, johnlechner.com 🐝 #kidlitart

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 😊 I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator and gouache splatterer living in France, and I'm looking for new projects! Portfolio: victoriamaderna.com Email: [email protected]

Happy #kidlitart postcard day for September! (whew, what? really?) Since most of my garden tomatoes this year did not make it to the table, I have been thinking of who might have been enjoying them instead.

Ready, set, almost time to go... #KidLitArtPostcard is this Thursday! www.ginaperry.com/postcard

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Anyone in #KidLitArt ? 👇

(QRP with your green art) I just picked the first green art that came my way, that's definitely my color.

I had the best time designing some stickers with the BFF sticker club www.instagram.com/p/DKcLIpYxTQ...

Savings from slashing science and medical research and firing government employees are not even detectable on the proposed budget compared to extending tax cuts and slashing Medicaid, food for the poor etc. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the early reader, MADDIE AND MABEL MAKE A FRIEND by @kariallenwrites.bsky.social, illustrated by @tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social (Kind World Publishing) out on May 6. To enter, L + RP, confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: www.kidlit411.com/2025/05/the-...

Calling all Los Angeles writers and artists! Oak Tree Comics invites you to submit your story for an anthology of children’s comics in support of wildfire relief. For more information about the project, pay rates, and submission guidelines, 🔗 in bio Art by @keekihanu.bsky.social 🙏

On Tuesday, 4/29, at 10:30 a.m., SC lawmakers will consider H. 4123, a bill that would criminalize teachers and school librarians. We need everybody who can make it to show up in the Blatt Building (1105 Pendleton St., Columbia), Room 110, to speak out against this bill.

Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office. Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.

Hey #kidlit, looking to fill a gap in a set of ready to go spreadsheets by mid day tomorrow. Looking for realistic landscapes + competent handling of people for a nonfiction picture book. Reply w/ relevant samples. No DMs please. Thanks! 💙❤️

Is any of you here an illustrator with Native American background? Or do you know someone? My client is looking for one for a project. (Please share if you can so they can find the right artist)

Attn writers: Good Printed Things will be accepting submissions (poetry, prose, essays, and short stories) for a new anthology very soon. Sign up for our newsletter for more details — including the theme — as we announce them! goodprintedthings.com/pages/newsle...

Happy #earthday ! I'm celebrating by planting some things in the garden and looking through my sketchbooks. I also really enjoy the "seek" app - so many things I don't know yet!

for more information, check out Eboo's excellent explanation over on Instagram 'shttps://chng.it/pJ8xXhwCjp

I don’t art direct comics or graphic novels so I never work with coloring artists but I'm working on a new illustrated chapter book where we'd be repackaging existing grayscale finished art and need to colorize it. If you’re a colorist, please share samples and a link to your folio. No DMs pls. 💙❤️

Happy #kidlitartpostcard for April! This month I'm celebrating Maddie and Mabel, two silly sisters who have made their way through a six book series of small adventures and into my heart. ❤️ written by @kariallenwrites.bsky.social , published by @kindworldpub.bsky.social

Today's #KidLitARTPostcard Day, when #KidLit artists worldwide share art on 1st Thu every month. Founded by @ginaperry.bsky.social. ❤️🎨 Note: Don't forget the "art" in #KidLitARTpostcard! Some are mistakenly posting #KidLitPostcard instead. More info: ginaperry.com/postcard

Democracy dies in darkness. 🇺🇸 www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...

Trump has signed an EO to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. 📣 The ALA needs you to tell your Members of Congress how important libraries are to you. You can call, or use this form: bit.ly/ALA-LibraryStoryIMLS The EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... #ForOurLibraries #booksky

Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI. Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI Please do it 🫠

reposting to make sure this madness gets as much attention as possible, I hope Becky can go home soon

Happy #kidlitartpostcard for March! I saw lots of early buds last weekend, spring is coming 💕

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!!!! comicsdevices.com An online library and meronomy of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

Surreal to watch Trump and Vance so thoroughly humiliate themselves and give the rest of the world the final motivation they need to unite against the Putin surrogacy. It’s so shocking!

The Trump administration is firing thousands of workers at the National Weather Service and NOAA. The National Weather Service — which provides life-saving forecasts — costs taxpayers just $4/year per person and generates $100B in economic value. This is chaos and destruction for the sake of it.

🚨CLOSING IN ONE WEEK Just a reminder to all Latinx Kidlit authors and illustrators: apps close 2/28! If you have an original book (trad published) releasing in 2025 or winter of 2026, and want to reach K-12 readers, apply now! 👉🏽: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/how-to-parti... #kidlitcommunity