Finally posted a long-overdue update on Substack! This one is about the process of drawing 276 pages of pencils for my graphic novel, SOMEWHERE IN THE GRAY, and covers a brief look into the long journey of making comics📝 🔗 substack.com/@michellejin...

Michelle's art is always so gorgeous and glowy. Do yourself a favor by pre-ordering WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE right now!

❄️ WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE Launch Events!❄️ I'm so excited to be celebrating my very FIRST author-illustrator book with some of my fave people and fave local indies 🥰 I'll have coloring pages, bookmarks, postcards, and maybe even black sesame tang yuan (the dessert from the book)👀 #kidlit

"Chan's text is cozy and unselfconscious. Even the smallest details feel very authentic. An appealing and authentic introduction to Dongzhi for readers of any background." Thank you so much @sljournal for this beautiful review of WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE!! www.michellejingchan.com/weiweis-wint...

I'm so excited to be attending my FIRST book festival! I'll be at the @bigfootkidsbookfest at Redmond Senior and Community Center on Saturday Oct 11 from 10 am- 4 pm. There will be storytimes, author and illustrator signings, and fun activities. The festival is free and open to all ages!

I’m auctioning this gouache painting I did for The Rights of Every Child to raise funds for Gaza 🇵🇸 ❤️ Every $10 donation to Friendship Team Gaza = 1 entry ❤️ Open internationally (ships from US) ❤️ DM me with proof of donation ❤️ Winner will be contacted by Friday Sep 5 tinyurl.com/Friendship-G...

The king and his queen 💛 Anyone who knows me irl knows that I haven't been able to shut up about my latest hyperfixation, #loveanddeepspace 😂 It's been 10000 yrs since I've felt inspired to make personal art--this is the first non-book thing I've made in a long time that I'm really proud of 🥹

Today’s inks 🔥 #graphicnovel #somewhereinthegray

Can I just say how fucking ridiculous it is that queer and nsfw art is more heavily regulated than the fucking plagiarism machine destroying our planet that is genAI

Thank you again for having us!! 🥰

Coming soon: new projects from @adamming.bsky.social @kazwindness.bsky.social @bartography.bsky.social @michellejingchan.bsky.social + more buff.ly/74Pegs3

My debut graphic novel JUST BETWEEN US is coming out Febuary 24th! It's a figure skating graphic novel about the rivalry, and romance, of star figure skaters Lydia Chen and Elaine Yee the year leading up to the Olympics! @penguinteen.bsky.social

I’m a bit MIA on social media recently but I’m inking awayyyyy ✍️💜 #graphicnovel

✨NEW DEAL ✨ I am so excited to share my 3rd (!!!) author-illustrator picture book, EMERY IS NOT A DRAGON! This one is near to my heart and a merging of my Chinese culture and my queer identity. It's inspired by all the times I've seen kids reject gender stereotypes and live joyfully as themselves.

❄️ "Chan's gentle, sensory-rich narrative delicately acknowledges the struggles of moving...A delectable celebration that will warm readers from the inside out." I was nervous about reviews since this is the 1st PB I've both written/illustrated--I'm over the moon to read this! Thank you to Kirkus!❤️

My heart is always so full after school and library visits--I see glimpses of little me in the kids every time 🥹 Thank you so much to Skyway Library @kcls.org for having me! If you're interested in booking me, contact my agent Rebecca Miller at @authorsunbound or michellejingchan.com/visits !

When art imitates life 😂 From the first time I read Kimberly's manuscript for 100 DAYS, I immediately thought of me and my own brother. Like Anya, I was super jealous when he was born--and I used this pic of my own hilarious mad lil face as a reference for the interior art!

Belated happy book birthday to @hellomrsdinh.bsky.social @yonglingkang.bsky.social on THE JADE BRACELET! This gorgeously illustrated book is an ode to familial love, cultural traditions, and the beauty and significance of jade jewelry in Asian cultures. 💚 Thank you for this copy!!

Thank you to May at the Lovely Momhood Blog for interviewing me and featuring WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE (my debut author-illustrator picture book)! ❤️ WEIWEI'S WINTER SOLSTICE is out Oct from @bloomsburychildrens and available to preorder now ❄️ lovelymomhood.com/an-interview...

Thank you North Bend Library and the Rainbow Social youth group for having me!! Pictured is my attempt at a Gen Z selfie with librarian Lindsay and one of the teens who made me this bracelet! 🥹 My cup is so full after making Pride zines and drawing portraits for everyone 💜

Excited for these in-person storytime events for my newest book--100 DAYS by @kimlyswrites @mackidsbooks -- and to celebrate with kidlit friends! Events are free & open to all ages! Hope to see you there ❤️ www.michellejingchan.com/events

Closed out my last storytime of Pride month at my fave queer bookstore @charliesqueerbooks with @ajirving.bsky.social @jesshernandezwrites.bsky.social , who read their beautiful books THE BI BOOK and I WANT TO DANCE IN PANTS🌈 Jess and AJ both traveled far for our event, and I'm so grateful they did!

❤️ "A heartfelt new-sibling tale, infused with cultural elements." ❤️ Thank you @kirkus_reviews for this lovely review of 100 DAYS, written by Kimberly Lee and ill. by me! Releasing July 1 from @mackidsbooks.bsky.social and available to preorder now! www.michellejingchan.com/100-days

Weekend recap continued! Closed out 1st weekend of Pride month at my fave @ridgecrestbooks w @jesshernandezwrites.bsky.social, who made the long drive up to Seattle for our joint storytime (thank you!!) 💜

Announcing new deals for @ediblewords.bsky.social @christynewrites.bsky.social @michellejingchan.bsky.social + more buff.ly/88cTNyN

✨DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT✨ I'm excited to announce my next author-illustrator picture book, LION DANCER'S LOST LETTUCE!🥬 (🧵 )

🌈 Thank you @kcls.org White Center Pride for having me for Storytime! Despite the heat, we had fun reading MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE (written by @kylelukoffwrites.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social) and I got to be shelf buddies with my talented friend @cameronmukwa.bsky.social !

🌈 One more addition to my lineup of Pride Month events! I'll be at @kcls.org North Bend on Wednesday June 25! 📚 5-6 pm: Zine-Making Workshop (open to ages 11-22) 💻 6-7 pm: Journey to Becoming a Full-time Author-Illustrator - Presentation and Q&A (all ages) ▶️ www.michellejingchan.com/events

🌈 Happy #KidlitArtPostcardDay & Pride month! I would love to keep illustrating heartfelt, diverse, & empowering picture books, chapter books, and MG/YA covers--especially stories w queer/BIPOC joy! 💜Proudly rep'ed by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💻 www.michellejingchan.com

Belated thank you to Third Place Books and bookseller Shere for hosting @chloeitoward.bsky.social and me for AANHPI month storytime last weekend! I love doing events with friends and drawing fanart for them of their beautiful books hehe 🥰

🌈 You could make your own Little Golden Book (Maybelline the cat not included) with me at @charliesqueerbooks this Saturday! I'll be partnering with @kclsfoundation for this event, part of the Live Pages events that support @kclsfoundation ‘s funding of library system programs and services

SLC & Seattle friends! I’ll be celebrating THE BI BOOK by Cynthia Alonso & me over the next few weeks! I’m so excited to join two of my dear #kidlit friends (@michellejingchan.bsky.social & @jesshernandez.bsky.social) for a Pride storytime event! Hope to see you and your kiddos! Much love! 🥳🌈💖

Thanks to Brightly for including two of our BOOKHIVE members in their roundup of children's books that celebrate Asian cultures: BINNA'S DALGONA by @creativesojung.bsky.social, and LUNAR NEW YEAR by Mary Man-Kong & @michellejingchan.bsky.social . www.readbrightly.com/13-books-kid... #KidLit #API

CONGRATS SOJUNG!!! 💜

LIKE THAT ELEANOR is out now! I'm so very proud to have illustrated this book. Thanks so much to @leewind.bsky.social for writing such a beautiful story. Now more than ever kids need books about allyship and empathy. Buy it here: bookshop.org/p/books/like... #KidLit #KidLitArt

Stonewall Book Award winner LOVE, VIOLET by me and & illus. by @charlenedraws.bsky.social is one of books you can win in this wonderful giveaway! Pls check it out! 👇🌈 #kidlit #giveaway #pridebook #lgbtqkidlit

So proud to be ace and to have done this round table with my fellow aces in publishing!!! Thank you @amandasbrews.bsky.social for having us!!! 💜💜💜

Thanks so much for sharing!!!

🌈✨ Seattle friends! I'm honored to be partnering with @kclsfoundation @charliesqueerbooks for a Live Pages event for Pride Month! These events raise funds to support @kcls 's funding of library system programs and services throughout the county.

We are a group of LGBTQIA+ picture book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books below! tinyurl.com/pb-giveaway #kidlit #booksky #pridemonth #giveaway

Check out this MG pride month giveaway as well!! 💜

🌈 We are a group of LGBTQIA+ picture book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ picture books in this graphic!

I'M ALIVE AND FINISHED ALL 276 PAGES OF PENCILS FOR MY GRAPHIC NOVEL!!!! 🥳 I've been working on pencils (sketches) for the past 6 months and have learned so much about making comics. My brother took this pic of me at midnight when I was on my last 10 pages; the PAIN and exhaustion on my face😂

Gearing up for Pride month! Friends in the Seattle area--I would love to see you at an in-person event! I'll be reading MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE (written by @kylelukoffwrites.bsky.social), hosting art activities, and celebrating w fellow creators Jess Hernandez and @ajirving.bsky.social !🌈

Spent my 30th birthday visiting 3 schools + hosting 3 assemblies in Pendleton, OR! Had a wonderful time reading STAY ANGRY LITTLE GIRL (@madeleinelengle) and MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL (@tracihuahn),& leading a comics workshop for MY GRANDPA'S SUITS. Thank you Pendleton Library for having me!

Seattle area friends--join me and fellow creators Julia Kuo, Nicole Xu, and Chloe Ito Ward for storytimes during AANHPI Heritage Month, ft. @tracihuahn.bsky.social 's and my book MAMIE TAPE FIGHTS TO GO TO SCHOOL! michellejingchan.com/events

Happy Portfolio Day! I would love to illustrate: 🌈 more picture books with queer joy! 💜 colorful YA and MG covers 📚 chapter books 🖌️ Clients: Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Lerner Proudly rep'ed by @jemiscoe.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💻 michellejingchan.com

Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Shiho a Japanese children's book illustrator working from SoCal✨ Portfolio: shihopate.com Agent: Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency Books: would love to illustrate books with Halloween, funny, nature, family, adventure💛 #kidlitart

Hi #portfolioday, I'm Kim, an illustrator based in Brooklyn! Somehow I feel like I don't draw enough plants...

So, Mentors are reading your applications, and we know you must be wondering: What are they thinking? Do they even like what they are reading?! We got you. 😎 Here’s a peek behind the curtain of what mentors are saying. Seems like you’ve made it tough for them to choose! #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed