Also: @badguybirnie.bsky.social organizes local reading series Wild & Wonderful Words! Next one is Jan. 21 at Sookram's Brewing in Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Joining locals @awglen.bsky.social @tiffbartel.com @joelnedecky.bsky.social and Matt Horseman is northern Ontario’s @keersteemack.bsky.social

lunar new year sticker for 2026! 🐎🔥 #art

Kicking off 2026 by querying SNAGGLETEETH, my weird lil 96k word adult speculative novel ✨

Annual New Year's tradition: youtu.be/H7fBFtif9H4?...

Hey #amquerying fam, I will be opening up to queries tomorrow!😱 I have an updated MSWL here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/mo... You will notice it is pretty similiar with some minor updates and that I am opening up to YA Mystery! The QM link is in my bio, I hope to see you in my box soon!☺️

Hello 2026! As we get closer to the new year—and my query inbox reopening—it’s time for me to update what I’m looking for. I saw a lot of fabulous projects in 2025 (but more on that later), and I’m excited about what I might find in 2026. #mswl

Folks, we have an addition to the lineup for our Jan 21 edish of wild & wonderful words reading series. Joining locals @awglen.bsky.social @tiffbartel.com @joelnedecky.bsky.social and Matt Horseman is northern Ontario’s @keersteemack.bsky.social Hope to see y’all there. 7 pm free all ages

illustration but I think in creative fields generally a lot of 'success' is just hanging in there as long as you can and it is natural that you'll make friends with people who have similar points of view on the industry and share your same irrational 'not giving up' mental illness

bumping this for solstice day wee

He needs to learn how to love himself and give himself more grace 😌

I will never not repost Winnipeg’s most famous post

I need some #KidLitArt pals to please go do this survey. It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.

the moment when a painting or drawing i'm making goes from "this is dogshit and i'm a fraud" to "actually we're back" can be so transcendently beautiful, it's a shame that it's one of the many things people who use AI are denying themselves

Neon Pantheon is on its way to cross 20k views in December. Can you help me do it?🥹 If you like bright colors, stupid in love characters and unlikely teams who yell at each other, you might like this comic! #comicsky #webcomic #comic

The first museums were just private cabinets of curiosities set up by rich orientalist colonialists. We're returning to the pre-Enlightenment, ruled by crypto oligarchs.

not that it would convince any AI turds but this is the best way to explain it They want the tip of the triangle with nothing under it

Anyone looking for some part-time comms work? The amazing @queerliblib.bsky.social is hiring a communications manager! It's 8 hrs a week, $50–$75/hr, with a 6-month contract to start. More details ⬇️ www.queerliberationlibrary.org/paid-opportu... #WritingCommunity #🌈📚 #LGBTQBooks #BookSky

a helpful tip I've learned when dealing with AI apologists is that "it's here to stay" always means "I personally don't care that it's bad" and almost always means "maybe I can make some money off it before it collapses"

Submissions are temporarily closed (until 1/20/26) so we can catch up with all the lovely submissions we're getting. Why not make it a new year's resolution to submit to the Rumpus next year? 🥳 Thank you for spreading the word. Let's make comics flourish!

I started drawing because I was a weird, lonely kid and drawing Bart Simpson or mean teachers eating boogers made the other kids think I was funny 😌

Los Angeles pals:

Happy Friday

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

It doesn’t matter how well the sidewalks are cleared if this is what the curb cuts look like after they clear the roads down to the pavement for benefit of people in their 3000 pound motorized and heated boxes on wheels.

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My book is here!

The Librarian and Archivist Lament - a site is neither truly discoverable nor preserved unless you've really really put the work in (or work with those who have).

Sketch vs. Final

some of the Frankenstein merch i settled on. Hopefully all should be available in the new year~ ❤️‍🩹🥰🙏 [ #Frankenstein ]

Think cloning and biohacking, near space travel, and time travel! I’m interested in near futures and familiar settings that amplify that under your skin feeling to explore our relationship to technology #mswl

YES FINALLY . prop rep would make this country into a socialist hellscape which is exactly why the tories hate it so much, trudeau ran and won on making this change which he never did, so fuck him let's do it ourselves SIGN THIS. CANADIANS. DO IT 🫵🫵🫵

Being chronically ill is rough these days! Trying to pick up some extra editing work! I have BAs in English & Creative Writing and 5+ yrs of editing experience + I was previously agented! I have edited books, query letters, business writing, poetry, short stories, essays, etc. Flexible w/ pricing!

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7 Feel a bit bad QTing so much work for this year, but I have been working hard on these and other things, I promise!

#MSWL I would really love to see some picture books in my inbox right now from authors and author/illustrators. Send me your fresh concepts please. I love humor with BIG heart, dark humor, superb informational fiction, and lyrical stories that tug on my heart. #kidlit

THIS. Frustration tolerance is the key to getting good at anything at all, not just art. Socials media makes it so easy to compare yourself to others, but you just have to ignore that and have fun with your little drawings. Do it enough and you'll eventually get better through trial and error.

Bidding has started at £100 and will end at 9pm uk time

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! Happy holidays #kidlit fam. This one was inspired by the things we do to make our kids happy. Especially this time of year. I am looking to collaborate on PB, to MGs. ✨ also seeking rep✨ www.holliemichaels.com #childrensbooks #illustrator #krampusart #kidart

Happy #kidlitartpostcard and hello December! I'm not looking for new projects atm. Still, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to wish everyone in this warm community a Happy Holiday Season and a wonderful Winter break! See you in 2026 with new books and illos ✨👋 #kidlit #illustration #kidlitart

Extra special #kidlitartpostcard today! Happy to announce that my wonderful agent @jemiscoe.bsky.social founded her own agency and we are following her there! 🪶 My name is Yara and I’m a neurodivergent author/illustrator looking for new projects! (Happy to draw starlings!!) odnatamyara.com

someone asked if they could buy this and use it as signage at their table. my answer is ABSOLUTELY YES. i explicitly designed it as something to display at my own table so i would be honoured and thrilled if others did as well!! may it bring you wealth and good fortune!!

Post production is extremely complex -- every final version of a show is comprised of multiple elements. VFX, sound, color. If you're doing a massive transfer/remaster like this, PAY PEOPLE who understand how post works to supervise. You can't just cut and paste.

That December 1st feeling

I decided that spooky season extends into December, bc who doesn’t love a heartwarming ghost story during the cold winter months? THE GHOSTKEEPER is a mug of hot cocoa and bundled in a blanket on a therapist’s couch for the soul ☕️ 👻 Find it here: theghostkeeper.carrd.co

The encounter that took what was already a great #BearSeason2025 right over the top. Arctic foxes are not the easiest to find around Churchill so getting to spend time with this cutie who is still changing into their winter coat was amazing. #mammals 🌿

Get yourself a copy or two of Where the Pavement Turns to Sand for someone on your list this holiday season, bud. You won’t regret it. DM or ask your local indie bookstore for a copy. bookshop.org/p/books/wher...

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MICE is less than a week away! I will be there tabling both days and on Saturday, 12/6, from 1-2PM, I will be a part of the Science Comics Carousel doing a reading from my new comic, BRAINS! www.micexpo.org

If you have a problem with: Nonbinary people who don't fit your threshold of androgyny Non-passing trans people Trans people that don't or can't medically transition This isn't the place for you 👋