Hey zinesters! How big of a print run do you usually do for your zines?

Thanks to all who purchased tickets as well as those who reposted. We've had a 50% bump in ticket sales in the last 24 hours, and much of that is thanks to helpful and generous Bluesky friends 🙏.

Two-apples-big pterosaur, a baby Germanodactylus (150 mnl years old)

🤖 #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #illustration #kidlitart #art

It’s almost the end of sea otters awareness week! We should protect those cuties at all costs 🫡🦦

BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRT with your book covers! #kidlitart

Book Cover Artists! QRP with your book covers 📖

AUTHORS-- Published, querying, agented, mid-career, whichever--read this for insight into the acquisitions process at the moment.

Thank you @mmarginet.bsky.social. For many people with developmental disabilities in Winnipeg, reliable buses are a lifeline to jobs, friends, and community. Late, crowded, or limited service doesn’t just frustrate — it excludes. Investing in reliable transit leads to a more inclusive Winnipeg.

Sharing with the #SciArt Feed:

It's time for all the October art challenges! My challenge for you is to include diversity in the art you're making. Feel free to go out of order or include diversity beyond what's included in this list. Use the hashtag #DiversifyMyArt or #DiversifyMyArt2025 and feel free to tag me!

BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers 📚 #kidlitart

I'm so proud of these. Thanks for the fun challenge @dnlnwmn.bsky.social !

The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened on US screens 50 years ago today. Initially a major box office bomb, cult cinema outsiders and queer audiences quickly took up the film’s mantle and turned it into a unique and exciting way of engaging with the movies. Remember kids, don’t dream it—be it!!

Shrimps! 🦐 I’m a little behind here but another Sept-Oct batch of buddies #illustration #kidlitart #gouache

loustat bookmark 😈

Folks, when you're driven by fear, it is most often because someone is herding you.

Thanks for having me out for this @sonyaballantyne.bsky.social ! It was an honour 💖

I received all the great advice, but didn't have experience yet to truly understand it more than on a surface level. It takes years of constant rejection to truly feel "write what you love," "don't change what you love about your work," or "rejection doesn't mean what you wrote wasn't good enough"

One of the clearest pitches I’ve come up with, tbh 🤣 Just sprinkle on a little dystopian fairy dust and a pinch of grounded magic, and we’re set! #UnhingedPit #F #SFF #CS #BIPOC Agent’s guide to THE BOOKMAKER OF PELLMELL in my pinned post ✌️

So anyway "The Stranger's War" is almost out of beta. GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL X FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS X SOME RANDOM PSYCHIC BULLSHIT #UnhingedPit #F #CS #Writingcommunity #WriteSky

ANIMAL FARM x THE GOOD PLACE BREAKING NEWS! Corporate hell doesn’t end with life. It continues in the Afterlife! #A #F #UnhingedPit

#UnhingedPit #A #SF #H #WIP TOXIC LESBIANS COLONIZE THE MOON in this epistolary sci fi horror about the discovery of a warning left by a civilization older than humanity! THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE WE LAST SPOKE x ANNIHILATION

BRIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN KING #UnhingedPit #A #Q #F #R #R

What hope is there after it all crumbles? Surrender and flow into the rivers whose paths we may not be known, but will go beyond perceived obstacles. Journey the road that burns safety blankets, but liberates. Then rise from the ashes. #UnhingedPit 🤪🫠 #A #Q #F #CliFi #hopepunk 🔥 🌱

Hey #writingcommunity, #witchsky, & #WIPsnips! There's a new community pitch event in town! All creators addressing hope, resilience, adaptation, and/ or vision for the future are invited to come join and connect.

A nerdy ex-punk, a robot service dog, and an anxious anarchist vs late-stage capitalism: who would win? #UnhingedPit #A #SF #R #LGBT #WIP

Did I mention that this book has #disability representation? Jack has experienced limb loss and Charlotte has chronic illness. Lots of my own experiences shoved in there. #UnhingedPit #r #romystery #OWNvoices

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE WE LAST SPOKE x ANNIHILATION working title “PROTOTIQUITY” #UnhingedPit #A #H #SF #WIP

I have to draw old men yaoi again maybe that will fix it

I told someone recently that my book is Blade Runner x Fleabag But also it's just #UnhingedPit #A #SF #R #LGBT #WIP

New Pitch Event!!

Tiff's piece really adds a shot of vibrancy and beans to the book, a joyful pop of colour. If you support this book, follow the incredible creatives who helped make the theme and help me carry it over the line www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra... #Comics #ComicBooks #Photography #PhotoBook

Charleston Beach Trip Part 3/3 A shorter, more "in my feels" comic in comparison to the adventure ones

Hey! Mark is cool, and I contributed an illustration to this! Please check it out ✨

MANTIDS #prayingmantis | #insects | #art

My baby

please like this post if you make the same face as the person you are drawing while drawing them

Reading a lot in the space you want to occupy can cure imposter syndrome. you will always find your niche that isn’t being addressed by anybody. #kidlitchat

Also! A few new things in the shop (still Canada-only sorry! If you are from another country that is NOT the USA and want something, please shoot me an email and I can let you know shipping costs on an individual basis!) www.aplante.com/shop

Check out softboysclub.shop, an Oakland based transmasc owned business that has soooo much cute stuff! Queer/neuro/disability friendly 💖

tyrus wong is one of my favourite artists! he was the first artist i discovered from the same place that my family is from :) he also came to the USA as a 'paper son' which i feel is important to mention with the current conditions in the USA.

I know things are stressful out there, so here's a brand new piece of art made in Microsoft Paint by our 3yo this morning that he thoughtfully titled, "Inside of a Toilet".

A Study on Magic and Crystals is coming out October 24th and you can get it now on pre-order! Or, request an eARC and read early! Talita must travel to the fairy city to learn magic and count on Marcela and Solis for help Preorder: maybarros.com.br/a-study-on-m... eARCs: forms.gle/MpadTKhTshki...

The 2025 #PitchDis pitch form is now open! 🎉 Click below to enter and submit your pitch! Remember - you don't have to rush. Pitches will be posted in random order. Take your time. Good luck and happy pitching! forms.gle/nKMDdnHKJ8MY...

Pls sign Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB aka #CAIABB) petition asking Alberta govt to reverse their decision: change.org/AB-book-ban More info: linktr.ee/caiabb Follow @robinstevenson.bsky.social @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social for updates! #BookBans #KidLit #CanLit

so for #MSWL I am really looking for more commercial, character driven, humorous picture book stories. These are a good sampling of what I am looking for on my list.

Little Ghosts Books is open for Submissions! From now until Nov. 1st, submit your horror novellas for consideration to our small press and kick off spooky season! More details about the call and our publishing house are available on the website: www.littleghostsbooks.com/novellasubmi... 🖤👻📚

Want to put it on the record that I would love to see more intersectional disability stories in my inbox, especially by BIPOC authors! #mswl #DisabilityTooWhite