Alyssa Winans
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Illustrator & Ice Cream Fan 🍦 www.alyssawinans.com she/her
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Hello! Found some energy to be more active over here. I'm Alyssa, I do corporate illustration by day and fantasy/sci-fi book covers by night. I also really like dessert.
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Bay folks! John and his book are both amazing, and definitely worth a trip to the North Bay on the 28th!
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22 days ago
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Locus Magazine
23 days ago
How about a new Singing Hills Cycle novella out from @nghivo! #MouthfulofDust new SFFH books video:
youtu.be/wpdoZJM94qk
buy the books:
bookshop.org/lists/n...
#MouthfulofDust
#booksky
@torbooks
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Samantha Mash
23 days ago
#PortfolioDay
again! I'm a West Coast artist named Samantha and I specialize in editorials, publishing (mostly book covers), and branding ✉️
[email protected]
🧡samanthamash.com 🧡samanthamash.etsy.com 🧡inprnt.com/gallery/samanthamash 🧡patreon.com/samanthamash
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Bison
24 days ago
Hello
#PortfolioDay
! I'm a woodcarver from France. I'm sculpting animals, anthropomorphic ones or weird creatures. You can find my work on my website, but also ... on DOOM II ! My DOOM II portfolio mod :
www.moddb.com/mods/museumwad
My website :
bisonrimant.fr
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Reiko Murakami
23 days ago
Hi
#PortfolioDay
! I do book covers and comic covers, working on both full color digital and traditional media using graphite and ink.
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Olivia When
24 days ago
My store is open again! 📖✨ All of the new prints, stickers, bookmarks from doggust are finally up! US shipping only currently.
oliviawhen.com/store
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While everyone was off playing Hades II, I finally beat Kingdom Hearts II. Only took me about twenty years. 🗝️🐭🥲
25 days ago
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱
29 days ago
Free shipping today at Bookshop for anti-Prime day!
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Nghi Vo
about 1 month ago
Hey. Hey. On sale TOMORROW is my standalone novella A Mouthful of Dust, #6 in the Singing Hills Cycle!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The story-collecting Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant are headed to Baolin, a town known for its incredible pork and a famine that occurred eighteen years ago.
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A Mouthful of Dust
Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle."Nghi Vo is so good."―NPR on The Brides of High HillWanderi...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250386403/amouthfulofdust/
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ShortBox Comics Fair
about 1 month ago
🌷✨
shortboxcomicsfair.com
✨🌷 comic by
@weisanboo.bsky.social
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Brandon T. Snider
about 1 month ago
PUBLISHING JOB:
recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
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Chronicle Books - Designer, Children's
Chronicle Books is looking for a Children’s Designer to join either our San Francisco or New York City office. Our Designers are the keepers of Chronicle Books’ aesthetics, helping to produce some of ...
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3527705
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ShortBox Comics Fair
about 1 month ago
It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here! Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only! And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
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I'm so excited to be Archon's Artist Guest of Honor this year! It's this weekend in St. Louis, so if you're in the area come on by. Should be some great panels, games, vendors, and more. 🪄
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All set up for SJMADE's first Illomart! Come say hi at F43 if you're in the area this weekend. There's over 400 illustrators here, truly something for everyone! 11am - 6pm @ South Hall | Sat/Sun
#illustration
#sanjose
about 1 month ago
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Julia Metzger
about 1 month ago
BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers 📚
#BookCovers
( I hope covers for TTRPGs count into this XD I haven't really done any "normal" book covers)
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Carissa Susilo Art
about 1 month ago
BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers
#BookCovers
1. The Poppy War for Fairyloot 2. Master of Crows for Arcane Society 3. The Knight And The Moth for Fairyloot 4. When They Burned The Butterfly for Tor.
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BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers! 📚 ✨
#Art
#BookCover
#Books
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about 1 month ago
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For northern California folks, I'll be tabling at SJMADE's Illomart in San Jose this weekend. Table F43. I'll have some prints, cards, and fish stickers!
about 1 month ago
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James Machell
about 1 month ago
I've just conducted a fantastic interview with Alyssa Winans
@alawinans.bsky.social
! Look out for her answers in the next issue of
@utopiascifi.bsky.social
. It's a must read for the speculative artists out there.
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A little personal work.
#illustration
about 2 months ago
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Olivia When
about 2 months ago
I'll be at IlloMart in a couple weeks for anyone in the Bay Area! SO many artists going!! 🎉 Hunt some gifts for the 1000 fall birthdays coming up.
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John Picacio
2 months ago
Birthday. Tough day. Reassess. Go forward. Meantime, this book is fresh, new, and finding its way in the world. If you haven’t snagged one yet, you *might* still be able to score a first-edition with one of these limited-run signed prints See map:
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leigh...
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That's a wrap on
#Loggust
! Back to books, my favorite log format.
2 months ago
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Slowly whittling away at the last leg of
#loggust
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2 months ago
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August marches on, and so does
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2 months ago
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Martha Wells
2 months ago
Re-upping this for the afternoon:
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Michael Avolio
3 months ago
Indie comics publisher
@fantagraphics.bsky.social
is being robbed of millions of dollars' worth of merchandise by the distributor Diamond to pay for the latter's bankruptcy. Fantagraphics is running a sale to help cover these costs - 30% off everything on their website through Mon:
Fantagraphics.com
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Home | Fantagraphics | Publisher of the World's Greatest Cartoonists
Fantagraphics is home to the world's greatest cartoonists. Visit our online store, learn more about our incredible cartoonists, and catch up on all the latest news and events at the revamped Fantagrap...
https://Fantagraphics.com
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Visiting Washington and Oregon was great
#loggust
inspiration.
3 months ago
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FIYAH Literary Magazine
3 months ago
Announcements on announcements this week! Calling all ARTISTS: We're searching for next year's cover art contributors! Check out the sub page for details and how to submit your portfolio:
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Share with a Black creator who the world needs to know about 🔥🔥🔥
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J.C. Snow
3 months ago
It's cover reveal day for The Seaglass Blade! Much gratitude to
@alawinans.bsky.social
for this incredible artwork. It captured so much of the feel and themes of the book (and it's just flat out gorgeous so I love to look at it!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...
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My gushier post is over on IG, but I won a Hugo last night. Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years, it means a lot. I've always loved books, and I still can't believe how lucky I am to I get to make covers. 🚀
3 months ago
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Managed to fit in some water logs amidst Worldcon.
#loggust
3 months ago
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Happy cover reveal day for the next installation in
@nghivo.bsky.social
's Singing Hills series! I love drawing for this series, and getting to include whales is an added bonus. 🐳 Out 5/5/2026!
#bookcover
3 months ago
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Admittedly half of these aren't even really logs, but bark is just too exciting.
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3 months ago
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More
#loggust
for fellow wood pattern fans out there. 🪵
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Also, I've ventured into the deeply niche drawing challenge of
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I'll be at
#worldcon
next week! I've got a pretty light schedule, come hear about book covers or sit quietly at a table with me. 😂
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Tommy Arnold
3 months ago
There's a signed print of The Wandering Emperor available in the Commander Sealed Charity Auction ✨ Proceeds go towards the Trevor Project and Trans Lifeline. The auction is now open, and will end on September 7th!
event.auctria.com/bd2d4cc2-fc1...
#magicthegathering
#mtgart
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yuko
4 months ago
⭐ [US] Bipartisan bill S.1993 was introduced to protect artists and limit generative AI training. If you want to ask your senator to cosponsor, here's a link to the text of the bill:
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
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The Memory of the Ogisi, the final book in
@mosesoseutomi.bsky.social
's Forever Desert series came out yesterday! I still remember being completely entranced by that first manuscript. It was such an honor getting to cover this series. Please check them out!
#books
4 months ago
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Merjuly, because I'm slow!
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4 months ago
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Ashley Mackenzie
10 months ago
Hey
#PortfolioDay
! I'm Ash, a freelance illustrator who loves to work with colour, light, shape and flow. Mostly working in publishing but I love working in all areas of illustration and I'm hoping to dig into some bigger projects this year! ✨
ashmackenzie.carrd.co
#art
#illustration
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晴晴
5 months ago
I made this available as a print in my shop. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Point of Pride, an organization dedicated to providing Trans people financial aid for transition care Transition care IS life saving, it saved MY life. If my art has ever meant anything to you, please help
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SFF Addicts Podcast
5 months ago
🌟
#TBRCon2025
Highlight 🌟 The "Book Illustrations" panel with
@alawinans.bsky.social
(mod)
@jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social
Marc Simonetti
@laurenrayesnow.bsky.social
& Bryce O’Connor is now available in audio on our podcast feed. LISTEN/WATCH:
linktr.ee/SFFAddicts
www.youtube.com/live/YxEFby-...
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carlydraws
5 months ago
Voting is open! please check out all the finalists & discover amazing books, artists & authors! many congrats to my fellow nominees & incredible artists
@alawinans.bsky.social
@micaelaalcaino.bsky.social
@mynameistran.bsky.social
Check out their beautiful work!
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
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Vote - The Ignyte Awards
Public voting for the 2025 AWARDS IS NOW OPEN THRU AUG 15. GO VOTE OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an adult audience BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/...
https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
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Ahh, I really wasn't expecting to be a finalist! It's an honor, thanks so much to the jury and everyone involved in setting up the awards.
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5 months ago
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A little personal piece about paths and perspectives. 👁️ Weirdly not my first piece with multiple eyeballs floating around.
#illustration
5 months ago
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Huge congrats to everyone and thanks to John for compiling. Do check out the fundraiser!
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6 months ago
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I've been finding it hard to put in words everything I felt about my day job by the end, but Olivia eloquently touches on a lot here.
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6 months ago
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I decided to take the slow way back from LA recently. Amtrak's Coast Starlight route is very beautiful, I highly recommend if 10+ hours of staring out a train window is also your thing. 🚂
6 months ago
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