Hi friends! this is still moving through the US Congress. It’s basically an anti-trans censorship bill disguised as “protecting children” (and its worded so vague, a corgi butt could be “obscene”) You wanna do something for #TDOV ? Call your reps. Call for all your trans friends 🤍🩵🩷

The KS is closed, thanks so much to everyone who made this a success! 🕺I'm very excited to have another riso printer in this world...

LAST CHANCE! Closing in 5 minutes!!!

ONE WEEK REMAINS❣️ And we’ve added a new add-on tier for fellow creatives! Wanna print with us? Come on in! We’re SO close to reaching our first goal of pink, but let’s see if we can make it to blue too?! (Please share and help our #riso press come to life!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...

Hey!! I’m part of a campaign to raise money for ink for the spinrack press risograph printer; contributors will receive riso prints by participating artists ☺️💚 Link in the replies!!

@whittledraws.bsky.social and I bought a #risograph machine as a kind of spur of the moment thing! Now we just have to get the different ink drums to really get it running, which is where you come in! Check out our #kickstarter in order to get some magical fundraising prints! Link below.

Hey friends! Spin Rack Press is a new micropress starting up, and they need your help to get started. Right now, they're running a kickstarter to buy ink drums, and you can get some really cool illustrations by backing. Including one of mine! More info below... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...

I'm so pleased! The Ribbon Skirt has been selected for the honors category of the American Indian Youth Literature Award, in the middle grade honor. Chi miigwetch! Congratulations to all the winners! #writingcommunity #tradpub #authors #writing

A friend of mine is running a kickstarter for an 18+ WLW comic! It's in the final days, please come support to get them funded! Just $800 to goooo 🌈💖 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis...

We got the best number today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mis...

First up is "The Fundead: Dead to Rites" by @cameronmukwa.bsky.social Waking up in the hospital is never fun, but after hearing the plans doctors and parents had for them, Cass just wants everything to end. But when they get their wish, can they still get back home?

Hey all! So I was part of the Spin Rack comics jam, and I couldn't be more proud of what we all ended up creating!Head to our itchio, you'll get 11 comics for only $21 and support some incredible artists too! Check it out here: itch.io/b/3344/spin-... #comics #illustration #itchio #webcomic #zine

I’m so excited to share the results of our first ever Spin Rack Comics Jam! The theme we chose was “ghosts,” and everyone went different directions with it, so I’m looking forward to getting to read them all myself! We have 11 short comics perfect for the spooky season here itch.io/b/3344/spin-...

Waaaa!!! Hewwo Everyone! I am so excited to announce that I am part of this awesome Itch.io Spinrack Comic Jam! Everyone please go buy it and support everyone of these amazing artists! Their comics all look soooo good and amazing and worth every penny!! ✨ 🍠 #comics #comicsjam #indiecomics

Hey all! So I was part of the Spin Rack comics jam, and I couldn't be more proud of what we all ended up creating!Head to our itchio, you'll get 11 comics for only $21 and support some incredible artists too! Check it out here: itch.io/b/3344/spin-... #comics #illustration #itchio #webcomic #zine

DVpit is officially coming back on October 8th, 2025 and we have over 50 agents and editors excited to participate. Follow this account for all announcements and check out dvpit.carrd.co for more details and information! #dvpit #writersky #booksky #weneeddiversebooks

Belated happy Nonbinary Day, I was featured in "Beyond They/Them" by @mlereads.bsky.social and @cameronmukwa.bsky.social! I recently signed all of the copies at ALWAYS HERE, a wonderful queer bookstore in Portland, Oregon :) Check it out if you are in the area!

Happy #InternationalNonBinaryPeople'sDay everyone! I've gotta promo @mlereads.bsky.social's book (illustrated by me) since it's highly relevant. Check it out if you haven't had a chance to read yet! publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-... #illustration #booksky #booktok #nonbinary

This looks like it's going to be another amazing anthology! Please support if you can, there's some truly incredible work in here ✨

Hey friends! I'm feeling very lucky today to be included in BOOK-A-LICIOUS, a Virtual LGBTQIA+ Reading Extravaganza taking place today at noon EST! There's going to be a giveaway as well, so you won't want to miss it! #booksky #nowreading #bluebooks #bookstagram #amwriting #tbr #mg #ya

Clark has a secret to tell Lois...and it's that DC GOTCHA FOR GAZA is back baby!! #Art #Comics #DCcomics #Superman #Artsky

🔔 Are you an unpublished Black author looking to break into the publishing industry? Good news! Applications for our 2025 Black Creatives Revision Workshop will be open starting June 1st! Apply below ⬇️ Applications will close on July 1st, 2025. 💻 bit.ly/BCRW2025

We are a group of LGBTQIA+ middle grade 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+ middle grade books below! 💙📚 (continues in next post) #booksky #readingcommunity #kidlit

I have some more detailed thoughts on this, but it really blows that SCBWI is so cost prohibitive. I've never pursued membership because of the cost, but if I did in order to join their digital conference to access the "put your portfolio in front of art directors" add on, I'd be out $300ish.

I loved illustrating this book! A wonderful project that I was lucky to be part of 🌈

Happy pub day to @mlereads.bsky.social and Beyond They/Them! We love this book and hope you do too💘 publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beyond-...

IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!! 🥳🌈✨ it’s hard to express what it means for this book to be out in the world today. amidst all the attacks on genderdiverse people not just in the states but around the world, this book is a reminder that “nonbinary people have always been here & can be found everywhere.”

thank you to everyone @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social for bringing this book into a world that desperately needs it, even if it doesn’t always want it. thank you to @cameronmukwa.bsky.social for your gorgeous illustrations – this book would not be what it is without you! 🙌🙌

I am banging the drum again and begging you to stop calling your comics, your illustrations, your video essays, your writing, your editing, whatever you make, don't call it "content"! AI and tech bros try to reduce our work to "content", but you're making something that matters! Be proud of that!

📚 🥳 🎂 ATHLETE IS AGENDER with @katherinelocke.bsky.social Nicole Melleby, @sassinsf.com Karina Manta, Isaac Fitzsimons, @mlereads.bsky.social @v-e-tirado.com 📅 5-15-25 @ 7:30p ET Register FREE + pre-order option! 🌈 xuyx9zzuvpq.typeform.com/to/IWF6eaWK?... @lbschool.bsky.social

FINDING MYSELF WITH YOU is a romance both deeply personal & of my wildest dreams – falling in love & changing each other forever as you become more alike, wading into the liminal space of sexuality & gender. I hope you’ll look forward to falling down the rabbit hole with Alex & Shayan.

I'm looking forward to pride this year, and couldn't wait til June to draw this! Made using the rizzcraft set from @truegrittexture.bsky.social. I've never used this much texture at once, and I don't think I can go back! #art #sketch #kidlit #kidlitart

It’s #RightToReadDay. NEW data from @oif.bsky.social shows that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated by organized groups and elected officials. We need EVERYONE to #UniteAgainstBookBans & take action against these organized attempts today: uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea... #DrawnToFreedom

if you're a published webtoon creator (for any platform, not just WEBTOON), pls. fill out this survey -- it's a global survey that collects trends on work conditions, contracts, pay, etc. for creators who draw/write vertical scrolling comics docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

hey pals did you know that i have not one but TWO books coming out (hehe) in may?! 🌈✨ CHECK THEM OUT!!!!

Today, officially is the launch of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine. This volunteer charity comics project is the long-gestating effort of Palestinian comics creators and their allies to tell some important stories of resistence, resilience, joy, and life! www.samidoonanthology.com

Being trans is a joy and a gift! Some folks are trying to take away that joy! We will not let them! We will become even more trans and more joyful as time goes on!

Happy Kidlit Art Postcard Day! I love illustrating diverse, warm, and heartfelt stories--especially ones related to cultural traditions, queer joy, or whimsical worlds. Would love to work on PBs, chapter books, or MG/YA covers! 📚Proudly rep'ed by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

🌈 Happy book birthday to MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE, written by @kylelukoff @randomhousekids and illustrated by me! I poured so much of my💜into this book--it's full of cameos of my real life queer friends, Kyle's friends, & the queer people past and present who have fought for our community

Happy Pokémon day! Indu chooses sobble because tears are commonplace when reading Lunar Boy #Art #Illustration #OC #OCsky #Artsky

really excited to announce my new zine, “Press A, Chef!” It’s 16 pages of cooking/restaurant sim video game recommendations. I hope you enjoy and play some of my faves! Available at goatpunch.itch.io ! You can download it for free, but tips are always appreciated :)

I'd say "teach kids the visual literacy to understand that even when comic panels don't have words in them- they're still communicating something meaningful" but at this point it's going to be the kids teaching their parents and teachers that.

I don't get the angle of saying that because graphic novels are quicker to finish reading means that it's somehow a less fulfilling experience. You don't hear these people say "why teach kids what goes into a poem if most of them are short?!" Just arbitrary points being made.

Man if you can't recognize the literary merit of comics that's a skill issue.

Time for a cover reveal! THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, a middle grade anthology about Southeast Asian cryptids by an all SEAn author and illustrator team is ready for preorder! 🐉 cover design by Micah Fleming! #Booksky #art #illustration

i’ve got EIGHT new sticker designs up on my etsy shop, so come check em out! link to purchase in my bio :) #alnst #mxtx

Hey friends, I have a book announcement! I recently illustrated Em Dickson's "Beyond They/Them: 20 Influential Nonbinary and Gender-Diverse People You Should Know," and it's now available as part of Barnes & Noble's sale for the pages event! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-the... #booksky #art