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Saw on Twitter that it’s Cat Valente’s birthday today so, in honor of the occasion I decided to take another shot at the Blue Wind from her Fairyland series (swipe to see the version I did 6 years ago as a senior in… instagram.com/p/B_1M29hHDYW/…

Posted this pretty late last night, so apologies for the re-post if you saw it already. Anyway, here she is again! The Blue Wind from the Fairyland series by Catherynne M. Valente Happy late Bday Cat!

I just posted this on instagram & reposting here: If you are an African American artist & trying to break into SFF, I want to help. DM’s are open. Send me your email & website link & I’ll be scheduling as many 1hr portfolio reviews as I can. Thx to Eric Smith for the idea

Haven’t busted out the ol’ acrylics in a long time but here I go! Laying down some base colors on this puzzle for jiggypuzzles The puzzle will be auctioned off on their website once it’s finished with the proceeds… instagram.com/p/CA0t5PlnQZk/…

To help center Black voices, I’m giving away picture-book critiques to 5 Black writers. Reply below by noon EST on 6/2 if you’re interested. If replies are >5, I’ll do a drawing. All kids need to see Black kids in books. All kids need to hear Black voices. ❤️💜💙

I don’t know what I can due to help today #BlackOutDay2020 I’m just a writer of very little brain. But I have a big platform & a lot of institutional knowledge & industry connections. My DMs are open. If you’re a black artist & could use any of the above, I’ll share what I got

Black illustrators: If you haven't worked with us and would like to be considered for Washington Post editorial illustration, we are trying to grow our resource list. Feel free to reply below or DM and I'll share w/ our other Art directors, thanks!

We need to raise up oppressed voices, new voices, diverse voices, now more than ever! yasproject.com

Finally a book I worked on that I don't feel weird about aggressively promoting: All net proceeds from the sale of SHARE YOUR RAINBOW go to World Central Kitchen!

✨GIVEAWAY✨To celebrate the launch of our 2021 PB debut group, 21 for the Books members are giving away 21 picture book manuscript critiques! 📚 To enter, follow us and retweet/quote this tweet by EOD Saturday 8 July EST. PBs < 1000 words. Good luck! #kidlit #PB #WritingCommunity

This is the darkest illo I've done in a while...and it was super fun😈 #spookyseason

Had the honor of having @JessSarlin as a #PBChat mentee a while back...during the before times. Looks like this adorable, hilarious project is coming along great!

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Just a little comic about how I’ve been feeling as we embark on a new year together.

Another comic...about how I'm not ready to give up self-medicating with pizza just yet..

As the weather gets warmer, I'm not necessarily excited about the imminent sweltering heat of summer days, but ya gotta love the magic of a cool summer night.

July 31, 2022 KidLitQuoteOfTheDay: “this particular princess was getting a little too sweet for her own good”--The Poisoned Apple A Fractured Fairy Tale by Anne Lambelet Page Street Kids