Tag: publishing


  • Over the last 4 or 5 years, PEOW has quickly become one of my favorite indie comics publishers. Founded by Elliot Alfredius, Olle Forsslรถf and Patrick Crotty, in Stockholm, Sweden, PEOW publishes a unique brand of beautifully-produced risograph comics from around the world. While the heavy shipping costs to the US have been cost-prohibitive for…

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  • This year marks the 15th anniversary of WIFYR–Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers. Organized by author Carol Lynch Williams, the conferenceย (June 15-19) offers workshops and presentations on writing, drawing, and publishing books for young readers. I’ve been invited to speak on the roles of writing and artwork in telling a story, and I invite you…

  • While The Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universeย is missing some important publishers, and some of the information is outdated, Jason Thibault has put together a helpful list of submission guidelines for comics and manga publishers around the globe. If you are serious about submitting your comics to publishers, then you…

  • What questions do you have about publishing?ย (Ask away in the comments section below, or message me at jess.smiley@gmail.com) It’s nearly every day now that I get asked a question or two about publishing–specifically the pros and cons of self-publishing. For those of you out there with books and ideas for books, wondering whether you should…

  • You can no longer talk about children’s book art in Utah without hearing Willy Terry’s name pop up. This is a good thing. A very good thing. See what I mean? This is a typical painting from Will—and by ‘typical’ I mean teeming with rich, luscious colors, playful contrast between light and dark tones, endearing…

  • Anya’s Ghostย comes out today! Hooray! It’s been a long time coming, but Vera Brosgol’s debut graphic novel has finally made it to print, bookstores, and Amazon. I pre-ordered the book a while back and can’t wait to sit down and spend time with it. At a time when a lot of people and companies are…