» The Role We Play: Artist Amy Churchwell made the first draft of this comic about reckoning with a past relationship during a Crucial memoir comics class. We’re proud to publish this beautiful work.

» Saline Intrusions: This deep dive from Indian artist Nikhil Chaudhary digs into the complicated story of Mumbai's salt pans. Even though the salt pans are Mumbai’s last line of defense against climate-change induced floods, the government and developers want to build on them.

All of our classes are sliding-scale and offered online, so they’re affordable and you can join from anywhere. We also have free spots available in every class and workshop for people who can’t afford the price—get in touch if you’d like to request a free spot!

✨ Tomorrow! Taxes for Artists: Anxious about how to do your taxes? You're not alone. During this donation-based workshop, tax advisor Elisabeth Parker from Brass Taxes will talk about common questions, problems, and issues that come up for freelancers doing their taxes in the United States, then take questions from participants. Thursday, Feb. 20th, 1pm-2pm PST/4pm-5pm EST

Making Memoir Comics: This seven-session memoir comics class led by Shay Mirk focuses on telling real-life stories about your life, identity, and family. We will aim to write and draw a 20-panel personal story, and participants will also create shorter comics to practice different techniques and find their visual voice. Wednesdays, March 5 – April 16th from 5pm-7pmPST/8pm-9pm EST 

How to Get an Agent: In this two-hour workshop, cartoonist Al Benbow will cover the basics of how to get an agent for a graphic novel project: preparing your pitch, querying agents, and how to know when you’ve found an agent that’s right for you. Thursday March 6, 5-7pm PST/8-10pm EST

Forms and Folds: Innovative Shapes for Zines: Unfold new possibilities for storytelling in this hands-on, two-hour workshop exploring the art of forms and folds in comics! Jillian King leads this workshop on how to reimagine the single-page zine, experiment with accordion folds, and dive into the basics of pop-up techniques to transform your comics into interactive and tactile experiences. Wednesday April 23rd, 5-7pm PST/8-10pm EST

• An anthology about the recent fires in LA is looking for local cartoonists to submit short story ideas. This is a fundraiser anthology from Oak Tree Comics and artists will be paid $200/page. 

• Do you make funny comics? Humor-writing residency St. Nells has a residency running for three women, nonbinary, or genderqueer cartoonists in April. Unclear when applications close, so here’s the application form! 

• Video game fans! An anthology called Free to Play is looking for comics about video games. Comics are paid $25/page and submissions are open now through March 31. 

• Want to make a zine about disability justice? Wild Ramp publishing is offering four $250 micro-grants to creators who want to make disability-focused zines. Applications April 18.  

• Eisner Award submissions are now open. It’s free to submit your work to the prestigious award decided upon by comics industry professionals.

This newsletter is written by Shay Mirk. If you have comics or opportunities you think we should feature, email Shay at [email protected]. 💌