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Kathleen Jennings

@tanaudel.bsky.social

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Writer, illustrator. Dr! Australia. Agent: Shena Wolf. https://linktr.ee/tanaudel Next book: HONEYEATER @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social & @improbablemaps.bsky.social #artthoughts #storynotes Prints: tanaudel.redbubble.com Support: patreon.com/tanaudel

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings
Unsettling baroque image of a person in a white shirt, head obscured by birds and flowers
Art by Lindsey Carr, design by Christine Foltzer, edited by Ellen Datlow

OUT NOW

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 1h

Once in a blue moon, someone finds this very lighthearted, old Miss Lydia Bennet design (a fun sticker, among other things)
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1043...

Miss Lydia Bennet by tanaudel | Redbubble

Based on an ink sketch of the liveliest of the Bennet sisters, of Pride and Prejudice fame.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 18h

Some early explorations of how to illustrate Honeyeater...
tanaudel.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/b...

Beginning to illustrate (the inside of) Honeyeater — Chateau Orquevaux

Until now, I haven’t been able to post all about the art I did at Chateau Orquevaux artists residency in 2023. I even had to drape some of it with little baking-paper modesty veils, so that t…

tanaudel.wordpress.com

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 16h

Good heavens, I didn't know this fabulous video is on YouTube. It's lovely to see my friends and neighbours Brian and Wendy Froud when they were still so very young! I've spent the last year helping them with a new book (we're not allowed to reveal the subject yet), which will be out in autumn 2026.

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 3d

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Kerstin Hall @kerstinhall.bsky.social · 1d

There comes a time in every fantasy writer’s life when they are obliged to learn about ships.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 1d

Just heard Drew Struzan passed away 😞 His incredible work has given me and countless others so much awe, joy and inspiration!

I had posters of his work as a teen, I began using color pencils because I thought he used them too. Always inspired by him. Just utterly heart broken.

RIP Drew Struzan.

Drew Struzan’s poster of Big Trouble in Little China

Drew Struzan’s poster of Pan’s Labyrinth

Drew Struzan’s poster of Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 12h

Once I was sketching in a city and met a man who gave tours of its watersheds and watercourses.

Improbable Maps @improbablemaps.bsky.social · 12h

The map's form: allusive
It shows: urban watercourses
Its purpose: to complicate

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 18h

And here's the book!
bsky.app/profile/tana...

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 20h

Oh hi, Tyger Tyger! An older silhouette design, which I really love — it looks especially nice on a scarf or notebook
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1574...

Tyger, Tyger by tanaudel | Redbubble

Originally a cut paper illustration of William Blake's poem The Tyger (cut out with a very small knife while listening to the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Calamity Jane).

www.redbubble.com

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 18h

And here's the book!
bsky.app/profile/tana...

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 18h

Some early explorations of how to illustrate Honeyeater...
tanaudel.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/b...

Beginning to illustrate (the inside of) Honeyeater — Chateau Orquevaux

Until now, I haven’t been able to post all about the art I did at Chateau Orquevaux artists residency in 2023. I even had to drape some of it with little baking-paper modesty veils, so that t…

tanaudel.wordpress.com

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 20h

Oh hi, Tyger Tyger! An older silhouette design, which I really love — it looks especially nice on a scarf or notebook
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1574...

Tyger, Tyger by tanaudel | Redbubble

Originally a cut paper illustration of William Blake's poem The Tyger (cut out with a very small knife while listening to the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Calamity Jane).

www.redbubble.com

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Ordinary Shena @originalshena2.bsky.social · 1d

related question: if I know any letterers, what would you charge to do a consult about something like this?

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Ordinary Shena @originalshena2.bsky.social · 2d

do I know anyone who does comics lettering who would be willing to talk to someone to give them some pointers on making sure their art isn't going to be a huge pain for a future letterer? LMK

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Mary Holzman-Tweed @mareht.bsky.social · 1d

Considering how often I quote @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social, I'd be a fool not to show off this dark jewel!

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 1d

unsw.press/books/bewild...

(Be)wilder: Journeys in Nature

Can our interactions with wildlife help answer life’s big questions? Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl explores how people around the world interact with the natural world.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 1d

Currently reading:

(Be)wilder — journeys in nature, by Darryl Jones

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear: I'm not blaming editors. I don't think *anybody* likes it being this way; we've just slid here one step at a time because it's so hard to keep a short fiction magazine functioning.

(BTW, @apexmag.bsky.social is currently running a Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape... )

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 1d

(girlfleeshouse is me, btw, but if you agree feel free to post about it:)

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Girls Running From Houses @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social · 1d

The walls of the house conceal writhing arms.

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Girls Running From Houses @girlfleeshouse.bsky.social · 1d

An ideal tale for the creepy seasons…

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 3d

A tapestry of hounds...
Available as a print, and on several objects
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1643...

Tapestry of Hounds by tanaudel | Redbubble

Ink drawing of whippets frolicking among blue flowers, digitally coloured. Repeating pattern to come EVENTUALLY.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 28d

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!

Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 2d

2/2 … working with friends; me attempting one of the worlds most complicated physical puzzles: attaching a bag label at the airport.

Tiny ball point sketch on gridded paper as listed

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 2d

Observation journal sketches from the week before last: me replacing a fallen Australia Post flag on a windy day; an artist working in front of me at a meet up; me writhing on the living room floor between the furniture, attempting (and failing) to demonstrate a stretch… 1/2

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 1d

(drafting)

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