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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · Jan 31

Hello! Found some energy to be more active over here. I'm Alyssa, I do corporate illustration by day and fantasy/sci-fi book covers by night. I also really like dessert.

Set of four book covers for the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo. Each cover features a close-up of key animals.

Book cover for The Book of Witches, edited by Jonathan Strahan and illustrated by Alyssa Winans. A witch leans over a cauldron deep in a forest of hand-like branches.

An illustration of a woman doing something mystical to a massive eye waiting by her window.

An illustration of a falling person speaking in the form of a massive flame.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 5d

Bay folks! John and his book are both amazing, and definitely worth a trip to the North Bay on the 28th!

John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 5d

GOOD NEWS! Mr. Adam Rex (@adamrex.bsky.social) just joined my Fest Week booksigning slate for THE INVISIBLE PARADE, along with the Legend, Ms. Karla Ortiz (@kortizart.bsky.social). Signed First Editions available from @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social but only ‘til 10/24!! 🙌🏽 linktr.ee/johnpicacio

Promo graphic showing the forthcoming in-store booksigning appearances by John Picacio for THE INVISIBLE PARADE, along with Karla Ortiz and Adam Rex.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 6d

How about a new Singing Hills Cycle novella out from @nghivo! #MouthfulofDust

new SFFH books video: youtu.be/wpdoZJM94qk
buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n...

#booksky @torbooks

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 6d

#PortfolioDay again! I'm a West Coast artist named Samantha and I specialize in editorials, publishing (mostly book covers), and branding

✉️[email protected]
🧡samanthamash.com
🧡samanthamash.etsy.com
🧡inprnt.com/gallery/samanthamash
🧡patreon.com/samanthamash

Illustration of woman with short hair kneeling back on the ground and pulling the string of a bow tight. She is holding a white arrow and prepared to let go. Around her is the Sagittarius constellation that is made of orange and pale yellow stars. The background is a pale peach, the woman is made up of oranges and reds.

Illustration of a pale antelope on a dark background with orange plants around it

Five herons, two black, three white are circled around one of the black herons holding an orb of light

Pale woman with dark hair in periwinkle one piece swimsuit swimming with fish and other sea life in a dark ocean with a pink sky and peach sun

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Bison @bisonrimant.fr · 7d

Hello #PortfolioDay !

I'm a woodcarver from France. I'm sculpting animals, anthropomorphic ones or weird creatures.

You can find my work on my website, but also ... on DOOM II !

My DOOM II portfolio mod :

www.moddb.com/mods/museumwad

My website :

bisonrimant.fr

Woocarved weird creature with one eye, small tentacles as a motuh, curvy horns, a robre, and a duck on its head.

Anthropomorphic octopus wearing a dress. It has a frog taking shelter on a book on its head. Its holding a basket in its tentacle arms. The base is like dark waters, where, among bulrush, a sword emerge. On the handle, a kingfisher sits.

A sculpture of an anthropomorphic crow with a hooded cape. Its hand is on the pommel of its sword, wich is attached at its side. On the other arm, a squirrel is climbing. Beside its feets, a cat sits.

An anthropomorphic goose weraing plate armor. It' holding a shield and a mace. On the mace, red robin sits.

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 6d

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I do book covers and comic covers, working on both full color digital and traditional media using graphite and ink.

Cover art for Black Sun be Rebecca Roanhorse, The Broken Binding

Minor Arcana #2 variant cover,
Boom! Studios

Cover art for The Black Phone by Joe Hill,
Suntup Editions

Personal work from my exhibition last year.
“Identity” 11x15 inches, Graphite mixed media
Available at Keep Contrmporary

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 7d

My store is open again! 📖✨ All of the new prints, stickers, bookmarks from doggust are finally up! US shipping only currently.
oliviawhen.com/store

Two bookmarks taped to a clear ruler in front of a bookshelf with philodendron leaves hanging down it. Left bookmark: A happy yellow lab with a big book in front of them. Text reads: "I can't stop reading! HELP!!" The bg is a slightly dire red.
Right bookmark: Sleepy rough collie napping with their nose in an open book. Three big Zzz's are above them. Text reads: "Just resting my eyes..."

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 8d

Oh no, another endless one!! I dread to check how far (or not far) I got.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 8d

While everyone was off playing Hades II, I finally beat Kingdom Hearts II. Only took me about twenty years. 🗝️🐭🥲

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you both for coming! This one's a great pick for the spookiest month. I hope you two enjoy!

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 12d

Free shipping today at Bookshop for anti-Prime day!

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 13d

I made a proper graphic for anti-Prime day! Free shipping on @bookshop.org — these are just some of my books! #solarpunk #hopepunk anti-AI short stories and more #SFF #sci-fi #steampunk

Descriptions in the alt-text or hop over to bookshop: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

#booksky #books

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 14d

Hey. Hey.

On sale TOMORROW is my standalone novella A Mouthful of Dust, #6 in the Singing Hills Cycle!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The story-collecting Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant are headed to Baolin, a town known for its incredible pork and a famine that occurred eighteen years ago.

A Mouthful of Dust

Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle."Nghi Vo is so good."―NPR on The Brides of High HillWanderi...

us.macmillan.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 16d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 21d

PUBLISHING JOB: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Chronicle Books - Designer, Children's

Chronicle Books is looking for a Children’s Designer to join either our San Francisco or New York City office. Our Designers are the keepers of Chronicle Books’ aesthetics, helping to produce some of ...

recruiting.paylocity.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 20d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 20d

I'm so excited to be Archon's Artist Guest of Honor this year! It's this weekend in St. Louis, so if you're in the area come on by. Should be some great panels, games, vendors, and more. 🪄

Drawing of Alyssa below an Archon 48 Artist Guest of Honor announcement. October 3-5. The schedule in the middle reads Friday 2pm Cultivating an Imagination, Friday 3pm Doing What You Love for work, Friday 9pm Thinking About Art, Saturday 12pm Art of Alyssa Winans, Saturday 2pm Cover Art,Sunday 12pm Book Cover Process

Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 23d

All set up for SJMADE's first Illomart! Come say hi at F43 if you're in the area this weekend. There's over 400 illustrators here, truly something for everyone!

11am - 6pm @ South Hall | Sat/Sun

#illustration #sanjose

A table full of large colorful art prints. A sign with a large tree says Alyssa Winans Illustration.

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Julia Metzger @juliametzgerart.bsky.social · 26d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#BookCovers

( I hope covers for TTRPGs count into this XD I haven't really done any "normal" book covers)

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Carissa Susilo Art @carissasusilo.bsky.social · 25d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers

#BookCovers

1. The Poppy War for Fairyloot
2. Master of Crows for Arcane Society
3. The Knight And The Moth for Fairyloot
4. When They Burned The Butterfly for Tor.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 25d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚 ✨

#Art #BookCover #Books

Book cover of The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. A rabbit is surrounded by a hoopoe, mammoth, and lion over a box of black salt

Book Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard. Two women stand before an ornate fish inspired spaceship window.

Cover for The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan. A single witch presides over a cauldron in a creepy wood with hand shaped trees

Cover for The Lies of the Ajungi by Moses Ose Utomi. The top is a looming city, the bottom is a young man carrying a spear in the desert.

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 27d

If fish aren't your thing, you can definitely get dogs at @oliviawhen.com's table (C38) and cats from Alice Yang (C14)! Something for everyone.

Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 27d

For northern California folks, I'll be tabling at SJMADE's Illomart in San Jose this weekend. Table F43. I'll have some prints, cards, and fish stickers!

Map of Illomart showing table F43. September 27-28, located in South Hall. Free admission 11am to 6pm

A spread of colorful fantasy prints and postcards

A set of existential fish stickers. One is holding its head and shrieking. One is stressed about a book's happy ending. One has crossed arms and says Generally Aggrieved. One features two fish enjoying a kotatsu.

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 27d

I've just conducted a fantastic interview with Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social! Look out for her answers in the next issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. It's a must read for the speculative artists out there. #art #sciencefiction

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Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you!!

Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 29d

A little personal work. #illustration

Illustration of a winged figure underneath a willow tree. The water reflection reveals the skeleton of both the figure and the tree. The water is yellow and swirly, and the cloud-filled sky is pink.

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · Sep 15

I'll be at IlloMart in a couple weeks for anyone in the Bay Area! SO many artists going!! 🎉 Hunt some gifts for the 1000 fall birthdays coming up.

A poster with many cute characters doing illustration tasks on a chartreuse bg. (by ejnoodles)

Text reads: SJMADE. OUR NEW BIG EVENT CELEBRATING & SUPPORTING
ALL THINGS ILLUSTRATION
ILLO MART
FEATURING
350+ ILLUSTRATORS & ARTISTS
SEPT. 27-28, 2025
LOCATED AT SOUTH HALL DOWNTOWN SAN JOSÉ, CA
OPEN 11 AM TO 6 PM EACH DAY FREE ADMISSION - ALL AGES - SANJOSEMADE.COM

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