kip alizadeh
@kipalizadeh.net
Lambda Award finalist. Illustrator, author ✏️ they/she. rep Mandy Suhr at Storywise. 📍 Belfast
Portfolio → kipalizadeh.net ✍︎ [email protected]
Links → https://linktr.ee/kipalizadeh
#KidLitArt
Portfolio → kipalizadeh.net ✍︎ [email protected]
Links → https://linktr.ee/kipalizadeh
#KidLitArt
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@kipalizadeh.net
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Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
feel like the shark stole the show here 😆 icymi I am offering commissions of animals (sharks or otherwise) if anyone is interested ☺︎
Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...
#KidLitArt
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
feel like the shark stole the show here 😆 icymi I am offering commissions of animals (sharks or otherwise) if anyone is interested ☺︎
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The bittersweet story of the real-life peaceful bull who inspired one of the most beloved children's books of all time www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/09/f...
The Bittersweet Story of the Real-Life Peaceful Bull Who Inspired Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s Ferdinand
A journey to the abyss between the real world and the ideal world, and a romp across our mightiest bridge between the two.
www.themarginalian.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The bittersweet story of the real-life peaceful bull who inspired one of the most beloved children's books of all time www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/09/f...
Black Friday is just endless promo emails from places I forgot had my email 😭🥲
a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .
ALT: a cartoon character without a face is floating in the water .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Black Friday is just endless promo emails from places I forgot had my email 😭🥲
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Idea for Hallmark movie: a busy bodega cat has to go return home to her childhood grocery store but little does she know a simpler way of life awaits (and perhaps... love)
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Idea for Hallmark movie: a busy bodega cat has to go return home to her childhood grocery store but little does she know a simpler way of life awaits (and perhaps... love)
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🎄XMAS SHOP UPDATE🎄
(UK only I'm sorry!)
Missed out on my new zines and stickers? Now's the time to grab them!
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luci...
(UK only I'm sorry!)
Missed out on my new zines and stickers? Now's the time to grab them!
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luci...
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🎄XMAS SHOP UPDATE🎄
(UK only I'm sorry!)
Missed out on my new zines and stickers? Now's the time to grab them!
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luci...
(UK only I'm sorry!)
Missed out on my new zines and stickers? Now's the time to grab them!
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Luci...
Inspired by @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social because it is the time of year to give gifts, here is links to everything under £25 in my shop!
First a pack of 2 Christmas cards for a fiver ❄️ ☺︎
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/pack...
First a pack of 2 Christmas cards for a fiver ❄️ ☺︎
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/pack...
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Inspired by @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social because it is the time of year to give gifts, here is links to everything under £25 in my shop!
First a pack of 2 Christmas cards for a fiver ❄️ ☺︎
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/pack...
First a pack of 2 Christmas cards for a fiver ❄️ ☺︎
shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/pack...
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Crowdfund schools, hospitals and libraries by paying tax.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Crowdfund schools, hospitals and libraries by paying tax.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
got a transphobic comment on instagram a couple days ago and it’s really knocked the wind out of me 😮💨
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
got a transphobic comment on instagram a couple days ago and it’s really knocked the wind out of me 😮💨
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It's cover reveal time!!
I'm beyond excited to share the cover of my next book Stanley Said No! written by the magnificent Sue Meikle illustrated by me and published by Ladybird Books. This book publishes in summer 2026 and I can't wait to share more!
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
I'm beyond excited to share the cover of my next book Stanley Said No! written by the magnificent Sue Meikle illustrated by me and published by Ladybird Books. This book publishes in summer 2026 and I can't wait to share more!
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's cover reveal time!!
I'm beyond excited to share the cover of my next book Stanley Said No! written by the magnificent Sue Meikle illustrated by me and published by Ladybird Books. This book publishes in summer 2026 and I can't wait to share more!
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
I'm beyond excited to share the cover of my next book Stanley Said No! written by the magnificent Sue Meikle illustrated by me and published by Ladybird Books. This book publishes in summer 2026 and I can't wait to share more!
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration
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Lovely job for @nationaltrust.org.uk Dinefwr: for every xmas they commission a local fibre artist to create tree decorations of the wildlife on site. But they realised they'd never told the public about the decorations. So they commissioned me to illustrate & create interpretation panels:
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Lovely job for @nationaltrust.org.uk Dinefwr: for every xmas they commission a local fibre artist to create tree decorations of the wildlife on site. But they realised they'd never told the public about the decorations. So they commissioned me to illustrate & create interpretation panels:
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In this time of being grateful, I'm thrilled to share A CELEBRATION OF YOU, illustrated by award-winning artist @kipalizadeh.net, available from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social on March, 17, 2026!
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In this time of being grateful, I'm thrilled to share A CELEBRATION OF YOU, illustrated by award-winning artist @kipalizadeh.net, available from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social on March, 17, 2026!
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian
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Adding on:
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Remember: Comic creators make far less than you think. Generally page rates haven't gone up in about 40 years, and in some cases have literally gone DOWN. Plus way more comic creators have day jobs (hi)/family support/etc than you think. Nothing wrong with that! But no one is doing this to get rich.
June 3, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Adding on:
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
Even big advances you see people get for their comic/GN deal contracts are split between 2-4 paid installments, over the course of 2 or 3 years (unless you draw really fast).
So a $70k advance, split 3x over 3 years, is $23k/yr not including fees and taxes. It’s not a livable wage.
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I am 35 today and I am doing very well at being in my 30s (I’m lactose intolerant and I’m doing a marathon next year ) 😆
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I am 35 today and I am doing very well at being in my 30s (I’m lactose intolerant and I’m doing a marathon next year ) 😆
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BIG STORE UPDATE!!
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
BIG STORE UPDATE!!
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
I made a pack of phone backgrounds traditionally! They're quite cute imo
THREE new illustrations in one $8 pack! A great and easy way to support me this holiday season and get yourself some great wallpapers!
eiffel.art/store/analog...
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COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
COVER REVEAL TIME!!
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
Here is the cover for my next book, written by @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social 🦋
Out in the US in March '26 😊
Pre-order here
www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-celebra... or at your local bookshop in the US 😊
#KidLit #KidLitArt
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Julian, a queer 🏳️⚧️ picture book illustrator working in gouache. I've climbed out of the final art mines to wave around a little flag that says "let me illustrate a book about frogs or bugs!"
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
🌌 julianplum.com
💌 [email protected]
#kidlitart #picturebooks #art 🐸 🌿
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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re: last repost, in case you haven't seen it, my comic for the Nib (RIP) on Nan Goldin, gender, and the closet (delete and repost because the Nib's display code is messed up somehow :/ ) ohtiniestplanet.com/short-comics...
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
re: last repost, in case you haven't seen it, my comic for the Nib (RIP) on Nan Goldin, gender, and the closet (delete and repost because the Nib's display code is messed up somehow :/ ) ohtiniestplanet.com/short-comics...
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When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."