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Cameron Mukwa - Order The Ribbon Skirt!
@cameronmukwa.bsky.social
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Hey, I'm Cam! I'm an Anishinaabe and nonbinary children's book illustrator. I wrote THE RIBBON SKIRT, published by Scholastic Graphix. Agented by Nicole Geiger of Full Circle Literary. See webcomic recs in my #webcomicwednesdays tag!
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cameronmukwa.bsky.social
Hey all! So I was part of the Spin Rack comics jam, and I couldn't be more proud of what we all ended up creating!Head to our itchio, you'll get 11 comics for only $21 and support some incredible artists too!

Check it out here: itch.io/b/3344/spin-...

#comics #illustration #itchio #webcomic #zine
promo image featuring 11 different comics by this year's artists for the spin rack comics jam promo image featuring Cameron Mukwa's comic for the comics jam, The Fundead.
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Hey friends! I'm feeling very lucky today to be included in BOOK-A-LICIOUS, a Virtual LGBTQIA+ Reading Extravaganza taking place today at noon EST! There's going to be a giveaway as well, so you won't want to miss it! #booksky #nowreading #bluebooks #bookstagram #amwriting #tbr #mg #ya
Image with Book A licious reading event text, showing an image of the drag queen Jeza Belle hosting the event, and QR code. Image shows all books including in the event, such as Black Fat Femme, See you at the finish line, queer christian, the ribbon skirt, beyond they/them, and the freedom to love
July 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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We are a group of LGBTQIA+ middle grade book creators who are hosting this giveaway to support the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride month. By entering this giveaway, you could win a copy of all the LGBTQIA+ middle grade books below! 💙📚 (continues in next post)

#booksky #readingcommunity #kidlit
First image in carousel for a LGBTQIA+ middle grade books giveaway. The books are part of a fundraiser for LGBTQIA+ rights. Second image in carousel for a LGBTQIA+ middle grade books giveaway. This image shows a series of books, such as Mave Mulaney has had enough, The Ribbon Skirt, Camp Quiltbag, 13 Ways to say goodbye, Going overboard, Just pretend, Stand up, Different kinds of fruit, Just shy of ordinary, Ellen outside the lines, anna on the edge, and The gender binary is a big lie. First image in carousel for a LGBTQIA+ middle grade books giveaway. To participate, readers can donate to a nonprofit organization that backs the LGBTQI+ community, and get one entry for each $10 donation. Examples include the trevor project, the campaign for southern equality, GLAAD, Lambda Legal, and Gofundme's made for and by trans people's medical expenses. First image in carousel for a LGBTQIA+ middle grade books giveaway. The rules state that winners must be following all creators listed above, and submit proof of their donations through the google form: https://tinyurl.com/mg-giveaway. Participants must be over 18 to enter. The giveaway is only eligible to people in the US, and will last from June 1st-30, 2025. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted, and books will be shipped out from each creator to the winner.
May 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to pride this year, and couldn't wait til June to draw this! Made using the rizzcraft set from @truegrittexture.bsky.social. I've never used this much texture at once, and I don't think I can go back!

#art #sketch #kidlit #kidlitart
Illustration of a pride parade made with risograph textures. The image is mostly pastel, and features an Indigenous man in blue jeans, a gay couple in shorts holding hands, with one wearing the pan flag over his shoulder, a nonbinary person who looks masculine, a feminine presenting person in heels and a fluffy dress, a child in a skirt wearing the transgender flag, and a feminine presenting couple holding hands, one lighter skinned and the other Black, with the lighter skinned woman holding a bisexual flag, and the Black woman in a rainbow jumpsuit and transgender flag colored boots.
April 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
So really cool update: The Ribbon Skirt is one of 11 nominees for Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology! Woah! I'm so honored to be in such an amazing list. Looking forward to seeing who wins, but it's amazing to even be considered. Miigwetch!

#art #comic #graphicnovel #indigenousart #artist
Illustration of Anang, the protagonist of The Ribbon Skirt. They are holding a trans flag while wearing trans-colored regalia that one would wear at a powwow. The text "The Ribbon Skirt is a Nominee for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards!" is on the background, which features a sunset colored gradient and stars.
January 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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For this week's edition of #webcomicwednesdays, I'm looking at Should I Be Afraid? Created by @colorgoat.bsky.social, this comic begins after a demon apocalypse has come and gone--but despite the church's attempts to fix things, it falls to the staff of a tattoo shop to save the world... again!
Three panels show a two characters, Jade and Sully, having a disagreement while on a date. The middle panel shows Jade fighting demons, done in an American traditional tattoo style. The 1st and 3rd panels have a light yellow to orange background. Sully: Seriously. Do you think of anything else besides your job? Jade: You. Sully: Cute.
December 12, 2024 at 3:06 AM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
My first #kidlitartpostcard on here! Hey everyone, I'm Cam, and I'm a kidlit illustrator that loves to celebrate diverse stories. Interested in graphic novels, picture books & chapter book projects.

📘 Represented by Nicole Geiger, Full Circle Literary
🌎 cameronmukwa.com

#kidlit #illustration #art
Illustration of a mother and daughter dancing at powwow in jingle dresses. The mother is wearing a green dress and the daughter is wearing purple and orange. The daughter looks to be toddler age. They are holding feather fans. There is a circle behind them, and a woodlands style illustration at low opacity in the background.
December 5, 2024 at 8:59 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
Hello #webcomicwednesday friends! Today I'm chatting about @littlegoodfrog.online's webcomic, Flying Saucer Video!

FSV has its first chapter out now, and introduces us to a funny, if doomed, cast of characters. Set in the past--the ancient year of 2019--we follow Franky's life as a clerk.
#comic
Page 21 of the Flying Saucer Video webcomic. Shows two characters in a video rental shop, one a very loud employee, named Franky, and the other a customer. The customer has bleached hair with dark roots, while the employee has scruffy black hair pulled back into a bun. Franky: I don't really know!! I really feel like physical media is important and good!!! I don't need a good reason, I just like it!!! Customer: I Agree. Narrator: This random customer had pulled the words right out of Franky's brain. Customer: Sometimes I feel like if one more video store closes down, I won't have a place in this world.
December 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
Happy #webcomicwednesdays again, this time talking about MaNa by @ottobre.bsky.social. MaNa is a mature audiences sci-fi/action comic with a lot of promise. Just in its first two chapters, Ottobre has set up a really exciting plot with a fun cast of characters in a sci-fi universe. #webcomics #comic
Image of Malenda from the comic Mana, a scarred woman with broad shoulders and blue hair. She is saying "Thanks Rahul, you're the best." The background is dark. Two comic panels. The first features Janette and Malena on a bright orange background, and the second panel shows just Malenda on a gritty grey background. Panel 1: Janette: Do you really think am I telling you this just for an aesthetic matter?! I'm really concerned about you. Janette pokes Malena. Panel 2: Malena: You--... are right. I'm sorry... I'm still mad about what happened.
November 27, 2024 at 11:06 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
I'll start: I'm Cam, creator of The Ribbon Skirt, published by Scholastic Graphix. You can find more of my work at cameronmukwa.com. I'm open to new illustration, picture book and graphic novel work, just send an email!
Cover of The Ribbon Skirt graphic novel. Illustration shows three children sitting on a pier over the water, with turtles swimming below and trees behind them. In the sky, spirits float above them. Image of a mother and child dancing at powwow. The mother has a feather fan and a jingle dress on, colored green. The child is also wearing a jingle dress, and carrying a tiny feather fan. They are dancing on dark green grass, with a yellow circle behind them for visual interest.
November 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
So if you haven't ordered The Ribbon Skirt yet, the amazing people at @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are currently running a giveaway on Instagram! Reposts and shares super appreciated ✨ #comics #graphicnovel #art

www.instagram.com/p/DC1vjYpPGg...
Image for book giveaway for The Ribbon Skirt graphic novel. Text reads "About the book: Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by girls in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt and turns to those around them — their family, their human and turtle friends, the crows, and even the lake itself — for help. And maybe they'll even find a new confidence within themself along the way." Image for book giveaway for The Ribbon Skirt graphic novel. Viewers are instructed to follow both the WNDB page and Scholastic on instagram, to like and share the post, then to fill out the google form found at bit.ly/TRSgiveaway. Additional information from the instagram post follows. "Giveaway details: 1. All entrants must fill out the designated Google Form, linked above. 2. All winners will each receive a set of five (5) copies of THE RIBBON SKIRT from @scholastic 3. Giveaway open to U.S. residents ONLY 4. This giveaway will close at 12 PM ET on Tuesday, December 3rd"
November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
I'm posting a couple of old pieces in here since most of my current work is NDA! These are from a series of stickers I made back in june :) #art #illustration #digitalart
Digital illustration of blueberries made with a chunky black lineart, sitting on top of a cream colored background. Digital illustration of strawberries made with a chunky black lineart, sitting on top of a cream colored background.
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
Starting #webcomicwednesdays is Keeping Time by @kodyisover.com. As of writing,we are two chapters into a reflective comic about loss. So far we barely know anything about Alex, but her absence is such a heavy burden that it feels like every page exists in that shadow. www.keepingtimecomic.com
Three comic panels show two characters, Denver and Daniel, having a heavy conversation. The mood of the scene is stark, with dark blue and yellow, with harsh lighting. Daniel is turned away and does not look at Denver. Daniel: I have to go. Denver: Already? But-- Daniel: It was good to see you, Denver. Comic page. Tomás and Denver stand outside in a city scene, dark blue but lit by the pink and yellow hues of the city. Denver is looking toward the ground, dejected after the events of the last page. Narration: Go find one of them. Tomás: You coming, dude?
November 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
cameronmukwa.bsky.social
Time to take "preorder" out of my bio, because The Ribbon Skirt is finally out!! A big thanks as always to the team at Scholastic, I'm so glad that this amazing little graphic novel is going to be out there! As always, you can check my website to order (linked below) #comics
A two page spread in The Ribbon Skirt graphic novel, showing three crows looking down over a forest and lake toward housing on a Native American reservation.
November 12, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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This trans pride piece is probably my favorite floral artwork so far :)
image of Midwestern flowers in the colors of the trans pride flag, tied up in string that matches them
August 3, 2023 at 10:16 PM
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image of an older woman speaking to a deer spirit in a forest
August 3, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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image of a child and dog in the child's bedroom. They are playing with a pink triceratops toy
August 3, 2023 at 10:14 PM
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image of a mother and child dancing at powwow image of a mother and child at powwow after the daughter has won a prize
August 3, 2023 at 10:14 PM