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Queer SFF author + artist, they/them 🇨🇦 Flos Magicae, The Carnelian King, Faerie Hounds, The Bayou. March 2025: Flesh & Bone Patreon: https://patreon.com/ArdenPowell Itchio: https://ardenpowell.itch.io Book Links: https://ardenpowell.mailerpage.io

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Arden Powell 🍂🍁 @ardenpowell.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hello! I'm a queer indie author of fantasy, romance, and gothic horror. I write the Flos Magicae series, my new release is a short story collection #TheCarnelianKing and I publish a sword & sorcery serial on Patreon #TheBlackKnightSaga
✨Books: shorturl.at/KHuF3
✨Patreon: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell

Cover art for The Carnelian King and Other Stories by Arden Powell: fantasy illustration of a red and gold dragon with a snakelike head, catfish whiskers and koi scales, looking at a knight in golden armour. The knight is riding a dappled grey horse, who is rearing to meet the dragon. They are against a dreamy, romantic background of painted trees and sky.

The Bachelor’s Valet illustrated cover art: watercolour silhouettes of two men, one fixing the other’s tie, on a teal background in a field of tall yellow hollyhock flowers.

The Faerie Hounds of York illustrated cover art: a woodcut-style wolf rearing up against a dark green background.

The Bayou illustrated cover art: a minimalist black church surrounded by bare trees in front of a full moon or a pale sun, with a staring alligator underneath.

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Jaws Stone - indefinite hiatus @jaws-stone.bsky.social · 18h

Hi #PortfolioDay - I'm Jaws, a depressed mess and a skank. I just wanna draw my little guys, pay my bills and try to get through it all.

🖼️ jawsstone.com
✉️ [email protected]
👛 patreon.com/only_jaws

An illustration of a scarred man kissing a replica of the statue of David

Three character studies of a long haired man in a crop top and hotpants

An illustration of the movie director David Lynch

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · Nov 16

Study | Dream

A digitally painted , detailed study of a resting wild boar, lit in a surreal way as if in deep moonlight.

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 1d

Ey up #PortfolioDay
I'm a Comics Artist and Writer, and Illustrator, from the UK. I mostly make historic vibes work and enjoy working with bright colours and bold shapes. Available from November.

Folio - fionacreates.net
Comic - ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
email - [email protected]

Cover for Ladies of the Knight, A Knight and Squire surrounded by a medieval style illuminated border.

2 Elves fight in front of a tournament crowd

A kiss while one shields the other from falling arrows. The world is on fire around them. The Drama.

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 38m

The distracting literary thirst trap of dedicated queer short story submission calls.

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mar mar mar @marmastry.bsky.social · 3d

Kulintang Player

An illustration with a Kulitang player. Kulintang is a row of small gong instruments played in Southern Mindanao of Philippines.

#illustration #myart

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RAVioli 🥟🌿 @unravy.bsky.social · 3h

Hello #portfolioday! I'm a creature concept artist and occasionally an illustrator! I particularly love making mothdragons 🌿⭐

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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 13h

#Timelapse

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☀Hyde Angelus☀ ➡️ GGC #134 @hydeangelus.bsky.social · 2d

Gossiping Lovers in Marble
Two statues that belong together but were sadly moved to separate museums..

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Follow us to hear all the news, and - if you know any queer writers - please share this FAR and WIDE.

We're ravenously seeking:

QUEER FICTION, up to 6,000 words, in science fiction, fantasy or speculative horror ($0.08 /word)

QUEER SPECULATIVE POETRY ($50 /poem)

No reprints. #writersky 🌈📚💙

Bona Books Presents

A new queer literary magazine

FANTABULOSA!

Tales of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical, from radical and unapologetic queer voices.

Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Short fiction & poetry

Submissions open now

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 1d

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:

FANTABULOSA!

Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.

& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

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Bex Glendining @lgions.bsky.social · 1d

hi #portfolioday 🌸 i'm bex, a UK based illustrator, comic artist and colourist. available work starting mid november and onwards! i would love to do some comic covers :3

🌐 www.lgions.com
📧[email protected]

digital illustration of a woman looking at some sea creatures swimming in the sky

digital illustration of theo teaching evelyn how to play the piano in a victorian era-ish room

digital illustration of a humanoid dragon lade in an antique shop surrounded by items

digital illustration of theo and evelyn. theo is in front, in side portrait and evelyn is facing the viewer

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Freyorr Res Bina @freyorrresbina.bsky.social · 20h

Yo #portfolioday ! ! !

I'm Freyorr! I don't have much time to draw anymore, but I mostly draw my ocs and the occasional map :-)

a suited up elf is going into her mech. it looks cozy

on a mountain, a sphinx stands protecting her meteorite. her name is Nindingir Kubaba Lamassu

the ever loyal Haysh Mahé, followers of the Mardhvarah. Huge in stature with a long cape covering their plate armour. their curved swords are like 2 meters long holy moly

two ladies, one with a lot of fur and capes and a really big hat. and one with a shouldpad and a morning star. They dont kiss in this image, but they do of screen

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 16h

God I just want to chew on the dialogue in every episode of Justified

It's in that same lane of gracefully crude poetry as Deadwood but less vulgar and more folksy. It's all southern charm and wit wrapped around the tightest, snappiest exchanges you've ever heard

THAT'S TV WRITIN

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 16h

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

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Sajankenstein was the name of the Sajientist not the Sajonster @planetsmudge.bsky.social · 1d

hey #portfolioday , I'm available for work from November onwards, but feel free to reach out now!
www.sajanrai.co.uk/portfolio

illustration of a disgruntled person wearing a helmet that is bustling with logos

illusttration of a knight in a forest holding a lamp

illustration for The Ostrich by Dove B Dagny, showing an ostrich flying against a sun, and bordered by winter trees.

Illustration for a single by Brother Zulu, a person holds flowers and looks into a mirror by their window - it sparkles. Behind them in the shadows is a chaotic room

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Ram Lightly @ramlightly.bsky.social · Jun 25

A Long Night

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Arden Powell 🍂🍁 @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 16h

Fair enough lol, I'll trade you my eds for your ts

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 16h

(I know that’s actually not a permanent solution and pretending bad things aren’t happening is not a great survival strategy in the long run, but there was nothing I could do about it now.)

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judy 🌷 @judilyart.bsky.social · Apr 8

hi #PortfolioDay
I love to paint soft lush scenes and dreamy characters! I'm open for whatever project/commission you see fit 💜

🌿 judily.carrd.co
💌 [email protected]

a painting of a nude summer nymph, with long curly hair. her body is covered with floral tattooes/markings, or even bits of dried flowers. there's lush plants, trees and flowers around, she's frolicking gently among them as she's part of nature

a painting of different types of flowers; pink, orange, purple, white. it has a dreamy feel to it and textured brush strokes that are inspired by impressionism

a nude trans femme lying down on a blanket under peach trees, there's soft dappled lighting and some peaches in a basket. the piece has a soft and peaceful feel to it

a painting of two femmes wearing sheer dresses sitting on a bench outside a window, leaning in for a kiss. there's flowers around them, a tree and soft dappled lighting

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay!!! I’m Ida, I’m a queer Malaysian artist who loves drawing TTRPG and fantasy!! 💖🎨

An illustration of a lady knight by the title of River Styx in front of a depiction of a vulture and a cavernous river.

darling cupid poses with a broken heart vest over her leotard

Leora in her void form is grabbing a star that emits orange flame. The text reads: star catcher.

an illustration of my character leora and npc absimiliard laying their heads on each other. there is a smaller art of her skeletal stag, mriga out into sea. the text reads: "if death is what it takes to be with you."

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 18h

Hello #PortfolioDay
I’m Andy and I do stuff like this.
Get in touch if you’d like me to do stuff like this for you! #SciArt

Digital portrait of a heavily scarred and bedraggled dinosaur.

Digital portrait of Pteranodon - a prehistoric flying reptile with long curved beak.

Illustration of Lagerpeton - a prehistoric dinosaur-like animal, splashing in a shallow lake in bright sunlight.

Digital illustration of a large tyrannosaur lying on a beach with a small bird perched on its snout.

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Dove 🚬🥃 @dovegraveyard.bsky.social · 18h

Drawtober day 14 // On their way home again

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parker parrella @parkparr.bsky.social · 22h

hi #PortfolioDay!
I’m Parker, a Queer artist living in Philly painting dreamy landscapes!

I have a shop with prints and stickers plus a monthly print + sticker club! My personal comms are open this season as well
🌐 parkerparrella.etsy.com
🌷 patreon.com/parkparr
💌 [email protected]

A landscape painting of a warm pink and purple sunset with a rainbow arching across the sky and dipping below the red tree line. The rainbow is made of small pink, yellow and blue stars.

A landscape painting of a birdseye view of green farmland and large white clouds hanging low over the fields. One cloud hiding among the others is shaped like a four-point star.

A landscape painting of a green forest with a pond in the center. A large white star descends from the pale sky, surrounded by a double halo

A landscape painting of a red, pink, and purple forest with a stream running through it. Three large stars with halos hover just above the surface of the water, reflecting below.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 19h

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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