Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
@kellyamangan.bsky.social
MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH (Holiday House).
LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press).
#KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.”
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#NoAIArt
LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press).
#KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.”
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Www.Authorkellymangan.com
#NoAIArt
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It's #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors
- sketchy lines
- painterly color
- playful patterns
- luscious lighting
- quirky characters
- tons of texture
- sweetly subversive humor
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors
- sketchy lines
- painterly color
- playful patterns
- luscious lighting
- quirky characters
- tons of texture
- sweetly subversive humor
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
My birthday ink is finally done. I’ll be honest, all the shading got suuuuuper spicy after like four hours 😅.
I have a friend who has a full sleeve blackout tattoo—from her wrist to her shoulder— and my respect for her badassery has grown exponentially.
I have a friend who has a full sleeve blackout tattoo—from her wrist to her shoulder— and my respect for her badassery has grown exponentially.
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My birthday ink is finally done. I’ll be honest, all the shading got suuuuuper spicy after like four hours 😅.
I have a friend who has a full sleeve blackout tattoo—from her wrist to her shoulder— and my respect for her badassery has grown exponentially.
I have a friend who has a full sleeve blackout tattoo—from her wrist to her shoulder— and my respect for her badassery has grown exponentially.
Yes, yes exactly!! Gul Dukat shows just enough charisma & sympathy that you could almost convince yourself he’s redeemable. Until he doesn’t get what he wants. Then ALL of that falls away, & we see his primary drives have always been narcissism, & feeling the universe owes him power & adoration.
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Yes, yes exactly!! Gul Dukat shows just enough charisma & sympathy that you could almost convince yourself he’s redeemable. Until he doesn’t get what he wants. Then ALL of that falls away, & we see his primary drives have always been narcissism, & feeling the universe owes him power & adoration.
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you.
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you.
When educators have their pronouns listed in their email signatures, yet repeatedly misgender your child in emails.
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When educators have their pronouns listed in their email signatures, yet repeatedly misgender your child in emails.
This SHOULD have been the color of the year. And next year. And the year after that....
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This SHOULD have been the color of the year. And next year. And the year after that....
It's the last #KidLitArtPostcard day of 2025, so here’s a fashion elf taking his job very seriously.
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors sketchy lines, playful patterns, & quirky characters.
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors sketchy lines, playful patterns, & quirky characters.
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's the last #KidLitArtPostcard day of 2025, so here’s a fashion elf taking his job very seriously.
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors sketchy lines, playful patterns, & quirky characters.
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors sketchy lines, playful patterns, & quirky characters.
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Wombats are my creature teacher.
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wombats are my creature teacher.
You don’t know true humiliation until you’ve accidentally texted “I need toilet paper” to someone who is not, in fact, your spouse.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You don’t know true humiliation until you’ve accidentally texted “I need toilet paper” to someone who is not, in fact, your spouse.
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Check out the cover reveal for @vvjonez.bsky.social 's graphic novel, MARTY MILAGROS DOOMS THE EARTH!
Marty is a payaso (according to his mami), but now he has an alien AI living in his brain & might accidentally end the world. Or... save it? This funny MG graphic novel series is SO worth the wait!
Marty is a payaso (according to his mami), but now he has an alien AI living in his brain & might accidentally end the world. Or... save it? This funny MG graphic novel series is SO worth the wait!
Having turned in final art for my OGN (yay!!) I finally made time to try and revive my sadly neglected blog. Please to enjoy a cover reveal! open.substack.com/pub/veronica...
Cover Reveal!
(About time.)
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Check out the cover reveal for @vvjonez.bsky.social 's graphic novel, MARTY MILAGROS DOOMS THE EARTH!
Marty is a payaso (according to his mami), but now he has an alien AI living in his brain & might accidentally end the world. Or... save it? This funny MG graphic novel series is SO worth the wait!
Marty is a payaso (according to his mami), but now he has an alien AI living in his brain & might accidentally end the world. Or... save it? This funny MG graphic novel series is SO worth the wait!
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This has been an amazing year, and we are so grateful to everyone who who supported our books-- whether you bought them, read them, checked them out from the library, promoted them on social media, or simply added them to your TBRs or holiday wish lists! We thank you.
Stay tuned for more in 2026!
Stay tuned for more in 2026!
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This has been an amazing year, and we are so grateful to everyone who who supported our books-- whether you bought them, read them, checked them out from the library, promoted them on social media, or simply added them to your TBRs or holiday wish lists! We thank you.
Stay tuned for more in 2026!
Stay tuned for more in 2026!
I knew I’d be sad when my little old man passed. But I didn’t realize what a hole he’d leave. Nobody greeting me every time I open a door, or following me from room to room, or keeping me company while I work, or sitting at my shoulder & purring into my ear while I drink my morning coffee. 🥺
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I knew I’d be sad when my little old man passed. But I didn’t realize what a hole he’d leave. Nobody greeting me every time I open a door, or following me from room to room, or keeping me company while I work, or sitting at my shoulder & purring into my ear while I drink my morning coffee. 🥺
Lost my bestest fuzzy friend of 18 years today. Rest peacefully, my sweet old man.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Lost my bestest fuzzy friend of 18 years today. Rest peacefully, my sweet old man.
My contributions to the thanksgiving table. Well, some of them. I also made the mashed potatoes but everybody knows what mash looks like. 😆
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My contributions to the thanksgiving table. Well, some of them. I also made the mashed potatoes but everybody knows what mash looks like. 😆
My fav picture book as a kid was A Little House of Your Own,
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My fav picture book as a kid was A Little House of Your Own,
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
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Those under 26 you can get a Seattle library card through the Books Unbanned program. Intended to provide access to ebooks other libraries will not license because of right-wing campaigns. It was founded by the Brooklyn library system they will provide if under 21.
www.spl.org/programs-and...
www.spl.org/programs-and...
Books Unbanned
Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.
www.spl.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Those under 26 you can get a Seattle library card through the Books Unbanned program. Intended to provide access to ebooks other libraries will not license because of right-wing campaigns. It was founded by the Brooklyn library system they will provide if under 21.
www.spl.org/programs-and...
www.spl.org/programs-and...
I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
I am begging school administrators: Please don’t bury vital dates & info in massive email newsletters about concerts, awards, and other non-essential niceties.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I am begging school administrators: Please don’t bury vital dates & info in massive email newsletters about concerts, awards, and other non-essential niceties.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
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hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
The seventh & final prompt to close out #FolktaleWeek: Dawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The seventh & final prompt to close out #FolktaleWeek: Dawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
#FolktaleWeek Day 6: Storm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#FolktaleWeek Day 6: Storm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
#FolktaleWeek Day 5: Charm
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#FolktaleWeek Day 5: Charm
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
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#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
#FolktaleWeek prompt #3: Rain
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #3: Rain
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social