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@kipalizadeh.net

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Lambda Award finalist. Illustrator, author ✏️ they/she. rep Mandy Suhr at Storywise. 📍 Belfast Portfolio → kipalizadeh.net ✍︎ [email protected] Links → https://linktr.ee/kipalizadeh #KidLitArt

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · Feb 11

Bun #watercolour #KidLitArt

A painting by Kip Alizadeh of a baby rabbit sitting in wild flower long grass looking at the big crescent moon in a dusky sky

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 16h

There are always gay people in your phone or computer if you know where to look

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Inclusive Books for Children @ibc-reads.bsky.social · 2d

✨ The Excluded Voices 2025 report is here!

We’ve updated last year’s findings on children’s books (ages 1–9) by British creators from marginalised communities — showing where progress is happening & where it’s still not.

https://ow.ly/G5Hq50X8fph

#IBCExcludedVoicesReport

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 16h

its true, I started playing the video game Destiny 2 and now I'm in an entire Discord server of gay ppl who play it lol

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 20h

thank you so much!

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · Jul 16

Cover illustration what I did for Philip Reeve’s ‘Here Lies Arthur’. AD/design by Jamie Gregory

Digital painting, cover art for ‘Here Lies Arthur’ by Philip Reeve

Book cover, ‘Here Lies Arthur’ by Philip Reeve

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 20h

think I'll do this one as a Christmas card ☺︎

kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 20h

sketch 🐻 #KidLitArt

A sketch by kip alizadeh of a grown up bear carrying a baby bear on their back

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Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social · 3d

Cover reveal - So proud to be paired with the amazing Nakul P for our new picture book SUPER UMA, a story about sensory overload, teamwork and empathy. Out in April 2026 with @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

Cover of picture book Super Uma. Features a little South Asian girl, a small unicorn doing a flying kick and a South Asian grandma figure with a helmet and motorbike with fire motifs, all set against the sparkly colourful background of a magical world.

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 2d

O - Fancy goat.
162x230mm paper size (125x190mm painted). 220 euros.

P - Gardening.
157x200mm illustration board size. 240 euros.

Q - Comfier bed.
A5 paper size (148x210mm). 240 euros.

EU shipping included in the price. Not shipping to the US.
Email [email protected] to claim.

#septempera

Painting of a goat wearing a yellow dress and umbrella on a bridge in a garden.

Painting by Victoria Maderna, a mole with a straw hat carrying a rake, a wooden shed behind.

Painting of a hedgehog gathering leaves, there's a camp behind with a fire and a hollow log lined with some leaves.

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 1d

I think about this a lot, thank you for putting it into succinct words

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 1d

that means so much, really appreciate it, thank you 🥰

kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 1d

thanks so much Kel!!

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 1d

now to boss writing my newsletter which I will send out tomorrow or Fri! Subscribe here pencilbooth.com/kipalizadeh

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 1d

Stickers!! kipalizadeh.bigcartel.com/product/owl-... or free with any print or original artwork order from my shop!
#KidLitArt

A photo of a sticker of a cute owl in front of the moon and a holographic black cat sticker

A photo of a glossy vinyl sticker of a cute owl sitting on a branch in front of a full moon

A photo of a holographic black cat sticker

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 1d

*deep sigh* Again, I have an English degree and have contributed rather extensively to the British economy, including writing a show that pumped £10 million into Wales. But the stupidity is the point here, of course.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 3d

now do it in Northern Ireland please 🙏

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 3d

I really hope so!

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it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 It's launched! you have until midnight on Hallowe'en / Noson Calan Gaeaf / Samhain to pledge! very grateful for any sharing x🎃

Check out Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot by Frank Duffy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky

Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

www.kickstarter.com

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matt🌻 @eiffel.art · 6d

mario bros commission!

illustration of the super Mario brothers driving recklessly down the street while chased by a red car with two mean looking koopas in it

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

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gingerbread @gingerbarts.bsky.social · 7d

constellation Perseus and Andromeda

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Emmy Brown Illustration @emmbrr.bsky.social · 6d

#kidlitartpostcard ! My name is Emmy Brown and I have open availability throughout the rest of the year and through 2026. Lets work together! #kidlitart #kidlit

Folio: emmybrownillustration.com
Email: [email protected]
Represented by Alex Gehringer with The Bright Agency

Artwork of a frog and toad singing around a campfire. Flowers tower them in the background. Logs, rocks, and white mushrooms are in the foreground. The whole image is ranges of green and orange. There is a lower strip at the bottom with the same contact info as in the post's text.

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kip alizadeh @kipalizadeh.net · 7d

hello #KidLitArtPostcard I'm Kip and I'm an illustrator! I would love to illustrate a book in black and white in this style ☺︎
🌐 kipalizadeh.net
For publishing I'm represented by Mandy Suhr at Storywise ☺︎

kip's October 2025 KidLitArtPostcard showing a pencil drawing of a young witch and her pumpkin, frog and cat pals

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Malia Pila @maliapila.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day and 2nd day of Halloween!

I'm Malia, a hapa Hawaiian illustrator who loves stories that are a little unusual and playing with seasonal color palettes.

Rep'd by James McGowan of Bookends Literary
✨ maliapila.com for more of my work!

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