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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · Jan 31

Hello! Found some energy to be more active over here. I'm Alyssa, I do corporate illustration by day and fantasy/sci-fi book covers by night. I also really like dessert.

Set of four book covers for the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo. Each cover features a close-up of key animals.

Book cover for The Book of Witches, edited by Jonathan Strahan and illustrated by Alyssa Winans. A witch leans over a cauldron deep in a forest of hand-like branches.

An illustration of a woman doing something mystical to a massive eye waiting by her window.

An illustration of a falling person speaking in the form of a massive flame.

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 9h

Free shipping today at Bookshop for anti-Prime day!

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 1d

I made a proper graphic for anti-Prime day! Free shipping on @bookshop.org — these are just some of my books! #solarpunk #hopepunk anti-AI short stories and more #SFF #sci-fi #steampunk

Descriptions in the alt-text or hop over to bookshop: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

#booksky #books

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 2d

Hey. Hey.

On sale TOMORROW is my standalone novella A Mouthful of Dust, #6 in the Singing Hills Cycle!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The story-collecting Cleric Chih and Almost Brilliant are headed to Baolin, a town known for its incredible pork and a famine that occurred eighteen years ago.

A Mouthful of Dust

Hunger makes monsters in this dark new tale in Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle."Nghi Vo is so good."―NPR on The Brides of High HillWanderi...

us.macmillan.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 4d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 8d

PUBLISHING JOB: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Chronicle Books - Designer, Children's

Chronicle Books is looking for a Children’s Designer to join either our San Francisco or New York City office. Our Designers are the keepers of Chronicle Books’ aesthetics, helping to produce some of ...

recruiting.paylocity.com

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 7d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 8d

I'm so excited to be Archon's Artist Guest of Honor this year! It's this weekend in St. Louis, so if you're in the area come on by. Should be some great panels, games, vendors, and more. 🪄

Drawing of Alyssa below an Archon 48 Artist Guest of Honor announcement. October 3-5. The schedule in the middle reads Friday 2pm Cultivating an Imagination, Friday 3pm Doing What You Love for work, Friday 9pm Thinking About Art, Saturday 12pm Art of Alyssa Winans, Saturday 2pm Cover Art,Sunday 12pm Book Cover Process

Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 11d

All set up for SJMADE's first Illomart! Come say hi at F43 if you're in the area this weekend. There's over 400 illustrators here, truly something for everyone!

11am - 6pm @ South Hall | Sat/Sun

#illustration #sanjose

A table full of large colorful art prints. A sign with a large tree says Alyssa Winans Illustration.

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Julia Metzger @juliametzgerart.bsky.social · 13d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#BookCovers

( I hope covers for TTRPGs count into this XD I haven't really done any "normal" book covers)

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Carissa Susilo Art @carissasusilo.bsky.social · 13d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers

#BookCovers

1. The Poppy War for Fairyloot
2. Master of Crows for Arcane Society
3. The Knight And The Moth for Fairyloot
4. When They Burned The Butterfly for Tor.

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 13d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚 ✨

#Art #BookCover #Books

Book cover of The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. A rabbit is surrounded by a hoopoe, mammoth, and lion over a box of black salt

Book Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard. Two women stand before an ornate fish inspired spaceship window.

Cover for The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan. A single witch presides over a cauldron in a creepy wood with hand shaped trees

Cover for The Lies of the Ajungi by Moses Ose Utomi. The top is a looming city, the bottom is a young man carrying a spear in the desert.

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 14d

If fish aren't your thing, you can definitely get dogs at @oliviawhen.com's table (C38) and cats from Alice Yang (C14)! Something for everyone.

Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 14d

For northern California folks, I'll be tabling at SJMADE's Illomart in San Jose this weekend. Table F43. I'll have some prints, cards, and fish stickers!

Map of Illomart showing table F43. September 27-28, located in South Hall. Free admission 11am to 6pm

A spread of colorful fantasy prints and postcards

A set of existential fish stickers. One is holding its head and shrieking. One is stressed about a book's happy ending. One has crossed arms and says Generally Aggrieved. One features two fish enjoying a kotatsu.

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 15d

I've just conducted a fantastic interview with Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social! Look out for her answers in the next issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. It's a must read for the speculative artists out there. #art #sciencefiction

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you!!

Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 16d

A little personal work. #illustration

Illustration of a winged figure underneath a willow tree. The water reflection reveals the skeleton of both the figure and the tree. The water is yellow and swirly, and the cloud-filled sky is pink.

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 22d

I'll be at IlloMart in a couple weeks for anyone in the Bay Area! SO many artists going!! 🎉 Hunt some gifts for the 1000 fall birthdays coming up.

A poster with many cute characters doing illustration tasks on a chartreuse bg. (by ejnoodles)

Text reads: SJMADE. OUR NEW BIG EVENT CELEBRATING & SUPPORTING
ALL THINGS ILLUSTRATION
ILLO MART
FEATURING
350+ ILLUSTRATORS & ARTISTS
SEPT. 27-28, 2025
LOCATED AT SOUTH HALL DOWNTOWN SAN JOSÉ, CA
OPEN 11 AM TO 6 PM EACH DAY FREE ADMISSION - ALL AGES - SANJOSEMADE.COM

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Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you so much!

Alyssa Winans @ Archon 48 @alawinans.bsky.social · 27d

Gorgeous cover! Looking forward to checking out those interiors. 👀

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · Sep 4

Birthday. Tough day. Reassess. Go forward.

Meantime, this book is fresh, new, and finding its way in the world. If you haven’t snagged one yet, you *might* still be able to score a first-edition with one of these limited-run signed prints

See map: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leigh...