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Making Books is a Team Sport – On Becoming a Author

Kirbi Fagan

The submission process for writing illustrators isn’t a linear path. Today, I thought I’d outline the process on becoming an author-illustrator while sharing a bit of my own experience of emerging from the slush pile. Submitting Solo Most illustrators will relate to pitching their artwork to an art director. I walked that path standing in line or paying for portfolio reviews to get my work seen for many years. Mailing or emailing an art director…

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The DragonCon AI (And More) Story

Arnie Fenner

November 3, 2025 - This past September the internet was buzzing about the headline: "Police Called On Artist Accused of Selling A.I. Art at Dragon*Con!" There was a lot of cheering by artists online, but the headline was more than a bit deceiving: reading about the incident revealed that security was called when the vendor apparently got lippy with the convention staff after he was informed that selling AI images was against Dragon*Con's policy and he had to shut down his booth. I've never seen the show's list of rules and restrictions so I don't know how clearly the policy was stated, but, regardless, it was within the con's rights to show anyone the door when they felt it appropriate: it's their party and they can revoke anyone's membership at their discretion. The police were there to ensure he…

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