NIB & INK FESTIVAL 2026

Nib & Ink Fest returns May 1st, 2026! If you’re interested in submitting an event or programming idea to be held during NIF 2026, our submission window for programming proposals will be held from September 1st, 2025 through October 1st, 2025. For more details, please see our Submissions Hub!

In the meantime, you can watch replays of NIF 2025 events at the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel.

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A graphic announcing "Becca Carey Lettering Portfolio Reviews" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 featuring panelist Becca Carey. The panel description reads, "Becca Carey will be reviewing and providing critiques of lettering portfolios. All skill levels welcome. New and established. If you're a cartoonist lettering your own art of have an interest in becoming a professional letterer. " An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

Becca Carey Lettering Portfolio Reviews

Becca Carey will be reviewing and providing critiques of lettering portfolios. All skill levels welcome. New and established. If you’re a cartoonist lettering your own art of have an interest […]

A graphic announcing "The History of Comics Labor Organizing" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 24th, 2025 at 4:00PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Yuki Clarke. The panel description reads, "An interactive presentation on the history of comics workers quest to organize and how efforts succeeded and failed over the century and what we can learn from their experiences to make a better comics world today." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

CANCELLED: The History of Comics Labor Organizing

An interactive presentation on the history of comics workers quest to organize and how efforts succeeded and failed over the century and what we can learn from their experiences to […]

A graphic announcing the "Nib & Ink Fest Closing Ceremony" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 31st, 2025 at 5:00PM EST on Zoom. The panel description reads “It’s a wrap-up show! Hear about some of our favorite parts of the first-ever NIF, what’s next for the Co-op and a BIG announcement you don’t want to miss!” There is a link to the NIF site: https://nif.cartoonist.coop/. In the image next to the title of the event, an anthropomorphic inkwell is hopping excitedly, sharing their ideas with an anthropomorphic nib holder who is writing their ideas down on comic pages. A thought bubble hovers above both their heads showing hearts, stars, and an exclamation point, indicating they share the same ideas and are creating together.
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Nib & Ink Fest Closing Ceremony!

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It’s a wrap-up show! Hear about some of our favorite parts of the first-ever Nib & Ink Fest, what’s next for the Cartoonist Cooperative and a BIG announcement you don’t […]