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 "Tabling at Conventions for Beginners" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 4th, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Kelci D Crawford. The panel description reads, "You got accepted to your first event! Great! Now what are you going to bring? Tune in for this panel, Tabling at Conventions for Beginners, to get the 101! In this panel we will cover everything from types of events, what to bring with you, emergency supplies, presentation, and table etiquette. So if you’re totally clueless on where to begin, this panel is for you." An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Tabling at Conventions for Beginners

    You got accepted to your first event! Great! Now what are you going to bring? Tune in for this panel, Tabling at Conventions for Beginners, to get the 101! In […]

  • A graphic announcing "How to Print a Comic: A Prepress Panel" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 10th, 2025 at 1:00 AM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Joan Zahra Dark, Carina Taylor, and Hye Mardikian. The panel description reads, "What's the right choice for binding your comic? What kinds of special effects do you want on the covers? What even is a DPI? This panel seeks to answer some of those questions and more. Book designers and pre-press workers Carina Taylor and Hye Mardikian will speak to moderator Joan Zahra Dark about what you might want to look for when printing your comic, or if you're working with a publisher. " An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    How to Print a Comic: A Prepress Panel

    What’s the right choice for binding your comic? What kinds of special effects do you want on the covers? What even is a DPI? This panel seeks to answer some […]

  • A graphic announcing "Alternative Careers in Comics" for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 18th, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelists Nero Villagallos O'Reilly, Kel McDonald, Hye Mardikian, and Kevin Wilson. The panel description reads, "There's more to the comics industry than inks and nibs! Every day, millions of people make this industry work without ever picking up a pencil or writing a line of script. Join Hye Mardikian (pre-press/graphic designer), Kevin Wilson (web designer), and Kel McDonald (editor) in a panel talking about all the different ways one can be very involved in the comics world. Moderated by Nero Villagallos O'Reilly!" An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic both holding comic pages decorate the graphic.

    Alternative Careers in Comics

    There’s more to the comics industry than inks and nibs! Every day, millions of people make this industry work without ever picking up a pencil or writing a line of […]