Welcome back to Nib and Ink Fest, which runs throughout the month of May 2026!
If you’re interested in attending an event live to chat or ask questions to the panelist(s), join an event via the Zoom room. Zoom links can be found in each event’s individual listing. If you’re just interested in watching a chat-less mirror stream or watching the VOD of an event that’s already run, check out our YouTube channel.
Let’s kick off our month long online fest! Hear a bit about what’s coming up for our panels and workshops, a few words from the Steering Committee, and a keynote speech from Mariah-Rose Marie, author of COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO INTUITIVE COOKING WITH RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD and the upcoming […]
The Minicomic Awards is an annual virtual showcase founded by cartoonists Leslie Hung and Sloane Leong that spotlights the unique, challenging, and under-recognized work in this short form medium. Our judges for 2025 are: Barbara Benas, Ashanti Fortson, Gigi Murakami, Cam Marshall, Evan Dahm, Arpad Okay, and Madeline McGrane. Our MC this year is Starfishface! […]
Art schools teach a lot about art, but sometimes don’t teach how to make it into a career. Join this crash course to learn how to make your art work for you with basic lessons and tips on finances, building a company and brand, business best practices, and how to market yourself and your work, […]
Come join acclaimed comic creatives Jadzia Axelrod, Preeti Chhibber, Steve Lieber, and Stephanie Williams in a panel moderated by Zoe Tunnell as they discuss their experiences creating comics for IP at powerhouses like Marvel, DC, and more. If you’re a comics creative curious how to get your own foot in the door in comics IP […]
A discussion on artists and how they shape society. This panel is intended for all artists that create for a global audience. (Unfortunately, the Co-op is unable to provide a VOD of this event. Thank you for your understanding!)
Professional Artist and Writer, Michael Walsh, will give a detailed review of your portfolio and provide areas of improvement and advice on next steps. Submit your portfolio for review here: Michael Walsh Portfolio Review Submissions. Please include a mix of primarily interior pages and a few covers or pin-ups drawn in a consistent style. Your […]
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 […]
A freelancer’s perspective from behind the curtain of subscription campaigns, building online presence, social media, and support work. There is a lot to being a creative, especially as you build a progressively bigger following. From making canned messages, evergreen and supplemental content creation, templates, and a directory of fan mail answers are all on the […]
This panel has been cancelled due to the presenter’s personal circumstances. We hope to reschedule it in the future! We live in an age of computerized everything. Technology has made creating and distributing comics easier than ever before, but just like an EC horror story with an ironic twist every new development comes with a […]
How do you make a newsletter that your fans want to read? This panel is for you! In How to Make a Newsletter Your Fans Love to Read, this informational panel will cover the basics of starting, running, and maintaining a newsletter to share your work and build community with your readers. If you have […]
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 […]
We know comics are a form of radical self-expression, but many of us don’t feel that way about our own. Join us for a workshop to challenge your writing and comic-making skills to create something beautiful, rich, and uniquely you. You will be guided step by step and finish with a one page comic that […]