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.

Latest Past Events

!!CANCELLED!! The Hand Behind the Pen: Analogue Art in the Digital Age

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 […]

Behind the Curtain – Supporting Creatives By Doing Jobs You’ve Never Heard About

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 […]

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 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 […]