NIB & INK FESTIVAL 2026

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NIF COMMITTEE

an anthropomorphic dip pen is showing a comic page to an anthropomorphic ink well, both of them are happy. Art by @ClefdeSoll.

Art by @ClefdeSoll

Nib & Ink Fest is brought to you by a committee of 20 members of The Cartoonist Cooperative. We’re split into multiple teams that handle submissions, promotion, events, funds, tech, and the website. It took hard work and cooperation of all the volunteers over the course of the year to bring you this festival, but we’re so proud of the work we’ve done and are thrilled to bring NIF to you.

NIF 2026 Committee Chairs

Joan wearing a skull buttoned shirt, with their left hand up to their jacket looking to camera in bisexual lighting.
Joan Zahra Dark
Events, Cross-Team Support
joandark.com, bsky.app/profile/joandark.com
A black and white drawing of a man with piercings and glasses looking left and smiling.
Nero Villagallos O’Reilly
Website, Storefront, Funds, Tech
mstdn.itsnero.com/@itsnero

NIF 2026 Committee MEMBERS

A black and white ink drawing of a person with dark wavy hair and round glasses, facing left at a three-quarter view. they are mostly in shadow except for a rim light and the glasses reflecting white.

A.C. Esguerra
Submissions
blueludebar.com,
instagram.com/blueludebar

Icon of Alexis Rippen. Short hair and glasses.

Alexis Rippen
Events, Submissions
wizardkicks.com, theswordwizard.bsky.social

Alyssa Ragni
Promo, Submissions
alyssaragni.com, inkypunk.bsky.social

A fursona pulling off a black face mask to reveal a glowy eyed grin. It's some sort of fantastical purple pink cat with a wolf cut an tufted ears. Her pupils are white, glowing hearts against pink sclera. Her fur Is a dusty pastel blue.

Amber D. Writhing
Promo
amberdwrithing.carrd.co, amberwrithing.bsky.social

Portrait of a white girl with brown short hair with round glasses who's holding a sketchbook in her arms.

Amélie
Storefront, Cross-Team Support
melliemillie.bsky.social

Asmodeus
Promo, Cross-Team Support
asmodrawscomics.com, asmodrawscomics.bsky.social

A stylized self portrait of Cally Leung (BubblyErnie) tinted teal with bright red glasses and backlighting!

Cally Leung
Promo
bubblyernie.wixsite.com/home, instagram.com/bubblyernie/

A black woman wearing a black hoodie with long braids in a high ponytail smiles slightly against a purple background.

Carmen Remal
Submissions
carmenremal.carrd.co

Self-portrait of Daphne, a small asian woman, in ink and digital watercolor.

Daphne
Promo
daphnecomics.carrd.co,
instagram.com/daphnecomics

A stylized anthro wolverine, with a gold mane of fur, blue eyes, and an especially oval-shaped nose.

Greedygulo
Funds

A cute secretary bird sits at a desk and draws comics while holding a coffee cup that reads "THE COMIC WAS BETTER".

Iris Jay
Tech
irisjay.net

Square illustration of Jey Pawlik on a light teal coloured background. Jey is a white nonbinary person with short cropped black hair with a few greys, thick eyebrows and thick rectangular glasses, they have a little bit of facial hair and are wearing a button-up that blends into the background. Jey is facing right with a big smile on their face.

Jey Pawlik
Promo
jpawlik.com,
bsky.app/profile/jpawlik.com

A drawing of a Japanese dude with a tablet glove, holding a tablet stylus, wearing a hoodie with terribly misheard pop-punk lyrics.

Kody Okamoto
Events, Submissions, Website, Storefront
kodyokamoto.com, bsky.app/profile/kodyisover.com

A case-in painting of a bug.

Michael Ashby
Tech
michaelgarrettashby.com

A cartoonish drawing of a person with green hair, lidded eyes, and a smile. It is printed out and drawn on with crayons to include a clown nose, and has stickers doting the drawing as well.

Multi Puliyze
Events
twintrinity.net

Greyscale digital illustration of a person wearing a cowboy hat, jeans, and button up shirt. Their eyes are in shadow from the hat and they smile with a piece of straw in their mouth.

Pim
Oops! All Comics, Cross-Team Support
tumblr.com/yeehawpim

black and white minimalist illustration of a person with short hair and glasses with a red background with a red poppy covering the lower half of the face, growing out of the shirt.

rvicta
Oops! All Comics
rvicta.com instagram.com/_rvicta

Femme artist with short brown hair and glasses in a black t-shirt on a purple background.

Tao
Cross-Team Support
gladewinds.bsky.social

GET INVOLVED

If you’d like to get involved with the planning of NIF 2027, we’d love to have you! If you’re not already a member of the Cartoonist Cooperative, send us an application! The Cooperative is free to join, and welcomes comics creators of all skill levels and career stages from hobbyists to veterans, as well as volunteers from the comics industry! If you’re already a member, please join the Co-op’s Discord and stay tuned for announcements seeking new committee members this summer.