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Thank you for sticking around Lorraine! Happy to have known you for so long!

I’ll be covering a lot adjacent to that topic, but what specifically are you struggling with? I can try to talk on that if I have room somewhere!

Sadly (or not, depending on your perspective) the ‘hustle’ is a bigger part of the job than the art itself! Whether it’s being good at networking, putting yourself out there, or always trying to better yourself.

YouTube video by Anoosha Syed From Burning Out to Bestseller ✸ My 10-Year Art Career Journey

And in case you missed it you can watch my whole career journey here:

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That’s what got me here!!! Everyone starts off as a beginner, but the ones who succeed are the people who keep pushing and believe in themselves to get better, especially thru all the ‘ugly art’. It’s a necessary part of the process haha.

Read the full post here:

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Our school was small; so no internships, no visiting pros, no career pipeline like my friends had at CalArts or Sheridan. I didn’t have the same connections or resources, and it constantly felt like I was behind. SO I worked 10x harder to catch up.
I wasn’t the best. But I was consistent.

In high school, being the only one who could kind of draw, I was the ‘art kid’. People would say ‘wow, you could work at Disney!!’ But uh… my work wasn’t great lol. I was a big fish in a small pond. I wasn’t good…. But I believed in myself and it made me want to get better!

This is Lesson #1 in my new series “10 Lessons from 10 Years”; a look back at the messy, non-linear career journey that got me to where I am now.

I made a video walking you through my entire TEN YEAR career journey year by year. From my first book deal to burnout, creative pivots, and figuring out how to be an artist and a parent at the same time.

Watch here:

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Shares are appreciated!! This is a super long, chunky video at 1.5hrs. I hope you enjoy it!

I will also be sharing more in-depth blog posts in the comings days!

YouTube video by Anoosha Syed From Burning Out to Bestseller ✸ My 10-Year Art Career Journey

Every artist has their own journey, and I want to share mine with you.

In this new Youtube video, I go over my 10 YEAR art timeline and all its ups and downs. From graduating school in 2015, to now as an award-winning #illustrator of 40 books.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfO...

Follow and check out people who are currently in the field to see what they’ve experienced! @anooshasyed.com has a super useful YT channel in which she gives so many amazing tips about the kidlit industry, like how to organize a portfolio, how to choose an agent, and many more! (3/4)

My book LOST STICK won the Blue Spruce award of the Forest of Reading; Canada’s largest recreational reading program! ✨✨✨

I was told that 10k schoolchildren across Canada voted for my book. Thank you kids and the Ontario Library Association!

I am now a multi-award winner hehe

Really enjoyed the webinar by @anooshasyed.com today offered by @scbwisfneb.bsky.social ! When I grow up, I want to be a successful freelance illustrator 🤩 #kidlit

Thank you! Have fun haha

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Say hello to my new portfolio!! 🙌

A hub for everything Anoosha, all my creative work, and my free accessible art resources!

Check it out at anooshasyed.com

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Find the full blog post here:

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New font, colors, and lots more!

Say hello to my new branding! #illustration

Book cover of The Salt Princess retold by Anoosha Syed, part of the Everlasting Tales series, shows a princess on a horse and a princess painting by the shore.

A Pakistani #picturebook folktale from @anooshasyed.com proves that being true to oneself is always best. THE SALT PRINCESS from @harpercollinsca.bsky.social is as vibrant in its storytelling as it is in its artwork. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...

🌙 Check out our robust collection of children's books about #Ramadan, including these brand new titles! https://www.bookelicious.com/search/?q=ramadan @marziehabbas.bsky.social, @anooshasyed.com, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Wahab Algarmi, Razeena Omar Gutta, Zayneb Haleem #RamadanMubarak #kidlit #edusky

🌙 Check out our robust collection of children's books about #Ramadan, including these brand new titles!
www.bookelicious.com/search/?q=ra...
@marziehabbas.bsky.social, @anooshasyed.com, Inda Ahmad Zahri, Wahab Algarmi, Razeena Omar Gutta, Zayneb Haleem
#RamadanMubarak #kidlit #edusky

Thursday at 8PM EST, I’ll be joined by the astounding Anoosha Syed @anooshasyed.com
live on insta

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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #childrensbookstagram #kidlitartists

👋 Every week I have a “Gab ‘n’ Doodle” on Instagram Live. I have on guest kidlit illustrators and we chat while we make art.

Afterwards, they’re posted to my Instagram and my YouTube:
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👀 This Thursday at 8pm ET, I’ll welcome @anooshasyed.com !

For full alt text, follow pastebin link in next post. Partial text: Amy E. Greer, attorney for Mahmoud Khalil provided the following update this evening: First, importantly, today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament. He also greatly appreciates, and, typically for him, is moved by the extraordinarily broad and steadfast support he has received from a variety of communities that understand what is at stake. He is in ICE custody in Louisiana, and arrangements have been made for local attorneys to visit him today and tomorrow. The remarks by government officials, including the President, on social media only confirm the purpose – and illegality – of Mahmoud's detention. He was chosen as an example to stifle entirely lawful dissent in violation of the First Amendment. While tomorrow or thereafter the government may cite the law or process, that toothpaste is out of the tube and irreversibly so. The government’s objective is as transparent as it is unlawful, and our role as Mahmoud’s lawyers is to ensure it does not prevail. Today Mahmoud's legal team, which includes Kyle Barron, CLEAR, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amy Greer filed a motion to compel in federal court in the Southern District of New York, as part of the habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf over the weekend, seeking an order requiring the government to return to New York for any immigration proceedings.

UPDATE on Mahmoud Khalil from his lawyers and his wife: "Today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament." (Legal team now includes ACLU, CCR.)

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