Anne Appert (they/them)

Four kids are trying to eat donuts hanging on strings without using their hands. The first one is a curly redheaded white kid dressed as a purple dragon and is cheating- using their hands to hold the donut. The second is a south Asian kid with straight black hair in a large pink bunny suit. The third is Black kid with an Afro and a hair pick, dressed up as a mad scientist - his donut has been stolen by a white dog. The dog is running away with the donut. The fourth kid is a smaller white kid dressed as a robot who has not gotten any donuts yet. There’s a large tree with fall leaves and a stone wall in the background.

My 1st piece for #ABLArtFest - the prompt was #fallfestivities!

I adore the sneaky dragon, the determined bunny, and the trying-ever-so-hard robot…. But the mad scientist and dog for sure “steal” the scene (see what I did there?!).

#kidlitart #illustration #cutpaper @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

BOOK DEAL: Megan Ilnitzki at HarperCollins has acquired, at auction, Medusa's Pet Rock and a second untitled mythology-based picture book by Steph Lau (The Abominable Snow Dancer). When it's Medusa's turn to take the class pet home, she tries to be careful, but inevitably, ZAP. Medusa's teacher won't give up, though, and she's sure that this time, she's found a class pet that even Medusa can enjoy. Publication is planned for fall 2026; Alexandra Levick at Writers House sold world rights. A headshot of a smiling woman with a felt plushie snake curled around her neck. Below is a chubby toddler Medusa, trying to share her juice box with her pet rock.

Pleased* to announce my second picture book! MEDUSA'S PET ROCK is slated to launch Fall 2026, with @harpercollins.bsky.social

*Pleasssssssed

Thanks to my agent @allielevick.bsky.social and editor Megan Ilnitzki for loving this story as much as I do ❤️🐍🏺 Can't wait for you all to read it!
#kidlit

I'll be co-teaching an introductory course on graphic novels this fall via @highlightsfound.bsky.social! If you've wanted to make a GN but don't know where to start, this might be the workshop for you.

I'm honored to teach alongside @mythjae.bsky.social & @anneappert.bsky.social for this course! 💞

If you want to join the #KidLitArt chat tonight, here's how! 👇

A promo for the From Story To Script: An Introduction to Writing Graphic Novels course, showing photos of the three lecturers, Cynthia Yuan Cheng, Jasmine walls, and special guest Anne Appert. This is a 4-week online course from October 23 - November 13

I'll be a guest lecturer for @highlightsfound.bsky.social ✨
If you or anyone you know has been interested in getting into graphic novels, this is the course for you! Taught by @cynthiaycheng.bsky.social myself and @anneappert.bsky.social

Register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/fro...

Painting of a cat in the colors of the bi flag

Happy #BiWeek ! 💗💜💙

I personally like to cross them off with highlighters. That way at the end of the day I can see what I did and I have a very colorful (sometimes sparkly) ta da! List.

An illustration of a mole on a purple watercolor background opening a jar of fireflies that is exploding into fireworks above the mole’s head.

An illustration of two brownstones with flowers in the windows and bushes along the sidewalk. A parade of diverse children walks in front of them holding or wearing towels and carrying toys. At the bottom of the steps stands a kid dressed in a koala onesie watching the other children.

An illustration of a tree on a snowy day. In the tree are various sized mailboxes. A beaver in a winter hat and carrying a satchel delivers mail in the lowest mailbox. A bird in earmuffs carries a letter above the beaver.

A purple field of fireflies at sunset has bunnies in pjs chasing the fireflies and watching the stars. A bunny in front holds a floating star in their paws.

What a lovely description. I always strive for a painterly, textured style with my work! Here are samples of some of the styles I do (including some watercolor type illustrations) and my portfolio. Thank you for considering!

www.anneappert.com

Hey #kidlit illustrators!

We're beginning work on new Christmas/nighttime themed picture book. I'm looking for someone with a painterly, textured, and literary style capable conjuring magic, light, and wonder.

Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.

💙❤️ #artcommissions

Omg this is adorable

Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of my fabric art creatures. There's a green fur floor and a galaxy print fabric background in the pic. Here are some of the creatures: a watermelon ghost with a green body and pink face and twinkly black eyes and a little frown. There's a black crablike creature with wide set blue eyes and purple eyeshadow. She has red lips, four tentacle-like arms and an embroidered rainbow flower on her forehead. There's a black ghost bag covered with red embroidered flowers. There's a watermelon ghost bag. There are two yellow creatures. Each has three eyes, two tentacles, and mouths full of sharp teeth. There's a cosmic moth sitting on a little chair. The moth is black with a gray face, twinkly red eyes, and a wide grin full of sharp teeth. The moth is covered with hand-embroidered stars and planets of various sizes and colors.

Hey Bluesky, could you help me spread the word about my Big Cartel shop? A sale or two would be a colossal help.

All of my creations are designed, sewn, and hand-embroidered by me. Each takes many hours to make.

jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

Thank you!

This is so amazing!! Congrats!!!

Image of a book announcement with two headshots to the left and text that reads “ Mary-Kate Gaudet at Little, Brown has acquired world rights to Happybaras, a picture book by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Anne Appert, about two capybaras with different outlooks on life who take a trip to Alaska. Publication is set for Summer 2026; Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency represented the author, and Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency represented the illustrator.

My next picture book was announced on Tuesday! So thrilled I get to illustrate these wonderful happybaras and their adventures, as written by my friend @sudiptabq.bsky.social .

New book deals on the way from @sudiptabq.bsky.social @anneappert.bsky.social @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social + more buff.ly/JPLQ8ig

We read books by LGBTQ+ authors before. We will read books by LGBTQ+ authors now. We will read books by LGBTQ+ authors tomorrow. Literature is for and by everyone.

Hey Bluesky, could you help me spread the word about my Etsy shop? A sale or two would be a colossal help.

All of my creations are designed, hand-sewn, hand-embroidered by me. Each takes many hours to make.

jeremycreature.etsy.com

Porter Square Books Writers in Residence Program Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025

And while we're reminding folks about stuff with deadlines, applications are now open for our 2026 Writers in Residence! Assuming we make it to 2026, we'll once again welcome an author for adults & an author for young readers into our community! portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...

Hooray! 😊

This is awesome! I’d love to share with my Cambridge friends, but it says on the website the deadline to apply is past?

1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine.

It's the same court and lawyers.

If you really want to dig into some extensive #Juneteenth primary sources, the Library of Congress has a massive archive of interviews from formerly enslaved people. Here is part of the Texas collection:

www.loc.gov/item/mesn161/

Selfie of me in my incredible DIY San from Princess Mononoke outfit

A colourful collection of pottery featuring little dragon totems, a small barn swallow totem, larger animal totems in the back, and further in the back are mugs/vessels stacked on top of each other.

Large sgraffito dragon totem with California Poppy motifs carved into it's side, and gold glaze details on it's spine and antlers. Done with black and orange underglazes. Left side view.

Group picture of all of my November Pottery

I'm Shirley, a Black/Korean woman who makes really cool art.

It's Juneteenth, and Black people still have yet to receive reparations. But here are some of the ways you can financially support me today! ✨💖

✨: paypal.com/paypalme/lioninthetrees
✨: ko-fi.com/lioninthetrees
✨: shop.lioninthetrees.com

A colorful rainbow manatee floats in the turquoise water with little bubbles looking all happy and cute. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A colorful rainbow face of a red fox looks directly at the viewer. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A colorful rainbow frog designed after the gray tree frog sits on a tree branch with a small smile. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

A colorful rainbow version of a northern saw-whet owl sits on a tree branch with wide, round eyes. Art by Victoria K. Chapman.

Introducing the Wild Pride 2025 Collection! I created these colorful wildlife illustrations for #Pride month with my love for nature & the LGBTQ+ community in mind. I’m donating 50% of sales to Safe Homes of Worcester, MA. To see art and find out more visit: www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/wild...

Yes! I would agree

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood Here’s a step-by-step guide.

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community.

Read the step-by-step guide here ⤵️

Just said this to my partner about new creative endeavors so now you all get to hear it too:

If it brings you happiness, it is NOT a waste of time.

Thank you!

Thank you!