Save the date for KCU Pitchfest 2026!! KCU Pitchfest is our annual competition where you have the chance to get your unpublished kids/YA graphic novel pitch in front of a jury of top editors and agents. Here are the most important deets: Key dates (2026) Feb 12: Registration …Read More
Working on your craft can be challenging, but also immensely fulfilling. Getting better at storytelling and drawing and all the other aspects of comics creation takes tons of effort and time, so why are you willing to invest so much energy into it? Most likely, …Read More
Angela Hsieh is a Taiwanese American illustrator and author whose life choices can mostly be explained by her love of goofy animals. She is the writer and illustrator of the graphic novel, Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology, as well as the illustrator of …Read More
If you're publishing a graphic novel aimed at kids, going to ALA is arguably much more important than attending a comics event like San Diego Comic-con. All the most influential librarians in the country attend ALA, and they are the "S-tier" of book buyers …Read More
Last weekend I attended the American Library Association national conference in Philadelphia. My experience could be summed up by something author-illustrator Jannie Ho said to me at the conference: "Seeing the amount of books that are on display is really... humbling." I would use more words …Read More
When’s the last time you updated your portfolio website? Chances are it’s probably been a while. But where do you even start a website refresh? In our latest Studio Feedback with a Pro Session, we asked Sunny Lee of First Second and Rae Crawford of …Read More
Back in April we revamped our KCU Book Club into a BYOB event… "Bring your own book!" We asked KCU members to come to the meeting with a graphic novel or other book they can recommend, and to share it with the group. The …Read More
A few weeks ago, 30+ amazing writers and artists in our Kids Comics Studio program launched the first Kickstarter that KCU has ever done: Let's Go!, an anthology of comics for kids. The campaign is nearing its end and I already have an interesting takeaway. Why …Read More
By The KCU Studio Anthology Team We are very pleased to feature our interview with Karen Krejcha, who with her husband John Krejcha, founded Autism Empowerment. This organization is one of our very special collaborating partners helping us bring Let's Go! anthology to readers all …Read More
Hi, everyone! As our Kickstarter campaign enters its final stretch, only one Stretch Goal remains: OK! So, why a panel presentation? What would reaching this goal actually mean – not only for us and our project, but for our backers? Let’s start with a story. Because, you …Read More