A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOREES!! Our judges reviewed 96 submissions this round. A total of seven placed, with a surprising triple tie in fourth place! Without further ado, we are so excited to announce our honorees! Click on the title or image to view …Read More
We have gotten a lot of questions about "what's the difference between KCU Pitchfest and KidLitGN?" Yes, it is a bit confusing! First of all, these are two separate pitch opportunities: KCU Pitchfest and KidLit GN. Please note that they are run by two different organizations: KCU (us) and KidLit …Read More
One of our major goals is to give creators the opportunity to get their work seen by editors and agents. So we are very, very excited to announce 2023 Pitch-a-Palooza, a series of graphic novel pitch events starting in early September and culminating in …Read More
Introduction On March 11, 2022, Kids Comics Unite became a public benefit corporation! Why did we decide to incorporate as a “PBC”? Three big reasons: Being a public benefit corporation means that our organizational mission is baked into our articles of incorporation. This means that, as a …Read More
Bill Gates famously said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” I’d say that we usually overestimate what we can do in a week but underestimate what we can do in a year. …Read More
Intensive Scholarship 2023 Sometimes it can be a struggle to improve your craft. The time, the resources, the uncertainties... the expense! That’s why we are excited to once again be able to offer the Kids Comics Unite SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM for 2023! Those who are awarded a …Read More
Our goals with KCU Pitchfest are to do 3 things: Offer a structured event and deadline that gives creators support to finish their pitches Provide a competition "post-mortem" that helps creators learn what editors and agents liked in the successful pitches Showcase undiscovered kids comics talent …Read More
Congratulations to our winners!!!! We had 90 submissions, and based on the votes by our judges panel, we selected three winners and four runners-up. (For a complete explanation of how voting worked, visit this link.) Without further ado, we are so excited to announce our …Read More
Come hear all about the new graphic novels, Kitty Sweet Tooth Makes a Movie by Abby Denson and Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring by Matt Loux in this extra sweet Book Launch event. Contains affiliated links Check out their books! Kitty Sweet Tooth Makes a Movie In …Read More
A large panel of industry pros will judge submitted pitches, culminating in a half day event of presentations and panels. The pitches with the most votes will be featured in a live critique session by our guest judges. Agented and unagented creators from around the …Read More