The 2027 KCU Pitchfest jury is officially announced! We're thrilled to welcome an outstanding lineup of 16 literary agents, editors, and publishers from the United States, UK, and Singapore. These industry pros will be reviewing submissions to KCU Pitchfest, our annual showcase of unpublished …Read More
What would help you most on your comics-making journey? We want to know. As we look ahead to 2027, we're thinking about how Kids Comics Unite can better support you and our whole community of graphic novel creators. We've put together a survey to learn …Read More
Save the date for KCU Pitchfest 2027!! KCU Pitchfest is our annual competition where you have the chance to get your unpublished kids/YA graphic novel pitch in front of a jury of top editors and agents.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 (2027) Feb 1: Registration …Read More
What is your story really about? Where is it losing momentum? And what needs to change to make readers care? These are some of the hardest questions to answer when you’re deep inside your own comic project. In this free live masterclass on Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 7 pm …Read More
Below is our Annual Report reflecting on what happened in 2025. I was hoping to publish this a few months ago... but better late than never. 😝 Executive Summary Kids Comics Unite is an online community offering career development for comics creators working in children’s publishing, …Read More
A HUGE congratulations to our KCU Pitchfest 2026 winners -- and everyone who submitted their work! It's nerve-wracking to put your work out there for a competition like this, so high five to everyone who took the plunge!! Our jury of 18 industry pros reviewed …Read More
If you missed our recent Town Hall, I want to share what we covered—what we accomplished together this year, what's coming in 2026, and some lessons we've learned along the way. What Happened in 2025 We started the year with KCU Pitchfest 2025, and I'm so …Read More
Stan Yan is a first generation American-born Chinese writer, illustrator, caricature artist, and instructor from Denver, Colorado, who has been drawing comics before he realized it. He helped cofound the Squid Works comic creator cooperative, was a board member of the Colorado Alliance of …Read More
There’s a lot of lists floating around about the best comics ever made…but not too many made specifically about kids comics. I think it’s time we amend that! With the help of the KCU community, I pulled together a list of 25 influential comics …Read More
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