At BCAF, we believe in the power of comics to inspire, educate, and bring people together. That's why we help promote spaces for both creators and readers to find one another, exchange ideas, and grow as a community. https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mk6c5iu5kc23This National Library Week, BCAF stands with the Mass Freedom to Read Coalition in support of H.3594. H.3594 protects students, supports librarians, and ensures access to diverse perspectives in our schools and libraries against censorship efforts. Show support: act.pen.org/a/mass-action-alert-h359423 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6c5iu5kc23https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mjn6xzsjdc2yDo you have big ideas to share? Join artist Jerel Dye on Sat 4/25 for a zine-making workshop! This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to put their revolutionary ideas on paper and guide them through the process of creating a zine. Register at https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69baaaed5a2d780f42c3f6c416 Apr 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6xzsjdc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mjgd25a6jk2nAs advocates for comics creators and readers, we stand with over 100 grassroots and national advocacy organizations, publishers, booksellers, and professional associations in opposition to HR 7661. Urge your representative to vote NO or to not take it up for a vote at all at: tinyurl.com/hapf2m9r14 Apr 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgd25a6jk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mhbkieeets2wHave you applied for @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social 2026 S'mores Awards? This $300 mini-grant for New England-based emerging cartoonists supports two primarily self-published artists printing a new mini comic. Submissions are open until 3/29. Submit at www.comicartsmaineportland.com/smores-award!17 Mar 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbkieeets2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mguvesmiyc2iThis month's newsletter giveaway comes from @bulgilhanpress.com! Bulgilhan Press is "a home for distinct, self-indulgent comics by cartoonists with voice & vision" Enter the giveaway at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WaWyQAYuwKXO3-IwLL7rTWXpFV0s1VDQGW6GxmZLEiE/edit Sign up for our newsletter at https://bostoncomicarts.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=16c770c56010a0545f66efb9d&id=002435150712 Mar 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguvesmiyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mgnzexcmxs23Tomorrow is Mass Freedom to Read Advocacy Day at the State House and online! At 12:30pm, go to @nosycrowus.bsky.social's instagram to watch the press briefing on Instagram Live! Nosy Crow is an award-winning children’s publisher based in MA and member of the Mass Freedom to Read coalition.09 Mar 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnzexcmxs23https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mgdc2ta73s2mJoin us online on 3/10 for Mass Freedom to Read Advocacy Day! Coalition members will gather at the State House in Boston and virtually. We will be meeting with legislators in support of An Act Regarding Free Expression, talking about book bands, and holding a press conference to spread the word.05 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdc2ta73s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mfrogymu2c2kIn celebration of Eisner Week, Steve Weiner and Dan Mazur, the creators of WILL EISNER: A COMICS BIOGRAPHY will speak at the Maynard Public Library on Thurs. 3/5 at 7pm! Learn more at: https://maynardpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/book-talk-will-eisner-a-comics-biography/26 Feb 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrogymu2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mfpe7uajss2bDue to the snow, this event has been postponed. More details about the reschedule to come! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpe7uajss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mfk2tx2rws27We hope you can join us on 3/3 for a panel with the @bpl.boston.gov and the Women's National Book Association teaching comics creators about what literary agents do, how they work with authors and publishers, and why it's important to have one. Sign up at https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/699632078ef687c592a85c4423 Feb 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk2tx2rws27https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mf3b2xgu7s2yOn Monday 3/2 Picture + Panel explores censorship and banned books with Jarrett Dapier and Joel Christian Gill. Register at www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-details/picture-panel-freedom-to-read17 Feb 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3b2xgu7s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3memgjay45c2wJoin us at the Woburn Public Library for a panel discussion featuring the best and brightest upcoming Black comics creators in the Boston area! Brittney Bourne, Ingrid Pierre, and Gabriel Joy Reid will talk about their work in a conversation moderated by Cagen Luse! Registration link below!11 Feb 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3memgjay45c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mdlwragqxs2qBack again this year: Ashland Library Young Artists Comics fest! If you know any young artists, encourage them to apply for their own table to sell their work! And if you want to support young artists, register to attend! Registration links below!29 Jan 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlwragqxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mdjmmihgxs25On Monday 2/2, Picture + Panel serves up a conversation about food and family with Robert Mgrdich Apelian and Shaina Lu. Deborah Norkin, Pangyrus Food Writing Editor, will moderate. Register for free at https://www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-details/picture-panel-we-are-what-we-cook29 Jan 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjmmihgxs25https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mcxkio6alc2aCome together to share the practice of creating comics every hour of the day. Join a panel of local cartoonists Damian Alexander, Caroline Hu, and Sanika Phawde in a discussion moderated by educator and comics-maker Jerel Dye. Register at www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-details/hourly-comics-day-202621 Jan 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxkio6alc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mbub3a53h22yJanuary's newsletter giveaway comes from Frog Farm! Frog Farm is a small press comics publisher that also hosts regular comic reading and animation screening events in Brooklyn. They print and hand make all their comics, and they are always funny and weird worldbuilding stories. Entry details below!07 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbub3a53h22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mbnenesync2qTomorrow! Register at: https://www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-details/picture-panel-grief-and-loss [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbnenesync2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3mao434sncc2rOn 1/5 at 7pm, Picture + Panel confronts the weight of loss with Tom Hart and Jesse Mechanic. Discussing two beautiful graphic memoirs, we explore how comics can transform unspeakable loss into art that remains. Register at https://www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-details/picture-panel-grief-and-loss23 Dec 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mao434sncc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3maeio2duf222It's been amazing year for comics: great Picture + Panel discussions, our first citywide read, and more incredible festivals, workshops, and talks than can fit into one post. To help us put on more events, support creators, and nurture future artists, consider donating www.bostoncomicarts.org/donate19 Dec 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3maeio2duf222https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m7azaqcznc27Graphic novels, despite building bridges of understanding, are disproportionately targeted for censorship. Boldly state that you read banned comics in this t-shirt designed by MA-based illustrator Ellen T. Crenshaw. Get yours at www.bonfire.com/34i-read-banned-comics34-fundraiser/05 Dec 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7azaqcznc27https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m6zs5mx55c2pA #GivingTuesday message from BCAF's Executive Director Shelli Paroline (@shelliparoline.bsky.social) "I wanted to share a little message of hope in the form of a comic. When reflecting on this past year, I couldn’t help but think of the magical work of local creator Brittney Bourne.02 Dec 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zs5mx55c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m6xhnxj4hk26At events throughout the year, our volunteers asked people to draw Mice for MICE! Check out some of the awesome results and get hyped for MICE THIS WEEKEND! We'll see you there! Register for MICE for FREE at www.micexpo.org/events/mice-202501 Dec 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xhnxj4hk26https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m6v4fstuds26The Mass Senate passed "An Act Regarding Free Expression," which protects the right to access books in MA and safeguards creators, librarians, educators, and book professionals. The bill is now moving to the House! Visit www.massfreedomtoread.org/act and follow the steps there to show your support!30 Nov 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6v4fstuds26https://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m6ggwole4k2tA great write up about our workshop, Lynn Makes Comics! Check out the article and keep your eyes peeled for the exciting workshops coming in 2026! itemlive.com/2025/11/13/lynn-makes-comics-workshop/ www.bostoncomicarts.org/workshops25 Nov 2025 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ggwole4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bostoncomicarts.bsky.social/post/3m5ylse7om22vMICE @massmice.bsky.social kicks off with "Comics in the Divided Age" at WBUR Cityspace! Joel Christian Gill @joelchristiangill.bsky.social talks with Ben Passmore @benpassmore.bsky.social and Alan Jenkins @alanjenkins.bsky.social. Registration link below! Use the code "MICE5" to get $5 off.19 Nov 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:l4eunsrlwpfor5b3lu6rznub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ylse7om22v