VERY excited about these new romance novel cover prints I'll have at Flamecon table K119!! Hard to capture in photos, but they're on a really nice pearl linen shimmer heavy stock, so they've got a little texture and a fun silvery shimmer to them. Full flamecon menu post coming soon!! I haven't been at a con in three years, I'm nervous but excited!!
I'll have these at Flamecon, SPX, and MICE, and if I have any leftovers after that I'll put them up for sale online- I'll be sure to let folks know here /insta/twt/bsky (careydraws everywhere) when that happens!
Can you BELIEVE these """just weren't the right tone"""" for the GN series covers*, I don't see the problem, the main trio are CLEARLY visible on every cover,,,
*as always, this is a joke!! I made these as a special treat for me to stay sane during the actual GN cover process, nobody else ever got to see them to reject them; the entire GN team and the entire team at :01 are incredibly powerful & I feel very lucky to get to work with them!!
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If you’ll be in NYC this weekend & crave queer horror art and/or Halloween— I’ll be vending at FlameCon this Saturday and Sunday! It’s the largest LGBTQ comic convention in the world and my personal favorite show, so I’m incredibly excited to be back.
My table is C28 on the main show floor & I’ll have haunted prints, stickers, keychains, jewelry, comics and zines! Look for the hot pink tablecloth with spiderwebs on top, and for a plethora of teeth ~
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Full flamecon menu post coming soon, but in the meantime, here's a sneak peek at some of the new stickers & sticker sheets I'll have at table K119!! The sticker sheets are BIG (A5/5.5x8.3")! They are FUN!! I don't wanna work I just want to add AAAA stickers to everything I own!!
Please note the 'Recommended for mature audiences*' note on 'reluctantly online but only to read fanfic' is MOSTLY a joke; I would be delighted for it to find a good home with anyone who appreciates the celebratory & delighted queer tone of its intent.
*people who remember dialup
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Celebrate the End of May by Meeting Us!!
The US is celebrating Memorial Day this weekend, and all around the northern hemisphere, we’re enjoying the warming weather and the end of a lovely May!
And what better way to enjoy the end of the month than getting your book on?
For only the second time ever, people involved with Duck Prints Press – the independent press founded by fandom folks to publish the original work of fancreators, with an emphasis on works featuring LGBTQIA+ characters – will be attending cons and book events to (officially and unofficially) share more information about the Press!
Interested in learning more by meeting folks involved with the Press? Well, if you’re going to either of these events this weekend, you can!
The Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK
Rachael L. Young, Press staff editor, will be attending The Hay Festival today, tomorrow, and Sunday! We have no official presence at the Festival, but you’ll know Rachael by her awesome Press swag, including several of our books, our pins, our bookmarks, and this amazing Dux tote bag she got custom printed! If you see her, stop by and say hi – and don’t forget to grab one of our business cards before you leave!
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Balticon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Author Tris Lawrence is attending Balticon tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday, where she’ll be promoting her own work and her work with the Press, including participating in multiple panels and doing a reading from her novel Commit to the Kick. She’s also got several of our anthologies for you to take a look at, a pile of business cards, the last unsold print copies of the first print run of Commit to the Kick (we’ve got a reprint in the works, though…) and the debut of our first-ever entirely free Duck Prints Press zine, assembled by author and editor Alec J. Marsh!
Want to meet Tris? Here’s her panel schedule:
Sunday 11:30am – Spear Carriers and Background Characters
Sunday 2:30pm – Works I Wasn’t Ready to Write
Sunday 4:00pm – How to succeed as an ND (NeuroDiverse) creative
Sunday 5:30pm – Reading (with Elektra Hammond)
Monday 11:30am – Small press or self-publish?
If you’re going to either of these events, we really hope to meet you there!
Not able to attend either of these events? You’ll have other chances! We’re still fleshing out our 2023 convention schedule, but we know for sure we’ll have people – and tables! – at these events:
NordCon, Hamburg, Germany – June 2nd – 4th: Alessa Riel and possibly other German Press folks will be attending NordCon! We’ll have a table there, along with cards, stickers, and some other fun freebies.
FlameCon, New York City, New York, USA – August 12th – 13th: we might be attending FlameCon! We are on the waitlist for a small table, and if we’re able to get a table, we’ll be there with bells on (possibly literally). If not, we’ll skip this year, but we’re definitely going to try to make it next year!
FandomFest, Schenectady, New York, USA – August 26th – 27th: I (Nina Waters/unforth), Tris Lawrence, Catherine E. Green, Shea Sullivan, Willa Blythe, Nova Mason, and possibly other Press authors and contributors will be attending this convention, local to where the Press is based! We’ll have a vending table with merch and books for sale, and we’ll also be hosting a panel about transitioning from writing fanfiction to original fiction. We’ll post more about that, including scheduling, once the con organizers formally announce the schedule.
Albacon, Albany, New York, USA – September 8th – 10th: Tris Lawrence and I will be at Albacon in Albany, and we’ll be vending too! We don’t yet know about panels and readings, but we’re definitely looking to get involved. When the event is closer, we’ll absolutely be sharing more information.
We’re looking to expand our con attendance in the future, so be on the look out! And if you know a local con you think would suit us, do let us know!
What about y’all – attending any fun cons or book-related events this summer?
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