Dusting off this old blog to post about Bookmark 2022, the annual fundraising event for Literary Arts!

Hey-o! It's that time of the year again! I'm trying to raise money for Literary Arts and their annual fundraiser, Bookmark ! This year is my TEN YEAR anniversary being part of this wonderful organization. I’ve worked with them as a writer, a teacher, a panelist, served as a member of their Youth Programs Advisory Council, the board of directors, and currently serve in the Executive Committee as secretary! I say all that to say this - I have seen the organization and the great work they do on all sorts of levels. It’s no exaggeration to say that I am who I am as a writer, a teacher, and a person because of Literary Arts. Whether you are an awkward teen writing poetry to a Nobel Prize winning author they are here to love and support you.

My goal is $2500, which is a lot for a humble cartoonist! But I believe in their work and what they do and am doing a couple of things as incentives.

If you donate $100 or more, I'll bust out my brush and ink and do an 8"x11" ink drawing commission of your choice (some restrictions). Just make sure that if you donate at that level, make sure you reach out so we can talk details. Below are some of the commissions I did a few years ago (these were smaller at only 5”x7”, so you’re getting a bargain now!!!)

As an another added incentive, if you donate $10 or more, I'll put you into a raffle to win a copy of my upcoming book, Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy along with a signed, limited edition print we did as part of the promo!

You can donate here: Literary Arts (givelively.org)

I’m sharing stories on Twitter for reasons I love and support Literary Arts. But I’ll also leave with this: Times are hard. The world seems crumbling around us. What can we do? We can support the things we love and that give us hope in the world. Literary Arts gives me hope.

Thanks for your help!!!!