Boston Comic Arts Foundation

Mass Freedom to Read Advocacy Day is March 10, 2026 — Mass Freedom To Read On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, educators, librarians, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, and civil rights advocates from across Massachusetts will gather at the State House in Boston and online ...

To learn more about the Mass Freedom to Read Advocacy Day and how you can get involved visit: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/mass-fr...

Tomorrow 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.

Email your MA representatives to ask them to support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594): act.pen.org/a/mass-actio...
Tune into the press conference through the Mass Freedom to Read's Instagram Live Tuesday, March 10th at 12:30pm

Join 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.

In 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: maynardpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/boo...

Due to the snow, this event has been postponed. More details about the reschedule to come!

I love weird little guys. Here’s the full art for the @bostoncomicarts.bsky.social ALYAC comics fest :)
#comics #libraries

We 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 bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69963...

On 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-read

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Join 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!

Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest 2026 | BCAF Join us for the Second Annual Ashland Library Young Artists Comics Fest! Celebrate comics and graphic novels with local creators exhibiting alongside Young Artists ages 8-18 who are making their own c...

Attendee registration: tinyurl.com/apl-alyac202...
Young artist table application: tinyurl.com/apl-alyac202...

Back 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!

On 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 www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-detail...

Come 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-2026

To enter and win comics from this unique publisher, sign up for the BCAF newsletter at: bostoncomicarts.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

January'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!

Tomorrow! Register at: www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-detail...

On 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 www.bostoncomicarts.org/event-detail...

It'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/donate

Graphic 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/

An Evening with Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Today at 5:30 pm, we're hosting @studiojjk.bsky.social at @countwaylibrary.bsky.social (w/ @bostoncomicarts.bsky.social and @massmice.bsky.social)!

Free and open to the public - we just ask that you register ASAP:

libcal.countway.harvard.edu/event/15798349

$50 becomes $100! We’ve received generous pledges to match up to $2000. Give today to make a real impact on our work and the comics community.

Thank you for your support, and I look forward to seeing you this December!
In comics,
Shelli Paroline"

BCAF creates and produces hundreds of opportunities for local creators each year—like this commission, speaking engagements, workshops, festival spaces and more. This is our mission, but we can’t do it alone. And for the first time, we’re running a flash match to double your gift! $10 becomes $20!

To me, it’s a quiet meditation and a message of resilience. It perfectly captures the creative life and what I love about the comics medium. If you’d like more comics inspiration, consider donating to BCAF today. (www.bostoncomicarts.org/donate)

Brittney creates whimsical worlds filled with smiling characters with huge imaginations. But what stands out most is her comics about mental health. We asked Brittney to share her writing process with us and how mental health influences her work. With just a few words and images she created this gem

A #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.

At 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-2025

The 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!

A 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/workshops