Tiff Bartel
@tiffbartel.com
Viet-Canadian illustrator, writer, multimedia artist, general goblin.
Treaty 1 territory. Queer, ND. She/they. https://tiffbartel.com
#SCBWI #SCBWICanadaWest @cartoonist.coop
Treaty 1 territory. Queer, ND. She/they. https://tiffbartel.com
#SCBWI #SCBWICanadaWest @cartoonist.coop
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Tiff Bartel
@tiffbartel.com
· Nov 5
Finally put together an #agentsguide for Snaggleteeth, the adult speculative novel I'm currently polishing in hopes of querying in the new year! 🦷
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Folks, we have an addition to the lineup for our Jan 21 edish of wild & wonderful words reading series. Joining locals @awglen.bsky.social @tiffbartel.com @joelnedecky.bsky.social and Matt Horseman is northern Ontario’s @keersteemack.bsky.social
Hope to see y’all there. 7 pm free all ages
Hope to see y’all there. 7 pm free all ages
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Folks, we have an addition to the lineup for our Jan 21 edish of wild & wonderful words reading series. Joining locals @awglen.bsky.social @tiffbartel.com @joelnedecky.bsky.social and Matt Horseman is northern Ontario’s @keersteemack.bsky.social
Hope to see y’all there. 7 pm free all ages
Hope to see y’all there. 7 pm free all ages
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illustration but I think in creative fields generally a lot of 'success' is just hanging in there as long as you can and it is natural that you'll make friends with people who have similar points of view on the industry and share your same irrational 'not giving up' mental illness
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
illustration but I think in creative fields generally a lot of 'success' is just hanging in there as long as you can and it is natural that you'll make friends with people who have similar points of view on the industry and share your same irrational 'not giving up' mental illness
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bumping this for solstice day wee
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
bumping this for solstice day wee
He needs to learn how to love himself and give himself more grace 😌
What does the MC for your book need more of? Sleep? Common sense? Etc #WritingPrompt
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
He needs to learn how to love himself and give himself more grace 😌
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I will never not repost Winnipeg’s most famous post
An American beast. Tamed.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I will never not repost Winnipeg’s most famous post
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I need some #KidLitArt pals to please go do this survey.
It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.
It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.
My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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December 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I need some #KidLitArt pals to please go do this survey.
It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.
It's not only concept artists/ comic book artists affected, but children's illustrators are often left out studies/convos involving this.
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the moment when a painting or drawing i'm making goes from "this is dogshit and i'm a fraud" to "actually we're back" can be so transcendently beautiful, it's a shame that it's one of the many things people who use AI are denying themselves
December 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
the moment when a painting or drawing i'm making goes from "this is dogshit and i'm a fraud" to "actually we're back" can be so transcendently beautiful, it's a shame that it's one of the many things people who use AI are denying themselves
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The first museums were just private cabinets of curiosities set up by rich orientalist colonialists.
We're returning to the pre-Enlightenment, ruled by crypto oligarchs.
We're returning to the pre-Enlightenment, ruled by crypto oligarchs.
Can the elites, just unexist? I'd rather them trade incredibly ugly ape JPEGs over shared natural heritage.
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The first museums were just private cabinets of curiosities set up by rich orientalist colonialists.
We're returning to the pre-Enlightenment, ruled by crypto oligarchs.
We're returning to the pre-Enlightenment, ruled by crypto oligarchs.
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not that it would convince any AI turds but this is the best way to explain it
They want the tip of the triangle with nothing under it
They want the tip of the triangle with nothing under it
December 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
not that it would convince any AI turds but this is the best way to explain it
They want the tip of the triangle with nothing under it
They want the tip of the triangle with nothing under it
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Anyone looking for some part-time comms work?
The amazing @queerliblib.bsky.social is hiring a communications manager!
It's 8 hrs a week, $50–$75/hr, with a 6-month contract to start.
More details ⬇️
www.queerliberationlibrary.org/paid-opportu...
#WritingCommunity #🌈📚 #LGBTQBooks #BookSky
The amazing @queerliblib.bsky.social is hiring a communications manager!
It's 8 hrs a week, $50–$75/hr, with a 6-month contract to start.
More details ⬇️
www.queerliberationlibrary.org/paid-opportu...
#WritingCommunity #🌈📚 #LGBTQBooks #BookSky
Paid Opportunities — Queer Liberation Library
www.queerliberationlibrary.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Anyone looking for some part-time comms work?
The amazing @queerliblib.bsky.social is hiring a communications manager!
It's 8 hrs a week, $50–$75/hr, with a 6-month contract to start.
More details ⬇️
www.queerliberationlibrary.org/paid-opportu...
#WritingCommunity #🌈📚 #LGBTQBooks #BookSky
The amazing @queerliblib.bsky.social is hiring a communications manager!
It's 8 hrs a week, $50–$75/hr, with a 6-month contract to start.
More details ⬇️
www.queerliberationlibrary.org/paid-opportu...
#WritingCommunity #🌈📚 #LGBTQBooks #BookSky
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a helpful tip I've learned when dealing with AI apologists is that "it's here to stay" always means "I personally don't care that it's bad" and almost always means "maybe I can make some money off it before it collapses"
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December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
a helpful tip I've learned when dealing with AI apologists is that "it's here to stay" always means "I personally don't care that it's bad" and almost always means "maybe I can make some money off it before it collapses"
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Submissions are temporarily closed (until 1/20/26) so we can catch up with all the lovely submissions we're getting.
Why not make it a new year's resolution to submit to the Rumpus next year? 🥳
Thank you for spreading the word. Let's make comics flourish!
Why not make it a new year's resolution to submit to the Rumpus next year? 🥳
Thank you for spreading the word. Let's make comics flourish!
I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘
No AI
Pays $100
therumpus.submittable.com/submit
Pass it on!
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Submissions are temporarily closed (until 1/20/26) so we can catch up with all the lovely submissions we're getting.
Why not make it a new year's resolution to submit to the Rumpus next year? 🥳
Thank you for spreading the word. Let's make comics flourish!
Why not make it a new year's resolution to submit to the Rumpus next year? 🥳
Thank you for spreading the word. Let's make comics flourish!
I started drawing because I was a weird, lonely kid and drawing Bart Simpson or mean teachers eating boogers made the other kids think I was funny 😌
With all this awful news going on i wanna ask this question once again to fellow artists and general creatives. What got YOU into art? what sparked that motivation to start writing? what made you wanna pick up a camera and start taking pics? Like share with us your reasons.
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I started drawing because I was a weird, lonely kid and drawing Bart Simpson or mean teachers eating boogers made the other kids think I was funny 😌
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Los Angeles pals:
Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Los Angeles pals:
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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It doesn’t matter how well the sidewalks are cleared if this is what the curb cuts look like after they clear the roads down to the pavement for benefit of people in their 3000 pound motorized and heated boxes on wheels.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It doesn’t matter how well the sidewalks are cleared if this is what the curb cuts look like after they clear the roads down to the pavement for benefit of people in their 3000 pound motorized and heated boxes on wheels.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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The Librarian and Archivist Lament - a site is neither truly discoverable nor preserved unless you've really really put the work in (or work with those who have).
This has me reflecting on born digital history projects. In recent weeks, I tried to access a few fantastic ones—all less than a decade old—and was met with dead links.
With the death of the open internet and humanities funding more generally, what is going to happen to these projects?
With the death of the open internet and humanities funding more generally, what is going to happen to these projects?
Talking to somebody yesterday about a Cdn oral history archive that disappeared - turns out LLMs were scraping it so much it crashed their servers so it’s offline. Vile vulture technology.
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Librarian and Archivist Lament - a site is neither truly discoverable nor preserved unless you've really really put the work in (or work with those who have).
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Sketch vs. Final
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Sketch vs. Final
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some of the Frankenstein merch i settled on.
Hopefully all should be available in the new year~ ❤️🩹🥰🙏
[ #Frankenstein ]
Hopefully all should be available in the new year~ ❤️🩹🥰🙏
[ #Frankenstein ]
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
some of the Frankenstein merch i settled on.
Hopefully all should be available in the new year~ ❤️🩹🥰🙏
[ #Frankenstein ]
Hopefully all should be available in the new year~ ❤️🩹🥰🙏
[ #Frankenstein ]
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Next Wednesday of wild & wonderful words coming at you Jan 21, loaded with local talent. And hey, it’s free!
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Next Wednesday of wild & wonderful words coming at you Jan 21, loaded with local talent. And hey, it’s free!
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Think cloning and biohacking, near space travel, and time travel! I’m interested in near futures and familiar settings that amplify that under your skin feeling to explore our relationship to technology #mswl
"I am seeking grounded, accessible science fiction."
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psliterary.com/submissions/
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psliterary.com/submissions/
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Think cloning and biohacking, near space travel, and time travel! I’m interested in near futures and familiar settings that amplify that under your skin feeling to explore our relationship to technology #mswl