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Alyssa Winans
@alawinans.bsky.social
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Illustrator & Ice Cream Fan 🍦
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I'm so excited to be Archon's Artist Guest of Honor this year! It's this weekend in St. Louis, so if you're in the area come on by. Should be some great panels, games, vendors, and more. 🪄
Drawing of Alyssa below an Archon 48 Artist Guest of Honor announcement. October 3-5. The schedule in the middle reads Friday 2pm Cultivating an Imagination, Friday 3pm Doing What You Love for work, Friday 9pm Thinking About Art, Saturday 12pm Art of Alyssa Winans, Saturday 2pm Cover Art,Sunday 12pm Book Cover Process
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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All set up for SJMADE's first Illomart! Come say hi at F43 if you're in the area this weekend. There's over 400 illustrators here, truly something for everyone!

11am - 6pm @ South Hall | Sat/Sun

#illustration #sanjose
A table full of large colorful art prints. A sign with a large tree says Alyssa Winans Illustration.
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚 ✨

#Art #BookCover #Books
Book cover of The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. A rabbit is surrounded by a hoopoe, mammoth, and lion over a box of black salt Book Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard. Two women stand before an ornate fish inspired spaceship window. Cover for The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan. A single witch presides over a cauldron in a creepy wood with hand shaped trees Cover for The Lies of the Ajungi by Moses Ose Utomi. The top is a looming city, the bottom is a young man carrying a spear in the desert.
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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For northern California folks, I'll be tabling at SJMADE's Illomart in San Jose this weekend. Table F43. I'll have some prints, cards, and fish stickers!
Map of Illomart showing table F43. September 27-28, located in South Hall. Free admission 11am to 6pm A spread of colorful fantasy prints and postcards A set of existential fish stickers. One is holding its head and shrieking. One is stressed about a book's happy ending. One has crossed arms and says Generally Aggrieved. One features two fish enjoying a kotatsu.
September 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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A little personal work. #illustration
Illustration of a winged figure underneath a willow tree. The water reflection reveals the skeleton of both the figure and the tree. The water is yellow and swirly, and the cloud-filled sky is pink.
September 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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That's a wrap on #Loggust! Back to books, my favorite log format.
Ink drawing of various burnt logs Ink drawing of a book textured like a log Ink drawing of a roll cake log sliced to reveal the cream swirl
August 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Slowly whittling away at the last leg of #loggust.
Ink drawing of a horizontal slice of a pine tree Ink drawing of a cross section of a tree exploded into shards Ink drawing of a driftwood sculpture Ink drawing of a hollow trunk with a hole all the way through it
August 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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August marches on, and so does #loggust
Ink drawing of driftwood riddled in holes Ink drawing of a log with targets all around its branches Half of a cross section of a typical log next to a cross section of a wavy log Ink drawing of a strange wooden sculpture with little feet
August 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Visiting Washington and Oregon was great #loggust inspiration.
Ink drawing of a stump sticking out of a hillside Ink drawing of a log split in half, revealing a rotten center Ink drawing of three branches braided together Ink drawing of a stump with new growth coming out
August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My gushier post is over on IG, but I won a Hugo last night. Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years, it means a lot. I've always loved books, and I still can't believe how lucky I am to I get to make covers. 🚀
Photo of a rocket award with a green and transparent flecked glass base. The plaque reads Best Professional Artist - Alyssa Winans
August 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Managed to fit in some water logs amidst Worldcon. #loggust
Ink drawing of a decayed log sticking out of a pond Ink drawing of an ocean pylon covered in barnacles and plants Ink drawing of a frog sitting on a submerged log Ink drawing of a branch covered in algae
August 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Happy cover reveal day for the next installation in @nghivo.bsky.social's Singing Hills series! I love drawing for this series, and getting to include whales is an added bonus. 🐳

Out 5/5/2026!

#bookcover
Cover art for Nghi Vo's A Long and Speaking Silence. Ghostly hands cup a ship as green whales swim below.
August 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Admittedly half of these aren't even really logs, but bark is just too exciting. #loggust
Ink drawing of two tree trunks connected by slinky like wooden slices Ink drawing of two twists of bark Ink drawing of a hollow log Ink drawing of a bark pattern from the London Plane tree
August 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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More #loggust for fellow wood pattern fans out there. 🪵
Ink drawing of a tree that has been heavily gnawed on. Ink drawing of a cross section of conjoined trees. Ink drawing of a trunk that's been split by lightning Ink drawing of a cross section of a tree ravaged by insects
August 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Also, I've ventured into the deeply niche drawing challenge of #loggust.

#illustration
Ink drawing of intertwined branches Ink drawing of a mossy covered stump Ink drawing of a piece of driftwood Ink drawing of a sphere of wood pieces
August 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I'll be at #worldcon next week! I've got a pretty light schedule, come hear about book covers or sit quietly at a table with me. 😂
Drawing of Alyssa and her Worldcon schedule. Book cover art in the age of the ebook on the 13th from 12 to 1, and a table talk from 4:30 to 5:30 on the 14th.
August 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The Memory of the Ogisi, the final book in @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social's Forever Desert series came out yesterday! I still remember being completely entranced by that first manuscript. It was such an honor getting to cover this series. Please check them out!

#books
Cover of The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi. A young man holds a spear against a desert and an imposing citadel. Cover of The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi. A group of four gold-clad figures against a golden city and a white, tiered citadel. Cover for The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi. A lone older figure stands against stately trees. Above, ghostly sand hands loom over a dark geometric building.
July 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Merjuly, because I'm slow!

#illustration
Underwater view of a green mermaid and a glowing pink lungfish.
July 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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A little personal piece about paths and perspectives. 👁️

Weirdly not my first piece with multiple eyeballs floating around.

#illustration
A tall spindly bird with multiple ghostly heads twining around it, all holding one of their own eyes.
May 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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A bit of a companion experience to when I took the California Zephyr to SLC a few years back. We ended up chasing a snow storm through the mountains, and all the snow was fresh. ☃️
Overcast clouds hang over marsh and mountains. Mountains covered in pine trees dotted with some snow patches. Snowy trees overlook a cloud-filled gorge. Trees covered in snow.
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I decided to take the slow way back from LA recently. Amtrak's Coast Starlight route is very beautiful, I highly recommend if 10+ hours of staring out a train window is also your thing. 🚂
A two-track road winds into yellow wildflower fields. Two man-made ponds reflect the sky. A split tree stands alone under some clouds. A row of trees lines even field furrows of an unknown plant.
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I've been trying to learn Procreate, and I finally managed to finish something! Whew. Definitely a lot to learn, but nice to make my first personal piece in far too long.

#illustration
A group of hands pull and tug at a fox's mouth as it struggles.
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Cover reveal day for another installation of @nghivo.bsky.social's Singing Hill series. These are always a pleasure to work on. Out 10/7!

#bookcover
The cover for A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo. A full bowl and an empty bowl frame a white cat wrapped in red rope.
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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I've so loved seeing everyone's snake celebrations this year. I did a few things, but they were mostly food:
Illustration of a snake lounging in a chair with a drink and a hat. 2025 is written on either side. Photo of some riso prints of a lounging snake in different colors. Photo of a snake shaped bread filled with pesto. Photo of pink snake-shaped macarons.
February 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Hello! Found some energy to be more active over here. I'm Alyssa, I do corporate illustration by day and fantasy/sci-fi book covers by night. I also really like dessert.
Set of four book covers for the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo. Each cover features a close-up of key animals. Book cover for The Book of Witches, edited by Jonathan Strahan and illustrated by Alyssa Winans. A witch leans over a cauldron deep in a forest of hand-like branches. An illustration of a woman doing something mystical to a massive eye waiting by her window. An illustration of a falling person speaking in the form of a massive flame.
January 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM