Samantha Sader
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Samantha Sader
@samwisebooks.bsky.social
Author/Illustrator with a Master’s in Biology. I write and illustrate STEM and nature related picture books. She/Her 🏳️‍🌈

samanthasaderillustrator.com

seeking representation
Thank you!!
December 13, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Haha I understand! I really want to start a channel where people can paint or draw along with me. My son is 2 and that’s not really feasible yet, but when he’s older hopefully I’ll have more time!
December 3, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Thank you! I have been trying to remember to make more of them.
December 3, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Im reading “A Drop of Venom” by Sajni Patel. It’s excellent!
November 29, 2024 at 7:37 PM
I have a query in the Second Chance box, but I’d love to query you with my illustration portfolio!
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
All mine focus mostly on the natural world. I have a master’s in biology and so I focus mostly on that. :) What do you like to write about?
November 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Thank you! Yes! Love STEM! I’m working on a really exciting nonfiction PB right now! 😃 #nonfiction #pb #kidlit
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Hello! I am a picture book author/illustrator and I am querying. I’d love to be added to this list! Thank you!
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Thank you, Paul! I love painting birds. Nuthatches have always fascinated me with their gravity defying grip.
November 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Reposted by Samantha Sader
I think book covers, perhaps more than any other category of communication design, embody the idea that:

“Design is not about making something look nice; it’s about helping something to look like itself—a natural vehicle for self-realization.”

brianlarossa.medium.com/design-as-a-...
Design as a Third Area of General Education
Note: this essay may also be found on Design Observer.
brianlarossa.medium.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:03 PM
I’ll have to check them out! Thank you!
November 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Oh yay! I signed up for 2 classes just now!
November 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
If an agent opens, then its a good time to query. I wouldn’t be surprised if its slow in nov/dec because of the holidays. I also recommend making your own spreadsheet to keep track of which agents at which agencies would be a good fit, so you can query them next. You can message me if you want.
November 15, 2024 at 4:42 AM