Sarah Mensinga
@sarahmensinga.bsky.social
Artist & Writer. New graphic novel, Kindred Dragons, out now from Abrams Books! Lit rep: Mark Gottlieb at TMG.
https://www.sarahmensinga.com/
https://www.sarahmensinga.com/
Exciting!!! I'll now be writing/illustrating a third Kindred Dragons book (I'm currently working on the second) as well as another middle grade graphic novel with Abrams Books!
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Exciting!!! I'll now be writing/illustrating a third Kindred Dragons book (I'm currently working on the second) as well as another middle grade graphic novel with Abrams Books!
Happy Halloween! Things have been busy, but I managed to sneak a witch painting in! 🖤🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy Halloween! Things have been busy, but I managed to sneak a witch painting in! 🖤🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My kids' elementary school used to have a book-themed costume parade, where all the kids marched around dressed up as book characters. So fun. Mostly kids wore their normal costumes and found a book to match (like a spiderman book, etc.) but some people did get really creative. #kidlitchat
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My kids' elementary school used to have a book-themed costume parade, where all the kids marched around dressed up as book characters. So fun. Mostly kids wore their normal costumes and found a book to match (like a spiderman book, etc.) but some people did get really creative. #kidlitchat
It's hard for me to appreciate Reese's that I know about Trader Joy's dark chocolate peanut butter cups... We have like three containers in the house right now. 😬 #kidlitchat
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It's hard for me to appreciate Reese's that I know about Trader Joy's dark chocolate peanut butter cups... We have like three containers in the house right now. 😬 #kidlitchat
Ah, I don't usually make this chat! Hurray! (I am in the middle of making a late dinner for the kids, so I might not be able to stay long.) I think this might be my favorite Halloween book... and it's very subtly Halloweeny. The ending is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEgp... #kidlitchat
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ah, I don't usually make this chat! Hurray! (I am in the middle of making a late dinner for the kids, so I might not be able to stay long.) I think this might be my favorite Halloween book... and it's very subtly Halloweeny. The ending is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEgp... #kidlitchat
It's release week for my debut middle grade graphic novel, Kindred Dragons, published by Abrams Books! Yay!!!
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's release week for my debut middle grade graphic novel, Kindred Dragons, published by Abrams Books! Yay!!!
From the storytelling class I taught at the DFW Writers' Conference last weekend...
October 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
From the storytelling class I taught at the DFW Writers' Conference last weekend...
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#kidlitartpostcard day! What is Tabay doing this late at night? A perfect example on what I am looking for; ghosts, old colonial houses and cats!
I am also interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt
Currently seeking representation
More of my work at
www.joseanieto.com
I am also interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt
Currently seeking representation
More of my work at
www.joseanieto.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#kidlitartpostcard day! What is Tabay doing this late at night? A perfect example on what I am looking for; ghosts, old colonial houses and cats!
I am also interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt
Currently seeking representation
More of my work at
www.joseanieto.com
I am also interested in #MG s, #GraphicNovels and #CoverArt
Currently seeking representation
More of my work at
www.joseanieto.com
I try to keep in mind that there will always be a gap between the ideal art I'd like to create and what I actually create, and to make peace with that. It's probably also a good thing: that feeling motivates me to keep learning & improving.
2 pieces of advice for young artists:
- In every graphic novel I’ve ever done, I think there are maybe 2 images I think are really good. Everything else is “good enough.”
- That thing you drew that you hate is someone else’s favorite drawing of yours.
- In every graphic novel I’ve ever done, I think there are maybe 2 images I think are really good. Everything else is “good enough.”
- That thing you drew that you hate is someone else’s favorite drawing of yours.
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I try to keep in mind that there will always be a gap between the ideal art I'd like to create and what I actually create, and to make peace with that. It's probably also a good thing: that feeling motivates me to keep learning & improving.
So true.
One of my main motivations for for teaching classes at my local writers convention is because it forces me out of my comfort zone & it also gets easier and less stressful every time I do it.
One of my main motivations for for teaching classes at my local writers convention is because it forces me out of my comfort zone & it also gets easier and less stressful every time I do it.
Advice to my younger introverted self who just wanted to stay in my creative hermit-cave & CREATE:
Don't wait 'til after you're published to learn how to do presentations / public speaking / self- & book-promotion. Yes, even YOU can learn, even if these things terrify you right now.
#KidLitChat
Don't wait 'til after you're published to learn how to do presentations / public speaking / self- & book-promotion. Yes, even YOU can learn, even if these things terrify you right now.
#KidLitChat
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
So true.
One of my main motivations for for teaching classes at my local writers convention is because it forces me out of my comfort zone & it also gets easier and less stressful every time I do it.
One of my main motivations for for teaching classes at my local writers convention is because it forces me out of my comfort zone & it also gets easier and less stressful every time I do it.
The nicest thing about the book event at Honey Locust Farms last weekend is that if any conversation got too awkward, I could Homer Simpson myself into the foliage.
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The nicest thing about the book event at Honey Locust Farms last weekend is that if any conversation got too awkward, I could Homer Simpson myself into the foliage.
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if i have any advice to aspiring comic artists, it's that unless you actively really enjoy the process of drawing detailed backgrounds, you will save yourself a lot of time and energy developing a style that does not require you to always include them
September 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
if i have any advice to aspiring comic artists, it's that unless you actively really enjoy the process of drawing detailed backgrounds, you will save yourself a lot of time and energy developing a style that does not require you to always include them
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At the DFW Writers' Workshop's Author Crawl last weekend at Dallas's Half Price flagship store. 💕📚
August 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
At the DFW Writers' Workshop's Author Crawl last weekend at Dallas's Half Price flagship store. 💕📚
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August 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Time to meet some of the characters in Kindred Dragons, my debut middle grade graphic novel, coming out from Abrams Books on October 14th. :) First up is Brim! #Kidlit #KidsGN #KidlitIllustration #graphicnovels
August 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Time to meet some of the characters in Kindred Dragons, my debut middle grade graphic novel, coming out from Abrams Books on October 14th. :) First up is Brim! #Kidlit #KidsGN #KidlitIllustration #graphicnovels
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Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Kim, an Illustrator who ADs in games. I love wavy lines and magical looking stuff.
www.kimherbst.com for more ❤️ I love creating work for book covers and editorials.
www.kimherbst.com for more ❤️ I love creating work for book covers and editorials.
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay I'm Kim, an Illustrator who ADs in games. I love wavy lines and magical looking stuff.
www.kimherbst.com for more ❤️ I love creating work for book covers and editorials.
www.kimherbst.com for more ❤️ I love creating work for book covers and editorials.
Hey Canadian friends! Kindred Dragons is part of Indigo's "Most Anticipated Canadian Books" online deal! Hurray!!! 30% off Kindred Dragon preorders from today until July 6th!
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/kindre...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/kindre...
June 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hey Canadian friends! Kindred Dragons is part of Indigo's "Most Anticipated Canadian Books" online deal! Hurray!!! 30% off Kindred Dragon preorders from today until July 6th!
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/kindre...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/kindre...
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#KidLitArt chat is this Thursday! Set your reminders!
June's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Summer Plans!
Join your hosts on June 26, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about what you'll be up to this Summer!
Banner art by Rubin Pingk
Join your hosts on June 26, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about what you'll be up to this Summer!
Banner art by Rubin Pingk
June 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#KidLitArt chat is this Thursday! Set your reminders!
I had a great time in Portland at #CI2025, the American Booksellers Association's kid lit conference! Thank you Abrams Books for inviting me! #graphicnovels
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I had a great time in Portland at #CI2025, the American Booksellers Association's kid lit conference! Thank you Abrams Books for inviting me! #graphicnovels
My new phone has the fanciest zoom! No more "what's that tiny smudge in the distance" photos for me. :)
June 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My new phone has the fanciest zoom! No more "what's that tiny smudge in the distance" photos for me. :)
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Inks. Next I’ll start working on the highlights with gouache. After more touches with ink I’ll scan it and colour it.
June 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Inks. Next I’ll start working on the highlights with gouache. After more touches with ink I’ll scan it and colour it.
Delighted to be on the Middle Grade Graphic panel at the School Library Journal's Day of Dialogue, a free virtual event this May 22nd! I really enjoyed reading the other panelists' books. Such a fun selection! #SLJDOD
May 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Delighted to be on the Middle Grade Graphic panel at the School Library Journal's Day of Dialogue, a free virtual event this May 22nd! I really enjoyed reading the other panelists' books. Such a fun selection! #SLJDOD
Happy #mermay2025! Delighted that I found a few minutes to draw/paint/digitally-conjure a merm this year. 💚
May 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy #mermay2025! Delighted that I found a few minutes to draw/paint/digitally-conjure a merm this year. 💚