Applications are due for next years Pride In Panels by midnight. Now’s your chance to be a part of one of San Francisco’s best queer comics festivals, which had 2000 attendees last festival. Also a remind to folks that there are no application fee’s, and we also have mini-grants one can sign up for.
Hey folks, September 15th is our new cut-off date for applications to apply for Pride In Panels 2026. If you’d like to table and haven’t applied yet, please head over to our website at prideinpanels.org . Don’t sweat about any submission fees, cause there are none. We hope to see your name!
We wanted to give a shout out to the @sfpubliclibrary @ccacomics @silversprocket and the Independent Arts and Media for backing us in our endeavor to uplift queer comics and representation in the Bay Area. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to host this incredible event. Applications still available.
Why, hello there! Wanna know the minds and faces behind the Pride In Panels 2026 festival? Here are the four board members putting this whole thing together. They most definitely want you to apply as soon as possible, cause the deadline for applications are just around the corner on September 8th!
Our new website is officially a-go! Here, you’ll find applications to apply to table, a newsletter to receive updates, and a description about who we are. Visit prideinpanels.org or our link in bio today. Reminder that applications are due September 8!
We’re excited to welcome Tori Bowler and Joa Dimas to #PrideinPanels! A queer non-binary artist couple based out of Oakland, the pair are a part of The Junk Drawer Press, where they create everything from zines to prints to jewelry. #QueerComics
Sharon et Yoshi profile picture for Pride in Panels
Pride in Panels poster
Time Travel Baby cover
Introducing Sharon et Yoshi, an artist who works on Illustration, Comic, and Game Design. They like to experiment with different media and work in different styles. Recently, their works including Time Travel Baby and Invisible Witch!
#PrideInPanels #QueerComics #SFQueerComics
A cute portrait of Kyla Aiko on a blue background inside a yellow panel with a speech bubble that says Pride In Panels SF Queer Comics Fest and Exhibitor Spotlight: Kyla Aiko.
Pride in Panels: SF Queer Comics Fest poster
Next up is Kyla Aiko! Aiko is a writer, letterer, and editor who’s always looking for good soup noodle recommendations (the spicier the better). She’s currently working on #Foxlight, her debut graphic novel about a lost fox spirit and the noodle maker who helps him find his way home. #PrideInPanels
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Graphic with a drawing of Sarah Maloney with a speech bubble that says Pride in Panels SF Queer Comcis Fest
Up next, Pride in Panels is excited to introduce @maloneydoodles.bsky.social! Sarah Maloney (they/she) is a queer cartoonist and educator. Their most recent comic, Ride At Your Own Risk is a collection of memoir comics.
#PrideInPanels #QueerComics
A portrait of a young person in a Justice for Trayvon hoodie. The portrait is in a pink cartoon panel with a speech bubble that reads PRIDE IN PANELS SF Queer Comics Fest. A caption reads Exhibitor Spotlight: Ajuan Mance.
The cover of What Do Brothas Do All Day by Ajuan Mance
The poster for Pride In Panels SF Queer Comics Fest, Sunday Feb. 18th, 2024.
Next up on our lineup is Ajuan Mance! Mance is a Professor at California College of the Arts. A lifelong artist, Mance has participated in many solo and group exhibitions from the Bay Area to Brooklyn. Mance has most recently published the book, What Do Brothas Do All Day! #PrideinPanels
A blue comics panel with a drawing of Maia Kobabe. A speech bubble reads PRIDE IN PANELS SF QUEER COMICS FEST and a caption reads EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: MAIA KOBABE.
Pride in Panels is excited to introduce our 2024 exhibitors starting with Maia Kobabe! Best known for eir award-winning graphic memoir, Gender Queer, Kobabe has published in The Nib, the New Yorker, The Washington Post, and many anthologies! #PrideInPanels #QueerComics #SFQueerComicsFest