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Kelly Sue DeConnick

29 Mar, 11 tweets, 5 min read

https://twitter.com/kellysue/status/1375569701095436288

Okay! Happy #VisibleWomen Day.

The QT tweet below is a thread that contains our history and reason-for-being, as well as some other really cool databases and hashtags to follow.

https://twitter.com/kellysue/status/1375569701095436288

**Our preferred #VisibleWomen format is**: [Your professional name-even if it matches Twitter handle], [What you do --draw/color/ink/write etc]. [Resumé or portfolio link/links]. [Additional info like genre or medium pref.] [hashtags including #VisibleWomen]

@BrinkLitProject

Visible Women: If you'd like to be considered for the @BrinkLitProject partnership anthology project (info here: frictionlit.org/visiblewomen/ ) add the hashtag #unseen

**Important** -- We collect all the #VisibleWomen RT'd portfolios into a spreadsheet and make it available to hiring professionals in the publishing industry free of charge. If someone contacts you off that spreadsheet, you must still do your due diligence!

**Do not work for anyone without a signed agreement.** We strongly recommend you have a lawyer review any agreement. There are many lawyers who will review contracts for artists on sliding scales or for a small percentage of the fee you will receive. #VisibleWomen

Not participating in the #VisibleWomen hashtag, but want to be of support? RT your favorites or just reply to show appreciation. Easy-peasy.

Most of this #VisibleWomen info is collected here: milkfed.us/events/save-th…

**Please do NOT submit to #VisibleWomen for someone else.** It's lovely that you want to support your friend, but we don't want to risk putting a spotlight on someone who doesn't feel ready. Let them make that call.

@turnerlobey

Any questions? Hit me up. Milkfed Editor @turnerlobey will be taking over this account and doing the RTs starting at 10am, but I will check in frequently and answer questions if they come up. Thanks for being here, y'all.

(If you follow this account for the usual bread-baking and puppy content, you might want to mute for the rest of the day. Or don't! You might find your new favorite artist. Bread and puppies and screaming into the ether will return tomorrow. -- Kelly Sue)

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The next #VisibleWomen is Monday, March 29. This is gonna be a thread about that.

I should probably start at the start -- the first #VisibleWomen day was in 2016. It started out of frustration at the perception that it was hard to find women who were qualified or wanted to draw mainstream comics. The first VW was for artists only. It went well.

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