Art by Agnes Lee

Art by Agnes Lee

 
 

Welcome to ILLUSTORIA Studio, a space for artful community & creative inspiration from the founder of Illustoria Magazine. In addition to musings on visual storytelling, creativity, and book recs, we host occasional drawing and creativity prompts, and serve as an incubation lab for conversations and collaborations to develop into meaningful projects. Join us at @illustoria_studio.

💥We are excited to announce our 2024 Call for Comics Submissions!💥 ⁠The deadline to submit is Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PST.⁠ ⁠ All artists published in Illustoria are compensated. Selected artists will either be commissioned to create
Hold the phone ☎️ 👽️ Issue 23: Past & Future come out tomorrow! Inside, have fun with interactive games such as our "Say What?!" feature by Bay Area legend @aaronsgonzalez. Cut into the magazine ✂️ and match up silly phrases with the A
We can hardly wait for the release of Issue 23 on Thursday! ⏳️⌛️⁠ ⁠ In the meantime, feast your eyes 👁️ on this glorious spread written by dynamic duo Jessixa @jessixabagley & Aaron Bagley @aaronbagley, and illustrated by Andy Chou Musser @andym
Announcing our next issue theme... PAST & FUTURE ⌛️⁠ ⁠ Here's a sneak peek of the ultra-charming cover by Charlotte Ager @charlotte.ager. Travel through time and space with us in this fascinating issue! ⁠ ⁠ Stay tuned for the cover reveal and pre
📢 CALL FOR KID SUBMISSIONS 📢⁠ ***Deadline Extended to Tuesday, February 27, 2024***! ⁠ ⁠ Prompt: Tell us about a favorite book that centers around a friendship between two characters. This book can be any genre (graphic novel, nonfiction, fiction,
♥️CALL FOR KID ART♥️ This is an opportunity for a talented young artist you know to have their work published in the next print issue of the magazine.⁠ ⁠ Just in time for a Valentine's Day art project, our prompt is...: Draw your heart
February is here, the shortest and somehow also longest month of the year. As we look forward toward the promise of spring and the year ahead, we wanted to take this moment to look back and celebrate the year that we colloquially knew as 2023. And th
Many thanks to @altajournal, @calbookclub, and Jessica Blough for featuring Illustoria in their California Book Club newsletter! 👀⁠ ⁠ Blough says, “The pages encourage you to draw all over them; their subjects spur just as much creativity as t
Happy #KidArtFriday from Lucia, age 7 from Winnipeg, Canada! We were bursting with pride when we saw these photos of Lucia presenting her work (which we included in Issue 20: Mystery) during show-and-tell! Thanks @sup_mish for sharing. ⁠ ⁠ We love th
Big news 💥 Everything at the @mcswys store is 20% off 💥 until January 2nd! Grab an Illustoria subscription, back issues, children's book, shirts, mugs, all at this awesome discount. Shop via link in bio! ⁠ ⁠ Kids pictured: Melina, Woojin, & Cal
Happy Holidays from all of us at @illustoria_mag! We love this art by @adamhigton (found in Issue 16: Music) ❄️🌜Can't wait for all of the amazing issues up ahead in 2024. Subscribe today (via link in bio) and you'll receive: ⁠ ⁠ 🧬 Issue 22: Inventi
Happy #KidArtFriday from Kaiden from New Westminster, BC! Kaiden drew this rad superhero dog when he was five for Issue 19: Cats & Dogs 🐶 Unfortunately this amazing issue is sold out now, but be sure to look out for it at your local library 📚️
Big shout out to @clutchcollectivemov, an independent art shop in Marietta, Ohio that features a curated collection of art prints, stickers, greeting cards, original ceramics, and much more. ⁠ ⁠ We are thrilled to be stocked at Clutch Collective amon
And now for something completely different.... 🐌 We dig these otherworldly snail creatures created by @_simone_rea_ for Issue 20: Mystery! This back issue was completely sold out until we found some hidden copies in our warehouse 📦️ Grab yours toda
📣 20% discount on ALL Illustoria & McSweeney's merch this week 📣 Grab your favorite @jonklassen shirts, our ultra-durable Illustoria tote bags, and so much more. Shop via link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ Many thanks to Babylon Burning @babylonburninginc for sc
Amazing news for Illustoria fans out there... lots of back issues have been unearthed 📦️ These issues were completely sold out, and now they're BACK❕️What's more, now through Sunday, December 17th, back-issues are HALF-OFF 😯 Grab these fantastic ed
Big shoutout to @watchungbooksellers, an incredible indie bookstore in Montclair, NJ! We are thrilled to be stocked at Watchung. If you find yourself in New Jersey, be sure to give this rad community space a visit. Check out our full list of stockist
Many thanks to @sfchronicle_datebook for covering the McSweeney's Pop-Up shop! Stop by today, Sunday, December 10 for our ❄️ Holiday Party ❄️ from 3 - 6 pm! Address: 849 Valencia Street, San Francisco. ⁠ ⁠ We'll be decorating holiday cards 💌, making
We hope you'll join us for our ❄️ Holiday Party ❄️ happening this Sunday, December 10, from 3 - 6 p.m. at the McSweeney's Pop-Up on 849 Valencia Street in San Francisco! ⁠ ⁠ We'll be decorating holiday cards 💌, making paper snowflakes ❄️, and eating
Did you know that February 23 is 🦴 National Dog Biscuit Day? Or that August 8 is Sneak Some Zucchini 🥒 onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night? Neither did we until two seconds ago! ⁠ ⁠ Learn even more wild but true holidays when you SUBSCRIBE to Illustor