Doubling up!

June/July Newsletter

Sorry for missing a month of my newsletter, but I was feverishly working on roughing out my next graphic novel for a publishing deadline, and I think I overestimated how many pages I could finish per day without thinking about how many more characters, settings and crowd scenes there were in this book than in my last one. I was so busy, I didn’t have any progress videos to share for it. I’ll try to make a few if we get closer to an official announcement.

Here’s some photos of my visits since the last newsletter:

Photos from the DPS Steam Expo, Broomfield Library, and St. Elizabeth’s School

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang is a 2026 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist for the Southwest Division. Thank you for all of your votes and thanks in advance for your votes for this round! If you’re an SCBWI member, you can vote simply by logging into your member home.

• More reviews are coming in for my book! l don’t forget to drop me a review, and if you have already, make sure to copy them over to Amazon, where you can make a big impact!

Don’t forget I now have downloadable educator resources on my website for my books! Please check them out, and book me soon for your school author visits!BookCheer!

Also, if you’re looking to connect with some other authors and author/illustrators, I’m now a part of a new group that my debut group evolved out of called BookCheer!

We’ve got downloadable educator resources from our authors and launched 2026 Book Bingo, perfect for your Summer Reading (and a companion Summer Side Quest Bingo to ward off bordom and keep your family active. There are prizes! And don’t forget to join our discord for bookish discussions and subscribe to our newsletter for engaging book cheer topics!

Events

• Two more Friday Fests on July 24th, and August 7th, FREE caricatures from 7-10 pm at Friday Fest in Downtown Greeley

• Wednesday, July 1st at 7 pm Creating Accessible Books with Sara Fujimura and Stan Yan at Dandelion Books 139 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL. More info via SCBWI-IL Co-RA’s Sarah Hammond (sarah @ sarahhammond.org) and Jamie Ericson (jamie.n.ericson @ gmail.com)

• July 29-30, I’ll be doing FREE caricatures of attendees at the 2026 CASE Convention in Breckenridge, CO

• Friday, July 31st from 6:30 - 7:30 pm, I’ll be on the Graphic Novel Author Panel at the Golden Public Library.

New T-shirt Design

My phenomenal kidlit author/illustrator pal, Kaz Windness illustrated a tee shirt idea of mine that we’ve put in my tee public store. Available in 3 text colors and countless shirt colors, styles and other select merch. All profits go to emerging children’s book authors and illustrators. I won’t explain it to you, suffice to say iykyk.

Click on image to visit my teepublic storefront

The Last Man on Earth

These are the strips that ran since my last newsletter. You can visit the growing archive for this strip at stanyan.me/comic-strip/lmoe, and if you really like something, click on my TeePublic link at the bottom of the page.

Eupologies

Find the biweekly archives at eupologies.com, and if you really like something, click on my TeePublic link at the bottom of the page.

Caricatures

Some highlights from the Greeley Friday Fest!

I’m still closed to studio commissions, but I have continued to do live gigs, so, you can still hire me to draw for your event at zombicatures.com.

Cuddlefish Academy

Last newsletter, I said I’d be raising my coaching prices by June 1st, but I was too busy to remember to do that, so take advantage of my lack of attention to detail. If you’ve been wanting to get one-on-one coaching from me, make sure to book before July for the old, lower prices.

What have I been reading?

I’m going to be regularly adding this section to my newsletter to highlight my favorite reads of the month, but I’m not soliciting books for review, so PLEASE don’t send me your book.

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