Come ask Avi Ehrlich, Publisher of alllll your Silver Sprocket faves any and all questions you might have about self and diy publishing! This is an informal satellite event to Pride in Panels! These are drop-in only hours, so please come by with questions, or be prepared to listen to Avi go off on a tangent! This is their time to shine and bestow upon you all their decades of wisdom.

Avi will be sharing advice about self-publishing, marketing, pitching, production, distribution, and anything else under the sun. However please note that Avi will NOT be giving reviews of portfolios or taking pitches for publication by Silver Sprocket.

Get ready to workshop your drama with other queer cartoonists! Conflict - whether internal, interpersonal, or global - is an essential element of any juicy story. What are particularly queer flavors of conflict? How do our characters navigate it and learn from it? How does it change them? 

In this 3-hour workshop hosted by Kristen Zimmerman (Home) and Mike Rossi (Branches), we’ll look at examples of conflict in queer comics, then break into small groups to workshop and critique each other's work. Participants will leave with concrete feedback and an experience of creative community.  

Each participant should bring 3 copies of a work in progress - a story outline, a fully thumbnailed chapter of a longer project, or a mini comic - to share with other participants. 

Join us at Silver Sprocket for a night of comics readings by some of the most unique queer comic artists around!

Additional details to be announced!

THE BIG EVENT! Over 125 queer comic artists will be exhibiting and selling their own books, prints, and other materials. This is a great chance to meet and support some of your favorite queer comic creators.

All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.