June 24th, 2026
Silver Sprocket is coming to ALA!
We’ll see you in Chicago with artist signings, free comics, and exclusive merch
The Sprocket Gang will be in the exhibit hall at McCormick Place, all weekend, to celebrate the American Library Association’s 150th anniversary! Come out and talk rad books with us and our authors at booth 3229F, or check out any of the panels we’re participating in, or just pop by to grab free stuff, like this sick-ass sticker by Alex Krokus!
Meet Your Favourite Artists!
Check out our events schedule of signings and panels
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- 10:00 - 11:00 am
- Signing – Marnie Galloway and Sage Coffey will be signing and giving away Sage Coffey, co-creator of the multi-award winning zine, Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about graphic medicine, civil rights, and community knowledge sharing!
Sunday, June 28, 2026
- 11:00 – 12:00 pm
- Signing – Keezy Young, author and artist behind Sunflowers, will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about mental illness, mysteries, and queer stuff! Location: Booth 3229F
- 1:30 – 2:20 pm
- Panel – Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
- As patron demographics change, so do the illustrations that reflect them. Join this group of picture book authors, artists, and publishers to hear about the most beautifully illustrated children and adult titles. Location: The Look of Books Stage (Booth #1342)
- Panel – Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
Monday, June 29th, 2026
- 11:30 – 12:20 pm
- Panel – LGBTQ+ and Us: Queer Titles from Independent Publishers Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
- Join us again for this celebration of the queer authors and publishers responsible for some of the most exciting books of the year. This roundtable conversation will look at the backlash to queer writing and how librarians have supported queer writers in the ongoing fight against censorship. Location:
Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth #5242)
- Join us again for this celebration of the queer authors and publishers responsible for some of the most exciting books of the year. This roundtable conversation will look at the backlash to queer writing and how librarians have supported queer writers in the ongoing fight against censorship. Location:
- Panel – LGBTQ+ and Us: Queer Titles from Independent Publishers Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
Get in touch for review copies, PDFs, or interview requests: publicity@silversprocket.com
Silver Sprocket is a San Francisco based publisher championing socially conscious and independently produced comic books, graphic novels, and related arts.
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