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Stan Yan

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Stan is an award-winning, first generation American-born-Chinese, Denver-based writer, illustrator, caricature artist and instructor.

He helped to co-found the Squid Works comic creator cooperative, was a board member of the Colorado Alliance of Illustrators and is currently the co-Regional Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (RMC-SCBWI), and a member of the Cuddlefish Gang art “cuddlective.”

His work has been seen in THE SUNDAY HA HA, VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS (BlueWater Productions / Storm Comics / Tidal Wave), THERE’S A ZOMBIE IN THE BASEMENT (Squid Works Kids), DENVER COMIX, KITE TALES, the RMC-SCBWI annual calendar, THE QUEUING DEAD (British zombie anthology), POP CULTURE CLASS
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Stan Yan I rarely get writer's block, but I find I'm most inspired when my mind is idle. Taking showers, walks, sitting in stop-and-go traffic all make my mind…moreI rarely get writer's block, but I find I'm most inspired when my mind is idle. Taking showers, walks, sitting in stop-and-go traffic all make my mind wander, and that's where my best ideas come from.(less)
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I love chicken pot pie. I think that's what writers eat, right?

Seriously, I've always been a storyteller. That's what I do. I don't …more
Chicks and dough.

I love chicken pot pie. I think that's what writers eat, right?

Seriously, I've always been a storyteller. That's what I do. I don't know how not to be one.(less)
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I’m happy to announce that I’ve updated my TeePublic store so all of my designs are designs you can put on a mask. Keep in mind that these might take some time to ship due to the high demand, but they have a basic and multi-layer version, the latter which has a slot that you … Continue reading →
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