When is Laydeez do Comics LONDON

Laydeez do Comics ..... WHEN...

LONDON
Monday 20 May, 6-8.30pm BOOK A PLACE
Guests
Rachael Ball, artistrachaelball.tumblr.com
Dr Ruth Herz, former judge, Professor at Birkbeck College and author of The Art of Justice Hart Publishing
Canan Marasligi, writer, literary translator, editor & screenwriter based in Amsterdam http://cananmarasligil.com

DAY: MONDAY
TIME: 6pm-8.30pm
VENUE: Foyles Bookshop Gallery, third floor,
113-119 Charing Cross Road
London, WC2H 0EB
Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road
ENTRY: FREE but contributions welcome for drinks and cake!
RSVP: Although free, for health and safety reasons,
please book for each event.
Links to eventbrite pages are set up to enable this.
For APRIL BOOK A PLACE

Future 2013 LONDON dates:

Monday 20 May BOOK A PLACE
Monday 17 June BOOK A PLACE
Monday 19 August
Monday 16 September
Monday 21 October
Monday 18 November
Monday 16 December

Previous meetings .......

Monday 22 April, 6-8.30pm
Guests
Henny Beaumont, artist http://www.hennybeaumont.com
Glyn Dillon, artist and author of award winning The Nao of Brown, Self Made Hero http://www.naobrown.com/news/
Bunny Schendler and Melissa Herman, film makers http://bunnyschendler.blogspot.co.uk

Monday 18 March 2013
Elliot Baggott, comics artist http://www.elliotbaggott.com/
Dr Nina Burrowes, Cartooning Pyschologist www.ninaburrowes.com
Annie Lawson, cartoonist and rug maker http://www.annielawson.com/

Monday 18 February 2013
Lora Fountain Literary agent and comics artist
Francesca Mancuso Comics artist and illustrator www.dreamsaddict.com
Steve Marchant Comics artist and co-founder of
Cartoon Classroom

Monday 21 January 2013
Dr Muna Al-Jawad, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, BSUH,
Comics artist and co-organiser of the
4th International Comics and Medicine Conference, 2013
John Miers, Artist www.johnmiers.com
David Jesus Vignolli, Artist www.atmastories.com/fridaycomics/

Blog post by Rosie Polet

Monday 10 December 2012
Lucy Dale, artist http://lucy-dale.blogspot.co.uk/
Dr Anna Madill, University of Leeds
Heather Wilson, artist
Blog post by Alison Lucy Stone

Monday 12 November 2012
LAYDEEZ DO COMICS in association with COMICA
US artist ALISON BECHDEL
Author of Fun Home and Are You My Mother?
With additional guest appearances from
The STRUMPETS announcing STRUMPET 2
And Charlotte Richardson Andrews announcing
The inaugural Queer Zine Fest London
Blog post by Eve Lacey
Feature on For Books Sake: Read Here

Monday 22 October 2012
Simon Grennan, artist http://kartoonkings.com/
Lucy Lyons, artist http://www.lucylyons.org/
Fay Trier, writer http://www.facebook.com/fayt35

Monday 10 September 2012
Richy K. Chandler, Illustrator, designer and comics artist www.tempolush.com
Louise Crosby, artist http://www.facebook.com/SeeingPoetry
Louisa Parker, artist www.louisaparker.com
Blog post by Lucy Dale

13 August 2012
Hannah Berry, illustrator, comics artist and author of Britten and Brulightly http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/authors/hannah-berry
Selina Lock and Jay Eales, publishers of anthology, The Girly Comic http://www.factorfictionpress.co.uk/girly/
Lily Mae martin, artist http://berlindomestic.wordpress.com/
Recommended Read: Adamtine, by Hannah Berry, published by Jonathan Cape
Blog post by Seleem

Monday 18 June 2012
Kate Brown http://danse-macabre.nu Comics artist.
Author of Fish + Chocolate
Doug Wallace and Emma Hayley Directors of SelfMadeHero, independent graphic novel publisher www.selfmadehero.com
Sally Jane Thompson Comics creator and illustrator www.sallyjanethompson.co.uk
Recommended read:Fish + Chocolate by Kate Brown, published by SelfMadeHero
Blog post by Richy K. Chandler: www.tempolush.com

Monday 21 May 2012
Nick Abadzis http://www.nickabadzis.com/ Writer, artist. Author of Laika and Hugo Tate
Nancy K. Miller Author and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Centre www.whattheysaved.com
Isobel Williams Artist and blogger http://izzybody.blogspot.com/http://www.isobelwilliams.org.uk
Aneurin (Nye) Wright http://welsheldorado.com/ illustrator, animator and author of Trailer Park
Recommended read: Trailer Park by Aneurin (Nye) Wright, published by Myriad Editions
Blog post by David Vignolli

Monday 23 April 2012
Rachael Ball, comics artist
Tom Gauld, cartoonist, illustrator and author of Goliath
Simone Lia, illustrator and author of Please God, Find Me A Husband
Ian Williams AKA Thom Ferrier, artist and founder of Graphic Medicine
Recommended Read: Please God, Find Me A Husband published by Jonathan Cape
Blog post by Ottile Hainsworth

Monday 19 March 2012
London Print Studio Comics Collective
Lily-Rose Beardshaw
Abraham Christie
Shamisa Debroey
Merlin Evans
Jade Sarson
Susan Yan Mach
Recommended Read:
Parallel Lives: London Print Studio Comic Collective Anthology,
Published by Knockabout Pre-order here
Blog post by Robin Barnard

20 February 2012
Karrie Fransman Comics artist
Dr Ann Miller, Academic, writer Joint editor of European Comic Art
http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/eca/
Emma Mould, Writer and comics collaborator
Recommended Read:
The House that Groaned by Karrie Fransman
Blog Post by Susan Yan Mach

16 January 2012
Daniel Locke , artist and illustrator
Jacqueline Nicholls, artist
Karen Rubins, comics artist
Recommended Read:
St Martin of Tours by Daniel Locke
Blog Post by faybird33

5 December 2011
Rachel Abrams, designer and writer, Brooklyn NY
Sarah Lightman, artist, curator and researcher
Marcia Mihotich, graphic designer and illustrator
Nicola Streeten, illustrator and author of graphic memoir
Billy, Me & You
Recommended Read:
Billy, Me & You by Nicola Streeten,
published by Myriad Editions Blog Post by Jade Sarson

21 November 2011
Sarah Leavitt, Canadian artist and author of Tangles
'Comic Nurse', aka MK Czerwiec, American artist and author of Comic Nurse
Mawil, German author and artist
Uli Oesterle German author and artist
Recommended Reads:
Tangles, by Sarah Leavitt, published by Jonathan Cape
Comic Nurse comics
Works by Mawil and by Uli Oesteerle published by Blank Slate Books
Blog Post by Shamisa Debroey

17 October 2011
Kripa Joshi: Illustrator and comic artist
Martin Steenton + Judith Taboy: Co-editors and
contributing writers at Avoid the Future
Publicist and translators at Blank Slate Books
Joanna Walsh AKA Badaude: Writer and illustrator, author of London Walks

Recommended Reads:
Luchadoras by Peggy Adam, published by Blank Slate Books
London Walks by Badaude published by Tate

Blog Post by Nuala Murphy

19 September 2011
David Blandy artist
Inko (Ai Takita-Lucas) Manga artist
Rachel Cattle artist
Recommended Read The Darkness, by Rachel Cattle

Blog Post by Elena Vitagliano

Monday 22 August
Howard Hardiman, author of The Lengths
Jenny Linn-Cole , artist
Francesca Mancuso, artist
Mike Medaglia, artist
Recommended Read: The Lengths, by Howard Hardiman

Blog Post by Sally Plowman

June 2011
Andrew Godfrey Bristol based illuatrator and comics artist
Katie Green Bristol based illustrator and comics artist
Professor Charles Hatfield, Professor at California State University. Author of Alternative Comics (2005) Member of the editorial board for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.
Joumana Medlej Lebanon based comics artist. Creator of comic series Malaak: Angel of Peace

Blog post by Mike Medaglia

23 May 2011
Alex Fitch Radio interviewer, film reviewer and events organiser.
Alex Fitch hosts the regular comics slot on Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com
Paula Knight Illustrator and writer
Jo Tyler Lecturer and Programme Co-ordinator for the Radio Production degree
at Bournemouth University
Mary Talbot Academic, writer and consultant. Presently developing a graphic novel dealing with the women's suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
Bryan Talbot Writer and artist. Currently working collaboratively on graphic novel 'Dotter of Her Father's Eyes' with Mary Talbot.. To be published by Jonathan Cape.

Blog post by Francesca Mancusco

11 April 2011

Members of The London Print Studio Comics Collective will present their individual works.

Introduction by
www.karriefransman.com
Comic creator currently working on a graphic novel, 'The House That Groaned'

They are....
Joe Kelly
A comic creator with a passion for stories based on real life.

Rachel Emily Taylor
A keen visual storyteller, working in a variety of mediums from comics to narrative 3D sculpture and film

William Goldsmith
An illustrator and comic creator living and working in Brighton

Freya Harrison
A comic creator currently working on a graphic novel that combines her life long passion for comics with music.

Isabel Greenberg
An illustrator currently working on a series of short comics.

Edd Baldry
London based radical illustrator working under the psyeudonym of
Hey Monkey Riot.

Member of publishing collective Last Hours
Organiser of the annual London Zine Symposium

Blog Post by Abi Higgs

21 March 2011

Woodrow Phoenix
Comics artist, writer and illustrator. Creator of Rumble Strip.

Ros Archer
Artist

Recommended Read:

Rumble Strip by Woodrow Phoenix

Blog Post by Marcia Mihotich

28 February 2011

Francesca Cassavetti
Illustrator and comics creator

Sean Azzopardi
Comics creator

London Print Studio Comics Collective

John Miers
Illustrator and Comics creator