Wonderful blog by elleustrates of our Laydeez Do Comics Bristol event this week, with Alice Urbino and Jayde Perkin
LDC London 8 October 2018
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London LDC 13 August The Jewish Museum
Astrid Schmetterling, Senior Lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, discussing the extraordinary life and work of Charlotte Salomon. Corinne Pearlman, Creative Director of Myriad Editions, speaking about their latest publication, ‘The Inking Woman’, celebrating 250 years of the work of women cartoonists in Britain. Big Thanks to Daniela Duca for capturing the magic of the … Continue reading London LDC 13 August The Jewish Museum
PENRYN LDC 25th July – CORNWALL 2018 – images
A pop up LDC at The First Factory Art Space, Penryn Speakers: Donya Todd Camila Stacey - Cornwall Zine Library, Lou Crosby - Seeing Poetry Some images from the night by Imogen Lacey mainly drawn during Donya's talk Instagram @imogenlacey https://cargocollective.com/imogenlacey
London July 2018 by Lucy Sullivan
Penryn LDC – Cornwall July 25th 2018
LDC Penryn Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM Fish Factory Art Space, Commercial Road, TR10 8AG Penryn, Cornwall Laydeez do Comics is a women led unique graphic novel forum that is open to all. Artists, academics, publishers and fans from around the world are invited to speak. It is a platform for … Continue reading Penryn LDC – Cornwall July 25th 2018
London Laydeez Do Comics June 2018 by Jess Green
London May 2018 by Tom Pearce
Ottilie Hainsworth: Illustrator and graphic novelist. Author of “Talking to Gina” (2017, Myriad Editions) Emma Burleigh: Writer Illustrator and graphic novelist. Winner of the Laydeez do Comics Prize 2018. I was really happy to finally make it to a Laydeez Do Comics event. Both speakers did great talks and showed work which I found really … Continue reading London May 2018 by Tom Pearce
Why Do We Have a Women-Only Award & Residency?
“We feel our work is not good enough, but who is deciding what’s good enough?” - LDC founder Nicola Streeten at the Angouleme International Comics Festival 2017. In 2017, at the biggest comic festival in Europe, all 30 award nominees for the lifetime award were male. In fact, in its 43 year history up to … Continue reading Why Do We Have a Women-Only Award & Residency?
Laydeez Day Festival by Isobel Rafferty and Esme Bow MacLean 2018
Laydeez do Comics awards, Emma Burleigh, the first Female-Identifying Prize for Unpublished Graphic Novels in Progress at an all-inclusive day festival in recognition and celebration of the UK-based talent of women in the comic industry. Held at the Free Word Centre in East London, the inspiring day showcased all works submitted in the form … Continue reading Laydeez Day Festival by Isobel Rafferty and Esme Bow MacLean 2018