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May 2019
LDC Dundee Meet Up Launch
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Dundee Chapter of Laydeez do Comics! All are welcome! For this event, we will be looking at the relationship between comics and memories (traumatic, personal, collective, and more). Dundee's own Dr. Golnar Nabizadeh will give a presentation on her newly released book, Representation and Memory in Graphic Novels. This will be followed by a panel discussion on comics and memory, an audience Q&A and a light reception. If you have any questions,…
Find out more »June 2019
Birmingham Meet Up
Join us for another afternoon of socialising & sharing ideas with other fans of comics in your friendly neighbourhood addition of LDComics (All Welcome!) Our mission statement: "To change the world through the medium of comics!" What happens at these meet ups: We'll introduce ourselves, new and familiar, Followed by our first 2 Guest Speakers presenting their work, Then a break for meeting each other, Followed by our last presentation :) There will be drinks & snacks available, Feel free…
Find out more »Artists Residency 2019
This Event is closed for entering, but will be returning in 2020 Sign up to our mailing list for updates. There are 8 spaces on the residency, including 2 bursaries available offering free participation for those on low income. The weekend is open to women-only and all levels are welcome. DESCRIPTION Do you have a graphic novel you are working on or an idea you would like to develop that would benefit from supportive critical feedback and clear direction from…
Find out more »LDC Manchester Meet Up Launch
Join us for our first Laydeez do Comics event in Manchester in conjunction with International Graphics Novel and Comics Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. The night promises an LDC special. SPEAKERS – 4 short illustrated talks Rachael Ball - cartoonist/ illustrator – author of ‘The Inflatable Woman’ (Bloomsbury, 2015) which was Guardian Best Graphic Novel 2015. Rachael will be talking about her second graphic novel, WOLF (Self Made Hero, 2018) and her current project, a third graphic novel ‘The Patsy Papers’. This is…
Find out more »July 2019
London LDC Thursday 25 July 2019, 6-8pm
Guest speakers Jay Gunn: comics artist. Author and artist of "Surface Tension" (Titan Comics) Lena Lê: Comics artist and illustrator https://lana-le.com Steve Marchant: Comics artist and tutor https://stevemarchantblog.wordpress.com Book your free place here. Strictly limited space, so please be sure to cancel in good time if you can't honour your booking. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ldc-london-thursday-25-july-2019-tickets-65167908970
Find out more »August 2019
LDC Birmingham
Join us for another afternoon of socialising & sharing ideas with other fans of comics in your friendly neighbourhood addition of LDComics (All Welcome!) Our mission statement: "To champion and support the work of comic creators whose work focuses on the drama of the everyday." What happens at these meet ups: We'll introduce ourselves, new and familiar, Followed by our first 2 Guest Speakers presenting their work, Then a break for meeting each other, Followed by our last presentation :)…
Find out more »September 2019
London LDC 12 September
Join us for a pleasant evening of visual delight and chit chat with the uber talented Mark Stafford and Jessica Martin. Thursday 12 Sept, 6-8pm at the all new Cartoon Museum. 63 Wells Street, Fitzrovia London W1A 3AE https://www.cartoonmuseum.org Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus Guest speakers Jessica Martin Jessica's brand new graphic novel is hot off the press!!: 'Life Drawing- My Life Under the Lights' https://jessicamartinofficial.com Mark Stafford Mark's latest graphic novel (written by David Hine), is 'Lip Hook. ' Come…
Find out more »LDC Workshop: Your Life Story in Comics with Lou Crosby
A introductory and practical workshop into graphic memoir / comics about the everyday hosted by Louise Crosby, from the Laydeez do Comics Team (LDC) This session will begin with a brief illustrated presentation of the possibilities of the comics form and how it can be used to tell autobiographical stories. She will also show examples of graphic memoirs, including some from the libraries own collection. Then there will be a chance to try it out for yourself, through a few…
Find out more »LDC Workshop: Your Life Story in Comics with Lou Crosby
A introductory and practical workshop into graphic memoir / comics about the everyday hosted by Louise Crosby, from the Laydeez do Comics Team (LDC) This session will begin with a brief illustrated presentation of the possibilities of the comics form and how it can be used to tell autobiographical stories. She will also show examples of graphic memoirs, including some from the libraries own collection. Then there will be a chance to try it out for yourself, through a few…
Find out more »LDC London September 2019
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