London Book Fair 2025, returning to Olympia London from 11th – 13th March, will include The London Book Fair Comic Space, curated by VIP Brands’ Ivanka Hahnenberger, who was instrumental in establishing the Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s Comic Rights Market (which wil return to Bowness next September). Tables for publishers will cost £2000 and can sign up for a space now by emailing rebekah.ampadu@rxglobal.com.
“A super price for presence at London Book Fair,” she says.
“What is very exciting is that it will be located next to the Pathways Charity for emerging children’s book creators from backgrounds that are under-represented in children’s publishing.”
VIP Brands represents some of the best European comics publishers giving you a choice of thousands of the best comics available worldwide from top authors and artists.
This news follows rthe announcement that comic creator Jamie Smart will be LBF’s first ever Creative of the Fair, announced earlier this week. All great developments for comics publishing.
• if you are a publisher sign up for the new Comic Space at London Book Fair. £2000 for a table. Contact: rebekah.ampadu@rxglobal.com
• The London Book Fair (LBF) is the world’s largest spring book trade and publishing event and will return to its home at Olympia London from 11th – 13th March 2025
• Further details about The London Book Fair registration and line-up will be revealed in due course and will be available from londonbookfair.co.uk The full programme for The London Book Fair 2025 will be announced early next year
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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