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British and Irish Current Comic-Related Exhibitions
Updated 24th March 2024, a guide to British and Irish comic-related exhibitions
Clockwork Watch transmedia project in the spotlight at the British Library next year
Fantastic news for fans of the long running interactive steampunk-inspired transmedia project, created by Yomi Ayeni
First win in 50 years for a graphic novel at 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards
Long Way Down, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, has won the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal – the first graphic novel to win since Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas in 1973
“Children’s Paper” among latest additions to “Free to View Pages” on the British Newspaper Archive
New additions to the British Newspaper Archive offer different snapshots of life in 1920s Britain
British Library Superhero Challenge for Kids
The British Library has published some more great ideas to teach kids comic creating skills
Rescheduled 2020 Bryant Lecture “Life Drawing with Alison Bechdel” announced as online event
Rescheduled from last year
British Library partners with Universities on Digital Comics PhD projects
The British Library is collaborating with university partners to award PhD funding for four new doctoral research projects, starting in October 2019, two on digital comics. As we previously reported, the projects will be co-supervised by the British Library, offering… Read More ›
In Pictures: European Graphic Novels: Drawing Untold Stories at the British Library
Following up on their appearance at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Czech artists Tomáš Kučerovský and Toy_Box, two of the authors of the collective project We’re Still at War, were joined at the British Library in London last night… Read More ›
British Library offers opportunity to study for a PhD in British Digital Comics
The British Library has opened its new round of applications for funded collaborative PhD studentships, and this year there is an opportunity to study for a PhD in British Digital Comics. Academics at UK universities are being invited to submit… Read More ›