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Comics Laureate
Creating Comics: An Interview with Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph
Championing comics across the UK!
Comics Youth seeks the UK’s First Young Comics Laureate to Champion Emerging Talent Aged 18 – 30
Search for the UK’s first Youth Comics Laureate launched
Catching Up with Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph continues his mission to promote comics as a medium and reach and encourage new readers, young and old, through workshops, presentations and other events. Just in the past week, the busy comic creator, whose new book, My Dad Fights… Read More ›
Comics “a great way into literacy”, says Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph
Comics encourage reading and literacy, says Comics Laureate
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph hosts opening “Read Manchester” event next week
Inspiring children across Manchester to fall in love with reading
Macmillan Children’s Books signs new deal with InvestiGators creator John Patrick Green amid sales surge – as publisher supports UK Comics Laureate Initiative
John Patrick Green is supporting the UK Comics Laureate programme
Lakes International Comic Art Festival and partners continue work to promote comics as a valuable literacy tool
Research backs comics as a gateway to wider reading
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph to speak at Diversity and Inclusion event
A special event with the Comics Laureate
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph curates a new graphic novel list for libraries
The Laureate Library List is being circulated and promoted by Arts Council England
Catching up with the Comics Laureate! An interview with Bobby Joseph
John Freeman catches up with Bobby Joseph, the UK Comics Laureate for 2023-25
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph heads to Paisley for Will Eisner Week event
Don’t miss an opportunity to find out more about Bobby’s work
Bobby Joseph announced as new Comics Laureate at Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Bobby Joseph is the new Comics Laureate
Lakes International Comic Art Festival launches search for new Comics Laureate
The hunt is on. Who would you nominate to champion the comics form in the UK?
Award-winning comic creators Mai Koraiem and Sean Phillips join Lakes International Comic Art Festival guest line-up for 2023
More top international and British creators join the Lakes lineup
Stephen L. Holland Continues as Comics Laureate until October 2023
Current Comics Laureate, comics advocate, freelance artist, comic retailer and tutor Stephen L. Holland is to continue in post until October 2023
Comics Laureate Stephen L. Holland part of Manchester’s new Festival of Libraries line-up next week
Check out this free, in-person event aimed in part at introducing newcomers to the diversity of the comics medium
Graphic Novel Spotlight: “What We Don’t Talk About” by Charlot Kristensen
This powerful, uncompromising graphic novel took teenagers, many not versed in comics, completely by surprise
Championing Comics and Comic Creators in the UK: An “Exit Interview” with Comics Laureate Hannah Berry
Looking back, looking forwards, ever campaigning, Hannah Berry talks about her time as Comics Laureate
Stephen L. Holland outlines his plans for his time as Comics Laureate
Over the weekend, we reported on the appointment of Stephen L. Holland – owner of the independent comics shop Page 45, and a fervent comics advocate, freelance artist, tutor and more, as Comics Laureate for 2021 – 2023, announced during… Read More ›