Events

Beyond MAUS. The Legacy of Holocaust Comics

Sunday 26 May 2019

• Venue: University of Graz

Long before Art Spiegelman’s MAUS – A Survivor’s Tale appeared, there were reflections on the Holocaust to be found in comics. Already within the camps, early series of drawings like … Continue reading Beyond MAUS. The Legacy of Holocaust Comics → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Hay Festival

Wednesday 29 May 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: Hay Festival, Starlight Stage

Working class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed. Lisa Blower, creative writing lecturer at the Bangor University and author of the recently published It’s Gone Dark … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Hay Festival → Continue reading →

Henny Beaumont, Hay Festival Artist-in-Residence

Thursday 30 May 2019

• Venue: Hay Festival

Henny Beaumont is a Graphic novelist, freelance illustrator and political cartoonist. Her first Graphic Novel Hole in the Heart was shortlisted for Myriad first Graphic novel prize and included in list of … Continue reading Henny Beaumont, Hay Festival Artist-in-Residence → Continue reading →

New Daughters of Africa at Hay Festival

Saturday 1 June 2019 10.00 am

• Venue: Hay Festival, Foundation Stage

Bernadine Evaristo’s fabulous Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Hay Festival → Continue reading →

Myriad Editions at East London Comics and Arts Festival 2019

Friday 7 June 2019

• Venue: The Round Chapel and Old School Rooms

ELCAF is the East London Comics & Arts Festival, London’s biggest annual festival dedicated to showcasing the best in comics, illustration, sequential art, and storytelling. In 2019 ELCAF will be … Continue reading Myriad Editions at East London Comics and Arts Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

Henny Beaumont at Stoke Newington Literary Festival 2019

Friday 7 June 2019

• Venue: The Old Church, Church St

We are taught that motherhood is something we should aspire to, and this fantasy can dominate the whole of our lives. Yet no one can prepare you for the loss … Continue reading Henny Beaumont at Stoke Newington Literary Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

Lunchtime Lecture by Roger Sabin at The British Museum

Thursday 13 June 2019 1.30 pm

• Venue: The British Museum

A lunchtime lecture by Roger Sabin, author of Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art at The British Museum. Roger Sabin is Professor of Popular Culture at the … Continue reading Lunchtime Lecture by Roger Sabin at The British Museum → Continue reading →

New Daughters of Africa at Greenwich Book Festival

Saturday 15 June 2019 2.00 pm

• Venue: Queen Anne Court, Old Royal Navy College Greenwich

Celebrate the New Daughters of Africa anthology with its editor Margaret Busby, along with contributors Malorie Blackman, Bridget Minamore and Diana Evans, to showcase the global sweep, diversity and extraordinary literary achievements of black women … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Greenwich Book Festival → Continue reading →

Graphic Medicine: Ian Williams in Conversation

Monday 17 June 2019 6.00 pm

• Venue: The Space at PRSC

Ian Williams is a comics artist, doctor and writer, now living in Brighton. He is author of The Bad Doctor and The Lady Doctor. The website he began in 2007, GraphicMedicine.org, … Continue reading Graphic Medicine: Ian Williams in Conversation → Continue reading →

The Myriad Literary Salon with Sarah Lightman, Umi Sinha and Candida Lacey

Thursday 20 June 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: Waterstones Brighton

After a hugely successful inaugural literary salon in March, we’re delighted to tell you about our follow-up event which sees acclaimed novelist Umi Sinha, author of Belonging, in conversation with Sarah Lightman about her recently published … Continue reading The Myriad Literary Salon with Sarah Lightman, Umi Sinha and Candida Lacey → Continue reading →

Tony Peake at Winchelsea Literary Society 2019

Friday 21 June 2019

• Venue: Winchelsea Literary Society

Tony Peake is to feature at this year’s Winchelsea Literary Society on the 21st June. Tony is author of North Facing, an exquisitely realised story which revisits a seminal boyhood … Continue reading Tony Peake at Winchelsea Literary Society 2019 → Continue reading →

National Writers’ Conference with Lisa Blower

Saturday 22 June 2019 9.00 am

• Venue: Bramall Music Building

Lisa Blower, author of It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s (Myriad, 2019) will feature at this year’s National Writers’ Conference in Birmingham. The 2019 theme, Sustaining Your Creative Career, will … Continue reading National Writers’ Conference with Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference

Wednesday 26 June 2019 10.00 am

• Venue: The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference

Nicola Streeten, Lou Crosby and Rachael Ball of Laydeez do Comics fame will be running a workshop at this year’s International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in Manchester. Their workshop … Continue reading The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference → Continue reading →

Laydeez do Comics featuring Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman

Wednesday 26 June 2019 6.30 pm

• Venue: Manchester Met University

Join the first Laydeez do Comics event in Manchester in conjunction with International Graphics Novel and Comics Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. Laydeez do Comics champions and supports the work … Continue reading Laydeez do Comics featuring Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at London’s Breakthrough Festival 2019

Saturday 29 June 2019

• Venue: Breakthrough Festival

The Breakthrough Festival aims to break through barriers to access, inclusion and representation in writing. It’s a completely free and inclusive day of workshops, talks and one-to-ones from authors, publishers … Continue reading Lisa Blower at London’s Breakthrough Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

Africa Writes Bristol: New Daughters of Africa

Saturday 29 June 2019 5.00 pm

• Venue: Malcom X Community Centre

Sharmaine Lovegrove chairs a conversation with editor Margaret Busby and contributors Namwali Serpell, Leone Ross and Ros Martin to celebrate the launch of new anthology New Daughters of Africa and the extraordinary … Continue reading Africa Writes Bristol: New Daughters of Africa → Continue reading →

Darryl Cunningham at Bradford Zine Fair

Sunday 30 June 2019 11.00 am

• Venue: Bradford City LIbrary

Author Darryl Cunningham will be speaking at Bradford Zine Fair, alongside Hamja Ahsan and Kirsty Fife. The day will feature stalls, workshops and Bradford Literary Salon. Darryl is the cartoonist/writer of Psychiatric Tales (Blank Slate … Continue reading Darryl Cunningham at Bradford Zine Fair → Continue reading →

Sohaila Abdulali at Bradford Literature Festival

Saturday 6 July 2019 11.00 am

• Venue: Alhambra - The Studio

Written post-#MeToo, What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali is a brave, honest, empowering—and ultimately hopeful—examination of sexual assault from the perspective of a rape survivor and … Continue reading Sohaila Abdulali at Bradford Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Royal African Society: Africa Writes featuring New Daughters of Africa

Saturday 6 July 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: The British Library

At this year’s Africa Writes festival, four contributors to New Daughters of Africa, Bernardine Evaristo, Nadifa Mohamed, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Namwali Serpell, join editor Margaret Busby in conversation to celebrate … Continue reading Royal African Society: Africa Writes featuring New Daughters of Africa → Continue reading →

Darryl Cunningham at Bradford Literature Festival 2019

Sunday 7 July 2019 11.00 am

• Venue: Bradford Literature Festival 2019

Living On Another Planet: The Super Rich 1% The disparity between the rich and poor has never been wider, and it continues to grow at a rapid pace. The hidden … Continue reading Darryl Cunningham at Bradford Literature Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

Graphic Medicine Weekend

Thursday 11 July 2019

• Venue: Sallis Benney Theatre

 The Graphic Medicine conference is back in Brighton. The event will be hosted by Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the Sallis Benney Theatre. Graphic Medicine 2019 is titled ‘Queerying … Continue reading Graphic Medicine Weekend → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Latitude 2019

Thursday 18 July 2019

• Venue: Latitude Festival

Heading to the epic Latitude Festival this year? You’re in luck as author Lisa Blower is on the line up, talking about working class, regional fiction in The SpeakEasy (the … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Latitude 2019 → Continue reading →

Cooking Up a Murder with Lesley Thomson at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival

Friday 19 July 2019 6.15 pm

• Venue: The Old Swan Harrogate

Lesley Thomson, author of A Kind of Vanishing (Myriad 2007) and The Detective’s Daughter series, will be partaking in a murder mystery event at this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime … Continue reading Cooking Up a Murder with Lesley Thomson at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival → Continue reading →

The Key Question: Elizabeth Haynes at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival

Saturday 20 July 2019 6.15 pm

• Venue: The Old Swan Harrogate

Elizabeth Haynes will be co-hosting a delightfully macabre and peculiar murder mystery at the 2019 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.  Bestselling author of Revenge of the Tide, Human Remains,  … Continue reading The Key Question: Elizabeth Haynes at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival → Continue reading →

Ian Williams at Green Man 2019

Thursday 15 August 2019

• Venue: Green Man Festival

Ian Williams, author of The Bad Doctor and The Lady Doctor will be entertaining festival-goers at Green Man 2019. Ian Williams is an award-winning comics artist, doctor and writer, now … Continue reading Ian Williams at Green Man 2019 → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Milton Keynes Literary Festival 2019

Thursday 19 September 2019

• Venue: Milton Keynes Literary Festival

Lisa Blower will be taking part in this year’s Milton Keynes Literary Festival. Lisa won The Guardian National Short Story Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Milton Keynes Literary Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

The Myriad Literary Salon with Lisa Blower

Thursday 26 September 2019 7.00 pm

• Venue: Waterstones Brighton

The next Myriad Literary Salon will feature short-story author Lisa Blower. Lisa Blower won The Guardian National Short Story Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in … Continue reading The Myriad Literary Salon with Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Creative Future Presents Meet The Writer: Lisa Blower

Saturday 28 September 2019 3.00 pm

• Venue: Horsham Library

Lisa’s stories have won The Guardian National Short Story Award, been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award and longlisted for The Sunday Times Short Story Award. These and others are collected in It’s Gone Dark … Continue reading Creative Future Presents Meet The Writer: Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower at Birmingham Literature Festival

Thursday 3 October 2019

• Venue: Birmingham Literature Festival

Lisa Blower will be talking at Birmingham Literature Festival 2019. The festival runs from 3rd – 13th October in various locations around the city. Lisa is author of It’s Gone … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Birmingham Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Myriad and NI at The Lakes International Comics Art Festival

Friday 11 October 2019

• Venue: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist are taking part in The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019. The event spans 12th – 13th October in Kendal and features a vast array … Continue reading Myriad and NI at The Lakes International Comics Art Festival → Continue reading →

Ruth Figgest – leading the way at Inspiring Talks

Thursday 17 October 2019 8.00 pm

• Venue: The Nightingale Rooms, The Grand Central

Author Ruth Figgest will be leading lady at October’s Inspiring Talks in Brighton. Inspiring Talks is a monthly event which runs from The Nightingale Rooms in Brighton. The talks aim to … Continue reading Ruth Figgest – leading the way at Inspiring Talks → Continue reading →

Myriad and New Internationalist at Thought Bubble 2019

Saturday 9 November 2019

• Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist will be attending Thought Bubble 2019, the UK’s largest art comic festival. Myriad graphic novelists will be taking part and signing their books so book your … Continue reading Myriad and New Internationalist at Thought Bubble 2019 → Continue reading →