Hello everyone! Hailey Austin from LDC Dundee here. LDCD’s 3rd meeting on the 18th of October was an amazing success with over 30 people in attendance (and most of them new faces!). Our session was centered on zines and the power of zine-making. We had a talk on the history and importance of zines and […]
Category: feminism
Why Do We Have a Women-Only Award & Residency?
“We feel our work is not good enough, but who is deciding what’s good enough?” – LDC founder Nicola Streeten at the Angouleme International Comics Festival 2017. In 2017, at the biggest comic festival in Europe, all 30 award nominees for the lifetime award were male. In fact, in its 43 year history up to […]
Laydeez do Comics Leeds, November 17th by James Norris
I am James Norris, I am an artist and there is some information about me at the end of the post. I was invited to blog for the Laydeez do Comics Leeds meeting on Monday 17th November that boasted talks by Rikke Hollænder, Miss Heather and Lizzie Boyle. Each of these talks were delightful in […]
Laydeez Do Comics Leeds January 2013
Laydeez Do Comics Leeds: January, 2013 by Christine Chettle As in November, I was struck by the diversity of the attendees at Laydeez Do Comics. The audience was of a range of ages and interests: as well as comic artists, there was an intriguing mix of students, chefs, illustrators, academics, and a whole lot more. […]