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  • Danny Noble

    is the author of Shame Pudding, a comic about Jewish grandmas, anxiety and picket lines. She's illustrated Adrian Edmondson’s children’s books, published several comics of her own and appears in all manner of publications. She was declared officially funny in 2020 by the Comedy Women In Print Awards. Website: dannyskagal.wixsite.com Instagram: @mundy_morn BSky: @mundymorn.bsky.social

  • Myfanwy Tristram

    is interested in the power of comics to educate, enrage and create change. As well as the small details of everyday life, her work tackles global systemic issues, always with some humour and the aim of also putting visually appealing artwork into the world. She fits her practice around a fulltime job at a digital democracy NGO; each inspiring and informing the other. Recent projects include Draw The Line, Sorry For The Inconvenience We Are Trying To Save The World, and DenCity comic. Instagram @myfanwytristram www.myfanwytristram.com

  • Alex Fitch

    is the host of the UK’s only monthly broadcast radio show about comics – Panel Borders – on the Arts Council Radio Station, Resonance 104.4 FM in London. He has been published widely on the topics of comics and film, including by Cambridge Scholars, the University Presses of Chicago and Mississippi, and The Conversation. Alex is currently pursuing a PhD investigating The Depiction of Architecture in Comics at the University of Brighton, where he also lectures in Visual Communication. Access all of Alex’s podcasts for Cartoon County here. www.panelborders.com

  • Simon Russell

    splits his time between making peculiar arty comic-based works and doing illustration and graphic design for ethical companies and charities. He is Managing Editor for David Lloyd’s onscreen comic AcesWeekly and designer of books for London’s Cartoon Museum and Ralph Steadman as well as the Draw The Line political cartoon book. His current works-in-progress include a large format abstract comic on the 12 Labours of Hercules. Instagram @simon_boing X @Simon_at_Boing simonrussell.website

  • Michi Mathias

    draws non-fiction comics in ink and watercolour, often about absurdities or annoyances of real life. Her work-in-progress graphic novel, Two Shillings a Day, tells the true story of the world’s first bikepacking trip in Ireland in 1897. She also works as an illustrator and has published a nearly wordless recipe collection, DIY Vegan Cooking (Liminal 11, 2021). www.michimathias.com @michi.mathias

  • Zara Slattery

    is a comics creator and tutor. Author of the award-winning (BBD&PA) graphic memoir, COMA, her art and comics appear in academic resources, anthologies, including Planet Divoc and Draw the Line, and small press titles. Zara runs workshops and creates accessible guides to comics creation. She is a committee member of the Society of Authors' Comic Creators Network,  and a founding member of the Comics Cultural Impact Collective (CCIC). Zara is currently collaborating with Gregory Norminton from Writers Rebellion to recreate the medieval eco fable, Sweeney’s Progress. www.zaraslattery.com Instagram: @zaraslattery

  • Corinne Pearlman

    is an editor, designer and production manager of graphic novels. She is director of the First Graphic Novel Award and was previously creative director at Myriad Editions and commissioning editor for their award-winning list of graphic novels. She was a partner in Comic Company promoting health education and, as a cartoonist, has contributed to several anthologies and publications. She was a co-founder of Cartoon County in 1993. www.firstgraphicnovel.co.uk @corinnepearlman

  • Ottilie Hainsworth

    is the author and artist of graphic memoir Talking to Gina, and contributed to Brighton the Graphic Novel. Ottilie runs workshops on making autobiographical comics, and teaches Illustration and MA Sequential Design at Brighton University. She has drawn and run workshops on comics exploring gender-based domestic violence, made a giant fabric comic with residents in East Brighton as part of Brighton Festival, and believes in visual storytelling as a tool for empowerment and social cohesion. Currently Ottilie is working on a graphic diary. www.ottiliehainsworth.com