[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-comiket-greenaway-nelson-events":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Oh my, there are SO MANY upcoming exciting things, it's making my head spin. Let's start with the Saturday after next. If you can get to London, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/festival/festival_detail/comica_comiket_independent_comics_fair/\">Comiket\u003C/a> on \u003Cb>Saturday, 12 November, 11am-6pm\u003C/b>, will be a great time to come meet your favourite comic creators and make some new discoveries, too! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/festival/festival_detail/comica_comiket_independent_comics_fair/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/comiket-ca71f7e5da.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nThe new venue near Liverpool Street station is beautiful, at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/content/1101/Great-Hall\">Bishopsgate Institute\u003C/a>. \u003Ca href=\"http://www.davidficklingbooks.co.uk/davidficklingbooks_dfclibrary.asp\">The DFC Library\u003C/a> will be well represented, with this signing schedule: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>1.30-2pm: I'm signing!\u003C/b> If it's a bit quiet, and you have your sketchbook along, I might also do a little comics jam story with you. Good times.\\r\n\u003Cb>2.30-3pm: \u003Ca href=\"http://www.adambrockbank.com/\">Adam Brockbank\u003C/b>\u003C/a>, the artist behind \u003Cb>\u003Ci>Mezolith\u003C/i>\u003C/b> and many of the monsters in the Harry Potter films\\r\n\u003Cb>3.30-4pm: \u003Ca href=\"http://www.neillcameron.com/\">Neill Cameron\u003C/b>\u003C/a>, writer and artist of \u003Cb>\u003Ci>Mo-bot High\u003C/b>\u003C/i> and drawer of kick-ass robots\\r\n\\r\nThanks to everyone who's congratulated me for getting long-listed for next year's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_nom_green_2012.html\">Kate Greenaway illustration award\u003C/a> for my book with \u003Cb>Anne Cottringer\u003C/b>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/titus.php\">\u003Ci>When Titus Took the Train\u003C/i>\u003C/a>. Fingers crossed! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/titus-7a5b6f5c82.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's the animation Anne and I made for Titus (apologies if you've seen it already):\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"1282\"/>\\r\n\\r\nIt's quite an exciting list because I can count quite a few friends and good acquaintances on it, so I want lots of people to win, including \u003Cb>Viviane Schwarz\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Mini Grey\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Chris Riddell\u003C/b> (all three double long-listed!), my Monsterville colleagues \u003Cb>Neal Layton\u003C/b> and \u003Cb>Ed Vere\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Mei Matsuoka\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>David Roberts\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Axel Scheffler\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Chris Wormell\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Tim Hopgood\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Leigh Hodgkinson\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Oliver Jeffers\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Louise Yates\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>David Lucas\u003C/b>... all of whom have appeared on this blog at one time or other. And quite a few on the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_nom_car_2012.html\">Carnegie Medal long list\u003C/a>, too! Hello, everyone! *waves in congratulatory way*\\r\n\\r\nAnd lots of Nelson anthology events coming up, get read for NELSON WEEK! I'm taking part in three of the - Thought Bubble Festival, The Cartoon Museum launch, and the Gosh! comics shop signing, but I have so many friends involved that I'm sure I'll be at all four events. Do come along, this anthology's going to be amazing!!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.blankslatebooks.co.uk/2011/11/nelson-week-19th-27th-november-2011/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/nelson_poster-0b957919d0.gif\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's a single panel peek at my entry, about the main character in 1973, when she's five years old. The guy on the left is her dad, the lady is, well, I'm not telling.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/nelson_anthology_sarah-20622acd9e.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOkay, a few more photos I've taken in the past few days with my new camera. Gary and I just went to the art shop near Brick Lane and there's a huge stork painted on the wall:\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for three more photos under the cut...-->\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stork-f8b39b2d13.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's the sweet shop that tempts us most horribly to pick up biscuits on our way to the studio. I kind of like how the photo came out with the puddles.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/edwards-b3b34bb6b9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd our very bossy but quite sweet neighbour cat, Chester, being held by my web designer, Dan Fone. Chester rocks. From side to side a lot, but also he is a fabulous cat.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/chester-8bfcbbc8db.jpg\">","2011-11-04T15:36:00.000Z","comiket-greenaway-nelson-events",[],"comiket, greenaway & nelson events!",1776628720928]