[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-dublin-monster-no-3-and-some-more-festivals":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/mcintyre_cbi_monster3_zps0e793921-3bd9939a8e.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nSo I have THREE festivals to tell you about! One, of course, is in Dublin in May and is why I have been making these monsters. (\u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/548267.html\">Details in previous post\u003C/a>.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/cbi_monster3_zps36c13036-e7c363ead8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThe second is Comica Festival's wonderful \u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/site/news/tables_now_booking_for_spring_comiket_april_20th_at_central_saint_martins\">Comiket\u003C/a>! I love this festival, it's where I buy all my birthday, Christmas prezzies and half the time end up keeping them. Totally original, handmade stuff for incredibly reasonable prices. This time it's at Central Saint Martins near St Pancras station. It'll be individual creators selling their own stuff, so be be kind and be sure to bring lots of small change, not just £20 notes. They sometimes have kids running their own tables among all the adults. See my blog posts from previous Comikets \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/521602.html\">here\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/473276.html\">here\u003C/a>!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/site/news/tables_now_booking_for_spring_comiket_april_20th_at_central_saint_martins\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/comiket_apr13_zpsb602c596-c9f9c6e427.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd the third is a \u003Cb>BRAND-NEW FAMILY COMICS FESTIVAL IN OXFORD! Hurrah! 4 May, save the date!\u003C/b>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/phoenix_jinks_peek-4cc9194574.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's the news just in from editor Will Fickling:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/\">The Phoenix\u003C/a> is holding the first \u003Cb>Children's Comic Festival\u003C/b> on \u003Cb>Free Comic Day Saturday 4th May\u003C/b> at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/\">The Story Museum Oxford\u003C/a> from \u003Cb>11.00 to 16.00\u003C/b>.\\r\n\\r\nSeveral of our readers have asked us to host a comic festival, for children. And because they obviously have such fantastic taste and judgement we mean to do just that.  It will be small and \u003Cb>free\u003C/b> and if you are interested and available we would love you to take part.\\r\n\\r\nThere will be \u003Cb>no charge for having a table, and you are very welcome to sell your own stuff\u003C/b> if you want to. [\u003Ci>I need to double-check with them if this means the people on Will's mailing list or creators of family-friendly comics in general.\u003C/i>] \u003Ca href=\"http://loafzine.blogspot.co.uk/\">LOAf\u003C/a> and the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.davidficklingbooks.com/davidficklingbooks_dfclibrary.asp\">DFC Library\u003C/a> will be there as will a family friendly 2000AD. If you would like to run an event/workshop on the day then that would also be brilliant. [\u003Ci>Again, need to check if this is a general invitation, or just to Will's mailing list. Sorry to be unclear... but the news is too exciting to keep under my hat!\u003C/i>]\\r\n\\r\nIf you are able to join us and want to take part please let me know as soon as you can. This is the planting of a seed. A small beginning to what we hope will one day become an event for young comic lovers all over the country... and beyond.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/loaf_dfc_zpsc931b3c3-7b0c659187.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>Edit:\u003C/i> \u003Cb> ***UPDATE FROM WILL FICKLING!***\u003C/b>\\r\n\\r\nIt's really open to anyone. As long as the focus is the kids. We're just announcing it you guys first as we don't know the response we will get. There's obviously a finite amount of space, so we wanted to give Phoenix Folk the first bite of the apple.\\r\n\\r\nOnce we've gathered a bit more of a response I think we can safely say whether or not there will be room for all. But feel free to talk about it as much as you like! And if guys you know want to get in touch, give them Caro's email: \u003Cb>caro at thephoenixcomic.co.uk\u003C/b>.","2013-03-20T18:46:00.000Z","dublin-monster-no-3-and-some-more-festivals",[],"dublin monster no.3... and some more festivals!",1776628724901]