Category: Books

ALIA 2023 Graphic Novels Shortlist + Global Comix Interview

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Two exciting things! My latest “Women Who Were Kings” book “Catherine the Great” #4 was nominated for the Young Adult section in the ALIA (Australian Library & Info Association) Notable Australian Graphic Novels of 2023 Shortlist.

It’s always wonderful to see libraries embrace graphic novels, especially local graphic novels by Australia creators. For Aussie comic creators interested in getting their works into libraries through library suppliers, here’s my guide on how to do it. Don’t underestimate the importance of libraries to books and book culture–they and librarians (whether they’re public or school librarians) are very, very important!

Secondly, the comics site GlobalComix interviewed me for Women’s History Month on “The Dreaming” and a host of my other work, so many thanks to Jackson and Nen for doing that and the live broadcast.

For those who don’t know, GlobalComix is the successor to Amazon’s Comixology, where people can read and upload their own comics/manga/graphic novels. They have an app, and Image and Top Cow also publishes on there, so it’s a great place to check things out on.

Click here for the interview.

Czech version of the “Fabled Kingdom” series v1-3 complete (from publisher Zanir)

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I will be eternally grateful to Czech publisher Zanir for translating and producing this beautiful hardcover Czech version of “Fabled Kingdom”, and to the translator for their hard work on what must have been a very difficult title to translate. It’s a comics-prose story, so it couldn’t have been easy. Special thanks to Jan Schejbal for putting all this together, you were a pleasure to deal with!

You can buy the series on their website here: https://www.zanir.cz/bajne-kralovstvi/

My ACE! Exhibition in Chengu, China @ 27th Jan ~ 29th Feb 2024

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Every year, I’ve been part of the ACE! exhibition, which is an Australian Comics Exhibition held in partnership with the Australian Consulate-General. It’s organised by Illustrate Your Life, and in previous years, it’s been held in Thailand, Germany and Poland. This year, it’s held in Chengdu in China, at the Fang Suo Commune @ 27th Jan ~ 29th Feb 2024 with free entry.

Here are some photos of my artwork, and of the exhibition hall for 2024. Thanks to Jakub from Illustrate Your Life for organising this, and for the fantastic photos!