Traces of the Great War resources

Traces of the Great War

“Traces of the Great War” is a remarkable collection of thought provoking graphic narratives, by internationally acclaimed comic book artists, graphic novelists and writers, which explores the continued relevance and resonance of the First World War and its aftermath in our lives today.

Language & literacy, history, citizenship resources for students aged 11-15

Breakthrough

An 18-month mentoring initiative aiming to give under-represented individuals a chance to express themselves through the medium of comics and to hopefully open up a career pathway within the publishing industry.

Lakes Festival Comics Clock Tower - Have You Applied?

Applications are being invited from exhibitors who would like to feature in the Comics Clock Tower at the 2019 Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, Cumbria – the seventh annual gathering of comics creators and fans, taking over the whole town with events, workshops, free stuff, film screenings – and Smurfs!
 
This year’s festival will run from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 October with the Comics Clock Tower open for business as usual on the Saturday and Sunday.

Podcast tackles Graphic Medicine

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast goes all graphic medicine  for their latest episode, chatting with ace comics creator Ian Williams.

The Smurfs head to Kendal!

Wallonia-Brussels International, with the help of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, is bringing an exhibition of The Smurfs to the Lake District later this year.

Festival Podcast looks back on the best of 2018

Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast Episode 43 - Looking Back on 2018We may already be enjoying a big Happy New Year already resplendent with inexplicable outrage over new pastry-based products from Greggs, but that doesn't mean there isn't time to look back at 2018, a great year in the world of comics.

Lakes Festival Podcast 42: Little Hero Comics

It's Christmas - and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast has a very special guest - Aaron Rackley, the founder of Little Heroes Comics, a charity comic bringing joy through sending comic kits to children in hospitals.

2018 Festival Journal published

Our "Festival Journal" for 2018 is now available to read online, via the digital comics service Tapas.

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) takes place every year in Kendal, a small town in the Lake District of the UK. The next LICAF will take place 11th - 13th October 2019.

The three-day festival features a diverse range of international guests from all corners of the comics industry and a mix of talks, panels, signings, exhibitions, window displays, workshops, performances, film screenings and kids areas.

Lakes Festival Podcast 41: Lizzie Kaye

The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast co-hosted by Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates features an exclusive interview with  crowdfunding publisher Unbound's comics and graphic novels Commissioning Editor, Lizzie Kaye.

Animate Europe 2019 comics competition launched

What does the European Union mean to you? What are its benefits? In these turbulent times, the latest Animate Europe competition is challenging comic creators worldwide to come up with a comic addressing the value of the EU - and four finalists will have their work published in anthology in 2019.