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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Big news for LICAF 2026! 🎉 We’re revealing our new LICAF logo and festival poster, created by legendary Bill Sienkiewicz! Our brand new website is now live, and Early Bird tickets are available too. 🔗 linktr.ee/LICAF.org #LICAF #LICAF2026 #BillSienkiewicz #ComicArt #ComicsFestival

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

📣Applications are now open to Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund Grants up to £165,000 will support arts organisations and schools to work together to develop arts-based approaches in the primary classroom Apply now👉phf.org.uk/tdf

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Comics Can Change The World @comics4change.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Comics Youth CIC and its charitable arm, Comics Youth SCIO, has announced the launch of a search for the UK’s first Youth Comics Laureate. Applications by 13th August 2025: comicscanchangetheworld.com/2025/08/06/c...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🎉 GUEST SET 3: THE PHOENIX IS COMING TO LICAF! 📍 Bowness-on-Windermere 📅 27–28 September 2025

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🎉 MORE GUESTS REVEALED! We're thrilled to unveil our second wave of brilliant guests joining us at LICAF 2025, taking place 26–28 September in beautiful Bowness-on-Windermere! 👉 www.comicartfestival.com/festival-tickets

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🎉 FIRST GUESTS ANNOUNCED! We’re thrilled to welcome these brilliant names to LICAF 2025: Shelly Bond, Simone Lia, Lorenzo Mattotti, Bill Morrison, Robbie Morrison, Mike Perkins, Sean Phillips, Chris Shepherd, Lucy Sullivan, Donya Todd & Craig Thompson.

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🎟️ Our Early Bird Passes are flying fast! Join us for an unforgettable weekend of comic art, storytelling, and creativity at LICAF 2025, 26–28 September in Bowness-on-Windermere! 🎉 Grab your Early Bird Tickets before 16th May! 👉 www.comicartfestival.com/festival-tickets

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

ICYMI: Early Day Motion supporting comics industry tabled by MPs, sponsors seek support downthetubes.net/early-day-mo... - please encourage your MP to sign it, thanks!

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Early Day Motion supporting comics industry tabled by MPs, sponsors seek support

Can you persuade your MP to support this?

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Comics Can Change The World @comics4change.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced the creators forming its latest British Comics Now delegation, and the creators who will feature in its first British Comics Now catalogue, a selection of new work by UK-based creators: comicscanchangetheworld.com/2025/04/28/b...

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British Comics Now Delegation to Brussels Announced

Five intrepid comic creators head to Brussels

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

🎤✨ The amazing young reporters from Birchfields Primary School took the spotlight at the See Myself In Books Festival in Manchester! They got to interview authors Maisie Chan, Nathan Bryon, and Dapo Adeola, as well as Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph and Margaret Duff, Manager at Read Manchester.

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

📣 LICAF is proud to announce the 2025 Sophie Castille Award for Comics in Translation – English! Presented with VIP Brands, Comica & LICAF on 27 Sept in Bowness-on-Windermere. 🔗 Read more: www.comicartfestival.com/news/lakes-i... #LICAF2025 #ComicsInTranslation #SophieCastilleAward

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🌳✨ The wait is over! Here’s your first look at LICAF 2025 — where comics climb trees and sheep watch in awe. 🎉 Festival art by Mehdi Annassi 📅 26–28 September 2025 🎟️ Get your Early Bird Passes now: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la... #LICAF2025 #ComicArtFestival #FestivalReveal #September

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The New Arab has published a news item on "Safaa and the Tent", our new book, in which Palestinian artist Safaa Odah documents Israel's actions in Gaza: www.newarab.com/features/saf... Safaa's book is available here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Huzzah! Early Bird Passes for the 2025 Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Bowness-on-Windermere 26th – 28th September are available now: www.comicartfestival.com/festival-tic...

Huzzah! Early Bird Passes for the 2025 Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Bowness-on-Windermere 26th – 28th September are available now: https://www.comicartfestival.com/festival-tickets

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We're delighted to announce our "Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free" exhibition, curated by George Khoury, is part of this year's Shubbak Festival in London: www.comicartfestival.com/news/shubbak...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

AVAILABLE NOW: Working in collaboration with celebrated Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh, we're delighted to publish "Safaa and the Tent", the diary of cartoonist Safaa Odah, from Gaza, with all profits from sales going to Safaa: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We're delighted to be partnering with @comicbookuk.bsky.social to promote the social value of comics and create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to engage in comic arts: www.comicartfestival.com/news/lakes-i...

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

If you like what we do in comics then there's a Starter Pack here of Broken Frontier team members, both present and past, who are currently on Bluesky. Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/MxG3UnK

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, working in collaboration with Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh, is delighted to publish "Safaa and the Tent", the diary of cartoonist Safaa Odah, from Gaza: www.comicartfestival.com/news/coming-...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

How far does engagement with comics positively affect children’s enjoyment of reading and wellbeing? Read the UK Reports on the Comic Art Europe, Comics Literacy Project and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival's own Comic Potential Report: www.comicartfestival.com/project/comi...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

There's still time to apply for the 2025 Exhibitor Marketplace, at this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival in September in Bowness-on-Windermere, the Lake District! Details here - www.comicartfestival.com/news/licaf-2... Deadline to apply 5.00pm UK time, Friday 28th February 2025!

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Sill time! A reminder about our initiative to promote British comics on the world stage, British Comics Now! We're offering two new opportunities to creators to get their work seen overseas - full details here for creators, sign up by 21st February 2025: www.comicartfestival.com/news/british...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

We have some limited edition print copies of our "Between the Lines" magazine (#1 -3) featuring interviews with Gigi Cavenago and Terry Moore, available from our Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1... (sorry, UK only)

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Between the Lines Magazine 1 3: Limited Edition Print Editions - Etsy

This Magazines item is sold by ComicArtFestival. Ships from United Kingdom. Listed on Feb 14, 2025

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

As LICAF’s work continues to grow, we thought it would be the perfect time to tell you more about our work and ongoing opportunities for creators in a free online event 13th Feb with @lucysullivan.bsky.social & @mollieray.bsky.social ray.bsky.social - www.comicartfestival.com/news/licaf-n...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Quicke reminder abiout our initiative to promote British comics on the world stage, British Comics Now! We're offering two new opportunities to creators to get their work seen overseas - full details here for creators, sign up by 21st February 2025: www.comicartfestival.com/news/british...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We recently announced its initiative to promote British comics on the world stage, British Comics Now, is offering two new opportunities to creators to get their work seen overseas - full details here for creators, sign up by 21st February 2025: www.comicartfestival.com/news/british...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

A quick freminder about our upcoming free online event to promote our plans for 2025 - please spread the word!

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival returns across a host of venues in Bowness-on-Windermere in September, and we want you to be involved! Join our volunteers: www.comicartfestival.com/volunteers

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

As the range of LICAF’s work continues to grow we thought it would be the perfect time to tell you more about our work and ongoing opportunities for creators in a free online event 13th Feb with @lucysullivan.bsky.social & @mollieray.bsky.social - www.comicartfestival.com/news/licaf-n...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We're thrilled author John Patrick Green has donated his £1000 prize money from his Scholastic Graphic Novel Award win to our Comics Laureate programme, with Pan Macmillan’s Making a Difference fund matching the prize. Read more www.comicartfestival.com/news/macmill...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We're delighted to announce its initiative to promote British comics on the world stage, British Comics Now, is offering two new opportunities to creators to get their work seen overseas: www.comicartfestival.com/news/british...

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

We're delighted to invite applications for our 2025 Exhibitor Marketplace, which will take place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September in Bowness-on-Windermere. Application details and forms here: www.comicartfestival.com/news/licaf-2...

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Lucy Sullivan @lucysullivan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

EXCITING NEWS!!! I’m joining LICAF in an advisory/ cheerleading role! I hope to help one of the most unique UK fests grow & getting you to join us. More on this soon!

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival @comicartfestival.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Good Morning, BlueSky! We're delighted to be here. We are a UK-based organisation focused on promoting comics as "The Ninth Art". Our annual Festival returns to Bowness-on-Windermere 26th - 28th September 2025: www.comicartfestival.com

Good Morning, BlueSky! We're delighted to be here. We are an organisatioon focused on promoting comics as "The Ninth Art".
Our annual Festival returns to Bowness-on-Windermere 26th - 28th September 2025: https://www.comicartfestival.com

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