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From the FirstGraphicNovel longlist: Spycops by hustlerbyname comics "the story of Britain’s secret political police... Spycops interrogates our ideas of democracy and freedom as it references the ongoing inquiry into undercover policing." #FirstGraphicNovel The Cartoon Museum #comics

Thank you Broken Frontier Andy Oliver💙 for posting the news of our longlist last week! Delighted to learn we have a BF 'Six to Watch' artist among the 30 entrants selected. brokenfrontier.com/first-graphic-…

Come browse our amazing longlist #firstgraphicnovel award SelfMadeHero The Cartoon Museum at Thought Bubble Festival A1 DSTLRY Hall this w/e! Shortlist reveal 5pm on Sat with Chloë Green @inksplattery & James Spackman from our partners ThebksAgency Do come join us!

Thank you, @mereidasf !

FirstGraphicNovel award shortlister: Anna Trench with #Florrie! "A London-based illustrator and graphic novelist, Anna has been published by The Guardian, The Spectator, Royal Society of Literature, SelfMadeHero, Slightly Foxed | Magazine, Small Press, Podcast, and more." The Cartoon Museum ThebksAgency #firstgraphicnovel

The #firstgraphicnovel award ceremony is coming up soon, and we've presented our shortlisters with a #QA - first up is azbtart , a.k.a. Alexander Taylor, creator of #BoneBroth! @firstgraphicnovel ThebksAgency The Cartoon Museum #selfmadehero #indiecomics #queercomics #newcomics

Next up on the #firstgraphicnovel shortlist #QA is Anna Trench, creator of #Florrie! @firstgraphicnovel ThebksAgency The Cartoon Museum #selfmadehero #indiecomics #queercomics #newcomics

From the #firstgraphicnovel shortlist #QA: Cathy Brett, creator of #MrsThorwald! @firstgraphicnovel ThebksAgency The Cartoon Museum #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #comicsuk #indiepublishing #illustrationart #indiecomicsartist #indiecomicscreator

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From the #firstgraphicnovel shortlist #QA: Corban Wilkin, creator of #TheInfiniteBenefitsofShame! FirstGraphicNovel ThebksAgency The Cartoon Museum #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #comicsuk #indiepublishing #indiecomicsartist #indiecomicscreator #queercomics

From the #firstgraphicnovel shortlist #QA: @garethcowlin.bsky.social, creator of #TheHiraethClub! @1stgraphicnovel ThebksAgency @cartoonmuseumuk #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #comicsuk #indiepublishing #illustrationart #indiecomicsartist #indiecomicscreator

#firstgraphicnovel shortlister: Myf Tristram (Myfanwy Tristram) with #thenoisyvalley! "Myfanwy's work tackles both daily life and global systemic issues, always with the aim of creating humorous and visually appealing artwork." FirstGraphicNovel The Cartoon Museum ThebksAgency

Aw, thank you, Myf Tristram - that's a lovely thing to say. Bursting with pride of you lot!

That’s a huge post bag, Andy. Shows the sheer number of creators wanting feedback, reviews, coverage. And the reason why Broken Frontier is so essential to ALL comics creators, as well as the first stop for those making their debut!

Hey all! Please help us spread the word on this! Small Press Day 2024 – How Emerging Creators Can Apply for a Zoom ‘Work-in-Progress’ Meeting with @brokenfrontie’s Andy Oliver as Part of SPD/Our ‘Broken Frontier Connects’ Initiative. Small Press Day - Saturday 19th July! brokenfrontier.com/work-in-progre…

The 2025 First Graphic Novel Award is now open to UK comics creators 18+ who do not have an agent and have not had a full-length graphic work commercially published. Run by SelfMadeHero The Cartoon Museum with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England Apply!

Publish your first graphic novel! The First Graphic Novel Award is open for entry! Comic bookshops, do get in touch if you think your comic creator customers 18+ might be looking for their chance to enter! We can send flyers... Deadline 22nd April. @selfmadehero The Cartoon Museum

Thank you, Jonathan! Great to have you there...

Publish your first graphic novel! Thank you Waterstones Piccadilly, London for a great evening to launch the award. A rare pic of all 5 judges at their first-ever meeting with James Spackman in the chair! Pure synergy.

First Graphic Novel Award graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/first-graphi… via Jonathan Sandler - GRAPHICMEMOIR.CO.UK Thanks Jonathan Sandler - GRAPHICMEMOIR.CO.UK for this fulsome report! And thank you to this years' judges for their tips! There are no hard and fast rules apart from the entry requirements; surprise us with what YOU do!