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Meet the stars of THE BACKUPS, my YA graphic novel out next week from First Second (MacMillan)! Maggie is an ace (in all senses) drummer from Michigan who’s super into metal & darkwave. She’s spiky, doesn’t have many IRL friends, and… is kinda lonely, tbh. She’d rather push people away than get hurt. If you like dark, heavy beats from artists like Perturbator, Rezz, and HEALTH, Maggie’s playlist is for you:
As always, you can order THE BACKUPS, and all my other books, right here… or wherever books and comics are sold!
LeUyen Pham and I are about to hit the road to tour for our new graphic novel REAL FRIENDS, a memoir about the ups and downs of elementary school friendship. Are we touring near you?
TUESDAY, MAY 2 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
4:00pm Launch Event @ Kepler’s Books
Location: 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Contact: (650) 324-4321
Link:www.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/2017/5/2/shannon-hale-and-leuyen-phan
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 · DENVER, CO
12:15pm Public Meet n’ Greet @ Second Star to the Right
Location: 4353 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212
Contact: (303) 455-1527
Link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-shannon-hale-and-leuyen-pham-at-second-star-to-the-right-tickets-33634709321
THURSDAY, MAY 4 · WICHITA, KS
11:30am Ticketed Event: Lunch Meet n’ Greet
Location: Watermark Books & Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67218
Contact: (316) 682-1181
Link:http://www.watermarkbooks.com/event/shannon-hale-leuyen-pham
SATURDAY, MAY 6 · ST. LOUIS, MO
4:00pm Public Event @ St. Louis County Library
Location: St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Frontenac, MO 63131
Bookstore Contact: (314) 738-9384
Link:https://www.slcl.org/content/shannon-hale
SUNDAY, MAY 7 · ST. PAUL, MN
3:00pm Public Event @ Red Balloon Bookshop
Location: 891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Contact: (651) 224-8320
Link:http://www.redballoonbookshop.com/event/shannon-hale-real-friends
FRIDAY, MAY 12 · TORONTO, CANADA
Toronto Comic Arts Festival - Library and Educator Day
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: http://www.torontocomics.com/whats-happening/library-educator-day-2017/
11:15am Shannon Hale Presentation to Librarians/Educators
Title: No Boys Allowed: The subtle ways we gender books and cut boys off from reading
Location: Epic Room, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
12:15pm Librarian/Educator Lunch
Participants: Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
SATURDAY, MAY 13 · TORONTO, CANADA
Toronto Comic Arts Festival - Kids Programming Day (free and open to the public)
MORE DETAILS: http://www.torontocomics.com/whats-happening/programming/
10:00am REAL FRIENDS Presentation @ TCAF
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1C8, Canada
Participants: Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham
Description: The dynamic duo of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham are teaming up again for the new book REAL FRIENDS! Join them as they explore the emotional roller coaster ride of friendship, from navigating the tricky waters of cliques and bullies to her never-ending struggle to stay in “The Group.” Come help kick of Kids Day!
11:00am REAL FRIENDS Book Signing @ TCAF (following presentation)
Participants: Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 227 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1C8, Canada
12:00pm Draw-Along with LeUyen Pham
Location: Beeton Auditorium, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8
Participants: LeUyen Pham
Description: Come and draw with LeUyen Pham (REAL FRIENDS)
12:15pm Prose to Comics/Comics to Prose PANEL @ TCAF
Location: High Park Ballroom, Marriott Bloor-Yorkville, 90 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1A7,
Participants: Scott Westerfeld, Shannon Hale, Ryan North, Cecil Castellucci
Description: The biggest names in YA books talk about how what they love about comics, the challenges of writing in a new medium, and if they think it’ll change the way they connect with their audiences.
2:00pm First Second Booth Signing - REAL FRIENDS
Location: First Second Booth @ TCAF, Toronto Reference Library
Participants: Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham
SATURDAY, MAY 20 · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
5:00pm talk and signing @ The King’s English
and, 7:00pm talk and signing, in conversation with Megan Whalen Turner @ The King’s English
Location: 1511 S 1500 E Salt Lake City, UT
Contact:http://www.kingsenglish.com
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SUPPORT ITAN:PART 1!! I am one month in to the fundraising campaign and im still a ways away from reaching my $5000 goal! Visit indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art to support a project bringing Black thought and aesthetics to the forefront! Support A project focused on important African narratives. Help me highlight the Beauty and complexity of Yoruba art and culture and its powerful impact on the diaspora!. A SAMPLE OFTHE FIRST EIGHT PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW AT ITANPROJECT.COM! CHECK THEM OUT AND SUPPORT ITAN: PART 1 TODAY!
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When thinking about why I decided to create this comic I remember an incident in High School. When I was in ninth grade we had an entire unit in Humanities class dedicated to learning about world religions. In what our school thought was an inclusive discussion on world faiths and their impact on society and world history, our class learned about multiple denominations of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hindusim and a host of other “Major Religions”. Not one African or African derived faith was included in our studies. We learned about how these faiths shaped the history and worldview of each of the societies in which they were practiced. They even invited practitioners of each of these faiths to the school to share their beliefs and experiences with us. I remember hating that assignment. I remember with my teenage indignation handing in every annotated bibliography a week late. I remember every sneer and side-eye I gave my teacher as she chastised me on the importance of the project. I remember confronting her about omitting African based faiths from her curriculum and her looking at me with her condescending white lady smile and selling me the same tired brand of bullshit I heard from well meaning white ladies my whole life “we need to focus on MAJOR religious traditions during this course” We wouldn’t be able to find any practitioner of African based faiths in Boston to speak meaningfully about their faith” This lady who taught mostly Black and/or Latino students (most of which were from the Caribbean) looked me dead in my mouth and told that boldfaced lie. In a unit that that focused on how religious philosophy shapes our perspectives, narratives and experiences she didn’t think it was important to at least try to expose us to even ONE of the myriad of African based faiths that had shaped the experiences of Afro-descended peoples throughout the diaspora. I’m making Itan: Part one for fifteen year old me. I’m making the book I needed read with the images I needed to see, because I know there are young people out there that need it too. I can’t fix a racially biased education systems singlehandedly, but with your help I can make this book. With your help I can expose people to a small portion of the infinite complexity that is Yoruba thought and aesthetics, one of the great traditions of the thousands of philosophical traditions of the African continent. If schools and media don’t want to tell our stories we can tell them ourselves! We can acknowledge and uplift them ourselves! We have the power to create, uplift and validate our own, history, and our own experiences. Support Itan: Part 1 Today visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art/x/15991312#/. If you can’t donate then help spread the word. Thank You
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Taking the snow day to spend some time in the studio. As I finish up the artwork for the first chapter of the comic I would like to thank you all for your continued support. However the work is not done yet! I still need your support to reach our goal and bring these stories to life. I encourage everyone to support Itan: Part 1 a graphic novel based on Yoruba oral literature today by visiting https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art/x/15991312#/.
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Anxiously waiting for Itan:part1 to arrive from the printers. This process has been long and arduous, but necessary. What you are getting is the best of me, the most that I have to give. My only hope is that those who invested in me, invested in this vision feel richer for having done so. Itan: Part 1 arriving soon.
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#orisa #orisha #obatala #ifa #illustration #graphicnovel #yoruba #artoninstagram #artontumblr #blackart #blackartists
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@supportblackart @blavity @blacknerdproblems @blackart365 @mocada_museum @chocolatecitycomics @printbyprint
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Best Friends Forever ❤️❤️❤️
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Girl Stuff ❣️
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Don’t ever stop if you want to be on top
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Be nice to yourself
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Six JUICY Secrets BECKY doesn’t want PETER to KNOW!!!
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#fungirl #fffungirl #comics #comic #comix #comicartist #altcomics #comicbook #graphicnovel #comicstrip #illu #illustration #zine #elizabethpich (at Cosmo)
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Hardly ever at all
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(at Long Long’ Ago)
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The BEST of friends!
૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა
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Tall Tales
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She works in mysterious ways
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Your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidant.
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Whoaaa
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Welcome to my inner sanctum…
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