Here are the events I have confirmed (barring weather or other disasters) for 2019.
Comitia – February 17, Tokyo
Join me at Japan’s best original comics event. Browse and buy original Yuri from some of your favorite creators!
TCAF: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival – May 11-12, Toronto
TCAF is, in my opinion, the finest North American comics event. Steeped in the love of creating and enjoying comics, TCAF is a dream event for folk who love original, unique and global comics. I hope to be moderating panels here and possibly presenting programming on Yuri artistic and literary history!
Queers and Comics – May 17-18, 2019, NYC
Queers & Comics is a symposium and festival rolled into one. Pane;s by comic artists and researchers and publishers 100% focused on queer comics. Biannual and bi-coastal, Q&C returns to NYC once again this spring. I’ll be moderating a Queer Manga panel with panelists who know more about it than me. ^_^
Yurithon à/at Otakuthon – August 16-18, 2019, Montreal
Yurithon is a Yuri-focused programming track at Otakuthon. We’ll be bringing our 100th anniversary of Yuri to this great crowd and I guarantee a great time at panels celebrating Yuri
Anime NYC – November 15-17, 2019, NYC
AnimeNYC is everything you wanted New York ComicCon to be, but it never was. With big media guests and small fan panels, and a Javits Center full of vendors all selling stuff we might actually want to buy, AnimeNYC is a great balance of everything. I had a lot of fun there this year and will be bringing our traveling celebration withe us to Javits
And….we will be launching a once-in-a-lifetime 100th anniversary event very soon. The curtain’s still down, but get ready, this is gonna be a big one. ^_^
This schedule will be updated as we add new events.
You can help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Yuri at your event, organization or school! Contact your local con, university or organization and suggest me as a speaker. Contact me with any opportunities.
