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Small Press Expo/SPX is the pre-eminent indie comics festival and home of the Ignatz Awards. Every September we host over 500 creators for the ultimate in mini-comics, riso comix and graphic novels. See over 20 panels and over a dozen workshop every year.

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It’s summer so you know what that means: SPX is sending out the call for volunteers! Volunteers receive free admission to all days of the show as well as invitations to any private SPX events. Work a four hour shift and all of this can be yours. 😎 www.smallpressexpo.com/volunteers/

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SPX 2024 SPECIAL GUEST: Ngozi Ukazu @ngoziu.bsky.social is a DC Comics artist, New York Times-bestselling graphic novelist, and the creator of comics like Check, Please!, BUNT!, DC Comics’ Barda (which will debut at SPX), and the forthcoming graphic novel FLIP.

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C. from @princetonupress.bsky.social, illustrated by Glynnis Fawkes, tells the story of one of history’s greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilizations of the Aegean & Eastern Mediterranean to collapse more than 3,000 years ago.

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: Tara Booth does not miss any mark in this exquisitely woven collection of pure and nasty magic. and frank portrayal of life with a body that bleeds. “Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It “from @dandq.bsky.social is something you need to read.

Yasmeen Abedifard, last year's Ignatz Award winner for Outstanding Minicomic, debuts her first graphic novel from @silversprocket.bsky.social, “When to Pick a Pomegranate,” at SPX 2024.

Emma Hunsinger, the creator of the popular “How to Draw a Horse” published in @NewYorker, will be debuting her graphic novel “How It All Ends” at SPX 2024. A book about being overwhelmed by who you are and who you might be and everything in-between.

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: Thrilled to have Beth Hetland as a guest at SPX! She'll be presenting and signing her graphic novel debut Tender, from @fantagraphics. It is a psychological thriller about a woman obsessed with her vision for a picture-perfect, curated life.

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: Sara Lautman’s cartoon art has been published in The New York Times, Mad, The Paris Review and more. “Support Craft” from Parsifal Press, is a new collection of three stories about work, aging, and the supernatural lesbian rumor mill, will debut at SPX 2024.

Guess what?!? Passes for SMALL PRESS EXPO 2024 are available at Eventbrite! No need to stand in a line to buy a ticket. You can have it early and on your phone. This is top hat and tails behavior! Get your tickets for September 14 and 15 today! www.eventbrite.com/e/spx-2024-s...

SPX 2024 Sept 14th, 11a-7p and 15th, 12p-6pwww.eventbrite.com The Small Press Expo is the premier event for graphic novels, the comic arts, and cartooning!

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: George Wylesol is the author of the graphic novels 2120 and Curses, debuting at SPX from @averyhill.bsky.social. He will be at SPX to talk about horror and the internet age, as well as signing books.

SPX SPECIAL GUEST: Christi Furnas' graphic novel Crazy Like a Fox from Street Noise Books tells an autobiographically-inspired story about leaving home, figuring out life, being diagnosed with schizophrenia, and navigating the mental health system.

SPX Special Guest: In his latest offering, Dash Shaw wrestles with the murky indeterminacy of life in Blurry, from New York Review of Books, creates a cast of characters who tell their stories of those pivotal moments of decision and its aftermath. 📸 Joanna Morrissey

Peter Kuper is a multi-award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who is frequently featured in The New Yorker, The Nation and Spy vs. Spy for Mad Magazine. He will be signing copies of the paperback edition of Ruins published by @selfmadehero.bsky.social.

We are so honored to have Carol Lay as a Special Guest at SPX! She's been creating art for decades and has an incredible body of work. Her new book, My Time Machine from @fantagraphics.bsky.social will be on-hand for the show!

Tillie Walden will be signing copies of Clementine Books 1 and 2, as well as Junior High, a graphic novel made in collaboration with Tegan and Sara Quin. Also at the show there will be copies of her sketchbook compilation, never-before-seen zines and more.

Soooo… Wanna hear about some #SPX2024 Special Guest announcements today? Watch your emails and watch this space later.

Ignatz Awards submissions end tonight! Get yours in before midnight, Eastern Time. www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-main-...

Ignatz Submissions | Small Press Expowww.smallpressexpo.com

How about some Special Guests announcements next month, hmm? Y’all good with that?

*ahem* Small Press Expo is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates as we get closer to SPX, September 14th & 15th!

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