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pridecaf.bsky.social
UK based (Bristol) festival event celebrating LGBTQIA+ comic artists, writers and creators. Links: http://linktr.ee/pridecaf
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And the final amount for the day is in! Including the donated payments from our guests, we hit our goal of £500 and then some! Thank you everyone who joined in or watched! This was a truly a big experiment and feel so grateful you all came for the ride!

About to go live, please forgive my Flu induced state but wouldn't want to miss this! bsky.app/profile/prid...

If you're just tuning in you missed our Thirsty Sword Lesbians marriage romp. Don't worry though still lots left to enjoy. Come for some D&D monster drawings with friends and a big ole monster chat with @letzoespoilyou.bsky.social. Come join us and donate - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIbN...

Sapphic antics abound come watch now at www.youtube.com/live/UIbNumn...

Come and watch! Support, and contribute to a good cause! See you all at 6:30 for drawing monsters! @pridecaf.bsky.social

We are a few hours into our 12-hour livestream. Next up at 15:00 (GMT) a chat with some fellow independent comic fair creators. Namely Plymouth Comic and Zine Fair and Zinezilla. Come join us and donate if you can to AKT - www.justgiving.com/page/prideca...

GOING LIVE IN 25 MINS www.youtube.com/live/UIbNumn...

This weekend, I'm very much looking forward to talking Queer Monsters with the awesome @pridecaf.bsky.social for their charity livestream! Do come join! www.instagram.com/p/DFvyrWHIjK...

Stories of monsters have always resonated with queer experiences of self-discovery, repression, and ultimate liberation. Join our chat with @letzoespoilyou.bsky.social about monsters, horrors and the growing community of monster romance. Expect themes of slightly raunchy monster chat.

Join the @eoelsewhere.bsky.social as four love angsty disaster lesbians embark on a daring heist to strike at the heart of the maliciously heteronormative Imperial Patriarchy in this zany and scifi adventure sapphic romp! Starting at 16:15 on the 8th of Feb on the PrideCAF YouTube channel.

Next up at 12:45 we'll have @fiotrethewey.bsky.social and @georgiacooked.bsky.social challenging Nate to drawing Dr Who creatures. A series he knows NOTHING about. Will he get it right just from descriptions or will he mix up his Who's from his What's?

Coming up first on our packed 12hr schedule we have a discussion with amazing creatives @haridraws.bsky.social and @milmo.bsky.social about being a creative with disability and chronic pain.

We've been working on something behind the scenes! Next Sat (8th of Feb) Nate and Chris will be doing a 12hr Live Stream to raise money for AKT. A homelessness charity dedicated to LGBTQ+ young people. We'll be joined by a bunch of friends and guests and we hope you will join us too! More to come.

To get into the festive spirit, Chris of @pridecaf.bsky.social fame runs a game of Pick Me!, a Xmas horror #TTPRG about toys futilely trying to win the attention of The Child. Watch on the EoE YT channel, & sub for more #actualplay content! LINK: youtu.be/3YEI9x-gvpI #ttrpgcommunity #christmas

Hello to all of our new followers, we have had over the past week or so. I think more people are abandoning X. Welcome to all. We are on a bit of a hiatus until the end of 2024 but will aim to re-engage a bit in 2025 even though no festival is planned. Feel free to say hi!

I had the best time last Saturday at @pridecaf.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ thank you so much to all the amazing people who stopped by and loved my art and comics! 💖 Best way to celebrate Bisexual Visibility Week!! 🩷💜💙

If you attended our 2024 festival as an Exhibitor, Volunteer or Attendee then we would love to get some feedback and stats off you. We are hoping to put it towards some research. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I'll be in Bristol tomorrow Caffing the Pride @pridecaf.bsky.social - come find me

So excited! Join me at @pridecaf.bsky.social today in Bristol!

I'm alive!! I'm at @pridecaf.bsky.social today!!!! Aaaaa

All set up at @pridecaf.bsky.social 😌😌😌😌 find me in the spicy corner :)

On my way to @pridecaf.bsky.social , got a little bit of a journey but looking forward to going. It’s such a adorable comic convention

Come and join us at @pridecaf.bsky.social tomorrow 🤍 I'll be there all day!

PrideCAF 2024 is oh so close.. We are seriously excited about this years festival, we make this not just for the queer community but also for the comic community. If you can get a cheap bus to Bristol for 21/09/24 then please come see it. It's free to get in and open to all ages.

This Sat 21st of September I’ll be in Bristol for @pridecaf.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈✨ let’s celebrate Bisexual Visibility Month and Bi Visibility Week!💙💜💗 💙 when: Saturday 21st of September 💜 what time: 11am - 5pm 💗 where: The Station, Silver Street, Bristol, BS1 2AG See you there!! 🥰🌈

Thorne gouache completed. I'll be opening for D&D portrait coms at @pridecaf.bsky.social this weekend 🤍 #d&d #dragonborn #gouache

We are on the hunt for volunteers for our comic festival. No matter your experience, physical capabilities, if you are LGBTQIA+ or an ally, you can be a massive asset to the smooth running of PrideCAF. You get to help us help queer comic creators exhibit their work. forms.gle/MnRSQwTUxDxJ...

Our exhibitors are being announced over on Insta, we simply just don't have the resources to post here to without automating it (we are looking into that). Go check out or website for a full list. pridecaf.co.uk/exhibitors-2...

Our final talk is by Lewis Hancox, he is a comedy writer, actor, filmmaker and now comic maker. He'll be talking about his life growing up trans in a small town in the early 2000s and turning his trans teen hardships into creativity and humour. With insights into his two graphic novel memoirs too.

Next on our talks list is @rbessaaa.bsky.social who is a Portuguese illustrator based in London. Using his and others' work as examples he will talk through what makes for an appealing cover that helps communicate; the differences between designing a cover illustration vs planning comics;

KaarokaaroArt is a Non-Binary/Queer Filipino multidisciplinary artist. Their workshop is a casual and collaborative monster drawing session to encourage people to imagine and draw together nonsense creatures. Expect warm-up drawing exercises, monster drawing games, googly eyes and silly names.

Sarah Millman is best known for their independent comic series NPC Tea. Every artist encounters pitfalls in their practice: from burnout to illness, it's difficult to keep creating when you feel low. Sarah will talk about self-care methods, reigniting creativity and using storytelling as self-care.

Its time for PrideCAF talks announcements, if you follow our Instagram you will know about these already. But the next 4 posts will be catching up! The talks all take place in our accessible workshop space and will be recorded (where permission given) for our YouTube channel.

Tonight via BCfm listen to one if our organisers (Nate) talk about this years festival. Tune in online from 19:00 GMT www.bcfmradio.com/player

We now have A4 posters and A5 flyers that you can download & distribute. If you know of a cafe, shop or any other place where we could put up a poster then you can hand one to them or let us know and we will aim to post one to you. pridecaf.co.uk/downloads/

Its taken a while for us to update and organise it all but today we can officially release the Exhibitor list for PrideCAF 2024. If we messed up do get in touch. Otherwise get excited 79 day until it happens! *gulp* pridecaf.co.uk/exhibitors-2... #art #lgbtq #pride #queer #comics #uk #festival

If you applied for PrideCAF 2024 then check your e-mails because responded to everybody today. It was really, tricky to pick people. To give you an idea we had ~90 applicants and have offered ~60 people spaces. Thank you all for applying. Without our creators, we would not have a festival.

Upcoming confirmed events where you can find me or my art/comics! 🦊✨ ✦ May 25th ArtHole Cardiff at @pridecaf.bsky.social table ✦ May 25th London LGBTQ+ Centre's Spring Market ✦ July 19-21 Hyper Japan Festival with Audrey Molinatti ✦ Nov 16-17 @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social See ya around 😎✨

It's the last week to sign up for Pride Comic Art Festival 2024, happening on the 21st of September at The Station, Bristol. Applications close on 3rd May 2024, so if you were undecided about signing up, now is your time to do so! forms.gle/g3EL9Xq6BP66...

Less than two weeks to go to apply for an exhibitor slot for Pride Comic Art Festival. To quote feedback from one of our exhibitors last year who said they found the "whole experience was incredibly pleasant" Applications close 3rd May 2024 linktr.ee/pridecaf

The UK's first LGBTQIA+ dedicated comic festival is back for its 4th year! We'll be hosted again on Saturday 21st of September 2024. If you identify as LGBTQIA+, create your own comics and/or zines and want to sell your stuff this year you can APPLY NOW! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lots of work going on behind the scenes but we have an announcement this coming Friday (29th March). Be in the first to know by following our socials or joining our mailing list!