2015 Events
December 5 and 6, 2015
Comic Arts Los Angeles: A convention of independent comic artists
Saturday Dec. 5: Panel: “NOW YOU SEE ME: The Artist’s Responsibility to Social Justice”
with Lamar Abrams, Madeleine Flores and Polly Guo, moderated by Iris Jong.
Think Tank Gallery
939 Maple Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
December 2015 to January 2016
Giant Robot Multi-Matter Print Show
Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
December 2015
Giant Robot Post-It Show
Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2015
Indies First
Skylight Books Annex
1814 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
November 6, 2015
Reading and lecture
UC Riverside
Riverside, CA
October 21, 2015
Show and Tell: Cartoonists of Color Reading for Litcrawl LA
Featuring Lamar Abrams, Madeleine Flores and Yumi Sakugawa, curated and hosted by MariNaomi
Bow and Truss
11122 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA
September 29, 2015
“Rebel Girls” Contemporary Writers Series reading
With Deb Busman
Mills College
Mills Hall Living Room
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA
September 23, 2015
“Goodbye…” a Fair Dig Press Autumnal Equinox Reading
Featuring Bianca Barrigan, Sabrina Dropkick, Myriam Gurba, Violet, Kelly Callis and Brodie Foster Hubbard.
Book Show
5503 N Figueroa St.
Highland Park
Los Angeles, CA
September 5, 2015
Roxane Gay Track panel at the Decatur Book Festival: “This Woman’s Work”
Featuring Ashley C. Ford and Kristin Valdez Quade, moderated by Randa Jarrar.
Marriott Conference Center B
101 E Court Square
Decatur, GA
August 30, 2015
Tongue and Groove reading
Hotel Cafe
Los Angeles, CA
August 15, 2015
Nisei Week book talk and signing: a conversation with Yumi Sakugawa
Followed by a signing at the Heritage Source booth
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, CA
July 8, 2015
Fair Dig reading
With Myriam Gurba and Brodie Foster Hubbard
Book Show
Los Angeles, CA
June 26 to 29, 2015
ALA Expo, Artist Alley table 137
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
June 23, 2015
Myriam Gurba/Painting Their Portraits in Winter in-conversation with MariNaomi
The Booksmith
San Francisco, CA
June 20 and 21, 2015
Queer Comics Expo
In addition to tabling at the Expo, MariNaomi was a speaker on the following panels:
- “Non-monosexual Characters in Comics” Moderated by Tara Madison Avery and accompanied by Tyler
Cohen and Ingrid Mouth. Bisexual, pansexual, or fluid, cartoonists with non-monosexual orientations
have unique stories to tell. From coming out to dating, bi/pan/fluid comics bring new perspectives to
the LGBT community. Tara Madison Avery discussed their comics and experiences with Ingrid Mouth,
Tyler Cohen, MariNaomi and Dylan Edwards. - “Publishing Queer: Producing LGBT Comics and Graphic Novels” Moderated by Zan Christensen and
accompanied by Jon Macy and Ed Luce. Queer-themed comics are gaining more visibility and shelf space
than ever. What are the challenges and rewards of producing this work and getting it in front of an
audience hungry for the material? How can it be marketed and publicized, both to an LGBTQ readership
and beyond? Should queer cartoonists self-publish or look to established publishers? How does a queer
comics publisher like Northwest Press operate? - “Teaching Queer: LGBTQ Comics in the Classroom” As both comics and queer narratives become
increasingly mainstream, the academic world has been embracing both in fits and starts. What
challenges and benefits are there to teaching LGBTQ graphic novels and comics in the classroom?
What resources and advice are there for teachers who want to tackle this material? How can
cartoonists create work that is academia-friendly and approach lecturing and teaching themselves?
Moderated by Justin Hall, accompanied by Zan Christensen, Tyler Cohen,
Dylan Edwards and Jeanette Roan.
Cartoon Art Museum
San Francisco, CA
June 2, 2015
Tuesday Night Cafe LGBTQ Highlight Night
Featuring Karl Kevin, Alina Bee, TinTin V. and Bitter Party
120 Judge Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA
May 24, 2015
Hazel Reading Series
With Lori Horvitz, Marie Mockett, Meeta Kaur, Diana Fisher and Susanna Kwan
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
May 20, 2015
Comics reading
With Matt MacFarland and JT Steiny
The Comic Bug
1807 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA
May 13, 2015
New Writing Series reading and author talk
UCSD
Visual Arts Presentation Lab
(SM# 149)
San Diego, CA
April 18, 2015
“From the Outside In” Japan-themed comics reading
With Abby Denson
Giant Robot 2
Los Angeles, CA
April 18, 2015
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books signing
With Abby Denson (Kinokuniya booth)
Los Angeles, CA
April 12, 2015
Long Beach Zine Fest
Museum of Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Ave.
Long Beach, CA
April 11, 2015
Long Beach Zine Fest
With Kelli Callis, Neely Chestnut and Jessie McMains
Headquarters on Fourth
1029 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA
April 8, 2015
Gender in Comics Talk
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
April 2, 2015
Shipwreck SF
MariNaomi was one of ten writers commissioned to contribute Fight Club-themed erotic fan fiction for Shipwreck SF. Chuck Palahniuk was to read the work aloud in front of an audience at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, but sadly the sold-out event got canceled. HOWEVER, you can read Mari’s contribution here: Kissing Club
February 27, 2015
Radar Banned Book Reading
Featuring Juliana Delgado, Mason J and Maya Chincilla
Galeria de la Raza
San Francisco, CA
February 15, 2015
Los Angeles Zine Fest and PoC panel
3347 N. San Fernando Road
Los Angeles, CA 90065
February 5, 2015
UC Riverside’s Writer’s Week reading
UC Riverside
Riverside, CA
January 24, 2015
Signing with Yumi Sakugawa
Kinokuniya Bookstore
Weller Court, 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St.
Los Angeles, CA