2016 Events
November 12 and 13, 2016
Art exhibit + comics workshop by MariNaomi
CTRL + ALT: A Culture Lab on Imagined Futures, a Smithsonian event
477 Broadway (former site of the Pearl River Mart)
New York, NY
October 28 to 30, 2016
Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo
Comics Bug guest and panelist
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
October 16, 2016
MariNaomi interviewed Box Brown for his Tetris book launch
Earth2Comics
15017 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA
October 14 and 15, 2016
NerdCon Stories featured guest
Panel: Self-Promotion: Getting the Word Out
Without an audience, art might as well stay in your closet. How do you connect your creative work with your audience? And how do you do it without coming off like a self-important jerk? Featuring MariNaomi, Saladin Ahmed, Joe DeGeorge and
Zak Sally, moderated by John Scalzi.
Panel: Art as Narrative
Art and illustration are often two sides of the same coin. What are the differences between creating art that exists on its own vs. art that is intended to connect to an existing story? Our panelist discuss visual storytelling tools, choices and goals.
Featuring MariNaomi, Keef Cross, Blue Delliquanti, Karen Hallion and Zak Sally, moderated by Paul DeGeorge.
Reading: Friday Afternoon Variety Show
Featuring a talk by M.T. Anderson, performance by Dessa, reading by Cindy Pon, talk by John Scalzi, Stagecraft: Tips, Tricks and Cheats by Rives, talk by Saladin Ahmed, Paul Sabourin and Maureen Johnson in conversation, talk by Katrina Ostrander, and a comic reading by MariNaomi.
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
September 24, 2016
“Round robin” reading
With Amy Uyematsu, Mia Nakaji Monnier, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, Sunny Seki and Serena Kuhn
Little Tokyo Book Festival
Aratani Theater
244 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA
September 22, 2016
Reading and launch party for I Thought You Hated Me
A Shop Called Quest DTLA
300 Santa Fe
Los Angeles, CA
September 21, 2016
“The Best” reading with Chinaka Hodge and G. Yamazawa
Hosted by Matthew Cuban
ArtShare LA
801 E. 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA
September 18, 2016
“SEX IS POWER” panel
with Phoebe Gloeckner and Chester Brown, moderated by comedian and radio host Ophira Eisenberg.
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St.
Brooklyn, NY
September 17, 2016
Mari’s book, I Thought You Hated Me, debuted
Signings at the Retrofit Comics and 2dcloud tables
Small Press Expo
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD
September 16, 2016
2dcloud Altcomics Reading at SPX
With Carta Monir, Anya Davidson, Gina Wynbrandt, Raighne Hogan, Tommi Parrish and Will Dinski
Marriott Bethesda Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD
September 3, 2016
Reading at the SF Zine Fest pre-party
Mission: Comics and Art
2250 Mission St.
San Francisco CA
September 4, 2016
15th annual San Francisco Zine Fest (featured guest)
County Fair Building
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco CA
July 22, 2016
“Generations of Women in Comics” panel
With Trina Robbins, Mary Fleener and Anina Bennett, moderated by Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson.
Comic-Con International
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
July 15, 2016
Reading and signing
California College of the Arts
Perry Family Event Center
350 Kansas Street
San Francisco CA
July 12, 2016
Radar Productions Presents: July Queer Reading Series
With Mai Doan, Gina Gold and Fisayo Adeyeye. Hosted by Juliana Delgado Lopera
San Francisco Public Library
Latino/Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco CA
June 25, 2016
Signing with Yumi Sakugawa
Kinokuniya Books Little Tokyo
Weller Court
123 Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka St.
Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA
June 19, 2016
Reading and signing with Cathy G. Johnson
Boneshaker Books
2002 23rd Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN
June 17, 2016
Reading and signing
A Room of One’s Own Bookstore
315 W. Gorham St.
Madison, WI
June 16, 2016
Reading and signing
Indy Reads Books
911 Massachusetts Ave.
Indianapolis, IN
June 11 and 12, 2016
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo
Center on Halsted
3656 N. Halsted Ave.
Chicago, IL
June 4, 2016
Panel discussion
With Esther Pearl Watson, Yumi Sakugawa, Penelope Gazin and Mimi Pond, moderated by Mike Kelly
KCHUNG Radio
Chinatown
Los Angeles, CA
May 21, 2016
Reading and signing
Big Planet Comics
1520 U St. NW
Washington, DC
May 20, 2016
Reading and signing
Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse
1805 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA
May 18, 2016
Reading and conversation
With Rokudenashiko and Anne Ishii
Asian American Writer’s Workshop
112 West 27th Sreet
Suite 600
New York, NY
May 14 and 15, 2016
Toronto Comics and Arts Festival (featured guest)
Saturday
TCAF Spotlight Panel (interviewed by Deb Aoki and Calvin Reid); signing at the 2dcloud table;
“In the Studio” panel with Kevin Czap, Bendik Kaltenborn and Brecht Evens, moderated by Vivian Ng.
Sunday
Signing at the 2dcloud table
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St.
Marriott Bloor Yorkville
90 Bloor St. E
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 13, 2016
Reading: Altcomics 3
Presented by 2dcloud and Hazlitt in conjunction with TCAF, featuring Aidan Koch, Andrew Burkholder, Anna Haifisch, Brie Moreno, Gina Wynbrandt, Grant Gronewold, Powerpaola, Marc Bell, Mark Connery, Max Baitinger, Pam Grossman, Simon Hanselmann and Tin Can Forest
Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel
High Park Ballroom
90 Bloor St. E
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 13, 2016
TCAF’s Librarian and Educator Day; Graphic memoir panel
With Meags Fitzgerald, Marta Chudolinska and Dasha Tolstikova, moderated by Michelle Miller.
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St.
Bluma Appel Salon
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 10, 2016
San Francisco book release party for Turning Japanese
The Booksmith
1644 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA
May 5, 2016
Los Angeles book release party for Turning Japanese
MariNaomi read from her book Turning Japanese then was interviewed by Yumi Sakugawa.
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
April 24, 2016
PEN USA panel: “Beyond Lolita”
Featuring Sarah Hepola, Porochista Khakpour, Cheryl Strayed, Steve Almond, and Lidia Yuknavitch
Powell’s City of Books
Portland, OR
April 13, 2016
Reading, lecture and Q&A about MEMOIR COMICS
Bryn Mawr College
Thomas Library
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA
April 12, 2016
Class visit, discussion and workshop about food and memoir
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Ave.
Thomas 251
Bryn Mawr, PA
April 6, 2016
Reading: “Minicomics, subcultures and racial representation”
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
April 7, 2016
Reading and conversation with Yumi Sakugawa
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
March 2016 to December 2016
Japanese American Museum San Jose Hapa Exhibit
Original art pages of MariNaomi’s book Turning Japanese were on display at the Japanese American Museum San Jose Hapa Exhibit.
JAMsj
535 North Fifth St.
San Jose, CA
February 6, 2016
WordFest craft talk and reading
With David Campos and Justin Torres
Fresno State University
Fresno, CA