Small Press Day 2025 - Jam With The 'Jammers

 For Small Press Day this year (Saturday 19th July), some of us will be hanging out in our birthplace, TRAVELLING MAN NEWCASTLE from 1pm encouraging the drawing of comics - focusing on collaborative jams, but it's not obligatory if you want to do your own thing.

No skill required, no booking required, if you feel like it, just turn up whenever and help make some daft comics, for a laugh.

Maybe see you there?

Better Late than anything

Newcastle's annual delightful culture crawl THE LATE SHOWS is upon us once again. If you're unfamiliar, you really owe it to become familiar. Loads of interesting, fun stuff to do, largely free, places to visit you can't get to other times of the year, supporting local art and creativity? YES. Very good.

Paper was actively involved in it eleven years ago when we were launching Newcastle ...And That (at the Holy Biscuit as was - Sheildfield Art Works now). We had a lovely time. The fact we haven't been involved doing stuff since then is more a testament to us not being organised enough (to partner with a venue in time to pitch an event etc etc), rather than any lack of enthusiasm.

Well, we are remedying that in 2025, when we'll be helping (haranguing people to make comics, as we do) at an event organised by Make & Mend Market at St Oswald's Hospice's THE SPACE venue in Ouseburn on Friday 16th May 6pm-10.30pm. All the details are here. We'll also be hawking our comics and usual ephemera if anyone feels like making a purchase.

If you're doing the Late Shows, come and say hi, do some drawing, no skill required. If you're not doing the Late Shows, change your plans so you're doing the Late Shows.