The Pickled Ink illustration agency is searching for fresh talent to illustrate a new graphic novel via a competition open to final year students or those within one year of graduating. Deadline is the 8th November and the prize is a thousand pounds and representation by Pickled Ink. For more information and details go to :

http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2010/09/art-agency-pickled-inks-hunt-for-new.html

SORRY, FOLKS, THIS TALK AT THE MEETING HAD TO BE CANCELLED!

David Mostyn, excellent cartoonist, and author of The Art of Cartooning - the latest book on cartooning for beginners to hit the British bookshelves - is our guest at this month's meeting at The Cricketers, Black Lion St, Brighton on the 27th Sep, from 6pm on, with David talking from 7pm about his book and his other work!
All welcome!

Check out David's website at www.blossombird.com.

Sean Duffield of Paper Tiger Comix is looking for help with final funding for the 260-page anti-war anthology and cd he's been steadily putting together for four years - War : The Human Cost.

The book has support from comic journalists/authors Paul Gravett and Roger Sabin, and comics from over 45 artists from around the world; featuring fellow Cartoon County members and Brightonians Paul O Connell, Dr Parsons, Lawrence Elwick, Daniel Locke, Ben Naylor, Nelson Evergreen, Inko, Dan Hansen, Paul Stapleton as well as Sean's own work.

There are also contributions from famed artists such as Spain Rodriquez (Ché: The Illustrated Biography), Peter Kuper (WW3 Illustrated), Aleksandar Zograf (Regards From Serbia), Stephanie Mcmillan (Attitude/ As The World Burns) and many more

Go here for all the details on how you can help a lot with just a little contribution -
http://www.indiegogo.com/WAR-The-Human-Cost-Book-CD-Project.