City Wide Events at Small Press Expo 2023

Bethesda, Maryland - August 29, 2023

Media Release - Small Press Expo is thrilled to announce numerous events that take place throughout the surrounding area during SPX 2023. The festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 9-10, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center and will have over 500 creators, 280 exhibitor tables, 22 programming panels and 14 hands-on workshops to introduce attendees to the amazing world of independent and small press comics.

These city wide events, can also be found on the SPX web site.

Thursday September 7, 2023

Live! At The Library: Kent State - Recreating History with Comics with Derf Backderf

Derf, the award winning author of Kent State and My Friend Dahmer, will give a talk a as part of the Library of Congress's Live at the Library program on Thursday September 7 at 6PM.

Tamaki Fall Tour makes a stop at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library

Roaming marks a triumphant return to the graphic novel and deft foray into new adult fiction for Caldecott Medal-winning authors Jillian Tamaki (Boundless) and Mariko Tamaki (Cold). The Tamakis will be in conversation with Melissa Scholes Young at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library on Thursday, September 7 at 7PM.

The Tamakis will be at SPX on Sunday only.

Friday September 8, 2023

World Premiere of Married To Comics at the AFI Silver Theatre

Married to Comics, by veteran documentarian John Kinhart, is the story of graphic novelist Carol Tyler and her husband, the ground-breaking and influential cartoonist Justin Green, who passed away last year.

Small Press Expo has announced the sponsorship of the World Premiere of Married To Comics, which will be held at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center on Friday, September 8, at 7PM.

Bill Griffith Meet & Greet at Union Market

From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead and Nobody's Fool, comes Three Rocks, a biography of cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller, creator of the iconic comic strip Nancy.

09/08/2023 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Poilitics & Prose - Union Market

Sunday September 10, 2023

Visit the SPX 2023 Website for More Info About This Years Show

Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. SPX is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together more than 650 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, and distributors each year. Graphic novels, mini comics, and alternative comics will all be on display and for sale by their authors and illustrators. The expo includes a series of panel discussions and interviews with this year's guests.

The Ignatz Awards are held every year at SPX recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.

For more information on the Small Press Expo, please visit http://www.smallpressexpo.com.