Public talk by Nina Six

Thu 6 February

Murray Edwards College

Stella Benson, a writer closely associated with Virginia Woolf, fell into obscurity after the war. Benson wrote about the condition of women at the beginning of the 20th century, about war, and about her travels. She was also a great poet and had an infinite love for dogs. The comic strip author Nina Six will discuss the process of reintroducing her writing to a wider audience through the medium of the graphic novel.

Speaker:

Nina Six is a comic strip author and illustrator, born in France but living in Belgium for the last ten years. She is the author of Les Pissenlits (2022) and La Mousse (2024), published by Sarbacane. She illustrated the novel Alfred et les enfants oubliés (2023). published by Milan and the children's album Monsieur Bigounia (2024) published by Sarbacane. She is currently working on a comic book retracing the life and work of English author Stella Benson (1892-1933), to be published in 2025.

Cost: Free