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SelfMadeHero Award-winning publisher of graphic novels from the quirky and humorous to the political and profound.

If you missed out on hearing from the judges at Waterstones Piccadilly, never fear! Just head to Graphic Memoir for th...
28/01/2025

If you missed out on hearing from the judges at Waterstones Piccadilly, never fear! Just head to Graphic Memoir for the rundown!
🔗 graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/first-graphic-novel-award










Today is , the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau. is the story of holocaust survivor Ginette Kolinka - we sat dow...
27/01/2025

Today is , the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

is the story of holocaust survivor Ginette Kolinka - we sat down for a Q&A with its co-author Victor Matet.

🔗 selfmadehero.com/news/80th-holocaust-memorial-day-victor-matet-on-adieu-birkenau









Where else could polkadots, butterflies, David Bowie, and fishing go together? 🔴🦋🎹🎣Time has come for our new Spring 2025...
24/01/2025

Where else could polkadots, butterflies, David Bowie, and fishing go together? 🔴🦋🎹🎣
Time has come for our new Spring 2025 list!

🔗 selfmadehero.com/news/selfmadehero-new-season-spring-2025

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"I try to work in a stream of consciousness, not fully knowing where my drawings and words will take me. Every new book ...
22/01/2025

"I try to work in a stream of consciousness, not fully knowing where my drawings and words will take me. Every new book is an adventure, a journey." - Andrzej Klimowski in the latest Fictionable!

🔗 fictionable.world/blogs/andrzej-kilmowski-drawing-writing-graphic-novel-edifice/









Out TODAY in North America: " is an incredible piece of art... Sure to be one of the best graphic novels of 2025"Check ...
21/01/2025

Out TODAY in North America: " is an incredible piece of art... Sure to be one of the best graphic novels of 2025"
Check out the amazing new review from borg.com!
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🔗 borg.com/2025/01/20/edifice-review/









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" is a wonderful tale about the discovery of art, self-discovery, and discovering more about friends and loved ones. It...
17/01/2025

" is a wonderful tale about the discovery of art, self-discovery, and discovering more about friends and loved ones. It’s a story about the importance of these personal connections, and how they feed and sustain us." - From Cover to Cover

Read the new review of 's masterpiece here! 🔽🔽🔽
🔗 fromcovertocover.com/oscar-zarate-thomas-girtin-the-forgotten-painter-review/ .tab=0









We're absolutely thrilled to see founder Emma Hayley join the Broken Frontier Hall of Fame! Huge thanks to the Broken ...
16/01/2025

We're absolutely thrilled to see founder Emma Hayley join the Broken Frontier Hall of Fame!
Huge thanks to the Broken Frontier team!

🔗 brokenfrontier.com/broken-frontier-awards-2024-winners/









Thanks to everyone who came to the event at Waterstones Piccadilly last night! Submissions are open until April 22nd, ...
16/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to the event at Waterstones Piccadilly last night!
Submissions are open until April 22nd, so there's still time to get your story on the page!

🔗 firstgraphicnovel.co.uk/how-to-enter













Tonight's the night! Come meet the judges and 2023 winner Alex Taylor this evening at Waterstones Piccadilly!We'll be ...
15/01/2025

Tonight's the night! Come meet the judges and 2023 winner Alex Taylor this evening at Waterstones Piccadilly!
We'll be waiting!

🔗 waterstones.com/events/celebrate-the-launch-of-the-first-graphic-novel-award-2025-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly







"Edifice is a striking comic, one that’s style and images linger long after you’ve read it."Thank you to The Beat for th...
11/01/2025

"Edifice is a striking comic, one that’s style and images linger long after you’ve read it."
Thank you to The Beat for the new review!
launches in North America on January 21st!

🔗 comicsbeat.com/graphic-novel-review-edifice-is-a-striking-comic-that-will-linger/









We are delighted to say that has been nominated for Publisher of the Year in the 2024 Broken Frontier Awards! Voting i...
10/01/2025

We are delighted to say that has been nominated for Publisher of the Year in the 2024 Broken Frontier Awards!
Voting is open until January 14th, so head over to Broken Frontier now! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 brokenfrontier.com/broken-frontier-awards-2024-nominations/









The moment you've all been waiting for: submissions for open TODAY!🔗 firstgraphicnovel.co.uk/how-to-enter ...
09/01/2025

The moment you've all been waiting for: submissions for open TODAY!
🔗 firstgraphicnovel.co.uk/how-to-enter






Submissions for the 2025 open TOMORROW! This is your shot at a £500 cash prize (thanks to The bks Agency) and a publi...
08/01/2025

Submissions for the 2025 open TOMORROW! This is your shot at a £500 cash prize (thanks to The bks Agency) and a publishing contract with us at !

🔗 firstgraphicnovel.co.uk/how-to-enter








Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉🎉🎉Remember, submissions for the 2024 open in 1 week! Come meet the judges and celebrate the...
02/01/2025

Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉🎉🎉
Remember, submissions for the 2024 open in 1 week!
Come meet the judges and celebrate the launch on January 15th at Waterstones Piccadilly!

🔗 waterstones.com/events/celebrate-the-launch-of-the-first-graphic-novel-award-2025-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly





Time for the 2024 Christmas wrap-up!☃️☃️☃️8 new titles, conventions, the next - thank you to everyone who’s read alo...
19/12/2024

Time for the 2024 Christmas wrap-up!
☃️☃️☃️
8 new titles, conventions, the next - thank you to everyone who’s read along with us this year, and to all: Happy Holidays!
❄️❄️❄️
🔗 selfmadehero.com/news/2024-christmas-wrap-up









We're wrapping up out shortlist throwback for the 2023 on an actual ! So, last but definitely not least, by Mereida...
19/12/2024

We're wrapping up out shortlist throwback for the 2023 on an actual !
So, last but definitely not least, by Mereida Fajardo!

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Thanks to everyone who joined us at #LICAF! We've got plenty to share from our lakeside weekend, but first here's a flashy display from Aimée de Jongh! Lakes International Comic Art Festival 🔗http://aimeedejongh.com/ #LICAF24 #indiecomics #selfmadehero #comicart #windermere #DaysofSand #aimeedejongh #returnofthehoneybuzzard #honeybuzzard #indiecomicsart #lordoftheflies #LICAF2024 #newcomics #drawingchallenge #booksigning

Congratulations to Peter Kuper for being named the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book & Journalism Awards' Cartoon winner! Jake Tapper https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/book-and-journalism-awards/ #peterkuper #ruins #conservation #monarchbhutterfly #eisnerawards #indiecomics #selfmadehero #indiepublishing #indiepublisher #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationgram #indiecomicslove #indiecomicsart #comicartists #comicsart #comics #visualnarrative

#GeorgeSand: True Genius, True Woman is out TOMORROW, so here's the illustrator Kim Consigny - Illustration sharing some original pen-and-ink pages (with Séverine Vidal's words in the original French)! https://selfmadehero.com/books/george-sand-true-genius-true-woman #SelfMadeHero #indiecomics #newcomics #indiepublishing #queercomics #indiecomicscreator #indiepublisher #illustrationartists #illustrationart #illustration #comicartists #comicsart #graphicnovelart #bookillustration #visualnarrative #comics #graphicnovels

#Ruins by Peter Kuper comes out in paperback TODAY! 🐛🦋🐛 Those who missed this multiple award-winning masterpiece, now's your chance! https://selfmadehero.com/books/ruins-paperback And remember, the US release is only days away - look out for March 5th! #peterkuper #SelfMadeHero #butterfly #westernmonarch #monarch #comicsuk #butterflyconservation #Oaxaca #monarchbutterfly #conservation #newcomics #eisnerawards #indiepublisher #comics #graphicnovels #visualnarrative

Yesterday was #WesternMonarchDay, so here's a very hungry monarch caterpillar, courtesy of #Ruins author Peter Kuper! Any more sightings out there? #monarchbutterfly #butterfly #selfmadehero #indiecomics #eisnerawards #butterflyconservation #conservation #eisneraward #comicsuk #butterfly #oaxaca #PeterKuper #westernmonarch #graphicnovels #comics #visualnarrative #bookillustration #graphicnovelart

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Graphic Novels & Visual Narratives

Our mission at SelfMadeHero is simple: to publish ground-breaking and beautiful work by authors and artists from across the globe, from the quirky and humorous to the political and profound. We are proud to bring readers graphic novels and visual narratives that provoke, entertain, inspire and inform. We pride ourselves on having high editorial and production values and are known for successfully promoting our authors through innovative press and marketing campaigns.