Celebrate the Launch of Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide with zine-making,
journaling, conversation, poetry and tea & cakes.
Join us for a celebratory event to mark the publication of the book Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide created by midwife and writer Laura Godfrey-Isaacs and cartoonist Lilly Williams, published by Icon Books. Join us at the Vagina Museum on Sunday 16th November between 2pm - 4pm.
Pregnancy and Birth: A Graphic Guide takes a comprehensive look at all aspects of pregnancy and birth, with sections also covering the postnatal period, mental health and wellbeing and infant feeding. The graphic form makes information accessible and fun to engage with as well as introducing a series of diverse characters that you follow throughout the book.
Here’s what people are saying about the book:
- 'A fantastic new resource with a decidedly inclusive, rights-based approach, this guide makes high-quality information accessible and engaging to every kind of parent.’ Leah Hazard, midwife and author of Womb and Hard Pushed.
- 'This book is truly brilliant - informative, inclusive, accessible and full of personality’ Laura Dockrill, writer, illustrator and author of ‘What Have I Done’ - Motherhood, Mental Illness & Me’
The event will include an introduction to the book, and a short conversation about ways to write, draw and communicate about birth and parenting in an open, informative and positive way. Featuring special guests; artist and writer Sarah Lightman, writer Joanna Wolfarth, doula and writer B.J. Woodstein and midwife researcher Octavia Wiseman. This will be followed by a poetry reading by Sophie Herxheimer and Amy Acre.
Drop in zine-making with @artizineuk and creative journaling with Maternal Journal led by Ellie Blachley will be available throughout the event, so you can try out some of the graphic techniques used in the book yourself.
Cakes, tea & coffee will be served.
The book will be available for sale at the event.
The event will be relaxed and open to everyone. We welcome children and babies.
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This is a private hire. The booker's views are neither endorsed by nor representative of the Vagina Museum.