Ruth Archive

The springboard meetings are back! Our hugely popular one on one portfolio reviews provide the chance for young creatives to meet industry experts, show their work or ask questions to gain insight into the professional creative industries. Each expert is available for an hour, divided into 4 golden slots  of 15 minutes each. This year’s […]

The festival is fast approaching and we are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team! Volunteers play a crucial role in ensuring the success of the festival and we have various opportunities for you to get involved before, during and after ELCAF. If you’re enthusiastic about comics and illustration, like working with the public […]

We’re super excited to announce the full programme for ELCAF 2018 today. Check our programme page for full details and tickets too! In addition to our roster of international artists giving talks and workshops, we have tonnes of local talent involved as well. ELCAF’s 7th edition will be open 22-24 June and will again feature […]

We are now taking submissions from exhibitors past and present to transform their ideas into a reality. The winner of the award will receive a £3,500 grant to print and publish their book for ELCAF 2019. Good luck to all, we’re looking forward to receiving your submissions. Artwork by Akvile Magicdust, winner of the ELCAF […]

Belgian illustrator Charlotte Dumortier joins ELCAF as our artist in residence 2018. Based in Antwerp, her work is characterised by bright colours and bold shapes. As well as being an illustrator, she also works as a motion graphics animator. Charlotte makes comics for zines and anthologies and her “first real comic book” is called Murphy’s […]