City Lit presents: Late Lines
Late Lines is our regular performance evening for City Lit writers, featuring a fantastic mix of poetry and prose readings from our talented students. All are welcome!
Date: Friday 22 March 2024
Time: 18:30-20:00
Location: John Lyons Theatre, City Lit, Keeley Street (find us)
The event will be hosted by author Thomas McMullan and feature special guest, UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph.
The event is free but we kindly request all attendees to make a donation to the City Lit Student Bursary fund (suggested donation: £3).
Please be aware that the evening may include pieces which discuss adult themes and subjects. Audience members and readers may be photographed for promotional purposes.
Bobby Joseph
Bobby Joseph is an acclaimed South London comic creator whose work has often challenged and inspired its readers. His early work includes the creation of cult comic classic Skank magazine, where his best-known strip, “Scotland Yardie”, first featured, and was later published by Knockabout Press.
He has written for The Guardian newspaper, Dazed and Confused, and Vice.com. His comic work was a prominent feature at the Anarchy in the UK comic exhibition at the British Library in 2015 and was seen by over 60,000 visitors.
Since the beginning of his career, he has been a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in comic books. His graphic novel, Scotland Yardie, published by Knockabout Comics in 2017, was the first diverse graphic novel to be studied as a module on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London. He is the current Comics Laureate for the UK.
Late Lines in November 2023
Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent event! The evening was hosted by writer and City Lit tutor Lou Kuenzler, and featured a Q&A with college alumna Varsha Shah, author of Ajay and The Jaipur Moon. You can watch a recording below.
Late Lines in July 2023
Thank you to our exceptionally talented City Lit writers and special guest Christiana Spens for a brilliant night of spoken word in July.
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