Rediscovering an unsung woman writer via comic strip
Author and illustrator Nina Six explains her mission to celebrate the writing of early 20th century author Stella Benson through the medium of the graphic novel.
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.
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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.
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Nina Six
Comic strip author and illustrator