Graphic Novels & Sequential Art: Conventions & Conferences

Held annually in the Bay Area (California), APE is a mix of large comics publishers and individual creators and indy publishing.

Annual comic arts show in Brooklyn, NY. Focus on avant-garde comics creators. Event includes talks, interviews and readings.

The MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, Manhattan's largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival, drawing over 7,000 attendees each year.

The Small Press Expo is North America’s premiere independent cartooning and comic arts festival. SPX brings together more than 4,000 cartoonists and comic arts enthusiasts every fall in Bethesda, Maryland.

TCAF is The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, taking place at Toronto Reference Library and the surrounding Bloor/Yonge neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics creators from around the world. Other Festival events include readings, interviews, panels, workshops, gallery shows, art installations, and much more.

Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). Worldcon has a strong emphasis on science fiction and fantasy literature, but has grown to include genre television, movies, animation, games and other popular media as well. Annual event is hosted by a different city each year.

The Will Eisner Awards for creative achievement in American comic books.

Multiple categories for the best of ... in science fiction/fantasy, including Best Graphic Story awarded to a graphic novel, comic book, or webcomic.

Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

MegaCon Orlando is the South East’s largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event, attracting over 100,000 fans each year across four big days. Everyone is a fan of something, and MegaCon is a place to celebrate all things pop culture.

Tampa Bay Comic Con is a comic book convention located in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Comic Con is Tampa’s largest, true comic con. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet.

Wizard World Comic Con produces pop culture conventions across North America. Cosplay, games, guest speakers, photo ops, vendor exhibits.