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Creator stories are central to our philosophy of putting creators first. Sharing their experiences and celebrating their personal triumphs are integral to building the type of community we want to see the comics industry evolve into. We've partnered with Catalyst Press in the past to share stories, and we wanted to help them get the word out about the recent Comic Con Cape Town, the first edition of the convention to come to the South African city.

What better way than to tell the story of the convention, from their perspective? I now hand things over to SarahBelle Selig, head of Catalyst Press' South African office and publicist, for her recount of the event.

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Welcome to the next installment of the Creators at Convention series. In the last two entries, we gave ideas on how to make the most of attending conventions, whether you have a table/booth or you are roaming and focusing on networking.

In this particular entry, we'll be covering what to do after the convention is over to make the most of your new connections and keep your business rolling efficiently. Be sure to get some rest too, but the wheel never stops turning in comics, the next convention is right around the corner!

Even as a publisher, it's important to network and follow-up as much as possible! Here are some of the awesome folks we met up with at last...

Our last article of the Tips and Tricks series covered advice for creators while at a convention behind the booth or artist alley table. While tabling takes a lot of organization, and sometimes finances, there are lots of options for creators who still want to attend a convention as a creator. There's always more than one way to be productive, and sometimes, using your time for meetings, lunches, visiting tables, panels, and reviews can produce a lot of results.

Networking, networking! I can only imagine we all know that networking is important, but how can we network if we aren’t at a booth? In my personal experience, I find networking far easier when I’m not...

The 2020 and 2021 convention seasons were rough, cons everywhere canceled, and digital attendance just wasn't the same. Now with conventions opening up again, more and more creators are looking at buying a table or booth and trying their luck. But is it luck? Not really. It's good preparation.

There are three reasons one could attend a convention:

• Just for the actual enjoyment of it all, they are fun!
• Tabling to sell products and goods
• Networking, portfolio reviews, and other business work

Each of these is a good reason to attend a convention. In this first entry in a two-part series, we are going to look at the Tabling/Artist Alley...