Pajama Diaries

Terri will be speaking July 13, 2010, at the JCC in Wilkes-Barre, PA, as part of the two-day event, “The Summer Experience.”

“The Summer Experience will begin at 9 a.m. July 13. Joe Krauss, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of English and Theater, University of Scranton, will begin the program by speaking on "Writing the Contemporary Jewish American Experience." Terri Libenson, Kingston native, the cartoonist of the Pajamas Diaries comic strip, will address the topic "Heroes, Villains and Mean Mommy." Elizabeth Bettina, author of "It happened in Italy" will tell the story of the Italian concentration camps. Ursula Korn-Selig, a survivor of the Italian Concentration Camp, will also speak.”

Special for Mother’s Day, Terri will be interviewed by Dee Perry on the NPR show, “Around Noon” on 90.3 WCRN in Cleveland May 6. Tune in at noon!

Terri was interviewed for David Paccia’s cartooning blog, “David-Wasting-Paper.” Scroll down for his many other wonderful interviews as well.

Terri is delighted to be part of an upcoming travelling exhibit curated by John Read, publisher of “Stay Tooned” magazine. For more details, including the impressive lineup of cartoonists (so far) whose works will be represented, view the entire article online at “The Daily Cartoonist.” More details to follow.

“I’m beginning with an exhibit featuring currently-syndicated comic strips. This will be a unique, one-of-a-kind collection of today’s comics, from the oldest, The Katzenjammer Kids and Gasoline Alley, to the newest, Dustin (which launches next week), and will be billed as “a celebration of a quintessentially American Sunday pleasure.” One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages will feature the original art of 85 to 100 different comic strips and panels (that will have been) published in newspapers on the same Sunday (April 11, 2010). Alongside the framed “raw” art of the strips will be displayed the actual comics sections from newspapers across the country, giving people a behind-the-scenes, before-and-after experience. The first showing of One Fine Sunday will begin in late May/early June of 2010.”

Terri will be speaking at the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society meeting November 11. See information below and at NOIS

"The Pajama Diaries" appears in The Plain Dealer and hundreds of other papers nationwide, and chronicles the life of Jill (wife, mother and in-home, freelance graphic designer) as she juggles work and family life. The strip is a sounding board for the issues facing modern, multi-tasking women and their families.

Gather at 7:00 PM to socialize; presentation begins at 7:30 PM.
FREE to Members and Guests
Shaker Heights Library
In Meeting Room F on the second floor.
16500 Van Aken Blvd by Lee Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44120
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Terri will be featured in a radio interview on “Shalom America” with Phil Fink (7am -9 am) Sunday, October 11, on WELW 1330 AM in Cleveland.

Terri was interviewed for Scott Nickel’s 20 Questions (with cartoonists) series on his “A Nickel’s Worth” blog. Check it out here.

Oops, here’s another one to add to the list. Check out Anne-Marie Nichol’s popular blog, A Mama’s Rant. Terri’s interview took place yesterday, July 15.

Interview Mania! Terri will be making an appearance as a guest on on the live Mr. Media Interviews podcast on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday, July 14 at 1 p.m. ET. Be sure to tune in. If you can’t, you can always catch up HERE.

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Also, Terri was recently interviewed about her 5-week pregnancy series by The Mile High Mamas in Denver and by the Sacramento Bee’s Mom Me blog. Both very nice articles.

June 25, 2009

The Pajama Diaries will feature a unique 5-week comic strip series beginning July 6. See the King Features press release below:

THE PAJAMA DIARIES TRAVELS BACK IN TIME TO THE B.C. (BEFORE CHILDREN) YEARS
Special Flashback Pregnancy Series Set to Run
July 6 through August 8, 2009

May 18, 2009

Check out Terri’s podcast interview with Brian Dunaway (“A Mission Deep”) and Justin Thompson (“MythTickle”), the guys at Comics Coast to Coast.

Episode 69 - The Terri Libenson Interview

March 20, 2009

Terri was recently interviewed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Check out this very fun feature:

Terri at the drawing board

March 7, 2009

Mark your calendars, Clevelanders…Terri will be speaking at the Lakeland Community College annual Comics Symposium Saturday, April 4! Find out about her cartooning roots and the background of Pajama Diaries. There will be other professional speakers as well, including the renowned illustrator, C.F. Payne. Hope you can make it!

The Lakeland Community College Comics Symposium is a jamboree of comic art enthusiasts in a region of graphic fiction abundance and steeped in comics history in which the general public and fans can hear from and discuss this unique art from with successful creators, industry professionals, and engaging symposia presenters. It is a festive environment that celebrates the Comic Art form in which those with an affinity to this unique expression can delight with other devotees.

Featured Guests Included:

Justin Thompson: Illustrator, Charles Schulz's Creative Associates Studio; Creator, Mythtickle

Terri Libenson: Creator of The Pajama Diaries

Mike Pawuk: Author, Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More; Judge, 2009 Eisner Awards

C.F. Payne: Professional Illustrator, Board Member - Illustrators Partnership of America

Dr. Michael Bitz, Ed.D., Founder and Director of The Comic Book Project at Teachers College, Columbia University

Brad Ricca: Filmmaker, Last Son and Member of the Siegel & Shuster Society

Victor Dubina, USPS Corporate Communications and Harry Myers, USPS NE Ohio Customer Relations Manager

January 24, 2009

A call-out to college students for the annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship award…

The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship, in memory of the late King Features editor, was funded by an initial $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation/King Features Syndicate and additional generous donations from Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Patrick McDonnell and many other prominent cartoonists. Submissions are adjudicated by a panel of top cartoonists and an award is given to the best college cartoonist. The recipient is feted at the annual NCS Reuben Awards Convention attended by many of the world's leading cartoonists.

Applicants must be college students in the United States, Canada or Mexico that will be in their Junior or Senior year of college during the 2009-2010 academic year. Applicants DO NOT have to be art majors to be eligible for this scholarship.

Along with a completed entry form, applicants are required to send 5 samples of their own cartooning artwork; noting if and where the work has been published (either print or web).Please send copies. DO NOT send original artwork.

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The applications will be judged by the National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) and the number of scholarships given out and their amounts will be at the discretion of the NCSF.

http://cartoonistfoundation.org/

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