Hannah Berry is a British comics artist and writer based in Brighton. She is the third UK comics laureate and the first woman to be offered the role, taking over from

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in 2019. In 2018 she was inducted as a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The French edition of Berry's book the noir-esque detective story Britten and Brülightly was chosen for the official selection of the Angoulême International Comics Festival (Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) in 2010.

Career

In April 2021 Berry was announced as a trustee for the

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after finishing her tenure as comic laureate. Additionally, Berry joined the newly established Society of Authors Comic Creators Network. She started an initiative with the

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and fellow comic creator Hannah Eaton; the projects aim was to encourage literacy in young/youth offenders through comics.

Personal life

Berry is half

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on her mother's side. When she was younger her family moved to the United States, where she lived in

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and

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near Basingstoke. Berry learned how to speak English through reading comic books when she was younger. Berry studied illustration at

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. She currently lives in Brighton with her partner, daughter and two pets.

Bibliography

* ''Livestock'' (2017, Jonathan Cape) * ''Adamtine'' (2012, Jonathan Cape) * '' Britten and Brülightly'' (2008, Jonathan Cape)

References

External links

Lambiek Comiclopedia article.
British female comics artists Female comics writers Alumni of the University of Brighton Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 1982 births Living people {{Comics-artist-stub