Pajama Diaries

The Pajama Diaries is currently part of an exhibit at The Arts Castle in Delaware County, OH, called “Drawing with Laughter.” The exhibit runs November 28 – January 18, 2012.
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“Caricatures and cartooning will bring joy and smiles to even the dourest Grinch. The
warmth of this exhibit will bring expressive delight to the Arts Castle during the gray days
of winter. Come laugh with us! Participating Cartoonists include Steve Boreman (Little Lost
Dog), Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott (Zits), Terri Libenson (Got a Life, Pajama Diaries), Art &
Chip Sansom (The Born Loser), Jeff Stahler (Moderately Confused, editorial cartoons”

Terri will be at Books-A-Million in Fairview Park, OH, Saturday, December 3 from 2-4 pm,
signing copies of “The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do.”

Terri will be at the Maltz Museum in Cleveland Friday, November 25, from 1-3 pm. Terri will sell and sign copies of Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do

Terri will help conduct a youth cartooning workshop, “Words + Pictures” at Lake Erie Ink on December 10th from 10:30-12:30 pm. You can register online here.

Location: Coventry School in Cleveland Hts
2843 Washington Boulevard
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
216-320-4757

Terri will be a guest on WVIA’s live regional show, “State of Pennsylvania” Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7pm. If you’d like to be part of the studio audience, click this link. Tickets are free and open to the public.

The Pajama Diaries will be part of an incredible cartoon exhibit to mark the ten-year anniversary of 9/11.

“Cartoonists have joined together before — most notably on Thanksgiving after 9/11 in 2001 — but never at this scale. In addition to King Features, strips from Creators Syndicate, Tribune Media Services, Universal Press Syndicate and Washington Post Writers Group will participate in "Cartoonists Remember 9/11.

After being published, the 9/11 cartoons will be featured at cartoonistsremember911.com and original art shown at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, the Toonseum in Pittsburgh and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York.”

In addition, the original Pajama Diaries 9/11/11 commemorative strip (along with many other nationally syndicated cartoonists’ work) will be on display at the ToonSeum in Pittsburgh, from September 10-September 25. Terri will be a cartoonist in residence (signing books and speaking with visitors) on Sept. 10 from 1-3 pm at the Toonseum. Hope you can make it!

Terri will be in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on Friday, August 19, 7-9 pm to sign her new book,
“The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do.” If you’re in the area, come pick up a copy and chat with her at:

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
The Arena Hub
421 Arena Hub Plaza
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
570-829-4210

It’s official! The first book compilation of Pajama Diaries strips is now available to order (no more pesky pre-orders).
“The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do!” can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Spread the word!

For those in the Boston area, check out this incredible exhibit coming soon. Over 130 nationally syndicated Sunday strips– all published on the same day – will be on display, including The Pajama Diaries.

One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages
Art Exhibition Travels to the Boston Center for Adult Education

Relive all of your favorite memories from the Sunday “funnies” at the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) beginning May 2nd, 2011, as it presents “One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages,” a free, one-of-a-kind exhibition featuring the original artwork of more than 130 nationally syndicated comic strips, all published in newspapers across America on the same day!

Having already delighted audiences across North America, “One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages” will be in Boston for one month only before retiring at the end of 2011. Curated by John Read, comic artist and editor of Stay Tooned!magazine, “One Fine Sunday” provides a snapshot of virtually every American comic strip currently being published. Whether you’re a fan of Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury,” Jeff Keane’s “Family Circus,” Jim Davis’s “Garfield,” or Brad & Paul Anderson’s “Marmaduke,” you will find something you love in this one-of-a-kind exhibition.

“One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages” will be displayed at the BCAE from May 2nd through May 29th, 2011. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Guests need only check in at the BCAE’s front desk to see the art of their favorite funnies!

Reception Info: Free to the public. Sunday, May 29th, 2011 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. RSVP is necessary. Please visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430 to RSVP.

Gallery Info: Free to the public. The exhibit will be open from Monday, May 2nd, 2011 through Friday, May 27th, 2011. Exhibit hours are: Monday through Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Location: Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116.

King Features reports that the DailyINK iPhone and iPod Touch application is now available for download at the iTunes store, with the iPad edition to follow very soon.

The DailyINK app delivers a free comic every day plus access to samples of all of King Features’ comics. Dozens of strips, panels and editorial cartoons will be featured in “Today’s Comic” and viewable in a seven-day rolling archive. Comics fans, who buy a DailyINK subscription, can browse through King Features’ complete line-up of 90+ daily comic strips, editorial cartoons and exclusive vintage content from our vast library. Subscriptions are available for purchase two ways: $1.99 per month or $19.99 for a full year.
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Terri was interviewed on the Jordan Rich radio show on WBZ AM 1030 in Boston for her upcoming presentation in Framingham. Enjoy the show:

Also, for cartooning fans and aficionados, check out the new site: “Spot the Cartoonist” It features the whereabouts (upcoming signings, presentations, exhibits, etc.) of many cartoony creators. Great place to subscribe!

Terri will be speaking on Sunday, November 14, 2010, at Temple Beth Shalom in Framingham, MA (near Boston) at 2:00 pm. This event is open to the public. For event details and to register, click here

“Terri Libenson, creator of the popular comic strip The Pajama Diaries, will appear at Temple Beth Sholom in Framingham on Sunday, November 14 for an exclusive New England appearance. Ms. Libenson's comic features Jill Kaplan, wife, mother, and work-at-home graphic designer. The strip chronicles her account as a woman trying to do it all as she juggles work and family life.

Modern families everywhere identify with the humor in the everyday life of the Kaplan family, and find much in common with Ms. Libenson's realistic yet funny look at being a multi-tasking parent. Just like in her comic, Ms. Libenson will explore the silliness and social commentary of the domestic superhero and what that means today.

Temple Beth Sholom is thrilled to welcome Ms. Libenson to New England for her first speaking engagement here. Everyone is welcome to attend this event with a $5 admission charge at the door. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Seats can be reserved by calling 508-877-2540, ext. 205 or emailing templeadmin@beth-sholom.org. Visit pajamadiaries.com for more information on the comic strip and Ms. Libenson. The Pajama Diaries appears daily in The Boston Globe.”

John Read, publisher of “Stay Tooned!” magazine has opened a traveling exhibit of cartoon art in Jackson, Mississippi. The exhibit features 135 Sunday comics that were published on April 11 of this year. The exhibit will then travel to Missouri for Disney Toonfest then to Omaha, Nebraska and also north into Canada in 2011. For a list of the displayed features, including “The Pajama Diaries,” click here.

Here’s a snapshot of just part of the exhibit space in the largest and busiest mall in Mississippi. It will be on display in Jackson through August.

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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