Contact

Email Carolyn at info@curls-studio.com.

How can Carolyn make your next project visible?

We can create your visual business identity, illustrate ideas, and add value to brands. 

What roles can I fill for your event?

Workshop Host

If your event needs a hands-on demonstration, I can lead a workshop to engage and encourage your group's ability to perform any task. I have worked directly with United States National Archives, Girl Scouts, AIGA, Kids Love Comics, and several schools to create original activities and share my knowledge.

Moderator

I have served as moderator and host of live Q and A programming events, including Will Friedle & Grey DeLisle for Awesome Con (#WillGreyQA). Having worked with Joe Carabeo on our “Carolyn and Joe Show” podcast for several years we have interviewed Phil LaMarr, Ellis “Shocked Undertaker Guy” Mbeh, Karen Hallion, Amber Benson, and many other talents in-person.

Event Coordinator and Panelist

I have experience speaking on many panels and discussions about topics pertaining to making comics and creativity. Below is sampling of panels and workshops I have been asked to participate in:

2024
Awesome Con
Comic Logic Spring Lot Con
STORYBOX Comics Fair
Fairfax Comic Con
Small Press Expo
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic Con
McKay Used Books Book-or-Treat
Comic Logic Fall Lot Con

2023
Free Comic Book Day
Tidewater Comicon
Awesome Con
Because Science
National Book Festival
Fairfax Comic Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
Small Press Expo
New York Comic Con
Haymarket Art Market
Richmond Indie Comics Expo
Cartoonists Draw Blood
Nova Labs Holiday Maker Market
Comic Logic Store Signing

2022
Fairfax Comic Con – March
Free Comic Book Day
Tidewater Comicon
Awesome Con
Fairfax Comic Con – August
Maryland STEM Festival
Small Press Expo
New York Comic Con
Baltimore Comic-Con

2021
Awesome Con – Create Your Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Online Event on Discord)
New York Comic Con
Baltimore Comic-Con
Southern Maryland Comic-Con

2020 (Virtual)
Baltimore Comic-Con – Creative Crafts Challenges with Carolyn Belefski
WOM CON: WOMen run comics pop-up – Studio Visit with Carolyn Belefski

2019
Awesome Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
National Cartoonists Society NCSFest – Pechakucha

2018
WeDC Fest – Using Comics to Illustrate Ideas
Baltimore Comic-Con – Cartoonists Draw Blood
Fairfax Comic Con – Create Your Own Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Cartooning for Kids with National Cartoonists Society
DC Web Fest – Writer’s Write-In Script & Blog selection chat
Awesome Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
Inova Children’s Hospital – Cartooning for Kids with National Cartoonists Society

2017
Awesome Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators
Awesome Con – Kickstarter: Dos and Don’ts
Awesome Con – Create Your Own Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski
United States National Archives Sleepover – Design Your Own Superhero

2016
Inova Children’s Hospital – Cartooning for Kids with National Cartoonists Society
United States National Archives Sleepover – Design Your Own Superhero
Baltimore Comic-Con – Create Your Own Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski
Awesome Con – Create Your Own Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski
Awesome Con – How To Break Into Comics (and Survive) Moderated by Heidi MacDonald
Society of Illustrators – Political Spirit Animal

2015
Awesome Con – How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Work
Awesome Con – Pop Goes the Podcast
Baltimore Comic-Con – Create Your Own Superhero Symbol with Carolyn Belefski

2014
AIGA DC – Design & Doodle Workshop
Awesome Con – Women in Comics
Awesome Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators

2013
Artisphere – Comics Making Studio
Baltimore Comic-Con – Self Publishing: You Can Do It (Amy Chu, Jimmy Palmiotti, Danielle Corsetto, George O'Connor, Dean Haspiel, Carolyn Belefski)
Baltimore Comic-Con – Team Cul de Sac

2012
Baltimore Comic-Con – Team Cul de Sac

2011
New York Comic Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators (Raina Telgemeier, David Gallaher, Reilly Brown, Carolyn Belefski, Joe Carabeo)
University of Maryland – Bleeding the Narrative: Comics in Art and Culture

2010
New York Comic Con – The Other Side of the Table: Lessons from Creators (with Jimmy Palmiotti, Raina Telgemeier, Bryan J.L. Glass, Carla Speed McNeil, Joe Carabeo)
Women’s National Book Association, DC Chapter – In Between the Panels: DC’s Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene