Welcome to the Sydney Comics Guild! We’re a community group that offers free social meetings and some free workshops. However, there is a priced membership for people who would like to support the guild and develop professionally as comic creators.
Full membership: $60 per year
Recommended for emerging professionals and professionals with a number of published works/graphic novels, who are regularly make appearances and establishing a public profile.
- Access to all sponsorship discounts
- Discounts on paid workshops and SCG run events
- Burrowing rights at the SCG library
- An entry on searchable member’s database so people can find you and your work
- A SCG membership card
- Addition to the creators database on the SCG site
- Participation on the SCG table at events
- One hour of free ArtShine business coaching
- Ability to sell zines at ArtShine
- Inclusion in SCG group shows
As well as these features we are working on:
- A downloadable toolkit for professional comic creators including
- Example contracts
- Collaboration contract
- Licensing contract
- Usage of artwork contract
- Example invoices
- Example contracts
- Inclusion in future SCG projects like a pop-up comic store
- Consignment through Sydney Comics Guild and a chance to get your comics sold all over Australia at comics cons by an SCG representative
- Workshop and events you run featured in the new “What’s on” newsletter
Associate membership: $30 per year
Recommended for emerging comic creators who are still establishing publications.
- Access to all sponsorship discounts
- Discounts on paid workshops and SCG run events
- Burrowing rights at the SCG library
- An entry on searchable member’s database so people can find you and your work
- A SCG membership card
Free membership:
- Anyone can join
- Access to all fortnightly social meetings
- Access to all monthly free workshops
- Full price for paid workshops
- Participate in comics discussion on the Facebook group
- Learn more about comics in Sydney