Laura Watton

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Laura Watton-Davies
BornLaura Watton
(1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 44)
England
NationalityBritish
Area(s)Illustrator

Laura Watton (born 2 August 1979) is a semi-professional

UK manga artist and founding member of Sweatdrop Studios. Watton was a member since its inception until 2010, announcing the decision to create works under 'Pinkapplejam.com'. She self-publishes her series Biomecha. Currently residing in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Laura creates freelance illustrations.

Biography

Watton has been part of the anime scene since the early 1990s, entering artwork and letters to such magazines as

Dock, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga art collectives, Sweatdrop Studios[citation needed
].

Laura has produced a number of comics including Pinkaa Fairy, which features in the Sweatdrop anthology 'Sugardrops' (2004),

ISBN 978-1-905038-12-1), her manga style comic which was shortlisted for the 2007 Eagle Awards.[4] She also achieved a runner-up position in the 3rd Rising Stars of Manga United Kingdom and Ireland competition.[5] Watton was also one of the head contributors to 'Draw Manga Sweatdrop Studios' for New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Sugardrops. ASIN 1905038003.
  2. ^ Stardust. ASIN 1905038062.
  3. ^ Neo Manga Competition 2006. Uncooked Media. October 2006. p. 62.
  4. ^ "The Eagle Awards". Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Rising Stars of Manga UK & Ireland". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  6. ^ "Draw Manga". New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 December 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2007.

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