SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Aside from drawing comix, speaking with audiences is Jennifer’s favorite way to share the inspiration fueling her sassy yet searing graphic work. A late bloomer, a feminist, a breast cancer survivor, an artist who found her voice in mid-life, a Goddess still working on enlightenment, Jennifer brings her wit and uncommon sense to such topics as survivorship, creativity, and female empowerment. She has delivered lectures, spotlight interviews, and keynote speeches over the last decade to university students, art students, breast cancer organizations, women’s groups, and comix and literary audiences from California to New York City, Miami to Toronto, Oslo, and London. Currently she is performing spoken word stories at open mics in her area.
For rates and availability, contact jennifer@jenniferhayden.com.
Previous Speaking Appearances:
New York Comic Con
San Diego Comic Con
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Arts Festival
Center for Cartoon Studies
Comics and Medicine Conference
Gosh! Comics, London
Oslo Comics Expo
Einstein Healthcare Network Breast Cancer Action Group
Breast Cancer Resource Center of Princeton, NJ
Parsons School of Design
Columbia University
Princeton University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Drexel University
Small Press Expo
Brooklyn Book Fair
Miami Book Fair
Bluestocking Books
Labyrinth Books
Frenchtown Bookshop
Comic Arts Brooklyn
Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
Toronto Comics Arts Festival
The Princeton Zine Fest
FIBD, Angoulême, France
Podcasts:
The Virtual Memories Show
Storytelling:
Poets & Storytellers Open Mic, by Echo Thread Books
Story & Verse, Arts Council of Princeton
Jennifer Hayden joins Brian Michael Bendis, Emil Ferris, Dean Haspiel and moderator Danny Fingeroth for the panel discussion “Will Eisner, Teacher and Mentor,” hosted by New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium 2022.
“Jennifer’s a fascinating and engaging speaker with storytelling flair, a deep understanding of memoir, and a great example of how to turn life into art.”
-GIL ROTH, The Virtual Memories Show Podcast