POSY SIMMONDS BRINGING A DRAWING TO LIFE

Posy Simmonds, born and brought up in Cookham, came back to give a facinating talk about her life as a, well what do we call her - cartoonist? journalist? novelist? social scientist? She took us through her earliest days drawing characters and animals before working as a freelance 'on call' cartoonist for the Sun, Guardian and other papers. This led to her various cartoon story series featuring her angst-ridden characters such as Gemma Bovery and and Tamara Drewe (the latter now turned into an award-winning film). A full house, surrounded by the exhibition of Posy's work, prompted questions and ended up with Posy signing copies of Tamara Drewe and also copies of her earlier works which were brought in by members of the audience. A delightful and fascinating session. Thanks, Posy.