Sarah L Miles

@iamgiantwoman

Professional nerd Writer Reader Panel moderator (taking 2026 bookings): upcoming: MCM previous: Portsmouth, SDCC, ThoughtBubble Bookseller Fandom-Made.com: SARAH15

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Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jul 5

Good morning #SpiderSky - which I hope is a thing - could I please ask for help identifying this lovely mother-to-be? Found her under a mat while removing some ivy and hoping we’ve not upset her too much. South coast of England, shady spot, about the size of a 50p, if that helps with identification?

Medium seized black and brown spider sitting on an egg filled web.
Apologies to those with arachnophobia.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jun 20

Heading up to Bedford Central Library today to talk to Georgia Bowers about her latest novel ‘Foes & Cons’, a YA romcom about fandom, set at a convention for a fictional vampire show that is definitely not Buffy! Georgia is then headed off to @cecomicsuk.bsky.social to sign copies of the book!

Panel details for the Foes & Cons book launch: Saturday 20 June, 2pm, Bedford Central Library, along with a photo of Georgia and the cover of the book.
I’ve read the book, it’s fun, and definitely didn’t make me think of any cringe moments from my own teen years. Not me. No…

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jun 12

I am operating on nowhere near enough sleep today, but I had a wonderful time at the @orbitbooks.bsky.social event last night, and got the opportunity to fangirl at @emilytesh.net who was extremely gracious in the face of my enthusiastic flailing! Also, I wore feathers. This may need to happen again

Photo of me standing in front of a green photo wall, with a sparkly forest style image and lights.
I’m wearing a blue sleeveless dress with peacock feather epaulette / wings on the shoulders, and holding a fan made of peacock feathers. I also have a gold laurel crown which you can just about see. I was going for a Hera vibe and I think it worked?

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 23

Sunday plans at MCM London and it’s my last panel of the weekend! 🧡 The Importance of FanFic Within The Comic Sphere, 12pm, Artist Alley stage: @rachaelstott.bsky.social @scarygorgon.bsky.social and Wren James

Panel details as in post plus photos of the panellists and their work

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 22

Saturday plans at MCM London on the Artist Alley stage: 🧡 HeART on the Page: Conveying Grief, Love, and Other Big Feelings Through Comics, 12pm with @ethansacks.bsky.social @rachaelsmith.bsky.social @lookhappy.bsky.social @schnumn.bsky.social and Joe Kelly

Photos of panellists and details of panels as outlined in the post

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 20

Please enjoy my MCM plans (full details in the alt text), now with added panellists. I’m stoked to be talking to so many awesome people in one weekend. Who else is about to say hi in between panels?

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 15

The Importance of FanFic Within The Comic Sphere MCM London, Sunday 24 May, 12pm, Artist Alley stage @rachaelstott.bsky.social @scarygorgon.bsky.social #WrenJames

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 14

Friends Like These: The Importance of Networks for Creators MCM London, Saturday 23 May, 3pm, Artist Alley stage I’ll be joined an esteemed panel of comics friends: Alison Sampson, Katy Glover, Rachael Smith, and Sarah Gordon, to find out exactly what is "networking" in comics?

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 13

Gaming On The Page: Creating Art For (and From) TTRPGs MCM London, Saturday 23 May, 3pm, Artist Alley stage I have the honour to join Alex Moore, Aviv Or and Will Kirkby on stage, to talk about how the professionals take players characters out of heads and onto the page.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 12

HeART on the Page: Conveying Grief, Love, and Other Big Feelings Through Comics MCM London, Sat 23 May, 12:00, Artist Alley stage I’ll be joined by Ethan Sacks, Rachael Smith, Joe Latham, & Bex Ollerton to discuss how they use their comics to talk about love, loss, hope, grief, struggle, and more.

Details of the panel as in the body text, along with a photo of Ethan Sacks and the cover of his book A Haunted Girl.

Details of the panel as in the body text, along with a photo of Rachael Smith and the cover of her book Nap Comix

Details of the panel as in the body text, along with a photo of Joe Latham and the cover of his book Haru: Spring

Details of the panel as in the body text, along with a stylised drawing of Bex Ollerton as a cat girl, and the cover to their book Lavender Clouds.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 3

"Playing With All the Toys: From Star Wars to Spawn" Panel Room 1, 13:00 Marc Laming, Mike Dowling, and Rory McConville, who between them have worked on titles from 2000AD and Bond, to Star Wars, Marvel, Spawn and more, join me to talk about all things IP comics

Panel details with a photo of Marc Laming and an example of his work

Panel details with a photo of Mike Dowling and an example of his work

Panel details with a photo of Rory McConville and an example of his work

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 3

"Judging A Book By Its Cover: How cover art influences reader perceptions" Panel Room 1, 11:00 I will have the absolute honour of chatting with Ahmed Raafat, Alison Sampson, Chris Wildgoose and Nikola Cižmešija about the process and art of making comics covers.

Panel details, with a photo of Ahmed Raafat and an example of his work

Panel details, with a photo of Alison Sampson and an example of her work

Panel details, with a photo of Chris Wildgoose and an example of his work

Panel details, with a photo of Nikola Čižmešija and an example of his work

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jan 3

Can anyone identify this plant? I believe it is growing somewhere in the UK, but my mum sent me this photo that she was sent by a friend, so I can’t be much more precise, sadly. Is #PlantSky a thing? Or #GardenSky?

Unknown plant with red berry like growths (seeds?) some of which appear to have dried up and opened.
I’m not sure why my mum thinks I can magic up a plant name, but if anyone here can help it will make me look impressive!

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Dec 15

Yesterday we had friends over to play board games, and I cooked far too much food, and we laughed and joked all day, and it was glorious. I’m going to try and hold onto that feeling, because the world is a lot right now and I struggle. I hope you can spend time with someone you love this week.

A table set with a roast lunch, with places settings for several people. There are dishes and plates of food all along the middle and spreading out around the place settings; roast beef and chicken, several vegetables, a bowl of roast potatoes, stuffing, pigs in blankets, and the biggest gravy boat I could find.
Also the table cloth (just seen) has Sesame Street characters on it dressed in festive attire. Because I am an adult only in the legal sense.
Just in the shot is someone else taking a photo of the spread - you can just about see a hand and a phone screen. Which I love, because it shows that the friends I was feeding also cared about the spread enough to take photos.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Oct 20

Do I have mushroom friends here? My mum found these this morning in her garden, and was wondering if anyone can help identify them? Wondering they’d be bad for her garden visitors (birds, hedgehogs, foxes), and if so should they be removed?

Unidentified funghi growing out of a shingled part of a garden. North facing, vaguely shaded. South coast of England.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Oct 14

After the session Josh and Holly will be at Close Encounters, Bedford to sign books - which can be preordered through the shop! Tickets are free, but need to be booked in advance; www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authors-ho...

A lovely graphic someone else made, showing the details of the Snog Marry Kill panel, along with photos of Holly and Josh, which are cleverly labelled with their names in case you were confused as to which was which.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Oct 14

Snog, Marry, Kill?! This Saturday at Bedford Central Library, I will be joined by Sunday Times best-selling author Holly Race and Bram Stoker Award nominee Josh Winning for the ultimate bookish showdown - which genre is better: horror or fantasy?!

The words “snog marry kill” in vaguely themed fonts on a red background with bloodstains and hearts.
Because we like to be on theme.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Oct 2

The classic hobbit ‘second breakfast’ meme featuring Merry and Pippin, but instead of the usual wording it reads “we have MCM panel yes, but what about second MCM panel”, except the word “second ” has been overwritten with “seventh”.

I made this at 9am for the sake of myself and maybe two other people, but honestly it’s been making me laugh all day. So now everyone gets to suffer.

Why am I like this?!

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Sep 15

Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne What an utterly beautiful warm hug of a book! This one has it all: secret queer romance, mystery, dragons, baking, and my personal favourite: puns! So many puns…

A copy of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Throne, next to a yellow coloured cup of tea. Which tasted better than it looked, I promise! Not shown: the slice of cake I also had while reading this.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Sep 9

Roots of My Fears - edited by Gemma Amor A collection of short stories looking at heritage and horror, this is at times disturbing, unsettling and thought-provoking. Released today from Titan Books, and featuring a host of top names from the genre.

An ebook copy of Roots Of My Fears on the screen of a tablet, against a red background

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Aug 27

Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky Another hit from the master of sci-fi for me, this is a fun romp through a dystopian future that is looking all too possible right now. Yes, I acknowledge that “fun romp” and “dystopian future” are oxymoronic, just trust me. Or, even better, trust Tchaikovsky!

Front cover of Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky on a pale pink background

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Aug 25

Okay so this does actually work…

Photo of me, Sarah, in my messy af back garden*. I am wearing exercise clothing and two belts, with a sandbag on our shoulder, held in place with one hand while my other hand is stuck straight out to show I have the bag solidly on the shoulder. That’s how you get given a clean rep in competition.

*yes I should be sorting the garden instead of training. No, I’m not going to do that.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jul 28

Plus I got to pick up this awesome Matt Ferguson print on my way out, so now I can see the first family any time I want to! What more could a girl ask for?!

Copy of a Fantastic Four: First Steps movie poster by artist Matt Ferguson, on a blue background.
Apparently the lenses on my phone are slightly grubby as this has a slightly weird effect soft focus happening but it works with the subject matter.

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jul 3

I realise that trying to find pockets of joy in the world right now isn’t helping on a wide scale but also I need to not give in to despair. So here is my current progress on a baby owlbear cross stitch. They look so derpy. I love them.

A partly finished cross stitch kit with a pattern of a baby owlbear. The owlbear is sitting hunched over, front paws in between their back paws. They have big staring unfinished eyes, and a beak that is somehow smiling?
There are very large, very visible toe beans on the back paws. I want to boop them. This is why it’s a good thing that owlbears aren’t real. The forbidden boop…

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jun 25

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal First novel in the ‘Lady Astronaut’ series, this is a charming alternate history story, which sees the 1950s hit (literally) with a world changing event.

A copy of The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal, on a blue background with stars and a crescent moon in yellow

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· Jun 19

The pre-order campaign for The Second Death of Locke by VL Bovalino is now open, with Close Encounters in Bedford! Pre-order before 22nd September (or while stock is available) to receive a signed and personalised copy of the hardback, two character art cards, and a bookmark.

Art card of Kier from The Second Death of Locke

Art card of Grey from The Second Death of Locke

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 26

MCM London was an absolute blast. I’ll try to remember to do a proper recap in the week, but for today my heart is full, my feet are on fire, and my voice is just about working. Please enjoy these photos of my two modes: pretending I’m a professional, and being an idiot. There is no middle ground.

Photo of me - Sarah - standing next to a pretend pile of giant books. I am leaving casually on the books, wearing a striped maxi dress and a brightly coloured blazer.
This is “professional mode”.

Photo of me - Sarah - standing next to a pretend pile of giant books. I am gesticulating widely at the books with a massive open mouthed grin, wearing a striped maxi dress and a brightly coloured blazer.
This is “idiot mode”

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 25

All attempts at looking human have ceased I’m attempting to created airflow via my knees Pray for my feet

Hotel mirror selfie of my outfit today: relaxed fit tee, jeans with the knees ripped out, comfy trainers

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 24

MCM day two… Still looking vaguely human?

Hotel room mirror selfie of my outfit - floral trousers, blue vest, bright pink jacket. You can’t see the bags under my eyes thanks to my glasses, but trust me, they exist…

Sarah L Miles@iamgiantwoman· May 23

Upcoming panel at MCM London - Space, Vampires and Time Travel: Writing in Genre Fiction I’ll be heading to the Writers Block stage on Saturday afternoon to chat with Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ren Hutchings, Helen Glynn Jones and Gareth L Powell, to talk all things genre fiction!