Big update! Trying to get a good amount done while I’m motivated. Click here to read from the most current installment.
MAINE COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL
May 20, 2012: I will be an exhibitor at the Maine Comic Arts Festival in Portland.
MICE
September 24, 2011: I will be an exhibitor at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo in Cambridge.
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP
September 2011-June 2012: I am truly honored to have been offered the Children’s Writer-in-Residence Fellowship with the Boston Public Library!
NEW WEBSITE
February 2011: Welcome to the new and improved Swinsea.com! As you peruse the site, please keep in mind that new content is added frequently. Check back often, and please follow the blog as well!
AUTHOR IN RESIDENCE
Winter ‘10-’11: I was Author in Residence at Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, Maine!
THE ART OF COMICS
November 2010: My work was featured at Cinema Salem for their busiest month of the year.






Hi,
I just wanted to say that I am REALLY enjoying your story and I find your art exquisitely unique. There is a retro feel to the style and color, like mid 20th century book illustration. The premise has a great opening, and the characters are likable right away. I’m really looking forward to following Under the Apple Tree- and if it’s all right I would like to mention it on my website. I do a webcomic that’s in a hiatus, but I’m trying to update my blog when I can.
I really like you work!
~Barb
Oh wow, the Xylia Tales lady likes my stuff! I read your comic since the beginning, and I’m incredibly flattered that you like my work well enough to mention it. Thank you so much!
Also, I’ve been looking for constructive criticism so I can make it the best it can be – I admire your work, so if you ever have any suggestions I would love to hear them.
Hope you update soon!!!! :D (TallyCat from dA)
Hope you update soon!!!! :D (TallyCat from dA)!!