PCAF is a not-for-profit organisation created to share love for sequential storytelling with free, creator-focused events in Perth, Western Australia.
We believe comics are for everybody and celebrate comics of all types, including graphic novels, manga, vertical comics, comic strips and more!
Read your story for PCAF Stories Kids!
Do you make comics for kids?
Would you like to share your comics with a live audience of young comic fans?
PCAF Stories is looking for new presenters for Kids PCAF Stories, happening Sunday the 1st of November at the State Library Theatre. If you’re based in WA, or you’ll be in Boorloo for the event, we’d love to see what you make!
Donate to the 2027 Market Hall Fundraiser!
Love what we do? Consider donating to support the Perth Comic Arts Festival. Donations to this fundraiser will be used to sustain the ongoing operation of the PCAF Market Hall, ensuring it remains free to attend for visitors and accessible to independent artists, as well as provide future opportunities for local comic makers. Donations made via our fundraising page on the Australian Cultural Fund are tax-deductible.
2027 Festival Dates Announced
Next year we'll be celebrating 10 years of the Perth Comic Arts Festival from July 12th to 18th! PCAF 2027 will be loaded with all of your favourite programming like Academy Day, Market Hall, Deep Dive Workshops, Look Hear, an exciting new Exhibition and a new edition of TALE TOWN.
In addition, we're excited to reveal that the 2027 Festival will also feature an Academic Comic Symposium and an International Comic Publishing Rights Market.
Brussels Comic Artist Residency
The Perth Comic Arts Festival, in association with the Musée de la Bande Dessinée, is very proud to present the first comics-artist residency in Brussels available to Western Australian comic artists. Between October and December 2026, for three weeks, the Museum is hosting Belgian and international comic artists in Brussels for an artistic residency. Applications close August 14th.
Other Events & Projects
We’ve got a calendar chock-full of comics even outside of our annual festival. Take a look!
About PCAF
The Perth Comic Arts Festival is a volunteer run not-for-profit with a passion for the comics community.