Join us for a spectacular evening of camp horror, queer culture and graphic storytelling.

An Evening with Dom & Ink and Juno Dawson: Queens of the Crypt

Join us for a spectacular evening of camp horror, queer culture and graphic storytelling as author and illustrator Dom & Ink discusses their debut young adult graphic novel, Queens of the Crypt, in conversation with bestselling author Juno Dawson.

Guests will enjoy an author discussion, an audience Q&A session and a dedicated book signing with Dom & Ink.

About Dom & Ink

Dom & Ink is a freelance illustrator and author from Bolton, via Narnia, who loves to create work centred on themes of queerness, identity and mental health with a splash of drag, horror and pop girly icons. Throughout their years illustrating, Dom has created artwork for Tinder UK, Bumble, Little Mix, iWeigh, BBC, Lenovo, Logitech and several other prominent brands.

Dom served as the official content illustrator for RuPaul's Drag Race UK seasons 1 through 5 and Vs The World season 1, a career milestone that they still pinch themselves about daily.

Dom's graphic novel, Queens of the Crypt, for Penguin Workshop, is available from 25th August, 2026. Their previous works include Free to Be Me, an LGBTQ+ journal of love, pride and finding your inner rainbow published by Penguin Random House UK in 2019, alongside Queer Power, an illustrated journal of LGBTQ+ icons, activists and gamechangers published by HarperCollins UK in 2021.

Dom's work has also been featured in major media outlets including Cosmopolitan, Gay Times, Glamour, Attitude, BuzzFeed, and Time Out.

About Queens of the Crypt

Ahead of the publication of Dom & Ink’s fabulously creepy, wonderfully camp graphic novel Queens of the Crypt, get your first glimpse of the scream queens themselves.

When seventeen-year-old Barnaby Jones comes out to their parents as non-binary over breakfast, they expect that to be the toughest part of their day.

But that was before Barnaby discovers their best friend, Fi, has been kidnapped by a faceless killer who’s been abducting teens all across the small town of Widow’s Creek.

Barnaby then unwittingly summons the undead and fabulous Queens of the Crypt through a portal in their bedroom closet, meeting the Phantom, the Countess, Lady Invisible, the Creature, and the Bogeywoman.

About Juno Dawson

Juno Dawson is a #1 Sunday Times best-selling novelist, screenwriter, podcaster and former columnist for Attitude Magazine whose popular books include the global bestsellers This Book Is Gay and Clean.

Juno won the 2020 YA Book Prize for Meat Market, while her first adult fantasy trilogy, Her Majesty's Royal Coven, launched in 2022 and became an instant bestseller.

Her screenwriting and television credits include Doctor Who (2025) and The Birth of Venus (2021).

As an occasional actress and model, Juno made a cameo appearance in the BBC’s I May Destroy You (2020), held a recurring role in Holby City (BBC, 2021), and served as the face of the Jecca Cosmetics Play Pots campaign.

Alongside Dylan B Jones, Juno hosts the smash podcast So I Got to Thinking, which stands as the UK’s biggest Sex and the City fan podcast with over two million streams to date.

Proudly Yorkshire-born, Juno now lives in Brighton, performs as part of the queer cabaret collective known as Club Silencio, and continues her charity work in collaboration with Stonewall, Not A Phase, and Student Pride.

About Under My Skin

Meet Molly Sue, because once she's under your skin, there is simply no getting rid of her.

Seventeen-year-old Sally Feather is not exactly a rebel, as her super-conservative parents and her treatment at the hands of high school bullies mean that Sally is about as shy and retiring as they come, though all of that is about to change.

Accidentally ending up on the seedier side of town one day, Sally finds herself mysteriously lured to an almost-hidden tattoo parlour, where she is quickly seduced by its charming owner, Rosita, and her talk of how having a secret tattoo can be as empowering as it is thrilling.

Almost before she knows what she is doing, Sally selects sexy pin-up Molly Sue and has her tattooed on her back, hoping that Molly Sue will inspire her to be as confident and popular as she is in her dreams.

Things quickly take a nightmarish turn when Sally begins to hear voices in her head, specifically the voice of Molly Sue, who has no interest in staying quiet or being a good girl because she is delighted to have a body to take charge of again. Sally slowly realises that she is unable to control Molly Sue, and before long, she is going to find out the hard way what it truly means to have somebody under your skin.

Event Details

Date: Friday, 23 October 2026

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Venue: Merchant Adventurers' Hall

Book & Ticket: £12.99, which includes book collection in-store starting 25 August 2026

Ticket Only: £6.00, available in limited quantities

Accessibility: The venue is fully accessible. Please email events@criminally

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