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  • “You Silly Little Girl”; “Ultrasound”, “Pregnancy Test”; “Lost vs. Loss”
  • Paula Knight (bio)

I made these comics between 2011 and 2013, and shared them online in the hope of helping to break the silence and stigma around miscarriage. They’re autobiographical apart from You Silly little Girl, which is a friend’s experience.

I’m interested in language used by medical professionals and laypeople, and how to visually communicate its impact. The Ultrasound page is part of my forthcoming graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, to be published by Myriad Editions.

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First Half “You Silly Little Girl” by Paula Knight.

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Second Half “You Silly Little Girl” by Paula Knight.

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“Ultrasound” by Paula Knight.

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First Half “Pregnancy Test” by Paula Knight.

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Second Half “Pregnancy Test” by Paula Knight.

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“Lost vs. Loss” by Paula Knight.

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Paula Knight

Paula Knight is an author, comics creator, and illustrator from Bristol, UK. She has been working on her graphic memoir since 2010: The Facts of Life, due to be published by Myriad Editions in 2015. An extract from it was shortlisted in Myriad’s First Graphic Novel Competition. She has self-published two autobiographical comics, Spooky Womb and X-Utero. Since 2010, she has created a body of short comics on themes of miscarriage and childlessness.

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