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Nic Carcieri is a lifelong comic book fan/collector whose storytelling began on the playgrounds of Davisville Elementary school when he would act out wild and imaginative adventures for all kinds of characters. Dabbling in poetry and short stories throughout his college years, NIc eventually returned to his first love, comic books. In 2006, Nic organized and published the 88 page not-for-profit artbook BOTS to promtoe autism awareness and raise money for the Autism Society of America. Several hundred dollars were donated to the ASA as a result of the project that contained artwork by Tim Sale, Craig Rousseau and Randy Kintz. Nic is the current Chairman of the United Fanzine Organization (UFO). The UFO is one of the longest running small press publishing organizations in the country. Founded in 1968 by legendary small presser, Carl Gafford, the UFO has entered its fifth decade of indie and small press
publishing. Nic has continued to write and produce new, original material under his Portal Productions banner, including the small press anthology PORTALS as well as 2009's HOLLYWOOD HIGHWAYS. For NESPA info, contact Nic at:
"Smiling" Sam Gafford has a long history of small press publishing dating back to the 1970's when he followed his older brother Carl into the world of "fold and staple funny books". This writer / artist / editor /publisher's body of work is too long to list here, but some of the highlights include; COMIC FAN!, BOOT HILL, DC UNIVERSE, SMALL PRESS EXTRA and FRANKENZINE. Sam has also spent time involved in several small press publishing organizations such as Blue Plaque Productions (BPP), Small Press Syndicate (SPS) and the United Fanzine Organization (UFO). Currently, Sam is a frquent editor / contributor to many Main Enterprises publications. Sam can be contacted at:
