Judging and MC experience
Judging Sparky Cos in the 2017 round of MNCC at Overload New Zealand with Wrolan and Ying Tze .
Photography by by Studio Tsu
Emerald L King
Since 2007, Emerald L King has been involved with community cosplay events and competitions as a panelist, organiser, MC, judge, and backstage coordinator across Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
More recently, she has acted in an advisory capacity, helping to write rules and design cosplay competitions for a number of high-profile events in Australia and New Zealand.
Emerald is available for:
COSPLAY JUDGING – Emerald’s main knowledge areas are sewing, hand embroidery, textile manipulation, and historical plausibility. She has experience with set design and large props.
Emerald is also able to judge leatherwork and foam armour, and has a basic understanding of lights and 3D printing.
COMPETITION DESIGN AND RULE CONSULTATION – Since 2013 Emerald has written the rules and designed competitions for local, national, and international competitions.
With experience working backstage of large, international competitions like the World Cosplay Summit (2017-2019), she is able to create planning documents and run sheets that meet specific judging and logistical requirements.
Queries should be directed to emeraldlking@gmail.com
Selected Cosplay Awards
World Cosplay Summit Australia 2023 - winner and WCS Team Australia 2024
World Cosplay Summit Support Ambassador 2020
Oceanic E Sports online Cosplay Cup 2020 - first runner up
World Cosplay Summit Australia 2019 - first runner up
Madman National Cosplay Championships 2018- first runner up
World Cosplay Summit Australia 2018 - second runner up
Madman National Cosplay Championships 2016 - Champion Aus/NZ
Event MC
Canberra Nara Candle Festival cosplay competition 2023 (in English and Japanese)
Festival of the Fantastic in Australian and Japanese Arts Hobart events 2022 - including talks with authors Tansy Rayner Roberts, Danielle Woods, Isobelle Carmody, and Lucy Christopher
The Japanese Speech Contest Victoria 2018 (in English and Japanese)
Overload Madman National Cosplay Championship NZ round 2016-2018
Wellington Japan Festival (NZ) 2016 (in English and Japanese)
Jewels of Kyoto - Geisha and Maiko tour of Australia and NZ 2016 (in English and Japanese)
Sponsored by the Embassay of Japan (NZ), Japan Foundation Sydney and Victoria University of Wellington.
AiCON kimono competiton 2013, 2014
Yay Japan 3.11 fundraiser 2011
Australia Japan Society (Tasmania) Cosplay Catwalk 2011
Library Tasmania Allport Museum cosplay parade for Go Graphic exhibition 2008
Event Guest
DreamHack Melbourne 2024
Stories After Dark - State Libraries Tasmania Dark MOFO 2023
OZ Comic Con Melbourne Cosplay Spotlight 2023 (cancelled due to ill health)
TasPOP South 2022
Art Gallery of NSW Art After Hours x The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2020
Armageddon Wellington 2017 - Embassy of Japan booth cosplayer
Cosplay Judge
Extreme Cosplay Gathering (ECG, formerly European Cosplay Gathering) Australia, 2024
DreamHack Cosplay Championship 2024
World Cinematic Cosplay Summit (WCCS) Australian preliminaries 2024
Canberra Nara Candle Festival cosplay competition 2023
4th International Graphic Shakespeare Competition 2022
TasPOP South cosplay competition 2022
TasPOP South Fru!ts street fashion competition 2022
Madman Anime Festival Melbourne Masquerade; Madman National Cosplay Championship VIC round 2019
Madman Anime Festival Brisbane Madman National Cosplay Championship QLD round 2019
Madman Anime Festival Sydney Masquerade 2019
Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival kimono competition 2019
Overload Madman National Cosplay Championship NZ round 2016-2018
Armageddon Wellington Embassy of Japan (NZ) booth guest 2017
AiCON Madman National Cosplay Championship Tasmania round 2017
AiCON cosplay competition 2012-2018
AiCON kimono competiton 2013, 2014
AiCON Fru!ts street fashion competition 2012-2018
Panels and Workshops
Oz Comic Con Melbourne 2023 - panel with Cosplay Spotlight Guests on how to cosplay tricky characters with NadiaBewwy and Kara Vena Kava (cancelled due to ill health)
Oz Comic Con Melbourne 2022 - panel and demonstration on making your cosplay historically plausible
Great Games with Pals March 2022 - panel on historically plausible cosplay
All about SHOJO COPLAY livestream event with World Cosplay Summit Australia and Maidens Sans Frontiers featuring Kim TaeYeon (WCS inc) and Lucy Fraser (UQ) March 18 2022
Casacon December 2021 - panel with Dr Lucy Fraser and Dr Masafumi Monden on Japanese girl culture
World Cosplay Summit Australia 24 hour live stream 2021 - unhinged rant with I-Artemis-I and Asham cosplay on Samurai Warriors and KOEI franchises
World Cosplay Summit Australia 24 hour live stream 2021 - World Cosplay Summit tales from backstage
Casacon June 2021 - discussion with Dr Alisa Freedman on fandom and academia
Craftfest 2021 - panel on kimono cosplay
Casacon December 2020 - panel on cosplay in Australia and the US with Dr Anne Lee of https://chic-pixel.com/
Oz Comic Con Melbourne 2018 - panel on cosplaying anime characters with AndyCam Cosplay, Luka, Kibble King, Morgan, Blair, and Mazland
OzCC Melbourne 2018 - panel on history of magical girls in anime and manga (cancelled due to ill health)
Armageddon Wellington 2016 - panel on the history of cosplay in Australia and New Zealand
AiCON 2014 - kimono dressing demonstration
UTAS Kitsune club kimono workshop February 2013 - kimono dressing and coord workshop
AiCON 2008, 2009 - panel on studying anime and manga at university in Australia
AiCON 2007 - panel on magical girls in anime