Watton has been part of the anime scene since the early 1990s, entering artwork and letters to such magazines as
Super Play and Anime FX, the
fanzine Red Leopard and provided the covers for Anime Connect 1–3. In 2001 she joined up with other comic creators Hayden Scott-Baron/
Dock, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga art collectives,
Sweatdrop Studios. Laura has produced a number of comics including
Pinkaa Fairy, which features in the Sweatdrop anthology 'Sugardrops' (2004), 'Different for girls' which featured in the anthology 'Stardust' (2006) and
Steaming, co-written by Aleister Kelman, which featured in the anthology 'Blue is for Boys'. In 2006, Laura was one of the winners of the
Neo magazine manga competition, with her short comic
Sea Bream Dream. She has also published a graphic novel volume of
Biomecha (), her manga style comic which was shortlisted for the 2007
Eagle Awards. She also achieved a runner-up position in the 3rd
Rising Stars of Manga United Kingdom and
Ireland competition. Watton was also one of the head contributors to 'Draw Manga Sweatdrop Studios' for New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. ==Bibliography==