Graphic Novels are a fast-growing genre. Literary agent Britt Siess discusses the different graphic novel categories for young readers.
Agent Britt Siess defines Graphic Novel Categories for Children and Young Adults
C’est Fantastique! A Graphic Novel Webinar with Colleen AF Venable!
SCBWI France will host a webinar on graphic novels on June 30th. Graphic Novel 101 A workshop for illustrators and authors interested in comics-based storytelling and graphic novels. Participants will learn the basics of cartooning—from the general rules and common beginners’ mistakes, to the unique story-telling possibilities of the medium. The class will cover the... Continue Reading →
Classes, a New Bookstore, and a Graphic Novel Call!
It's been pretty quiet around here. Summer is upon us, and things are peaceful and busy all at once. Not much news on our front, but here are three classes, a new bookstore, and a call for a graphic novel! What's new? Free Seminars G.G. Silverman talks about marketing your novel, self published or not,... Continue Reading →
Kazu Kibuishi Keynote: Failing Safely–Learning from Mistakes
Kazu Kibuishi never set out to be a graphic novelist. His career started when he was only five years old, two years after arriving to the states from Japan. Once he had relieved the cash register in his grandparent's restaurant of all its quarters for video games, he was left with nothing to do to... Continue Reading →
Kazu Kibuishi: Creating Stories as an Experience
Kazu Kibuishi, writer and artist, is the mastermind behind the New York Times bestselling Amulet graphic novel series, published by Scholastic. Kazu threw a lot of the typical writing tools out the window (like the three act structure) and thought about the experience design. He wanted the story to feel like a ride. Kazu liked... Continue Reading →
Hit the books with Dana!
IT'S DANA TIME!! Author/Illustrator Dana Sullivan is getting ready for fall classes: Picture Books at Kirkland Arts Center and Graphic Novels at Bellevue College. Writers AND illustrators will learn about plot, pacing and just having fun. You'll make a finished book dummy in Picture Books and a cover... Continue Reading →
Dana gets didactic
WARNING: CONTENTS MAY BE GRAPHIC! The Class: Introduction to Graphic Novels with Dana Sullivan. This is the class to get your big graphic novel idea out of your head and onto the page! The Teacher: Dana "D2" Sullivan, author of Ozzie and the Art Contest, Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari and illustrator for the 4-book "Digger... Continue Reading →
Kazu, Kartoons, and KLDN
Kazu Raina Itching to meet and tip a bev with famous graphic novelists? Here's your chance. New York Times bestselling graphic novelists Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet: Escape from Lucien) and Raina Telgemeier (Sisters) will read from their new books at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 26, at the Northeast Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Flush... Continue Reading →
Graphic novel goodness
Interested in creating a graphic novel? Learn from experts when Seattle's Graphic Arts Guild presents a day of graphic novel goodness on Saturday, January 25, 2014. This all-day event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., includes a panel and two morning workshops. David Lasky will present “Make Your Own Comic” for... Continue Reading →
Conference Sneak Peek: Colleen AF Venable
Colleen AF Venable As someone who seems to have fully recovered from being voted class "dork," Colleen AF Venable's double major in studio art and English led her to success as a graphic novelist writing about a hamster named Hamisher. Her Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye series is now up to its fifth release,... Continue Reading →