[Caption-announce] Writing for Comics (Leicester 10th Feb)

[Selina Lock]

Please pass this one to anyone in the area that you think would be
interested:

Writing for Comics
Writing workshop with Factor Fiction: Selina Lock and Jay Eales

Venue: Adult Education
Centre<http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/venue.php?venueid=150>
Entry: £20.00

Start: 10.00.am
End: 4.00.pm

In this one-day course, students will learn the basics of constructing a
comic strip through a mixture of writing exercises, group discussion,
interactive activities and handouts. You will consider the use of character,
setting, humour and style. You will learn how to develop an idea into a
comic strip script, will understand the conventions used, and know how to
format a script.

The course will also cover print, online and foreign markets and provide
tips on collaborating with artists. Find out how much fun it can be to write
for this visual medium.

Factor Fiction is Selina Lock and Jay Eales. Together they edit and publish
the award-nominated British independent comic books *The Girly Comic
*and *Violent!
*Both have been writing comic strips for over 6 years. Jay was news editor
for the award-winning magazine *Borderline*, and has had strips published in
various comics including the UK DVD edition of the movie *American Splendor*,
in *Negative Burn *and *The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga. *Selina has been
published in *The Girly Comic, The Powder Room *and Norwegian comic *Baddis..
*

*This course is presented by Writing School Leicester Ltd, a not-for-profit
organisation based at Leicester Adult Education College, where it has built
a high reputation over 50 years delivering specialist courses to writers.*

**
-- 
luv & jellybabies
Selina
http://www.caption.org
http://www.factorfictionpress.co.uk


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